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SNOOKER · 2003-10-12 · PRESTON, ENGLAND

2003 LG Cup snooker prize money

The 2003 LG Cup paid £617,200 to 96 players. Mark Williams won £82,500. John Higgins took £42,500 as runner-up.

TOTAL PAID£617k
WINNER£83k
PLAYERS PAID96
PAYOUT BANDS12

Every cheque

96 players paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each player at the 2003 LG Cup.
PLACE PLAYER NATION PRIZE MONEY
Winner Mark Williams Wales £82,500£83k
Runner-up John Higgins Scotland £42,500£43k
Semi-final John Parrott England £21,500£22k
Semi-final Ken Doherty Ireland £21,500£22k
Quarter-final Ali Carter England £11,800£12k
Quarter-final Chris Small Scotland £11,800£12k
Quarter-final Matthew Stevens Wales £11,800£12k
Quarter-final Michael Holt England £11,800£12k
Last 16 Barry Hawkins England £9,700£10k
Last 16 James Wattana Thailand £9,700£10k
Last 16 Jimmy White England £9,700£10k
Last 16 Lee Walker Wales £9,700£10k
Last 16 Marco Fu Hong Kong £9,700£10k
Last 16 Paul Hunter England £9,700£10k
Last 16 Ronnie O'Sullivan England £9,700£10k
Last 16 Shaun Murphy England £9,700£10k
Last 32 Alan McManus Scotland £7,600£8k
Last 32 Alfie Burden England £7,600£8k
Last 32 Dave Harold England £7,600£8k
Last 32 David Gray England £7,600£8k
Last 32 Gerard Greene Northern Ireland £7,600£8k
Last 32 Graeme Dott Scotland £7,600£8k
Last 32 Joe Perry England £7,600£8k
Last 32 Patrick Wallace Northern Ireland £7,600£8k
Last 32 Peter Ebdon England £7,600£8k
Last 32 Quinten Hann Australia £7,600£8k
Last 32 Robin Hull Finland £7,600£8k
Last 32 Stephen Hendry Scotland £7,600£8k
Last 32 Stephen Lee England £7,600£8k
Last 32 Steve Davis England £7,600£8k
Last 32 Stuart Bingham England £7,600£8k
Last 32 Stuart Pettman England £7,600£8k
Last 48 Anthony Davies Wales £4,200£4k
Last 48 Anthony Hamilton England £4,200£4k
Last 48 Barry Pinches England £4,200£4k
Last 48 David Roe England £4,200£4k
Last 48 Dominic Dale Wales £4,200£4k
Last 48 Drew Henry Scotland £4,200£4k
Last 48 Ian McCulloch England £4,200£4k
Last 48 Joe Swail Northern Ireland £4,200£4k
Last 48 Mark Davis England £4,200£4k
Last 48 Mark King England £4,200£4k
Last 48 Mark Selby England £4,200£4k
Last 48 Michael Judge Ireland £4,200£4k
Last 48 Mike Dunn England £4,200£4k
Last 48 Robert Milkins England £4,200£4k
Last 48 Simon Bedford England £4,200£4k
Last 48 Tony Drago Malta £4,200£4k
Last 64 Adrian Gunnell England £3,100£3k
Last 64 Andrew Norman England £3,100£3k
Last 64 Billy Snaddon Scotland £3,100£3k
Last 64 Bjorn Haneveer Belgium £3,100£3k
Last 64 Brian Morgan England £3,100£3k
Last 64 Fergal O'Brien Ireland £3,100£3k
Last 64 Gary Wilkinson England £3,100£3k
Last 64 Ian Sargeant Wales £3,100£3k
Last 64 Jamie Burnett Scotland £3,100£3k
Last 64 Jimmy Michie England £3,100£3k
Last 64 Jonathan Birch England £3,100£3k
Last 64 Marcus Campbell Scotland £3,100£3k
Last 64 Nigel Bond England £3,100£3k
Last 64 Paul Wykes England £3,100£3k
Last 64 Rory McLeod Jamaica £3,100£3k
Last 64 Stephen Maguire Scotland £3,100£3k
Last 80 Adrian Rosa England £2,200£2k
Last 80 Andy Hicks England £2,200£2k
Last 80 Craig Butler England £2,200£2k
Last 80 Darren Morgan Wales £2,200£2k
Last 80 Darryn Walker England £2,200£2k
Last 80 David Finbow England £2,200£2k
Last 80 Ding Junhui China £2,200£2k
Last 80 Ian Brumby England £2,200£2k
Last 80 Kurt Maflin Norway £2,200£2k
Last 80 Nick Dyson England £2,200£2k
Last 80 Nick Walker England £2,200£2k
Last 80 Ricky Walden England £2,200£2k
Last 80 Rod Lawler England £2,200£2k
Last 80 Sean Storey England £2,200£2k
Last 80 Shokat Ali Pakistan £2,200£2k
Last 80 Suchakree Poomjang Thailand £2,200£2k
Last 96 Atthasit Mahitthi Thailand £1,500£2k
Last 96 Bradley Jones England £1,500£2k
Last 96 Jason Prince Northern Ireland £1,500£2k
Last 96 Johl Younger Australia £1,500£2k
Last 96 Luke Fisher England £1,500£2k
Last 96 Luke Simmonds England £1,500£2k
Last 96 Martin Gould England £1,500£2k
Last 96 Michael Rhodes England £1,500£2k
Last 96 Paul Davies Wales £1,500£2k
Last 96 Peter Lines England £1,500£2k
Last 96 Ryan Day Wales £1,500£2k
Last 96 Scott MacKenzie Scotland £1,500£2k
Last 96 Stephen Croft England £1,500£2k
Last 96 Supoj Saenla Thailand £1,500£2k
Last 96 Terry Murphy Northern Ireland £1,500£2k
Last 96 Tom Ford England £1,500£2k
High break John Higgins Scotland £25,000£25k
High break Brian Morgan England £1,800£2k

