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Ken Doherty prize money

Q: How much prize money has Ken Doherty won?

£1,957,678 in snooker prize money, 27th of the 773 players on our money list.

Q: What is Ken Doherty's biggest cheque?

£158,000 for finishing runner-up at the 2003 Embassy World Championship.

Q: What was Ken Doherty's best year?

2003, when Ken Doherty won £330,500.

Ken Doherty has won £1,957,678 in snooker prize money from 2000 to 2026, 27th of 773 players. The biggest single cheque was £158,000 at the 2003 Embassy World Championship.

CAREER PRIZE MONEY£2.0m

MONEY LIST27th

TITLES8

RESULTS279

BEST YEAR · 2003£331k

Every paid result

279 results, newest first

Every snooker result for which Ken Doherty was paid prize money.
YEAR	TOURNAMENT	FINISH	PRIZE MONEY
2026	2026 Machineseeker German Masters	Last 64	£3,600£4k
2025	2025 9Club Snooker Shoot Out	Last 64	£500£500
2025	2025 Saudi Arabia Masters	Last 112	£4,000£4k
2025	2025 Halo World Championship	Last 112	£5,000£5k
2025	2025 Machineseeker German Masters	Last 64	£3,600£4k
2024	2024 Saudi Arabia Masters	Last 144	£2,000£2k
2024	2024 Cazoo World Championship	Last 112	£5,000£5k
2024	2024 BetVictor German Masters	Last 64	£3,000£3k
2023	2023 BetVictor Snooker Shoot Out	Last 128	£250£250
2023	2023 MrQ UK Championship	Last 48	£7,500£8k
2023	2023 BetVictor Northern Ireland Open	Last 64	£3,000£3k
2023	2023 Cazoo British Open	Last 64	£3,000£3k
2023	2023 BetVictor European Masters	Last 64	£3,000£3k
2023	2023 BetVictor Championship League	Group 6	£1,000£1k
2023	2023 Cazoo World Championship	Last 80	£10,000£10k
2023	2023 Pathum Thani 6-Reds World Championship	Group 3	£1,375£1k
2023	2023 Welsh Open	Last 64	£3,000£3k
2023	2023 BetVictor German Masters	Last 64	£3,000£3k
2023	2023 BetVictor Snooker Shoot Out	Last 64	£500£500
2022	2022 BetVictor English Open	Last 64	£3,000£3k
2022	2022 BetVictor Scottish Open	Last 64	£3,000£3k
2022	2022 BetVictor Championship League	Group 9	£1,000£1k
2022	2022 Betfred World Championship	Last 112	£5,000£5k
2022	2022 BetVictor Gibraltar Open	Last 64	£2,000£2k
2022	2022 BetVictor German Masters	Last 32	£4,000£4k
2022	2022 BetVictor Snooker Shoot Out	Last 32	£1,000£1k
2021	2021 BetVictor Scottish Open	Last 64	£3,000£3k
2021	2021 Matchroom.live British Open	Last 64	£3,000£3k
2021	2021 BetVictor Championship League	Semi-final - Group 4	£4,000£4k
2021	2021 WST Pro Series	Group 1	£500£500
2021	2021 Gibraltar Open	Last 64	£2,000£2k
2021	2021 Welsh Open	Last 64	£3,000£3k
2021	2021 Snooker Shoot Out	Last 32	£1,000£1k
2020	2020 Northern Ireland Open	Last 64	£3,000£3k
2020	2020 BetVictor Championship League	Final - Group 2	£9,000£9k
2020	2020 European Masters	Last 64	£3,000£3k
2020	2020 Betfred World Championship	Last 80	£10,000£10k
2020	2020 Matchroom.live Championship League	Group 16	£1,500£2k
2020	2020 BetVictor Snooker Shoot Out	Last 64	£500£500
2020	2020 Welsh Open	Last 64	£3,000£3k
2019	2019 Northern Ireland Open	Last 16	£7,500£8k
2019	2019 World Open	Last 64	£5,000£5k
2019	2019 Sangsom 6-Reds World Championship	Group 7	£1,988£2k
