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SNOOKER · 2016-04-03 · BEIJING, CHINA

2016 China Open snooker prize money

The 2016 China Open paid £526,000 to 68 players. Judd Trump won £85,000. Ricky Walden took £35,000 as runner-up.

TOTAL PAID£526k
WINNER£85k
PLAYERS PAID68
PAYOUT BANDS10

Every cheque

68 players paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each player at the 2016 China Open.
PLACE PLAYER NATION PRIZE MONEY
Winner Judd Trump England £85,000£85k
Runner-up Ricky Walden England £35,000£35k
Semi-final John Higgins Scotland £21,000£21k
Semi-final Stephen Maguire Scotland £21,000£21k
Quarter-final Alfie Burden England £12,500£13k
Quarter-final Mark King England £12,500£13k
Quarter-final Noppon Saengkham Thailand £12,500£13k
Quarter-final Stuart Bingham England £12,500£13k
Last 16 David Gilbert England £8,000£8k
Last 16 Dominic Dale Wales £8,000£8k
Last 16 Graeme Dott Scotland £8,000£8k
Last 16 Marco Fu Hong Kong £8,000£8k
Last 16 Martin O'Donnell England £8,000£8k
Last 16 Rod Lawler England £8,000£8k
Last 16 Rory McLeod Jamaica £8,000£8k
Last 16 Tian Pengfei China £8,000£8k
Last 32 Ben Woollaston England £6,500£7k
Last 32 Darryl Hill Isle of Man £6,500£7k
Last 32 Ian Burns England £6,500£7k
Last 32 Jack Lisowski England £6,500£7k
Last 32 Jimmy Robertson England £6,500£7k
Last 32 Kyren Wilson England £6,500£7k
Last 32 Lee Walker Wales £6,500£7k
Last 32 Mark Joyce England £6,500£7k
Last 32 Matthew Selt England £6,500£7k
Last 32 Michael Holt England £6,500£7k
Last 32 Mike Dunn England £6,500£7k
Last 32 Rhys Clark Scotland £6,500£7k
Last 32 Robert Milkins England £6,500£7k
Last 32 Ryan Day Wales £6,500£7k
Last 32 Shaun Murphy England £6,500£7k
Last 32 Yuan Sijun China £6,500£7k
Last 64 Alan McManus Scotland £4,000£4k
Last 64 Ali Carter England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Anthony McGill Scotland £4,000£4k
Last 64 Barry Hawkins England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Chris Wakelin England £4,000£4k
Last 64 David Grace England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Dechawat Poomjaeng Thailand £4,000£4k
Last 64 Gary Wilson England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Gerard Greene Northern Ireland £4,000£4k
Last 64 James Wattana Thailand £4,000£4k
Last 64 Jamie Jones Wales £4,000£4k
Last 64 Joe Perry England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Joe Swail Northern Ireland £4,000£4k
Last 64 Li Hang China £4,000£4k
Last 64 Luca Brecel Belgium £4,000£4k
Last 64 Mark Davis England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Martin Gould England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Matthew Stevens Wales £4,000£4k
Last 64 Michael White Wales £4,000£4k
Last 64 Mitchell Mann England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Neil Robertson Australia £4,000£4k
Last 64 Nigel Bond England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Peter Ebdon England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Peter Lines England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Ross Muir Scotland £4,000£4k
Last 64 Sam Baird England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Tom Ford England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Yu Delu China £4,000£4k
Last 64 Zhou Yuelong China £4,000£4k
Wildcard Andrew Higginson England £4,000£4k
Wildcard Guan Zhen China £4,000£4k
Wildcard Niu Zhuang China £4,000£4k
Wildcard Wang Yuchen China £4,000£4k
Withdrew Stuart Carrington England £4,000£4k
Withdrew Robin Hull Finland £4,000£4k
Withdrew Adam Duffy England £4,000£4k
High break Stuart Bingham England £2,000£2k

How the money splits

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

Prize money bands at the 2016 China Open.
PLACE PLAYERS EACH BAND TOTAL
Winner 1 £85,000£85k £85,000£85k
Runner-up 1 £35,000£35k £35,000£35k
Semi-final 2 £21,000£21k £42,000£42k
Quarter-final 4 £12,500£13k £50,000£50k
Last 16 8 £8,000£8k £64,000£64k
Last 32 16 £6,500£7k £104,000£104k
Last 64 29 £4,000£4k £116,000£116k
Wildcard 4 £4,000£4k £16,000£16k
Withdrew 3 £4,000£4k £12,000£12k
High break 1 £2,000£2k £2,000£2k

Where the money went, band by band

Winner £85k
Runner-up £35k
Semi-final £42k
Quarter-final £50k
Last 16 £64k
Last 32 £104k
Last 64 £116k
Wildcard £16k
Withdrew £12k
High break £2,000

The rest of 2016

Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2016

Other snooker tournaments in 2016.
TOURNAMENT WINNER PAID
2016 Coral Scottish Open Marco Fu £366,000£366k
2016 Betway UK Championship Mark Selby £855,000£855k
2016 Coral Northern Ireland Open Mark King £376,000£376k
2016 Champion Of Champions John Higgins £300,000£300k
2016 Evergrande China Championship John Higgins £650,000£650k
2016 International Championship Mark Selby £673,000£673k
2016 Coral English Open Liang Wenbo £376,000£376k
2016 European Masters Judd Trump £274,934£275k
2016 Shanghai Masters Ding Junhui £476,200£476k
2016 Sangsom 6-Reds World Championship Ding Junhui £143,992£144k
2016 Paul Hunter Classic Mark Selby £132,700£133k
2016 World Open Ali Carter £528,000£528k
2016 Indian Open Anthony McGill £300,000£300k
2016 Kaspersky Riga Masters Neil Robertson £150,000£150k
2016 Betfred World Championship Mark Selby £1,500,100£1.5m
2016 Ladbrokes Players Championship Grand Final Mark Allen £350,000£350k
2016 Ladbrokes World Grand Prix Shaun Murphy £300,000£300k
2016 Championship League Judd Trump £179,700£180k
2016 Kreativ Dental European Tour - Event 6 Mark Selby £93,750£94k
2016 BetVictor Welsh Open Ronnie O'Sullivan £334,000£334k
2016 Coral Snooker Shoot Out Robin Hull £130,000£130k
2016 918.com German Masters Martin Gould £275,250£275k
2016 888Sport World Seniors Championship Mark Davis £50,000£50k
2016 Dafabet Masters Ronnie O'Sullivan £600,000£600k

Frequently asked questions

How much did the winner of the 2016 China Open get?

Judd Trump took £85,000.

How much did the runner-up get?

Ricky Walden took £35,000, 41% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the 2016 China Open?

£526,000, paid to 68 players.

How does it compare with other years?

The 2015 Baic Motor China Open paid £478,000, and the 2017 China Open paid £548,000.

Where to next

Every edition is on the China Open prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2016. The edition before was the 2015 Baic Motor China Open. The one after was the 2017 China Open.