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PRIZE MONEY BY NATION · 43rd OF 168

Wales prize money

Wales's sportspeople have won £22,440,638 in prize money across 4 sports, which puts Wales 43rd of the 168 nations on our prize money by nation table. Mark Williams has won the most, £7,533,041 in snooker .

PRIZE MONEY WON £22m
NATION RANK43rd of 168
EARNERS54
SPORTS4
TOP SPORT · SNOOKER £19m
SHARE OF WORLD0.2%

Wales's highest earners

All 54 people, every sport together

Wales's sportspeople ranked by prize money won, with their sport.
# NAME SPORT PRIZE MONEY
1 Mark Williams Snooker £7,533,041£7.5m
2 Ryan Day Snooker £2,435,108£2.4m
3 Matthew Stevens Snooker £2,316,985£2.3m
4 Jamie Donaldson Golf £1,851,581£1.9m
5 Dominic Dale Snooker £1,287,982£1.3m
6 Jak Jones Snooker £1,054,052£1.1m
7 Michael White Snooker £840,641£841k
8 Jamie Jones Snooker £828,518£829k
9 Daniel Wells Snooker £585,504£586k
10 Joel Makin Squash £519,977£520k
11 Jackson Page Snooker £514,775£515k
12 Jamie Clarke Snooker £327,991£328k
13 Lee Walker Snooker £305,632£306k
14 Tesni Murphy Squash £299,546£300k
15 Duane Jones Snooker £247,245£247k
16 Emily Whitlock Squash £192,371£192k
17 Dylan Emery Snooker £186,050£186k
18 Darren Morgan Snooker £183,714£184k
19 Anthony Davies Snooker £183,575£184k
20 Paul Davies Snooker £142,345£142k
21 Liam Davies Snooker £126,900£127k
22 Andrew Pagett Snooker £111,302£111k
23 Ian Preece Snooker £91,710£92k
24 Anna Hursey Table tennis £63,124£63k
25 Philip Williams Snooker £28,615£29k
26 Kishan Hirani Snooker £27,100£27k
27 Tony Chappel Snooker £20,500£21k
28 James Reynolds Snooker £18,655£19k
29 Gareth Allen Snooker £15,832£16k
30 Peter Creed Squash £14,570£15k
31 Alfie Davies Snooker £12,250£12k
32 Mark Fenton Snooker £11,675£12k
33 David John Snooker £9,712£10k
34 Ian Sargeant Snooker £7,135£7k
35 Deon Saffery Squash £5,362£5k
36 Gareth Coppack Snooker £5,050£5k
37 Tyler Rees Snooker £5,000£5k
38 Emyr Evans Squash £4,113£4k
39 Peter Roscoe Snooker £3,700£4k
40 Jack Bradford Snooker £2,491£2k
41 Wayne Jones Snooker £2,400£2k
42 Lowri Roberts Squash £2,124£2k
43 Doug Mountjoy Snooker £2,000£2k
44 Ali Loke Squash £1,880£2k
45 Ben Jones Snooker £1,833£2k
46 Riley Powell Snooker £1,750£2k
47 Khurram Khan Snooker £1,500£2k
48 Alex Taubman Snooker £1,333£1k
49 Rhydian Richards Snooker £1,250£1k
50 David Donovan Snooker £1,250£1k
51 Gareth Chilcott Snooker £1,025£1k
52 Charlotte Carey Table tennis £515£515
53 Sion Stuart Snooker £250£250
54 Edward Davies Snooker £100£100

The top 12, side by side

Mark Williams £7.5m Ryan Day £2.4m Matthew Stevens £2.3m Jamie Donaldson £1.9m Dominic Dale £1.3m Jak Jones £1.1m Michael White £841k Jamie Jones £829k Daniel Wells £586k Joel Makin £520k Jackson Page £515k Jamie Clarke £328k

Mark Williams alone accounts for 33.6% of Wales's total. The top ten between them hold 85.8%, and the other 44 share the rest.

Prize money by sport

Where Wales's £22,440,638 came from

Wales's prize money split by sport, with the number of earners and the top earner in each.
SPORT PRIZE MONEY SHARE EARNERS TOP EARNER
Snooker £19,485,476£19.5m 86.8% 43 Mark Williams
Golf £1,851,581£1.9m 8.3% 1 Jamie Donaldson
Squash £1,039,941£1.0m 4.6% 8 Joel Makin
Table tennis £63,639£64k 0.3% 2 Anna Hursey

The split between sports

Snooker £19m
Golf £1.9m
Squash £1.0m Table tennis £64k

Snooker is Wales's biggest earner at 86.8% of the total. We hold nobody from Wales in tennis, athletics, badminton, biathlon, chess, show jumping, surfing, bowling, pool, 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 Wales

Wales is 43rd of 168 on total prize money

The nations ranked around Wales by total prize money won.
# NATION PRIZE MONEY EARNERS
31 Belgium £59,672,697£59.7m 329
32 Slovakia £58,690,691£58.7m 76
33 Fiji £56,400,033£56.4m 7
34 Colombia £54,307,165£54.3m 79
35 Denmark £45,356,277£45.4m 246
36 New Zealand £41,710,442£41.7m 152
37 Chinese Taipei £36,871,037£36.9m 437
38 Poland £36,459,824£36.5m 375
39 Greece £32,009,197£32.0m 79
40 Bulgaria £26,820,967£26.8m 85
41 Zimbabwe £24,416,046£24.4m 7
42 Kazakhstan £24,398,287£24.4m 102
43 Wales £22,440,638£22.4m 54
44 Finland £20,813,301£20.8m 253
45 Venezuela £20,750,802£20.8m 104
46 Ukraine £19,869,537£19.9m 176
47 Egypt £19,486,543£19.5m 199
48 Portugal £17,907,261£17.9m 110
49 Thailand £16,387,841£16.4m 218
50 Hungary £14,998,149£15.0m 130
51 Hawaii £13,952,897£14.0m 71
52 Belarus £13,553,505£13.6m 38
53 Slovenia £13,390,512£13.4m 153
54 Philippines £12,312,347£12.3m 159
55 Indonesia £10,967,176£11.0m 317

Wales against its neighbours

Belgium £60m Slovakia £59m Fiji £56m Colombia £54m Denmark £45m New Zealand £42m Chinese Taipei £37m Poland £36m Greece £32m Bulgaria £27m Zimbabwe £24m Kazakhstan £24m Wales £22m Finland £21m Venezuela £21m Ukraine £20m Egypt £19m Portugal £18m Thailand £16m Hungary £15m Hawaii £14m Belarus £14m Slovenia £13m Philippines £12m Indonesia £11m

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Wales won?

£22,440,638 across 54 people in 4 sports. That ranks Wales 43rd of the 168 nations we hold prize money for.

Who is Wales's highest earning sportsperson?

Mark Williams, with £7,533,041 in snooker prize money: 33.6% of everything Wales has won. Next is Ryan Day on £2,435,108.

Which sport has earned Wales the most prize money?

Snooker, at £19,485,476 across 43 players, ahead of golf on £1,851,581.

Which nation is just above Wales?

Kazakhstan, 42nd on £24,398,287. Finland is 44th, just below, on £20,813,301.

Where to next

Every nation is ranked on prize money by nation. Wales's snooker money has its own page: Wales in snooker.Wales's squash money has its own page: Wales in squash.Wales's table tennis money has its own page: Wales in table tennis. One place up is Kazakhstan. One place down is Finland.