How the money splits

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

Prize money bands at the 2003 LG Cup.
PLACE PLAYERS EACH BAND TOTAL
Winner 1 £82,500£83k £82,500£83k
Runner-up 1 £42,500£43k £42,500£43k
Semi-final 2 £21,500£22k £43,000£43k
Quarter-final 4 £11,800£12k £47,200£47k
Last 16 8 £9,700£10k £77,600£78k
Last 32 16 £7,600£8k £121,600£122k
Last 48 16 £4,200£4k £67,200£67k
Last 64 16 £3,100£3k £49,600£50k
Last 80 16 £2,200£2k £35,200£35k
Last 96 16 £1,500£2k £24,000£24k
High break 1 £25,000£25k £25,000£25k
High break 1 £1,800£2k £1,800£2k

Where the money went, band by band

Winner £83k
Runner-up £43k
Semi-final £43k
Quarter-final £47k
Last 16 £78k
Last 32 £122k
Last 48 £67k
Last 64 £50k
Last 80 £35k
Last 96 £24k
High break £25k
High break £1,800

The rest of 2003

Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2003

Other snooker tournaments in 2003.
TOURNAMENT WINNER PAID
2003 Masters Qualifying Event £48,800£49k
2003 Travis Perkins UK Championship Matthew Stevens £615,000£615k
2003 British Open Stephen Hendry £470,000£470k
2003 Euro-Asia Masters Challenge Ken Doherty £70,000£70k
2003 Euro-Asia Masters Challenge James Wattana £71,000£71k
2003 Hasseröder Premier League Marco Fu £180,000£180k
2003 Embassy World Championship Mark Williams £1,815,250£1.8m
2003 Regal Scottish Open David Gray £597,200£597k
2003 Citywest Irish Masters Ronnie O'Sullivan £399,680£400k
2003 European Open Ronnie O'Sullivan £250,000£250k
2003 Benson and Hedges Masters Mark Williams £750,000£750k
2003 Regal Welsh Open Stephen Hendry £597,200£597k

Frequently asked questions

How much did the winner of the 2003 LG Cup get?

Mark Williams took £82,500.

How much did the runner-up get?

John Higgins took £42,500, 52% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the 2003 LG Cup?

£617,200, paid to 96 players.

How does it compare with other years?

The 2002 LG Cup paid £597,200.

Where to next

Every edition is on the LG Cup prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2003. The edition before was the 2002 LG Cup.