2019	2019 International Championship	Last 64	£4,750£5k
2019	2019 Betfred World Championship	Last 80	£10,000£10k
2019	2019 China Open	Last 32	£11,000£11k
2019	2019 Gibraltar Open	Last 32	£2,500£3k
2019	2019 Snooker Shoot Out	Last 64	£500£500
2019	2019 Welsh Open	Last 64	£2,500£3k
2019	2019 German Masters	Last 64	£3,000£3k
2018	2018 Betway UK Championship	Last 64	£5,000£5k
2018	2018 International Championship	Last 64	£4,000£4k
2018	2018 European Masters	Last 64	£3,000£3k
2018	2018 China Championship	Last 64	£4,000£4k
2018	2018 Betfred World Championship	Last 48	£13,500£14k
2018	2018 Gibraltar Open	Last 16	£3,000£3k
2018	2018 Coral Snooker Shoot Out	Last 128	£250£250
2018	2018 German Masters	Last 64	£2,000£2k
2017	2017 Betway UK Championship	Last 64	£5,000£5k
2017	2017 Northern Ireland Open	Last 32	£3,500£4k
2017	2017 European Masters	Last 32	£4,000£4k
2017	2017 World Open	Last 64	£4,000£4k
2017	2017 Indian Open	Last 16	£6,000£6k
2017	2017 Paul Hunter Classic	Last 32	£1,000£1k
2017	2017 Evergrande China Championship	Last 64	£4,000£4k
2017	2017 Kaspersky Riga Masters	Semi-final	£15,000£15k
2017	2017 Betfred World Championship	Last 80	£8,000£8k
2017	2017 Coral Snooker Shoot Out	Last 16	£2,000£2k
2016	2016 Coral Northern Ireland Open	Last 64	£2,500£3k
2016	2016 International Championship	Last 64	£4,000£4k
2016	2016 Shanghai Masters	Last 96	£500£500
2016	2016 Kaspersky Riga Masters	Last 16	£2,250£2k
2016	2016 Betfred World Championship	Last 48	£9,900£10k
2016	2016 BetVictor Welsh Open	Last 32	£3,000£3k
2016	2016 Coral Snooker Shoot Out	Last 64	£500£500
2016	2016 918.com German Masters	Last 32	£3,000£3k
2016	2016 888Sport World Seniors Championship	Last 16	£1,000£1k
2015	2015 Betway UK Championship	Last 64	£4,000£4k
2015	2015 188BET European Tour - Event 4	Last 64	£525£525
2015	2015 International Championship	Last 64	£4,000£4k
2015	2015 Shanghai Masters	Last 64	£2,000£2k
2015	2015 Sangsom 6-Reds World Championship	Last 32	£1,125£1k
2015	2015 Kaspersky Lab European Tour - Event 1	Last 16	£1,725£2k
2015	2015 Goldfields Australian Open	Last 64	£500£500
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	Semi-final	£4,000£4k
2015	2015 BetVictor Welsh Open	Last 64	£1,500£2k
2015	2015 Kreativ Dental Clinic German Masters	Last 64	£1,250£1k
2014	2014 Coral UK Championship	Last 32	£9,000£9k
2014	2014 Kreativ Dental Clinic European Tour - Event 4	Last 64	£583£583
2014	2014 Bank of Communications OTO Shanghai Masters	Last 32	£6,000£6k
2014	2014 Sangsom 6-Reds World Championship	Last 32	£1,250£1k
2014	2014 Goldfields Australian Open	Last 48	£889£889
2014	2014 Sports Lottery Cup Wuxi Classic	Last 64	£3,000£3k
2014	2014 Dafabet World Championship	Last 16	£16,000£16k
2014	2014 China Open	Last 64	£3,000£3k
2014	2014 Haikou; Gujinggong Liquor World Open	Last 32	£6,500£7k
2014	2014 Asian Tour - Event 4	Last 16	£1,000£1k
2014	2014 BetVictor Welsh Open	Last 64	£1,500£2k
2014	2014 German Masters	Last 64	£1,250£1k
2014	2014 888Casino Snooker Shoot Out	Last 64	£500£500
2013	2013 Indian Open	Last 64	£2,000£2k
