SNOOKER · 2009-04-05 · BEIJING, CHINA
2009 Bank of Beijing China Open snooker prize money
The 2009 Bank of Beijing China Open paid £267,900 to 64 players. Peter Ebdon won £52,000. John Higgins took £25,000 as runner-up.
TOTAL PAID£268k
WINNER£52k
PLAYERS PAID64
PAYOUT BANDS12
Every cheque
64 players paid, in finishing order
| PLACE | PLAYER | NATION | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Peter Ebdon | England | £52,000£52k |
| Runner-up | John Higgins | Scotland | £25,000£25k |
| Semi-final | Ryan Day | Wales | £9,000£9k |
| Semi-final | Stuart Pettman | England | £9,000£9k |
| Quarter-final | Graeme Dott | Scotland | £5,775£6k |
| Quarter-final | Ronnie O'Sullivan | England | £5,775£6k |
| Quarter-final | Shaun Murphy | England | £5,775£6k |
| Quarter-final | Stephen Hendry | Scotland | £5,775£6k |
| Last 16 | Ali Carter | England | £5,000£5k |
| Last 16 | Dave Harold | England | £5,000£5k |
| Last 16 | Mark King | England | £5,000£5k |
| Last 16 | Mark Selby | England | £5,000£5k |
| Last 16 | Neil Robertson | Australia | £5,000£5k |
| Last 16 | Ricky Walden | England | £5,000£5k |
| Last 32 | Anthony Hamilton | England | £3,450£3k |
| Last 32 | Ding Junhui | China | £3,450£3k |
| Last 32 | Fergal O'Brien | Ireland | £3,450£3k |
| Last 32 | Gerard Greene | Northern Ireland | £3,450£3k |
| Last 32 | Jamie Cope | England | £3,450£3k |
| Last 32 | Joe Perry | England | £3,450£3k |
| Last 32 | Marco Fu | Hong Kong | £3,450£3k |
| Last 32 | Mark Allen | Northern Ireland | £3,450£3k |
| Last 32 | Mark Williams | Wales | £3,450£3k |
| Last 32 | Nigel Bond | England | £3,450£3k |
| Last 32 | Robert Milkins | England | £3,450£3k |
| Last 32 | Stephen Lee | England | £3,450£3k |
| Last 32 | Stephen Maguire | Scotland | £3,450£3k |
| Last 48 | Andrew Higginson | England | £2,050£2k |
| Last 48 | Barry Hawkins | England | £2,050£2k |
| Last 48 | Dominic Dale | Wales | £2,050£2k |
| Last 48 | Ian McCulloch | England | £2,050£2k |
| Last 48 | James McBain | Scotland | £2,050£2k |
| Last 48 | Jamie Burnett | Scotland | £2,050£2k |
| Last 48 | Jimmy Michie | England | £2,050£2k |
| Last 48 | Jin Long | China | £2,050£2k |
| Last 48 | Joe Swail | Northern Ireland | £2,050£2k |
| Last 48 | Ken Doherty | Ireland | £2,050£2k |
| Last 48 | Matthew Stevens | Wales | £2,050£2k |
| Last 48 | Michael Judge | Ireland | £2,050£2k |
| Last 48 | Mike Dunn | England | £2,050£2k |
| Last 48 | Patrick Wallace | Northern Ireland | £2,050£2k |
| Last 48 | Steve Davis | England | £2,050£2k |
| Last 48 | Stuart Bingham | England | £2,050£2k |
| Wildcard | Rod Lawler | England | £3,450£3k |
| Last 64 | Aditya Mehta | India | £1,400£1k |
| Last 64 | Adrian Gunnell | England | £1,400£1k |
| Last 64 | Alan McManus | Scotland | £1,400£1k |
| Last 64 | Andrew Norman | England | £1,400£1k |
| Last 64 | Andy Hicks | England | £1,400£1k |
| Last 64 | Andy Lee | England | £1,400£1k |
| Last 64 | Atthasit Mahitthi | Thailand | £1,400£1k |
| Last 64 | David Gilbert | England | £1,400£1k |
| Last 64 | Kuldesh Johal | England | £1,400£1k |
