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SNOOKER · TOURNAMENT PRIZE MONEY

Grand Prix snooker prize money

The Grand Prix has paid £3,206,900 across 7 tournaments from 2000 to 2009. In 2009 Neil Robertson took £75,000.

PAID IN TOTAL£3.2m
EDITIONS7
2009 TOP PRIZE£75k
PLAYERS PAID193
RANK20 of 98

Every edition

Who won, what they took, and what the tournament paid in all

Every edition of the Grand Prix with its winner, the winner's prize and the total paid.
YEAR WINNER TOP PRIZE PAID
2009 Neil Robertson £75,000£75k £502,100£502k
2008 John Higgins £75,000£75k £494,600£495k
2007 Marco Fu £75,000£75k £491,100£491k
2006 Neil Robertson £60,000£60k £455,750£456k
2005 John Higgins £60,000£60k £417,000£417k
2004 Ronnie O'Sullivan £60,000£60k £420,000£420k
2000 Mark Williams £62,000£62k £426,350£426k

Prize money paid, edition by edition

The 2009 Grand Prix payouts

What each finishing place was worth at the latest edition

Prize money by finishing place at the 2009 Grand Prix.
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 £9,550£10k £76,400£76k
Last 32 16 £7,100£7k £113,600£114k
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

Every cheque by name is on the 2009 Grand Prix payouts page.

Who has earned the most at the Grand Prix

Prize money won here, across every edition we hold

The players who have won the most prize money at the Grand Prix.
# PLAYER NATION WINS PRIZE MONEY
1 John Higgins Scotland 2 £200,000£200k
2 Ronnie O'Sullivan England 1 £190,550£191k
3 Neil Robertson Australia 2 £159,500£160k
4 Marco Fu Hong Kong 1 £114,250£114k
5 Mark Williams Wales 1 £101,650£102k
6 Jamie Cope England 0 £87,050£87k
7 Barry Hawkins England 0 £64,700£65k
8 Ian McCulloch England 0 £63,800£64k
9 Ryan Day Wales 0 £62,100£62k
10 Joe Perry England 0 £61,400£61k
11 Ding Junhui China 0 £56,750£57k
12 Stephen Hendry Scotland 0 £54,650£55k
13 Peter Ebdon England 0 £54,550£55k
14 Ali Carter England 0 £49,650£50k
15 Mark King England 0 £49,450£49k
16 Shaun Murphy England 0 £49,450£49k
17 Gerard Greene Northern Ireland 0 £45,850£46k
18 Ken Doherty Ireland 0 £45,350£45k
19 Steve Davis England 0 £44,300£44k
20 Tom Ford England 0 £44,050£44k
21 Stephen Maguire Scotland 0 £43,850£44k
22 Mark Selby England 0 £43,550£44k
23 Michael Judge Ireland 0 £41,500£42k
24 Joe Swail Northern Ireland 0 £41,450£41k
25 Graeme Dott Scotland 0 £40,400£40k

The top 12 here

John Higgins £200k Ronnie O'Sullivan £191k Neil Robertson £160k Marco Fu £114k Mark Williams £102k Jamie Cope £87k Barry Hawkins £65k Ian McCulloch £64k Ryan Day £62k Joe Perry £61k Ding Junhui £57k Stephen Hendry £55k

Other snooker tournaments

The tournaments either side of the Grand Prix by prize money paid

Snooker tournaments ranked around the Grand Prix.
# TOURNAMENT EDITIONS PAID
8 World Open 11 £6,949,800£6.9m
9 Players Championship 17 £6,387,500£6.4m
10 Scottish Open 13 £5,907,700£5.9m
11 Championship League 27 £5,882,202£5.9m
12 German Masters 16 £5,738,160£5.7m
13 British Open 11 £5,160,550£5.2m
14 World Grand Prix 12 £5,000,000£5.0m
15 Champion Of Champions 13 £4,960,000£5.0m
16 English Open 11 £4,872,400£4.9m
17 Saudi Arabia Masters 2 £4,599,000£4.6m
18 Northern Ireland Open 10 £4,252,300£4.3m
19 Tour Championship 8 £3,390,000£3.4m
20 Grand Prix 7 £3,206,900£3.2m
21 European Masters 8 £3,114,934£3.1m
22 Premier League 13 £2,837,000£2.8m
23 China Championship 4 £2,826,000£2.8m
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
World Open £6.9m Players Championship £6.4m Scottish Open £5.9m Championship League £5.9m German Masters £5.7m British Open £5.2m World Grand Prix £5.0m Champion Of Champions £5.0m English Open £4.9m Saudi Arabia Masters £4.6m Northern Ireland Open £4.3m Tour Championship £3.4m Grand Prix £3.2m European Masters £3.1m Premier League £2.8m China Championship £2.8m Wuhan Open £2.8m Snooker Shoot Out £2.4m LG Cup £1.8m 6-Reds World Championship £1.8m Xi'an Grand Prix £1.7m Riyadh Season Championship £1.6m Indian Open £1.6m Wuxi Classic £1.5m

Frequently asked questions

How much did the winner get at the 2009 Grand Prix?

Neil Robertson took £75,000. The whole tournament paid £502,100 across 65 players.

How much prize money has the Grand Prix paid?

£3,206,900 across 7 editions from 2000 to 2009. The richest was the 2009 Grand Prix, at £502,100.

Who has won the most money at the Grand Prix?

John Higgins, with £200,000 and 2 wins. Ronnie O'Sullivan is next on £190,550.

Who has won the Grand Prix the most times?

John Higgins, 2 times in the editions we hold.

Where does the Grand Prix rank for prize money?

20th 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 2009 Grand Prix, and the one before it the 2008 Royal London Watches Grand Prix. 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.