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SNOOKER · 2015-07-05 · BENDIGO, AUSTRALIA

2015 Goldfields Australian Open snooker prize money

The 2015 Goldfields Australian Open paid £265,300 to 97 players. John Higgins won £37,500. Martin Gould took £16,000 as runner-up.

TOTAL PAID£265k
WINNER£38k
PLAYERS PAID97
PAYOUT BANDS12

Every cheque

97 players paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each player at the 2015 Goldfields Australian Open.
PLACE PLAYER NATION PRIZE MONEY
Winner John Higgins Scotland £37,500£38k
Runner-up Martin Gould England £16,000£16k
Semi-final Jamie Jones Wales £10,000£10k
Semi-final Stephen Maguire Scotland £10,000£10k
Quarter-final Joe Perry England £8,500£9k
Quarter-final Judd Trump England £8,500£9k
Quarter-final Matthew Selt England £8,500£9k
Quarter-final Michael White Wales £8,500£9k
Last 16 Ali Carter England £6,000£6k
Last 16 Fergal O'Brien Ireland £6,000£6k
Last 16 Ian Burns England £6,000£6k
Last 16 Mark Joyce England £6,000£6k
Last 16 Mark Selby England £6,000£6k
Last 16 Michael Holt England £6,000£6k
Last 16 Ricky Walden England £6,000£6k
Last 16 Robert Milkins England £6,000£6k
Last 32 Adrian Ridley Australia £4,500£5k
Last 32 Andrew Higginson England £4,500£5k
Last 32 Gerard Greene Northern Ireland £4,500£5k
Last 32 Hossein Vafaei Iran £4,500£5k
Last 32 Jack Lisowski England £4,500£5k
Last 32 Jamie Burnett Scotland £4,500£5k
Last 32 Joel Walker England £4,500£5k
Last 32 Marco Fu Hong Kong £4,500£5k
Last 32 Mark Allen Northern Ireland £4,500£5k
Last 32 Mark Davis England £4,500£5k
Last 32 Mark King England £4,500£5k
Last 32 Michael Georgiou Cyprus £4,500£5k
Last 32 Neil Robertson Australia £4,500£5k
Last 32 Shaun Murphy England £4,500£5k
Last 32 Stuart Bingham England £4,500£5k
Last 32 Xiao Guodong China £4,500£5k
Last 48 Allan Taylor England £1,000£1k
Last 48 Chris Wakelin England £1,000£1k
Last 48 David Gilbert England £1,000£1k
Last 48 David Morris Ireland £1,000£1k
Last 48 Dominic Dale Wales £1,000£1k
Last 48 Gary Wilson England £1,000£1k
Last 48 Jimmy Robertson England £1,000£1k
Last 48 Joe Swail Northern Ireland £1,000£1k
Last 48 Kyren Wilson England £1,000£1k
Last 48 Luca Brecel Belgium £1,000£1k
Last 48 Michael Leslie Scotland £1,000£1k
Last 48 Mike Dunn England £1,000£1k
Last 48 Peter Ebdon England £1,000£1k
Last 48 Rod Lawler England £1,000£1k
Last 48 Zhang Anda China £1,000£1k
Last 48 Zhou Yuelong China £1,000£1k
Wildcard Ben Woollaston England £4,500£5k
Last 64 Adam Duffy England £500£500
Last 64 Aditya Mehta India £500£500
Last 64 Anthony Hamilton England £500£500
Last 64 Fraser Patrick Scotland £500£500
Last 64 Ken Doherty Ireland £500£500
Last 64 Lee Walker Wales £500£500
Last 64 Li Hang China £500£500
Last 64 Liam Highfield England £500£500
Last 64 Michael Wasley England £500£500
Last 64 Mitchell Mann England £500£500
Last 64 Oliver Lines England £500£500
Last 64 Peter Lines England £500£500
Last 64 Robbie Williams England £500£500
Last 64 Rory McLeod Jamaica £500£500
Last 64 Sam Baird England £500£500
Last 64 Zhao Xintong China £500£500
Last 96 Ashley Hugill England £250£250
Last 96 Barry Pinches England £250£250
Last 96 Chen Zhe China £250£250
Last 96 Craig Steadman England £250£250
Last 96 Daniel Wells Wales £250£250
Last 96 David Grace England £250£250
Last 96 David John Wales £250£250
Last 96 Duane Jones Wales £250£250
Last 96 Dylan Craig Scotland £250£250
Last 96 Eden Sharav Israel £250£250
Last 96 Gareth Allen Wales £250£250
Last 96 Hammad Miah England £250£250
Last 96 Ian Glover England £250£250
Last 96 James Cahill England £250£250
Last 96 Jamie Cope England £250£250
Last 96 Lu Ning China £250£250
Last 96 Martin O'Donnell England £250£250
Last 96 Nick Jennings England £250£250
Last 96 Nigel Bond England £250£250
Last 96 Paul Davison England £250£250
Last 96 Rhys Clark Scotland £250£250
Last 96 Ross Muir Scotland £250£250
Last 96 Sanderson Lam England £250£250
Last 96 Saqib Nasir England £250£250
Last 96 Scott Donaldson Scotland £250£250
Last 96 Sean O'Sullivan England £250£250
Last 96 Steven Hallworth England £250£250
Last 96 Stuart Carrington England £250£250
Last 96 Sydney Wilson England £250£250
Last 96 Tom Ford England £250£250
Last 96 Vinnie Calabrese Australia £250£250
Last 96 Zak Surety England £250£250
High break Ricky Walden England £1,250£1k
High break Michael Wasley England £50£50

