Malta prize money
Malta's sportspeople have won £599,560 in prize money across 5 sports, which puts Malta 102nd of the 168 nations on our prize money by nation table. Tony Drago has won the most, £359,529 in snooker , more than half of the country's total on their own.
Malta's highest earners
All 11 people, every sport together
| # | NAME | SPORT | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Drago | Snooker | £359,529£360k |
| 2 | Tony Drago | Pool | £180,565£181k |
| 3 | Alex Borg | Snooker | £45,509£46k |
| 4 | Taehyun Kim | Table tennis | £6,519£7k |
| 5 | Amirreza Abbasi | Table tennis | £3,381£3k |
| 6 | Joe Grech | Snooker | £1,500£2k |
| 7 | Brian Cini | Snooker | £1,200£1k |
| 8 | Aaron Busuttil | Snooker | £600£600 |
| 9 | Felix Wetzel | Table tennis | £593£593 |
| 10 | Philippa Busuttil | Gymnastics | £138£138 |
| 11 | Yana Melnikova | Show jumping | £26£26 |
The top 11, side by side
Tony Drago alone accounts for 60.0% of Malta's total. The top ten between them hold 100.0%, and the other 1 share the rest.
Prize money by sport
Where Malta's £599,560 came from
| SPORT | PRIZE MONEY | SHARE | EARNERS | TOP EARNER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snooker | £408,338£408k | 68.1% | 5 | Tony Drago |
| Pool | £180,565£181k | 30.1% | 1 | Tony Drago |
| Table tennis | £10,493£10k | 1.8% | 3 | Taehyun Kim |
| Gymnastics | £138£138 | 0.0% | 1 | Philippa Busuttil |
| Show jumping | £26£26 | 0.0% | 1 | Yana Melnikova |
The split between sports
Snooker is Malta's biggest earner at 68.1% of the total. We hold nobody from Malta in golf, tennis, athletics, badminton, biathlon, chess, surfing, squash, bowling, 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 Malta
Malta is 102nd of 168 on total prize money
| # | NATION | PRIZE MONEY | EARNERS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | Cayman Islands | £1,341,564£1.3m | 4 |
| 91 | Botswana | £1,207,291£1.2m | 21 |
| 92 | Singapore | £1,185,021£1.2m | 75 |
| 93 | Liechtenstein | £1,083,842£1.1m | 8 |
| 94 | Albania | £1,035,017£1.0m | 12 |
| 95 | Nigeria | £998,791£999k | 89 |
| 96 | Bahrain | £990,407£990k | 21 |
| 97 | Bahamas | £834,191£834k | 23 |
| 98 | Qatar | £831,854£832k | 65 |
| 99 | Trinidad and Tobago | £789,512£790k | 21 |
| 100 | Dominican Republic | £733,568£734k | 26 |
| 101 | Vietnam | £651,031£651k | 89 |
| 102 | Malta | £599,560£600k | 11 |
| 103 | Azerbaijan | £586,392£586k | 34 |
| 104 | Ivory Coast | £583,704£584k | 8 |
| 105 | Grenada | £469,815£470k | 6 |
| 106 | Algeria | £451,767£452k | 33 |
| 107 | Uganda | £415,185£415k | 21 |
| 108 | Saint Lucia | £381,302£381k | 3 |
| 109 | Kuwait | £341,301£341k | 47 |
| 110 | Barbados | £295,524£296k | 12 |
| 111 | Mongolia | £291,926£292k | 25 |
| 112 | Macau | £263,449£263k | 10 |
| 113 | Saudi Arabia | £255,197£255k | 55 |
| 114 | Panama | £236,468£236k | 7 |
Malta against its neighbours
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money has Malta won?
£599,560 across 11 people in 5 sports. That ranks Malta 102nd of the 168 nations we hold prize money for.
Who is Malta's highest earning sportsperson?
Tony Drago, with £359,529 in snooker prize money: 60.0% of everything Malta has won. Next is Tony Drago on £180,565.
Which sport has earned Malta the most prize money?
Snooker, at £408,338 across 5 players, ahead of pool on £180,565.
Which nation is just above Malta?
Vietnam, 101st on £651,031. Azerbaijan is 103rd, just below, on £586,392.
Where to next
Every nation is ranked on prize money by nation. Malta's snooker money has its own page: Malta in snooker.Malta's table tennis money has its own page: Malta in table tennis. One place up is Vietnam. One place down is Azerbaijan.