European Open snooker prize money
The European Open has paid £900,800 across 3 tournaments from 2001 to 2004. In 2004 Stephen Maguire took £48,000.
Every edition
Who won, what they took, and what the tournament paid in all
| YEAR | WINNER | TOP PRIZE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Stephen Maguire | £48,000£48k | £400,800£401k |
| 2003 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | £44,000£44k | £250,000£250k |
| 2001 | Stephen Hendry | £44,000£44k | £250,000£250k |
Prize money paid, edition by edition
The 2004 European Open payouts
What each finishing place was worth at the latest edition
| 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 |
Every cheque by name is on the 2004 European Open payouts page.
Who has earned the most at the European Open
Prize money won here, across every edition we hold
| # | PLAYER | NATION | WINS | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Hendry | Scotland | 1 | £72,900£73k |
| 2 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | England | 1 | £61,700£62k |
| 3 | Stephen Maguire | Scotland | 1 | £51,650£52k |
| 4 | Jimmy White | England | 0 | £33,400£33k |
| 5 | Joe Perry | England | 0 | £31,500£32k |
| 6 | Stephen Lee | England | 0 | £28,600£29k |
| 7 | Mark Williams | Wales | 0 | £27,550£28k |
| 8 | Ken Doherty | Ireland | 0 | £20,550£21k |
| 9 | Peter Ebdon | England | 0 | £19,150£19k |
| 10 | John Higgins | Scotland | 0 | £18,700£19k |
| 11 | Paul Hunter | England | 0 | £16,300£16k |
| 12 | Tony Drago | Malta | 0 | £16,050£16k |
| 13 | Graeme Dott | Scotland | 0 | £14,900£15k |
| 14 | Quinten Hann | Australia | 0 | £14,500£15k |
| 15 | Matthew Stevens | Wales | 0 | £13,550£14k |
| 16 | Michael Judge | Ireland | 0 | £13,350£13k |
| 17 | Mark King | England | 0 | £12,300£12k |
| 18 | Alan McManus | Scotland | 0 | £12,150£12k |
| 19 | Joe Swail | Northern Ireland | 0 | £12,150£12k |
| 20 | David Gray | England | 0 | £12,100£12k |
| 21 | Fergal O'Brien | Ireland | 0 | £11,000£11k |
| 22 | James Wattana | Thailand | 0 | £11,000£11k |
| 23 | Steve Davis | England | 0 | £10,950£11k |
| 24 | Barry Pinches | England | 0 | £10,600£11k |
| 25 | Anthony Hamilton | England | 0 | £9,800£10k |
The top 12 here
Other snooker tournaments
The tournaments either side of the European Open by prize money paid
| # | TOURNAMENT | EDITIONS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Wuhan Open | 4 | £2,801,500£2.8m |
| 25 | Snooker Shoot Out | 16 | £2,413,500£2.4m |
| 26 | LG Cup | 3 | £1,831,600£1.8m |
| 27 | 6-Reds World Championship | 9 | £1,752,009£1.8m |
| 28 | Xi'an Grand Prix | 2 | £1,683,951£1.7m |
| 29 | Riyadh Season Championship | 2 | £1,570,000£1.6m |
| 30 | Indian Open | 5 | £1,552,000£1.6m |
| 31 | Wuxi Classic | 5 | £1,450,500£1.5m |
| 32 | Australian Open | 5 | £1,382,261£1.4m |
| 33 | Irish Masters | 5 | £1,364,320£1.4m |
| 34 | Gibraltar Open | 6 | £1,176,750£1.2m |
| 35 | Riga Masters | 4 | £914,000£914k |
| 36 | European Open | 3 | £900,800£901k |
| 37 | World Masters | 1 | £785,000£785k |
| 38 | Thailand Masters | 2 | £759,425£759k |
| 39 | Northern Ireland Trophy | 4 | £723,500£724k |
| 40 | Hong Kong Masters | 2 | £629,000£629k |
| 41 | Malta Cup | 4 | £592,500£593k |
| 42 | Scottish Masters | 3 | £572,000£572k |
| 43 | Turkish Masters | 1 | £500,000£500k |
| 44 | WST Classic | 1 | £427,000£427k |
| 45 | WST Pro Series | 1 | £420,500£421k |
| 46 | Champions Cup | 2 | £400,000£400k |
| 47 | European Tour - Event 6 | 4 | £368,307£368k |
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner get at the 2004 European Open?
Stephen Maguire took £48,000. The whole tournament paid £400,800 across 96 players.
How much prize money has the European Open paid?
£900,800 across 3 editions from 2001 to 2004. The richest was the 2004 European Open, at £400,800.
Who has won the most money at the European Open?
Stephen Hendry, with £72,900 and 1 win. Ronnie O'Sullivan is next on £61,700.
Where does the European Open rank for prize money?
36th of the 98 snooker tournaments we hold, by total prize money paid.
Where to next
Every snooker tournament and player is ranked on snooker prize money. The latest edition is the 2004 European Open, and the one before it the 2003 European Open. How much of the pot a snooker winner keeps, against every other sport, is on the winner's share of prize money. How far down the field the money runs, against every other sport, is on how deep prize money pays.