SNOOKER · 2024-09-29 · CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND
2024 Unibet British Open snooker prize money
The 2024 Unibet British Open paid £502,000 to 64 players. Mark Selby won £100,000. John Higgins took £45,000 as runner-up.
TOTAL PAID£502k
WINNER£100k
PLAYERS PAID64
PAYOUT BANDS9
Every cheque
64 players paid, in finishing order
| PLACE | PLAYER | NATION | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Mark Selby | England | £100,000£100k |
| Runner-up | John Higgins | Scotland | £45,000£45k |
| Semi-final | Mark Allen | Northern Ireland | £20,000£20k |
| Semi-final | Oliver Lines | England | £20,000£20k |
| Quarter-final | David Gilbert | England | £12,000£12k |
| Quarter-final | Elliot Slessor | England | £12,000£12k |
| Quarter-final | Jak Jones | Wales | £12,000£12k |
| Quarter-final | Judd Trump | England | £12,000£12k |
| Last 16 | Chris Wakelin | England | £9,000£9k |
| Last 16 | Kyren Wilson | England | £9,000£9k |
| Last 16 | Luca Brecel | Belgium | £9,000£9k |
| Last 16 | Lyu Haotian | China | £9,000£9k |
| Last 16 | Stan Moody | England | £9,000£9k |
| Last 16 | Stephen Maguire | Scotland | £9,000£9k |
| Last 16 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thailand | £9,000£9k |
| Last 16 | Thor Chuan Leong | Malaysia | £9,000£9k |
| Last 32 | Akani Songsermsawad | Thailand | £6,000£6k |
| Last 32 | Ashley Carty | England | £6,000£6k |
| Last 32 | Ben Mertens | Belgium | £6,000£6k |
| Last 32 | David Grace | England | £6,000£6k |
| Last 32 | Graeme Dott | Scotland | £6,000£6k |
| Last 32 | Haris Tahir | Pakistan | £6,000£6k |
| Last 32 | Iulian Boiko | Ukraine | £6,000£6k |
| Last 32 | Liam Davies | Wales | £6,000£6k |
| Last 32 | Marco Fu | Hong Kong | £6,000£6k |
| Last 32 | Mark Davis | England | £6,000£6k |
| Last 32 | Neil Robertson | Australia | £6,000£6k |
| Last 32 | Ricky Walden | England | £6,000£6k |
| Last 32 | Stuart Bingham | England | £6,000£6k |
| Last 32 | Xu Si | China | £6,000£6k |
| Last 32 | Yuan Sijun | China | £6,000£6k |
| Last 32 | Zhang Anda | China | £6,000£6k |
| Last 64 | Aaron Hill | Ireland | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Alfie Burden | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Allan Taylor | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Anton Kazakov | Ukraine | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Antoni Kowalski | Poland | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Ben Woollaston | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Bulcsú Révész | Hungary | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Cheung Ka Wai | Hong Kong | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Chris Totten | Scotland | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Duane Jones | Wales | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Gong Chenzhi | China | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Hammad Miah | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Hossein Vafaei | Iran | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Jamie Clarke | Wales | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Lewis Ullah | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Liam Graham | Scotland | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Long Zehuang | China | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Ma Hailong | China | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Mark Joyce | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Martin O'Donnell | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Michael Holt | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Noppon Saengkham | Thailand | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Robbie Williams | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Ryan Day | Wales | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Shaun Murphy | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Si Jiahui | China | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Simon Blackwell | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Tian Pengfei | China | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Wu Yize | China | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Xiao Guodong | China | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Zhou Yuelong | China | £3,000£3k |
| Withdrew | Lim Kok Leong | Malaysia | £3,000£3k |
| High break | Mark Allen | Northern Ireland | £5,000£5k |
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 | £9,000£9k | £72,000£72k |
| Last 32 | 16 | £6,000£6k | £96,000£96k |
| Last 64 | 31 | £3,000£3k | £93,000£93k |
| Withdrew | 1 | £3,000£3k | £3,000£3k |
| High break | 1 | £5,000£5k | £5,000£5k |
Where the money went, band by band
The rest of 2024
Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2024
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner of the 2024 Unibet British Open get?
Mark Selby took £100,000.
How much did the runner-up get?
John Higgins took £45,000, 45% of the winner's cheque.
What was the total prize money at the 2024 Unibet British Open?
£502,000, paid to 64 players.
How does it compare with other years?
The 2023 Cazoo British Open paid £478,000, and the 2025 British Open paid £502,000.
Where to next
Every edition is on the British Open prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2024. The edition before was the 2023 Cazoo British Open. The one after was the 2025 British Open.