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SNOOKER · 2023-12-03 · YORK, ENGLAND

2023 MrQ UK Championship snooker prize money

The 2023 MrQ UK Championship paid £1,205,000 to 112 players. Ronnie O'Sullivan won £250,000. Ding Junhui took £100,000 as runner-up.

TOTAL PAID£1.2m
WINNER£250k
PLAYERS PAID112
PAYOUT BANDS10

Every cheque

112 players paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each player at the 2023 MrQ UK Championship.
PLACE PLAYER NATION PRIZE MONEY
Winner Ronnie O'Sullivan England £250,000£250k
Runner-up Ding Junhui China £100,000£100k
Semi-final Hossein Vafaei Iran £50,000£50k
Semi-final Judd Trump England £50,000£50k
Quarter-final Mark Selby England £25,000£25k
Quarter-final Mark Williams Wales £25,000£25k
Quarter-final Zhang Anda China £25,000£25k
Quarter-final Zhou Yuelong China £25,000£25k
Last 16 Barry Hawkins England £15,000£15k
Last 16 Jamie Clarke Wales £15,000£15k
Last 16 Jamie Jones Wales £15,000£15k
Last 16 John Higgins Scotland £15,000£15k
Last 16 Luca Brecel Belgium £15,000£15k
Last 16 Matthew Selt England £15,000£15k
Last 16 Robert Milkins England £15,000£15k
Last 16 Tom Ford England £15,000£15k
Last 32 Ali Carter England £10,000£10k
Last 32 Anthony McGill Scotland £10,000£10k
Last 32 Ben Woollaston England £10,000£10k
Last 32 Elliot Slessor England £10,000£10k
Last 32 Fan Zhengyi China £10,000£10k
Last 32 Jack Lisowski England £10,000£10k
Last 32 Joe O'Connor England £10,000£10k
Last 32 Kyren Wilson England £10,000£10k
Last 32 Mark Allen Northern Ireland £10,000£10k
Last 32 Mark Joyce England £10,000£10k
Last 32 Neil Robertson Australia £10,000£10k
Last 32 Noppon Saengkham Thailand £10,000£10k
Last 32 Pang Junxu China £10,000£10k
Last 32 Shaun Murphy England £10,000£10k
Last 32 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Thailand £10,000£10k
Last 32 Yuan Sijun China £10,000£10k
Last 48 Anthony Hamilton England £7,500£8k
Last 48 Craig Steadman England £7,500£8k
Last 48 David Gilbert England £7,500£8k
Last 48 David Lilley England £7,500£8k
Last 48 Ian Burns England £7,500£8k
Last 48 Joe Perry England £7,500£8k
Last 48 Ken Doherty Ireland £7,500£8k
Last 48 Lukas Kleckers Germany £7,500£8k
Last 48 Lyu Haotian China £7,500£8k
Last 48 Michael White Wales £7,500£8k
Last 48 Ricky Walden England £7,500£8k
Last 48 Robbie Williams England £7,500£8k
Last 48 Scott Donaldson Scotland £7,500£8k
Last 48 Stephen Maguire Scotland £7,500£8k
Last 48 Wu Yize China £7,500£8k
Last 48 Zak Surety England £7,500£8k
Last 80 Alexander Ursenbacher Switzerland £5,000£5k
Last 80 Andy Hicks England £5,000£5k
Last 80 Andy Lee England £5,000£5k
Last 80 Ashley Hugill England £5,000£5k
Last 80 Cao Yupeng China £5,000£5k
Last 80 Chris Wakelin England £5,000£5k
Last 80 Daniel Wells Wales £5,000£5k
Last 80 David Grace England £5,000£5k
Last 80 Dominic Dale Wales £5,000£5k
Last 80 Dylan Emery Wales £5,000£5k
Last 80 Gary Wilson England £5,000£5k
Last 80 Graeme Dott Scotland £5,000£5k
Last 80 Hammad Miah England £5,000£5k
Last 80 He Guoqiang China £5,000£5k
Last 80 Jak Jones Wales £5,000£5k
Last 80 James Cahill England £5,000£5k
Last 80 Jiang Jun China £5,000£5k
Last 80 Jimmy Robertson England £5,000£5k
Last 80 Jordan Brown Northern Ireland £5,000£5k
Last 80 Julien Leclercq Belgium £5,000£5k
Last 80 Marco Fu Hong Kong £5,000£5k
Last 80 Mark Davis England £5,000£5k
Last 80 Martin Gould England £5,000£5k
Last 80 Martin O'Donnell England £5,000£5k
Last 80 Matthew Stevens Wales £5,000£5k
Last 80 Oliver Lines England £5,000£5k
Last 80 Ryan Day Wales £5,000£5k
Last 80 Sam Craigie England £5,000£5k
Last 80 Si Jiahui China £5,000£5k
Last 80 Stuart Bingham England £5,000£5k
Last 80 Xiao Guodong China £5,000£5k
Last 80 Xu Si China £5,000£5k
Last 112 Aaron Hill Ireland £2,500£3k
Last 112 Allan Taylor England £2,500£3k
Last 112 Ashley Carty England £2,500£3k
Last 112 Ben Mertens Belgium £2,500£3k
Last 112 Dean Young Scotland £2,500£3k
Last 112 Duane Jones Wales £2,500£3k
Last 112 Gao Yang China £2,500£3k
Last 112 Iulian Boiko Ukraine £2,500£3k
Last 112 Jackson Page Wales £2,500£3k
Last 112 Jenson Kendrick England £2,500£3k
Last 112 John Astley England £2,500£3k
Last 112 Liam Highfield England £2,500£3k
Last 112 Liu Hongyu China £2,500£3k
Last 112 Long Zehuang China £2,500£3k
Last 112 Louis Heathcote England £2,500£3k
Last 112 Ma Hailong China £2,500£3k
Last 112 Mink Nutcharut Thailand £2,500£3k
Last 112 Mohamed Ibrahim Egypt £2,500£3k
Last 112 Oliver Sykes England £2,500£3k
Last 112 Robbie Mcguigan Northern Ireland £2,500£3k
Last 112 Rod Lawler England £2,500£3k
Last 112 Ross Muir Scotland £2,500£3k
Last 112 Ryan Davies England £2,500£3k
Last 112 Ryan Thomerson Australia £2,500£3k
Last 112 Sanderson Lam England £2,500£3k
Last 112 Sean O'Sullivan England £2,500£3k
Last 112 Stan Moody England £2,500£3k
Last 112 Stuart Carrington England £2,500£3k
Last 112 Thor Chuan Leong Malaysia £2,500£3k
Last 112 Tian Pengfei China £2,500£3k
Last 112 Xing Zihao China £2,500£3k
Last 112 Yisong Peng China £2,500£3k
High break Xu Si China £15,000£15k