How the money splits

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

Prize money bands at the 2015 Goldfields Australian Open.
PLACE PLAYERS EACH BAND TOTAL
Winner 1 £37,500£38k £37,500£38k
Runner-up 1 £16,000£16k £16,000£16k
Semi-final 2 £10,000£10k £20,000£20k
Quarter-final 4 £8,500£9k £34,000£34k
Last 16 8 £6,000£6k £48,000£48k
Last 32 16 £4,500£5k £72,000£72k
Last 48 16 £1,000£1k £16,000£16k
Wildcard 1 £4,500£5k £4,500£5k
Last 64 16 £500£500 £8,000£8k
Last 96 32 £250£250 £8,000£8k
High break 1 £1,250£1k £1,250£1k
High break 1 £50£50 £50£50

Where the money went, band by band

Winner £38k
Runner-up £16k
Semi-final £20k
Quarter-final £34k
Last 16 £48k
Last 32 £72k
Last 48 £16k
Wildcard £4,500
Last 64 £8,000
Last 96 £8,000
High break £1,250
High break £50

The rest of 2015

Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2015

Other snooker tournaments in 2015.
TOURNAMENT WINNER PAID
2015 Kreativ Dental European Tour - Event 5 Marco Fu £97,250£97k
2015 Betway UK Championship Neil Robertson £772,000£772k
2015 188BET Champion Of Champions Neil Robertson £300,000£300k
2015 188BET European Tour - Event 4 Mark Allen £93,750£94k
2015 International Championship John Higgins £661,000£661k
2015 Asian Tour - Event 1 Ding Junhui £70,000£70k
2015 188BET European Tour - Event 3 Rory McLeod £93,750£94k
2015 Shanghai Masters Kyren Wilson £459,200£459k
2015 Sangsom 6-Reds World Championship Thepchaiya Un-Nooh £143,992£144k
2015 Kreativ Dental Clinic European Tour - Event 2 Ali Carter £93,750£94k
2015 Kaspersky Lab European Tour - Event 1 Barry Hawkins £93,750£94k
2015 Betfred World Championship Stuart Bingham £1,364,000£1.4m
2015 Baic Motor China Open Mark Selby £478,000£478k
2015 Players Championship Grand Final Joe Perry £348,000£348k
2015 888.com World Grand Prix Judd Trump £300,000£300k
2015 Indian Open Michael White £296,000£296k
2015 Betway Snooker Shoot Out Michael White £130,000£130k
2015 Betway World Seniors Championship Mark Williams £50,000£50k
2015 Kreativ Dental Clinic European Tour - Event 6 Neil Robertson £104,157£104k
2015 BetVictor Welsh Open John Higgins £300,000£300k
2015 Championship League Stuart Bingham £180,300£180k
2015 Kreativ Dental Clinic German Masters Mark Selby £283,844£284k
2015 Asian Tour - Event 3 Joe Perry £50,000£50k
2015 Dafabet Masters Shaun Murphy £600,000£600k

Frequently asked questions

How much did the winner of the 2015 Goldfields Australian Open get?

John Higgins took £37,500.

How much did the runner-up get?

Martin Gould took £16,000, 43% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the 2015 Goldfields Australian Open?

£265,300, paid to 97 players.

How does it compare with other years?

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 2015. The edition before was the 2014 Goldfields Australian Open.