SNOOKER · 2006-10-29 · ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND
2006 Royal London Watches Grand Prix snooker prize money
The 2006 Royal London Watches Grand Prix paid £455,750 to 94 players. Neil Robertson won £60,000. Jamie Cope took £30,000 as runner-up.
TOTAL PAID£456k
WINNER£60k
PLAYERS PAID94
PAYOUT BANDS14
Every cheque
94 players paid, in finishing order
| PLACE | PLAYER | NATION | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Neil Robertson | Australia | £60,000£60k |
| Runner-up | Jamie Cope | England | £30,000£30k |
| Semi-final | Alan McManus | Scotland | £15,000£15k |
| Semi-final | Mark King | England | £15,000£15k |
| Quarter-final | Ian McCulloch | England | £11,000£11k |
| Quarter-final | Joe Perry | England | £11,000£11k |
| Quarter-final | John Higgins | Scotland | £11,000£11k |
| Quarter-final | Ronnie O'Sullivan | England | £11,000£11k |
| Last 16 | Andrew Norman | England | £7,000£7k |
| Last 16 | David Gray | England | £7,000£7k |
| Last 16 | Ken Doherty | Ireland | £7,000£7k |
| Last 16 | Mark Selby | England | £7,000£7k |
| Last 16 | Matthew Stevens | Wales | £7,000£7k |
| Last 16 | Robert Milkins | England | £7,000£7k |
| Last 16 | Ryan Day | Wales | £7,000£7k |
| Last 16 | Stephen Lee | England | £7,000£7k |
| Group | Issara Kachaiwong | Thailand | £5,250£5k |
| Group | Robin Hull | Finland | £5,250£5k |
| Group | Fergal O'Brien | Ireland | £5,250£5k |
| Group | Stephen Maguire | Scotland | £5,250£5k |
| Group | Shaun Murphy | England | £5,250£5k |
| Group | Michael Holt | England | £5,250£5k |
| Group | Joe Swail | Northern Ireland | £5,250£5k |
| Group | Peter Ebdon | England | £5,250£5k |
| Group | Liang Wenbo | China | £5,000£5k |
| Group | Tom Ford | England | £5,000£5k |
| Group | Gerard Greene | Northern Ireland | £5,000£5k |
| Group | Ali Carter | England | £5,000£5k |
| Group | Ding Junhui | China | £5,000£5k |
| Group | Barry Hawkins | England | £5,000£5k |
| Group | Steve Davis | England | £5,000£5k |
| Group | Nigel Bond | England | £5,000£5k |
| Group | Ben Woollaston | England | £4,750£5k |
| Group | Judd Trump | England | £4,750£5k |
| Group | Jamie Jones | Wales | £4,750£5k |
| Group | Dominic Dale | Wales | £4,750£5k |
| Group | Graeme Dott | Scotland | £4,750£5k |
| Group | Stuart Bingham | England | £4,750£5k |
| Group | Marco Fu | Hong Kong | £4,750£5k |
| Group | Andy Hicks | England | £4,750£5k |
| Group | David Roe | England | £4,500£5k |
| Group | Paul Davison | England | £4,500£5k |
| Group | Michael Judge | Ireland | £4,500£5k |
| Group | Mark Allen | Northern Ireland | £4,500£5k |
| Group | Stephen Hendry | Scotland | £4,500£5k |
| Group | Anthony Hamilton | England | £4,500£5k |
| Group | James Wattana | Thailand | £4,500£5k |
| Qualifying Group | Ricky Walden | England | £3,000£3k |
| Qualifying Group | Adrian Gunnell | England | £3,000£3k |
| Qualifying Group | Mark Davis | England | £3,000£3k |
| Qualifying Group | Shokat Ali | Pakistan | £3,000£3k |
| Qualifying Group | Chris Melling | England | £3,000£3k |
| Qualifying Group | Sean Storey | England | £3,000£3k |
| Qualifying Group | Jimmy Michie | England | £3,000£3k |
| Qualifying Group | Ian Preece | Wales | £3,000£3k |
| Qualifying Group | John Parrott | England | £3,000£3k |
| Qualifying Group | Dave Harold | England | £3,000£3k |
| Qualifying Group | David Morris | Ireland | £3,000£3k |
| Qualifying Group | Peter Lines | England | £3,000£3k |
| Qualifying Group | Rory McLeod | Jamaica | £3,000£3k |
| Qualifying Group | Jimmy White | England | £3,000£3k |
| Qualifying Group | Lee Spick | England | £3,000£3k |
| Qualifying Group | Chris Norbury | England | £3,000£3k |
| Qualifying Group | Tony Drago | Malta | £500£500 |
| Qualifying Group | Andrew Higginson | England | £500£500 |
| Qualifying Group | Scott MacKenzie | Scotland | £500£500 |
