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SNOOKER · 2005-10-16 · PRESTON, ENGLAND

2005 Grand Prix snooker prize money

The 2005 Grand Prix paid £417,000 to 64 players. John Higgins won £60,000. Ronnie O'Sullivan took £30,000 as runner-up.

TOTAL PAID£417k
WINNER£60k
PLAYERS PAID64
PAYOUT BANDS9

Every cheque

64 players paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each player at the 2005 Grand Prix.
PLACE PLAYER NATION PRIZE MONEY
Winner John Higgins Scotland £60,000£60k
Runner-up Ronnie O'Sullivan England £30,000£30k
Semi-final Barry Hawkins England £15,000£15k
Semi-final Stephen Hendry Scotland £15,000£15k
Quarter-final Barry Pinches England £11,000£11k
Quarter-final David Gray England £11,000£11k
Quarter-final Michael Holt England £11,000£11k
Quarter-final Stuart Bingham England £11,000£11k
Last 16 Andrew Norman England £7,000£7k
Last 16 Gerard Greene Northern Ireland £7,000£7k
Last 16 Jamie Cope England £7,000£7k
Last 16 Jimmy White England £7,000£7k
Last 16 Joe Swail Northern Ireland £7,000£7k
Last 16 Shaun Murphy England £7,000£7k
Last 16 Steve Davis England £7,000£7k
Last 16 Stuart Pettman England £7,000£7k
Last 32 Adrian Gunnell England £5,000£5k
Last 32 Andy Hicks England £5,000£5k
Last 32 Anthony Hamilton England £5,000£5k
Last 32 Chris Norbury England £5,000£5k
Last 32 Darren Morgan Wales £5,000£5k
Last 32 Dave Harold England £5,000£5k
Last 32 Fergal O'Brien Ireland £5,000£5k
Last 32 Ian McCulloch England £5,000£5k
Last 32 Ken Doherty Ireland £5,000£5k
Last 32 Lee Walker Wales £5,000£5k
Last 32 Mark King England £5,000£5k
Last 32 Michael Judge Ireland £5,000£5k
Last 32 Nigel Bond England £5,000£5k
Last 32 Peter Ebdon England £5,000£5k
Last 32 Ricky Walden England £5,000£5k
Last 32 Rory McLeod Jamaica £5,000£5k
Last 64 Alan McManus Scotland £3,000£3k
Last 64 Ali Carter England £3,000£3k
Last 64 Bjorn Haneveer Belgium £3,000£3k
Last 64 David Roe England £3,000£3k
Last 64 Dominic Dale Wales £3,000£3k
Last 64 Gary Wilson England £3,000£3k
Last 64 Graeme Dott Scotland £3,000£3k
Last 64 James Wattana Thailand £3,000£3k
Last 64 Jimmy Michie England £3,000£3k
Last 64 Joe Jogia England £3,000£3k
Last 64 Joe Perry England £3,000£3k
Last 64 John Parrott England £3,000£3k
Last 64 Marco Fu Hong Kong £3,000£3k
Last 64 Mark Allen Northern Ireland £3,000£3k
Last 64 Mark Selby England £3,000£3k
Last 64 Mark Williams Wales £3,000£3k
Last 64 Matthew Stevens Wales £3,000£3k
Last 64 Mike Dunn England £3,000£3k
Last 64 Neil Robertson Australia £3,000£3k
Last 64 Paul Davies Wales £3,000£3k
Last 64 Paul Hunter England £3,000£3k
Last 64 Robert Milkins England £3,000£3k
Last 64 Robin Hull Finland £3,000£3k
Last 64 Rod Lawler England £3,000£3k
Last 64 Ryan Day Wales £3,000£3k
Last 64 Sean Storey England £3,000£3k
Last 64 Stephen Lee England £3,000£3k
Last 64 Stephen Maguire Scotland £3,000£3k
Last 64 Stuart Mann England £3,000£3k
Last 64 Tom Ford England £3,000£3k
Last 64 Tony Drago Malta £3,000£3k
High break Barry Hawkins England £20,000£20k
High break Dominic Dale Wales £2,000£2k
High break Patrick Wallace Northern Ireland £2,000£2k

How the money splits

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

Prize money bands at the 2005 Grand Prix.
PLACE PLAYERS EACH BAND TOTAL
Winner 1 £60,000£60k £60,000£60k
Runner-up 1 £30,000£30k £30,000£30k
Semi-final 2 £15,000£15k £30,000£30k
Quarter-final 4 £11,000£11k £44,000£44k
Last 16 8 £7,000£7k £56,000£56k
Last 32 16 £5,000£5k £80,000£80k
Last 64 31 £3,000£3k £93,000£93k
High break 1 £20,000£20k £20,000£20k
High break 2 £2,000£2k £4,000£4k

Where the money went, band by band

Winner £60k
Runner-up £30k
Semi-final £30k
Quarter-final £44k
Last 16 £56k
Last 32 £80k
Last 64 £93k
High break £20k
High break £4,000

The rest of 2005

Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2005

Frequently asked questions

How much did the winner of the 2005 Grand Prix get?

John Higgins took £60,000.

How much did the runner-up get?

Ronnie O'Sullivan took £30,000, 50% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the 2005 Grand Prix?

£417,000, paid to 64 players.

How does it compare with other years?

The 2004 Totesport Grand Prix paid £420,000, and the 2006 Royal London Watches Grand Prix paid £455,750.

Where to next

Every edition is on the Grand Prix prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2005. The edition before was the 2004 Totesport Grand Prix. The one after was the 2006 Royal London Watches Grand Prix.