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SNOOKER · 2003-03-16 · TORQUAY, ENGLAND

2003 European Open snooker prize money

The 2003 European Open paid £250,000 to 96 players. Ronnie O'Sullivan won £44,000. Stephen Hendry 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 2003 European Open.
PLACE PLAYER NATION PRIZE MONEY
Winner Ronnie O'Sullivan England £44,000£44k
Runner-up Stephen Hendry Scotland £22,000£22k
Semi-final Mark Williams Wales £11,000£11k
Semi-final Peter Ebdon England £11,000£11k
Quarter-final John Higgins Scotland £6,800£7k
Quarter-final Mark King England £6,800£7k
Quarter-final Paul Hunter England £6,800£7k
Quarter-final Stephen Lee England £6,800£7k
Last 16 Bjorn Haneveer Belgium £4,000£4k
Last 16 David Finbow England £4,000£4k
Last 16 Gerard Greene Northern Ireland £4,000£4k
Last 16 Graeme Dott Scotland £4,000£4k
Last 16 Joe Swail Northern Ireland £4,000£4k
Last 16 Ken Doherty Ireland £4,000£4k
Last 16 Matthew Stevens Wales £4,000£4k
Last 16 Quinten Hann Australia £4,000£4k
Last 32 Alan McManus Scotland £2,600£3k
Last 32 Barry Pinches England £2,600£3k
Last 32 Dave Harold England £2,600£3k
Last 32 David Gray England £2,600£3k
Last 32 David Roe England £2,600£3k
Last 32 Ian McCulloch England £2,600£3k
Last 32 Jamie Burnett Scotland £2,600£3k
Last 32 Jimmy White England £2,600£3k
Last 32 Joe Perry England £2,600£3k
Last 32 Marco Fu Hong Kong £2,600£3k
Last 32 Mark Davis England £2,600£3k
Last 32 Michael Holt England £2,600£3k
Last 32 Robert Milkins England £2,600£3k
Last 32 Robin Hull Finland £2,600£3k
Last 32 Steve Davis England £2,600£3k
Last 32 Tony Drago Malta £2,600£3k
Last 48 Ali Carter England £1,450£1k
Last 48 Anthony Davies Wales £1,450£1k
Last 48 Anthony Hamilton England £1,450£1k
Last 48 Chris Small Scotland £1,450£1k
Last 48 Darren Morgan Wales £1,450£1k
Last 48 Dominic Dale Wales £1,450£1k
Last 48 Drew Henry Scotland £1,450£1k
Last 48 Fergal O'Brien Ireland £1,450£1k
Last 48 James Wattana Thailand £1,450£1k
Last 48 John Parrott England £1,450£1k
Last 48 Jonathan Birch England £1,450£1k
Last 48 Marcus Campbell Scotland £1,450£1k
Last 48 Matthew Couch England £1,450£1k
Last 48 Michael Judge Ireland £1,450£1k
Last 48 Nick Walker England £1,450£1k
Last 48 Nigel Bond England £1,450£1k
Last 64 Alfie Burden England £1,050£1k
Last 64 Andrew Higginson England £1,050£1k
Last 64 Barry Hawkins England £1,050£1k
Last 64 Billy Snaddon Scotland £1,050£1k
Last 64 Brian Morgan England £1,050£1k
Last 64 Gary Wilkinson England £1,050£1k
Last 64 Mike Dunn England £1,050£1k
Last 64 Munraj Pal England £1,050£1k
Last 64 Nick Dyson England £1,050£1k
Last 64 Patrick Wallace Northern Ireland £1,050£1k
Last 64 Sean Storey England £1,050£1k
Last 64 Shokat Ali Pakistan £1,050£1k
Last 64 Stephen Maguire Scotland £1,050£1k
Last 64 Stuart Pettman England £1,050£1k
Last 64 Suchakree Poomjang Thailand £1,050£1k
Last 64 Terry Murphy Northern Ireland £1,050£1k
Last 80 Adrian Gunnell England £700£700
Last 80 Alain Robidoux Canada £700£700
Last 80 Andy Hicks England £700£700
Last 80 Bradley Jones England £700£700
Last 80 Craig Butler England £700£700
Last 80 Jason Ferguson England £700£700
Last 80 Jimmy Michie England £700£700
Last 80 Jin Long China £700£700
Last 80 Kristjan Helgason Iceland £700£700
Last 80 Luke Fisher England £700£700
Last 80 Mark Selby England £700£700
Last 80 Martin Dziewialtowski Scotland £700£700
Last 80 Nick Pearce England £700£700
Last 80 Rod Lawler England £700£700
Last 80 Stefan Mazrocis England £700£700
Last 80 Stuart Bingham England £700£700
Last 96 Andrew Norman England £375£375
Last 96 Antony Bolsover England £375£375
Last 96 Bob Chaperon Canada £375£375
Last 96 David John Wales £375£375
Last 96 David McLellan Scotland £375£375
Last 96 Jason Prince Northern Ireland £375£375
Last 96 John Read England £375£375
Last 96 Matthew Selt England £375£375
Last 96 Paul Davies Wales £375£375
Last 96 Paul Wykes England £375£375
Last 96 Phaitoon Phonbun Thailand £375£375
Last 96 Shaun Murphy England £375£375
Last 96 Simon Bedford England £375£375
Last 96 Stephen Kershaw England £375£375
Last 96 Troy Shaw England £375£375
Last 96 Wayne Brown England £375£375
High break Ronnie O'Sullivan England £3,000£3k
High break Barry Pinches England £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 2003 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 2003

Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2003

Other snooker tournaments in 2003.
TOURNAMENT WINNER PAID
2003 Masters Qualifying Event £48,800£49k
2003 Travis Perkins UK Championship Matthew Stevens £615,000£615k
2003 British Open Stephen Hendry £470,000£470k
2003 LG Cup Mark Williams £617,200£617k
2003 Euro-Asia Masters Challenge Ken Doherty £70,000£70k
2003 Euro-Asia Masters Challenge James Wattana £71,000£71k
2003 Hasseröder Premier League Marco Fu £180,000£180k
2003 Embassy World Championship Mark Williams £1,815,250£1.8m
2003 Regal Scottish Open David Gray £597,200£597k
2003 Citywest Irish Masters Ronnie O'Sullivan £399,680£400k
2003 Benson and Hedges Masters Mark Williams £750,000£750k
2003 Regal Welsh Open Stephen Hendry £597,200£597k

Frequently asked questions

How much did the winner of the 2003 European Open get?

Ronnie O'Sullivan took £44,000.

How much did the runner-up get?

Stephen Hendry took £22,000, 50% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the 2003 European Open?

£250,000, paid to 96 players.

How does it compare with other years?

The 2001 European Open paid £250,000, and the 2004 European Open paid £400,800.

Where to next

Every edition is on the European Open prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2003. The edition before was the 2001 European Open. The one after was the 2004 European Open.