SNOOKER · 2018-09-16 · SHANGHAI, CHINA
2018 Shanghai Masters snooker prize money
The 2018 Shanghai Masters paid £725,000 to 24 players. Ronnie O'Sullivan won £200,000. Barry Hawkins took £100,000 as runner-up.
TOTAL PAID£725k
WINNER£200k
PLAYERS PAID24
PAYOUT BANDS8
Every cheque
24 players paid, in finishing order
| PLACE | PLAYER | NATION | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Ronnie O'Sullivan | England | £200,000£200k |
| Runner-up | Barry Hawkins | England | £100,000£100k |
| Semi-final | Ding Junhui | China | £60,000£60k |
| Semi-final | Kyren Wilson | England | £60,000£60k |
| Quarter-final | Mark Selby | England | £30,000£30k |
| Quarter-final | Mark Williams | Wales | £30,000£30k |
| Quarter-final | Ryan Day | Wales | £30,000£30k |
| Quarter-final | Stuart Bingham | England | £30,000£30k |
| Last 16 | Anthony McGill | Scotland | £15,000£15k |
| Last 16 | John Higgins | Scotland | £15,000£15k |
| Last 16 | Judd Trump | England | £15,000£15k |
| Last 16 | Mark Allen | Northern Ireland | £15,000£15k |
| Last 16 | Neil Robertson | Australia | £15,000£15k |
| Last 16 | Stephen Maguire | Scotland | £15,000£15k |
| Last 16 | Zhou Yuelong | China | £15,000£15k |
| Last 24 | Chang Bingyu | China | £7,500£8k |
| Last 24 | Fan Zhengyi | China | £7,500£8k |
| Last 24 | Guo Hua | China | £7,500£8k |
| Last 24 | Liang Wenbo | China | £7,500£8k |
| Last 24 | Luca Brecel | Belgium | £7,500£8k |
| Last 24 | Pu QingSong | £7,500£8k | |
| Last 24 | Xiao Guodong | China | £7,500£8k |
| Last 24 | Yan Bingtao | China | £7,500£8k |
| Withdrew | Shaun Murphy | England | £15,000£15k |
| High break | Ronnie O'Sullivan | England | £2,500£3k |
| High break | Stuart Bingham | England | £2,500£3k |
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 | £200,000£200k | £200,000£200k |
| Runner-up | 1 | £100,000£100k | £100,000£100k |
| Semi-final | 2 | £60,000£60k | £120,000£120k |
| Quarter-final | 4 | £30,000£30k | £120,000£120k |
| Last 16 | 7 | £15,000£15k | £105,000£105k |
| Last 24 | 8 | £7,500£8k | £60,000£60k |
| Withdrew | 1 | £15,000£15k | £15,000£15k |
| High break | 2 | £2,500£3k | £5,000£5k |
Where the money went, band by band
The rest of 2018
Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2018
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner of the 2018 Shanghai Masters get?
Ronnie O'Sullivan took £200,000.
How much did the runner-up get?
Barry Hawkins took £100,000, 50% of the winner's cheque.
What was the total prize money at the 2018 Shanghai Masters?
£725,000, paid to 24 players.
How does it compare with other years?
The 2017 Shanghai Masters paid £704,000, and the 2019 Shanghai Masters paid £751,000.
Where to next
Every edition is on the Shanghai Masters prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2018. The edition before was the 2017 Shanghai Masters. The one after was the 2019 Shanghai Masters.