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SNOOKER · 2000-12-03 · BOURNEMOUTH, ENGLAND

2000 Liverpool Victoria UK Championship snooker prize money

The 2000 Liverpool Victoria UK Championship paid £542,780 to 126 players. John Higgins won £78,000. Mark Williams took £41,000 as runner-up.

TOTAL PAID£543k
WINNER£78k
PLAYERS PAID126
PAYOUT BANDS12

Every cheque

126 players paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each player at the 2000 Liverpool Victoria UK Championship.
PLACE PLAYER NATION PRIZE MONEY
Winner John Higgins Scotland £78,000£78k
Runner-up Mark Williams Wales £41,000£41k
Semi-final Ronnie O'Sullivan England £20,600£21k
Semi-final Stephen Hendry Scotland £20,600£21k
Quarter-final Drew Henry Scotland £11,200£11k
Quarter-final Fergal O'Brien Ireland £11,200£11k
Quarter-final Quinten Hann Australia £11,200£11k
Quarter-final Stephen Lee England £11,200£11k
Last 16 Brian Morgan England £5,800£6k
Last 16 Dave Harold England £5,800£6k
Last 16 Dominic Dale Wales £5,800£6k
Last 16 Gerard Greene Northern Ireland £5,800£6k
Last 16 Marco Fu Hong Kong £5,800£6k
Last 16 Matthew Stevens Wales £5,800£6k
Last 16 Michael Judge Ireland £5,800£6k
Last 16 Peter Ebdon England £5,800£6k
Last 32 Alan McManus Scotland £4,900£5k
Last 32 Anthony Hamilton England £4,900£5k
Last 32 Chris Small Scotland £4,900£5k
Last 32 David Gray England £4,900£5k
Last 32 Graeme Dott Scotland £4,900£5k
Last 32 Jimmy Michie England £4,900£5k
Last 32 Joe Perry England £4,900£5k
Last 32 Joe Swail Northern Ireland £4,900£5k
Last 32 John Parrott England £4,900£5k
Last 32 Ken Doherty Ireland £4,900£5k
Last 32 Mark King England £4,900£5k
Last 32 Nick Dyson England £4,900£5k
Last 32 Nigel Bond England £4,900£5k
Last 32 Paul Hunter England £4,900£5k
Last 32 Steve Davis England £4,900£5k
Last 32 Tony Drago Malta £4,900£5k
Last 48 Adrian Gunnell England £4,000£4k
Last 48 Barry Pinches England £4,000£4k
Last 48 Billy Snaddon Scotland £4,000£4k
Last 48 Bradley Jones England £4,000£4k
Last 48 Darren Morgan Wales £4,000£4k
Last 48 David Finbow England £4,000£4k
Last 48 James Wattana Thailand £4,000£4k
Last 48 Jimmy White England £4,000£4k
Last 48 Jonathan Birch England £4,000£4k
Last 48 Kristjan Helgason Iceland £4,000£4k
Last 48 Mark Gray England £4,000£4k
Last 48 Neal Foulds England £4,000£4k
Last 48 Patrick Wallace Northern Ireland £4,000£4k
Last 48 Rod Lawler England £4,000£4k
Last 48 Stuart Bingham England £4,000£4k
Last 48 Terry Murphy Northern Ireland £4,000£4k
Last 64 Alfie Burden England £3,125£3k
Last 64 Andrew Higginson England £3,125£3k
Last 64 Anthony Davies Wales £3,125£3k
Last 64 Barry Hawkins England £3,125£3k
Last 64 Bjorn Haneveer Belgium £3,125£3k
Last 64 Gary Wilkinson England £3,125£3k
Last 64 Jamie Burnett Scotland £3,125£3k
Last 64 Jason Prince Northern Ireland £3,125£3k
Last 64 Mark Fenton Wales £3,125£3k
