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SNOOKER · 2016-08-28 · FÜRTH, GERMANY

2016 Paul Hunter Classic snooker prize money

The 2016 Paul Hunter Classic paid £132,700 to 62 players. Mark Selby won £18,750. Tom Ford took £9,000 as runner-up.

TOTAL PAID£133k
WINNER£19k
PLAYERS PAID62
PAYOUT BANDS8

Every cheque

62 players paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each player at the 2016 Paul Hunter Classic.
PLACE PLAYER NATION PRIZE MONEY
Winner Mark Selby England £18,750£19k
Runner-up Tom Ford England £9,000£9k
Semi-final Dominic Dale Wales £4,500£5k
Semi-final Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Thailand £4,500£5k
Quarter-final David Grace England £3,000£3k
Quarter-final Jamie Jones Wales £3,000£3k
Quarter-final Jimmy White England £3,000£3k
Quarter-final Mark Davis England £3,000£3k
Last 16 Gerard Greene Northern Ireland £1,725£2k
Last 16 Liam Highfield England £1,725£2k
Last 16 Mark Allen Northern Ireland £1,725£2k
Last 16 Michael White Wales £1,725£2k
Last 16 Robbie Williams England £1,725£2k
Last 16 Sam Baird England £1,725£2k
Last 16 Yan Bingtao China £1,725£2k
Last 16 Zack Richardson England £1,725£2k
Last 32 Alan McManus Scotland £900£900
Last 32 Ali Carter England £900£900
Last 32 Andrew Higginson England £900£900
Last 32 Jack Lisowski England £900£900
Last 32 James Cahill England £900£900
Last 32 John Astley England £900£900
Last 32 Kurt Maflin Norway £900£900
Last 32 Lee Walker Wales £900£900
Last 32 Li Hang China £900£900
Last 32 Liang Wenbo China £900£900
Last 32 Mei Xiwen China £900£900
Last 32 Michael Georgiou Cyprus £900£900
Last 32 Michael Holt England £900£900
Last 32 Peter Lines England £900£900
Last 32 Ricky Walden England £900£900
Last 32 Rod Lawler England £900£900
Last 64 Adam Duffy England £525£525
Last 64 Anthony Hamilton England £525£525
Last 64 Anthony McGill Scotland £525£525
Last 64 Cao Yupeng China £525£525
Last 64 Chris Wakelin England £525£525
Last 64 Christopher Keogan England £525£525
Last 64 Craig Steadman England £525£525
Last 64 David Gilbert England £525£525
Last 64 Dechawat Poomjaeng Thailand £525£525
Last 64 Elliot Slessor England £525£525
Last 64 Fergal O'Brien Ireland £525£525
Last 64 Gary Wilson England £525£525
Last 64 Ian Glover England £525£525
Last 64 Joe Perry England £525£525
Last 64 Joe Swail Northern Ireland £525£525
Last 64 Kurt Dunham Australia £525£525
Last 64 Kyren Wilson England £525£525
Last 64 Mark Joyce England £525£525
Last 64 Mark King England £525£525
Last 64 Matthew Stevens Wales £525£525
Last 64 Rhys Clark Scotland £525£525
Last 64 Rory McLeod Jamaica £525£525
Last 64 Ryan Day Wales £525£525
Last 64 Sanderson Lam England £525£525
Last 64 Scott Donaldson Scotland £525£525
Last 64 Sean Harvey England £525£525
Last 64 Stuart Bingham England £525£525
Last 64 Stuart Carrington England £525£525
Last 64 Xiao Guodong China £525£525
Last 64 Zhao Xintong China £525£525
High break Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Thailand £40,000£40k

How the money splits

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

Prize money bands at the 2016 Paul Hunter Classic.
PLACE PLAYERS EACH BAND TOTAL
Winner 1 £18,750£19k £18,750£19k
Runner-up 1 £9,000£9k £9,000£9k
Semi-final 2 £4,500£5k £9,000£9k
Quarter-final 4 £3,000£3k £12,000£12k
Last 16 8 £1,725£2k £13,800£14k
Last 32 16 £900£900 £14,400£14k
Last 64 30 £525£525 £15,750£16k
High break 1 £40,000£40k £40,000£40k

Where the money went, band by band

Winner £19k
Runner-up £9,000
Semi-final £9,000
Quarter-final £12k
Last 16 £14k
Last 32 £14k
Last 64 £16k
High break £40k

The rest of 2016

Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2016

Other snooker tournaments in 2016.
TOURNAMENT WINNER PAID
2016 Coral Scottish Open Marco Fu £366,000£366k
2016 Betway UK Championship Mark Selby £855,000£855k
2016 Coral Northern Ireland Open Mark King £376,000£376k
2016 Champion Of Champions John Higgins £300,000£300k
2016 Evergrande China Championship John Higgins £650,000£650k
2016 International Championship Mark Selby £673,000£673k
2016 Coral English Open Liang Wenbo £376,000£376k
2016 European Masters Judd Trump £274,934£275k
2016 Shanghai Masters Ding Junhui £476,200£476k
2016 Sangsom 6-Reds World Championship Ding Junhui £143,992£144k
2016 World Open Ali Carter £528,000£528k
2016 Indian Open Anthony McGill £300,000£300k
2016 Kaspersky Riga Masters Neil Robertson £150,000£150k
2016 Betfred World Championship Mark Selby £1,500,100£1.5m
2016 China Open Judd Trump £526,000£526k
2016 Ladbrokes Players Championship Grand Final Mark Allen £350,000£350k
2016 Ladbrokes World Grand Prix Shaun Murphy £300,000£300k
2016 Championship League Judd Trump £179,700£180k
2016 Kreativ Dental European Tour - Event 6 Mark Selby £93,750£94k
2016 BetVictor Welsh Open Ronnie O'Sullivan £334,000£334k
2016 Coral Snooker Shoot Out Robin Hull £130,000£130k
2016 918.com German Masters Martin Gould £275,250£275k
2016 888Sport World Seniors Championship Mark Davis £50,000£50k
2016 Dafabet Masters Ronnie O'Sullivan £600,000£600k

Frequently asked questions

How much did the winner of the 2016 Paul Hunter Classic get?

Mark Selby took £18,750.

How much did the runner-up get?

Tom Ford took £9,000, 48% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the 2016 Paul Hunter Classic?

£132,700, paid to 62 players.

How does it compare with other years?

The 2017 Paul Hunter Classic paid £100,000.

Where to next

Every edition is on the Paul Hunter Classic prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2016. The one after was the 2017 Paul Hunter Classic.