Irish Masters snooker prize money
The Irish Masters has paid £1,364,320 across 5 tournaments from 2001 to 2005. In 2005 Ronnie O'Sullivan took £40,000.
Every edition
Who won, what they took, and what the tournament paid in all
| YEAR | WINNER | TOP PRIZE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | £40,000£40k | £250,000£250k |
| 2004 | Peter Ebdon | £48,000£48k | £396,800£397k |
| 2003 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | £48,000£48k | £399,680£400k |
| 2002 | John Higgins | £65,000£65k | £164,500£165k |
| 2001 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | £61,500£62k | £153,340£153k |
Prize money paid, edition by edition
The 2005 Fáilte Ireland Irish Masters payouts
What each finishing place was worth at the latest edition
| PLACE | PLAYERS | EACH | BAND TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1 | £40,000£40k | £40,000£40k |
| Runner-up | 1 | £20,000£20k | £20,000£20k |
| Semi-final | 2 | £10,000£10k | £20,000£20k |
| Quarter-final | 4 | £7,000£7k | £28,000£28k |
| Last 16 | 8 | £5,000£5k | £40,000£40k |
| Last 32 | 16 | £3,100£3k | £49,600£50k |
| Last 48 | 16 | £1,775£2k | £28,400£28k |
| Last 64 | 16 | £1,375£1k | £22,000£22k |
| High break | 1 | £2,000£2k | £2,000£2k |
Every cheque by name is on the 2005 Fáilte Ireland Irish Masters payouts page.
Who has earned the most at the Irish Masters
Prize money won here, across every edition we hold
| # | PLAYER | NATION | WINS | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | England | 3 | £167,180£167k |
| 2 | John Higgins | Scotland | 1 | £110,060£110k |
| 3 | Peter Ebdon | England | 1 | £102,560£103k |
| 4 | Matthew Stevens | Wales | 0 | £52,135£52k |
| 5 | Stephen Hendry | Scotland | 0 | £50,310£50k |
| 6 | Mark Williams | Wales | 0 | £45,225£45k |
| 7 | Ken Doherty | Ireland | 0 | £38,380£38k |
| 8 | Mark King | England | 0 | £36,375£36k |
| 9 | Stephen Lee | England | 0 | £29,280£29k |
| 10 | Paul Hunter | England | 0 | £28,400£28k |
| 11 | Jimmy White | England | 0 | £25,780£26k |
| 12 | Steve Davis | England | 0 | £24,635£25k |
| 13 | Alan McManus | Scotland | 0 | £22,710£23k |
| 14 | Quinten Hann | Australia | 0 | £21,300£21k |
| 15 | Robert Milkins | England | 0 | £18,500£19k |
| 16 | Dave Harold | England | 0 | £18,500£19k |
| 17 | Anthony Hamilton | England | 0 | £17,660£18k |
| 18 | Fergal O'Brien | Ireland | 0 | £17,355£17k |
| 19 | Graeme Dott | Scotland | 0 | £16,600£17k |
| 20 | Gerard Greene | Northern Ireland | 0 | £15,500£16k |
| 21 | Stephen Maguire | Scotland | 0 | £15,310£15k |
| 22 | Joe Swail | Northern Ireland | 0 | £15,275£15k |
| 23 | Brian Morgan | England | 0 | £14,275£14k |
| 24 | Mark Selby | England | 0 | £14,250£14k |
| 25 | Joe Perry | England | 0 | £13,985£14k |
The top 12 here
Other snooker tournaments
The tournaments either side of the Irish Masters by prize money paid
| # | TOURNAMENT | EDITIONS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 32 | Australian Open | 5 | £1,382,261£1.4m |
| 33 | Irish Masters | 5 | £1,364,320£1.4m |
| 34 | Gibraltar Open | 6 | £1,176,750£1.2m |
| 35 | Riga Masters | 4 | £914,000£914k |
| 36 | European Open | 3 | £900,800£901k |
| 37 | World Masters | 1 | £785,000£785k |
| 38 | Thailand Masters | 2 | £759,425£759k |
| 39 | Northern Ireland Trophy | 4 | £723,500£724k |
| 40 | Hong Kong Masters | 2 | £629,000£629k |
| 41 | Malta Cup | 4 | £592,500£593k |
| 42 | Scottish Masters | 3 | £572,000£572k |
| 43 | Turkish Masters | 1 | £500,000£500k |
| 44 | WST Classic | 1 | £427,000£427k |
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner get at the 2005 Fáilte Ireland Irish Masters?
Ronnie O'Sullivan took £40,000. The whole tournament paid £250,000 across 64 players.
How much prize money has the Irish Masters paid?
£1,364,320 across 5 editions from 2001 to 2005. The richest was the 2003 Citywest Irish Masters, at £399,680.
Who has won the most money at the Irish Masters?
Ronnie O'Sullivan, with £167,180 and 3 wins. John Higgins is next on £110,060.
Who has won the Irish Masters the most times?
Ronnie O'Sullivan, 3 times in the editions we hold.
Where does the Irish Masters rank for prize money?
33rd 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 2005 Fáilte Ireland Irish Masters, and the one before it the 2004 Citywest Irish Masters. 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.