SNOOKER · 2008-08-31 · BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND
2008 Northern Ireland Trophy snooker prize money
The 2008 Northern Ireland Trophy paid £200,500 to 64 players. Ronnie O'Sullivan won £30,000. Dave Harold took £15,000 as runner-up.
TOTAL PAID£201k
WINNER£30k
PLAYERS PAID64
PAYOUT BANDS10
Every cheque
64 players paid, in finishing order
| PLACE | PLAYER | NATION | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Ronnie O'Sullivan | England | £30,000£30k |
| Runner-up | Dave Harold | England | £15,000£15k |
| Semi-final | Ali Carter | England | £7,500£8k |
| Semi-final | John Higgins | Scotland | £7,500£8k |
| Quarter-final | Barry Hawkins | England | £5,600£6k |
| Quarter-final | Ian McCulloch | England | £5,600£6k |
| Quarter-final | Mark Allen | Northern Ireland | £5,600£6k |
| Quarter-final | Stephen Maguire | Scotland | £5,600£6k |
| Last 16 | Alan McManus | Scotland | £4,000£4k |
| Last 16 | Joe Perry | England | £4,000£4k |
| Last 16 | Liang Wenbo | China | £4,000£4k |
| Last 16 | Mark Davis | England | £4,000£4k |
| Last 16 | Mark Selby | England | £4,000£4k |
| Last 16 | Mark Williams | Wales | £4,000£4k |
| Last 16 | Ryan Day | Wales | £4,000£4k |
| Last 16 | Stephen Lee | England | £4,000£4k |
| Last 32 | Andrew Higginson | England | £2,500£3k |
| Last 32 | David Gilbert | England | £2,500£3k |
| Last 32 | Ding Junhui | China | £2,500£3k |
| Last 32 | Dominic Dale | Wales | £2,500£3k |
| Last 32 | Graeme Dott | Scotland | £2,500£3k |
| Last 32 | Jamie Cope | England | £2,500£3k |
| Last 32 | Ken Doherty | Ireland | £2,500£3k |
| Last 32 | Marco Fu | Hong Kong | £2,500£3k |
| Last 32 | Mark King | England | £2,500£3k |
| Last 32 | Michael Holt | England | £2,500£3k |
| Last 32 | Neil Robertson | Australia | £2,500£3k |
| Last 32 | Peter Ebdon | England | £2,500£3k |
| Last 32 | Rory McLeod | Jamaica | £2,500£3k |
| Last 32 | Shaun Murphy | England | £2,500£3k |
| Last 32 | Stephen Hendry | Scotland | £2,500£3k |
| Last 32 | Stuart Pettman | England | £2,500£3k |
| Last 48 | Adrian Gunnell | England | £1,625£2k |
| Last 48 | Anthony Hamilton | England | £1,625£2k |
| Last 48 | David Gray | England | £1,625£2k |
| Last 48 | Fergal O'Brien | Ireland | £1,625£2k |
| Last 48 | Gerard Greene | Northern Ireland | £1,625£2k |
| Last 48 | Jimmy White | England | £1,625£2k |
| Last 48 | Joe Swail | Northern Ireland | £1,625£2k |
| Last 48 | Judd Trump | England | £1,625£2k |
| Last 48 | Marcus Campbell | Scotland | £1,625£2k |
| Last 48 | Matthew Stevens | Wales | £1,625£2k |
| Last 48 | Michael Judge | Ireland | £1,625£2k |
| Last 48 | Mike Dunn | England | £1,625£2k |
| Last 48 | Nigel Bond | England | £1,625£2k |
| Last 48 | Ricky Walden | England | £1,625£2k |
| Last 48 | Steve Davis | England | £1,625£2k |
| Last 48 | Stuart Bingham | England | £1,625£2k |
| Last 64 | Andrew Norman | England | £1,100£1k |
| Last 64 | Andy Hicks | England | £1,100£1k |
| Last 64 | Barry Pinches | England | £1,100£1k |
| Last 64 | David Roe | England | £1,100£1k |
| Last 64 | Ian Preece | Wales | £1,100£1k |
| Last 64 | Jamie Burnett | Scotland | £1,100£1k |
| Last 64 | Jimmy Michie | England | £1,100£1k |
| Last 64 | Joe Delaney | Ireland | £1,100£1k |
| Last 64 | John Parrott | England | £1,100£1k |
| Last 64 | Li Hang | China | £1,100£1k |
| Last 64 | Liu Song | China | £1,100£1k |
| Last 64 | Lyu Chuang | China | £1,100£1k |
| Last 64 | Mark Joyce | England | £1,100£1k |
| Last 64 | Martin Gould | England | £1,100£1k |
| Last 64 | Rod Lawler | England | £1,100£1k |
| Last 64 | Tom Ford | England | £1,100£1k |
| High break | Ryan Day | Wales | £2,000£2k |
| High break | Stephen Lee | England | £500£500 |
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 | £30,000£30k | £30,000£30k |
| Runner-up | 1 | £15,000£15k | £15,000£15k |
| Semi-final | 2 | £7,500£8k | £15,000£15k |
| Quarter-final | 4 | £5,600£6k | £22,400£22k |
| Last 16 | 8 | £4,000£4k | £32,000£32k |
| Last 32 | 16 | £2,500£3k | £40,000£40k |
| Last 48 | 16 | £1,625£2k | £26,000£26k |
| Last 64 | 16 | £1,100£1k | £17,600£18k |
| High break | 1 | £2,000£2k | £2,000£2k |
| High break | 1 | £500£500 | £500£500 |
Where the money went, band by band
The rest of 2008
Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2008
| TOURNAMENT | WINNER | PAID |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 Maplin UK Championship | Shaun Murphy | £650,000£650k |
| 2008 PartyPoker.com Premier League | Ronnie O'Sullivan | £269,000£269k |
| 2008 Masters Qualifying Event | £1,600£2k | |
| 2008 Bahrain Championship | Neil Robertson | £263,525£264k |
| 2008 Royal London Watches Grand Prix | John Higgins | £494,600£495k |
| 2008 Roewe Shanghai Masters | Ricky Walden | £298,350£298k |
| 2008 Guolian Securities Jiangsu Classic | Ding Junhui | £74,000£74k |
| 2008 Championship League | Joe Perry | £166,600£167k |
| 2008 888.com World Championship | Ronnie O'Sullivan | £1,197,000£1.2m |
| 2008 Honghe Industrial China Open | Stephen Maguire | £270,000£270k |
| 2008 Welsh Open | Mark Selby | £225,500£226k |
| 2008 Malta Cup | Shaun Murphy | £76,000£76k |
| 2008 SAGA Insurance Masters | Mark Selby | £460,000£460k |
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner of the 2008 Northern Ireland Trophy get?
Ronnie O'Sullivan took £30,000.
How much did the runner-up get?
Dave Harold took £15,000, 50% of the winner's cheque.
What was the total prize money at the 2008 Northern Ireland Trophy?
£200,500, paid to 64 players.
How does it compare with other years?
The 2007 Northern Ireland Trophy paid £220,500.
Where to next
Every edition is on the Northern Ireland Trophy prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2008. The edition before was the 2007 Northern Ireland Trophy.