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Fergal O'Brien prize money

Q: How much prize money has Fergal O'Brien won?

£1,090,491 in snooker prize money, 54th of the 773 players on our money list.

Q: What is Fergal O'Brien's biggest cheque?

£88,000 for finishing runner-up at the 2001 Benson and Hedges Masters.

Q: What was Fergal O'Brien's best year?

2001, when Fergal O'Brien won £152,530.

Q: Who is just above Fergal O'Brien on the money list?

Jimmy Robertson, on £1,093,459.

Fergal O'Brien has won £1,090,491 in snooker prize money from 2000 to 2023, 54th of 773 players. The biggest single cheque was £88,000 at the 2001 Benson and Hedges Masters.

CAREER PRIZE MONEY£1.1m

MONEY LIST54th

TITLES0

RESULTS251

BEST YEAR · 2001£153k

Every paid result

251 results, newest first

Every snooker result for which Fergal O'Brien was paid prize money.
YEAR	TOURNAMENT	FINISH	PRIZE MONEY
2023	2023 BetVictor English Open	Last 64	£3,000£3k
2023	2023 Cazoo British Open	Last 16	£8,000£8k
2023	2023 BetVictor Championship League	Group 23	£1,000£1k
2023	2023 BetVictor Snooker Shoot Out	Last 32	£1,000£1k
2022	2022 Cazoo UK Championship	Last 112	£2,500£3k
2022	2022 Betfred World Championship	Last 112	£5,000£5k
2022	2022 BetVictor Welsh Open	Last 32	£4,000£4k
2022	2022 BetVictor European Masters	Last 64	£3,000£3k
2022	2022 BetVictor Snooker Shoot Out	Last 128	£250£250
2021	2021 BetVictor Scottish Open	Last 16	£7,500£8k
2021	2021 BetVictor English Open	Last 32	£4,000£4k
2021	2021 BetVictor Northern Ireland Open	Last 64	£3,000£3k
2021	2021 BetVictor Championship League	Semi-final - Group 2	£4,000£4k
2021	2021 Betfred World Championship	Last 112	£5,000£5k
2021	2021 WST Pro Series	Semi-final Group 3	£4,000£4k
2021	2021 German Masters	Last 16	£5,000£5k
2020	2020 Northern Ireland Open	Last 64	£3,000£3k
2020	2020 Betfred World Championship	Last 48	£15,000£15k
2020	2020 Gibraltar Open	Last 16	£4,000£4k
2020	2020 BetVictor Snooker Shoot Out	Last 128	£250£250
2020	2020 European Masters	Last 32	£4,000£4k
2019	2019 Northern Ireland Open	Last 32	£4,000£4k
2019	2019 World Open	Last 32	£8,000£8k
2019	2019 English Open	Last 32	£4,000£4k
2019	2019 Betfred World Championship	Last 80	£10,000£10k
2019	2019 Gibraltar Open	Last 64	£1,500£2k
2019	2019 Indian Open	Last 64	£2,000£2k
2019	2019 Snooker Shoot Out	Last 128	£250£250
2019	2019 German Masters	Last 32	£4,000£4k
2018	2018 European Masters	Last 32	£4,000£4k
2018	2018 China Championship	Last 32	£7,500£8k
2018	2018 Paul Hunter Classic	Last 64	£600£600
2018	2018 World Open	Last 16	£13,000£13k
2018	2018 Riga Masters	Last 64	£1,500£2k
2018	2018 China Open	Last 32	£11,000£11k
2018	2018 Coral Snooker Shoot Out	Last 64	£500£500
2018	2018 German Masters	Last 32	£4,000£4k
2017	2017 Shanghai Masters	Last 32	£7,000£7k
2017	2017 Indian Open	Last 32	£4,000£4k
2017	2017 Paul Hunter Classic	Last 64	£600£600
2017	2017 Evergrande China Championship	Quarter-final	£18,000£18k
2017	2017 Betfred World Championship	Last 32	£16,000£16k
2017	2017 China Open	Last 64	£4,000£4k
2017	2017 Coral Snooker Shoot Out	Last 16	£2,000£2k
2017	2017 Coral Welsh Open	Last 32	£3,500£4k
2016	2016 Coral Scottish Open	Last 64	£2,500£3k
2016	2016 Betway UK Championship	Last 32	£10,000£10k
2016	2016 Coral Northern Ireland Open	Last 32	£3,500£4k
2016	2016 International Championship	Last 64	£4,000£4k
2016	2016 Coral English Open	Last 32	£3,500£4k
2016	2016 European Masters	Last 64	£1,312£1k
2016	2016 Shanghai Masters	Last 64	£2,000£2k
