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SNOOKER · 2016-09-25 · SHANGHAI, CHINA

2016 Shanghai Masters snooker prize money

The 2016 Shanghai Masters paid £476,200 to 97 players. Ding Junhui won £85,000. Mark Selby took £35,000 as runner-up.

TOTAL PAID£476k
WINNER£85k
PLAYERS PAID97
PAYOUT BANDS12

Every cheque

97 players paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each player at the 2016 Shanghai Masters.
PLACE PLAYER NATION PRIZE MONEY
Winner Ding Junhui China £85,000£85k
Runner-up Mark Selby England £35,000£35k
Semi-final Stephen Maguire Scotland £19,500£20k
Semi-final Stuart Bingham England £19,500£20k
Quarter-final Ali Carter England £12,000£12k
Quarter-final Michael Holt England £12,000£12k
Quarter-final Michael White Wales £12,000£12k
Quarter-final Ryan Day Wales £12,000£12k
Last 16 Barry Hawkins England £8,000£8k
Last 16 David Gilbert England £8,000£8k
Last 16 John Higgins Scotland £8,000£8k
Last 16 Judd Trump England £8,000£8k
Last 16 Mark Allen Northern Ireland £8,000£8k
Last 16 Mei Xiwen China £8,000£8k
Last 16 Ronnie O'Sullivan England £8,000£8k
Last 16 Stuart Carrington England £8,000£8k
Last 32 Anthony McGill Scotland £6,000£6k
Last 32 Ben Woollaston England £6,000£6k
Last 32 Jamie Jones Wales £6,000£6k
Last 32 Joe Perry England £6,000£6k
Last 32 Kurt Maflin Norway £6,000£6k
Last 32 Kyren Wilson England £6,000£6k
Last 32 Liang Wenbo China £6,000£6k
Last 32 Marco Fu Hong Kong £6,000£6k
Last 32 Mark Williams Wales £6,000£6k
Last 32 Matthew Selt England £6,000£6k
Last 32 Neil Robertson Australia £6,000£6k
Last 32 Ricky Walden England £6,000£6k
Last 32 Robert Milkins England £6,000£6k
Last 32 Scott Donaldson Scotland £6,000£6k
Last 32 Shaun Murphy England £6,000£6k
Last 32 Yuan Sijun China £6,000£6k
Last 48 Adam Duffy England £3,000£3k
Last 48 Alan McManus Scotland £3,000£3k
Last 48 Andrew Higginson England £3,000£3k
Last 48 Graeme Dott Scotland £3,000£3k
Last 48 Hammad Miah England £3,000£3k
Last 48 Ian Preece Wales £3,000£3k
Last 48 Jack Lisowski England £3,000£3k
Last 48 Jimmy Robertson England £3,000£3k
Last 48 Luca Brecel Belgium £3,000£3k
Last 48 Mark Davis England £3,000£3k
Last 48 Mark King England £3,000£3k
Last 48 Matthew Stevens Wales £3,000£3k
Last 48 Nigel Bond England £3,000£3k
Last 48 Paul Davison England £3,000£3k
Last 48 Peter Ebdon England £3,000£3k
Last 48 Zhang Anda China £3,000£3k
Wildcard Martin Gould England £6,000£6k
Last 64 Chris Wakelin England £2,000£2k
Last 64 Daniel Wells Wales £2,000£2k
Last 64 Dechawat Poomjaeng Thailand £2,000£2k
Last 64 Dominic Dale Wales £2,000£2k
Last 64 Fergal O'Brien Ireland £2,000£2k
Last 64 Gareth Allen Wales £2,000£2k
Last 64 Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn Thailand £2,000£2k
Last 64 Li Hang China £2,000£2k
Last 64 Mark Joyce England £2,000£2k
Last 64 Martin O'Donnell England £2,000£2k
Last 64 Robbie Williams England £2,000£2k
Last 64 Rod Lawler England £2,000£2k
Last 64 Rory McLeod Jamaica £2,000£2k
Last 64 Thor Chuan Leong Malaysia £2,000£2k
Last 64 Xiao Guodong China £2,000£2k
Last 64 Zhao Xintong China £2,000£2k
Last 96 Akani Songsermsawad Thailand £500£500
Last 96 Alfie Burden England £500£500
Last 96 Allan Taylor England £500£500
Last 96 Andy Hicks England £500£500
Last 96 Chen Zhe China £500£500
Last 96 Craig Steadman England £500£500
Last 96 Duane Jones Wales £500£500
Last 96 Eden Sharav Israel £500£500
Last 96 Gary Wilson England £500£500
Last 96 Hamza Akbar Pakistan £500£500
Last 96 Ian Burns England £500£500
Last 96 James Wattana Thailand £500£500
Last 96 Jamie Barrett England £500£500
Last 96 Jamie Cope England £500£500
Last 96 Joe Swail Northern Ireland £500£500
Last 96 Ken Doherty Ireland £500£500
Last 96 Lee Walker Wales £500£500
Last 96 Michael Georgiou Cyprus £500£500
Last 96 Mike Dunn England £500£500
Last 96 Oliver Lines England £500£500
Last 96 Rhys Clark Scotland £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 Sean O'Sullivan England £500£500
Last 96 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Thailand £500£500
Last 96 Tian Pengfei China £500£500
Last 96 Tom Ford England £500£500
Last 96 Yan Bingtao China £500£500
Last 96 Yu Delu China £500£500
Last 96 Zhang Yong China £500£500
Last 96 Zhou Yuelong China £500£500
High break Stephen Maguire Scotland £7,000£7k
High break Michael Holt England £200£200

