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SNOOKER · 2015-11-01 · DAQING, CHINA

2015 International Championship snooker prize money

The 2015 International Championship paid £661,000 to 65 players. John Higgins won £125,000. David Gilbert took £65,000 as runner-up.

TOTAL PAID£661k
WINNER£125k
PLAYERS PAID65
PAYOUT BANDS9

Every cheque

65 players paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each player at the 2015 International Championship.
PLACE PLAYER NATION PRIZE MONEY
Winner John Higgins Scotland £125,000£125k
Runner-up David Gilbert England £65,000£65k
Semi-final Mark Selby England £30,000£30k
Semi-final Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Thailand £30,000£30k
Quarter-final Joe Perry England £17,500£18k
Quarter-final Marco Fu Hong Kong £17,500£18k
Quarter-final Mark Allen Northern Ireland £17,500£18k
Quarter-final Neil Robertson Australia £17,500£18k
Last 16 Ben Woollaston England £12,000£12k
Last 16 Graeme Dott Scotland £12,000£12k
Last 16 Jimmy Robertson England £12,000£12k
Last 16 Michael White Wales £12,000£12k
Last 16 Ryan Day Wales £12,000£12k
Last 16 Shaun Murphy England £12,000£12k
Last 16 Tian Pengfei China £12,000£12k
Last 16 Zhou Yuelong China £12,000£12k
Last 32 Anthony McGill Scotland £7,000£7k
Last 32 Barry Hawkins England £7,000£7k
Last 32 Ding Junhui China £7,000£7k
Last 32 Dominic Dale Wales £7,000£7k
Last 32 Fergal O'Brien Ireland £7,000£7k
Last 32 Jack Lisowski England £7,000£7k
Last 32 Jamie Jones Wales £7,000£7k
Last 32 Kyren Wilson England £7,000£7k
Last 32 Lee Walker Wales £7,000£7k
Last 32 Liang Wenbo China £7,000£7k
Last 32 Mark Williams Wales £7,000£7k
Last 32 Michael Holt England £7,000£7k
Last 32 Oliver Lines England £7,000£7k
Last 32 Peter Ebdon England £7,000£7k
Last 32 Sanderson Lam England £7,000£7k
Last 32 Yu Delu China £7,000£7k
Last 64 Ali Carter England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Andrew Higginson England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Cao Yupeng China £4,000£4k
Last 64 Chris Wakelin England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Craig Steadman England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Daniel Wells Wales £4,000£4k
Last 64 Darryl Hill Isle of Man £4,000£4k
Last 64 Dechawat Poomjaeng Thailand £4,000£4k
Last 64 Ian Burns England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Jamie Burnett Scotland £4,000£4k
Last 64 Jamie Cope England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Joe Swail Northern Ireland £4,000£4k
Last 64 Ken Doherty Ireland £4,000£4k
Last 64 Kurt Maflin Norway £4,000£4k
Last 64 Luca Brecel Belgium £4,000£4k
Last 64 Mark Joyce England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Martin Gould England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Martin O'Donnell England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Matthew Selt England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Matthew Stevens Wales £4,000£4k
Last 64 Michael Wild England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Mike Dunn England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Noppon Saengkham Thailand £4,000£4k
Last 64 Robbie Williams England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Rod Lawler England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Ross Muir Scotland £4,000£4k
Last 64 Sean O'Sullivan England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Stuart Bingham England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Tom Ford England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Wang Yuchen China £4,000£4k
Last 64 Xiao Guodong China £4,000£4k
Last 64 Zhao Xintong China £4,000£4k
Wildcard Aditya Mehta India £4,000£4k
High break Zhao Xintong China £1,000£1k

How the money splits

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

Prize money bands at the 2015 International Championship.
PLACE PLAYERS EACH BAND TOTAL
Winner 1 £125,000£125k £125,000£125k
Runner-up 1 £65,000£65k £65,000£65k
Semi-final 2 £30,000£30k £60,000£60k
Quarter-final 4 £17,500£18k £70,000£70k
Last 16 8 £12,000£12k £96,000£96k
Last 32 16 £7,000£7k £112,000£112k
Last 64 32 £4,000£4k £128,000£128k
Wildcard 1 £4,000£4k £4,000£4k
High break 1 £1,000£1k £1,000£1k

Where the money went, band by band

Winner £125k
Runner-up £65k
Semi-final £60k
Quarter-final £70k
Last 16 £96k
Last 32 £112k
Last 64 £128k
Wildcard £4,000
High break £1,000

The rest of 2015

Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2015

Other snooker tournaments in 2015.
TOURNAMENT WINNER PAID
2015 Kreativ Dental European Tour - Event 5 Marco Fu £97,250£97k
2015 Betway UK Championship Neil Robertson £772,000£772k
2015 188BET Champion Of Champions Neil Robertson £300,000£300k
2015 188BET European Tour - Event 4 Mark Allen £93,750£94k
2015 Asian Tour - Event 1 Ding Junhui £70,000£70k
2015 188BET European Tour - Event 3 Rory McLeod £93,750£94k
2015 Shanghai Masters Kyren Wilson £459,200£459k
2015 Sangsom 6-Reds World Championship Thepchaiya Un-Nooh £143,992£144k
2015 Kreativ Dental Clinic European Tour - Event 2 Ali Carter £93,750£94k
2015 Kaspersky Lab European Tour - Event 1 Barry Hawkins £93,750£94k
2015 Goldfields Australian Open John Higgins £265,300£265k
2015 Betfred World Championship Stuart Bingham £1,364,000£1.4m
2015 Baic Motor China Open Mark Selby £478,000£478k
2015 Players Championship Grand Final Joe Perry £348,000£348k
2015 888.com World Grand Prix Judd Trump £300,000£300k
2015 Indian Open Michael White £296,000£296k
2015 Betway Snooker Shoot Out Michael White £130,000£130k
2015 Betway World Seniors Championship Mark Williams £50,000£50k
2015 Kreativ Dental Clinic European Tour - Event 6 Neil Robertson £104,157£104k
2015 BetVictor Welsh Open John Higgins £300,000£300k
2015 Championship League Stuart Bingham £180,300£180k
2015 Kreativ Dental Clinic German Masters Mark Selby £283,844£284k
2015 Asian Tour - Event 3 Joe Perry £50,000£50k
2015 Dafabet Masters Shaun Murphy £600,000£600k

Frequently asked questions

How much did the winner of the 2015 International Championship get?

John Higgins took £125,000.

How much did the runner-up get?

David Gilbert took £65,000, 52% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the 2015 International Championship?

£661,000, paid to 65 players.

How does it compare with other years?

The 2014 International Championship paid £628,000, and the 2016 International Championship paid £673,000.

Where to next

Every edition is on the International Championship prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2015. The edition before was the 2014 International Championship. The one after was the 2016 International Championship.