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SNOOKER · 2011-03-24 · STOCK, ENGLAND

2011 Championship League snooker prize money

The 2011 Championship League paid £165,800 to 26 players. Matthew Stevens won £27,600. Shaun Murphy took £19,100 as runner-up.

TOTAL PAID£166k
WINNER£28k
PLAYERS PAID26
PAYOUT BANDS21

Every cheque

26 players paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each player at the 2011 Championship League.
PLACE PLAYER NATION PRIZE MONEY
Winner Matthew Stevens Wales £27,600£28k
Runner-up Shaun Murphy England £19,100£19k
Semi-final Ali Carter England £20,600£21k
Semi-final Mark Williams Wales £14,900£15k
Group Mark Allen Northern Ireland £15,500£16k
Group Mark King England £8,700£9k
Group Ryan Day Wales £8,000£8k
Group Liang Wenbo China £7,900£8k
Group Mark Selby England £7,900£8k
Group John Higgins Scotland £6,200£6k
Group Stephen Lee England £6,000£6k
Group Marco Fu Hong Kong £4,700£5k
Group Ronnie O'Sullivan England £4,000£4k
Group Peter Ebdon England £3,300£3k
Group Andrew Higginson England £2,300£2k
Group Stuart Bingham England £1,100£1k
Group Stephen Hendry Scotland £1,100£1k
Group Ding Junhui China £1,000£1k
Group Judd Trump England £1,000£1k
Group Stephen Maguire Scotland £900£900
Group Martin Gould England £800£800
Group Neil Robertson Australia £800£800
Group Graeme Dott Scotland £700£700
Group Mark Davis England £600£600
Group Ricky Walden England £600£600
Group Jamie Cope England £500£500

How the money splits

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

Prize money bands at the 2011 Championship League.
PLACE PLAYERS EACH BAND TOTAL
Winner 1 £27,600£28k £27,600£28k
Runner-up 1 £19,100£19k £19,100£19k
Semi-final 1 £20,600£21k £20,600£21k
Semi-final 1 £14,900£15k £14,900£15k
Group 1 £15,500£16k £15,500£16k
Group 1 £8,700£9k £8,700£9k
Group 1 £8,000£8k £8,000£8k
Group 2 £7,900£8k £15,800£16k
Group 1 £6,200£6k £6,200£6k
Group 1 £6,000£6k £6,000£6k
Group 1 £4,700£5k £4,700£5k
Group 1 £4,000£4k £4,000£4k
Group 1 £3,300£3k £3,300£3k
Group 1 £2,300£2k £2,300£2k
Group 2 £1,100£1k £2,200£2k
Group 2 £1,000£1k £2,000£2k
Group 1 £900£900 £900£900
Group 2 £800£800 £1,600£2k
Group 1 £700£700 £700£700
Group 2 £600£600 £1,200£1k
Group 1 £500£500 £500£500

Where the money went, band by band

Winner £28k
Runner-up £19k
Semi-final £21k
Semi-final £15k
Group £16k
Group £8,700
Group £8,000
Group £16k
Group £6,200
Group £6,000
Group £4,700
Group £4,000
Group £3,300
Group £2,300

The rest of 2011

Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2011

Other snooker tournaments in 2011.
TOURNAMENT WINNER PAID
2011 PTC - Event 11 Tom Ford £50,500£51k
2011 williamhill.com UK Championship Judd Trump £625,000£625k
2011 PTC - Event 10 Michael Holt £53,000£53k
2011 PartyPoker.com Premier League Ronnie O'Sullivan £210,000£210k
2011 PTC - Event 9 Judd Trump £43,000£43k
2011 Wyldecrest Park Homes World Seniors Championship Darren Morgan £53,000£53k
2011 PTC - Event 8 Neil Robertson £43,000£43k
2011 PTC - Event 7 Ronnie O'Sullivan £50,000£50k
2011 PTC - Event 6 Neil Robertson £43,085£43k
2011 PTC - Event 5 Andrew Higginson £50,000£50k
2011 Brazil Masters Shaun Murphy £132,911£133k
2011 Bank of Communication Shanghai Masters Mark Selby £350,000£350k
2011 PTC - Event 4 Mark Selby £43,500£44k
2011 PTC - Event 3 Ben Woollaston £50,000£50k
2011 PTC - Event 2 Judd Trump £50,000£50k
2011 Goldfields Australian Open Stuart Bingham £289,000£289k
2011 Wuxi Classic Mark Selby £56,000£56k
2011 PTC - Event 1 Ronnie O'Sullivan £50,000£50k
2011 Betfred World Championship John Higgins £1,111,000£1.1m
2011 Scottish Professional Championship John Higgins £9,500£10k
2011 Bank of Beijing China Open Judd Trump £319,075£319k
2011 PartyCasino.com PTC Grand Final Shaun Murphy £197,500£198k
2011 Wyldecrest Park Homes Welsh Open John Higgins £201,500£202k
2011 German Masters Mark Williams £227,105£227k
2011 CaesarsCasino.com Snooker Shoot Out Nigel Bond £129,500£130k
2011 Ladbrokes Mobile Masters Ding Junhui £500,000£500k

Frequently asked questions

How much did the winner of the 2011 Championship League get?

Matthew Stevens took £27,600.

How much did the runner-up get?

Shaun Murphy took £19,100, 69% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the 2011 Championship League?

£165,800, paid to 26 players.

How does it compare with other years?

The 2010 Championship League paid £163,000, and the 2012 Championship League paid £180,100.

Where to next

Every edition is on the Championship League prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2011. The edition before was the 2010 Championship League. The one after was the 2012 Championship League.