SNOOKER · 2015-09-20 · SHANGHAI, CHINA
2015 Shanghai Masters snooker prize money
The 2015 Shanghai Masters paid £459,200 to 95 players. Kyren Wilson won £85,000. Judd Trump took £35,000 as runner-up.
TOTAL PAID£459k
WINNER£85k
PLAYERS PAID95
PAYOUT BANDS12
Every cheque
95 players paid, in finishing order
| PLACE | PLAYER | NATION | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Kyren Wilson | England | £85,000£85k |
| Runner-up | Judd Trump | England | £35,000£35k |
| Semi-final | Mark Allen | Northern Ireland | £19,500£20k |
| Semi-final | Stuart Bingham | England | £19,500£20k |
| Quarter-final | Ding Junhui | China | £12,000£12k |
| Quarter-final | Mark Davis | England | £12,000£12k |
| Quarter-final | Mark Williams | Wales | £12,000£12k |
| Quarter-final | Martin Gould | England | £12,000£12k |
| Last 16 | David Grace | England | £8,000£8k |
| Last 16 | Jamie Cope | England | £8,000£8k |
| Last 16 | John Higgins | Scotland | £8,000£8k |
| Last 16 | Matthew Selt | England | £8,000£8k |
| Last 16 | Michael Holt | England | £8,000£8k |
| Last 16 | Mike Dunn | England | £8,000£8k |
| Last 16 | Ryan Day | Wales | £8,000£8k |
| Last 16 | Shaun Murphy | England | £8,000£8k |
| Last 32 | Alan McManus | Scotland | £6,000£6k |
| Last 32 | Barry Hawkins | England | £6,000£6k |
| Last 32 | Fang Xiongman | China | £6,000£6k |
| Last 32 | Graeme Dott | Scotland | £6,000£6k |
| Last 32 | Joe Perry | England | £6,000£6k |
| Last 32 | Liang Wenbo | China | £6,000£6k |
| Last 32 | Luca Brecel | Belgium | £6,000£6k |
| Last 32 | Marco Fu | Hong Kong | £6,000£6k |
| Last 32 | Michael White | Wales | £6,000£6k |
| Last 32 | Neil Robertson | Australia | £6,000£6k |
| Last 32 | Peter Ebdon | England | £6,000£6k |
| Last 32 | Robert Milkins | England | £6,000£6k |
| Last 32 | Stephen Maguire | Scotland | £6,000£6k |
| Last 32 | Tom Ford | England | £6,000£6k |
| Last 48 | Ali Carter | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 48 | Andrew Higginson | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 48 | Anthony McGill | Scotland | £3,000£3k |
| Last 48 | Ben Woollaston | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 48 | David Morris | Ireland | £3,000£3k |
| Last 48 | Dominic Dale | Wales | £3,000£3k |
| Last 48 | Fergal O'Brien | Ireland | £3,000£3k |
| Last 48 | Gary Wilson | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 48 | Gerard Greene | Northern Ireland | £3,000£3k |
| Last 48 | Jamie Burnett | Scotland | £3,000£3k |
| Last 48 | Joe Swail | Northern Ireland | £3,000£3k |
| Last 48 | Li Hang | China | £3,000£3k |
| Last 48 | Liam Highfield | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 48 | Rory McLeod | Jamaica | £3,000£3k |
| Last 48 | Tian Pengfei | China | £3,000£3k |
| Last 48 | Xiao Guodong | China | £3,000£3k |
| Wildcard | Jamie Jones | Wales | £6,000£6k |
| Last 64 | Cao Yupeng | China | £2,000£2k |
| Last 64 | David Gilbert | England | £2,000£2k |
| Last 64 | Dechawat Poomjaeng | Thailand | £2,000£2k |
| Last 64 | Gareth Allen | Wales | £2,000£2k |
| Last 64 | Hossein Vafaei | Iran | £2,000£2k |
| Last 64 | Jack Lisowski | England | £2,000£2k |
| Last 64 | Ken Doherty | Ireland | £2,000£2k |
| Last 64 | Leo Fernandez | Ireland | £2,000£2k |
| Last 64 | Lu Ning | China | £2,000£2k |
| Last 64 | Mark Joyce | England | £2,000£2k |
| Last 64 | Mark King | England | £2,000£2k |
