SNOOKER · 2001-03-17 · BANGKOK, THAILAND
2001 Blue Eagle/Thai Airways Thailand Masters snooker prize money
The 2001 Blue Eagle/Thai Airways Thailand Masters paid £281,525 to 128 players. Ken Doherty won £44,000. Stephen Hendry took £22,000 as runner-up.
TOTAL PAID£282k
WINNER£44k
PLAYERS PAID128
PAYOUT BANDS12
Every cheque
128 players paid, in finishing order
| PLACE | PLAYER | NATION | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Ken Doherty | Ireland | £44,000£44k |
| Runner-up | Stephen Hendry | Scotland | £22,000£22k |
| Semi-final | John Higgins | Scotland | £11,550£12k |
| Semi-final | John Parrott | England | £11,550£12k |
| Quarter-final | David Finbow | England | £6,250£6k |
| Quarter-final | Matthew Stevens | Wales | £6,250£6k |
| Quarter-final | Quinten Hann | Australia | £6,250£6k |
| Quarter-final | Shokat Ali | Pakistan | £6,250£6k |
| Last 16 | Adrian Gunnell | England | £3,650£4k |
| Last 16 | Anthony Hamilton | England | £3,650£4k |
| Last 16 | Fergal O'Brien | Ireland | £3,650£4k |
| Last 16 | Joe Swail | Northern Ireland | £3,650£4k |
| Last 16 | Mark Williams | Wales | £3,650£4k |
| Last 16 | Michael Judge | Ireland | £3,650£4k |
| Last 16 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | England | £3,650£4k |
| Last 16 | Stephen Lee | England | £3,650£4k |
| Last 32 | Alan McManus | Scotland | £3,100£3k |
| Last 32 | Alfie Burden | England | £3,100£3k |
| Last 32 | Anthony Davies | Wales | £3,100£3k |
| Last 32 | Antony Bolsover | England | £3,100£3k |
| Last 32 | Chris Small | Scotland | £3,100£3k |
| Last 32 | Darren Morgan | Wales | £3,100£3k |
| Last 32 | Dave Harold | England | £3,100£3k |
| Last 32 | Jimmy White | England | £3,100£3k |
| Last 32 | Joe Perry | England | £3,100£3k |
| Last 32 | Marco Fu | Hong Kong | £3,100£3k |
| Last 32 | Michael Holt | England | £3,100£3k |
| Last 32 | Mike Dunn | England | £3,100£3k |
| Last 32 | Nigel Bond | England | £3,100£3k |
| Last 32 | Patrick Wallace | Northern Ireland | £3,100£3k |
| Last 32 | Paul Hunter | England | £3,100£3k |
| Last 32 | Peter Ebdon | England | £3,100£3k |
| Last 48 | Billy Snaddon | Scotland | £1,425£1k |
| Last 48 | Brian Morgan | England | £1,425£1k |
| Last 48 | David Gray | England | £1,425£1k |
| Last 48 | Dominic Dale | Wales | £1,425£1k |
| Last 48 | Drew Henry | Scotland | £1,425£1k |
| Last 48 | Graeme Dott | Scotland | £1,425£1k |
| Last 48 | James Wattana | Thailand | £1,425£1k |
| Last 48 | Marcus Campbell | Scotland | £1,425£1k |
| Last 48 | Mark King | England | £1,425£1k |
| Last 48 | Mehmet Husnu | Cyprus | £1,425£1k |
| Last 48 | Stephen Maguire | Scotland | £1,425£1k |
| Last 48 | Steve Davis | England | £1,425£1k |
| Last 48 | Steve James | England | £1,425£1k |
| Last 48 | Stuart Pettman | England | £1,425£1k |
| Last 48 | Terry Murphy | Northern Ireland | £1,425£1k |
| Last 48 | Tony Drago | Malta | £1,425£1k |
| Last 64 | Ali Carter | England | £1,125£1k |
| Last 64 | David Roe | England | £1,125£1k |
| Last 64 | Euan Henderson | Scotland | £1,125£1k |
| Last 64 | Gerard Greene | Northern Ireland | £1,125£1k |
| Last 64 | Hugh Abernethy | Scotland | £1,125£1k |
| Last 64 | James Reynolds | Wales | £1,125£1k |
| Last 64 | Jamie Burnett | Scotland | £1,125£1k |
