2004 European Open Snooker Prize Money and Payouts

Q: How much did the runner-up get?

Jimmy White took £24,000, 50% of the winner's cheque.

Q: How does it compare with other years?

The 2003 European Open paid £250,000.

Every cheque

96 players paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each player at the 2004 European Open.
PLACE	PLAYER	NATION	PRIZE MONEY
Winner	Stephen Maguire	Scotland	£48,000£48k
Runner-up	Jimmy White	England	£24,000£24k
Semi-final	Stephen Lee	England	£12,000£12k
Semi-final	Tony Drago	Malta	£12,000£12k
Quarter-final	John Higgins	Scotland	£7,900£8k
Quarter-final	Neil Robertson	Australia	£7,900£8k
Quarter-final	Quinten Hann	Australia	£7,900£8k
Quarter-final	Ronnie O'Sullivan	England	£7,900£8k
Last 16	Anthony Hamilton	England	£6,900£7k
Last 16	Chris Small	Scotland	£6,900£7k
Last 16	David Gray	England	£6,900£7k
Last 16	Graeme Dott	Scotland	£6,900£7k
Last 16	Joe Perry	England	£6,900£7k
Last 16	Paul Hunter	England	£6,900£7k
Last 16	Stephen Hendry	Scotland	£6,900£7k
Last 16	Steve Davis	England	£6,900£7k
Last 32	Alan McManus	Scotland	£5,550£6k
Last 32	Barry Pinches	England	£5,550£6k
Last 32	Brian Morgan	England	£5,550£6k
Last 32	David Roe	England	£5,550£6k
Last 32	Drew Henry	Scotland	£5,550£6k
Last 32	Fergal O'Brien	Ireland	£5,550£6k
Last 32	James Wattana	Thailand	£5,550£6k
Last 32	Jimmy Michie	England	£5,550£6k
Last 32	Joe Swail	Northern Ireland	£5,550£6k
Last 32	Ken Doherty	Ireland	£5,550£6k
Last 32	Marco Fu	Hong Kong	£5,550£6k
Last 32	Mark Williams	Wales	£5,550£6k
Last 32	Matthew Stevens	Wales	£5,550£6k
Last 32	Peter Ebdon	England	£5,550£6k
Last 32	Simon Bedford	England	£5,550£6k
Last 48	Adrian Gunnell	England	£2,900£3k
Last 48	Ali Carter	England	£2,900£3k
Last 48	Anthony Davies	Wales	£2,900£3k
Last 48	Barry Hawkins	England	£2,900£3k
Last 48	Dave Harold	England	£2,900£3k
Last 48	Dominic Dale	Wales	£2,900£3k
Last 48	Ian McCulloch	England	£2,900£3k
Last 48	John Parrott	England	£2,900£3k
Last 48	Jonathan Birch	England	£2,900£3k
Last 48	Mark King	England	£2,900£3k
Last 48	Mark Selby	England	£2,900£3k
Last 48	Michael Holt	England	£2,900£3k
Last 48	Michael Judge	Ireland	£2,900£3k
Last 48	Robert Milkins	England	£2,900£3k
Last 48	Sean Storey	England	£2,900£3k
Last 48	Stuart Bingham	England	£2,900£3k
Last 64	Bjorn Haneveer	Belgium	£2,100£2k
Last 64	Colm Gilcreest	Ireland	£2,100£2k
Last 64	Gary Wilkinson	England	£2,100£2k
Last 64	Gerard Greene	Northern Ireland	£2,100£2k
Last 64	Ian Preece	Wales	£2,100£2k
Last 64	Jamie Burnett	Scotland	£2,100£2k
Last 64	Mark Davis	England	£2,100£2k
Last 64	Martin Gould	England	£2,100£2k
Last 64	Mike Dunn	England	£2,100£2k
Last 64	Nigel Bond	England	£2,100£2k
Last 64	Patrick Wallace	Northern Ireland	£2,100£2k
Last 64	Rod Lawler	England	£2,100£2k
Last 64	Rory McLeod	Jamaica	£2,100£2k
Last 64	Scott MacKenzie	Scotland	£2,100£2k
Last 64	Shokat Ali	Pakistan	£2,100£2k
Last 64	Stuart Pettman	England	£2,100£2k
Last 80	Alfie Burden	England	£1,600£2k
Last 80	Andy Hicks	England	£1,600£2k
Last 80	Craig Butler	England	£1,600£2k
Last 80	Darren Morgan	Wales	£1,600£2k
Last 80	David Finbow	England	£1,600£2k
Last 80	Gary Hardiman	Ireland	£1,600£2k
Last 80	Joe Meara	Northern Ireland	£1,600£2k
Last 80	Lee Walker	Wales	£1,600£2k
Last 80	Marcus Campbell	Scotland	£1,600£2k
Last 80	Martin Dziewialtowski	Scotland	£1,600£2k
Last 80	Munraj Pal	England	£1,600£2k
Last 80	Nick Dyson	England	£1,600£2k
Last 80	Nick Walker	England	£1,600£2k
Last 80	Philip Williams	Wales	£1,600£2k
Last 80	Shaun Murphy	England	£1,600£2k
Last 80	Suchakree Poomjang	Thailand	£1,600£2k
Last 96	Adrian Rosa	England	£1,050£1k
Last 96	Atthasit Mahitthi	Thailand	£1,050£1k
Last 96	Darryn Walker	England	£1,050£1k
Last 96	Jamie Cope	England	£1,050£1k
Last 96	Jason Ferguson	England	£1,050£1k
Last 96	Jason Prince	Northern Ireland	£1,050£1k
Last 96	Leo Fernandez	Ireland	£1,050£1k
Last 96	Luke Simmonds	England	£1,050£1k
Last 96	Michael Rhodes	England	£1,050£1k
Last 96	Paul Sweeny	England	£1,050£1k
Last 96	Ricky Walden	England	£1,050£1k
Last 96	Ryan Day	Wales	£1,050£1k
Last 96	Steve Mifsud	Australia	£1,050£1k
Last 96	Steven Bennie	Scotland	£1,050£1k
Last 96	Terry Murphy	Northern Ireland	£1,050£1k
Last 96	Tom Ford	England	£1,050£1k
Withdrew	Robin Hull	Finland	£5,550£6k
High break	Michael Judge	Ireland	£5,000£5k
High break	Lee Walker	Wales	£1,800£2k

