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SNOOKER · 2016-12-04 · YORK, ENGLAND

2016 Betway UK Championship snooker prize money

The 2016 Betway UK Championship paid £855,000 to 64 players. Mark Selby won £170,000. Ronnie O'Sullivan took £75,000 as runner-up.

TOTAL PAID£855k
WINNER£170k
PLAYERS PAID64
PAYOUT BANDS8

Every cheque

64 players paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each player at the 2016 Betway UK Championship.
PLACE PLAYER NATION PRIZE MONEY
Winner Mark Selby England £170,000£170k
Runner-up Ronnie O'Sullivan England £75,000£75k
Semi-final Marco Fu Hong Kong £35,000£35k
Semi-final Shaun Murphy England £35,000£35k
Quarter-final Jamie Jones Wales £22,500£23k
Quarter-final John Higgins Scotland £22,500£23k
Quarter-final Luca Brecel Belgium £22,500£23k
Quarter-final Mark Williams Wales £22,500£23k
Last 16 David Gilbert England £15,000£15k
Last 16 Liam Highfield England £15,000£15k
Last 16 Mark Allen Northern Ireland £15,000£15k
Last 16 Matthew Stevens Wales £15,000£15k
Last 16 Oliver Lines England £15,000£15k
Last 16 Stephen Maguire Scotland £15,000£15k
Last 16 Zhang Anda China £15,000£15k
Last 16 Zhou Yuelong China £15,000£15k
Last 32 Ali Carter England £10,000£10k
Last 32 Ben Woollaston England £10,000£10k
Last 32 Ding Junhui China £10,000£10k
Last 32 Dominic Dale Wales £10,000£10k
Last 32 Fergal O'Brien Ireland £10,000£10k
Last 32 Jimmy Robertson England £10,000£10k
Last 32 Joe Perry England £10,000£10k
Last 32 Mei Xiwen China £10,000£10k
Last 32 Michael Georgiou Cyprus £10,000£10k
Last 32 Mitchell Mann England £10,000£10k
Last 32 Peter Lines England £10,000£10k
Last 32 Ricky Walden England £10,000£10k
Last 32 Robert Milkins England £10,000£10k
Last 32 Ryan Day Wales £10,000£10k
Last 32 Yan Bingtao China £10,000£10k
Last 32 Yu Delu China £10,000£10k
Last 64 Alan McManus Scotland £5,000£5k
Last 64 Andrew Higginson England £5,000£5k
Last 64 Anthony McGill Scotland £5,000£5k
Last 64 Barry Hawkins England £5,000£5k
Last 64 Chris Wakelin England £5,000£5k
Last 64 Daniel Wells Wales £5,000£5k
Last 64 Graeme Dott Scotland £5,000£5k
Last 64 Hammad Miah England £5,000£5k
Last 64 Judd Trump England £5,000£5k
Last 64 Kurt Maflin Norway £5,000£5k
Last 64 Liang Wenbo China £5,000£5k
Last 64 Mark Davis England £5,000£5k
Last 64 Mark Joyce England £5,000£5k
Last 64 Martin Gould England £5,000£5k
Last 64 Michael Holt England £5,000£5k
Last 64 Michael White Wales £5,000£5k
Last 64 Mike Dunn England £5,000£5k
Last 64 Noppon Saengkham Thailand £5,000£5k
Last 64 Paul Davison England £5,000£5k
Last 64 Rhys Clark Scotland £5,000£5k
Last 64 Robbie Williams England £5,000£5k
Last 64 Robin Hull Finland £5,000£5k
Last 64 Rod Lawler England £5,000£5k
Last 64 Rory McLeod Jamaica £5,000£5k
Last 64 Ross Muir Scotland £5,000£5k
Last 64 Sam Baird England £5,000£5k
Last 64 Sam Craigie England £5,000£5k
Last 64 Scott Donaldson Scotland £5,000£5k
Last 64 Stuart Bingham England £5,000£5k
Last 64 Wang Yuchen China £5,000£5k
Last 64 Xiao Guodong China £5,000£5k
Last 64 Zhao Xintong China £5,000£5k
High break Mark Allen Northern Ireland £10,000£10k

How the money splits

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

Prize money bands at the 2016 Betway UK Championship.
PLACE PLAYERS EACH BAND TOTAL
Winner 1 £170,000£170k £170,000£170k
Runner-up 1 £75,000£75k £75,000£75k
Semi-final 2 £35,000£35k £70,000£70k
Quarter-final 4 £22,500£23k £90,000£90k
Last 16 8 £15,000£15k £120,000£120k
Last 32 16 £10,000£10k £160,000£160k
Last 64 32 £5,000£5k £160,000£160k
High break 1 £10,000£10k £10,000£10k

Where the money went, band by band

Winner £170k
Runner-up £75k
Semi-final £70k
Quarter-final £90k
Last 16 £120k
Last 32 £160k
Last 64 £160k
High break £10k

The rest of 2016

Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2016

Other snooker tournaments in 2016.
TOURNAMENT WINNER PAID
2016 Coral Scottish Open Marco Fu £366,000£366k
2016 Coral Northern Ireland Open Mark King £376,000£376k
2016 Champion Of Champions John Higgins £300,000£300k
2016 Evergrande China Championship John Higgins £650,000£650k
2016 International Championship Mark Selby £673,000£673k
2016 Coral English Open Liang Wenbo £376,000£376k
2016 European Masters Judd Trump £274,934£275k
2016 Shanghai Masters Ding Junhui £476,200£476k
2016 Sangsom 6-Reds World Championship Ding Junhui £143,992£144k
2016 Paul Hunter Classic Mark Selby £132,700£133k
2016 World Open Ali Carter £528,000£528k
2016 Indian Open Anthony McGill £300,000£300k
2016 Kaspersky Riga Masters Neil Robertson £150,000£150k
2016 Betfred World Championship Mark Selby £1,500,100£1.5m
2016 China Open Judd Trump £526,000£526k
2016 Ladbrokes Players Championship Grand Final Mark Allen £350,000£350k
2016 Ladbrokes World Grand Prix Shaun Murphy £300,000£300k
2016 Championship League Judd Trump £179,700£180k
2016 Kreativ Dental European Tour - Event 6 Mark Selby £93,750£94k
2016 BetVictor Welsh Open Ronnie O'Sullivan £334,000£334k
2016 Coral Snooker Shoot Out Robin Hull £130,000£130k
2016 918.com German Masters Martin Gould £275,250£275k
2016 888Sport World Seniors Championship Mark Davis £50,000£50k
2016 Dafabet Masters Ronnie O'Sullivan £600,000£600k

Frequently asked questions

How much did the winner of the 2016 Betway UK Championship get?

Mark Selby took £170,000.

How much did the runner-up get?

Ronnie O'Sullivan took £75,000, 44% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the 2016 Betway UK Championship?

£855,000, paid to 64 players.

How does it compare with other years?

The 2015 Betway UK Championship paid £772,000, and the 2017 Betway UK Championship paid £850,000.

Where to next

Every edition is on the UK Championship prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2016. The edition before was the 2015 Betway UK Championship. The one after was the 2017 Betway UK Championship.