| Qualifying Group | Alfie Burden | England | £500£500 |
| Qualifying Group | Mohammed Shehab | United Arab Emirates | £500£500 |
| Qualifying Group | Paul Davies | Wales | £500£500 |
| Qualifying Group | Rod Lawler | England | £500£500 |
| Qualifying Group | James Leadbetter | England | £500£500 |
| Qualifying Group | David Gilbert | England | £500£500 |
| Qualifying Group | Matthew Couch | England | £500£500 |
| Qualifying Group | Barry Pinches | England | £500£500 |
| Qualifying Group | Dermot McGlinchey | Northern Ireland | £500£500 |
| Qualifying Group | Patrick Einsle | Germany | £500£500 |
| Qualifying Group | Marcus Campbell | Scotland | £500£500 |
| Qualifying Group | Robert Stephen | Scotland | £500£500 |
| Qualifying Group | Stuart Pettman | England | £500£500 |
| Qualifying Group | Jamie Burnett | Scotland | £250£250 |
| Qualifying Group | Joe Jogia | England | £250£250 |
| Qualifying Group | Mike Dunn | England | £250£250 |
| Qualifying Group | Drew Henry | Scotland | £250£250 |
| Qualifying Group | Mark Joyce | England | £250£250 |
| Qualifying Group | Alex Borg | Malta | £250£250 |
| Qualifying Group | Paul Wykes | England | £250£250 |
| Qualifying Group | Mark Boyle | Scotland | £250£250 |
| Qualifying Group | Tian Pengfei | China | £250£250 |
| Qualifying Group | Liu Song | China | £250£250 |
| Qualifying Group | Passakorn Suwannawat | Thailand | £250£250 |
| Qualifying Group | Joe Delaney | Ireland | £250£250 |
| Qualifying Group | Roy Stolk | Netherlands | £250£250 |
| Qualifying Group | Jeff Cundy | England | £250£250 |
| Qualifying Group | Lee Page | England | £250£250 |
| High break | Jamie Cope | England | £24,000£24k |
| High break | Fergal O'Brien | Ireland | £250£250 |
| High break | Marcus Campbell | Scotland | £250£250 |
How the money splits
Each finishing band, what it paid each player, and what it paid in all
| 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 |
| Group | 8 | £5,250£5k | £42,000£42k |
| Group | 8 | £5,000£5k | £40,000£40k |
| Group | 8 | £4,750£5k | £38,000£38k |
| Group | 7 | £4,500£5k | £31,500£32k |
| Qualifying Group | 16 | £3,000£3k | £48,000£48k |
| Qualifying Group | 16 | £500£500 | £8,000£8k |
| Qualifying Group | 15 | £250£250 | £3,750£4k |
| High break | 1 | £24,000£24k | £24,000£24k |
| High break | 2 | £250£250 | £500£500 |
Where the money went, band by band
The rest of 2006
Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2006
| TOURNAMENT | WINNER | PAID |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 Maplin UK Championship | Peter Ebdon | £548,000£548k |
| 2006 Betfred Premier League | Ronnie O'Sullivan | £239,000£239k |
| 2006 Saga Masters Qualifying Event | £1,600£2k | |
| 2006 VCpoker.ie Irish Professional Championship | Ken Doherty | £5,406£5k |
| 2006 Pot Black | Mark Williams | £40,000£40k |
| 2006 Northern Ireland Trophy | Ding Junhui | £198,500£199k |
| 2006 888.com World Championship | Graeme Dott | £901,240£901k |
| 2006 Star Dragon Woods Villa Cup China Open | Mark Williams | £197,250£197k |
| 2006 Welsh Open | Stephen Lee | £223,275£223k |
| 2006 Malta Cup | Ken Doherty | £118,500£119k |
| 2006 SAGA Insurance Masters | John Higgins | £415,000£415k |
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner of the 2006 Royal London Watches Grand Prix get?
Neil Robertson took £60,000.
How much did the runner-up get?
Jamie Cope took £30,000, 50% of the winner's cheque.
What was the total prize money at the 2006 Royal London Watches Grand Prix?
£455,750, paid to 94 players.
How does it compare with other years?
The 2005 Grand Prix paid £417,000, and the 2007 Royal London Watches Grand Prix paid £491,100.
Where to next
Every edition is on the Grand Prix prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2006. The edition before was the 2005 Grand Prix. The one after was the 2007 Royal London Watches Grand Prix.