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SNOOKER · 2000-10-08 · PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND

2000 British Open snooker prize money

The 2000 British Open paid £438,300 to 127 players. Peter Ebdon won £62,000. Jimmy White took £34,000 as runner-up.

TOTAL PAID£438k
WINNER£62k
PLAYERS PAID127
PAYOUT BANDS12

Every cheque

127 players paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each player at the 2000 British Open.
PLACE PLAYER NATION PRIZE MONEY
Winner Peter Ebdon England £62,000£62k
Runner-up Jimmy White England £34,000£34k
Semi-final Alan McManus Scotland £16,500£17k
Semi-final Paul Hunter England £16,500£17k
Quarter-final Gary Ponting England £9,400£9k
Quarter-final Mark King England £9,400£9k
Quarter-final Ronnie O'Sullivan England £9,400£9k
Quarter-final Stephen Hendry Scotland £9,400£9k
Last 16 Dave Harold England £4,800£5k
Last 16 Joe Perry England £4,800£5k
Last 16 John Higgins Scotland £4,800£5k
Last 16 Mark Williams Wales £4,800£5k
Last 16 Matthew Stevens Wales £4,800£5k
Last 16 Robert Milkins England £4,800£5k
Last 16 Stephen Lee England £4,800£5k
Last 16 Steve Davis England £4,800£5k
Last 32 Anthony Davies Wales £3,900£4k
Last 32 Billy Snaddon Scotland £3,900£4k
Last 32 David Gray England £3,900£4k
Last 32 Dominic Dale Wales £3,900£4k
Last 32 Fergal O'Brien Ireland £3,900£4k
Last 32 Graeme Dott Scotland £3,900£4k
Last 32 James Wattana Thailand £3,900£4k
Last 32 Joe Swail Northern Ireland £3,900£4k
Last 32 John Parrott England £3,900£4k
Last 32 Ken Doherty Ireland £3,900£4k
Last 32 Marco Fu Hong Kong £3,900£4k
Last 32 Quinten Hann Australia £3,900£4k
Last 32 Shokat Ali Pakistan £3,900£4k
Last 32 Terry Murphy Northern Ireland £3,900£4k
Last 32 Tony Drago Malta £3,900£4k
Last 48 Andrew Higginson England £3,150£3k
Last 48 Brian Morgan England £3,150£3k
Last 48 Chris Small Scotland £3,150£3k
Last 48 Darren Morgan Wales £3,150£3k
Last 48 Drew Henry Scotland £3,150£3k
Last 48 Gary Wilkinson England £3,150£3k
Last 48 John Lardner Scotland £3,150£3k
Last 48 Jonathan Birch England £3,150£3k
Last 48 Kristjan Helgason Iceland £3,150£3k
Last 48 Lee Walker Wales £3,150£3k
Last 48 Michael Holt England £3,150£3k
Last 48 Nigel Bond England £3,150£3k
Last 48 Peter Lines England £3,150£3k
Last 48 Steve James England £3,150£3k
Last 48 Stuart Bingham England £3,150£3k
Last 48 Troy Shaw England £3,150£3k
Last 64 Alfie Burden England £2,400£2k
Last 64 Barry Hawkins England £2,400£2k
Last 64 Gerard Greene Northern Ireland £2,400£2k
Last 64 Hugh Abernethy Scotland £2,400£2k
Last 64 Jamie Burnett Scotland £2,400£2k
Last 64 Jason Ferguson England £2,400£2k
Last 64 Jason Prince Northern Ireland £2,400£2k
Last 64 Jimmy Michie England £2,400£2k
Last 64 Marcus Campbell Scotland £2,400£2k
Last 64 Martin Clark England £2,400£2k
Last 64 Matthew Couch England £2,400£2k
Last 64 Patrick Wallace Northern Ireland £2,400£2k
Last 64 Paul Davies Wales £2,400£2k
Last 64 Paul Wykes England £2,400£2k
Last 64 Steve Judd England £2,400£2k
Last 64 Willie Thorne England £2,400£2k
Last 96 Adrian Gunnell England £1,550£2k
Last 96 Alain Robidoux Canada £1,550£2k
Last 96 Ali Carter England £1,550£2k
Last 96 Andy Hicks England £1,550£2k
Last 96 Bjorn Haneveer Belgium £1,550£2k
Last 96 Bradley Jones England £1,550£2k
Last 96 Charoen Phorat Thailand £1,550£2k
Last 96 Darren Clarke England £1,550£2k
Last 96 David Finbow England £1,550£2k
Last 96 David Roe England £1,550£2k
Last 96 Euan Henderson Scotland £1,550£2k
Last 96 Ian McCulloch England £1,550£2k
Last 96 Jason Weston England £1,550£2k
Last 96 Joe Jogia England £1,550£2k
Last 96 Joe Johnson England £1,550£2k
Last 96 John Read England £1,550£2k
Last 96 Karl Broughton England £1,550£2k
Last 96 Leigh Griffin England £1,550£2k
Last 96 Leo Fernandez Ireland £1,550£2k
Last 96 Mark Fenton Wales £1,550£2k
Last 96 Michael Judge Ireland £1,550£2k
Last 96 Mick Price England £1,550£2k
Last 96 Mike Dunn England £1,550£2k
Last 96 Nick Dyson England £1,550£2k
Last 96 Nick Pearce England £1,550£2k
Last 96 Nick Terry England £1,550£2k
Last 96 Phaitoon Phonbun Thailand £1,550£2k
Last 96 Rod Lawler England £1,550£2k
Last 96 Ryan Day Wales £1,550£2k
Last 96 Stuart Pettman England £1,550£2k
Last 96 Tony Chappel Wales £1,550£2k
Last 96 Tony Jones England £1,550£2k
Last 128 Antony Bolsover England £950£950
Last 128 Bob Chaperon Canada £950£950
Last 128 Chris Shade Scotland £950£950
Last 128 Craig Harrison England £950£950
Last 128 Craig MacGillivray Scotland £950£950
Last 128 David McDonnell Ireland £950£950
Last 128 Dean Reynolds England £950£950
Last 128 Dene O'Kane New Zealand £950£950
Last 128 Ian Brumby England £950£950
Last 128 Jeff Cundy England £950£950
Last 128 Lee Spick England £950£950
Last 128 Mark Davis England £950£950
Last 128 Mark Gray England £950£950
Last 128 Mark Selby England £950£950
Last 128 Martin Dziewialtowski Scotland £950£950
Last 128 Matt Wilson England £950£950
Last 128 Mehmet Husnu Cyprus £950£950
Last 128 Neal Foulds England £950£950
Last 128 Nick Walker England £950£950
Last 128 Paul McPhillips Scotland £950£950
Last 128 Paul Sweeny England £950£950
Last 128 Peter McCullagh England £950£950
Last 128 Philip Williams Wales £950£950
Last 128 Robin Hull Finland £950£950
Last 128 Scott MacKenzie Scotland £950£950
Last 128 Sean Storey England £950£950
Last 128 Simon Bedford England £950£950
Last 128 Stephen O'Connor Ireland £950£950
Last 128 Stuart Mann England £950£950
Last 128 Tony Knowles England £950£950
Last 128 Wayne Brown England £950£950
Last 128 Wayne Saidler England £950£950
High break Joe Perry England £5,000£5k
High break Adrian Gunnell England £1,000£1k

