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PRIZE MONEY BY NATION · 59th OF 168

Malaysia prize money

Malaysia's sportspeople have won £8,885,881 in prize money across 10 sports, which puts Malaysia 59th of the 168 nations on our prize money by nation table. Nicol David has won the most, £515,599 in squash .

PRIZE MONEY WON £8.9m
NATION RANK59th of 168
EARNERS255
SPORTS10
TOP SPORT · BADMINTON £6.4m
SHARE OF WORLD0.1%

Malaysia's highest earners

The top 60 of 255 people, every sport together

Malaysia's sportspeople ranked by prize money won, with their sport.
# NAME SPORT PRIZE MONEY
1 Nicol David Squash £515,599£516k
2 Soh Wooi Yik Badminton £430,612£431k
3 Aaron Chia Badminton £426,693£427k
4 Lee Zii Jia Badminton £422,809£423k
5 Sivasangari Subramaniam Squash £344,393£344k
6 Pearly Tan Badminton £311,134£311k
7 Thinaah Muralitharan Badminton £310,475£310k
8 Nur Izzuddin Badminton £282,316£282k
9 Goh Sze Fei Badminton £281,442£281k
10 Chen Tang Jie Badminton £271,733£272k
11 Toh Ee Wei Badminton £251,771£252k
12 Ng Eain Yow Squash £236,719£237k
13 Goh Soon Huat Badminton £225,797£226k
14 Shevon Jemie Lai Badminton £225,588£226k
15 Rachael Grinham Squash £172,402£172k
16 Tee Kai Wun Badminton £169,900£170k
17 Man Wei Chong Badminton £164,513£165k
18 Lai Pei Jing Badminton £152,338£152k
19 Teo Ee Yi Badminton £147,811£148k
20 Ong Yew Sin Badminton £146,023£146k
21 Low Wee Wern Squash £143,099£143k
22 Rachel Arnold Squash £142,201£142k
23 Tan Kian Meng Badminton £120,516£121k
24 Chan Peng Soon Badminton £119,397£119k
25 Thor Chuan Leong Snooker £117,712£118k
26 Tan Wee Kiong Badminton £110,907£111k
27 Goh Liu Ying Badminton £108,743£109k
28 Aifa Azman Squash £107,007£107k
29 Leong Jun Hao Badminton £94,793£95k
30 Aira Azman Squash £86,527£87k
31 Hoo Pang Ron Badminton £84,620£85k
32 Goh V Shem Badminton £83,193£83k
33 Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan Squash £69,732£70k
34 Danny Chia Golf £68,138£68k
35 Goh Jin Wei Badminton £67,019£67k
36 Ng Tze Yong Badminton £65,297£65k
37 Yap Roy King Badminton £60,215£60k
38 Ong Beng Hee Squash £56,221£56k
39 Vivian Hoo Badminton £56,190£56k
40 Delia Arnold Squash £56,052£56k
41 Lim Chiew Sien Badminton £55,660£56k
42 Liew Daren Badminton £54,039£54k
43 Lee Chong Wei Badminton £53,333£53k
44 Mohd Azlan Iskandar Squash £50,364£50k
45 Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub Badminton £46,220£46k
46 Cheng Su Yin Badminton £45,845£46k
47 Lee Meng Yean Badminton £45,324£45k
48 Chow Mei Kuan Badminton £43,819£44k
49 Junaidi Arif Badminton £42,964£43k
50 Muhammad Haikal Badminton £40,580£41k
51 Choong Hon Jian Badminton £40,336£40k
52 Ibrahim Bin Amir Pool £38,566£39k
53 Aaron Tai Badminton £37,035£37k
54 Rafiq Ismail Bowling £35,387£35k
55 Ivan Yuen Squash £32,527£33k
56 Teoh Mei Xing Badminton £31,677£32k
57 Letshanaa Karupathevan Badminton £31,669£32k
58 Kang Khai Xing Badminton £28,997£29k
59 Ainaa Amani Squash £28,989£29k
60 Cheah Yee See Badminton £28,517£29k

The top 12, side by side

Nicol David £516k Soh Wooi Yik £431k Aaron Chia £427k Lee Zii Jia £423k Sivasangari Subramaniam £344k Pearly Tan £311k Thinaah Muralitharan £310k Nur Izzuddin £282k Goh Sze Fei £281k Chen Tang Jie £272k Toh Ee Wei £252k Ng Eain Yow £237k

Nicol David alone accounts for 5.8% of Malaysia's total. The top ten between them hold 40.5%, and the other 245 share the rest.

