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SNOOKER · 2003-01-26 · CARDIFF, WALES

2003 Regal Welsh Open snooker prize money

The 2003 Regal Welsh Open paid £597,200 to 96 players. Stephen Hendry won £82,500. Mark Williams took £42,500 as runner-up.

TOTAL PAID£597k
WINNER£83k
PLAYERS PAID96
PAYOUT BANDS12

Every cheque

96 players paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each player at the 2003 Regal Welsh Open.
PLACE PLAYER NATION PRIZE MONEY
Winner Stephen Hendry Scotland £82,500£83k
Runner-up Mark Williams Wales £42,500£43k
Semi-final Marco Fu Hong Kong £21,250£21k
Semi-final Paul Hunter England £21,250£21k
Quarter-final Ken Doherty Ireland £11,700£12k
Quarter-final Robin Hull Finland £11,700£12k
Quarter-final Rod Lawler England £11,700£12k
Quarter-final Ronnie O'Sullivan England £11,700£12k
Last 16 Alan McManus Scotland £9,600£10k
Last 16 Joe Perry England £9,600£10k
Last 16 Joe Swail Northern Ireland £9,600£10k
Last 16 John Higgins Scotland £9,600£10k
Last 16 Leo Fernandez Ireland £9,600£10k
Last 16 Michael Holt England £9,600£10k
Last 16 Stephen Lee England £9,600£10k
Last 16 Tony Drago Malta £9,600£10k
Last 32 Ali Carter England £7,800£8k
Last 32 Anthony Hamilton England £7,800£8k
Last 32 Barry Hawkins England £7,800£8k
Last 32 Barry Pinches England £7,800£8k
Last 32 Dave Harold England £7,800£8k
Last 32 David Gray England £7,800£8k
Last 32 Dominic Dale Wales £7,800£8k
Last 32 Graeme Dott Scotland £7,800£8k
Last 32 Jamie Burnett Scotland £7,800£8k
Last 32 Jimmy White England £7,800£8k
Last 32 Mark King England £7,800£8k
Last 32 Mark Selby England £7,800£8k
Last 32 Matthew Stevens Wales £7,800£8k
Last 32 Peter Ebdon England £7,800£8k
Last 32 Quinten Hann Australia £7,800£8k
Last 32 Steve Davis England £7,800£8k
Last 48 Anthony Davies Wales £4,000£4k
Last 48 Brian Morgan England £4,000£4k
Last 48 Chris Small Scotland £4,000£4k
Last 48 Drew Henry Scotland £4,000£4k
Last 48 Fergal O'Brien Ireland £4,000£4k
Last 48 Gary Wilkinson England £4,000£4k
Last 48 Ian McCulloch England £4,000£4k
Last 48 James Wattana Thailand £4,000£4k
Last 48 Jimmy Michie England £4,000£4k
Last 48 John Parrott England £4,000£4k
Last 48 Marcus Campbell Scotland £4,000£4k
Last 48 Mark Davis England £4,000£4k
Last 48 Michael Judge Ireland £4,000£4k
Last 48 Nigel Bond England £4,000£4k
Last 48 Robert Milkins England £4,000£4k
Last 48 Shokat Ali Pakistan £4,000£4k
Last 64 Alfie Burden England £3,150£3k
Last 64 Andy Hicks England £3,150£3k
Last 64 Billy Snaddon Scotland £3,150£3k
Last 64 Craig Butler England £3,150£3k
Last 64 David Roe England £3,150£3k
Last 64 Gerard Greene Northern Ireland £3,150£3k
Last 64 Jonathan Birch England £3,150£3k
Last 64 Luke Fisher England £3,150£3k
Last 64 Mike Dunn England £3,150£3k
Last 64 Nick Dyson England £3,150£3k
Last 64 Patrick Wallace Northern Ireland £3,150£3k
Last 64 Paul Davies Wales £3,150£3k
Last 64 Sean Storey England £3,150£3k
Last 64 Stuart Pettman England £3,150£3k
Last 64 Terry Murphy Northern Ireland £3,150£3k
Last 64 Tony Jones England £3,150£3k
Last 80 Adrian Gunnell England £2,150£2k
Last 80 Bjorn Haneveer Belgium £2,150£2k
Last 80 Bradley Jones England £2,150£2k
Last 80 Darren Morgan Wales £2,150£2k
Last 80 David Finbow England £2,150£2k
Last 80 David John Wales £2,150£2k
Last 80 Jamie Cope England £2,150£2k
Last 80 Jason Ferguson England £2,150£2k
Last 80 Lee Spick England £2,150£2k
Last 80 Matthew Couch England £2,150£2k
Last 80 Munraj Pal England £2,150£2k
Last 80 Nick Walker England £2,150£2k
Last 80 Ricky Walden England £2,150£2k
Last 80 Simon Bedford England £2,150£2k
Last 80 Stephen Maguire Scotland £2,150£2k
Last 80 Stuart Bingham England £2,150£2k
Last 96 Andrew Norman England £1,450£1k
Last 96 Euan Henderson Scotland £1,450£1k
Last 96 Jason Prince Northern Ireland £1,450£1k
Last 96 Jason Weston England £1,450£1k
Last 96 Johl Younger Australia £1,450£1k
Last 96 Justin Astley England £1,450£1k
Last 96 Kristjan Helgason Iceland £1,450£1k
Last 96 Lee Walker Wales £1,450£1k
Last 96 Mark Gray England £1,450£1k
Last 96 Pang Weiguo China £1,450£1k
Last 96 Paul Davison England £1,450£1k
Last 96 Peter Lines England £1,450£1k
Last 96 Peter Roscoe Wales £1,450£1k
Last 96 Rory McLeod Jamaica £1,450£1k
Last 96 Ryan Day Wales £1,450£1k
Last 96 Stephen Kershaw England £1,450£1k
High break Stephen Hendry Scotland £7,500£8k
High break Michael Holt England £1,800£2k

