2001 Benson and Hedges Championship Snooker

Q: How much did the runner-up get?

Hugh Abernethy took £3,000, 60% of the winner's cheque.

Q: How does it compare with other years?

The 2000 Benson And Hedges Championship paid £38,850, and the 2002 Benson And Hedges Championship paid £44,900.

Every cheque

125 players paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each player at the 2001 Benson And Hedges Championship.
PLACE	PLAYER	NATION	PRIZE MONEY
Winner	Ryan Day	Wales	£5,000£5k
Runner-up	Hugh Abernethy	Scotland	£3,000£3k
Semi-final	Sean Storey	England	£1,500£2k
Semi-final	Shaun Murphy	England	£1,500£2k
Quarter-final	Lee Spick	England	£850£850
Quarter-final	Lee Walker	Wales	£850£850
Quarter-final	Mark Gray	England	£850£850
Quarter-final	Michael Judge	Ireland	£850£850
Last 16	Anthony Davies	Wales	£500£500
Last 16	Billy Snaddon	Scotland	£500£500
Last 16	Bradley Jones	England	£500£500
Last 16	Brian Morgan	England	£500£500
Last 16	Ian McCulloch	England	£500£500
Last 16	Nick Walker	England	£500£500
Last 16	Nigel Bond	England	£500£500
Last 16	Terry Murphy	Northern Ireland	£500£500
Last 32	Adrian Rosa	England	£350£350
Last 32	Alfie Burden	England	£350£350
Last 32	Ali Carter	England	£350£350
Last 32	Andrew Higginson	England	£350£350
Last 32	Atthasit Mahitthi	Thailand	£350£350
Last 32	Barry Hawkins	England	£350£350
Last 32	Jamie Burnett	Scotland	£350£350
Last 32	Joe Perry	England	£350£350
Last 32	John Whitty	England	£350£350
Last 32	Justin Astley	England	£350£350
Last 32	Nick Dyson	England	£350£350
Last 32	Noppadon Noppachorn	Thailand	£350£350
Last 32	Robert Milkins	England	£350£350
Last 32	Stephen Maguire	Scotland	£350£350
Last 32	Stuart Bingham	England	£350£350
Last 32	Tony Drago	Malta	£350£350
Last 64	Anthony Hamilton	England	£200£200
Last 64	Craig Butler	England	£200£200
Last 64	Darren Morgan	Wales	£200£200
Last 64	Dominic Dale	Wales	£200£200
Last 64	Eddie Barker	England	£200£200
Last 64	Evan Munro	Scotland	£200£200
Last 64	Gareth Coppack	Wales	£200£200
Last 64	Gary Ponting	England	£200£200
Last 64	Gary Wilkinson	England	£200£200
Last 64	Jason Ferguson	England	£200£200
Last 64	Jason Pegram	England	£200£200
Last 64	Jason Prince	Northern Ireland	£200£200
Last 64	Jeff Cundy	England	£200£200
Last 64	Jimmy Michie	England	£200£200
Last 64	Joe Jogia	England	£200£200
Last 64	Mark James	England	£200£200
Last 64	Mark Selby	England	£200£200
Last 64	Martin Dziewialtowski	Scotland	£200£200
Last 64	Matthew Barnes	England	£200£200
Last 64	Matthew Couch	England	£200£200
Last 64	Mehmet Husnu	Cyprus	£200£200
Last 64	Michael Holt	England	£200£200
Last 64	Michael Wild	England	£200£200
Last 64	Mike Dunn	England	£200£200
Last 64	Paul Davies	Wales	£200£200
Last 64	Paul Davison	England	£200£200
Last 64	Paul Wykes	England	£200£200
Last 64	Philip Williams	Wales	£200£200
Last 64	Shokat Ali	Pakistan	£200£200
Last 64	Tony Knowles	England	£200£200
Last 64	Troy Shaw	England	£200£200
Last 64	Wayne Brown	England	£200£200
Last 128	Andrew Milliard	England	£100£100
Last 128	Andy Hicks	England	£100£100
Last 128	Antony Bolsover	England	£100£100
Last 128	Ashley Walker	England	£100£100
Last 128	Barry Pinches	England	£100£100
Last 128	Brian Salmon	England	£100£100
Last 128	Colm Gilcreest	Ireland	£100£100
Last 128	Craig Roper	England	£100£100
Last 128	Darren Clarke	England	£100£100
Last 128	David Gilbert	England	£100£100
Last 128	David Gray	England	£100£100
Last 128	David McDonnell	Ireland	£100£100
Last 128	David Roe	England	£100£100
Last 128	Dean Reynolds	England	£100£100
Last 128	Drew Henry	Scotland	£100£100
Last 128	Eddie Manning	England	£100£100
Last 128	Gary Lees	England	£100£100
Last 128	Gary Martyn	England	£100£100
Last 128	Gerard Greene	Northern Ireland	£100£100
Last 128	Ian Brumby	England	£100£100
Last 128	Ian Hurdman	England	£100£100
Last 128	Ian Preece	Wales	£100£100
Last 128	Ian Sargeant	Wales	£100£100
Last 128	James Leadbetter	England	£100£100
Last 128	James Reynolds	Wales	£100£100
Last 128	James Wattana	Thailand	£100£100
Last 128	Jason Barton	England	£100£100
Last 128	Jason Weston	England	£100£100
Last 128	Jin Long	China	£100£100
Last 128	Johan Oenema	Netherlands	£100£100
Last 128	John Read	England	£100£100
Last 128	Karl Broughton	England	£100£100
Last 128	Karl Burrows	England	£100£100
Last 128	Kuldesh Johal	England	£100£100
Last 128	Malcolm Bilclough	England	£100£100
Last 128	Marcus Campbell	Scotland	£100£100
Last 128	Mark Davis	England	£100£100
Last 128	Mark Fenton	Wales	£100£100
Last 128	Marvin Aldridge	England	£100£100
Last 128	Mick Price	England	£100£100
Last 128	Mike Hallett	England	£100£100
Last 128	Pang Weiguo	China	£100£100
Last 128	Patrick Wallace	Northern Ireland	£100£100
Last 128	Paul Harper	England	£100£100
Last 128	Paul Sweeny	England	£100£100
Last 128	Peter Lines	England	£100£100
Last 128	Richard King (II)	England	£100£100
Last 128	Robin Hull	Finland	£100£100
Last 128	Rod Lawler	England	£100£100
Last 128	Rory McLeod	Jamaica	£100£100
Last 128	Ryan Michael	England	£100£100
Last 128	Scott MacKenzie	Scotland	£100£100
Last 128	Sean Lynskey	England	£100£100
Last 128	Shaun Mellish	England	£100£100
Last 128	Simon Parker	England	£100£100
Last 128	Stanley Murphy	Ireland	£100£100
Last 128	Steve Harrison	England	£100£100
Last 128	Suchakree Poomjang	Thailand	£100£100
Last 128	Tom Ford	England	£100£100
Last 128	Tony Jones	England	£100£100
Last 128	Wayne Jones	Wales	£100£100
High break	Shaun Murphy	England	£5,200£5k