How the money splits

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

Prize money bands at the 2004 European Open.
PLACE	PLAYERS	EACH	BAND TOTAL
Winner	1	£48,000£48k	£48,000£48k
Runner-up	1	£24,000£24k	£24,000£24k
Semi-final	2	£12,000£12k	£24,000£24k
Quarter-final	4	£7,900£8k	£31,600£32k
Last 16	8	£6,900£7k	£55,200£55k
Last 32	15	£5,550£6k	£83,250£83k
Last 48	16	£2,900£3k	£46,400£46k
Last 64	16	£2,100£2k	£33,600£34k
Last 80	16	£1,600£2k	£25,600£26k
Last 96	16	£1,050£1k	£16,800£17k
Withdrew	1	£5,550£6k	£5,550£6k
High break	1	£5,000£5k	£5,000£5k
High break	1	£1,800£2k	£1,800£2k

Where the money went, band by band

Winner £48k

Runner-up £24k

Semi-final £24k

Quarter-final £32k

Last 16 £55k

Last 32 £83k

Last 48 £46k

Last 64 £34k

Last 80 £26k

Last 96 £17k

Withdrew £5,550

High break £5,000

High break £1,800

The rest of 2004

Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2004

Other snooker tournaments in 2004.
TOURNAMENT	WINNER	PAID
2004 Travis Perkins UK Championship	Stephen Maguire	£525,000£525k
2004 British Open	John Higgins	£200,000£200k
2004 Totesport Grand Prix	Ronnie O'Sullivan	£420,000£420k
2004 John Smith Merseyside Professional	Joe Perry	£1,790£2k
2004 World Champions V Asia Stars Challenge	Marco Fu	£70,000£70k
2004 Betfair Premier League	Stephen Hendry	£180,000£180k
2004 Embassy World Championship	Ronnie O'Sullivan	£1,371,720£1.4m
2004 Daily Record Players Championship	Jimmy White	£584,000£584k
2004 Citywest Irish Masters	Peter Ebdon	£396,800£397k
2004 Masters	Paul Hunter	£350,000£350k
2004 Welsh Open	Ronnie O'Sullivan	£446,100£446k

Frequently asked questions

How much did the winner of the 2004 European Open get?

Stephen Maguire took £48,000.

How much did the runner-up get?

Jimmy White took £24,000, 50% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the 2004 European Open?

£400,800, 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 2004. The edition before was the 2003 European Open.

2004 European Open snooker prize money