SNOOKER · 2012-07-15 · BENDIGO, AUSTRALIA
2012 Goldfields Australian Open snooker prize money
The 2012 Goldfields Australian Open paid £277,120 to 47 players. Barry Hawkins won £44,800. Peter Ebdon took £19,200 as runner-up.
TOTAL PAID£277k
WINNER£45k
PLAYERS PAID47
PAYOUT BANDS9
Every cheque
47 players paid, in finishing order
| PLACE | PLAYER | NATION | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Barry Hawkins | England | £44,800£45k |
| Runner-up | Peter Ebdon | England | £19,200£19k |
| Semi-final | Marco Fu | Hong Kong | £12,800£13k |
| Semi-final | Mark Davis | England | £12,800£13k |
| Quarter-final | Martin Gould | England | £9,600£10k |
| Quarter-final | Matthew Selt | England | £9,600£10k |
| Quarter-final | Shaun Murphy | England | £9,600£10k |
| Quarter-final | Stephen Lee | England | £9,600£10k |
| Last 16 | Cao Yupeng | China | £6,400£6k |
| Last 16 | Ding Junhui | China | £6,400£6k |
| Last 16 | Jamie Burnett | Scotland | £6,400£6k |
| Last 16 | Jamie Cope | England | £6,400£6k |
| Last 16 | Matthew Stevens | Wales | £6,400£6k |
| Last 16 | Neil Robertson | Australia | £6,400£6k |
| Last 16 | Ryan Day | Wales | £6,400£6k |
| Last 16 | Tom Ford | England | £6,400£6k |
| Last 32 | Alan McManus | Scotland | £4,800£5k |
| Last 32 | Ali Carter | England | £4,800£5k |
| Last 32 | Andrew Higginson | England | £4,800£5k |
| Last 32 | Dominic Dale | Wales | £4,800£5k |
| Last 32 | Jack Lisowski | England | £4,800£5k |
| Last 32 | Joe Perry | England | £4,800£5k |
| Last 32 | Ken Doherty | Ireland | £4,800£5k |
| Last 32 | Liang Wenbo | China | £4,800£5k |
| Last 32 | Marcus Campbell | Scotland | £4,800£5k |
| Last 32 | Mark Selby | England | £4,800£5k |
| Last 32 | Michael Holt | England | £4,800£5k |
| Last 32 | Nigel Bond | England | £4,800£5k |
| Last 32 | Ricky Walden | England | £4,800£5k |
| Last 32 | Rory McLeod | Jamaica | £4,800£5k |
| Last 32 | Stuart Bingham | England | £4,800£5k |
| Last 32 | Xiao Guodong | China | £4,800£5k |
| Last 48 | Anthony McGill | Scotland | £1,280£1k |
| Last 48 | Barry Pinches | England | £1,280£1k |
| Last 48 | Dave Harold | England | £1,280£1k |
| Last 48 | David Gilbert | England | £1,280£1k |
| Last 48 | Fergal O'Brien | Ireland | £1,280£1k |
| Last 48 | Gerard Greene | Northern Ireland | £1,280£1k |
| Last 48 | James Wattana | Thailand | £1,280£1k |
| Last 48 | Jamie Jones | Wales | £1,280£1k |
| Last 48 | Liam Highfield | England | £1,280£1k |
| Last 48 | Lyu Chuang | China | £1,280£1k |
| Last 48 | Mark King | England | £1,280£1k |
| Last 48 | Michael White | Wales | £1,280£1k |
| Last 48 | Michael Wild | England | £1,280£1k |
| Last 48 | Robert Milkins | England | £1,280£1k |
| Last 48 | Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon | Thailand | £1,280£1k |
| High break | Cao Yupeng | China | £1,600£2k |
| High break | Barry Pinches | England | £320£320 |
How the money splits
Each finishing band, what it paid each player, and what it paid in all
| PLACE | PLAYERS | EACH | BAND TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1 | £44,800£45k | £44,800£45k |
| Runner-up | 1 | £19,200£19k | £19,200£19k |
| Semi-final | 2 | £12,800£13k | £25,600£26k |
| Quarter-final | 4 | £9,600£10k | £38,400£38k |
| Last 16 | 8 | £6,400£6k | £51,200£51k |
| Last 32 | 16 | £4,800£5k | £76,800£77k |
| Last 48 | 15 | £1,280£1k | £19,200£19k |
| High break | 1 | £1,600£2k | £1,600£2k |
| High break | 1 | £320£320 | £320£320 |
Where the money went, band by band
The rest of 2012
Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2012
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner of the 2012 Goldfields Australian Open get?
Barry Hawkins took £44,800.
How much did the runner-up get?
Peter Ebdon took £19,200, 43% of the winner's cheque.
What was the total prize money at the 2012 Goldfields Australian Open?
£277,120, paid to 47 players.
How does it compare with other years?
The 2011 Goldfields Australian Open paid £289,000, and the 2013 Goldfields Australian Open paid £273,398.
Where to next
Every edition is on the Australian Open prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2012. The edition before was the 2011 Goldfields Australian Open. The one after was the 2013 Goldfields Australian Open.