How the money splits

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

Prize money bands at the 2000 British Open.
PLACE PLAYERS EACH BAND TOTAL
Winner 1 £62,000£62k £62,000£62k
Runner-up 1 £34,000£34k £34,000£34k
Semi-final 2 £16,500£17k £33,000£33k
Quarter-final 4 £9,400£9k £37,600£38k
Last 16 8 £4,800£5k £38,400£38k
Last 32 15 £3,900£4k £58,500£59k
Last 48 16 £3,150£3k £50,400£50k
Last 64 16 £2,400£2k £38,400£38k
Last 96 32 £1,550£2k £49,600£50k
Last 128 32 £950£950 £30,400£30k
High break 1 £5,000£5k £5,000£5k
High break 1 £1,000£1k £1,000£1k

Where the money went, band by band

Winner £62k
Runner-up £34k
Semi-final £33k
Quarter-final £38k
Last 16 £38k
Last 32 £59k
Last 48 £50k
Last 64 £38k
Last 96 £50k
Last 128 £30k
High break £5,000
High break £1,000

The rest of 2000

Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2000

Other 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 Champions Cup Ronnie O'Sullivan £200,000£200k

British Open in other years

Every other edition we hold. Every edition.

British Open in other years.
TOURNAMENT WINNER PAID
2026 Unibet British Open Jak Jones £502,000£502k
2025 British Open Shaun Murphy £502,000£502k
2024 Unibet British Open Mark Selby £502,000£502k
2023 Cazoo British Open Mark Williams £478,000£478k
2022 Cazoo British Open Ryan Day £478,000£478k
2021 Matchroom.live British Open Mark Williams £470,000£470k
2004 British Open John Higgins £200,000£200k
2003 British Open Stephen Hendry £470,000£470k
2002 British Open Paul Hunter £450,000£450k
2001 Stan James British Open John Higgins £670,250£670k

Snooker prize money in 2001

All 15 snooker tournaments we hold from 2001, the nearest full season to this one. The whole of 2001.

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 Benson And Hedges Championship Ryan Day £41,700£42k
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

Frequently asked questions

How much did the winner of the 2000 British Open get?

Peter Ebdon took £62,000.

How much did the runner-up get?

Jimmy White took £34,000, 55% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the 2000 British Open?

£438,300, paid to 127 players.

How does it compare with other years?

The 2001 Stan James British Open paid £670,250.

Where to next

Every edition is on the British Open prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2000. The one after was the 2001 Stan James British Open.