2017 Paul Hunter Classic Snooker Prize Money

Q: How much did the runner-up get?

Shaun Murphy took £10,000, 50% of the winner's cheque.

Q: How does it compare with other years?

The 2016 Paul Hunter Classic paid £132,700, and the 2018 Paul Hunter Classic paid £120,000.

Every cheque

64 players paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each player at the 2017 Paul Hunter Classic.
PLACE	PLAYER	NATION	PRIZE MONEY
Winner	Michael White	Wales	£20,000£20k
Runner-up	Shaun Murphy	England	£10,000£10k
Semi-final	Jamie Jones	Wales	£4,500£5k
Semi-final	Mitchell Mann	England	£4,500£5k
Quarter-final	Ben Woollaston	England	£3,000£3k
Quarter-final	Gary Wilson	England	£3,000£3k
Quarter-final	Ian Burns	England	£3,000£3k
Quarter-final	Mark Joyce	England	£3,000£3k
Last 16	Chris Wakelin	England	£1,725£2k
Last 16	George Pragnell (II)	England	£1,725£2k
Last 16	Kyren Wilson	England	£1,725£2k
Last 16	Mark King	England	£1,725£2k
Last 16	Mark Selby	England	£1,725£2k
Last 16	Peter Lines	England	£1,725£2k
Last 16	Tom Ford	England	£1,725£2k
Last 16	Zhao Xintong	China	£1,725£2k
Last 32	Alan McManus	Scotland	£1,000£1k
Last 32	Andy Symons	England	£1,000£1k
Last 32	Craig Steadman	England	£1,000£1k
Last 32	David Gilbert	England	£1,000£1k
Last 32	Dominic Dale	Wales	£1,000£1k
Last 32	Jamie Cope	England	£1,000£1k
Last 32	Joe O'Connor	England	£1,000£1k
Last 32	Joe Swail	Northern Ireland	£1,000£1k
Last 32	Ken Doherty	Ireland	£1,000£1k
Last 32	Matthew Stevens	Wales	£1,000£1k
Last 32	Michael Georgiou	Cyprus	£1,000£1k
Last 32	Mike Dunn	England	£1,000£1k
Last 32	Oliver Brown	England	£1,000£1k
Last 32	Paul Davison	England	£1,000£1k
Last 32	Peter Ebdon	England	£1,000£1k
Last 32	Stuart Carrington	England	£1,000£1k
Last 64	Adam Edge	England	£600£600
Last 64	Aditya Mehta	India	£600£600
Last 64	Alex Borg	Malta	£600£600
Last 64	Alexander Ursenbacher	Switzerland	£600£600
Last 64	Alfie Burden	England	£600£600
Last 64	Andrew Higginson	England	£600£600
Last 64	Barry Pinches	England	£600£600
Last 64	Brian Cini	Malta	£600£600
Last 64	David Grace	England	£600£600
Last 64	Fang Xiongman	China	£600£600
Last 64	Fergal O'Brien	Ireland	£600£600
Last 64	Harvey Chandler	England	£600£600
Last 64	Ian Preece	Wales	£600£600
Last 64	Jack Lisowski	England	£600£600
Last 64	Jak Jones	Wales	£600£600
Last 64	Jamie Barrett	England	£600£600
Last 64	John Astley	England	£600£600
Last 64	Kuldesh Johal	England	£600£600
Last 64	Kurt Maflin	Norway	£600£600
Last 64	Liam Highfield	England	£600£600
Last 64	Luca Brecel	Belgium	£600£600
Last 64	Martin O'Donnell	England	£600£600
Last 64	Michael Williams	England	£600£600
Last 64	Nigel Bond	England	£600£600
Last 64	Noppon Saengkham	Thailand	£600£600
Last 64	Ricky Walden	England	£600£600
Last 64	Robbie Williams	England	£600£600
Last 64	Robert James	England	£600£600
Last 64	Rod Lawler	England	£600£600
Last 64	Sam Baird	England	£600£600
Last 64	Sam Craigie	England	£600£600
Last 64	Yu Delu	China	£600£600

How the money splits

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

Prize money bands at the 2017 Paul Hunter Classic.
PLACE	PLAYERS	EACH	BAND TOTAL
Winner	1	£20,000£20k	£20,000£20k
Runner-up	1	£10,000£10k	£10,000£10k
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	£1,000£1k	£16,000£16k
Last 64	32	£600£600	£19,200£19k

Where the money went, band by band

Winner £20k

Runner-up £10k

Semi-final £9,000

Quarter-final £12k

Last 16 £14k

Last 32 £16k

Last 64 £19k

The rest of 2017

Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2017

Other snooker tournaments in 2017.
TOURNAMENT	WINNER	PAID
2017 Scottish Open	Neil Robertson	£387,250£387k
2017 Betway UK Championship	Ronnie O'Sullivan	£850,000£850k
2017 Northern Ireland Open	Mark Williams	£366,000£366k
2017 Shanghai Masters	Ronnie O'Sullivan	£704,000£704k
2017 Champion Of Champions	Shaun Murphy	£370,000£370k
2017 OPPO International Championship	Mark Selby	£755,000£755k
2017 English Open	Ronnie O'Sullivan	£408,500£409k
2017 European Masters	Judd Trump	£366,500£367k
2017 World Open	Ding Junhui	£700,000£700k
2017 Indian Open	John Higgins	£323,000£323k
2017 Sangsom 6-Reds World Championship	Mark Williams	£230,000£230k
2017 Evergrande China Championship	Luca Brecel	£700,000£700k
2017 Hong Kong Masters	Neil Robertson	£315,000£315k
2017 Kaspersky Riga Masters	Ryan Day	£227,000£227k
2017 Betfred World Championship	Mark Selby	£1,751,000£1.8m
2017 China Open	Mark Selby	£548,000£548k
2017 Ladbrokes Players Championship	Judd Trump	£380,000£380k
2017 Gibraltar Open	Shaun Murphy	£93,750£94k
2017 Championship League	John Higgins	£181,800£182k
2017 Coral Snooker Shoot Out	Anthony McGill	£146,000£146k
2017 Coral Welsh Open	Stuart Bingham	£366,000£366k
2017 World Grand Prix	Barry Hawkins	£375,000£375k
2017 F66.com German Masters	Anthony Hamilton	£286,250£286k
2017 Dafabet Masters	Ronnie O'Sullivan	£600,000£600k

Frequently asked questions

How much did the winner of the 2017 Paul Hunter Classic get?

Michael White took £20,000.

How much did the runner-up get?

Shaun Murphy took £10,000, 50% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the 2017 Paul Hunter Classic?

£100,000, paid to 64 players.

How does it compare with other years?

The 2016 Paul Hunter Classic paid £132,700, and the 2018 Paul Hunter Classic paid £120,000.

Where to next

Every edition is on the Paul Hunter Classic prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2017. The edition before was the 2016 Paul Hunter Classic. The one after was the 2018 Paul Hunter Classic.

2017 Paul Hunter Classic snooker prize money