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SNOOKER · 2016-07-09 · HYDERABAD, INDIA

2016 Indian Open snooker prize money

The 2016 Indian Open paid £300,000 to 64 players. Anthony McGill won £50,000. Kyren Wilson took £25,000 as runner-up.

TOTAL PAID£300k
WINNER£50k
PLAYERS PAID64
PAYOUT BANDS9

Every cheque

64 players paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each player at the 2016 Indian Open.
PLACE PLAYER NATION PRIZE MONEY
Winner Anthony McGill Scotland £50,000£50k
Runner-up Kyren Wilson England £25,000£25k
Semi-final Nigel Bond England £13,500£14k
Semi-final Shaun Murphy England £13,500£14k
Quarter-final Akani Songsermsawad Thailand £9,000£9k
Quarter-final David Lilley England £9,000£9k
Quarter-final Peter Ebdon England £9,000£9k
Quarter-final Stephen Maguire Scotland £9,000£9k
Last 16 Barry Hawkins England £6,000£6k
Last 16 Dominic Dale Wales £6,000£6k
Last 16 Gary Wilson England £6,000£6k
Last 16 John Astley England £6,000£6k
Last 16 Martin Gould England £6,000£6k
Last 16 Oliver Lines England £6,000£6k
Last 16 Robert Milkins England £6,000£6k
Last 16 Stuart Bingham England £6,000£6k
Last 32 Andrew Higginson England £3,000£3k
Last 32 Anthony Hamilton England £3,000£3k
Last 32 Duane Jones Wales £3,000£3k
Last 32 Jamie Jones Wales £3,000£3k
Last 32 Joe Swail Northern Ireland £3,000£3k
Last 32 Marco Fu Hong Kong £3,000£3k
Last 32 Mark Davis England £3,000£3k
Last 32 Mark Williams Wales £3,000£3k
Last 32 Matthew Selt England £3,000£3k
Last 32 Matthew Stevens Wales £3,000£3k
Last 32 Michael Georgiou Cyprus £3,000£3k
Last 32 Pankaj Advani India £3,000£3k
Last 32 Robbie Williams England £3,000£3k
Last 32 Rory McLeod Jamaica £3,000£3k
Last 32 Sam Baird England £3,000£3k
Last 32 Xiao Guodong China £3,000£3k
Last 64 Alfie Burden England £2,000£2k
Last 64 Allan Taylor England £2,000£2k
Last 64 Ashley Hugill England £2,000£2k
Last 64 Daniel Wells Wales £2,000£2k
Last 64 David Grace England £2,000£2k
Last 64 Dechawat Poomjaeng Thailand £2,000£2k
Last 64 Eden Sharav Israel £2,000£2k
Last 64 Elliot Slessor England £2,000£2k
Last 64 Graeme Dott Scotland £2,000£2k
Last 64 Ishpreet Singh Chadha India £2,000£2k
Last 64 Jack Lisowski England £2,000£2k
Last 64 James Wattana Thailand £2,000£2k
Last 64 Jamie Burnett Scotland £2,000£2k
Last 64 Jimmy Robertson England £2,000£2k
Last 64 Jimmy White England £2,000£2k
Last 64 Liam Highfield England £2,000£2k
Last 64 Mark Joyce England £2,000£2k
Last 64 Mark King England £2,000£2k
Last 64 Martin O'Donnell England £2,000£2k
Last 64 Mike Dunn England £2,000£2k
Last 64 Mitchell Mann England £2,000£2k
Last 64 Oliver Brown England £2,000£2k
Last 64 Ricky Walden England £2,000£2k
Last 64 Robin Hull Finland £2,000£2k
Last 64 Ryan Day Wales £2,000£2k
Last 64 S. Dilip Kumar India £2,000£2k
Last 64 Steven Hallworth England £2,000£2k
Last 64 Stuart Carrington England £2,000£2k
Last 64 Zhang Yong China £2,000£2k
Last 64 Zhao Xintong China £2,000£2k
Last 64 Zhou Yuelong China £2,000£2k
Wildcard Fang Xiongman China £2,000£2k
High break Mark King England £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 2016 Indian Open.
PLACE PLAYERS EACH BAND TOTAL
Winner 1 £50,000£50k £50,000£50k
Runner-up 1 £25,000£25k £25,000£25k
Semi-final 2 £13,500£14k £27,000£27k
Quarter-final 4 £9,000£9k £36,000£36k
Last 16 8 £6,000£6k £48,000£48k
Last 32 16 £3,000£3k £48,000£48k
Last 64 31 £2,000£2k £62,000£62k
Wildcard 1 £2,000£2k £2,000£2k
High break 1 £2,000£2k £2,000£2k

Where the money went, band by band

Winner £50k
Runner-up £25k
Semi-final £27k
Quarter-final £36k
Last 16 £48k
Last 32 £48k
Last 64 £62k
Wildcard £2,000
High break £2,000

The rest of 2016

Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2016

Other snooker tournaments in 2016.
TOURNAMENT WINNER PAID
2016 Coral Scottish Open Marco Fu £366,000£366k
2016 Betway UK Championship Mark Selby £855,000£855k
2016 Coral Northern Ireland Open Mark King £376,000£376k
2016 Champion Of Champions John Higgins £300,000£300k
2016 Evergrande China Championship John Higgins £650,000£650k
2016 International Championship Mark Selby £673,000£673k
2016 Coral English Open Liang Wenbo £376,000£376k
2016 European Masters Judd Trump £274,934£275k
2016 Shanghai Masters Ding Junhui £476,200£476k
2016 Sangsom 6-Reds World Championship Ding Junhui £143,992£144k
2016 Paul Hunter Classic Mark Selby £132,700£133k
2016 World Open Ali Carter £528,000£528k
2016 Kaspersky Riga Masters Neil Robertson £150,000£150k
2016 Betfred World Championship Mark Selby £1,500,100£1.5m
2016 China Open Judd Trump £526,000£526k
2016 Ladbrokes Players Championship Grand Final Mark Allen £350,000£350k
2016 Ladbrokes World Grand Prix Shaun Murphy £300,000£300k
2016 Championship League Judd Trump £179,700£180k
2016 Kreativ Dental European Tour - Event 6 Mark Selby £93,750£94k
2016 BetVictor Welsh Open Ronnie O'Sullivan £334,000£334k
2016 Coral Snooker Shoot Out Robin Hull £130,000£130k
2016 918.com German Masters Martin Gould £275,250£275k
2016 888Sport World Seniors Championship Mark Davis £50,000£50k
2016 Dafabet Masters Ronnie O'Sullivan £600,000£600k

Frequently asked questions

How much did the winner of the 2016 Indian Open get?

Anthony McGill took £50,000.

How much did the runner-up get?

Kyren Wilson took £25,000, 50% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the 2016 Indian Open?

£300,000, paid to 64 players.

How does it compare with other years?

The 2015 Indian Open paid £296,000, and the 2017 Indian Open paid £323,000.

Where to next

Every edition is on the Indian Open prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2016. The edition before was the 2015 Indian Open. The one after was the 2017 Indian Open.