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SNOOKER · 2009-12-13 · TELFORD, ENGLAND

2009 Pukka Pies UK Championship snooker prize money

The 2009 Pukka Pies UK Championship paid £625,000 to 64 players. Ding Junhui won £100,000. John Higgins took £46,000 as runner-up.

TOTAL PAID£625k
WINNER£100k
PLAYERS PAID64
PAYOUT BANDS10

Every cheque

64 players paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each player at the 2009 Pukka Pies UK Championship.
PLACE PLAYER NATION PRIZE MONEY
Winner Ding Junhui China £100,000£100k
Runner-up John Higgins Scotland £46,000£46k
Semi-final Ronnie O'Sullivan England £23,250£23k
Semi-final Stephen Maguire Scotland £23,250£23k
Quarter-final Ali Carter England £16,450£16k
Quarter-final Liang Wenbo China £16,450£16k
Quarter-final Mark Selby England £16,450£16k
Quarter-final Peter Lines England £16,450£16k
Last 16 Mark King England £12,050£12k
Last 16 Mark Williams Wales £12,050£12k
Last 16 Neil Robertson Australia £12,050£12k
Last 16 Peter Ebdon England £12,050£12k
Last 16 Shaun Murphy England £12,050£12k
Last 16 Stephen Hendry Scotland £12,050£12k
Last 16 Stephen Lee England £12,050£12k
Last 16 Stuart Bingham England £12,050£12k
Last 32 Anthony Hamilton England £8,750£9k
Last 32 Gerard Greene Northern Ireland £8,750£9k
Last 32 Graeme Dott Scotland £8,750£9k
Last 32 Jamie Cope England £8,750£9k
Last 32 Joe Perry England £8,750£9k
Last 32 Judd Trump England £8,750£9k
Last 32 Marco Fu Hong Kong £8,750£9k
Last 32 Mark Allen Northern Ireland £8,750£9k
Last 32 Matthew Stevens Wales £8,750£9k
Last 32 Michael Holt England £8,750£9k
Last 32 Mike Dunn England £8,750£9k
Last 32 Ricky Walden England £8,750£9k
Last 32 Rory McLeod Jamaica £8,750£9k
Last 32 Ryan Day Wales £8,750£9k
Last 32 Steve Davis England £8,750£9k
Last 32 Tom Ford England £8,750£9k
Last 48 Adrian Gunnell England £5,500£6k
Last 48 Andrew Higginson England £5,500£6k
Last 48 Barry Hawkins England £5,500£6k
Last 48 Craig Steadman England £5,500£6k
Last 48 Dave Harold England £5,500£6k
Last 48 Dominic Dale Wales £5,500£6k
Last 48 Fergal O'Brien Ireland £5,500£6k
Last 48 Jimmy Michie England £5,500£6k
Last 48 Joe Swail Northern Ireland £5,500£6k
Last 48 Ken Doherty Ireland £5,500£6k
Last 48 Mark Davis England £5,500£6k
Last 48 Michael Judge Ireland £5,500£6k
Last 48 Michael White Wales £5,500£6k
Last 48 Nigel Bond England £5,500£6k
Last 48 Robert Milkins England £5,500£6k
Last 48 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Thailand £5,500£6k
Last 64 Alan McManus Scotland £2,300£2k
Last 64 Andy Hicks England £2,300£2k
Last 64 Atthasit Mahitthi Thailand £2,300£2k
Last 64 Ben Woollaston England £2,300£2k
Last 64 Ian McCulloch England £2,300£2k
Last 64 Jamie Burnett Scotland £2,300£2k
Last 64 Jimmy Robertson England £2,300£2k
Last 64 Joe Delaney Ireland £2,300£2k
Last 64 John Parrott England £2,300£2k
Last 64 Marcus Campbell Scotland £2,300£2k
Last 64 Mark Joyce England £2,300£2k
Last 64 Martin Gould England £2,300£2k
Last 64 Matthew Selt England £2,300£2k
Last 64 Simon Bedford England £2,300£2k
Last 64 Stuart Pettman England £2,300£2k
Last 64 Tony Drago Malta £2,300£2k
High break Mark Selby England £2,500£3k
High break Stephen Lee England £2,500£3k
High break Tom Ford England £500£500

How the money splits

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

Prize money bands at the 2009 Pukka Pies UK Championship.
PLACE PLAYERS EACH BAND TOTAL
Winner 1 £100,000£100k £100,000£100k
Runner-up 1 £46,000£46k £46,000£46k
Semi-final 2 £23,250£23k £46,500£47k
Quarter-final 4 £16,450£16k £65,800£66k
Last 16 8 £12,050£12k £96,400£96k
Last 32 16 £8,750£9k £140,000£140k
Last 48 16 £5,500£6k £88,000£88k
Last 64 16 £2,300£2k £36,800£37k
High break 2 £2,500£3k £5,000£5k
High break 1 £500£500 £500£500

Where the money went, band by band

Winner £100k
Runner-up £46k
Semi-final £47k
Quarter-final £66k
Last 16 £96k
Last 32 £140k
Last 48 £88k
Last 64 £37k
High break £5,000
High break £500

The rest of 2009

Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2009

Frequently asked questions

How much did the winner of the 2009 Pukka Pies UK Championship get?

Ding Junhui took £100,000.

How much did the runner-up get?

John Higgins took £46,000, 46% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the 2009 Pukka Pies UK Championship?

£625,000, paid to 64 players.

How does it compare with other years?

The 2008 Maplin UK Championship paid £650,000, and the 2010 12BET.com UK Championship paid £624,500.

Where to next

Every edition is on the UK Championship prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2009. The edition before was the 2008 Maplin UK Championship. The one after was the 2010 12BET.com UK Championship.