How the money splits

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

Prize money bands at the 2001 Benson And Hedges Championship.
PLACE	PLAYERS	EACH	BAND TOTAL
Winner	1	£5,000£5k	£5,000£5k
Runner-up	1	£3,000£3k	£3,000£3k
Semi-final	2	£1,500£2k	£3,000£3k
Quarter-final	4	£850£850	£3,400£3k
Last 16	8	£500£500	£4,000£4k
Last 32	16	£350£350	£5,600£6k
Last 64	32	£200£200	£6,400£6k
Last 128	61	£100£100	£6,100£6k
High break	1	£5,200£5k	£5,200£5k

Where the money went, band by band

Winner £5,000

Runner-up £3,000

Semi-final £3,000

Quarter-final £3,400

Last 16 £4,000

Last 32 £5,600

Last 64 £6,400

Last 128 £6,100

High break £5,200

The rest of 2001

Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2001

Other snooker tournaments in 2001.
TOURNAMENT	WINNER	PAID
2001 UK Championship	Ronnie O'Sullivan	£755,250£755k
2001 European Open	Stephen Hendry	£250,000£250k
2001 LG Cup	Stephen Lee	£617,200£617k
2001 Stan James British Open	John Higgins	£670,250£670k
2001 Regal Scottish Masters	John Higgins	£187,000£187k
2001 Champions Cup	John Higgins	£200,000£200k
2001 Sportingbet.co.uk Premier League	Ronnie O'Sullivan	£150,000£150k
2001 Embassy World Championship	Ronnie O'Sullivan	£1,532,000£1.5m
2001 Regal Scottish Open	Peter Ebdon	£438,050£438k
2001 Irish Masters	Ronnie O'Sullivan	£153,340£153k
2001 Blue Eagle/Thai Airways Thailand Masters	Ken Doherty	£281,525£282k
2001 Rothmans Malta Grand Prix	Stephen Hendry	£36,000£36k
2001 Benson and Hedges Masters	Paul Hunter	£650,000£650k
2001 Regal Welsh Open	Ken Doherty	£440,200£440k

Snooker prize money in 2000

All 7 snooker tournaments we hold from 2000. The whole of 2000.

Snooker tournaments in 2000.
TOURNAMENT	WINNER	PAID
2000 China Open	Ronnie O'Sullivan	£311,080£311k
2000 Liverpool Victoria UK Championship	John Higgins	£542,780£543k
2000 Benson And Hedges Championship	Shaun Murphy	£38,850£39k
2000 Regal Scottish Masters	Ronnie O'Sullivan	£193,000£193k
2000 Grand Prix	Mark Williams	£426,350£426k
2000 British Open	Peter Ebdon	£438,300£438k
2000 Champions Cup	Ronnie O'Sullivan	£200,000£200k

Frequently asked questions

How much did the winner of the 2001 Benson And Hedges Championship get?

Ryan Day took £5,000.

How much did the runner-up get?

Hugh Abernethy took £3,000, 60% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the 2001 Benson And Hedges Championship?

£41,700, paid to 125 players.

How does it compare with other years?

The 2000 Benson And Hedges Championship paid £38,850, and the 2002 Benson And Hedges Championship paid £44,900.

Where to next

Every edition is on the Benson And Hedges Championship prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2001. The edition before was the 2000 Benson And Hedges Championship. The one after was the 2002 Benson And Hedges Championship.

2001 Benson And Hedges Championship snooker prize money