SNOOKER · 2021-10-17 · BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND
2021 BetVictor Northern Ireland Open snooker prize money
The 2021 BetVictor Northern Ireland Open paid £405,000 to 64 players. Mark Allen won £70,000. John Higgins took £30,000 as runner-up.
TOTAL PAID£405k
WINNER£70k
PLAYERS PAID64
PAYOUT BANDS9
Every cheque
64 players paid, in finishing order
| PLACE | PLAYER | NATION | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Mark Allen | Northern Ireland | £70,000£70k |
| Runner-up | John Higgins | Scotland | £30,000£30k |
| Semi-final | Ricky Walden | England | £20,000£20k |
| Semi-final | Yan Bingtao | China | £20,000£20k |
| Quarter-final | David Gilbert | England | £10,000£10k |
| Quarter-final | Judd Trump | England | £10,000£10k |
| Quarter-final | Mitchell Mann | England | £10,000£10k |
| Quarter-final | Shaun Murphy | England | £10,000£10k |
| Last 16 | Jackson Page | Wales | £7,500£8k |
| Last 16 | Jimmy Robertson | England | £7,500£8k |
| Last 16 | Lyu Haotian | China | £7,500£8k |
| Last 16 | Mark Selby | England | £7,500£8k |
| Last 16 | Mark Williams | Wales | £7,500£8k |
| Last 16 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | England | £7,500£8k |
| Last 16 | Stephen Maguire | Scotland | £7,500£8k |
| Last 16 | Stuart Bingham | England | £7,500£8k |
| Last 32 | Alfie Burden | England | £4,000£4k |
| Last 32 | Ashley Carty | England | £4,000£4k |
| Last 32 | Gary Wilson | England | £4,000£4k |
| Last 32 | Jack Lisowski | England | £4,000£4k |
| Last 32 | Jak Jones | Wales | £4,000£4k |
| Last 32 | James Cahill | England | £4,000£4k |
| Last 32 | Kyren Wilson | England | £4,000£4k |
| Last 32 | Liam Highfield | England | £4,000£4k |
| Last 32 | Louis Heathcote | England | £4,000£4k |
| Last 32 | Lu Ning | China | £4,000£4k |
| Last 32 | Luca Brecel | Belgium | £4,000£4k |
| Last 32 | Mark King | England | £4,000£4k |
| Last 32 | Matthew Stevens | Wales | £4,000£4k |
| Last 32 | Neil Robertson | Australia | £4,000£4k |
| Last 32 | Oliver Lines | England | £4,000£4k |
| Last 32 | Tian Pengfei | China | £4,000£4k |
| Last 64 | Akani Songsermsawad | Thailand | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Ali Carter | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Allan Taylor | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Andy Hicks | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Barry Hawkins | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Ben Woollaston | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Cao Yupeng | China | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Chris Wakelin | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | David Grace | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Duane Jones | Wales | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Elliot Slessor | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Fan Zhengyi | China | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Farakh Ajaib | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Fergal O'Brien | Ireland | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Gao Yang | China | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Hammad Miah | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Lee Walker | Wales | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Liang Wenbo | China | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Martin Gould | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Martin O'Donnell | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Noppon Saengkham | Thailand | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Peter Devlin | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Robert Milkins | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Rory McLeod | Jamaica | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Ryan Day | Wales | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Sam Craigie | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Simon Lichtenberg | Germany | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Xiao Guodong | China | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Xu Si | China | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Yuan Sijun | China | £3,000£3k |
| Withdrew | Jamie O'Neill | England | £3,000£3k |
| Withdrew | Tom Ford | England | £3,000£3k |
| High break | Mark Allen | Northern Ireland | £5,000£5k |
How the money splits
Each finishing band, what it paid each player, and what it paid in all
| PLACE | PLAYERS | EACH | BAND TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1 | £70,000£70k | £70,000£70k |
| Runner-up | 1 | £30,000£30k | £30,000£30k |
| Semi-final | 2 | £20,000£20k | £40,000£40k |
| Quarter-final | 4 | £10,000£10k | £40,000£40k |
| Last 16 | 8 | £7,500£8k | £60,000£60k |
| Last 32 | 16 | £4,000£4k | £64,000£64k |
| Last 64 | 30 | £3,000£3k | £90,000£90k |
| Withdrew | 2 | £3,000£3k | £6,000£6k |
| High break | 1 | £5,000£5k | £5,000£5k |
Where the money went, band by band
The rest of 2021
Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2021
| TOURNAMENT | WINNER | PAID |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 Cazoo World Grand Prix | Ronnie O'Sullivan | £380,000£380k |
| 2021 BetVictor Scottish Open | Luca Brecel | £405,000£405k |
| 2021 Cazoo UK Championship | Zhao Xintong | £1,009,000£1.0m |
| 2021 Cazoo Champion Of Champions | Judd Trump | £440,000£440k |
| 2021 BetVictor English Open | Neil Robertson | £405,000£405k |
| 2021 Matchroom.live British Open | Mark Williams | £470,000£470k |
| 2021 BetVictor Championship League | David Gilbert | £328,000£328k |
| 2021 Betfred World Championship | Mark Selby | £2,395,000£2.4m |
| 2021 Championship League | Kyren Wilson | £182,700£183k |
| 2021 Cazoo Tour Championship | Neil Robertson | £380,000£380k |
| 2021 WST Pro Series | Mark Williams | £420,500£421k |
| 2021 Gibraltar Open | Judd Trump | £251,000£251k |
| 2021 Players Championship | John Higgins | £385,000£385k |
| 2021 Welsh Open | Jordan Brown | £405,000£405k |
| 2021 Snooker Shoot Out | Ryan Day | £171,000£171k |
| 2021 German Masters | Judd Trump | £400,000£400k |
| 2021 Masters | Yan Bingtao | £725,000£725k |
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner of the 2021 BetVictor Northern Ireland Open get?
Mark Allen took £70,000.
How much did the runner-up get?
John Higgins took £30,000, 43% of the winner's cheque.
What was the total prize money at the 2021 BetVictor Northern Ireland Open?
£405,000, paid to 64 players.
How does it compare with other years?
The 2020 Northern Ireland Open paid £405,000, and the 2022 BetVictor Northern Ireland Open paid £428,500.
Where to next
Every edition is on the Northern Ireland Open prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2021. The edition before was the 2020 Northern Ireland Open. The one after was the 2022 BetVictor Northern Ireland Open.