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PRIZE MONEY BY NATION · 92nd OF 168

Singapore prize money

Singapore's sportspeople have won £1,185,021 in prize money across 8 sports, which puts Singapore 92nd of the 168 nations on our prize money by nation table. Loh Kean Yew has won the most, £294,746 in badminton .

PRIZE MONEY WON £1.2m
NATION RANK92nd of 168
EARNERS75
SPORTS8
TOP SPORT · BADMINTON £693k
SHARE OF WORLD0.0%

Singapore's highest earners

The top 60 of 75 people, every sport together

Singapore's sportspeople ranked by prize money won, with their sport.
# NAME SPORT PRIZE MONEY
1 Loh Kean Yew Badminton £294,746£295k
2 Yeo Jia Min Badminton £151,241£151k
3 Jian Zeng Table tennis £117,419£117k
4 Jason Teh Badminton £80,480£80k
5 Izaac Quek Table tennis £68,497£68k
6 Terry Hee Badminton £67,089£67k
7 Koen Pang Table tennis £50,280£50k
8 Jessica Tan Badminton £47,639£48k
9 Clarence Chew Table tennis £25,607£26k
10 Lin Qian Ser Table tennis £24,333£24k
11 Jingyi Zhou Table tennis £21,896£22k
12 Darren Ong Bowling £21,333£21k
13 Xin Ru Wong Table tennis £18,207£18k
14 Jin Yujia Badminton £17,038£17k
15 Tin Jingyao Chess £15,370£15k
16 Rui Xuan Goi Table tennis £14,348£14k
17 Josh Chua Table tennis £13,411£13k
18 Ming Ying Loy Table tennis £9,481£9k
19 Crystal Wong Badminton £9,073£9k
20 Zhao Yun Tan Table tennis £8,715£9k
21 Shao Feng Ethan Poh Table tennis £6,889£7k
22 Loh Kean Hean Badminton £6,495£6k
23 Kun Ting Beh Table tennis £6,111£6k
24 Ye Lin Table tennis £5,556£6k
25 Kevin Goh Wei Ming Chess £5,000£5k
26 Au Yeong Wai Yhann Squash £4,278£4k
27 Chloe Lai Table tennis £3,944£4k
28 Tianwei Feng Table tennis £3,704£4k
29 Gong Qianyun Chess £3,704£4k
30 Wanling Zhang Table tennis £3,644£4k
31 Letitia Sim Swimming £3,556£4k
32 Wesley Koh Badminton £3,355£3k
33 Junsuke Kubo Badminton £3,224£3k
34 Lucas Tan Table tennis £3,178£3k
35 Danny Bawa Chrisnanta Badminton £3,174£3k
36 Quah Zheng Wen Swimming £2,963£3k
37 Samuel Kang Squash £2,852£3k
38 Siddharth Jagadeesh Chess £2,593£3k
39 Pamela Chua Squash £2,576£3k
40 Howin Wong Badminton £2,356£2k
41 Ze Yi Yang Table tennis £2,000£2k
42 Nicholas Tan Table tennis £1,952£2k
43 Marvin Lim Chun Kiat Snooker £1,768£2k
44 Jerome Aw Squash £1,426£1k
45 Cassandra Ong Squash £1,426£1k
46 Marcus Phua Squash £1,426£1k
47 Leia Lee Zi Fang Squash £1,426£1k
48 Janissa Cheng Table tennis £1,333£1k
49 Kai Xin Pearlyn Koh Table tennis £1,333£1k
50 Bernard Tey Choon Kiat Snooker £1,325£1k
51 Ellsworth Le Table tennis £1,304£1k
52 Donovan Wee Badminton £1,158£1k
53 Joel Koh Badminton £963£963
54 Andy Wong Table tennis £963£963
55 Dominic Song Jun Koh Table tennis £963£963
56 Grace Chua Badminton £920£920
57 Xing Yao Loy Table tennis £889£889
58 Nu'Man Syahmi Yusri Bowling £889£889
59 Christie Paige Nair Show jumping £809£809
60 Janelle Chiang Table tennis £778£778

The top 12, side by side

Loh Kean Yew £295k Yeo Jia Min £151k Jian Zeng £117k Jason Teh £80k Izaac Quek £68k Terry Hee £67k Koen Pang £50k Jessica Tan £48k Clarence Chew £26k Lin Qian Ser £24k Jingyi Zhou £22k Darren Ong £21k

Loh Kean Yew alone accounts for 24.9% of Singapore's total. The top ten between them hold 78.3%, and the other 65 share the rest.

