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SNOOKER · 2001-12-16 · YORK, ENGLAND

2001 UK Championship snooker prize money

The 2001 UK Championship paid £755,250 to 96 players. Ronnie O'Sullivan won £100,000. Ken Doherty took £54,000 as runner-up.

TOTAL PAID£755k
WINNER£100k
PLAYERS PAID96
PAYOUT BANDS12

Every cheque

96 players paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each player at the 2001 UK Championship.
PLACE PLAYER NATION PRIZE MONEY
Winner Ronnie O'Sullivan England £100,000£100k
Runner-up Ken Doherty Ireland £54,000£54k
Semi-final Mark Williams Wales £27,250£27k
Semi-final Stephen Lee England £27,250£27k
Quarter-final John Higgins Scotland £14,500£15k
Quarter-final Matthew Stevens Wales £14,500£15k
Quarter-final Peter Ebdon England £14,500£15k
Quarter-final Stephen Hendry Scotland £14,500£15k
Last 16 Alan McManus Scotland £11,500£12k
Last 16 David Finbow England £11,500£12k
Last 16 Dominic Dale Wales £11,500£12k
Last 16 Jimmy White England £11,500£12k
Last 16 Mark Davis England £11,500£12k
Last 16 Paul Hunter England £11,500£12k
Last 16 Robin Hull Finland £11,500£12k
Last 16 Tony Drago Malta £11,500£12k
Last 32 Ali Carter England £9,200£9k
Last 32 Anthony Hamilton England £9,200£9k
Last 32 Chris Small Scotland £9,200£9k
Last 32 Dave Harold England £9,200£9k
Last 32 Drew Henry Scotland £9,200£9k
Last 32 Fergal O'Brien Ireland £9,200£9k
Last 32 Graeme Dott Scotland £9,200£9k
Last 32 Joe Perry England £9,200£9k
Last 32 Joe Swail Northern Ireland £9,200£9k
Last 32 John Parrott England £9,200£9k
Last 32 Marco Fu Hong Kong £9,200£9k
Last 32 Mark King England £9,200£9k
Last 32 Michael Judge Ireland £9,200£9k
Last 32 Nick Dyson England £9,200£9k
Last 32 Steve Davis England £9,200£9k
Last 32 Terry Murphy Northern Ireland £9,200£9k
Last 48 Alain Robidoux Canada £5,200£5k
Last 48 Anthony Davies Wales £5,200£5k
Last 48 Antony Bolsover England £5,200£5k
Last 48 Billy Snaddon Scotland £5,200£5k
Last 48 Bradley Jones England £5,200£5k
Last 48 David Gray England £5,200£5k
Last 48 Gary Wilkinson England £5,200£5k
Last 48 James Wattana Thailand £5,200£5k
Last 48 Jamie Burnett Scotland £5,200£5k
Last 48 Luke Fisher England £5,200£5k
Last 48 Michael Holt England £5,200£5k
Last 48 Nigel Bond England £5,200£5k
Last 48 Quinten Hann Australia £5,200£5k
Last 48 Robert Milkins England £5,200£5k
Last 48 Shokat Ali Pakistan £5,200£5k
Last 48 Stuart Pettman England £5,200£5k
Last 64 Alfie Burden England £4,175£4k
Last 64 Andy Hicks England £4,175£4k
Last 64 Brian Morgan England £4,175£4k
Last 64 Darren Morgan Wales £4,175£4k
Last 64 David Roe England £4,175£4k
Last 64 Euan Henderson Scotland £4,175£4k
Last 64 Ian McCulloch England £4,175£4k
Last 64 Jason Ferguson England £4,175£4k
Last 64 Jimmy Michie England £4,175£4k
Last 64 Jimmy Michie England £4,175£4k
Last 64 Jimmy Michie England £4,175£4k
Last 64 Jonathan Birch England £4,175£4k
Last 64 Marcus Campbell Scotland £4,175£4k
Last 64 Mike Dunn England £4,175£4k
Last 64 Patrick Wallace Northern Ireland £4,175£4k
Last 64 Peter Lines England £4,175£4k
Last 64 Stephen Maguire Scotland £4,175£4k
Last 64 Stuart Bingham England £4,175£4k
Last 80 Adrian Gunnell England £2,950£3k
Last 80 Andrew Higginson England £2,950£3k
Last 80 Bjorn Haneveer Belgium £2,950£3k
Last 80 Gary Ponting England £2,950£3k
Last 80 Gerard Greene Northern Ireland £2,950£3k
Last 80 Hugh Abernethy Scotland £2,950£3k
Last 80 Joe Johnson England £2,950£3k
Last 80 Lee Walker Wales £2,950£3k
Last 80 Mark Gray England £2,950£3k
Last 80 Mark Selby England £2,950£3k
Last 80 Martin Dziewialtowski Scotland £2,950£3k
Last 80 Neil Robertson Australia £2,950£3k
Last 80 Paul Davies Wales £2,950£3k
Last 80 Rod Lawler England £2,950£3k
Last 80 Steve James England £2,950£3k
Last 80 Troy Shaw England £2,950£3k
Last 96 Adrian Rosa England £2,000£2k
Last 96 Atthasit Mahitthi Thailand £2,000£2k
Last 96 Barry Pinches England £2,000£2k
Last 96 Brian Salmon England £2,000£2k
Last 96 Craig Butler England £2,000£2k
Last 96 Ian Hurdman England £2,000£2k
Last 96 Jeff Cundy England £2,000£2k
Last 96 John Read England £2,000£2k
Last 96 Kurt Maflin Norway £2,000£2k
Last 96 Paul Davison England £2,000£2k
Last 96 Paul Wykes England £2,000£2k
Last 96 Phaitoon Phonbun Thailand £2,000£2k
Last 96 Ricky Walden England £2,000£2k
Last 96 Sunit Vaswani England £2,000£2k
Last 96 Tony Jones England £2,000£2k
Last 96 Wayne Cooper England £2,000£2k
High break Ronnie O'Sullivan England £10,000£10k
High break Darren Morgan Wales £2,000£2k

