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SNOOKER · 2005-04-03 · BEIJING, CHINA

2005 China Open snooker prize money

The 2005 China Open paid £173,000 to 64 players. Stephen Hendry took £15,000 as runner-up.

TOTAL PAID£173k
WINNER-
PLAYERS PAID64
PAYOUT BANDS10

Every cheque

64 players paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each player at the 2005 China Open.
PLACE PLAYER NATION PRIZE MONEY
Runner-up Stephen Hendry Scotland £15,000£15k
Semi-final Alan McManus Scotland £7,500£8k
Semi-final Ken Doherty Ireland £7,500£8k
Quarter-final Marco Fu Hong Kong £5,600£6k
Quarter-final Mark Williams Wales £5,600£6k
Quarter-final Paul Hunter England £5,600£6k
Quarter-final Ricky Walden England £5,600£6k
Last 16 Adrian Gunnell England £4,000£4k
Last 16 Dave Harold England £4,000£4k
Last 16 Jimmy White England £4,000£4k
Last 16 John Higgins Scotland £4,000£4k
Last 16 Ryan Day Wales £4,000£4k
Last 16 Stephen Lee England £4,000£4k
Last 16 Steve Davis England £4,000£4k
Last 16 Stuart Bingham England £4,000£4k
Last 32 Ali Carter England £2,500£3k
Last 32 Anthony Hamilton England £2,500£3k
Last 32 Barry Pinches England £2,500£3k
Last 32 Chris Small Scotland £2,500£3k
Last 32 David Gray England £2,500£3k
Last 32 Graeme Dott Scotland £2,500£3k
Last 32 Matthew Stevens Wales £2,500£3k
Last 32 Michael Holt England £2,500£3k
Last 32 Peter Ebdon England £2,500£3k
Last 32 Quinten Hann Australia £2,500£3k
Last 32 Robert Milkins England £2,500£3k
Last 32 Tom Ford England £2,500£3k
Last 48 Darren Morgan Wales £1,625£2k
Last 48 Dominic Dale Wales £1,625£2k
Last 48 Drew Henry Scotland £1,625£2k
Last 48 Fergal O'Brien Ireland £1,625£2k
Last 48 Ian McCulloch England £1,625£2k
Last 48 Jamie Burnett Scotland £1,625£2k
Last 48 Joe Perry England £1,625£2k
Last 48 Joe Swail Northern Ireland £1,625£2k
Last 48 John Parrott England £1,625£2k
Last 48 Mark King England £1,625£2k
Last 48 Mark Selby England £1,625£2k
Last 48 Paul Davies Wales £1,625£2k
Last 48 Sean O'Neill Northern Ireland £1,625£2k
Last 48 Shaun Murphy England £1,625£2k
Last 48 Stephen Maguire Scotland £1,625£2k
Last 48 Tony Drago Malta £1,625£2k
Wildcard Jimmy Michie England £2,500£3k
Wildcard Nigel Bond England £2,500£3k
Last 64 Andy Hicks England £1,100£1k
Last 64 Anthony Davies Wales £1,100£1k
Last 64 Barry Hawkins England £1,100£1k
Last 64 Brian Morgan England £1,100£1k
Last 64 Gary Wilkinson England £1,100£1k
Last 64 Gary Wilson England £1,100£1k
Last 64 James Wattana Thailand £1,100£1k
Last 64 Lee Walker Wales £1,100£1k
Last 64 Marcus Campbell Scotland £1,100£1k
Last 64 Michael Judge Ireland £1,100£1k
Last 64 Neil Robertson Australia £1,100£1k
Last 64 Nick Dyson England £1,100£1k
Last 64 Patrick Wallace Northern Ireland £1,100£1k
Last 64 Robin Hull Finland £1,100£1k
Last 64 Rod Lawler England £1,100£1k
Last 64 Stuart Pettman England £1,100£1k
Wildcard Mark Davis England £2,500£3k
Wildcard Gerard Greene Northern Ireland £2,500£3k
Wildcard Jin Long China £2,500£3k
High break Paul Hunter England £2,000£2k
High break Anthony Hamilton 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 2005 China Open.
PLACE PLAYERS EACH BAND TOTAL
Runner-up 1 £15,000£15k £15,000£15k
Semi-final 2 £7,500£8k £15,000£15k
Quarter-final 4 £5,600£6k £22,400£22k
Last 16 8 £4,000£4k £32,000£32k
Last 32 12 £2,500£3k £30,000£30k
Last 48 16 £1,625£2k £26,000£26k
Wildcard 5 £2,500£3k £12,500£13k
Last 64 16 £1,100£1k £17,600£18k
High break 1 £2,000£2k £2,000£2k
High break 1 £500£500 £500£500

Where the money went, band by band

Runner-up £15k
Semi-final £15k
Quarter-final £22k
Last 16 £32k
Last 32 £30k
Last 48 £26k
Wildcard £13k
Last 64 £18k
High break £2,000
High break £500

The rest of 2005

Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2005

Frequently asked questions

How much did the runner-up get?

Stephen Hendry took £15,000.

What was the total prize money at the 2005 China Open?

£173,000, paid to 64 players.

How does it compare with other years?

The 2002 China Open paid £450,800, and the 2006 Star Dragon Woods Villa Cup China Open paid £197,250.

Where to next

Every edition is on the China Open prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2005. The edition before was the 2002 China Open. The one after was the 2006 Star Dragon Woods Villa Cup China Open.