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SNOOKER · 2001-01-28 · CARDIFF, WALES

2001 Regal Welsh Open snooker prize money

The 2001 Regal Welsh Open paid £440,200 to 128 players. Ken Doherty won £62,000. Paul Hunter took £33,000 as runner-up.

TOTAL PAID£440k
WINNER£62k
PLAYERS PAID128
PAYOUT BANDS11

Every cheque

128 players paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each player at the 2001 Regal Welsh Open.
PLACE PLAYER NATION PRIZE MONEY
Winner Ken Doherty Ireland £62,000£62k
Runner-up Paul Hunter England £33,000£33k
Semi-final Mark Williams Wales £16,500£17k
Semi-final Stephen Lee England £16,500£17k
Quarter-final Alan McManus Scotland £9,400£9k
Quarter-final Joe Swail Northern Ireland £9,400£9k
Quarter-final John Higgins Scotland £9,400£9k
Quarter-final Stephen Hendry Scotland £9,400£9k
Last 16 Drew Henry Scotland £4,800£5k
Last 16 Fergal O'Brien Ireland £4,800£5k
Last 16 Joe Perry England £4,800£5k
Last 16 Marco Fu Hong Kong £4,800£5k
Last 16 Mark King England £4,800£5k
Last 16 Peter Ebdon England £4,800£5k
Last 16 Quinten Hann Australia £4,800£5k
Last 16 Ronnie O'Sullivan England £4,800£5k
Last 32 Anthony Davies Wales £3,900£4k
Last 32 Anthony Hamilton England £3,900£4k
Last 32 Chris Small Scotland £3,900£4k
Last 32 Dave Harold England £3,900£4k
Last 32 David Gray England £3,900£4k
Last 32 Dominic Dale Wales £3,900£4k
Last 32 Gary Ponting England £3,900£4k
Last 32 Graeme Dott Scotland £3,900£4k
Last 32 Jamie Burnett Scotland £3,900£4k
Last 32 John Parrott England £3,900£4k
Last 32 Matthew Stevens Wales £3,900£4k
Last 32 Michael Holt England £3,900£4k
Last 32 Nick Walker England £3,900£4k
Last 32 Nigel Bond England £3,900£4k
Last 32 Noppadon Noppachorn Thailand £3,900£4k
Last 32 Wayne Brown England £3,900£4k
Last 48 Billy Snaddon Scotland £3,150£3k
Last 48 Brian Morgan England £3,150£3k
Last 48 Darren Morgan Wales £3,150£3k
Last 48 David Finbow England £3,150£3k
Last 48 David Roe England £3,150£3k
Last 48 James Wattana Thailand £3,150£3k
Last 48 Jimmy White England £3,150£3k
Last 48 Matthew Couch England £3,150£3k
Last 48 Michael Judge Ireland £3,150£3k
Last 48 Nick Dyson England £3,150£3k
Last 48 Patrick Wallace Northern Ireland £3,150£3k
Last 48 Paul Davies Wales £3,150£3k
Last 48 Paul Wykes England £3,150£3k
Last 48 Steve Davis England £3,150£3k
Last 48 Terry Murphy Northern Ireland £3,150£3k
Last 48 Tony Drago Malta £3,150£3k
Last 64 Alain Robidoux Canada £2,400£2k
Last 64 Andrew Higginson England £2,400£2k
Last 64 David McLellan Scotland £2,400£2k
Last 64 Gerard Greene Northern Ireland £2,400£2k
Last 64 Ian McCulloch England £2,400£2k
Last 64 Jeff Cundy England £2,400£2k
Last 64 Jimmy Michie England £2,400£2k
Last 64 Jonathan Birch England £2,400£2k
Last 64 Marcus Campbell Scotland £2,400£2k
Last 64 Neal Foulds England £2,400£2k
Last 64 Paul Sweeny England £2,400£2k
Last 64 Phaitoon Phonbun Thailand £2,400£2k
Last 64 Stephen O'Connor Ireland £2,400£2k
Last 64 Steve James England £2,400£2k
Last 64 Stuart Pettman England £2,400£2k
Last 64 Troy Shaw England £2,400£2k
Last 96 Adrian Gunnell England £1,550£2k
Last 96 Alfie Burden England £1,550£2k
Last 96 Ali Carter England £1,550£2k
Last 96 Andy Hicks England £1,550£2k
Last 96 Barry Hawkins England £1,550£2k
Last 96 Barry Pinches England £1,550£2k
Last 96 Bjorn Haneveer Belgium £1,550£2k
Last 96 Bradley Jones England £1,550£2k
Last 96 Craig MacGillivray Scotland £1,550£2k
Last 96 Dean Reynolds England £1,550£2k
Last 96 Dene O'Kane New Zealand £1,550£2k
Last 96 Euan Henderson Scotland £1,550£2k
Last 96 Gary Wilkinson England £1,550£2k
Last 96 James Reynolds Wales £1,550£2k
Last 96 Jason Ferguson England £1,550£2k
Last 96 Jason Prince Northern Ireland £1,550£2k
Last 96 Joe Johnson England £1,550£2k
Last 96 John Read England £1,550£2k
Last 96 Lee Walker Wales £1,550£2k
Last 96 Mark Davis England £1,550£2k
Last 96 Mark Selby England £1,550£2k
Last 96 Peter Lines England £1,550£2k
Last 96 Peter McCullagh England £1,550£2k
Last 96 Robert Milkins England £1,550£2k
Last 96 Robin Hull Finland £1,550£2k
Last 96 Rod Lawler England £1,550£2k
Last 96 Scott MacKenzie Scotland £1,550£2k
Last 96 Sean Storey England £1,550£2k
Last 96 Stuart Bingham England £1,550£2k
Last 96 Tony Chappel Wales £1,550£2k
Last 96 Tony Jones England £1,550£2k
Last 96 Tony Knowles England £1,550£2k
Last 128 Antony Bolsover England £950£950
Last 128 Craig Butler England £950£950
Last 128 Darren Clarke England £950£950
Last 128 Darryn Walker England £950£950
Last 128 David McDonnell Ireland £950£950
Last 128 Gareth Chilcott Wales £950£950
Last 128 Hugh Abernethy Scotland £950£950
Last 128 Joe Delaney Ireland £950£950
Last 128 John Lardner Scotland £950£950
Last 128 Karl Broughton England £950£950
Last 128 Kristjan Helgason Iceland £950£950
Last 128 Leigh Griffin England £950£950
Last 128 Leo Fernandez Ireland £950£950
Last 128 Mario Wehrmann Netherlands £950£950
Last 128 Mark Fenton Wales £950£950
Last 128 Mark Gray England £950£950
Last 128 Martin Clark England £950£950
Last 128 Martin Dziewialtowski Scotland £950£950
Last 128 Matt Wilson England £950£950
Last 128 Mehmet Husnu Cyprus £950£950
Last 128 Mick Price England £950£950
Last 128 Mike Dunn England £950£950
Last 128 Nick Pearce England £950£950
Last 128 Shokat Ali Pakistan £950£950
Last 128 Simon Bedford England £950£950
Last 128 Stefan Mazrocis England £950£950
Last 128 Stephen Maguire Scotland £950£950
Last 128 Steve Judd England £950£950
Last 128 Stuart Reardon England £950£950
Last 128 Wayne Jones Wales £950£950
Last 128 Wayne Saidler England £950£950
Last 128 Willie Thorne England £950£950
High break Alan McManus Scotland £5,000£5k