2016	2016 Paul Hunter Classic	Last 64	£525£525
2016	2016 World Open	Last 64	£4,000£4k
2016	2016 Kaspersky Riga Masters	Last 32	£1,050£1k
2016	2016 Betfred World Championship	Last 80	£6,600£7k
2016	2016 Championship League	Group 6	£1,000£1k
2016	2016 Championship League	High break	£500£500
2016	2016 Kreativ Dental European Tour - Event 6	Last 32	£900£900
2016	2016 BetVictor Welsh Open	Last 32	£3,000£3k
2016	2016 918.com German Masters	Last 32	£3,000£3k
2016	2016 888Sport World Seniors Championship	Last 16	£1,000£1k
2015	2015 Kreativ Dental European Tour - Event 5	Last 32	£900£900
2015	2015 Betway UK Championship	Last 64	£4,000£4k
2015	2015 188BET European Tour - Event 4	Last 16	£1,725£2k
2015	2015 International Championship	Last 32	£7,000£7k
2015	2015 188BET European Tour - Event 3	Last 64	£525£525
2015	2015 Shanghai Masters	Last 48	£3,000£3k
2015	2015 Kaspersky Lab European Tour - Event 1	Last 64	£525£525
2015	2015 Goldfields Australian Open	Last 16	£6,000£6k
2015	2015 Betfred World Championship	Last 48	£9,000£9k
2015	2015 Baic Motor China Open	Last 64	£3,000£3k
2015	2015 Indian Open	Last 64	£2,000£2k
2015	2015 Betway Snooker Shoot Out	Last 64	£500£500
2015	2015 Betway World Seniors Championship	Runner-up	£8,000£8k
2015	2015 Kreativ Dental Clinic European Tour - Event 6	Last 32	£1,000£1k
2015	2015 Championship League	Group 7	£6,100£6k
2015	2015 Kreativ Dental Clinic German Masters	Last 32	£2,500£3k
2014	2014 Kreativ Dental Clinic European Tour - Event 5	Last 64	£583£583
2014	2014 Kreativ Dental Clinic European Tour - Event 4	Last 16	£1,917£2k
2014	2014 International Championship	Last 32	£7,000£7k
2014	2014 Victoria European Tour - Event 3	Last 64	£583£583
2014	2014 Bank of Communications OTO Shanghai Masters	Quarter-final	£12,000£12k
2014	2014 Arcaden European Tour - Event 2	Last 16	£1,917£2k
2014	2014 Kaspersky Lab European Tour - Event 1	Last 64	£583£583
2014	2014 Goldfields Australian Open	Last 16	£6,667£7k
2014	2014 Sports Lottery Cup Wuxi Classic	Last 64	£3,000£3k
2014	2014 Dafabet World Championship	Last 48	£8,500£9k
2014	2014 China Open	Last 32	£6,500£7k
2014	2014 Wyldecrest Park Homes Players Championship Grand Final	Last 16	£5,000£5k
2014	2014 BetVictor Welsh Open	Last 64	£1,500£2k
2014	2014 European Tour - Event 8	Runner-up	£10,000£10k
2014	2014 German Masters	Last 64	£1,250£1k
2014	2014 888Casino Snooker Shoot Out	Last 64	£500£500
2013	2013 williamhill.com UK Championship	Last 32	£9,000£9k
2013	2013 European Tour - Event 7	Last 32	£1,000£1k
2013	2013 European Tour - Event 6	Last 32	£1,100£1k
2013	2013 International Championship	Last 16	£12,000£12k
2013	2013 Indian Open	Last 32	£3,000£3k
2013	2013 European Tour - Event 5	Last 64	£583£583
2013	2013 Shanghai Masters	Last 48	£2,300£2k
2013	2013 European Tour - Event 3	Last 64	£600£600
2013	2013 European Tour - Event 2	Last 64	£583£583
2013	2013 Goldfields Australian Open	Last 16	£6,250£6k
2013	2013 Sports Lottery Cup Wuxi Classic	Last 64	£3,000£3k
2013	2013 Victoria European Tour - Event 1	Quarter-final	£3,333£3k
2013	2013 Betfair World Championship	Last 48	£8,200£8k
2013	2013 Bank of Beijing China Open	Last 48	£2,300£2k
2013	2013 Haikou World Open	Last 48	£2,300£2k
2013	2013 BetVictor Welsh Open	Last 32	£2,000£2k
2013	2013 Betfair German Masters	Last 64	£1,500£2k
2013	2013 Betfair Snooker Shoot Out	Last 64	£500£500
2012	2012 Betfair European Tour - Event 5	Last 64	£391£391
2012	2012 williamhill.com UK Championship	Last 32	£7,500£8k