How the money splits

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

Prize money bands at the 2003 Regal Welsh Open.
PLACE PLAYERS EACH BAND TOTAL
Winner 1 £82,500£83k £82,500£83k
Runner-up 1 £42,500£43k £42,500£43k
Semi-final 2 £21,250£21k £42,500£43k
Quarter-final 4 £11,700£12k £46,800£47k
Last 16 8 £9,600£10k £76,800£77k
Last 32 16 £7,800£8k £124,800£125k
Last 48 16 £4,000£4k £64,000£64k
Last 64 16 £3,150£3k £50,400£50k
Last 80 16 £2,150£2k £34,400£34k
Last 96 16 £1,450£1k £23,200£23k
High break 1 £7,500£8k £7,500£8k
High break 1 £1,800£2k £1,800£2k

Where the money went, band by band

Winner £83k
Runner-up £43k
Semi-final £43k
Quarter-final £47k
Last 16 £77k
Last 32 £125k
Last 48 £64k
Last 64 £50k
Last 80 £34k
Last 96 £23k
High break £7,500
High break £1,800

The rest of 2003

Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2003

Other snooker tournaments in 2003.
TOURNAMENT WINNER PAID
2003 Masters Qualifying Event £48,800£49k
2003 Travis Perkins UK Championship Matthew Stevens £615,000£615k
2003 British Open Stephen Hendry £470,000£470k
2003 LG Cup Mark Williams £617,200£617k
2003 Euro-Asia Masters Challenge Ken Doherty £70,000£70k
2003 Euro-Asia Masters Challenge James Wattana £71,000£71k
2003 Hasseröder Premier League Marco Fu £180,000£180k
2003 Embassy World Championship Mark Williams £1,815,250£1.8m
2003 Regal Scottish Open David Gray £597,200£597k
2003 Citywest Irish Masters Ronnie O'Sullivan £399,680£400k
2003 European Open Ronnie O'Sullivan £250,000£250k
2003 Benson and Hedges Masters Mark Williams £750,000£750k

Frequently asked questions

How much did the winner of the 2003 Regal Welsh Open get?

Stephen Hendry took £82,500.

How much did the runner-up get?

Mark Williams took £42,500, 52% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the 2003 Regal Welsh Open?

£597,200, paid to 96 players.

How does it compare with other years?

The 2002 Regal Welsh Open paid £597,200, and the 2004 Welsh Open paid £446,100.

Where to next

Every edition is on the Welsh Open prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2003. The edition before was the 2002 Regal Welsh Open. The one after was the 2004 Welsh Open.