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SNOOKER · 2016-10-30 · DAQING, CHINA

2016 International Championship snooker prize money

The 2016 International Championship paid £673,000 to 68 players. Mark Selby won £125,000. Ding Junhui took £65,000 as runner-up.

TOTAL PAID£673k
WINNER£125k
PLAYERS PAID68
PAYOUT BANDS9

Every cheque

68 players paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each player at the 2016 International Championship.
PLACE PLAYER NATION PRIZE MONEY
Winner Mark Selby England £125,000£125k
Runner-up Ding Junhui China £65,000£65k
Semi-final Judd Trump England £30,000£30k
Semi-final Stuart Bingham England £30,000£30k
Quarter-final Joe Perry England £17,500£18k
Quarter-final John Higgins Scotland £17,500£18k
Quarter-final Michael Holt England £17,500£18k
Quarter-final Shaun Murphy England £17,500£18k
Last 16 Ali Carter England £12,000£12k
Last 16 James Wattana Thailand £12,000£12k
Last 16 Liang Wenbo China £12,000£12k
Last 16 Neil Robertson Australia £12,000£12k
Last 16 Ricky Walden England £12,000£12k
Last 16 Ronnie O'Sullivan England £12,000£12k
Last 16 Sam Baird England £12,000£12k
Last 16 Zhou Yuelong China £12,000£12k
Last 32 Aditya Mehta India £7,000£7k
Last 32 Anthony Hamilton England £7,000£7k
Last 32 Daniel Wells Wales £7,000£7k
Last 32 Dominic Dale Wales £7,000£7k
Last 32 Graeme Dott Scotland £7,000£7k
Last 32 Jak Jones Wales £7,000£7k
Last 32 John Astley England £7,000£7k
Last 32 Kurt Maflin Norway £7,000£7k
Last 32 Li Hang China £7,000£7k
Last 32 Marco Fu Hong Kong £7,000£7k
Last 32 Mark Joyce England £7,000£7k
Last 32 Matthew Stevens Wales £7,000£7k
Last 32 Stephen Maguire Scotland £7,000£7k
Last 32 Tom Ford England £7,000£7k
Last 32 Xu Si China £7,000£7k
Last 32 Yan Bingtao China £7,000£7k
Last 64 Akani Songsermsawad Thailand £4,000£4k
Last 64 Alfie Burden England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Andrew Higginson England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Anthony McGill Scotland £4,000£4k
Last 64 Chen Zifan China £4,000£4k
Last 64 Chris Wakelin England £4,000£4k
Last 64 David Gilbert England £4,000£4k
Last 64 David Grace England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Eden Sharav Israel £4,000£4k
Last 64 Fergal O'Brien Ireland £4,000£4k
Last 64 Gary Wilson England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Jamie Jones Wales £4,000£4k
Last 64 Jimmy Robertson England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Ken Doherty Ireland £4,000£4k
Last 64 Lee Walker Wales £4,000£4k
Last 64 Luca Brecel Belgium £4,000£4k
Last 64 Mark King England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Mark Williams Wales £4,000£4k
Last 64 Martin Gould England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Matthew Selt England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Michael White Wales £4,000£4k
Last 64 Mike Dunn England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Oliver Lines England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Robbie Williams England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Robin Hull Finland £4,000£4k
Last 64 Rod Lawler England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Ryan Day Wales £4,000£4k
Last 64 Stuart Carrington England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Xiao Guodong China £4,000£4k
Last 64 Yuan Sijun China £4,000£4k
Last 64 Zhang Jiankang China £4,000£4k
Last 64 Zhao Xintong China £4,000£4k
Wildcard Wang Yuchen China £4,000£4k
Wildcard Tian Pengfei China £4,000£4k
Wildcard Ross Muir Scotland £4,000£4k
Wildcard Ian Burns England £4,000£4k
High break John Higgins Scotland £500£500
High break Xu Si China £500£500

How the money splits

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

Prize money bands at the 2016 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 4 £4,000£4k £16,000£16k
High break 2 £500£500 £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 £16k
High break £1,000

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 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 Indian Open Anthony McGill £300,000£300k
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 International Championship get?

Mark Selby took £125,000.

How much did the runner-up get?

Ding Junhui took £65,000, 52% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the 2016 International Championship?

£673,000, paid to 68 players.

How does it compare with other years?

The 2015 International Championship paid £661,000, and the 2017 OPPO International Championship paid £755,000.

Where to next

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