How the money splits

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

Prize money bands at the 2001 Regal Welsh Open.
PLACE PLAYERS EACH BAND TOTAL
Winner 1 £62,000£62k £62,000£62k
Runner-up 1 £33,000£33k £33,000£33k
Semi-final 2 £16,500£17k £33,000£33k
Quarter-final 4 £9,400£9k £37,600£38k
Last 16 8 £4,800£5k £38,400£38k
Last 32 16 £3,900£4k £62,400£62k
Last 48 16 £3,150£3k £50,400£50k
Last 64 16 £2,400£2k £38,400£38k
Last 96 32 £1,550£2k £49,600£50k
Last 128 32 £950£950 £30,400£30k
High break 1 £5,000£5k £5,000£5k

Where the money went, band by band

Winner £62k
Runner-up £33k
Semi-final £33k
Quarter-final £38k
Last 16 £38k
Last 32 £62k
Last 48 £50k
Last 64 £38k
Last 96 £50k
Last 128 £30k
High break £5,000

The rest of 2001

Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2001

Other snooker tournaments in 2001.
TOURNAMENT WINNER PAID
2001 UK Championship Ronnie O'Sullivan £755,250£755k
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

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 Regal Welsh Open get?

Ken Doherty took £62,000.

How much did the runner-up get?

Paul Hunter took £33,000, 53% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the 2001 Regal Welsh Open?

£440,200, paid to 128 players.

How does it compare with other years?

The 2002 Regal Welsh Open paid £597,200.

Where to next

Every edition is on the Welsh Open prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2001. The one after was the 2002 Regal Welsh Open.