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SNOOKER · 2016-11-05 · GUANGZHOU, CHINA

2016 Evergrande China Championship snooker prize money

The 2016 Evergrande China Championship paid £650,000 to 16 players. John Higgins won £200,000. Stuart Bingham took £100,000 as runner-up.

TOTAL PAID£650k
WINNER£200k
PLAYERS PAID16
PAYOUT BANDS6

Every cheque

16 players paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each player at the 2016 Evergrande China Championship.
PLACE PLAYER NATION PRIZE MONEY
Winner John Higgins Scotland £200,000£200k
Runner-up Stuart Bingham England £100,000£100k
Semi-final Mark Allen Northern Ireland £50,000£50k
Semi-final Shaun Murphy England £50,000£50k
Quarter-final Ali Carter England £30,000£30k
Quarter-final Marco Fu Hong Kong £30,000£30k
Quarter-final Mark Selby England £30,000£30k
Quarter-final Michael Holt England £30,000£30k
Last 16 Anthony McGill Scotland £15,000£15k
Last 16 Ding Junhui China £15,000£15k
Last 16 Joe Perry England £15,000£15k
Last 16 Judd Trump England £15,000£15k
Last 16 Liang Wenbo China £15,000£15k
Last 16 Mark Williams Wales £15,000£15k
Last 16 Neil Robertson Australia £15,000£15k
Last 16 Ricky Walden England £15,000£15k
High break Shaun Murphy England £10,000£10k

How the money splits

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

Prize money bands at the 2016 Evergrande China Championship.
PLACE PLAYERS EACH BAND TOTAL
Winner 1 £200,000£200k £200,000£200k
Runner-up 1 £100,000£100k £100,000£100k
Semi-final 2 £50,000£50k £100,000£100k
Quarter-final 4 £30,000£30k £120,000£120k
Last 16 8 £15,000£15k £120,000£120k
High break 1 £10,000£10k £10,000£10k

Where the money went, band by band

Winner £200k
Runner-up £100k
Semi-final £100k
Quarter-final £120k
Last 16 £120k
High break £10k

The rest of 2016

Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2016

Frequently asked questions

How much did the winner of the 2016 Evergrande China Championship get?

John Higgins took £200,000.

How much did the runner-up get?

Stuart Bingham took £100,000, 50% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the 2016 Evergrande China Championship?

£650,000, paid to 16 players.

How does it compare with other years?

The 2017 Evergrande China Championship paid £700,000.

Where to next

Every edition is on the China Championship prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2016. The one after was the 2017 Evergrande China Championship.