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SNOOKER · 2018-09-30 · GUANGZHOU, CHINA

2018 China Championship snooker prize money

The 2018 China Championship paid £725,000 to 64 players. Mark Selby won £150,000. John Higgins took £75,000 as runner-up.

TOTAL PAID£725k
WINNER£150k
PLAYERS PAID64
PAYOUT BANDS9

Every cheque

64 players paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each player at the 2018 China Championship.
PLACE PLAYER NATION PRIZE MONEY
Winner Mark Selby England £150,000£150k
Runner-up John Higgins Scotland £75,000£75k
Semi-final Lyu Haotian China £32,000£32k
Semi-final Zhao Xintong China £32,000£32k
Quarter-final Barry Hawkins England £20,000£20k
Quarter-final Judd Trump England £20,000£20k
Quarter-final Martin O'Donnell England £20,000£20k
Quarter-final Yuan Sijun China £20,000£20k
Last 16 Graeme Dott Scotland £13,000£13k
Last 16 Hossein Vafaei Iran £13,000£13k
Last 16 Liang Wenbo China £13,000£13k
Last 16 Mark King England £13,000£13k
Last 16 Mark Williams Wales £13,000£13k
Last 16 Scott Donaldson Scotland £13,000£13k
Last 16 Shaun Murphy England £13,000£13k
Last 16 Yan Bingtao China £13,000£13k
Last 32 Chang Bingyu China £7,500£8k
Last 32 Ding Junhui China £7,500£8k
Last 32 Fergal O'Brien Ireland £7,500£8k
Last 32 Gary Wilson England £7,500£8k
Last 32 Jack Lisowski England £7,500£8k
Last 32 Jamie Jones Wales £7,500£8k
Last 32 Joe Perry England £7,500£8k
Last 32 Mark Allen Northern Ireland £7,500£8k
Last 32 Mei Xiwen China £7,500£8k
Last 32 Neil Robertson Australia £7,500£8k
Last 32 Noppon Saengkham Thailand £7,500£8k
Last 32 Ryan Day Wales £7,500£8k
Last 32 Stuart Bingham England £7,500£8k
Last 32 Tom Ford England £7,500£8k
Last 32 Xiao Guodong China £7,500£8k
Last 32 Zhang Anda China £7,500£8k
Last 64 Akani Songsermsawad Thailand £4,000£4k
Last 64 Alexander Ursenbacher Switzerland £4,000£4k
Last 64 Ali Carter England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Allan Taylor England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Anthony Hamilton England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Anthony McGill Scotland £4,000£4k
Last 64 Ashley Carty England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Chris Wakelin England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Daniel Wells Wales £4,000£4k
Last 64 David Gilbert England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Gerard Greene Northern Ireland £4,000£4k
Last 64 John Astley England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Ken Doherty Ireland £4,000£4k
Last 64 Kurt Maflin Norway £4,000£4k
Last 64 Liam Highfield England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Luca Brecel Belgium £4,000£4k
Last 64 Luo Honghao China £4,000£4k
Last 64 Marco Fu Hong Kong £4,000£4k
Last 64 Mark Davis England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Mark Joyce England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Matthew Selt England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Michael White Wales £4,000£4k
Last 64 Mike Dunn England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Nigel Bond England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Peter Ebdon England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Rhys Clark Scotland £4,000£4k
Last 64 Robert Milkins England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Sam Craigie England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Stephen Maguire Scotland £4,000£4k
Last 64 Stuart Carrington England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Xu Si China £4,000£4k
Withdrew Kyren Wilson England £4,000£4k
High break Ali Carter England £4,000£4k

How the money splits

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

Prize money bands at the 2018 China Championship.
PLACE PLAYERS EACH BAND TOTAL
Winner 1 £150,000£150k £150,000£150k
Runner-up 1 £75,000£75k £75,000£75k
Semi-final 2 £32,000£32k £64,000£64k
Quarter-final 4 £20,000£20k £80,000£80k
Last 16 8 £13,000£13k £104,000£104k
Last 32 16 £7,500£8k £120,000£120k
Last 64 31 £4,000£4k £124,000£124k
Withdrew 1 £4,000£4k £4,000£4k
High break 1 £4,000£4k £4,000£4k

Where the money went, band by band

Winner £150k
Runner-up £75k
Semi-final £64k
Quarter-final £80k
Last 16 £104k
Last 32 £120k
Last 64 £124k
Withdrew £4,000
High break £4,000

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 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 Championship League John Higgins £180,300£180k
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 China Championship get?

Mark Selby took £150,000.

How much did the runner-up get?

John Higgins took £75,000, 50% of the winner's cheque.

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

£725,000, paid to 64 players.

How does it compare with other years?

The 2017 Evergrande China Championship paid £700,000, and the 2019 China Championship paid £751,000.

Where to next

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