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SNOOKER · 2011-07-24 · BENDIGO, AUSTRALIA

2011 Goldfields Australian Open snooker prize money

The 2011 Goldfields Australian Open paid £289,000 to 49 players. Stuart Bingham won £40,800. Mark Williams took £20,400 as runner-up.

TOTAL PAID£289k
WINNER£41k
PLAYERS PAID49
PAYOUT BANDS9

Every cheque

49 players paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each player at the 2011 Goldfields Australian Open.
PLACE PLAYER NATION PRIZE MONEY
Winner Stuart Bingham England £40,800£41k
Runner-up Mark Williams Wales £20,400£20k
Semi-final Ken Doherty Ireland £13,600£14k
Semi-final Shaun Murphy England £13,600£14k
Quarter-final Dominic Dale Wales £10,200£10k
Quarter-final Mark Allen Northern Ireland £10,200£10k
Quarter-final Mark Selby England £10,200£10k
Quarter-final Matthew Selt England £10,200£10k
Last 16 David Gilbert England £6,800£7k
Last 16 Liang Wenbo China £6,800£7k
Last 16 Marcus Campbell Scotland £6,800£7k
Last 16 Mark Davis England £6,800£7k
Last 16 Neil Robertson Australia £6,800£7k
Last 16 Rory McLeod Jamaica £6,800£7k
Last 16 Stephen Hendry Scotland £6,800£7k
Last 16 Tom Ford England £6,800£7k
Last 32 Ali Carter England £5,100£5k
Last 32 Andrew Higginson England £5,100£5k
Last 32 Barry Pinches England £5,100£5k
Last 32 Ding Junhui China £5,100£5k
Last 32 James Mifsud Australia £5,100£5k
Last 32 Jamie Cope England £5,100£5k
Last 32 Joe Perry England £5,100£5k
Last 32 John Higgins Scotland £5,100£5k
Last 32 Judd Trump England £5,100£5k
Last 32 Martin Gould England £5,100£5k
Last 32 Matthew Stevens Wales £5,100£5k
Last 32 Nigel Bond England £5,100£5k
Last 32 Peter Ebdon England £5,100£5k
Last 32 Ryan Day Wales £5,100£5k
Last 32 Stephen Maguire Scotland £5,100£5k
Last 32 Steve Mifsud Australia £5,100£5k
Last 48 Barry Hawkins England £1,360£1k
Last 48 Ben Woollaston England £1,360£1k
Last 48 Fergal O'Brien Ireland £1,360£1k
Last 48 Gerard Greene Northern Ireland £1,360£1k
Last 48 Jamie Burnett Scotland £1,360£1k
Last 48 Liam Highfield England £1,360£1k
Last 48 Mark Joyce England £1,360£1k
Last 48 Mark King England £1,360£1k
Last 48 Michael Holt England £1,360£1k
Last 48 Mike Dunn England £1,360£1k
Last 48 Ricky Walden England £1,360£1k
Last 48 Robert Milkins England £1,360£1k
Last 48 Scott MacKenzie Scotland £1,360£1k
Last 48 Stephen Lee England £1,360£1k
Last 48 Tian Pengfei China £1,360£1k
Last 48 Yu Delu China £1,360£1k
High break Mark Williams Wales £1,700£2k
High break Ian McCulloch England £340£340

How the money splits

Each finishing band, what it paid each player, and what it paid in all

Prize money bands at the 2011 Goldfields Australian Open.
PLACE PLAYERS EACH BAND TOTAL
Winner 1 £40,800£41k £40,800£41k
Runner-up 1 £20,400£20k £20,400£20k
Semi-final 2 £13,600£14k £27,200£27k
Quarter-final 4 £10,200£10k £40,800£41k
Last 16 8 £6,800£7k £54,400£54k
Last 32 16 £5,100£5k £81,600£82k
Last 48 16 £1,360£1k £21,760£22k
High break 1 £1,700£2k £1,700£2k
High break 1 £340£340 £340£340

Where the money went, band by band

Winner £41k
Runner-up £20k
Semi-final £27k
Quarter-final £41k
Last 16 £54k
Last 32 £82k
Last 48 £22k
High break £1,700
High break £340

The rest of 2011

Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2011

Other snooker tournaments in 2011.
TOURNAMENT WINNER PAID
2011 PTC - Event 11 Tom Ford £50,500£51k
2011 williamhill.com UK Championship Judd Trump £625,000£625k
2011 PTC - Event 10 Michael Holt £53,000£53k
2011 PartyPoker.com Premier League Ronnie O'Sullivan £210,000£210k
2011 PTC - Event 9 Judd Trump £43,000£43k
2011 Wyldecrest Park Homes World Seniors Championship Darren Morgan £53,000£53k
2011 PTC - Event 8 Neil Robertson £43,000£43k
2011 PTC - Event 7 Ronnie O'Sullivan £50,000£50k
2011 PTC - Event 6 Neil Robertson £43,085£43k
2011 PTC - Event 5 Andrew Higginson £50,000£50k
2011 Brazil Masters Shaun Murphy £132,911£133k
2011 Bank of Communication Shanghai Masters Mark Selby £350,000£350k
2011 PTC - Event 4 Mark Selby £43,500£44k
2011 PTC - Event 3 Ben Woollaston £50,000£50k
2011 PTC - Event 2 Judd Trump £50,000£50k
2011 Wuxi Classic Mark Selby £56,000£56k
2011 PTC - Event 1 Ronnie O'Sullivan £50,000£50k
2011 Betfred World Championship John Higgins £1,111,000£1.1m
2011 Scottish Professional Championship John Higgins £9,500£10k
2011 Bank of Beijing China Open Judd Trump £319,075£319k
2011 Championship League Matthew Stevens £165,800£166k
2011 PartyCasino.com PTC Grand Final Shaun Murphy £197,500£198k
2011 Wyldecrest Park Homes Welsh Open John Higgins £201,500£202k
2011 German Masters Mark Williams £227,105£227k
2011 CaesarsCasino.com Snooker Shoot Out Nigel Bond £129,500£130k
2011 Ladbrokes Mobile Masters Ding Junhui £500,000£500k

Frequently asked questions

How much did the winner of the 2011 Goldfields Australian Open get?

Stuart Bingham took £40,800.

How much did the runner-up get?

Mark Williams took £20,400, 50% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the 2011 Goldfields Australian Open?

£289,000, paid to 49 players.

How does it compare with other years?

The 2012 Goldfields Australian Open paid £277,120.

Where to next

Every edition is on the Australian Open prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2011. The one after was the 2012 Goldfields Australian Open.