Last 64 Mehmet Husnu Cyprus £3,125£3k
Last 64 Nick Pearce England £3,125£3k
Last 64 Patrick Delsemme Belgium £3,125£3k
Last 64 Paul Wykes England £3,125£3k
Last 64 Peter Lines England £3,125£3k
Last 64 Shokat Ali Pakistan £3,125£3k
Last 64 Tony Jones England £3,125£3k
Last 96 Alain Robidoux Canada £1,655£2k
Last 96 Andy Hicks England £1,655£2k
Last 96 Craig Harrison England £1,655£2k
Last 96 Darryn Walker England £1,655£2k
Last 96 David McLellan Scotland £1,655£2k
Last 96 David Roe England £1,655£2k
Last 96 Euan Henderson Scotland £1,655£2k
Last 96 Gary Ponting England £1,655£2k
Last 96 Ian McCulloch England £1,655£2k
Last 96 James Reynolds Wales £1,655£2k
Last 96 Jason Barton England £1,655£2k
Last 96 Jason Ferguson England £1,655£2k
Last 96 Jason Weston England £1,655£2k
Last 96 Joe Johnson England £1,655£2k
Last 96 John Read England £1,655£2k
Last 96 Karl Broughton England £1,655£2k
Last 96 Lee Walker Wales £1,655£2k
Last 96 Leigh Griffin England £1,655£2k
Last 96 Marcus Campbell Scotland £1,655£2k
Last 96 Martin Dziewialtowski Scotland £1,655£2k
Last 96 Matthew Couch England £1,655£2k
Last 96 Michael Holt England £1,655£2k
Last 96 Mike Dunn England £1,655£2k
Last 96 Mike Hallett England £1,655£2k
Last 96 Paul Davies Wales £1,655£2k
Last 96 Philip Williams Wales £1,655£2k
Last 96 Richard King (II) England £1,655£2k
Last 96 Robin Hull Finland £1,655£2k
Last 96 Somporn Kanthawung Thailand £1,655£2k
Last 96 Steve James England £1,655£2k
Last 96 Stuart Pettman England £1,655£2k
Last 96 Stuart Reardon England £1,655£2k
Last 128 Ali Carter England £1,150£1k
Last 128 Antony Bolsover England £1,150£1k
Last 128 Barry Mapstone England £1,150£1k
Last 128 Craig MacGillivray Scotland £1,150£1k
Last 128 Darren Clarke England £1,150£1k
Last 128 David McDonnell Ireland £1,150£1k
Last 128 Dean Reynolds England £1,150£1k
Last 128 Graham Lee England £1,150£1k
Last 128 Hugh Abernethy Scotland £1,150£1k
Last 128 Joe Delaney Ireland £1,150£1k
Last 128 John Lardner Scotland £1,150£1k
Last 128 Leo Fernandez Ireland £1,150£1k
Last 128 Mark Davis England £1,150£1k
Last 128 Mark Selby England £1,150£1k
Last 128 Mick Price England £1,150£1k
Last 128 Munraj Pal England £1,150£1k
Last 128 Nick Walker England £1,150£1k
Last 128 Paul Sweeny England £1,150£1k
Last 128 Phaitoon Phonbun Thailand £1,150£1k
Last 128 Robert Milkins England £1,150£1k
Last 128 Simon Bedford England £1,150£1k
Last 128 Stefan Mazrocis England £1,150£1k
Last 128 Stephen O'Connor Ireland £1,150£1k
Last 128 Steve Judd England £1,150£1k
Last 128 Stuart Mann England £1,150£1k
Last 128 Tony Chappel Wales £1,150£1k
Last 128 Troy Shaw England £1,150£1k
Last 128 Wayne Brown England £1,150£1k
Last 128 Wayne Jones Wales £1,150£1k
Last 128 Willie Thorne England £1,150£1k
High break Nick Dyson England £6,520£7k
High break Quinten Hann Australia £5,000£5k

