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SNOOKER · 2001-10-07 · NEWCASTLE, ENGLAND

2001 Stan James British Open snooker prize money

The 2001 Stan James British Open paid £670,250 to 96 players. John Higgins won £92,500. Graeme Dott took £50,500 as runner-up.

TOTAL PAID£670k
WINNER£93k
PLAYERS PAID96
PAYOUT BANDS12

Every cheque

96 players paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each player at the 2001 Stan James British Open.
PLACE PLAYER NATION PRIZE MONEY
Winner John Higgins Scotland £92,500£93k
Runner-up Graeme Dott Scotland £50,500£51k
Semi-final Mark King England £25,250£25k
Semi-final Ronnie O'Sullivan England £25,250£25k
Quarter-final Alan McManus Scotland £13,600£14k
Quarter-final Ali Carter England £13,600£14k
Quarter-final Peter Ebdon England £13,600£14k
Quarter-final Stephen Lee England £13,600£14k
Last 16 Andy Hicks England £10,900£11k
Last 16 Anthony Davies Wales £10,900£11k
Last 16 Dave Harold England £10,900£11k
Last 16 Fergal O'Brien Ireland £10,900£11k
Last 16 Joe Perry England £10,900£11k
Last 16 Joe Swail Northern Ireland £10,900£11k
Last 16 Ken Doherty Ireland £10,900£11k
Last 16 Mark Williams Wales £10,900£11k
Last 32 David Gray England £8,400£8k
Last 32 Dominic Dale Wales £8,400£8k
Last 32 Drew Henry Scotland £8,400£8k
Last 32 Gary Wilkinson England £8,400£8k
Last 32 Ian McCulloch England £8,400£8k
Last 32 Jimmy White England £8,400£8k
Last 32 John Parrott England £8,400£8k
Last 32 Jonathan Birch England £8,400£8k
Last 32 Marco Fu Hong Kong £8,400£8k
Last 32 Matthew Stevens Wales £8,400£8k
Last 32 Paul Davies Wales £8,400£8k
Last 32 Paul Hunter England £8,400£8k
Last 32 Quinten Hann Australia £8,400£8k
Last 32 Robin Hull Finland £8,400£8k
Last 32 Stephen Hendry Scotland £8,400£8k
Last 32 Steve Davis England £8,400£8k
Last 48 Alfie Burden England £4,400£4k
Last 48 Anthony Hamilton England £4,400£4k
Last 48 Billy Snaddon Scotland £4,400£4k
Last 48 Brian Morgan England £4,400£4k
Last 48 Chris Small Scotland £4,400£4k
Last 48 David Roe England £4,400£4k
Last 48 Euan Henderson Scotland £4,400£4k
Last 48 James Wattana Thailand £4,400£4k
Last 48 Michael Judge Ireland £4,400£4k
Last 48 Neal Foulds England £4,400£4k
Last 48 Nigel Bond England £4,400£4k
Last 48 Patrick Wallace Northern Ireland £4,400£4k
Last 48 Peter Lines England £4,400£4k
Last 48 Sean Storey England £4,400£4k
Last 48 Shokat Ali Pakistan £4,400£4k
Last 48 Tony Drago Malta £4,400£4k
Last 64 Barry Pinches England £3,450£3k
Last 64 Bjorn Haneveer Belgium £3,450£3k
Last 64 Bradley Jones England £3,450£3k
Last 64 Darren Morgan Wales £3,450£3k
Last 64 David Finbow England £3,450£3k
Last 64 Gerard Greene Northern Ireland £3,450£3k
Last 64 Jamie Burnett Scotland £3,450£3k
Last 64 Jason Prince Northern Ireland £3,450£3k
Last 64 Jimmy Michie England £3,450£3k
Last 64 Marcus Campbell Scotland £3,450£3k
Last 64 Michael Holt England £3,450£3k
Last 64 Michael Holt England £3,450£3k
Last 64 Philip Williams Wales £3,450£3k
Last 64 Shaun Murphy England £3,450£3k
Last 64 Stuart Bingham England £3,450£3k
Last 64 Terry Murphy Northern Ireland £3,450£3k
Last 64 Tony Jones England £3,450£3k
Last 80 Chris Melling England £2,350£2k
Last 80 Craig Butler England £2,350£2k
Last 80 Gary Ponting England £2,350£2k
Last 80 Jason Ferguson England £2,350£2k
Last 80 John Read England £2,350£2k
Last 80 Lee Walker Wales £2,350£2k
Last 80 Luke Simmonds England £2,350£2k
Last 80 Mark Davis England £2,350£2k
Last 80 Mike Dunn England £2,350£2k
Last 80 Nick Dyson England £2,350£2k
Last 80 Robert Milkins England £2,350£2k
Last 80 Rod Lawler England £2,350£2k
Last 80 Rory McLeod Jamaica £2,350£2k
Last 80 Stephen Maguire Scotland £2,350£2k
Last 80 Steve James England £2,350£2k
Last 80 Stuart Pettman England £2,350£2k
Last 96 Andrew Higginson England £1,550£2k
Last 96 Andrew Norman England £1,550£2k
Last 96 Atthasit Mahitthi Thailand £1,550£2k
Last 96 Barry Hawkins England £1,550£2k
Last 96 Brian Salmon England £1,550£2k
Last 96 Hugh Abernethy Scotland £1,550£2k
Last 96 Ian Sargeant Wales £1,550£2k
Last 96 Joe Johnson England £1,550£2k
Last 96 Martin Dziewialtowski Scotland £1,550£2k
Last 96 Noppadon Sangnil Thailand £1,550£2k
Last 96 Paul Wykes England £1,550£2k
Last 96 Phaitoon Phonbun Thailand £1,550£2k
Last 96 Suchakree Poomjang Thailand £1,550£2k
Last 96 Surinder Gill England £1,550£2k
Last 96 Troy Shaw England £1,550£2k
Last 96 Wayne Brown England £1,550£2k
High break Ronnie O'Sullivan England £7,500£8k
High break Sean Storey England £1,800£2k

How the money splits

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

Prize money bands at the 2001 Stan James British Open.
PLACE PLAYERS EACH BAND TOTAL
Winner 1 £92,500£93k £92,500£93k
Runner-up 1 £50,500£51k £50,500£51k
Semi-final 2 £25,250£25k £50,500£51k
Quarter-final 4 £13,600£14k £54,400£54k
Last 16 8 £10,900£11k £87,200£87k
Last 32 16 £8,400£8k £134,400£134k
Last 48 16 £4,400£4k £70,400£70k
Last 64 17 £3,450£3k £58,650£59k
Last 80 16 £2,350£2k £37,600£38k
Last 96 16 £1,550£2k £24,800£25k
High break 1 £7,500£8k £7,500£8k
High break 1 £1,800£2k £1,800£2k

Where the money went, band by band

Winner £93k
Runner-up £51k
Semi-final £51k
Quarter-final £54k
Last 16 £87k
Last 32 £134k
Last 48 £70k
Last 64 £59k
Last 80 £38k
Last 96 £25k
High break £7,500
High break £1,800

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 Benson And Hedges Championship Ryan Day £41,700£42k
2001 LG Cup Stephen Lee £617,200£617k
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 Stan James British Open get?

John Higgins took £92,500.

How much did the runner-up get?

Graeme Dott took £50,500, 55% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the 2001 Stan James British Open?

£670,250, paid to 96 players.

How does it compare with other years?

The 2000 British Open paid £438,300, and the 2002 British Open paid £450,000.

Where to next

Every edition is on the British Open prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2001. The edition before was the 2000 British Open. The one after was the 2002 British Open.