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SNOOKER · 2001-12-01 · VALETTA, MALTA

2001 European Open snooker prize money

The 2001 European Open paid £250,000 to 96 players. Stephen Hendry won £44,000. Joe Perry took £22,000 as runner-up.

TOTAL PAID£250k
WINNER£44k
PLAYERS PAID96
PAYOUT BANDS12

Every cheque

96 players paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each player at the 2001 European Open.
PLACE PLAYER NATION PRIZE MONEY
Winner Stephen Hendry Scotland £44,000£44k
Runner-up Joe Perry England £22,000£22k
Semi-final Ken Doherty Ireland £11,000£11k
Semi-final Mark Williams Wales £11,000£11k
Quarter-final Billy Snaddon Scotland £6,800£7k
Quarter-final Jimmy White England £6,800£7k
Quarter-final Ronnie O'Sullivan England £6,800£7k
Quarter-final Stephen Lee England £6,800£7k
Last 16 Alan McManus Scotland £4,000£4k
Last 16 Fergal O'Brien Ireland £4,000£4k
Last 16 Graeme Dott Scotland £4,000£4k
Last 16 James Wattana Thailand £4,000£4k
Last 16 John Higgins Scotland £4,000£4k
Last 16 Matthew Stevens Wales £4,000£4k
Last 16 Michael Judge Ireland £4,000£4k
Last 16 Nigel Bond England £4,000£4k
Last 32 Alfie Burden England £2,600£3k
Last 32 Anthony Davies Wales £2,600£3k
Last 32 Craig Butler England £2,600£3k
Last 32 Dave Harold England £2,600£3k
Last 32 David Gray England £2,600£3k
Last 32 Dominic Dale Wales £2,600£3k
Last 32 Ian McCulloch England £2,600£3k
Last 32 Jamie Burnett Scotland £2,600£3k
Last 32 Joe Swail Northern Ireland £2,600£3k
Last 32 Mark Davis England £2,600£3k
Last 32 Mark King England £2,600£3k
Last 32 Paul Hunter England £2,600£3k
Last 32 Peter Ebdon England £2,600£3k
Last 32 Quinten Hann Australia £2,600£3k
Last 32 Robert Milkins England £2,600£3k
Last 32 Stephen Maguire Scotland £2,600£3k
Last 48 Andy Hicks England £1,450£1k
Last 48 Anthony Hamilton England £1,450£1k
Last 48 Barry Hawkins England £1,450£1k
Last 48 Barry Pinches England £1,450£1k
Last 48 Chris Small Scotland £1,450£1k
Last 48 Darren Morgan Wales £1,450£1k
Last 48 Drew Henry Scotland £1,450£1k
Last 48 Gary Ponting England £1,450£1k
Last 48 Jimmy Michie England £1,450£1k
Last 48 John Parrott England £1,450£1k
Last 48 Marco Fu Hong Kong £1,450£1k
Last 48 Matthew Couch England £1,450£1k
Last 48 Nick Walker England £1,450£1k
Last 48 Patrick Wallace Northern Ireland £1,450£1k
Last 48 Steve Davis England £1,450£1k
Last 48 Tony Drago Malta £1,450£1k
Last 64 Alain Robidoux Canada £1,050£1k
Last 64 Bradley Jones England £1,050£1k
Last 64 Brian Morgan England £1,050£1k
Last 64 David Finbow England £1,050£1k
Last 64 Gary Wilkinson England £1,050£1k
Last 64 Lee Walker Wales £1,050£1k
Last 64 Marcus Campbell Scotland £1,050£1k
Last 64 Mark Selby England £1,050£1k
Last 64 Michael Holt England £1,050£1k
Last 64 Neil Robertson Australia £1,050£1k
Last 64 Paul Davies Wales £1,050£1k
Last 64 Shokat Ali Pakistan £1,050£1k
Last 64 Stuart Bingham England £1,050£1k
Last 64 Stuart Pettman England £1,050£1k
Last 64 Terry Murphy Northern Ireland £1,050£1k
Last 64 Troy Shaw England £1,050£1k
Last 80 Ali Carter England £700£700
Last 80 Brian Salmon England £700£700
Last 80 David Roe England £700£700
Last 80 Euan Henderson Scotland £700£700
Last 80 Gerard Greene Northern Ireland £700£700
Last 80 Jason Ferguson England £700£700
Last 80 Jason Prince Northern Ireland £700£700
Last 80 John Read England £700£700
Last 80 Jonathan Birch England £700£700
Last 80 Mike Dunn England £700£700
Last 80 Nick Dyson England £700£700
Last 80 Paul Davison England £700£700
Last 80 Peter Lines England £700£700
Last 80 Robin Hull Finland £700£700
Last 80 Rod Lawler England £700£700
Last 80 Steve James England £700£700
Last 96 Adrian Gunnell England £375£375
Last 96 Alex Borg Malta £375£375
Last 96 Antony Bolsover England £375£375
Last 96 Atthasit Mahitthi Thailand £375£375
Last 96 Chris Mcbreen New Zealand £375£375
Last 96 David McDonnell Ireland £375£375
Last 96 Jason Wallace England £375£375
Last 96 Jeff Cundy England £375£375
Last 96 Luke Simmonds England £375£375
Last 96 Neal Foulds England £375£375
Last 96 Paul Wykes England £375£375
Last 96 Phaitoon Phonbun Thailand £375£375
Last 96 Sunit Vaswani England £375£375
Last 96 Tony Jones England £375£375
Last 96 Wayne Brown England £375£375
Last 96 Wayne Cooper England £375£375
High break Stephen Lee England £3,000£3k
High break Euan Henderson Scotland £1,000£1k