Prize money by sport

Where Singapore's £1,185,021 came from

Singapore'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 £692,510£693k 58.4% 24 Loh Kean Yew
Table tennis £417,792£418k 35.3% 33 Jian Zeng
Chess £26,667£27k 2.3% 4 Tin Jingyao
Bowling £22,222£22k 1.9% 2 Darren Ong
Squash £15,410£15k 1.3% 7 Au Yeong Wai Yhann
Swimming £6,519£7k 0.6% 2 Letitia Sim
Snooker £3,093£3k 0.3% 2 Marvin Lim Chun Kiat
Show jumping £809£809 0.1% 1 Christie Paige Nair

The split between sports

Badminton £693k Table tennis £418k Chess £27k Bowling £22k Squash £15k Swimming £6,519 Snooker £3,093
Show jumping £809

Badminton is Singapore's biggest earner at 58.4% of the total. We hold nobody from Singapore in golf, tennis, athletics, biathlon, surfing, pool, alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined, freestyle skiing, snowboarding, speed skating, figure skating, triathlon, CrossFit, 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 Singapore

Singapore is 92nd of 168 on total prize money

The nations ranked around Singapore by total prize money won.
# NATION PRIZE MONEY EARNERS
80 Pakistan £3,183,490£3.2m 32
81 Bolivia £2,373,324£2.4m 1
82 Armenia £2,123,211£2.1m 20
83 Costa Rica £1,835,958£1.8m 14
84 Cuba £1,694,484£1.7m 62
85 Turkey £1,616,571£1.6m 112
86 Iran £1,602,392£1.6m 50
87 Haiti £1,516,741£1.5m 3
88 Estonia £1,508,480£1.5m 73
89 Iceland £1,351,990£1.4m 15
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

Singapore against its neighbours

Pakistan £3.2m Bolivia £2.4m Armenia £2.1m Costa Rica £1.8m Cuba £1.7m Turkey £1.6m Iran £1.6m Haiti £1.5m Estonia £1.5m Iceland £1.4m Cayman Islands £1.3m Botswana £1.2m Singapore £1.2m Liechtenstein £1.1m Albania £1.0m Nigeria £999k Bahrain £990k Bahamas £834k Qatar £832k Trinidad and Tobago £790k Dominican Republic £734k Vietnam £651k Malta £600k Azerbaijan £586k Ivory Coast £584k

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Singapore won?

£1,185,021 across 75 people in 8 sports. That ranks Singapore 92nd of the 168 nations we hold prize money for.

Who is Singapore's highest earning sportsperson?

Loh Kean Yew, with £294,746 in badminton prize money: 24.9% of everything Singapore has won. Next is Yeo Jia Min on £151,241.

Which sport has earned Singapore the most prize money?

Badminton, at £692,510 across 24 players, ahead of table tennis on £417,792.

Which nation is just above Singapore?

Botswana, 91st on £1,207,291. Liechtenstein is 93rd, just below, on £1,083,842.

Where to next

Every nation is ranked on prize money by nation. Singapore's badminton money has its own page: Singapore in badminton.Singapore's table tennis money has its own page: Singapore in table tennis.Singapore's chess money has its own page: Singapore in chess.Singapore's bowling money has its own page: Singapore in bowling.Singapore's squash money has its own page: Singapore in squash.Singapore's swimming money has its own page: Singapore in swimming.Singapore's snooker money has its own page: Singapore in snooker. One place up is Botswana. One place down is Liechtenstein.