2013	2013 Shanghai Masters	Last 48	£2,300£2k
2013	2013 Sangsom 6-Reds World Championship	Last 32	£1,000£1k
2013	2013 European Tour - Event 4	Last 16	£1,917£2k
2013	2013 Goldfields Australian Open	Last 32	£4,688£5k
2013	2013 Sports Lottery Cup Wuxi Classic	Last 64	£3,000£3k
2013	2013 Victoria European Tour - Event 1	Last 32	£1,000£1k
2013	2013 Betfair World Championship	Last 48	£8,200£8k
2013	2013 Bank of Beijing China Open	Last 32	£6,000£6k
2013	2013 Dafabet PTC Grand Final	Last 32	£2,500£3k
2013	2013 Haikou World Open	Last 48	£2,300£2k
2013	2013 BetVictor Welsh Open	Quarter-final	£10,000£10k
2013	2013 Betfair German Masters	Last 32	£2,750£3k
2013	2013 Betfair Snooker Shoot Out	Last 64	£500£500
2013	2013 Betfair, Arcaden European Tour - Event 6	Withdrew	£750£750
2012	2012 Betfair European Tour - Event 5	Semi-final	£2,346£2k
2012	2012 williamhill.com UK Championship	Last 48	£5,500£6k
2012	2012 Betfair, Victoria European Tour - Event 4	Last 32	£586£586
2012	2012 PTC - Event 4	Last 64	£200£200
2012	2012 Guotai Liqueur APTC - Event 3	Quarter-final	£1,500£2k
2012	2012 International Championship	Wildcard	£7,000£7k
2012	2012 Betfair European Tour - Event 3	Last 32	£586£586
2012	2012 Betfair European Tour - Event 2	Last 32	£586£586
2012	2012 Bank of Communication Shanghai Masters	Last 48	£2,300£2k
2012	2012 PTC - Event 3	Last 16	£1,000£1k
2012	2012 Betfair European Tour - Event 1	Quarter-final	£1,564£2k
2012	2012 Betfair European Tour - Event 1	High break	£1,190£1k
2012	2012 PTC - Event 1	Last 64	£200£200
2012	2012 Goldfields Australian Open	Last 32	£4,800£5k
2012	2012 Sangsom 6-Reds World Championship	Last 32	£1,019£1k
2012	2012 Wuxi Classic	Last 16	£7,500£8k
2012	2012 Betfred World Championship	Last 32	£12,000£12k
2012	2012 Bank of Beijing China Open	Last 48	£2,300£2k
2012	2012 Haikou World Open	Last 64	£1,500£2k
2012	2012 888真人 Welsh Open	Last 32	£2,500£3k
2012	2012 Partypoker.net German Masters	Last 32	£3,125£3k
2012	2012 PartyPoker.com Snooker Shoot Out	Last 32	£1,000£1k
2012	2012 Arcaden PTC - Event 12	Last 32	£600£600
2011	2011 williamhill.com UK Championship	Last 48	£5,500£6k
2011	2011 PTC - Event 10	Last 16	£1,000£1k
2011	2011 PTC - Event 9	Last 32	£516£516
2011	2011 PTC - Event 8	Last 16	£860£860
2011	2011 Bank of Communication Shanghai Masters	Last 48	£2,300£2k
2011	2011 PTC - Event 4	Last 32	£498£498
2011	2011 PTC - Event 3	Last 16	£1,000£1k
2011	2011 PTC - Event 2	Last 32	£600£600
2011	2011 Goldfields Australian Open	Semi-final	£13,600£14k
2011	2011 PTC - Event 1	Last 64	£200£200
2011	2011 Betfred World Championship	Last 48	£8,200£8k
2011	2011 Bank of Beijing China Open	Wildcard	£4,000£4k
2011	2011 Wyldecrest Park Homes Welsh Open	Last 48	£1,600£2k
2011	2011 German Masters	Last 48	£1,261£1k
2011	2011 CaesarsCasino.com Snooker Shoot Out	Last 16	£2,000£2k
2010	2010 12BET.com UK Championship	Last 32	£8,750£9k
2010	2010 EPTC - Event 6	Last 16	£1,000£1k
2010	2010 EPTC - Event 5	Last 32	£500£500
2010	2010 Wyldecrest Park Homes World Seniors Championship	Quarter-final	£2,500£3k
2010	2010 MIUS EPTC - Event 4	Last 16	£1,000£1k