2012	2012 Betfair, Victoria European Tour - Event 4	Last 64	£391£391
2012	2012 PTC - Event 4	Last 64	£200£200
2012	2012 International Championship	Last 32	£7,000£7k
2012	2012 Betfair European Tour - Event 2	Last 32	£586£586
2012	2012 Bank of Communication Shanghai Masters	Wildcard	£6,000£6k
2012	2012 PTC - Event 3	Quarter-final	£1,500£2k
2012	2012 PTC - Event 2	Last 64	£200£200
2012	2012 PTC - Event 1	Last 64	£200£200
2012	2012 Goldfields Australian Open	Last 48	£1,280£1k
2012	2012 Wuxi Classic	Last 16	£7,500£8k
2012	2012 Betfred World Championship	Last 48	£8,200£8k
2012	2012 Bank of Beijing China Open	Wildcard	£6,000£6k
2012	2012 Betfair PTC Grand Final	Last 24	£2,750£3k
2012	2012 Haikou World Open	Last 48	£2,300£2k
2012	2012 888真人 Welsh Open	Last 32	£2,500£3k
2012	2012 Partypoker.net German Masters	Last 48	£1,250£1k
2012	2012 PartyPoker.com Snooker Shoot Out	Last 32	£1,000£1k
2012	2012 Arcaden PTC - Event 12	Last 64	£200£200
2011	2011 PTC - Event 11	Last 64	£200£200
2011	2011 williamhill.com UK Championship	Last 48	£5,500£6k
2011	2011 PTC - Event 10	Last 32	£600£600
2011	2011 PTC - Event 9	Last 32	£516£516
2011	2011 PTC - Event 8	Last 64	£172£172
2011	2011 PTC - Event 6	Last 16	£862£862
2011	2011 PTC - Event 5	Last 64	£200£200
2011	2011 Bank of Communication Shanghai Masters	Last 16	£7,000£7k
2011	2011 PTC - Event 4	Quarter-final	£1,245£1k
2011	2011 PTC - Event 2	Semi-final	£2,500£3k
2011	2011 Goldfields Australian Open	Last 48	£1,360£1k
2011	2011 PTC - Event 1	Last 16	£1,000£1k
2011	2011 Betfred World Championship	Last 48	£8,200£8k
2011	2011 Bank of Beijing China Open	Last 48	£2,200£2k
2011	2011 Wyldecrest Park Homes Welsh Open	Last 64	£1,250£1k
2011	2011 CaesarsCasino.com Snooker Shoot Out	Last 16	£2,000£2k
2010	2010 12BET.com UK Championship	Last 48	£5,500£6k
2010	2010 EPTC - Event 5	Last 64	£200£200
2010	2010 MIUS EPTC - Event 4	Last 64	£200£200
2010	2010 PTC - Event 6	Last 32	£600£600
2010	2010 EPTC - Event 2	Semi-final	£2,500£3k
2010	2010 12BET.com World Open	Last 32	£5,000£5k
2010	2010 Roewe Shanghai Masters	Last 48	£2,200£2k
2010	2010 EPTC - Event 1	Last 64	£200£200
2010	2010 PTC - Event 4	Last 64	£200£200
2010	2010 PTC - Event 3	Last 64	£200£200
2010	2010 PTC - Event 2	Last 64	£200£200
2010	2010 PTC - Event 1	Last 64	£200£200
2010	2010 Betfred World Championship	Last 32	£12,000£12k
2010	2010 Sanyuan Foods China Open	Last 32	£3,640£4k
2010	2010 Totesport.com Welsh Open	Last 32	£2,700£3k
2009	2009 Pukka Pies UK Championship	Last 48	£5,500£6k
2009	2009 Pro Challenge Series - Event 3	Last 16	£250£250
2009	2009 Grand Prix	Last 48	£4,650£5k
2009	2009 Roewe Shanghai Masters	Last 48	£2,050£2k
2009	2009 Pro Challenge Series - Event 2	Quarter-final	£400£400
2009	2009 Betfred World Championship	Last 48	£8,200£8k
2009	2009 Bank of Beijing China Open	Last 32	£3,450£3k
2009	2009 Welsh Open	Last 32	£2,750£3k
2008	2008 Maplin UK Championship	Last 48	£5,500£6k
2008	2008 Masters Qualifying Event	Quarter-final	£105£105
2008	2008 Bahrain Championship	Last 48	£1,725£2k
2008	2008 Royal London Watches Grand Prix	Last 48	£4,650£5k
2008	2008 Roewe Shanghai Masters	Last 32	£3,450£3k
2008	2008 Northern Ireland Trophy	Last 48	£1,625£2k
2008	2008 Championship League	Group	£2,700£3k
2008	2008 888.com World Championship	Last 48	£7,400£7k
2008	2008 Honghe Industrial China Open	Last 32	£2,750£3k
2008	2008 Welsh Open	Last 64	£1,325£1k
2007	2007 Maplin UK Championship	Last 48	£4,500£5k
2007	2007 Northern Ireland Trophy	Runner-up	£15,000£15k
