2002 British Open Snooker Prize Money and Payouts

Q: How much did the runner-up get?

Ian McCulloch took £26,000, 50% of the winner's cheque.

Q: How does it compare with other years?

The 2001 Stan James British Open paid £670,250, and the 2003 British Open paid £470,000.

Every cheque

96 players paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each player at the 2002 British Open.
PLACE	PLAYER	NATION	PRIZE MONEY
Winner	Paul Hunter	England	£52,000£52k
Runner-up	Ian McCulloch	England	£26,000£26k
Semi-final	Chris Small	Scotland	£13,000£13k
Semi-final	Mark Williams	Wales	£13,000£13k
Quarter-final	Alan McManus	Scotland	£8,975£9k
Quarter-final	Ali Carter	England	£8,975£9k
Quarter-final	Anthony Hamilton	England	£8,975£9k
Quarter-final	John Higgins	Scotland	£8,975£9k
Last 16	Brian Morgan	England	£7,400£7k
Last 16	Fergal O'Brien	Ireland	£7,400£7k
Last 16	Jimmy Michie	England	£7,400£7k
Last 16	John Parrott	England	£7,400£7k
Last 16	Matthew Stevens	Wales	£7,400£7k
Last 16	Peter Ebdon	England	£7,400£7k
Last 16	Ronnie O'Sullivan	England	£7,400£7k
Last 16	Stephen Maguire	Scotland	£7,400£7k
Last 32	David Gray	England	£5,800£6k
Last 32	Dominic Dale	Wales	£5,800£6k
Last 32	Graeme Dott	Scotland	£5,800£6k
Last 32	Jimmy White	England	£5,800£6k
Last 32	Joe Perry	England	£5,800£6k
Last 32	Joe Swail	Northern Ireland	£5,800£6k
Last 32	Ken Doherty	Ireland	£5,800£6k
Last 32	Kristjan Helgason	Iceland	£5,800£6k
Last 32	Marco Fu	Hong Kong	£5,800£6k
Last 32	Mark King	England	£5,800£6k
Last 32	Michael Judge	Ireland	£5,800£6k
Last 32	Quinten Hann	Australia	£5,800£6k
Last 32	Stephen Hendry	Scotland	£5,800£6k
Last 32	Stephen Lee	England	£5,800£6k
Last 32	Steve Davis	England	£5,800£6k
Last 32	Tony Drago	Malta	£5,800£6k
Last 48	Anthony Davies	Wales	£3,700£4k
Last 48	Barry Pinches	England	£3,700£4k
Last 48	Bjorn Haneveer	Belgium	£3,700£4k
Last 48	Dave Harold	England	£3,700£4k
Last 48	Drew Henry	Scotland	£3,700£4k
Last 48	Euan Henderson	Scotland	£3,700£4k
Last 48	Gerard Greene	Northern Ireland	£3,700£4k
Last 48	James Wattana	Thailand	£3,700£4k
Last 48	Jonathan Birch	England	£3,700£4k
Last 48	Mark Davis	England	£3,700£4k
Last 48	Nick Walker	England	£3,700£4k
Last 48	Nigel Bond	England	£3,700£4k
Last 48	Peter Lines	England	£3,700£4k
Last 48	Ricky Walden	England	£3,700£4k
Last 48	Robert Milkins	England	£3,700£4k
Last 48	Sean Storey	England	£3,700£4k
Last 64	Alfie Burden	England	£2,800£3k
Last 64	Andrew Higginson	England	£2,800£3k
Last 64	Billy Snaddon	Scotland	£2,800£3k
Last 64	Darren Clarke	England	£2,800£3k
Last 64	David Roe	England	£2,800£3k
Last 64	Gary Wilkinson	England	£2,800£3k
Last 64	Jamie Burnett	Scotland	£2,800£3k
Last 64	Marcus Campbell	Scotland	£2,800£3k
Last 64	Mark Selby	England	£2,800£3k
Last 64	Michael Holt	England	£2,800£3k
Last 64	Nick Dyson	England	£2,800£3k
Last 64	Nick Pearce	England	£2,800£3k
Last 64	Patrick Wallace	Northern Ireland	£2,800£3k
Last 64	Robin Hull	Finland	£2,800£3k
Last 64	Shokat Ali	Pakistan	£2,800£3k
Last 64	Terry Murphy	Northern Ireland	£2,800£3k
Last 80	Adrian Gunnell	England	£1,800£2k
Last 80	Alain Robidoux	Canada	£1,800£2k
Last 80	Andy Hicks	England	£1,800£2k
Last 80	Barry Hawkins	England	£1,800£2k
Last 80	Bradley Jones	England	£1,800£2k
Last 80	Colm Gilcreest	Ireland	£1,800£2k
Last 80	Darren Morgan	Wales	£1,800£2k
Last 80	David Finbow	England	£1,800£2k
Last 80	Jeff Cundy	England	£1,800£2k
Last 80	Martin Dziewialtowski	Scotland	£1,800£2k
Last 80	Mike Dunn	England	£1,800£2k
Last 80	Paul Davies	Wales	£1,800£2k
Last 80	Rod Lawler	England	£1,800£2k
Last 80	Rory McLeod	Jamaica	£1,800£2k
Last 80	Stuart Bingham	England	£1,800£2k
Last 80	Stuart Pettman	England	£1,800£2k
Last 96	Hugh Abernethy	Scotland	£1,000£1k
Last 96	Jason Ferguson	England	£1,000£1k
Last 96	Jason Weston	England	£1,000£1k
Last 96	Lee Spick	England	£1,000£1k
Last 96	Matthew Couch	England	£1,000£1k
Last 96	Neal Foulds	England	£1,000£1k
Last 96	Paul Davison	England	£1,000£1k
Last 96	Paul Wykes	England	£1,000£1k
Last 96	Peter Roscoe	Wales	£1,000£1k
Last 96	Ryan Day	Wales	£1,000£1k
Last 96	Shaun Murphy	England	£1,000£1k
Last 96	Simon Bedford	England	£1,000£1k
Last 96	Suchakree Poomjang	Thailand	£1,000£1k
Last 96	Tony Jones	England	£1,000£1k
Last 96	Troy Shaw	England	£1,000£1k
Last 96	Wayne Brown	England	£1,000£1k
High break	John Higgins	Scotland	£7,500£8k
High break	Martin Dziewialtowski	Scotland	£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 2002 British Open.
PLACE	PLAYERS	EACH	BAND TOTAL
Winner	1	£52,000£52k	£52,000£52k
Runner-up	1	£26,000£26k	£26,000£26k
Semi-final	2	£13,000£13k	£26,000£26k
Quarter-final	4	£8,975£9k	£35,900£36k
Last 16	8	£7,400£7k	£59,200£59k
Last 32	16	£5,800£6k	£92,800£93k
Last 48	16	£3,700£4k	£59,200£59k
Last 64	16	£2,800£3k	£44,800£45k
Last 80	16	£1,800£2k	£28,800£29k
Last 96	16	£1,000£1k	£16,000£16k
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 £52k

