Riga Masters snooker prize money
The Riga Masters has paid £914,000 across 4 tournaments from 2016 to 2019. In 2019 Yan Bingtao took £50,000.
Every edition
Who won, what they took, and what the tournament paid in all
| YEAR | WINNER | TOP PRIZE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Yan Bingtao | £50,000£50k | £278,000£278k |
| 2018 | Neil Robertson | £50,000£50k | £259,000£259k |
| 2017 | Ryan Day | £50,000£50k | £227,000£227k |
| 2016 | Neil Robertson | £37,500£38k | £150,000£150k |
Prize money paid, edition by edition
The 2019 Riga Masters payouts
What each finishing place was worth at the latest edition
| 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 | 23 | £2,000£2k | £46,000£46k |
| Withdrew | 9 | £2,000£2k | £18,000£18k |
| High break | 1 | £5,000£5k | £5,000£5k |
Every cheque by name is on the 2019 Riga Masters payouts page.
Who has earned the most at the Riga Masters
Prize money won here, across every edition we hold
| # | PLAYER | NATION | WINS | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neil Robertson | Australia | 2 | £88,500£89k |
| 2 | Yan Bingtao | China | 1 | £53,750£54k |
| 3 | Ryan Day | Wales | 1 | £52,025£52k |
| 4 | Stephen Maguire | Scotland | 0 | £40,000£40k |
| 5 | Jack Lisowski | England | 0 | £39,050£39k |
| 6 | Mark Williams | Wales | 0 | £32,250£32k |
| 7 | Mark Joyce | England | 0 | £31,000£31k |
| 8 | Michael Holt | England | 0 | £24,750£25k |
| 9 | Stuart Carrington | England | 0 | £23,050£23k |
| 10 | Kurt Maflin | Norway | 0 | £18,500£19k |
| 11 | Ken Doherty | Ireland | 0 | £17,250£17k |
| 12 | Matthew Selt | England | 0 | £15,000£15k |
| 13 | Joe Perry | England | 0 | £13,525£14k |
| 14 | Kyren Wilson | England | 0 | £12,525£13k |
| 15 | Anthony McGill | Scotland | 0 | £12,000£12k |
| 16 | Mark King | England | 0 | £11,525£12k |
| 17 | Darren Morgan | Wales | 0 | £11,250£11k |
| 18 | Li Hang | China | 0 | £10,050£10k |
| 19 | Graeme Dott | Scotland | 0 | £10,050£10k |
| 20 | Xiao Guodong | China | 0 | £10,000£10k |
| 21 | Mark Davis | England | 0 | £8,525£9k |
| 22 | Andrew Higginson | England | 0 | £8,525£9k |
| 23 | Lukas Kleckers | Germany | 0 | £8,000£8k |
| 24 | Craig Steadman | England | 0 | £8,000£8k |
| 25 | Ricky Walden | England | 0 | £8,000£8k |
The top 12 here
Other snooker tournaments
The tournaments either side of the Riga Masters by prize money paid
| # | TOURNAMENT | EDITIONS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | China Championship | 4 | £2,826,000£2.8m |
| 24 | Wuhan Open | 4 | £2,801,500£2.8m |
| 25 | Snooker Shoot Out | 16 | £2,413,500£2.4m |
| 26 | LG Cup | 3 | £1,831,600£1.8m |
| 27 | 6-Reds World Championship | 9 | £1,752,009£1.8m |
| 28 | Xi'an Grand Prix | 2 | £1,683,951£1.7m |
| 29 | Riyadh Season Championship | 2 | £1,570,000£1.6m |
| 30 | Indian Open | 5 | £1,552,000£1.6m |
| 31 | Wuxi Classic | 5 | £1,450,500£1.5m |
| 32 | Australian Open | 5 | £1,382,261£1.4m |
| 33 | Irish Masters | 5 | £1,364,320£1.4m |
| 34 | Gibraltar Open | 6 | £1,176,750£1.2m |
| 35 | Riga Masters | 4 | £914,000£914k |
| 36 | European Open | 3 | £900,800£901k |
| 37 | World Masters | 1 | £785,000£785k |
| 38 | Thailand Masters | 2 | £759,425£759k |
| 39 | Northern Ireland Trophy | 4 | £723,500£724k |
| 40 | Hong Kong Masters | 2 | £629,000£629k |
| 41 | Malta Cup | 4 | £592,500£593k |
| 42 | Scottish Masters | 3 | £572,000£572k |
| 43 | Turkish Masters | 1 | £500,000£500k |
| 44 | WST Classic | 1 | £427,000£427k |
| 45 | WST Pro Series | 1 | £420,500£421k |
| 46 | Champions Cup | 2 | £400,000£400k |
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner get at the 2019 Riga Masters?
Yan Bingtao took £50,000. The whole tournament paid £278,000 across 64 players.
How much prize money has the Riga Masters paid?
£914,000 across 4 editions from 2016 to 2019. The richest was the 2019 Riga Masters, at £278,000.
Who has won the most money at the Riga Masters?
Neil Robertson, with £88,500 and 2 wins. Yan Bingtao is next on £53,750.
Who has won the Riga Masters the most times?
Neil Robertson, 2 times in the editions we hold.
Where does the Riga Masters rank for prize money?
35th of the 98 snooker tournaments we hold, by total prize money paid.
Where to next
Every snooker tournament and player is ranked on snooker prize money. The latest edition is the 2019 Riga Masters, and the one before it the 2018 Riga Masters. How much of the pot a snooker winner keeps, against every other sport, is on the winner's share of prize money. How far down the field the money runs, against every other sport, is on how deep prize money pays.