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SNOOKER · 2017-10-22 · BARNSLEY, ENGLAND

2017 English Open snooker prize money

The 2017 English Open paid £408,500 to 66 players. Ronnie O'Sullivan won £70,000. Kyren Wilson took £30,000 as runner-up.

TOTAL PAID£409k
WINNER£70k
PLAYERS PAID66
PAYOUT BANDS9

Every cheque

66 players paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each player at the 2017 English Open.
PLACE PLAYER NATION PRIZE MONEY
Winner Ronnie O'Sullivan England £70,000£70k
Runner-up Kyren Wilson England £30,000£30k
Semi-final Alexander Ursenbacher Switzerland £20,000£20k
Semi-final Anthony McGill Scotland £20,000£20k
Quarter-final Hossein Vafaei Iran £10,000£10k
Quarter-final Jack Lisowski England £10,000£10k
Quarter-final Michael White Wales £10,000£10k
Quarter-final Neil Robertson Australia £10,000£10k
Last 16 Aditya Mehta India £6,000£6k
Last 16 Andrew Higginson England £6,000£6k
Last 16 James Wattana Thailand £6,000£6k
Last 16 John Higgins Scotland £6,000£6k
Last 16 Judd Trump England £6,000£6k
Last 16 Shaun Murphy England £6,000£6k
Last 16 Xiao Guodong China £6,000£6k
Last 16 Yan Bingtao China £6,000£6k
Last 32 Akani Songsermsawad Thailand £3,500£4k
Last 32 Ben Woollaston England £3,500£4k
Last 32 Chen Zifan China £3,500£4k
Last 32 Hammad Miah England £3,500£4k
Last 32 Jimmy Robertson England £3,500£4k
Last 32 Liam Highfield England £3,500£4k
Last 32 Liang Wenbo China £3,500£4k
Last 32 Mark Selby England £3,500£4k
Last 32 Mark Williams Wales £3,500£4k
Last 32 Matthew Stevens Wales £3,500£4k
Last 32 Robert Milkins England £3,500£4k
Last 32 Stuart Bingham England £3,500£4k
Last 32 Stuart Carrington England £3,500£4k
Last 32 Thor Chuan Leong Malaysia £3,500£4k
Last 32 Yuan Sijun China £3,500£4k
Last 32 Zhang Yong China £3,500£4k
Last 64 Ali Carter England £2,500£3k
Last 64 Ashley Hugill England £2,500£3k
Last 64 Barry Hawkins England £2,500£3k
Last 64 Cao Yupeng China £2,500£3k
Last 64 Craig Steadman England £2,500£3k
Last 64 Daniel Wells Wales £2,500£3k
Last 64 David Gilbert England £2,500£3k
Last 64 Ding Junhui China £2,500£3k
Last 64 Fang Xiongman China £2,500£3k
Last 64 Gary Wilson England £2,500£3k
Last 64 Gerard Greene Northern Ireland £2,500£3k
Last 64 Ian Preece Wales £2,500£3k
Last 64 Jamie Jones Wales £2,500£3k
Last 64 Joe Swail Northern Ireland £2,500£3k
Last 64 John Astley England £2,500£3k
Last 64 Li Hang China £2,500£3k
Last 64 Li Yuan China £2,500£3k
Last 64 Luca Brecel Belgium £2,500£3k
Last 64 Lyu Haotian China £2,500£3k
Last 64 Mark Allen Northern Ireland £2,500£3k
Last 64 Mark Davis England £2,500£3k
Last 64 Mark Joyce England £2,500£3k
Last 64 Matthew Selt England £2,500£3k
Last 64 Mike Dunn England £2,500£3k
Last 64 Mitchell Mann England £2,500£3k
Last 64 Rhys Clark Scotland £2,500£3k
Last 64 Ricky Walden England £2,500£3k
Last 64 Ross Muir Scotland £2,500£3k
Last 64 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Thailand £2,500£3k
Last 64 Tian Pengfei China £2,500£3k
Last 64 Tom Ford England £2,500£3k
Last 64 Zhao Xintong China £2,500£3k
Last 128 Allan Taylor England £1,250£1k
Last 128 Zhang Anda China £1,250£1k
High break Liang Wenbo China £42,000£42k

How the money splits

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

Prize money bands at the 2017 English Open.
PLACE PLAYERS EACH BAND TOTAL
Winner 1 £70,000£70k £70,000£70k
Runner-up 1 £30,000£30k £30,000£30k
Semi-final 2 £20,000£20k £40,000£40k
Quarter-final 4 £10,000£10k £40,000£40k
Last 16 8 £6,000£6k £48,000£48k
Last 32 16 £3,500£4k £56,000£56k
Last 64 32 £2,500£3k £80,000£80k
Last 128 2 £1,250£1k £2,500£3k
High break 1 £42,000£42k £42,000£42k

Where the money went, band by band

Winner £70k
Runner-up £30k
Semi-final £40k
Quarter-final £40k
Last 16 £48k
Last 32 £56k
Last 64 £80k
Last 128 £2,500
High break £42k

The rest of 2017

Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2017

Other snooker tournaments in 2017.
TOURNAMENT WINNER PAID
2017 Scottish Open Neil Robertson £387,250£387k
2017 Betway UK Championship Ronnie O'Sullivan £850,000£850k
2017 Northern Ireland Open Mark Williams £366,000£366k
2017 Shanghai Masters Ronnie O'Sullivan £704,000£704k
2017 Champion Of Champions Shaun Murphy £370,000£370k
2017 OPPO International Championship Mark Selby £755,000£755k
2017 European Masters Judd Trump £366,500£367k
2017 World Open Ding Junhui £700,000£700k
2017 Indian Open John Higgins £323,000£323k
2017 Sangsom 6-Reds World Championship Mark Williams £230,000£230k
2017 Paul Hunter Classic Michael White £100,000£100k
2017 Evergrande China Championship Luca Brecel £700,000£700k
2017 Hong Kong Masters Neil Robertson £315,000£315k
2017 Kaspersky Riga Masters Ryan Day £227,000£227k
2017 Betfred World Championship Mark Selby £1,751,000£1.8m
2017 China Open Mark Selby £548,000£548k
2017 Ladbrokes Players Championship Judd Trump £380,000£380k
2017 Gibraltar Open Shaun Murphy £93,750£94k
2017 Championship League John Higgins £181,800£182k
2017 Coral Snooker Shoot Out Anthony McGill £146,000£146k
2017 Coral Welsh Open Stuart Bingham £366,000£366k
2017 World Grand Prix Barry Hawkins £375,000£375k
2017 F66.com German Masters Anthony Hamilton £286,250£286k
2017 Dafabet Masters Ronnie O'Sullivan £600,000£600k

Frequently asked questions

How much did the winner of the 2017 English Open get?

Ronnie O'Sullivan took £70,000.

How much did the runner-up get?

Kyren Wilson took £30,000, 43% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the 2017 English Open?

£408,500, paid to 66 players.

How does it compare with other years?

The 2016 Coral English Open paid £376,000, and the 2018 English Open paid £381,000.

Where to next

Every edition is on the English Open prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2017. The edition before was the 2016 Coral English Open. The one after was the 2018 English Open.