| Last 64 | Matthew Stevens | Wales | £2,000£2k |
| Last 64 | Peter Lines | England | £2,000£2k |
| Last 64 | Robbie Williams | England | £2,000£2k |
| Last 64 | Rod Lawler | England | £2,000£2k |
| Last 64 | Zhang Anda | China | £2,000£2k |
| Last 96 | Aditya Mehta | India | £500£500 |
| Last 96 | Alex Taubman | Wales | £500£500 |
| Last 96 | Allan Taylor | England | £500£500 |
| Last 96 | Anthony Hamilton | England | £500£500 |
| Last 96 | Chris Melling | England | £500£500 |
| Last 96 | Craig Steadman | England | £500£500 |
| Last 96 | Eden Sharav | Israel | £500£500 |
| Last 96 | Fraser Patrick | Scotland | £500£500 |
| Last 96 | Ian Burns | England | £500£500 |
| Last 96 | James Wattana | Thailand | £500£500 |
| Last 96 | Jimmy Robertson | England | £500£500 |
| Last 96 | Jimmy White | England | £500£500 |
| Last 96 | Joel Walker | England | £500£500 |
| Last 96 | Kurt Maflin | Norway | £500£500 |
| Last 96 | Lee Walker | Wales | £500£500 |
| Last 96 | Martin O'Donnell | England | £500£500 |
| Last 96 | Michael Leslie | Scotland | £500£500 |
| Last 96 | Michael Wasley | England | £500£500 |
| Last 96 | Nigel Bond | England | £500£500 |
| Last 96 | Paul Davison | England | £500£500 |
| Last 96 | Robin Hull | Finland | £500£500 |
| Last 96 | Ross Muir | Scotland | £500£500 |
| Last 96 | Sam Baird | England | £500£500 |
| Last 96 | Scott Donaldson | Scotland | £500£500 |
| Last 96 | Stuart Carrington | England | £500£500 |
| Last 96 | Sydney Wilson | England | £500£500 |
| Last 96 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thailand | £500£500 |
| Last 96 | Vinnie Calabrese | Australia | £500£500 |
| Last 96 | Yu Delu | China | £500£500 |
| Last 96 | Zak Surety | England | £500£500 |
| Last 96 | Zhang Yong | China | £500£500 |
| Last 96 | Zhou Yuelong | China | £500£500 |
| High break | Luca Brecel | Belgium | £2,000£2k |
| High break | Cao Yupeng | China | £200£200 |
How the money splits
Each finishing band, what it paid each player, and what it paid in all
| PLACE | PLAYERS | EACH | BAND TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1 | £85,000£85k | £85,000£85k |
| Runner-up | 1 | £35,000£35k | £35,000£35k |
| Semi-final | 2 | £19,500£20k | £39,000£39k |
| Quarter-final | 4 | £12,000£12k | £48,000£48k |
| Last 16 | 8 | £8,000£8k | £64,000£64k |
| Last 32 | 14 | £6,000£6k | £84,000£84k |
| Last 48 | 16 | £3,000£3k | £48,000£48k |
| Wildcard | 1 | £6,000£6k | £6,000£6k |
| Last 64 | 16 | £2,000£2k | £32,000£32k |
| Last 96 | 32 | £500£500 | £16,000£16k |
| High break | 1 | £2,000£2k | £2,000£2k |
| High break | 1 | £200£200 | £200£200 |
Where the money went, band by band
The rest of 2015
Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2015
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner of the 2015 Shanghai Masters get?
Kyren Wilson took £85,000.
How much did the runner-up get?
Judd Trump took £35,000, 41% of the winner's cheque.
What was the total prize money at the 2015 Shanghai Masters?
£459,200, paid to 95 players.
How does it compare with other years?
The 2014 Bank of Communications OTO Shanghai Masters paid £456,000, and the 2016 Shanghai Masters paid £476,200.
Where to next
Every edition is on the Shanghai Masters prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2015. The edition before was the 2014 Bank of Communications OTO Shanghai Masters. The one after was the 2016 Shanghai Masters.