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SNOOKER · 2018-03-29 · COVENTRY, ENGLAND

2018 Championship League snooker prize money

The 2018 Championship League paid £180,300 to 30 players. John Higgins won £21,400. Zhou Yuelong took £15,700 as runner-up.

TOTAL PAID£180k
WINNER£21k
PLAYERS PAID30
PAYOUT BANDS32

Every cheque

30 players paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each player at the 2018 Championship League.
PLACE PLAYER NATION PRIZE MONEY
Winner John Higgins Scotland £21,400£21k
Runner-up Zhou Yuelong China £15,700£16k
Semi-final Ali Carter England £13,200£13k
Semi-final Mark Selby England £12,300£12k
Winners Group Kyren Wilson England £12,000£12k
Group 4 - Semi-final Barry Hawkins England £10,800£11k
Group 7 - Semi-final Ricky Walden England £9,200£9k
Group 7 - Semi-final Jimmy Robertson England £2,800£3k
Winners Group Martin Gould England £8,600£9k
Winners Group Mark Williams Wales £7,900£8k
Group 7 - Final Judd Trump England £15,200£15k
Group 7 Dominic Dale Wales £1,100£1k
Group 7 Robert Milkins England £800£800
Group 7 Luca Brecel Belgium £700£700
Group 6 Ben Woollaston England £3,500£4k
Group 6 Li Hang China £3,000£3k
Group 6 Graeme Dott Scotland £1,300£1k
Group 6 Michael White Wales £800£800
Group 5 Joe Perry England £900£900
Group 5 David Gilbert England £400£400
Group 4 - Final Shaun Murphy England £4,400£4k
Group 4 Tom Ford England £3,800£4k
Group 4 Liang Wenbo China £1,000£1k
Group 3 Anthony Hamilton England £7,000£7k
Group 3 Ryan Day Wales £5,800£6k
Group 2 Stephen Maguire Scotland £3,800£4k
Group 1 Mark King England £1,400£1k
Group 1 Michael Holt England £1,000£1k
Withdrew Mark Allen Northern Ireland £4,800£5k
Withdrew Neil Robertson Australia £1,200£1k
High break Zhou Yuelong China £1,000£1k
High break Kyren Wilson England £500£500
High break Liang Wenbo China £500£500
High break Luca Brecel Belgium £500£500
High break Mark Williams Wales £500£500
High break Martin Gould England £500£500
High break Neil Robertson Australia £500£500
High break Ryan Day Wales £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 2018 Championship League.
PLACE PLAYERS EACH BAND TOTAL
Winner 1 £21,400£21k £21,400£21k
Runner-up 1 £15,700£16k £15,700£16k
Semi-final 1 £13,200£13k £13,200£13k
Semi-final 1 £12,300£12k £12,300£12k
Winners Group 1 £12,000£12k £12,000£12k
Group 4 - Semi-final 1 £10,800£11k £10,800£11k
Group 7 - Semi-final 1 £9,200£9k £9,200£9k
Group 7 - Semi-final 1 £2,800£3k £2,800£3k
Winners Group 1 £8,600£9k £8,600£9k
Winners Group 1 £7,900£8k £7,900£8k
Group 7 - Final 1 £15,200£15k £15,200£15k
Group 7 1 £1,100£1k £1,100£1k
Group 7 1 £800£800 £800£800
Group 7 1 £700£700 £700£700
Group 6 1 £3,500£4k £3,500£4k
Group 6 1 £3,000£3k £3,000£3k
Group 6 1 £1,300£1k £1,300£1k
Group 6 1 £800£800 £800£800
Group 5 1 £900£900 £900£900
Group 5 1 £400£400 £400£400
Group 4 - Final 1 £4,400£4k £4,400£4k
Group 4 1 £3,800£4k £3,800£4k
Group 4 1 £1,000£1k £1,000£1k
Group 3 1 £7,000£7k £7,000£7k
Group 3 1 £5,800£6k £5,800£6k
Group 2 1 £3,800£4k £3,800£4k
Group 1 1 £1,400£1k £1,400£1k
Group 1 1 £1,000£1k £1,000£1k
Withdrew 1 £4,800£5k £4,800£5k
Withdrew 1 £1,200£1k £1,200£1k
High break 1 £1,000£1k £1,000£1k
High break 7 £500£500 £3,500£4k

Where the money went, band by band

Winner £21k
Runner-up £16k
Semi-final £13k
Semi-final £12k
Winners Group £12k
Group 4 - Semi-final £11k
Group 7 - Semi-final £9,200
Group 7 - Semi-final £2,800
Winners Group £8,600
Winners Group £7,900
Group 7 - Final £15k
Group 7 £1,100
Group 7 £800
Group 7 £700

The rest of 2018

Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2018

Other snooker tournaments in 2018.
TOURNAMENT WINNER PAID
2018 Scottish Open Mark Allen £386,000£386k
2018 Betway UK Championship Ronnie O'Sullivan £850,000£850k
2018 Northern Ireland Open Judd Trump £366,000£366k
2018 Champion Of Champions Ronnie O'Sullivan £370,000£370k
2018 International Championship Mark Allen £775,000£775k
2018 English Open Stuart Bingham £381,000£381k
2018 European Masters Jimmy Robertson £398,500£399k
2018 China Championship Mark Selby £725,000£725k
2018 Shanghai Masters Ronnie O'Sullivan £725,000£725k
2018 6-Reds World Championship Kyren Wilson £235,794£236k
2018 Paul Hunter Classic Kyren Wilson £120,000£120k
2018 World Open Mark Williams £735,000£735k
2018 Riga Masters Neil Robertson £259,000£259k
2018 Betfred World Championship Mark Williams £1,978,000£2.0m
2018 China Open Mark Selby £1,040,000£1.0m
2018 Ladbrokes Players Championship Ronnie O'Sullivan £380,000£380k
2018 Romanian Masters Ryan Day £176,800£177k
2018 Gibraltar Open Ryan Day £153,000£153k
2018 ManBetX Welsh Open John Higgins £367,250£367k
2018 World Grand Prix Ronnie O'Sullivan £375,000£375k
2018 Coral Snooker Shoot Out Michael Georgiou £145,750£146k
2018 German Masters Mark Williams £364,500£365k
2018 Masters Mark Allen £600,000£600k

Frequently asked questions

How much did the winner of the 2018 Championship League get?

John Higgins took £21,400.

How much did the runner-up get?

Zhou Yuelong took £15,700, 73% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the 2018 Championship League?

£180,300, paid to 30 players.

How does it compare with other years?

The 2017 Championship League paid £181,800, and the 2019 Championship League paid £177,800.

Where to next

Every edition is on the Championship League prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2018. The edition before was the 2017 Championship League. The one after was the 2019 Championship League.