| Last 64 | Liang Wenbo | China | £1,400£1k |
| Last 64 | Marcus Campbell | Scotland | £1,400£1k |
| Last 64 | Martin Gould | England | £1,400£1k |
| Last 64 | Robert Stephen | Scotland | £1,400£1k |
| Last 64 | Rory McLeod | Jamaica | £1,400£1k |
| Last 64 | Scott MacKenzie | Scotland | £1,400£1k |
| Last 64 | Tom Ford | England | £1,400£1k |
| Wildcard | David Gray | England | £3,450£3k |
| Wildcard | Judd Trump | England | £3,450£3k |
| Wildcard | Michael Holt | England | £3,450£3k |
| Withdrew | John Parrott | England | £3,450£3k |
| High break | John Higgins | Scotland | £1,000£1k |
| High break | Ricky Walden | England | £1,000£1k |
| High break | Stuart Pettman | England | £500£500 |
How the money splits
Each finishing band, what it paid each player, and what it paid in all
| PLACE | PLAYERS | EACH | BAND TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1 | £52,000£52k | £52,000£52k |
| Runner-up | 1 | £25,000£25k | £25,000£25k |
| Semi-final | 2 | £9,000£9k | £18,000£18k |
| Quarter-final | 4 | £5,775£6k | £23,100£23k |
| Last 16 | 6 | £5,000£5k | £30,000£30k |
| Last 32 | 13 | £3,450£3k | £44,850£45k |
| Last 48 | 16 | £2,050£2k | £32,800£33k |
| Wildcard | 4 | £3,450£3k | £13,800£14k |
| Last 64 | 16 | £1,400£1k | £22,400£22k |
| Withdrew | 1 | £3,450£3k | £3,450£3k |
| High break | 2 | £1,000£1k | £2,000£2k |
| High break | 1 | £500£500 | £500£500 |
Where the money went, band by band
The rest of 2009
Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2009
| TOURNAMENT | WINNER | PAID |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 Pukka Pies UK Championship | Ding Junhui | £625,000£625k |
| 2009 PartyCasino.com Premier League | Shaun Murphy | £228,000£228k |
| 2009 Pro Challenge Series - Event 3 | Robert Milkins | £15,000£15k |
| 2009 Masters Qualifying Event | Rory McLeod | £3,600£4k |
| 2009 Grand Prix | Neil Robertson | £502,100£502k |
| 2009 Roewe Shanghai Masters | Ronnie O'Sullivan | £296,360£296k |
| 2009 Pro Challenge Series - Event 2 | Ken Doherty | £9,500£10k |
| 2009 Pro Challenge Series - Event 1 | Stephen Maguire | £15,000£15k |
| 2009 Wuzhou International Group Jiangsu Classic | Mark Allen | £88,000£88k |
| 2009 Betfred World Championship | John Higgins | £1,258,000£1.3m |
| 2009 Championship League | Judd Trump | £166,900£167k |
| 2009 Welsh Open | Ali Carter | £225,500£226k |
| 2009 Masters | Ronnie O'Sullivan | £482,000£482k |
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner of the 2009 Bank of Beijing China Open get?
Peter Ebdon took £52,000.
How much did the runner-up get?
John Higgins took £25,000, 48% of the winner's cheque.
What was the total prize money at the 2009 Bank of Beijing China Open?
£267,900, paid to 64 players.
How does it compare with other years?
The 2008 Honghe Industrial China Open paid £270,000, and the 2010 Sanyuan Foods China Open paid £318,270.
Where to next
Every edition is on the China Open prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2009. The edition before was the 2008 Honghe Industrial China Open. The one after was the 2010 Sanyuan Foods China Open.