2007	2007 Royal London Watches Grand Prix	Group	£4,750£5k
2007	2007 VCpoker.ie Irish Professional Championship	Runner-up	£2,797£3k
2007	2007 Shanghai Masters	Last 32	£2,750£3k
2007	2007 888.com World Championship	Last 16	£14,000£14k
2007	2007 Honghe Industrial China Open	Last 48	£1,725£2k
2007	2007 Welsh Open	Last 64	£1,325£1k
2007	2007 Malta Cup	Last 16	£4,000£4k
2006	2006 Maplin UK Championship	Last 64	£2,200£2k
2006	2006 Royal London Watches Grand Prix	Group	£5,250£5k
2006	2006 Royal London Watches Grand Prix	High break	£250£250
2006	2006 Northern Ireland Trophy	Last 64	£1,100£1k
2006	2006 888.com World Championship	Last 48	£6,400£6k
2006	2006 Star Dragon Woods Villa Cup China Open	Last 64	£1,100£1k
2006	2006 Welsh Open	Last 48	£1,725£2k
2005	2005 Travis Perkins UK Championship	Last 64	£2,000£2k
2005	2005 Masters Qualifying Event	Quarter-final	£105£105
2005	2005 VCpoker.ie Irish Professional Championship	Semi-final	£680£680
2005	2005 Grand Prix	Last 32	£5,000£5k
2005	2005 Embassy World Championship	Last 32	£12,000£12k
2005	2005 China Open	Last 48	£1,625£2k
2005	2005 Fáilte Ireland Irish Masters	Last 64	£1,375£1k
2005	2005 Malta Cup	Last 64	£1,100£1k
2005	2005 Welsh Open	Last 64	£1,325£1k
2004	2004 Travis Perkins UK Championship	Last 64	£2,000£2k
2004	2004 British Open	Last 64	£1,100£1k
2004	2004 Totesport Grand Prix	Last 64	£3,000£3k
2004	2004 Embassy World Championship	Last 64	£5,720£6k
2004	2004 Daily Record Players Championship	Last 64	£3,100£3k
2004	2004 Citywest Irish Masters	Last 48	£2,900£3k
2004	2004 European Open	Last 32	£5,550£6k
2004	2004 Welsh Open	Last 64	£2,750£3k
2003	2003 Masters Qualifying Event	Last 16	£1,200£1k
2003	2003 Travis Perkins UK Championship	Last 16	£9,800£10k
2003	2003 British Open	Last 16	£7,450£7k
2003	2003 LG Cup	Last 64	£3,100£3k
2003	2003 Embassy World Championship	Last 48	£11,500£12k
2003	2003 Regal Scottish Open	Last 48	£4,000£4k
2003	2003 Citywest Irish Masters	Last 48	£3,000£3k
2003	2003 Citywest Irish Masters	High break	£1,800£2k
2003	2003 European Open	Last 48	£1,450£1k
2003	2003 Regal Welsh Open	Last 48	£4,000£4k
2002	2002 Powerhouse UK Championship	Last 48	£4,250£4k
2002	2002 British Open	Last 16	£7,400£7k
2002	2002 Benson And Hedges Championship	Last 16	£575£575
2002	2002 LG Cup	Last 16	£9,600£10k
2002	2002 Embassy World Championship	Last 32	£14,500£15k
2002	2002 Regal Scottish Open	Last 32	£7,800£8k
2002	2002 Citywest Irish Masters	Round 1	£5,000£5k
2002	2002 Singha Thailand Masters	Quarter-final	£9,100£9k
2002	2002 China Open	Last 32	£5,800£6k
2002	2002 Benson and Hedges Masters	Quarter-final	£32,000£32k
2002	2002 Regal Welsh Open	Quarter-final	£11,700£12k
2001	2001 UK Championship	Last 32	£9,200£9k
2001	2001 European Open	Last 16	£4,000£4k
2001	2001 LG Cup	Last 32	£7,800£8k
2001	2001 Stan James British Open	Last 16	£10,900£11k
2001	2001 Embassy World Championship	Last 32	£14,000£14k
2001	2001 Regal Scottish Open	Last 32	£3,900£4k
2001	2001 Irish Masters	Round 1	£3,280£3k
2001	2001 Blue Eagle/Thai Airways Thailand Masters	Last 16	£3,650£4k
2001	2001 Rothmans Malta Grand Prix	Semi-final	£3,000£3k
2001	2001 Benson and Hedges Masters	Runner-up	£88,000£88k
2001	2001 Regal Welsh Open	Last 16	£4,800£5k
2000	2000 China Open	Last 32	£3,400£3k
2000	2000 Liverpool Victoria UK Championship	Quarter-final	£11,200£11k
2000	2000 Regal Scottish Masters	Last 12	£5,000£5k
2000	2000 Grand Prix	Last 16	£4,800£5k
2000	2000 British Open	Last 32	£3,900£4k