2010	2010 EPTC - Event 3	Semi-final	£2,500£3k
2010	2010 PTC - Event 6	Last 64	£200£200
2010	2010 12BET.com World Open	Last 32	£5,000£5k
2010	2010 Roewe Shanghai Masters	Last 32	£4,000£4k
2010	2010 PTC - Event 4	Last 64	£200£200
2010	2010 Betfred World Championship	Last 32	£12,000£12k
2010	2010 Sanyuan Foods China Open	Last 48	£2,050£2k
2010	2010 Totesport.com Welsh Open	Last 48	£1,725£2k
2009	2009 Pukka Pies UK Championship	Last 48	£5,500£6k
2009	2009 Grand Prix	Last 16	£9,550£10k
2009	2009 Roewe Shanghai Masters	Quarter-final	£7,525£8k
2009	2009 Pro Challenge Series - Event 2	Winner	£3,000£3k
2009	2009 Pro Challenge Series - Event 1	Semi-final	£1,500£2k
2009	2009 Pro Challenge Series - Event 1	High break	£250£250
2009	2009 Betfred World Championship	Last 48	£8,200£8k
2009	2009 Bank of Beijing China Open	Last 48	£2,050£2k
2009	2009 Championship League	Group	£4,800£5k
2009	2009 Welsh Open	Last 48	£1,725£2k
2008	2008 Maplin UK Championship	Last 32	£8,750£9k
2008	2008 Masters Qualifying Event	Semi-final	£250£250
2008	2008 Bahrain Championship	Last 32	£2,750£3k
2008	2008 Royal London Watches Grand Prix	Last 48	£4,650£5k
2008	2008 Roewe Shanghai Masters	Last 48	£2,050£2k
2008	2008 Northern Ireland Trophy	Last 32	£2,500£3k
2008	2008 Championship League	Group	£10,400£10k
2008	2008 888.com World Championship	Last 32	£10,600£11k
2008	2008 Honghe Industrial China Open	Last 16	£4,275£4k
2008	2008 Welsh Open	Last 16	£4,275£4k
2008	2008 Malta Cup	Runner-up	£9,000£9k
2008	2008 SAGA Insurance Masters	Semi-final	£34,000£34k
2008	2008 SAGA Insurance Masters	High break	£5,000£5k
2007	2007 Maplin UK Championship	Last 32	£8,000£8k
2007	2007 Northern Ireland Trophy	Last 16	£4,000£4k
2007	2007 Royal London Watches Grand Prix	Group	£4,750£5k
2007	2007 Pot Black	Winner	£10,000£10k
2007	2007 VCpoker.ie Irish Professional Championship	Winner	£5,594£6k
2007	2007 VCpoker.ie Irish Professional Championship	High break	£350£350
2007	2007 Shanghai Masters	Last 32	£2,750£3k
2007	2007 888.com World Championship	Last 32	£10,600£11k
2007	2007 Honghe Industrial China Open	Quarter-final	£6,500£7k
2007	2007 Welsh Open	Last 16	£4,275£4k
2007	2007 Malta Cup	Quarter-final	£5,600£6k
2007	2007 SAGA Insurance Masters	Quarter-final	£16,000£16k
2006	2006 Maplin UK Championship	Last 16	£11,750£12k
2006	2006 Betfred Premier League	Group	£14,000£14k
2006	2006 Royal London Watches Grand Prix	Last 16	£7,000£7k
2006	2006 VCpoker.ie Irish Professional Championship	Winner	£4,730£5k
2006	2006 VCpoker.ie Irish Professional Championship	High break	£676£676
2006	2006 Pot Black	Semi-final	£4,000£4k
2006	2006 Northern Ireland Trophy	Quarter-final	£5,600£6k
2006	2006 888.com World Championship	Quarter-final	£20,800£21k
2006	2006 Star Dragon Woods Villa Cup China Open	Semi-final	£7,500£8k
2006	2006 Welsh Open	Last 16	£4,275£4k
2006	2006 Malta Cup	Winner	£18,000£18k
2006	2006 SAGA Insurance Masters	Last 16	£10,000£10k
2005	2005 Travis Perkins UK Championship	Quarter-final	£14,000£14k
2005	2005 VCpoker.ie Irish Professional Championship	Runner-up	£1,361£1k
