2013 Goldfields Australian Open Snooker

Q: How much did the runner-up get?

Neil Robertson took £18,750, 43% of the winner's cheque.

Q: How does it compare with other years?

The 2012 Goldfields Australian Open paid £277,120, and the 2014 Goldfields Australian Open paid £277,443.

Every cheque

95 players paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each player at the 2013 Goldfields Australian Open.
PLACE	PLAYER	NATION	PRIZE MONEY
Winner	Marco Fu	Hong Kong	£43,750£44k
Runner-up	Neil Robertson	Australia	£18,750£19k
Semi-final	Mark Selby	England	£12,500£13k
Semi-final	Robert Milkins	England	£12,500£13k
Quarter-final	Dominic Dale	Wales	£9,375£9k
Quarter-final	Joe Perry	England	£9,375£9k
Quarter-final	Mark Davis	England	£9,375£9k
Quarter-final	Tom Ford	England	£9,375£9k
Last 16	Alfie Burden	England	£6,250£6k
Last 16	Barry Hawkins	England	£6,250£6k
Last 16	Fergal O'Brien	Ireland	£6,250£6k
Last 16	Jamie Cope	England	£6,250£6k
Last 16	Rory McLeod	Jamaica	£6,250£6k
Last 16	Shaun Murphy	England	£6,250£6k
Last 16	Stuart Bingham	England	£6,250£6k
Last 16	Zhang Anda	China	£6,250£6k
Last 32	Andrew Higginson	England	£4,688£5k
Last 32	Ben Woollaston	England	£4,688£5k
Last 32	Dechawat Poomjaeng	Thailand	£4,688£5k
Last 32	Ian Burns	England	£4,688£5k
Last 32	Ken Doherty	Ireland	£4,688£5k
Last 32	Marcus Campbell	Scotland	£4,688£5k
Last 32	Martin Gould	England	£4,688£5k
Last 32	Michael Holt	England	£4,688£5k
Last 32	Michael White	Wales	£4,688£5k
Last 32	Mike Dunn	England	£4,688£5k
Last 32	Noppon Saengkham	Thailand	£4,688£5k
Last 32	Paul Davison	England	£4,688£5k
Last 32	Ricky Walden	England	£4,688£5k
Last 32	Ryan Day	Wales	£4,688£5k
Last 32	Xiao Guodong	China	£4,688£5k
Last 48	David Gilbert	England	£1,000£1k
Last 48	James Wattana	Thailand	£1,000£1k
Last 48	Jamie Burnett	Scotland	£1,000£1k
Last 48	Jamie Jones	Wales	£1,000£1k
Last 48	Jimmy White	England	£1,000£1k
Last 48	Liam Highfield	England	£1,000£1k
Last 48	Luca Brecel	Belgium	£1,000£1k
Last 48	Mark Joyce	England	£1,000£1k
Last 48	Mark King	England	£1,000£1k
Last 48	Matthew Selt	England	£1,000£1k
Last 48	Nigel Bond	England	£1,000£1k
Last 48	Peter Ebdon	England	£1,000£1k
Last 48	Robbie Williams	England	£1,000£1k
Last 48	Scott Donaldson	Scotland	£1,000£1k
Last 48	Simon Bedford	England	£1,000£1k
Last 48	Tony Drago	Malta	£1,000£1k
Last 64	Adam Duffy	England	£469£469
Last 64	Aditya Mehta	India	£469£469
Last 64	Anthony McGill	Scotland	£469£469
Last 64	Chen Zhe	China	£469£469
Last 64	Craig Steadman	England	£469£469
Last 64	Elliot Slessor	England	£469£469
Last 64	Gerard Greene	Northern Ireland	£469£469
Last 64	Kyren Wilson	England	£469£469
Last 64	Lyu Chuang	China	£469£469
Last 64	Matthew Day	England	£469£469
Last 64	Michael Wasley	England	£469£469
Last 64	Pankaj Advani	India	£469£469
Last 64	Peter Lines	England	£469£469
Last 64	Ross Muir	Scotland	£469£469
Last 64	Tian Pengfei	China	£469£469
Last 64	Yu Delu	China	£469£469
Last 96	Alan McManus	Scotland	£94£94
Last 96	Alex Davies	England	£94£94
Last 96	Andrew Norman	England	£94£94
Last 96	Ashley Carty	England	£94£94
Last 96	Barry Pinches	England	£94£94
Last 96	Cao Yupeng	China	£94£94
Last 96	Daniel Wells	Wales	£94£94
Last 96	Darrell Whitworth	England	£94£94
Last 96	Gareth Green	England	£94£94
Last 96	Gary Wilson	England	£94£94
Last 96	Hammad Miah	England	£94£94
Last 96	Jamie O'Neill	England	£94£94
Last 96	Jimmy Robertson	England	£94£94
Last 96	Joe Swail	Northern Ireland	£94£94
Last 96	Joel Walker	England	£94£94
Last 96	John Astley	England	£94£94
Last 96	Kurt Maflin	Norway	£94£94
Last 96	Lee Page	England	£94£94
Last 96	Li Hang	China	£94£94
Last 96	Li Yan	China	£94£94
Last 96	Michael Leslie	Scotland	£94£94
Last 96	Oliver Lines	England	£94£94
Last 96	Rod Lawler	England	£94£94
Last 96	Ryan Causton	England	£94£94
Last 96	Ryan Clark	England	£94£94
Last 96	Sam Baird	England	£94£94
Last 96	Saqib Nasir	England	£94£94
Last 96	Sean O'Sullivan	England	£94£94
Last 96	Stuart Carrington	England	£94£94
Last 96	Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon	Thailand	£94£94
Last 96	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	Thailand	£94£94
Last 96	Zak Surety	England	£94£94
High break	Neil Robertson	Australia	£1,506£2k
High break	Paul Davison	England	£60£60