Fergal O'Brien's prize money, year by year

£28k

£153k

£108k

£47k

£26k

£25k

£18k

£51k

£31k

£27k

£36k

£35k

£57k

£60k

£68k

£56k

£48k

£55k

£42k

£34k

£26k

£33k

£15k

£13k

Where the money was won

World Championship £205k Masters £120k UK Championship £100k China Open £58k Welsh Open £52k Shanghai Masters £50k British Open £39k International Championship £37k World Open £35k Grand Prix £32k Scottish Open £26k China Championship £26k

Around Fergal O'Brien on the money list

The players either side, by career snooker prize money

Snooker players ranked around Fergal O'Brien.
#	PLAYER	NATION	PRIZE MONEY
42	Liang Wenbo	China	£1,317,771£1.3m
43	Zhang Anda	China	£1,312,790£1.3m
44	Martin Gould	England	£1,309,055£1.3m
45	Dominic Dale	Wales	£1,287,982£1.3m
46	Paul Hunter	England	£1,280,700£1.3m
47	Anthony Hamilton	England	£1,276,152£1.3m
48	Alan McManus	Scotland	£1,259,770£1.3m
49	Matthew Selt	England	£1,218,213£1.2m
50	Yan Bingtao	China	£1,212,251£1.2m
51	Hossein Vafaei	Iran	£1,150,937£1.2m
52	Noppon Saengkham	Thailand	£1,107,396£1.1m
53	Jimmy Robertson	England	£1,093,459£1.1m
54	Fergal O'Brien	Ireland	£1,090,491£1.1m
55	Jak Jones	Wales	£1,054,052£1.1m
56	Ben Woollaston	England	£1,048,814£1.0m
57	Si Jiahui	China	£990,700£991k
58	Steve Davis	England	£975,286£975k
59	Andrew Higginson	England	£859,526£860k
60	Michael White	Wales	£840,641£841k
61	Jamie Jones	Wales	£828,518£829k
62	Elliot Slessor	England	£822,770£823k
63	Joe Swail	Northern Ireland	£815,926£816k
64	Nigel Bond	England	£797,704£798k
65	Scott Donaldson	Scotland	£758,924£759k
66	Lyu Haotian	China	£732,189£732k

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Fergal O'Brien won?

£1,090,491 in snooker prize money, 54th of the 773 players on our money list.

What is Fergal O'Brien's biggest cheque?

£88,000 for finishing runner-up at the 2001 Benson and Hedges Masters.

What was Fergal O'Brien's best year?

2001, when Fergal O'Brien won £152,530.

Who is just above Fergal O'Brien on the money list?

Jimmy Robertson, on £1,093,459.

Where to next

The full list is on snooker prize money. Every Ireland player is on Ireland snooker prize money. One place up is Jimmy Robertson. One place down is Jak Jones. Each year Fergal O'Brien was paid is ranked in full: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023.