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SNOOKER · 2018-04-08 · BEIJING, CHINA

2018 China Open snooker prize money

The 2018 China Open paid £1,040,000 to 66 players. Mark Selby won £225,000. Barry Hawkins took £90,000 as runner-up.

TOTAL PAID£1.0m
WINNER£225k
PLAYERS PAID66
PAYOUT BANDS9

Every cheque

66 players paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each player at the 2018 China Open.
PLACE PLAYER NATION PRIZE MONEY
Winner Mark Selby England £225,000£225k
Runner-up Barry Hawkins England £90,000£90k
Semi-final Kyren Wilson England £45,000£45k
Semi-final Neil Robertson Australia £45,000£45k
Quarter-final Jack Lisowski England £27,000£27k
Quarter-final Mark Williams Wales £27,000£27k
Quarter-final Stuart Bingham England £27,000£27k
Quarter-final Tom Ford England £27,000£27k
Last 16 Cao Yupeng China £18,000£18k
Last 16 Ding Junhui China £18,000£18k
Last 16 Gary Wilson England £18,000£18k
Last 16 Graeme Dott Scotland £18,000£18k
Last 16 Luo Honghao China £18,000£18k
Last 16 Lyu Haotian China £18,000£18k
Last 16 Mark Allen Northern Ireland £18,000£18k
Last 16 Zhou Yuelong China £18,000£18k
Last 32 Ben Woollaston England £11,000£11k
Last 32 Chris Wakelin England £11,000£11k
Last 32 David Gilbert England £11,000£11k
Last 32 Duane Jones Wales £11,000£11k
Last 32 Elliot Slessor England £11,000£11k
Last 32 Fergal O'Brien Ireland £11,000£11k
Last 32 Jak Jones Wales £11,000£11k
Last 32 Joe Perry England £11,000£11k
Last 32 John Higgins Scotland £11,000£11k
Last 32 Mark King England £11,000£11k
Last 32 Michael Holt England £11,000£11k
Last 32 Michael White Wales £11,000£11k
Last 32 Ricky Walden England £11,000£11k
Last 32 Sam Craigie England £11,000£11k
Last 32 Xiao Guodong China £11,000£11k
Last 32 Yan Bingtao China £11,000£11k
Last 64 Ali Carter England £5,000£5k
Last 64 Andrew Higginson England £5,000£5k
Last 64 Anthony Hamilton England £5,000£5k
Last 64 Anthony McGill Scotland £5,000£5k
Last 64 Chen Zhe China £5,000£5k
Last 64 Chris Totten Scotland £5,000£5k
Last 64 Craig Steadman England £5,000£5k
Last 64 Hamza Akbar Pakistan £5,000£5k
Last 64 Jimmy Robertson England £5,000£5k
Last 64 Kurt Maflin Norway £5,000£5k
Last 64 Lee Walker Wales £5,000£5k
Last 64 Liam Highfield England £5,000£5k
Last 64 Liang Wenbo China £5,000£5k
Last 64 Luca Brecel Belgium £5,000£5k
Last 64 Mark Davis England £5,000£5k
Last 64 Mark Joyce England £5,000£5k
Last 64 Martin Gould England £5,000£5k
Last 64 Martin O'Donnell England £5,000£5k
Last 64 Matthew Stevens Wales £5,000£5k
Last 64 Mike Dunn England £5,000£5k
Last 64 Nigel Bond England £5,000£5k
Last 64 Noppon Saengkham Thailand £5,000£5k
Last 64 Paul Davison England £5,000£5k
Last 64 Peter Ebdon England £5,000£5k
Last 64 Robbie Williams England £5,000£5k
Last 64 Ronnie O'Sullivan England £5,000£5k
Last 64 Sam Baird England £5,000£5k
Last 64 Scott Donaldson Scotland £5,000£5k
Last 64 Shaun Murphy England £5,000£5k
Last 64 Stephen Maguire Scotland £5,000£5k
Last 64 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Thailand £5,000£5k
Last 64 Yuan Sijun China £5,000£5k
Last 128 Chang Bingyu China £2,500£3k
Last 128 Chen Feilong China £2,500£3k
High break Ronnie O'Sullivan England £21,000£21k
High break Stuart Bingham England £21,000£21k

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 Open.
PLACE PLAYERS EACH BAND TOTAL
Winner 1 £225,000£225k £225,000£225k
Runner-up 1 £90,000£90k £90,000£90k
Semi-final 2 £45,000£45k £90,000£90k
Quarter-final 4 £27,000£27k £108,000£108k
Last 16 8 £18,000£18k £144,000£144k
Last 32 16 £11,000£11k £176,000£176k
Last 64 32 £5,000£5k £160,000£160k
Last 128 2 £2,500£3k £5,000£5k
High break 2 £21,000£21k £42,000£42k

Where the money went, band by band

Winner £225k
Runner-up £90k
Semi-final £90k
Quarter-final £108k
Last 16 £144k
Last 32 £176k
Last 64 £160k
Last 128 £5,000
High break £42k

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 China Championship Mark Selby £725,000£725k
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 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 Open get?

Mark Selby took £225,000.

How much did the runner-up get?

Barry Hawkins took £90,000, 40% of the winner's cheque.

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

£1,040,000, paid to 66 players.

How does it compare with other years?

The 2017 China Open paid £548,000, and the 2019 China Open paid £1,020,000.

Where to next

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