| Last 64 | Jimmy Michie | England | £1,125£1k |
| Last 64 | Joe Jogia | England | £1,125£1k |
| Last 64 | Joe Johnson | England | £1,125£1k |
| Last 64 | Karl Broughton | England | £1,125£1k |
| Last 64 | Martin Dziewialtowski | Scotland | £1,125£1k |
| Last 64 | Neal Foulds | England | £1,125£1k |
| Last 64 | Nick Pearce | England | £1,125£1k |
| Last 64 | Robin Hull | Finland | £1,125£1k |
| Last 64 | Wayne Brown | England | £1,125£1k |
| Last 96 | Alain Robidoux | Canada | £925£925 |
| Last 96 | Alan Burnett | Scotland | £925£925 |
| Last 96 | Andy Hicks | England | £925£925 |
| Last 96 | Barry Pinches | England | £925£925 |
| Last 96 | Bradley Jones | England | £925£925 |
| Last 96 | Darren Clarke | England | £925£925 |
| Last 96 | Dean Reynolds | England | £925£925 |
| Last 96 | Gary Ponting | England | £925£925 |
| Last 96 | Gary Wilkinson | England | £925£925 |
| Last 96 | Ian McCulloch | England | £925£925 |
| Last 96 | Jason Ferguson | England | £925£925 |
| Last 96 | Jeff Cundy | England | £925£925 |
| Last 96 | John Read | England | £925£925 |
| Last 96 | Jonathan Birch | England | £925£925 |
| Last 96 | Karl Burrows | England | £925£925 |
| Last 96 | Lee Walker | Wales | £925£925 |
| Last 96 | Mario Wehrmann | Netherlands | £925£925 |
| Last 96 | Mark Davis | England | £925£925 |
| Last 96 | Mark Gray | England | £925£925 |
| Last 96 | Matthew Couch | England | £925£925 |
| Last 96 | Neil Robertson | Australia | £925£925 |
| Last 96 | Paul Davies | Wales | £925£925 |
| Last 96 | Paul Wykes | England | £925£925 |
| Last 96 | Peter Lines | England | £925£925 |
| Last 96 | Phaitoon Phonbun | Thailand | £925£925 |
| Last 96 | Rod Lawler | England | £925£925 |
| Last 96 | Ryan Day | Wales | £925£925 |
| Last 96 | Stephen O'Connor | Ireland | £925£925 |
| Last 96 | Steve Judd | England | £925£925 |
| Last 96 | Stuart Bingham | England | £925£925 |
| Last 96 | Tony Jones | England | £925£925 |
| Last 96 | Willie Thorne | England | £925£925 |
| Last 128 | Andrew Higginson | England | £475£475 |
| Last 128 | Barry Hawkins | England | £475£475 |
| Last 128 | Bjorn Haneveer | Belgium | £475£475 |
| Last 128 | Colm Gilcreest | Ireland | £475£475 |
| Last 128 | Craig Harrison | England | £475£475 |
| Last 128 | Craig MacGillivray | Scotland | £475£475 |
| Last 128 | David McLellan | Scotland | £475£475 |
| Last 128 | Dene O'Kane | New Zealand | £475£475 |
| Last 128 | Eddie Manning | England | £475£475 |
| Last 128 | Farhan Mirza | Sweden | £475£475 |
| Last 128 | Jason Prince | Northern Ireland | £475£475 |
| Last 128 | John Lardner | Scotland | £475£475 |
| Last 128 | Kristjan Helgason | Iceland | £475£475 |
| Last 128 | Lasse Munstermann | Germany | £475£475 |
| Last 128 | Leigh Griffin | England | £475£475 |
| Last 128 | Leo Fernandez | Ireland | £475£475 |
| Last 128 | Mark Fenton | Wales | £475£475 |
| Last 128 | Mark Selby | England | £475£475 |
| Last 128 | Mick Price | England | £475£475 |
| Last 128 | Munraj Pal | England | £475£475 |
| Last 128 | Nick Walker | England | £475£475 |
| Last 128 | Noppadon Noppachorn | Thailand | £475£475 |
| Last 128 | Paul Sweeny | England | £475£475 |
| Last 128 | Philip Williams | Wales | £475£475 |
| Last 128 | Richard King (II) | England | £475£475 |
