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SNOOKER · 2020-01-19 · LONDON, ENGLAND

2020 Masters snooker prize money

The 2020 Masters paid £725,000 to 16 players. Stuart Bingham won £250,000. Ali Carter took £100,000 as runner-up.

TOTAL PAID£725k
WINNER£250k
PLAYERS PAID16
PAYOUT BANDS6

Every cheque

16 players paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each player at the 2020 Masters.
PLACE PLAYER NATION PRIZE MONEY
Winner Stuart Bingham England £250,000£250k
Runner-up Ali Carter England £100,000£100k
Semi-final David Gilbert England £60,000£60k
Semi-final Shaun Murphy England £60,000£60k
Quarter-final Joe Perry England £30,000£30k
Quarter-final John Higgins Scotland £30,000£30k
Quarter-final Kyren Wilson England £30,000£30k
Quarter-final Stephen Maguire Scotland £30,000£30k
Last 16 Barry Hawkins England £15,000£15k
Last 16 Ding Junhui China £15,000£15k
Last 16 Jack Lisowski England £15,000£15k
Last 16 Judd Trump England £15,000£15k
Last 16 Mark Allen Northern Ireland £15,000£15k
Last 16 Mark Selby England £15,000£15k
Last 16 Mark Williams Wales £15,000£15k
Last 16 Neil Robertson Australia £15,000£15k
High break David Gilbert England £15,000£15k

How the money splits

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

Prize money bands at the 2020 Masters.
PLACE PLAYERS EACH BAND TOTAL
Winner 1 £250,000£250k £250,000£250k
Runner-up 1 £100,000£100k £100,000£100k
Semi-final 2 £60,000£60k £120,000£120k
Quarter-final 4 £30,000£30k £120,000£120k
Last 16 8 £15,000£15k £120,000£120k
High break 1 £15,000£15k £15,000£15k

Where the money went, band by band

Winner £250k
Runner-up £100k
Semi-final £120k
Quarter-final £120k
Last 16 £120k
High break £15k

The rest of 2020

Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2020

Frequently asked questions

How much did the winner of the 2020 Masters get?

Stuart Bingham took £250,000.

How much did the runner-up get?

Ali Carter took £100,000, 40% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the 2020 Masters?

£725,000, paid to 16 players.

How does it compare with other years?

The 2019 Masters paid £600,000, and the 2021 Masters paid £725,000.

Where to next

Every edition is on the Masters prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2020. The edition before was the 2019 Masters. The one after was the 2021 Masters.