SNOOKER · 2008-10-19 · GLASGOW, SCOTLAND
2008 Royal London Watches Grand Prix snooker prize money
The 2008 Royal London Watches Grand Prix paid £494,600 to 63 players. John Higgins won £75,000. Ryan Day took £35,000 as runner-up.
TOTAL PAID£495k
WINNER£75k
PLAYERS PAID63
PAYOUT BANDS10
Every cheque
63 players paid, in finishing order
| PLACE | PLAYER | NATION | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | John Higgins | Scotland | £75,000£75k |
| Runner-up | Ryan Day | Wales | £35,000£35k |
| Semi-final | Ali Carter | England | £20,000£20k |
| Semi-final | Judd Trump | England | £20,000£20k |
| Quarter-final | Ding Junhui | China | £12,000£12k |
| Quarter-final | Jamie Cope | England | £12,000£12k |
| Quarter-final | Ronnie O'Sullivan | England | £12,000£12k |
| Quarter-final | Steve Davis | England | £12,000£12k |
| Last 16 | Adrian Gunnell | England | £9,500£10k |
| Last 16 | Joe Perry | England | £9,500£10k |
| Last 16 | John Parrott | England | £9,500£10k |
| Last 16 | Marco Fu | Hong Kong | £9,500£10k |
| Last 16 | Mark Selby | England | £9,500£10k |
| Last 16 | Michael Holt | England | £9,500£10k |
| Last 16 | Peter Ebdon | England | £9,500£10k |
| Last 16 | Stephen Hendry | Scotland | £9,500£10k |
| Last 32 | Andrew Higginson | England | £7,100£7k |
| Last 32 | Anthony Hamilton | England | £7,100£7k |
| Last 32 | Barry Hawkins | England | £7,100£7k |
| Last 32 | Dave Harold | England | £7,100£7k |
| Last 32 | David Gilbert | England | £7,100£7k |
| Last 32 | Jamie Burnett | Scotland | £7,100£7k |
| Last 32 | Jimmy Michie | England | £7,100£7k |
| Last 32 | Liang Wenbo | China | £7,100£7k |
| Last 32 | Mark Allen | Northern Ireland | £7,100£7k |
| Last 32 | Mark King | England | £7,100£7k |
| Last 32 | Neil Robertson | Australia | £7,100£7k |
| Last 32 | Ricky Walden | England | £7,100£7k |
| Last 32 | Shaun Murphy | England | £7,100£7k |
| Last 32 | Simon Bedford | England | £7,100£7k |
| Last 32 | Stephen Maguire | Scotland | £7,100£7k |
| Last 48 | Alan McManus | Scotland | £4,650£5k |
| Last 48 | Dominic Dale | Wales | £4,650£5k |
| Last 48 | Fergal O'Brien | Ireland | £4,650£5k |
| Last 48 | Ian McCulloch | England | £4,650£5k |
| Last 48 | Jin Long | China | £4,650£5k |
| Last 48 | Joe Swail | Northern Ireland | £4,650£5k |
| Last 48 | Ken Doherty | Ireland | £4,650£5k |
| Last 48 | Marcus Campbell | Scotland | £4,650£5k |
| Last 48 | Mark Williams | Wales | £4,650£5k |
| Last 48 | Matthew Stevens | Wales | £4,650£5k |
| Last 48 | Michael Judge | Ireland | £4,650£5k |
| Last 48 | Nigel Bond | England | £4,650£5k |
| Last 48 | Rory McLeod | Jamaica | £4,650£5k |
| Last 48 | Stephen Lee | England | £4,650£5k |
| Last 48 | Stuart Bingham | England | £4,650£5k |
| Last 48 | Tom Ford | England | £4,650£5k |
| Last 64 | Aditya Mehta | India | £2,200£2k |
| Last 64 | Andrew Norman | England | £2,200£2k |
| Last 64 | Andy Lee | England | £2,200£2k |
| Last 64 | Atthasit Mahitthi | Thailand | £2,200£2k |
| Last 64 | David Grace | England | £2,200£2k |
| Last 64 | Gerard Greene | Northern Ireland | £2,200£2k |
| Last 64 | Jimmy White | England | £2,200£2k |
| Last 64 | Li Hang | China | £2,200£2k |
| Last 64 | Mark Davis | England | £2,200£2k |
| Last 64 | Mark Joyce | England | £2,200£2k |
| Last 64 | Matthew Selt | England | £2,200£2k |
| Last 64 | Mike Dunn | England | £2,200£2k |
| Last 64 | Paul Davies | Wales | £2,200£2k |
| Last 64 | Peter Lines | England | £2,200£2k |
| Last 64 | Supoj Saenla | Thailand | £2,200£2k |
| Last 64 | Vincent Muldoon | Ireland | £2,200£2k |
| High break | Marco Fu | Hong Kong | £4,000£4k |
| High break | Aditya Mehta | India | £500£500 |
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 | £75,000£75k | £75,000£75k |
| Runner-up | 1 | £35,000£35k | £35,000£35k |
| Semi-final | 2 | £20,000£20k | £40,000£40k |
| Quarter-final | 4 | £12,000£12k | £48,000£48k |
| Last 16 | 8 | £9,500£10k | £76,000£76k |
| Last 32 | 15 | £7,100£7k | £106,500£107k |
| Last 48 | 16 | £4,650£5k | £74,400£74k |
| Last 64 | 16 | £2,200£2k | £35,200£35k |
| High break | 1 | £4,000£4k | £4,000£4k |
| High break | 1 | £500£500 | £500£500 |
Where the money went, band by band
The rest of 2008
Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2008
| TOURNAMENT | WINNER | PAID |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 Maplin UK Championship | Shaun Murphy | £650,000£650k |
| 2008 PartyPoker.com Premier League | Ronnie O'Sullivan | £269,000£269k |
| 2008 Masters Qualifying Event | £1,600£2k | |
| 2008 Bahrain Championship | Neil Robertson | £263,525£264k |
| 2008 Roewe Shanghai Masters | Ricky Walden | £298,350£298k |
| 2008 Northern Ireland Trophy | Ronnie O'Sullivan | £200,500£201k |
| 2008 Guolian Securities Jiangsu Classic | Ding Junhui | £74,000£74k |
| 2008 Championship League | Joe Perry | £166,600£167k |
| 2008 888.com World Championship | Ronnie O'Sullivan | £1,197,000£1.2m |
| 2008 Honghe Industrial China Open | Stephen Maguire | £270,000£270k |
| 2008 Welsh Open | Mark Selby | £225,500£226k |
| 2008 Malta Cup | Shaun Murphy | £76,000£76k |
| 2008 SAGA Insurance Masters | Mark Selby | £460,000£460k |
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner of the 2008 Royal London Watches Grand Prix get?
John Higgins took £75,000.
How much did the runner-up get?
Ryan Day took £35,000, 47% of the winner's cheque.
What was the total prize money at the 2008 Royal London Watches Grand Prix?
£494,600, paid to 63 players.
How does it compare with other years?
The 2007 Royal London Watches Grand Prix paid £491,100, and the 2009 Grand Prix paid £502,100.
Where to next
Every edition is on the Grand Prix prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2008. The edition before was the 2007 Royal London Watches Grand Prix. The one after was the 2009 Grand Prix.