SNOOKER · 2012-12-09 · YORK, ENGLAND
2012 williamhill.com UK Championship snooker prize money
The 2012 williamhill.com UK Championship paid £637,500 to 64 players. Mark Selby won £125,000. Shaun Murphy took £50,000 as runner-up.
TOTAL PAID£638k
WINNER£125k
PLAYERS PAID64
PAYOUT BANDS10
Every cheque
64 players paid, in finishing order
| PLACE | PLAYER | NATION | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Mark Selby | England | £125,000£125k |
| Runner-up | Shaun Murphy | England | £50,000£50k |
| Semi-final | Ali Carter | England | £25,000£25k |
| Semi-final | Mark Davis | England | £25,000£25k |
| Quarter-final | Luca Brecel | Belgium | £17,000£17k |
| Quarter-final | Matthew Stevens | Wales | £17,000£17k |
| Quarter-final | Neil Robertson | Australia | £17,000£17k |
| Quarter-final | Stuart Bingham | England | £17,000£17k |
| Last 16 | Barry Hawkins | England | £11,000£11k |
| Last 16 | Graeme Dott | Scotland | £11,000£11k |
| Last 16 | John Higgins | Scotland | £11,000£11k |
| Last 16 | Marco Fu | Hong Kong | £11,000£11k |
| Last 16 | Mark Joyce | England | £11,000£11k |
| Last 16 | Mark King | England | £11,000£11k |
| Last 16 | Ryan Day | Wales | £11,000£11k |
| Last 16 | Stephen Maguire | Scotland | £11,000£11k |
| Last 32 | Cao Yupeng | China | £7,500£8k |
| Last 32 | Ding Junhui | China | £7,500£8k |
| Last 32 | Dominic Dale | Wales | £7,500£8k |
| Last 32 | Fergal O'Brien | Ireland | £7,500£8k |
| Last 32 | Jack Lisowski | England | £7,500£8k |
| Last 32 | Judd Trump | England | £7,500£8k |
| Last 32 | Liang Wenbo | China | £7,500£8k |
| Last 32 | Mark Allen | Northern Ireland | £7,500£8k |
| Last 32 | Mark Williams | Wales | £7,500£8k |
| Last 32 | Martin Gould | England | £7,500£8k |
| Last 32 | Michael Holt | England | £7,500£8k |
| Last 32 | Michael White | Wales | £7,500£8k |
| Last 32 | Ricky Walden | England | £7,500£8k |
| Last 32 | Robert Milkins | England | £7,500£8k |
| Last 32 | Steve Davis | England | £7,500£8k |
| Last 32 | Tom Ford | England | £7,500£8k |
| Last 48 | Andrew Higginson | England | £5,500£6k |
| Last 48 | Ben Woollaston | England | £5,500£6k |
| Last 48 | David Gilbert | England | £5,500£6k |
| Last 48 | Ian Burns | England | £5,500£6k |
| Last 48 | Jamie Burnett | Scotland | £5,500£6k |
| Last 48 | Jamie Cope | England | £5,500£6k |
| Last 48 | Joe Perry | England | £5,500£6k |
| Last 48 | Ken Doherty | Ireland | £5,500£6k |
| Last 48 | Marcus Campbell | Scotland | £5,500£6k |
| Last 48 | Matthew Selt | England | £5,500£6k |
| Last 48 | Peter Ebdon | England | £5,500£6k |
| Last 48 | Rod Lawler | England | £5,500£6k |
| Last 48 | Rory McLeod | Jamaica | £5,500£6k |
| Last 48 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thailand | £5,500£6k |
| Last 48 | Xiao Guodong | China | £5,500£6k |
| Last 48 | Yu Delu | China | £5,500£6k |
| Last 64 | Adam Duffy | England | £2,000£2k |
| Last 64 | Andy Hicks | England | £2,000£2k |
| Last 64 | Anthony Hamilton | England | £2,000£2k |
| Last 64 | Anthony McGill | Scotland | £2,000£2k |
| Last 64 | Chen Zhe | China | £2,000£2k |
| Last 64 | Craig Steadman | England | £2,000£2k |
| Last 64 | Dave Harold | England | £2,000£2k |
| Last 64 | Gerard Greene | Northern Ireland | £2,000£2k |
| Last 64 | James Wattana | Thailand | £2,000£2k |
| Last 64 | Jamie Jones | Wales | £2,000£2k |
| Last 64 | Jimmy Robertson | England | £2,000£2k |
| Last 64 | Lyu Chuang | China | £2,000£2k |
| Last 64 | Nigel Bond | England | £2,000£2k |
| Last 64 | Pankaj Advani | India | £2,000£2k |
| Last 64 | Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon | Thailand | £2,000£2k |
| Last 64 | Tian Pengfei | China | £2,000£2k |
| High break | John Higgins | Scotland | £13,500£14k |
| High break | Andy Hicks | England | £1,500£2k |
| High break | Jack Lisowski | England | £1,500£2k |
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 | £125,000£125k | £125,000£125k |
| Runner-up | 1 | £50,000£50k | £50,000£50k |
| Semi-final | 2 | £25,000£25k | £50,000£50k |
| Quarter-final | 4 | £17,000£17k | £68,000£68k |
| Last 16 | 8 | £11,000£11k | £88,000£88k |
| Last 32 | 16 | £7,500£8k | £120,000£120k |
| Last 48 | 16 | £5,500£6k | £88,000£88k |
| Last 64 | 16 | £2,000£2k | £32,000£32k |
| High break | 1 | £13,500£14k | £13,500£14k |
| High break | 2 | £1,500£2k | £3,000£3k |
Where the money went, band by band
The rest of 2012
Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2012
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner of the 2012 williamhill.com UK Championship get?
Mark Selby took £125,000.
How much did the runner-up get?
Shaun Murphy took £50,000, 40% of the winner's cheque.
What was the total prize money at the 2012 williamhill.com UK Championship?
£637,500, paid to 64 players.
How does it compare with other years?
The 2011 williamhill.com UK Championship paid £625,000, and the 2013 williamhill.com UK Championship paid £755,000.
Where to next
Every edition is on the UK Championship prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2012. The edition before was the 2011 williamhill.com UK Championship. The one after was the 2013 williamhill.com UK Championship.