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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

Prize money won by each player at the 2012 Goldfields Australian Open.
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

Prize money bands at the 2012 Goldfields Australian Open.
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

Winner £45k
Runner-up £19k
Semi-final £26k
Quarter-final £38k
Last 16 £51k
Last 32 £77k
Last 48 £19k
High break £1,600
High break £320

The rest of 2012

Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2012

Other snooker tournaments in 2012.
TOURNAMENT WINNER PAID
2012 Betfair European Tour - Event 5 Ding Junhui £54,752£55k
2012 williamhill.com UK Championship Mark Selby £637,500£638k
2012 PartyPoker.com Premier League Stuart Bingham £224,000£224k
2012 Betfair, Victoria European Tour - Event 4 Judd Trump £56,736£57k
2012 PTC - Event 4 John Higgins £50,000£50k
2012 Guotai Liqueur APTC - Event 3 Stuart Bingham £50,000£50k
2012 International Championship Judd Trump £575,500£576k
2012 Wyldecrest Park Homes World Seniors Championship Nigel Bond £50,000£50k
2012 Betfair European Tour - Event 3 Mark Allen £54,736£55k
2012 Betfair European Tour - Event 2 Neil Robertson £54,150£54k
2012 Guotai Liqueur APTC - Event 2 Stephen Lee £50,000£50k
2012 Bank of Communication Shanghai Masters John Higgins £410,000£410k
2012 PTC - Event 3 Rod Lawler £50,000£50k
2012 Betfair European Tour - Event 1 Mark Selby £55,926£56k
2012 PTC - Event 2 Martin Gould £50,000£50k
2012 PTC - Event 1 Stephen Maguire £50,000£50k
2012 Sangsom 6-Reds World Championship Mark Davis £122,230£122k
2012 Wuxi Classic Ricky Walden £399,000£399k
2012 Guotai Liqueur APTC - Event 1 Stuart Bingham £49,800£50k
2012 Betfred World Championship Ronnie O'Sullivan £1,152,500£1.2m
2012 Bank of Beijing China Open Peter Ebdon £398,500£399k
2012 Championship League Ding Junhui £180,100£180k
2012 Betfair PTC Grand Final Stephen Lee £242,000£242k
2012 Haikou World Open Mark Allen £387,300£387k
2012 888真人 Welsh Open Ding Junhui £201,500£202k
2012 Partypoker.net German Masters Ronnie O'Sullivan £235,003£235k
2012 PartyPoker.com Snooker Shoot Out Barry Hawkins £130,000£130k
2012 BGC Masters Neil Robertson £500,000£500k
2012 Arcaden PTC - Event 12 Stephen Maguire £50,500£51k

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.