How the money splits

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

Prize money bands at the 2000 Liverpool Victoria UK Championship.
PLACE PLAYERS EACH BAND TOTAL
Winner 1 £78,000£78k £78,000£78k
Runner-up 1 £41,000£41k £41,000£41k
Semi-final 2 £20,600£21k £41,200£41k
Quarter-final 4 £11,200£11k £44,800£45k
Last 16 8 £5,800£6k £46,400£46k
Last 32 16 £4,900£5k £78,400£78k
Last 48 16 £4,000£4k £64,000£64k
Last 64 16 £3,125£3k £50,000£50k
Last 96 32 £1,655£2k £52,960£53k
Last 128 30 £1,150£1k £34,500£35k
High break 1 £6,520£7k £6,520£7k
High break 1 £5,000£5k £5,000£5k

Where the money went, band by band

Winner £78k
Runner-up £41k
Semi-final £41k
Quarter-final £45k
Last 16 £46k
Last 32 £78k
Last 48 £64k
Last 64 £50k
Last 96 £53k
Last 128 £35k
High break £6,520
High break £5,000

The rest of 2000

Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2000

Other snooker tournaments in 2000.
TOURNAMENT WINNER PAID
2000 China Open Ronnie O'Sullivan £311,080£311k
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

UK Championship in other years

Every other edition we hold. Every edition.

UK Championship in other years.
TOURNAMENT WINNER PAID
2025 Victorian Plumbing UK Championship Mark Selby £1,205,000£1.2m
2024 Victorian Plumbing UK Championship Judd Trump £1,205,000£1.2m
2023 MrQ UK Championship Ronnie O'Sullivan £1,205,000£1.2m
2022 Cazoo UK Championship Mark Allen £1,200,000£1.2m
2021 Cazoo UK Championship Zhao Xintong £1,009,000£1.0m
2020 Betway UK Championship Neil Robertson £1,009,000£1.0m
2019 Betway UK Championship Ding Junhui £1,009,000£1.0m
2018 Betway UK Championship Ronnie O'Sullivan £850,000£850k
2017 Betway UK Championship Ronnie O'Sullivan £850,000£850k
2016 Betway UK Championship Mark Selby £855,000£855k
2015 Betway UK Championship Neil Robertson £772,000£772k
2014 Coral UK Championship Ronnie O'Sullivan £740,000£740k
2013 williamhill.com UK Championship Neil Robertson £755,000£755k
2012 williamhill.com UK Championship Mark Selby £637,500£638k
2011 williamhill.com UK Championship Judd Trump £625,000£625k
2010 12BET.com UK Championship John Higgins £624,500£625k
2009 Pukka Pies UK Championship Ding Junhui £625,000£625k
2008 Maplin UK Championship Shaun Murphy £650,000£650k
2007 Maplin UK Championship Ronnie O'Sullivan £615,400£615k
2006 Maplin UK Championship Peter Ebdon £548,000£548k
2005 Travis Perkins UK Championship Ding Junhui £495,875£496k
2004 Travis Perkins UK Championship Stephen Maguire £525,000£525k
2003 Travis Perkins UK Championship Matthew Stevens £615,000£615k
2002 Powerhouse UK Championship Mark Williams £613,550£614k
2001 UK Championship Ronnie O'Sullivan £755,250£755k

Snooker prize money in 2001

All 15 snooker tournaments we hold from 2001, the nearest full season to this one. The whole of 2001.

Snooker tournaments in 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 Blue Eagle/Thai Airways Thailand Masters Ken Doherty £281,525£282k
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

Frequently asked questions

How much did the winner of the 2000 Liverpool Victoria UK Championship get?

John Higgins took £78,000.

How much did the runner-up get?

Mark Williams took £41,000, 53% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the 2000 Liverpool Victoria UK Championship?

£542,780, paid to 126 players.

How does it compare with other years?

The 2001 UK Championship paid £755,250.

Where to next

Every edition is on the UK Championship prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2000. The one after was the 2001 UK Championship.