2005	2005 Grand Prix	Last 32	£5,000£5k
2005	2005 Northern Ireland Trophy	Last 16	£4,000£4k
2005	2005 Embassy World Championship	Last 16	£15,850£16k
2005	2005 China Open	Semi-final	£7,500£8k
2005	2005 Fáilte Ireland Irish Masters	Last 16	£5,000£5k
2005	2005 Rileys Club Masters	Last 16	£10,000£10k
2005	2005 Malta Cup	Last 16	£4,000£4k
2005	2005 Welsh Open	Quarter-final	£6,500£7k
2004	2004 Travis Perkins UK Championship	Last 32	£7,250£7k
2004	2004 British Open	Last 16	£4,000£4k
2004	2004 Totesport Grand Prix	Last 32	£5,000£5k
2004	2004 World Champions V Asia Stars Challenge	Group 2	£2,000£2k
2004	2004 Embassy World Championship	Last 32	£12,000£12k
2004	2004 Daily Record Players Championship	Semi-final	£21,500£22k
2004	2004 Citywest Irish Masters	Semi-final	£12,000£12k
2004	2004 European Open	Last 32	£5,550£6k
2004	2004 Masters	Quarter-final	£12,500£13k
2004	2004 Welsh Open	Last 16	£7,450£7k
2003	2003 Travis Perkins UK Championship	Last 32	£7,850£8k
2003	2003 British Open	Last 32	£5,600£6k
2003	2003 LG Cup	Semi-final	£21,500£22k
2003	2003 Euro-Asia Masters Challenge	Winner	£30,000£30k
2003	2003 Euro-Asia Masters Challenge	Runner-up	£15,000£15k
2003	2003 Embassy World Championship	Runner-up	£158,000£158k
2003	2003 Regal Scottish Open	Semi-final	£21,250£21k
2003	2003 Citywest Irish Masters	Last 32	£5,600£6k
2003	2003 European Open	Last 16	£4,000£4k
2003	2003 Benson and Hedges Masters	Semi-final	£50,000£50k
2003	2003 Regal Welsh Open	Quarter-final	£11,700£12k
2002	2002 Powerhouse UK Championship	Runner-up	£43,000£43k
2002	2002 British Open	Last 32	£5,800£6k
2002	2002 LG Cup	Last 32	£7,800£8k
2002	2002 Regal Scottish Masters	Round 1	£5,500£6k
2002	2002 Embassy World Championship	Quarter-final	£38,000£38k
2002	2002 Regal Scottish Open	Last 32	£7,800£8k
2002	2002 Citywest Irish Masters	Semi-final	£12,500£13k
2002	2002 Singha Thailand Masters	Quarter-final	£9,100£9k
2002	2002 China Open	Quarter-final	£8,850£9k
2002	2002 Benson and Hedges Masters	Last 16	£18,000£18k
2002	2002 Regal Welsh Open	Runner-up	£42,500£43k
2001	2001 UK Championship	Runner-up	£54,000£54k
2001	2001 European Open	Semi-final	£11,000£11k
2001	2001 LG Cup	Last 32	£7,800£8k
2001	2001 Stan James British Open	Last 16	£10,900£11k
2001	2001 Regal Scottish Masters	Quarter-final	£9,000£9k
2001	2001 Champions Cup	Semi-final	£15,000£15k
2001	2001 Embassy World Championship	Quarter-final	£36,500£37k
2001	2001 Regal Scottish Open	Runner-up	£33,000£33k
2001	2001 Irish Masters	Round 1	£3,280£3k
2001	2001 Blue Eagle/Thai Airways Thailand Masters	Winner	£44,000£44k
2001	2001 Blue Eagle/Thai Airways Thailand Masters	High break	£2,500£3k
2001	2001 Rothmans Malta Grand Prix	Group	£2,000£2k
2001	2001 Benson and Hedges Masters	Quarter-final	£30,000£30k
2001	2001 Regal Welsh Open	Winner	£62,000£62k
2000	2000 China Open	Last 16	£3,910£4k
2000	2000 Liverpool Victoria UK Championship	Last 32	£4,900£5k
2000	2000 Regal Scottish Masters	Semi-final	£15,500£16k
2000	2000 Grand Prix	Quarter-final	£9,400£9k
2000	2000 British Open	Last 32	£3,900£4k
2000	2000 Champions Cup	Group	£7,500£8k