How the money splits

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

Prize money bands at the 2013 Goldfields Australian Open.
PLACE	PLAYERS	EACH	BAND TOTAL
Winner	1	£43,750£44k	£43,750£44k
Runner-up	1	£18,750£19k	£18,750£19k
Semi-final	2	£12,500£13k	£25,000£25k
Quarter-final	4	£9,375£9k	£37,500£38k
Last 16	8	£6,250£6k	£50,000£50k
Last 32	15	£4,688£5k	£70,320£70k
Last 48	16	£1,000£1k	£16,000£16k
Last 64	16	£469£469	£7,504£8k
Last 96	32	£94£94	£3,008£3k
High break	1	£1,506£2k	£1,506£2k
High break	1	£60£60	£60£60

Where the money went, band by band

Winner £44k

Runner-up £19k

Semi-final £25k

Quarter-final £38k

Last 16 £50k

Last 32 £70k

Last 48 £16k

Last 64 £7,504

Last 96 £3,008

High break £1,506

High break £60

The rest of 2013

Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2013

Other snooker tournaments in 2013.
TOURNAMENT	WINNER	PAID
2013 williamhill.com UK Championship	Neil Robertson	£755,000£755k
2013 888Casino Champion Of Champions	Ronnie O'Sullivan	£270,000£270k
2013 European Tour - Event 7	Mark Selby	£107,657£108k
2013 European Tour - Event 6	Mark Allen	£100,400£100k
2013 International Championship	Ding Junhui	£615,000£615k
2013 Asian Tour - Event 3	Liang Wenbo	£49,800£50k
2013 888Casino.com World Seniors Championship	Steve Davis	£50,000£50k
2013 Indian Open	Ding Junhui	£300,000£300k
2013 European Tour - Event 5	Mark Allen	£104,157£104k
2013 Asian Tour - Event 2	Ju Reti	£49,600£50k
2013 Shanghai Masters	Ding Junhui	£423,000£423k
2013 Sangsom 6-Reds World Championship	Mark Davis	£120,000£120k
2013 European Tour - Event 4	Ronnie O'Sullivan	£104,157£104k
2013 European Tour - Event 3	Ricky Walden	£100,400£100k
2013 European Tour - Event 2	Mark Williams	£104,157£104k
2013 Sports Lottery Cup Wuxi Classic	Neil Robertson	£474,000£474k
2013 Asian Tour - Event 1	Joe Perry	£50,000£50k
2013 Victoria European Tour - Event 1	John Higgins	£104,157£104k
2013 Betfair World Championship	Ronnie O'Sullivan	£1,111,000£1.1m
2013 Bank of Beijing China Open	Neil Robertson	£431,000£431k
2013 Championship League	Martin Gould	£177,301£177k
2013 Dafabet PTC Grand Final	Ding Junhui	£301,000£301k
2013 Haikou World Open	Mark Allen	£419,000£419k
2013 BetVictor Welsh Open	Stephen Maguire	£244,000£244k
2013 Betfair German Masters	Ali Carter	£289,739£290k
2013 Betfair Snooker Shoot Out	Martin Gould	£130,000£130k
2013 Betfair Masters	Mark Selby	£500,000£500k
2013 Betfair, Arcaden European Tour - Event 6	Mark Selby	£70,000£70k

Frequently asked questions

How much did the winner of the 2013 Goldfields Australian Open get?

Marco Fu took £43,750.

How much did the runner-up get?

Neil Robertson took £18,750, 43% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the 2013 Goldfields Australian Open?

£273,398, paid to 95 players.

How does it compare with other years?

The 2012 Goldfields Australian Open paid £277,120, and the 2014 Goldfields Australian Open paid £277,443.

Where to next

Every edition is on the Australian Open prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2013. The edition before was the 2012 Goldfields Australian Open. The one after was the 2014 Goldfields Australian Open.

2013 Goldfields Australian Open snooker prize money