SNOOKER · 2021-08-22 · LEICESTER, ENGLAND
2021 Matchroom.live British Open snooker prize money
The 2021 Matchroom.live British Open paid £470,000 to 64 players. Mark Williams won £100,000. Gary Wilson took £45,000 as runner-up.
TOTAL PAID£470k
WINNER£100k
PLAYERS PAID64
PAYOUT BANDS8
Every cheque
64 players paid, in finishing order
| PLACE | PLAYER | NATION | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Mark Williams | Wales | £100,000£100k |
| Runner-up | Gary Wilson | England | £45,000£45k |
| Semi-final | Elliot Slessor | England | £20,000£20k |
| Semi-final | Jimmy Robertson | England | £20,000£20k |
| Quarter-final | David Gilbert | England | £12,000£12k |
| Quarter-final | Lu Ning | China | £12,000£12k |
| Quarter-final | Ricky Walden | England | £12,000£12k |
| Quarter-final | Zhou Yuelong | China | £12,000£12k |
| Last 16 | Ali Carter | England | £7,000£7k |
| Last 16 | Hammad Miah | England | £7,000£7k |
| Last 16 | Hossein Vafaei | Iran | £7,000£7k |
| Last 16 | Joe O'Connor | England | £7,000£7k |
| Last 16 | Lukas Kleckers | Germany | £7,000£7k |
| Last 16 | Ross Muir | Scotland | £7,000£7k |
| Last 16 | Stephen Maguire | Scotland | £7,000£7k |
| Last 16 | Zhang Jiankang | China | £7,000£7k |
| Last 32 | Allan Taylor | England | £5,000£5k |
| Last 32 | Andrew Pagett | Wales | £5,000£5k |
| Last 32 | Anthony Hamilton | England | £5,000£5k |
| Last 32 | Ben Hancorn | England | £5,000£5k |
| Last 32 | Duane Jones | Wales | £5,000£5k |
| Last 32 | Jak Jones | Wales | £5,000£5k |
| Last 32 | John Higgins | Scotland | £5,000£5k |
| Last 32 | Jordan Brown | Northern Ireland | £5,000£5k |
| Last 32 | Judd Trump | England | £5,000£5k |
| Last 32 | Lee Walker | Wales | £5,000£5k |
| Last 32 | Liam Highfield | England | £5,000£5k |
| Last 32 | Luca Brecel | Belgium | £5,000£5k |
| Last 32 | Matthew Selt | England | £5,000£5k |
| Last 32 | Oliver Lines | England | £5,000£5k |
| Last 32 | Pang Junxu | China | £5,000£5k |
| Last 32 | Xu Si | China | £5,000£5k |
| Last 64 | Andy Hicks | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Ashley Hugill | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Bai Langning | China | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Barry Pinches | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Cao Yupeng | China | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Chen Zifan | China | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | David Grace | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | David Lilley | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Dominic Dale | Wales | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Dylan Emery | Wales | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Ian Burns | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Jianbo Zhao | China | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Jimmy White | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | John Astley | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Ken Doherty | Ireland | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Li Hang | China | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Liang Wenbo | China | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Louis Heathcote | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Mark Allen | Northern Ireland | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Mark Davis | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Mark King | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Mark Selby | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Martin Gould | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Martin O'Donnell | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Michael Georgiou | Cyprus | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Noppon Saengkham | Thailand | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Robbie Williams | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Rory McLeod | Jamaica | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Scott Donaldson | Scotland | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Stephen Hendry | Scotland | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Stuart Bingham | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Wu Yize | China | £3,000£3k |
| High break | Ali Carter | England | £2,500£3k |
| High break | John Higgins | Scotland | £2,500£3k |
How the money splits
Each finishing band, what it paid each player, and what it paid in all
| PLACE | PLAYERS | EACH | BAND TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1 | £100,000£100k | £100,000£100k |
| Runner-up | 1 | £45,000£45k | £45,000£45k |
| Semi-final | 2 | £20,000£20k | £40,000£40k |
| Quarter-final | 4 | £12,000£12k | £48,000£48k |
| Last 16 | 8 | £7,000£7k | £56,000£56k |
| Last 32 | 16 | £5,000£5k | £80,000£80k |
| Last 64 | 32 | £3,000£3k | £96,000£96k |
| High break | 2 | £2,500£3k | £5,000£5k |
Where the money went, band by band
The rest of 2021
Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2021
| TOURNAMENT | WINNER | PAID |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 Cazoo World Grand Prix | Ronnie O'Sullivan | £380,000£380k |
| 2021 BetVictor Scottish Open | Luca Brecel | £405,000£405k |
| 2021 Cazoo UK Championship | Zhao Xintong | £1,009,000£1.0m |
| 2021 Cazoo Champion Of Champions | Judd Trump | £440,000£440k |
| 2021 BetVictor English Open | Neil Robertson | £405,000£405k |
| 2021 BetVictor Northern Ireland Open | Mark Allen | £405,000£405k |
| 2021 BetVictor Championship League | David Gilbert | £328,000£328k |
| 2021 Betfred World Championship | Mark Selby | £2,395,000£2.4m |
| 2021 Championship League | Kyren Wilson | £182,700£183k |
| 2021 Cazoo Tour Championship | Neil Robertson | £380,000£380k |
| 2021 WST Pro Series | Mark Williams | £420,500£421k |
| 2021 Gibraltar Open | Judd Trump | £251,000£251k |
| 2021 Players Championship | John Higgins | £385,000£385k |
| 2021 Welsh Open | Jordan Brown | £405,000£405k |
| 2021 Snooker Shoot Out | Ryan Day | £171,000£171k |
| 2021 German Masters | Judd Trump | £400,000£400k |
| 2021 Masters | Yan Bingtao | £725,000£725k |
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner of the 2021 Matchroom.live British Open get?
Mark Williams took £100,000.
How much did the runner-up get?
Gary Wilson took £45,000, 45% of the winner's cheque.
What was the total prize money at the 2021 Matchroom.live British Open?
£470,000, paid to 64 players.
How does it compare with other years?
The 2004 British Open paid £200,000, and the 2022 Cazoo British Open paid £478,000.
Where to next
Every edition is on the British Open prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2021. The edition before was the 2004 British Open. The one after was the 2022 Cazoo British Open.