Runner-up £26k

Semi-final £26k

Quarter-final £36k

Last 16 £59k

Last 32 £93k

Last 48 £59k

Last 64 £45k

Last 80 £29k

Last 96 £16k

High break £7,500

High break £1,800

The rest of 2002

Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2002

Other snooker tournaments in 2002.
TOURNAMENT	WINNER	PAID
2002 Powerhouse UK Championship	Mark Williams	£613,550£614k
2002 Benson And Hedges Championship	Mark Davis	£44,900£45k
2002 LG Cup	Chris Small	£597,200£597k
2002 Regal Scottish Masters	Ronnie O'Sullivan	£192,000£192k
2002 Daily Star Premier League	Ronnie O'Sullivan	£180,000£180k
2002 Embassy World Championship	Peter Ebdon	£1,614,585£1.6m
2002 Regal Scottish Open	Stephen Lee	£597,200£597k
2002 Citywest Irish Masters	John Higgins	£164,500£165k
2002 Singha Thailand Masters	Mark Williams	£477,900£478k
2002 China Open	Mark Williams	£450,800£451k
2002 Benson and Hedges Masters	Paul Hunter	£695,000£695k
2002 Regal Welsh Open	Paul Hunter	£597,200£597k

Frequently asked questions

How much did the winner of the 2002 British Open get?

Paul Hunter took £52,000.

How much did the runner-up get?

Ian McCulloch took £26,000, 50% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the 2002 British Open?

£450,000, paid to 96 players.

How does it compare with other years?

The 2001 Stan James British Open paid £670,250, and the 2003 British Open paid £470,000.

Where to next

Every edition is on the British Open prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2002. The edition before was the 2001 Stan James British Open. The one after was the 2003 British Open.

2002 British Open snooker prize money