How the money splits

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

Prize money bands at the 2016 Shanghai Masters.
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 16 £6,000£6k £96,000£96k
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 £7,000£7k £7,000£7k
High break 1 £200£200 £200£200

Where the money went, band by band

Winner £85k
Runner-up £35k
Semi-final £39k
Quarter-final £48k
Last 16 £64k
Last 32 £96k
Last 48 £48k
Wildcard £6,000
Last 64 £32k
Last 96 £16k
High break £7,000
High break £200

The rest of 2016

Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2016

Other snooker tournaments in 2016.
TOURNAMENT WINNER PAID
2016 Coral Scottish Open Marco Fu £366,000£366k
2016 Betway UK Championship Mark Selby £855,000£855k
2016 Coral Northern Ireland Open Mark King £376,000£376k
2016 Champion Of Champions John Higgins £300,000£300k
2016 Evergrande China Championship John Higgins £650,000£650k
2016 International Championship Mark Selby £673,000£673k
2016 Coral English Open Liang Wenbo £376,000£376k
2016 European Masters Judd Trump £274,934£275k
2016 Sangsom 6-Reds World Championship Ding Junhui £143,992£144k
2016 Paul Hunter Classic Mark Selby £132,700£133k
2016 World Open Ali Carter £528,000£528k
2016 Indian Open Anthony McGill £300,000£300k
2016 Kaspersky Riga Masters Neil Robertson £150,000£150k
2016 Betfred World Championship Mark Selby £1,500,100£1.5m
2016 China Open Judd Trump £526,000£526k
2016 Ladbrokes Players Championship Grand Final Mark Allen £350,000£350k
2016 Ladbrokes World Grand Prix Shaun Murphy £300,000£300k
2016 Championship League Judd Trump £179,700£180k
2016 Kreativ Dental European Tour - Event 6 Mark Selby £93,750£94k
2016 BetVictor Welsh Open Ronnie O'Sullivan £334,000£334k
2016 Coral Snooker Shoot Out Robin Hull £130,000£130k
2016 918.com German Masters Martin Gould £275,250£275k
2016 888Sport World Seniors Championship Mark Davis £50,000£50k
2016 Dafabet Masters Ronnie O'Sullivan £600,000£600k

Frequently asked questions

How much did the winner of the 2016 Shanghai Masters get?

Ding Junhui took £85,000.

How much did the runner-up get?

Mark Selby took £35,000, 41% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the 2016 Shanghai Masters?

£476,200, paid to 97 players.

How does it compare with other years?

The 2015 Shanghai Masters paid £459,200, and the 2017 Shanghai Masters paid £704,000.

Where to next

Every edition is on the Shanghai Masters prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2016. The edition before was the 2015 Shanghai Masters. The one after was the 2017 Shanghai Masters.