How the money splits

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

Prize money bands at the 2001 European Open.
PLACE PLAYERS EACH BAND TOTAL
Winner 1 £44,000£44k £44,000£44k
Runner-up 1 £22,000£22k £22,000£22k
Semi-final 2 £11,000£11k £22,000£22k
Quarter-final 4 £6,800£7k £27,200£27k
Last 16 8 £4,000£4k £32,000£32k
Last 32 16 £2,600£3k £41,600£42k
Last 48 16 £1,450£1k £23,200£23k
Last 64 16 £1,050£1k £16,800£17k
Last 80 16 £700£700 £11,200£11k
Last 96 16 £375£375 £6,000£6k
High break 1 £3,000£3k £3,000£3k
High break 1 £1,000£1k £1,000£1k

Where the money went, band by band

Winner £44k
Runner-up £22k
Semi-final £22k
Quarter-final £27k
Last 16 £32k
Last 32 £42k
Last 48 £23k
Last 64 £17k
Last 80 £11k
Last 96 £6,000
High break £3,000
High break £1,000

The rest of 2001

Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2001

Other snooker tournaments in 2001.
TOURNAMENT WINNER PAID
2001 UK Championship Ronnie O'Sullivan £755,250£755k
2001 Benson And Hedges Championship Ryan Day £41,700£42k
2001 LG Cup Stephen Lee £617,200£617k
2001 Stan James British Open John Higgins £670,250£670k
2001 Regal Scottish Masters John Higgins £187,000£187k
2001 Champions Cup John Higgins £200,000£200k
2001 Sportingbet.co.uk Premier League Ronnie O'Sullivan £150,000£150k
2001 Embassy World Championship Ronnie O'Sullivan £1,532,000£1.5m
2001 Regal Scottish Open Peter Ebdon £438,050£438k
2001 Irish Masters Ronnie O'Sullivan £153,340£153k
2001 Blue Eagle/Thai Airways Thailand Masters Ken Doherty £281,525£282k
2001 Rothmans Malta Grand Prix Stephen Hendry £36,000£36k
2001 Benson and Hedges Masters Paul Hunter £650,000£650k
2001 Regal Welsh Open Ken Doherty £440,200£440k

Snooker prize money in 2000

All 7 snooker tournaments we hold from 2000. The whole of 2000.

Snooker tournaments in 2000.
TOURNAMENT WINNER PAID
2000 China Open Ronnie O'Sullivan £311,080£311k
2000 Liverpool Victoria UK Championship John Higgins £542,780£543k
2000 Benson And Hedges Championship Shaun Murphy £38,850£39k
2000 Regal Scottish Masters Ronnie O'Sullivan £193,000£193k
2000 Grand Prix Mark Williams £426,350£426k
2000 British Open Peter Ebdon £438,300£438k
2000 Champions Cup Ronnie O'Sullivan £200,000£200k

Frequently asked questions

How much did the winner of the 2001 European Open get?

Stephen Hendry took £44,000.

How much did the runner-up get?

Joe Perry took £22,000, 50% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the 2001 European Open?

£250,000, paid to 96 players.

How does it compare with other years?

The 2003 European Open paid £250,000.

Where to next

Every edition is on the European Open prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2001. The one after was the 2003 European Open.