How the money splits

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

Prize money bands at the 2001 UK Championship.
PLACE PLAYERS EACH BAND TOTAL
Winner 1 £100,000£100k £100,000£100k
Runner-up 1 £54,000£54k £54,000£54k
Semi-final 2 £27,250£27k £54,500£55k
Quarter-final 4 £14,500£15k £58,000£58k
Last 16 8 £11,500£12k £92,000£92k
Last 32 16 £9,200£9k £147,200£147k
Last 48 16 £5,200£5k £83,200£83k
Last 64 18 £4,175£4k £75,150£75k
Last 80 16 £2,950£3k £47,200£47k
Last 96 16 £2,000£2k £32,000£32k
High break 1 £10,000£10k £10,000£10k
High break 1 £2,000£2k £2,000£2k

Where the money went, band by band

Winner £100k
Runner-up £54k
Semi-final £55k
Quarter-final £58k
Last 16 £92k
Last 32 £147k
Last 48 £83k
Last 64 £75k
Last 80 £47k
Last 96 £32k
High break £10k
High break £2,000

The rest of 2001

Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2001

Other snooker tournaments in 2001.
TOURNAMENT WINNER PAID
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

Snooker prize money in 2000

All 7 snooker tournaments we hold from 2000. The whole of 2000.

Snooker tournaments in 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 UK Championship get?

Ronnie O'Sullivan took £100,000.

How much did the runner-up get?

Ken Doherty took £54,000, 54% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the 2001 UK Championship?

£755,250, paid to 96 players.

How does it compare with other years?

The 2000 Liverpool Victoria UK Championship paid £542,780, and the 2002 Powerhouse UK Championship paid £613,550.

Where to next

Every edition is on the UK Championship prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2001. The edition before was the 2000 Liverpool Victoria UK Championship. The one after was the 2002 Powerhouse UK Championship.