Ken Doherty's prize money, year by year

£45k

£321k

£199k

£331k

£89k

£73k

£108k

£78k

£99k

£44k

£41k

£43k

£61k

£49k

£50k

£35k

£27k

£53k

£35k

£49k

£30k

£17k

£19k

£36k

£10k

£13k

£3,600

Where the money was won

World Championship £452k UK Championship £215k Masters £186k Welsh Open £178k China Open £72k Scottish Open £68k Thailand Masters £56k Grand Prix £45k Euro-Asia Masters Challenge £45k Irish Masters £38k LG Cup £37k Malta Cup £37k

Around Ken Doherty on the money list

The players either side, by career snooker prize money

Snooker players ranked around Ken Doherty.
#	PLAYER	NATION	PRIZE MONEY
15	Marco Fu	Hong Kong	£2,772,001£2.8m
16	Graeme Dott	Scotland	£2,664,373£2.7m
17	Joe Perry	England	£2,663,085£2.7m
18	Luca Brecel	Belgium	£2,627,441£2.6m
19	Zhao Xintong	China	£2,553,579£2.6m
20	Ryan Day	Wales	£2,435,108£2.4m
21	Peter Ebdon	England	£2,390,894£2.4m
22	Stephen Hendry	Scotland	£2,374,076£2.4m
23	Matthew Stevens	Wales	£2,316,985£2.3m
24	Ricky Walden	England	£2,125,266£2.1m
25	Jack Lisowski	England	£2,105,391£2.1m
26	David Gilbert	England	£2,022,844£2.0m
27	Ken Doherty	Ireland	£1,957,678£2.0m
28	Xiao Guodong	China	£1,932,081£1.9m
29	Robert Milkins	England	£1,740,300£1.7m
30	Tom Ford	England	£1,728,756£1.7m
31	Gary Wilson	England	£1,698,208£1.7m
32	Mark Davis	England	£1,558,420£1.6m
33	Anthony McGill	Scotland	£1,554,530£1.6m
34	Wu Yize	China	£1,544,743£1.5m
35	Mark King	England	£1,523,895£1.5m
36	Stephen Lee	England	£1,490,126£1.5m
37	Michael Holt	England	£1,490,018£1.5m
38	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	Thailand	£1,403,554£1.4m
39	Zhou Yuelong	China	£1,389,062£1.4m

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Ken Doherty won?

£1,957,678 in snooker prize money, 27th of the 773 players on our money list.

What is Ken Doherty's biggest cheque?

£158,000 for finishing runner-up at the 2003 Embassy World Championship.

What was Ken Doherty's best year?

2003, when Ken Doherty won £330,500.

How many titles has Ken Doherty won?

8 titles in the tournaments we hold, most recently the 2009 Pro Challenge Series - Event 2.

Who is just above Ken Doherty on the money list?

David Gilbert, on £2,022,844.

Where to next

The full list is on snooker prize money. Every Ireland player is on Ireland snooker prize money. One place up is David Gilbert. One place down is Xiao Guodong. Each year Ken Doherty 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, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026.