SNOOKER · 2021-11-07 · MILTON KEYNES, ENGLAND
2021 BetVictor English Open snooker prize money
The 2021 BetVictor English Open paid £405,000 to 64 players. Neil Robertson won £70,000. John Higgins took £30,000 as runner-up.
TOTAL PAID£405k
WINNER£70k
PLAYERS PAID64
PAYOUT BANDS9
Every cheque
64 players paid, in finishing order
| PLACE | PLAYER | NATION | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Neil Robertson | Australia | £70,000£70k |
| Runner-up | John Higgins | Scotland | £30,000£30k |
| Semi-final | Mark King | England | £20,000£20k |
| Semi-final | Ronnie O'Sullivan | England | £20,000£20k |
| Quarter-final | Judd Trump | England | £10,000£10k |
| Quarter-final | Kyren Wilson | England | £10,000£10k |
| Quarter-final | Luca Brecel | Belgium | £10,000£10k |
| Quarter-final | Yan Bingtao | China | £10,000£10k |
| Last 16 | Ding Junhui | China | £7,500£8k |
| Last 16 | Fraser Patrick | Scotland | £7,500£8k |
| Last 16 | Jamie Clarke | Wales | £7,500£8k |
| Last 16 | Mark Davis | England | £7,500£8k |
| Last 16 | Mark Selby | England | £7,500£8k |
| Last 16 | Paul Deaville | England | £7,500£8k |
| Last 16 | Robbie Williams | England | £7,500£8k |
| Last 16 | Ross Muir | Scotland | £7,500£8k |
| Last 32 | Akani Songsermsawad | Thailand | £4,000£4k |
| Last 32 | Anthony Hamilton | England | £4,000£4k |
| Last 32 | Anthony McGill | Scotland | £4,000£4k |
| Last 32 | Barry Hawkins | England | £4,000£4k |
| Last 32 | Ben Woollaston | England | £4,000£4k |
| Last 32 | Chris Wakelin | England | £4,000£4k |
| Last 32 | David Gilbert | England | £4,000£4k |
| Last 32 | Fergal O'Brien | Ireland | £4,000£4k |
| Last 32 | Li Hang | China | £4,000£4k |
| Last 32 | Lu Ning | China | £4,000£4k |
| Last 32 | Martin Gould | England | £4,000£4k |
| Last 32 | Shaun Murphy | England | £4,000£4k |
| Last 32 | Steven Hallworth | England | £4,000£4k |
| Last 32 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thailand | £4,000£4k |
| Last 32 | Tom Ford | England | £4,000£4k |
| Last 32 | Zhao Xintong | China | £4,000£4k |
| Last 64 | Alexander Ursenbacher | Switzerland | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Ali Carter | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Ashley Carty | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Cao Yupeng | China | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Chang Bingyu | China | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Gary Wilson | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Gerard Greene | Northern Ireland | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Graeme Dott | Scotland | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Hossein Vafaei | Iran | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Jak Jones | Wales | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Jamie Wilson | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Jimmy Robertson | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Joe O'Connor | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Mark Joyce | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Martin O'Donnell | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Michael Georgiou | Cyprus | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Nigel Bond | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Oliver Lines | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Peter Devlin | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Ricky Walden | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Rory McLeod | Jamaica | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Scott Donaldson | Scotland | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Soheil Vahedi | Iran | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Stephen Hendry | Scotland | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Stuart Bingham | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Stuart Carrington | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Tian Pengfei | China | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Wu Yize | China | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Xiao Guodong | China | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Xu Si | China | £3,000£3k |
| Withdrew | Allan Taylor | England | £3,000£3k |
| Withdrew | James Cahill | England | £3,000£3k |
| High break | Barry Hawkins | England | £5,000£5k |
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 | £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 | £7,500£8k | £60,000£60k |
| Last 32 | 16 | £4,000£4k | £64,000£64k |
| Last 64 | 30 | £3,000£3k | £90,000£90k |
| Withdrew | 2 | £3,000£3k | £6,000£6k |
| High break | 1 | £5,000£5k | £5,000£5k |
Where the money went, band by band
The rest of 2021
Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2021
| TOURNAMENT | WINNER | PAID |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 Cazoo World Grand Prix | Ronnie O'Sullivan | £380,000£380k |
| 2021 BetVictor Scottish Open | Luca Brecel | £405,000£405k |
| 2021 Cazoo UK Championship | Zhao Xintong | £1,009,000£1.0m |
| 2021 Cazoo Champion Of Champions | Judd Trump | £440,000£440k |
| 2021 BetVictor Northern Ireland Open | Mark Allen | £405,000£405k |
| 2021 Matchroom.live British Open | Mark Williams | £470,000£470k |
| 2021 BetVictor Championship League | David Gilbert | £328,000£328k |
| 2021 Betfred World Championship | Mark Selby | £2,395,000£2.4m |
| 2021 Championship League | Kyren Wilson | £182,700£183k |
| 2021 Cazoo Tour Championship | Neil Robertson | £380,000£380k |
| 2021 WST Pro Series | Mark Williams | £420,500£421k |
| 2021 Gibraltar Open | Judd Trump | £251,000£251k |
| 2021 Players Championship | John Higgins | £385,000£385k |
| 2021 Welsh Open | Jordan Brown | £405,000£405k |
| 2021 Snooker Shoot Out | Ryan Day | £171,000£171k |
| 2021 German Masters | Judd Trump | £400,000£400k |
| 2021 Masters | Yan Bingtao | £725,000£725k |
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner of the 2021 BetVictor English Open get?
Neil Robertson took £70,000.
How much did the runner-up get?
John Higgins took £30,000, 43% of the winner's cheque.
What was the total prize money at the 2021 BetVictor English Open?
£405,000, paid to 64 players.
How does it compare with other years?
The 2020 English Open paid £405,000, and the 2022 BetVictor English Open paid £424,000.
Where to next
Every edition is on the English Open prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2021. The edition before was the 2020 English Open. The one after was the 2022 BetVictor English Open.