| Last 128 | Robert Milkins | England | £475£475 |
| Last 128 | Scott MacKenzie | Scotland | £475£475 |
| Last 128 | Stefan Mazrocis | England | £475£475 |
| Last 128 | Tony Chappel | Wales | £475£475 |
| Last 128 | Tony Knowles | England | £475£475 |
| Last 128 | Troy Shaw | England | £475£475 |
| High break | Ken Doherty | Ireland | £2,500£3k |
| High break | Darryn Walker | England | £1,000£1k |
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 | £44,000£44k | £44,000£44k |
| Runner-up | 1 | £22,000£22k | £22,000£22k |
| Semi-final | 2 | £11,550£12k | £23,100£23k |
| Quarter-final | 4 | £6,250£6k | £25,000£25k |
| Last 16 | 8 | £3,650£4k | £29,200£29k |
| Last 32 | 16 | £3,100£3k | £49,600£50k |
| Last 48 | 16 | £1,425£1k | £22,800£23k |
| Last 64 | 16 | £1,125£1k | £18,000£18k |
| Last 96 | 32 | £925£925 | £29,600£30k |
| Last 128 | 31 | £475£475 | £14,725£15k |
| High break | 1 | £2,500£3k | £2,500£3k |
| High break | 1 | £1,000£1k | £1,000£1k |
Where the money went, band by band
The rest of 2001
Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2001
| TOURNAMENT | WINNER | PAID |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 UK Championship | Ronnie O'Sullivan | £755,250£755k |
| 2001 European Open | Stephen Hendry | £250,000£250k |
| 2001 Benson And Hedges Championship | Ryan Day | £41,700£42k |
| 2001 LG Cup | Stephen Lee | £617,200£617k |
| 2001 Stan James British Open | John Higgins | £670,250£670k |
| 2001 Regal Scottish Masters | John Higgins | £187,000£187k |
| 2001 Champions Cup | John Higgins | £200,000£200k |
| 2001 Sportingbet.co.uk Premier League | Ronnie O'Sullivan | £150,000£150k |
| 2001 Embassy World Championship | Ronnie O'Sullivan | £1,532,000£1.5m |
| 2001 Regal Scottish Open | Peter Ebdon | £438,050£438k |
| 2001 Irish Masters | Ronnie O'Sullivan | £153,340£153k |
| 2001 Rothmans Malta Grand Prix | Stephen Hendry | £36,000£36k |
| 2001 Benson and Hedges Masters | Paul Hunter | £650,000£650k |
| 2001 Regal Welsh Open | Ken Doherty | £440,200£440k |
Snooker prize money in 2000
All 7 snooker tournaments we hold from 2000. The whole of 2000.
| TOURNAMENT | WINNER | PAID |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 China Open | Ronnie O'Sullivan | £311,080£311k |
| 2000 Liverpool Victoria UK Championship | John Higgins | £542,780£543k |
| 2000 Benson And Hedges Championship | Shaun Murphy | £38,850£39k |
| 2000 Regal Scottish Masters | Ronnie O'Sullivan | £193,000£193k |
| 2000 Grand Prix | Mark Williams | £426,350£426k |
| 2000 British Open | Peter Ebdon | £438,300£438k |
| 2000 Champions Cup | Ronnie O'Sullivan | £200,000£200k |
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner of the 2001 Blue Eagle/Thai Airways Thailand Masters get?
Ken Doherty took £44,000.
How much did the runner-up get?
Stephen Hendry took £22,000, 50% of the winner's cheque.
What was the total prize money at the 2001 Blue Eagle/Thai Airways Thailand Masters?
£281,525, paid to 128 players.
How does it compare with other years?
The 2002 Singha Thailand Masters paid £477,900.
Where to next
Every edition is on the Thailand Masters prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2001. The one after was the 2002 Singha Thailand Masters.