How the money splits

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

Prize money bands at the 2023 MrQ UK Championship.
PLACE PLAYERS EACH BAND TOTAL
Winner 1 £250,000£250k £250,000£250k
Runner-up 1 £100,000£100k £100,000£100k
Semi-final 2 £50,000£50k £100,000£100k
Quarter-final 4 £25,000£25k £100,000£100k
Last 16 8 £15,000£15k £120,000£120k
Last 32 16 £10,000£10k £160,000£160k
Last 48 16 £7,500£8k £120,000£120k
Last 80 32 £5,000£5k £160,000£160k
Last 112 32 £2,500£3k £80,000£80k
High break 1 £15,000£15k £15,000£15k

Where the money went, band by band

Winner £250k
Runner-up £100k
Semi-final £100k
Quarter-final £100k
Last 16 £120k
Last 32 £160k
Last 48 £120k
Last 80 £160k
Last 112 £80k
High break £15k

The rest of 2023

Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2023

Other snooker tournaments in 2023.
TOURNAMENT WINNER PAID
2023 BetVictor Scottish Open Gary Wilson £427,000£427k
2023 BetVictor Snooker Shoot Out Mark Allen £171,000£171k
2023 Cazoo Champion Of Champions Mark Allen £440,000£440k
2023 Du Xiaoman International Championship Zhang Anda £827,500£828k
2023 BetVictor Northern Ireland Open Judd Trump £427,000£427k
2023 Panda Club Wuhan Open Judd Trump £700,000£700k
2023 BetVictor English Open Judd Trump £428,500£429k
2023 Cazoo British Open Mark Williams £478,000£478k
2023 Shanghai Masters Ronnie O'Sullivan £825,000£825k
2023 BetVictor European Masters Barry Hawkins £427,000£427k
2023 BetVictor Championship League Shaun Murphy £328,000£328k
2023 Cazoo World Championship Luca Brecel £2,435,000£2.4m
2023 Duelbits Tour Championship Shaun Murphy £380,000£380k
2023 WST Classic Mark Selby £427,000£427k
2023 Pathum Thani 6-Reds World Championship Ding Junhui £318,300£318k
2023 BetVictor Championship League John Higgins £184,200£184k
2023 Duelbits Players Championship Shaun Murphy £385,000£385k
2023 Welsh Open Robert Milkins £427,000£427k
2023 BetVictor German Masters Ali Carter £410,500£411k
2023 BetVictor Snooker Shoot Out Chris Wakelin £171,000£171k
2023 Duelbits World Grand Prix Mark Allen £380,000£380k
2023 Cazoo Masters Judd Trump £725,000£725k

Frequently asked questions

How much did the winner of the 2023 MrQ UK Championship get?

Ronnie O'Sullivan took £250,000.

How much did the runner-up get?

Ding Junhui took £100,000, 40% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the 2023 MrQ UK Championship?

£1,205,000, paid to 112 players.

How does it compare with other years?

The 2022 Cazoo UK Championship paid £1,200,000, and the 2024 Victorian Plumbing UK Championship paid £1,205,000.

Where to next

Every edition is on the UK Championship prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2023. The edition before was the 2022 Cazoo UK Championship. The one after was the 2024 Victorian Plumbing UK Championship.