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SNOOKER · 2018-07-29 · RIGA, LATVIA

2018 Riga Masters snooker prize money

The 2018 Riga Masters paid £259,000 to 64 players. Neil Robertson won £50,000. Jack Lisowski took £25,000 as runner-up.

TOTAL PAID£259k
WINNER£50k
PLAYERS PAID64
PAYOUT BANDS9

Every cheque

64 players paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each player at the 2018 Riga Masters.
PLACE PLAYER NATION PRIZE MONEY
Winner Neil Robertson Australia £50,000£50k
Runner-up Jack Lisowski England £25,000£25k
Semi-final Stephen Maguire Scotland £15,000£15k
Semi-final Stuart Carrington England £15,000£15k
Quarter-final Chris Wakelin England £6,000£6k
Quarter-final Graeme Dott Scotland £6,000£6k
Quarter-final Kyren Wilson England £6,000£6k
Quarter-final Ricky Walden England £6,000£6k
Last 16 Anthony Hamilton England £4,000£4k
Last 16 Craig Steadman England £4,000£4k
Last 16 Joe Perry England £4,000£4k
Last 16 Mark Allen Northern Ireland £4,000£4k
Last 16 Mark Davis England £4,000£4k
Last 16 Mark King England £4,000£4k
Last 16 Zhang Yong China £4,000£4k
Last 16 Zhao Xintong China £4,000£4k
Last 32 Ali Carter England £3,000£3k
Last 32 Ashley Carty England £3,000£3k
Last 32 Jamie Jones Wales £3,000£3k
Last 32 Joe O'Connor England £3,000£3k
Last 32 Joe Swail Northern Ireland £3,000£3k
Last 32 Li Hang China £3,000£3k
Last 32 Liang Wenbo China £3,000£3k
Last 32 Lukas Kleckers Germany £3,000£3k
Last 32 Marco Fu Hong Kong £3,000£3k
Last 32 Mark Williams Wales £3,000£3k
Last 32 Michael Holt England £3,000£3k
Last 32 Michael White Wales £3,000£3k
Last 32 Oliver Lines England £3,000£3k
Last 32 Scott Donaldson Scotland £3,000£3k
Last 32 Shaun Murphy England £3,000£3k
Last 32 Simon Bedford England £3,000£3k
Last 64 Alfie Burden England £1,500£2k
Last 64 Anthony McGill Scotland £1,500£2k
Last 64 Barry Hawkins England £1,500£2k
Last 64 Ben Woollaston England £1,500£2k
Last 64 David Gilbert England £1,500£2k
Last 64 David Lilley England £1,500£2k
Last 64 Fergal O'Brien Ireland £1,500£2k
Last 64 Gerard Greene Northern Ireland £1,500£2k
Last 64 Ian Burns England £1,500£2k
Last 64 Jimmy White England £1,500£2k
Last 64 Kurt Maflin Norway £1,500£2k
Last 64 Lee Walker Wales £1,500£2k
Last 64 Li Yuan China £1,500£2k
Last 64 Liam Highfield England £1,500£2k
Last 64 Luca Brecel Belgium £1,500£2k
Last 64 Luke Simmonds England £1,500£2k
Last 64 Mei Xiwen China £1,500£2k
Last 64 Nigel Bond England £1,500£2k
Last 64 Niu Zhuang China £1,500£2k
Last 64 Peter Lines England £1,500£2k
Last 64 Robbie Williams England £1,500£2k
Last 64 Robert Milkins England £1,500£2k
Last 64 Robin Hull Finland £1,500£2k
Last 64 Rod Lawler England £1,500£2k
Last 64 Rory McLeod Jamaica £1,500£2k
Last 64 Ryan Day Wales £1,500£2k
Last 64 Tian Pengfei China £1,500£2k
Last 64 Xiao Guodong China £1,500£2k
Last 64 Xu Si China £1,500£2k
Last 64 Zhou Yuelong China £1,500£2k
Withdrew Yan Bingtao China £1,500£2k
Withdrew Sam Craigie England £1,500£2k
High break Liang Wenbo China £2,000£2k

How the money splits

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

Prize money bands at the 2018 Riga Masters.
PLACE PLAYERS EACH BAND TOTAL
Winner 1 £50,000£50k £50,000£50k
Runner-up 1 £25,000£25k £25,000£25k
Semi-final 2 £15,000£15k £30,000£30k
Quarter-final 4 £6,000£6k £24,000£24k
Last 16 8 £4,000£4k £32,000£32k
Last 32 16 £3,000£3k £48,000£48k
Last 64 30 £1,500£2k £45,000£45k
Withdrew 2 £1,500£2k £3,000£3k
High break 1 £2,000£2k £2,000£2k

Where the money went, band by band

Winner £50k
Runner-up £25k
Semi-final £30k
Quarter-final £24k
Last 16 £32k
Last 32 £48k
Last 64 £45k
Withdrew £3,000
High break £2,000

The rest of 2018

Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2018

Other snooker tournaments in 2018.
TOURNAMENT WINNER PAID
2018 Scottish Open Mark Allen £386,000£386k
2018 Betway UK Championship Ronnie O'Sullivan £850,000£850k
2018 Northern Ireland Open Judd Trump £366,000£366k
2018 Champion Of Champions Ronnie O'Sullivan £370,000£370k
2018 International Championship Mark Allen £775,000£775k
2018 English Open Stuart Bingham £381,000£381k
2018 European Masters Jimmy Robertson £398,500£399k
2018 China Championship Mark Selby £725,000£725k
2018 Shanghai Masters Ronnie O'Sullivan £725,000£725k
2018 6-Reds World Championship Kyren Wilson £235,794£236k
2018 Paul Hunter Classic Kyren Wilson £120,000£120k
2018 World Open Mark Williams £735,000£735k
2018 Betfred World Championship Mark Williams £1,978,000£2.0m
2018 China Open Mark Selby £1,040,000£1.0m
2018 Championship League John Higgins £180,300£180k
2018 Ladbrokes Players Championship Ronnie O'Sullivan £380,000£380k
2018 Romanian Masters Ryan Day £176,800£177k
2018 Gibraltar Open Ryan Day £153,000£153k
2018 ManBetX Welsh Open John Higgins £367,250£367k
2018 World Grand Prix Ronnie O'Sullivan £375,000£375k
2018 Coral Snooker Shoot Out Michael Georgiou £145,750£146k
2018 German Masters Mark Williams £364,500£365k
2018 Masters Mark Allen £600,000£600k

Frequently asked questions

How much did the winner of the 2018 Riga Masters get?

Neil Robertson took £50,000.

How much did the runner-up get?

Jack Lisowski took £25,000, 50% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the 2018 Riga Masters?

£259,000, paid to 64 players.

How does it compare with other years?

The 2017 Kaspersky Riga Masters paid £227,000, and the 2019 Riga Masters paid £278,000.

Where to next

Every edition is on the Riga Masters prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2018. The edition before was the 2017 Kaspersky Riga Masters. The one after was the 2019 Riga Masters.