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PRIZE MONEY BY NATION · 146th OF 168

Myanmar prize money

Myanmar's sportspeople have won £18,258 in prize money across 3 sports, which puts Myanmar 146th of the 168 nations on our prize money by nation table. Thet Htar Thuzar has won the most, £12,115 in badminton , more than half of the country's total on their own.

PRIZE MONEY WON £18k
NATION RANK146th of 168
EARNERS5
SPORTS3
TOP SPORT · BADMINTON £12k
SHARE OF WORLD0.0%

Myanmar's highest earners

All 5 people, every sport together

Myanmar's sportspeople ranked by prize money won, with their sport.
# NAME SPORT PRIZE MONEY
1 Thet Htar Thuzar Badminton £12,115£12k
2 Wynn Zaw Htun Chess £2,820£3k
3 Nay Lin Tun Chess £2,256£2k
4 Darryl Chia Soo Yew Pool £752£752
5 Hein Htut Badminton £316£316

The top 5, side by side

Thet Htar Thuzar £12k
Wynn Zaw Htun £2,820
Nay Lin Tun £2,256
Darryl Chia Soo Yew £752
Hein Htut £316

Thet Htar Thuzar alone accounts for 66.4% of Myanmar's total.

Prize money by sport

Where Myanmar's £18,258 came from

Myanmar'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 £12,430£12k 68.1% 2 Thet Htar Thuzar
Chess £5,075£5k 27.8% 2 Wynn Zaw Htun
Pool £752£752 4.1% 1 Darryl Chia Soo Yew

The split between sports

Badminton £12k
Chess £5,075
Pool £752

Badminton is Myanmar's biggest earner at 68.1% of the total. We hold nobody from Myanmar in golf, tennis, athletics, table tennis, biathlon, show jumping, snooker, 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, gymnastics, rodeo, sled dog racing, Enhanced Games, Go, curling, shogi, keirin, 3x3 basketball, fencing, gravel racing, speedway.

The nations either side of Myanmar

Myanmar is 146th of 168 on total prize money

The nations ranked around Myanmar by total prize money won.
# NATION PRIZE MONEY EARNERS
134 Iraq £47,932£48k 8
135 Bermuda £47,019£47k 4
136 Saint Kitts and Nevis £46,992£47k 1
137 Sudan £38,835£39k 2
138 Namibia £38,534£39k 4
139 Jordan £25,628£26k 22
140 Aruba £23,365£23k 3
141 Samoa £22,932£23k 1
142 Eritrea £21,946£22k 7
143 Isle of Man £21,467£21k 1
144 Russian Ski Federation £21,275£21k 2
145 Gambia £19,549£20k 2
146 Myanmar £18,258£18k 5
147 Kyrgyzstan £17,588£18k 5
148 Antigua and Barbuda £17,105£17k 5
149 Guatemala £14,076£14k 8
150 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines £13,346£13k 1
151 Palestine £12,701£13k 5
152 Lebanon £12,344£12k 4
153 Congo £10,429£10k 2
154 Ghana £9,981£10k 15
155 Libya £9,707£10k 4
156 Niger £9,586£10k 1
157 Benin £8,609£9k 5
158 Kosovo £5,627£6k 11

Myanmar against its neighbours

Iraq £48k Bermuda £47k Saint Kitts and Nevis £47k Sudan £39k Namibia £39k Jordan £26k Aruba £23k Samoa £23k Eritrea £22k Isle of Man £21k Russian Ski Federation £21k Gambia £20k Myanmar £18k Kyrgyzstan £18k Antigua and Barbuda £17k Guatemala £14k Saint Vincent and the Grenadines £13k Palestine £13k Lebanon £12k Congo £10k Ghana £9,981 Libya £9,707 Niger £9,586 Benin £8,609 Kosovo £5,627

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Myanmar won?

£18,258 across 5 people in 3 sports. That ranks Myanmar 146th of the 168 nations we hold prize money for.

Who is Myanmar's highest earning sportsperson?

Thet Htar Thuzar, with £12,115 in badminton prize money: 66.4% of everything Myanmar has won. Next is Wynn Zaw Htun on £2,820.

Which sport has earned Myanmar the most prize money?

Badminton, at £12,430 across 2 players, ahead of chess on £5,075.

Which nation is just above Myanmar?

Gambia, 145th on £19,549. Kyrgyzstan is 147th, just below, on £17,588.

Where to next

Every nation is ranked on prize money by nation. Myanmar's badminton money has its own page: Myanmar in badminton. One place up is Gambia. One place down is Kyrgyzstan.