Prize money by sport

Where Malaysia's £8,885,881 came from

Malaysia's prize money split by sport, with the number of earners and the top earner in each.
SPORT PRIZE MONEY SHARE EARNERS TOP EARNER
Badminton £6,356,500£6.4m 71.5% 174 Soh Wooi Yik
Squash £2,100,202£2.1m 23.6% 29 Nicol David
Snooker £121,274£121k 1.4% 3 Thor Chuan Leong
Bowling £116,116£116k 1.3% 12 Rafiq Ismail
Golf £92,760£93k 1.0% 2 Danny Chia
Pool £57,583£58k 0.6% 7 Ibrahim Bin Amir
Chess £20,370£20k 0.2% 5 Puteri Munajjah Az-Zahraa Azhar
Table tennis £16,109£16k 0.2% 19 Qi Shen Wong
Show jumping £3,863£4k 0.0% 1 Shoorendran Nageswaran
Gymnastics £1,104£1k 0.0% 3 Cadence Zi Qi Teh

The split between sports

Badminton £6.4m Squash £2.1m Snooker £121k Bowling £116k Golf £93k Pool £58k Chess £20k Table tennis £16k
Show jumping £3,863
Gymnastics £1,104

Badminton is Malaysia's biggest earner at 71.5% of the total. We hold nobody from Malaysia in tennis, athletics, biathlon, surfing, alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined, freestyle skiing, snowboarding, speed skating, figure skating, triathlon, CrossFit, swimming, trail running, motorsport, handball, rodeo, sled dog racing, Enhanced Games, Go, curling, shogi, keirin, 3x3 basketball, fencing, gravel racing, speedway.

The nations either side of Malaysia

Malaysia is 59th of 168 on total prize money

The nations ranked around Malaysia by total prize money won.
# NATION PRIZE MONEY EARNERS
47 Egypt £19,197,822£19.2m 199
48 Portugal £17,639,077£17.6m 110
49 Thailand £16,203,635£16.2m 218
50 Hungary £14,768,947£14.8m 130
51 Hawaii £13,746,186£13.7m 71
52 Belarus £13,352,713£13.4m 38
53 Slovenia £13,276,933£13.3m 153
54 Philippines £12,129,981£12.1m 159
55 Indonesia £10,804,688£10.8m 317
56 Uruguay £10,576,693£10.6m 12
57 Romania £9,868,235£9.9m 105
58 Paraguay £9,289,195£9.3m 16
59 Malaysia £8,885,881£8.9m 255
60 Ecuador £8,365,544£8.4m 17
61 Morocco £8,236,068£8.2m 67
62 Peru £8,202,713£8.2m 65
63 Kenya £8,026,725£8.0m 236
64 Hong Kong £7,953,582£8.0m 139
65 Georgia £7,762,727£7.8m 25
66 Jamaica £7,094,013£7.1m 164
67 Cyprus £6,994,586£7.0m 20
68 Latvia £6,979,422£7.0m 56
69 Israel £6,148,952£6.1m 59
70 Bosnia and Herzegovina £6,028,456£6.0m 12
71 Lithuania £5,092,427£5.1m 46

Malaysia against its neighbours

Egypt £19m Portugal £18m Thailand £16m Hungary £15m Hawaii £14m Belarus £13m Slovenia £13m Philippines £12m Indonesia £11m Uruguay £11m Romania £9.9m Paraguay £9.3m Malaysia £8.9m Ecuador £8.4m Morocco £8.2m Peru £8.2m Kenya £8.0m Hong Kong £8.0m Georgia £7.8m Jamaica £7.1m Cyprus £7.0m Latvia £7.0m Israel £6.1m Bosnia and Herzegovina £6.0m Lithuania £5.1m

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Malaysia won?

£8,885,881 across 255 people in 10 sports. That ranks Malaysia 59th of the 168 nations we hold prize money for.

Who is Malaysia's highest earning sportsperson?

Nicol David, with £515,599 in squash prize money: 5.8% of everything Malaysia has won. Next is Soh Wooi Yik on £430,612.

Which sport has earned Malaysia the most prize money?

Badminton, at £6,356,500 across 174 players, ahead of squash on £2,100,202.

Which nation is just above Malaysia?

Paraguay, 58th on £9,289,195. Ecuador is 60th, just below, on £8,365,544.

Where to next

Every nation is ranked on prize money by nation. Malaysia's badminton money has its own page: Malaysia in badminton.Malaysia's squash money has its own page: Malaysia in squash.Malaysia's snooker money has its own page: Malaysia in snooker.Malaysia's bowling money has its own page: Malaysia in bowling.Malaysia's golf money has its own page: Malaysia in golf.Malaysia's pool money has its own page: Malaysia in pool.Malaysia's chess money has its own page: Malaysia in chess.Malaysia's table tennis money has its own page: Malaysia in table tennis.Malaysia's gymnastics money has its own page: Malaysia in gymnastics. One place up is Paraguay. One place down is Ecuador.