SNOOKER · 2008-02-17 · NEWPORT, WALES
2008 Welsh Open snooker prize money
The 2008 Welsh Open paid £225,500 to 64 players. Mark Selby won £35,000. Ronnie O'Sullivan took £17,500 as runner-up.
TOTAL PAID£226k
WINNER£35k
PLAYERS PAID64
PAYOUT BANDS10
Every cheque
64 players paid, in finishing order
| PLACE | PLAYER | NATION | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Mark Selby | England | £35,000£35k |
| Runner-up | Ronnie O'Sullivan | England | £17,500£18k |
| Semi-final | Shaun Murphy | England | £8,750£9k |
| Semi-final | Stephen Hendry | Scotland | £8,750£9k |
| Quarter-final | Ali Carter | England | £6,500£7k |
| Quarter-final | Joe Perry | England | £6,500£7k |
| Quarter-final | John Higgins | Scotland | £6,500£7k |
| Quarter-final | Stephen Lee | England | £6,500£7k |
| Last 16 | Ding Junhui | China | £4,275£4k |
| Last 16 | Ken Doherty | Ireland | £4,275£4k |
| Last 16 | Mark Williams | Wales | £4,275£4k |
| Last 16 | Michael Judge | Ireland | £4,275£4k |
| Last 16 | Neil Robertson | Australia | £4,275£4k |
| Last 16 | Ryan Day | Wales | £4,275£4k |
| Last 16 | Steve Davis | England | £4,275£4k |
| Last 16 | Stuart Bingham | England | £4,275£4k |
| Last 32 | Alan McManus | Scotland | £2,750£3k |
| Last 32 | Andrew Higginson | England | £2,750£3k |
| Last 32 | Dave Harold | England | £2,750£3k |
| Last 32 | David Roe | England | £2,750£3k |
| Last 32 | Graeme Dott | Scotland | £2,750£3k |
| Last 32 | Ian McCulloch | England | £2,750£3k |
| Last 32 | Jamie Cope | England | £2,750£3k |
| Last 32 | Judd Trump | England | £2,750£3k |
| Last 32 | Marco Fu | Hong Kong | £2,750£3k |
| Last 32 | Marcus Campbell | Scotland | £2,750£3k |
| Last 32 | Mark Allen | Northern Ireland | £2,750£3k |
| Last 32 | Mark King | England | £2,750£3k |
| Last 32 | Michael Holt | England | £2,750£3k |
| Last 32 | Peter Ebdon | England | £2,750£3k |
| Last 32 | Stephen Maguire | Scotland | £2,750£3k |
| Last 32 | Tian Pengfei | China | £2,750£3k |
| Last 48 | Adrian Gunnell | England | £1,725£2k |
| Last 48 | Andrew Norman | England | £1,725£2k |
| Last 48 | Anthony Hamilton | England | £1,725£2k |
| Last 48 | Barry Hawkins | England | £1,725£2k |
| Last 48 | David Gilbert | England | £1,725£2k |
| Last 48 | Dominic Dale | Wales | £1,725£2k |
| Last 48 | Drew Henry | Scotland | £1,725£2k |
| Last 48 | Gerard Greene | Northern Ireland | £1,725£2k |
| Last 48 | Jimmy Michie | England | £1,725£2k |
| Last 48 | Joe Delaney | Ireland | £1,725£2k |
| Last 48 | Joe Swail | Northern Ireland | £1,725£2k |
| Last 48 | John Parrott | England | £1,725£2k |
| Last 48 | Matthew Selt | England | £1,725£2k |
| Last 48 | Matthew Stevens | Wales | £1,725£2k |
| Last 48 | Nigel Bond | England | £1,725£2k |
| Last 48 | Rod Lawler | England | £1,725£2k |
| Last 64 | Andy Hicks | England | £1,325£1k |
| Last 64 | David Gray | England | £1,325£1k |
| Last 64 | Fergal O'Brien | Ireland | £1,325£1k |
| Last 64 | Ian Preece | Wales | £1,325£1k |
| Last 64 | James Wattana | Thailand | £1,325£1k |
| Last 64 | Jamie Burnett | Scotland | £1,325£1k |
| Last 64 | Jimmy White | England | £1,325£1k |
| Last 64 | Liang Wenbo | China | £1,325£1k |
| Last 64 | Mark Davis | England | £1,325£1k |
| Last 64 | Mark Joyce | England | £1,325£1k |
| Last 64 | Mike Dunn | England | £1,325£1k |
| Last 64 | Ricky Walden | England | £1,325£1k |
| Last 64 | Robert Milkins | England | £1,325£1k |
| Last 64 | Rory McLeod | Jamaica | £1,325£1k |
| Last 64 | Stuart Pettman | England | £1,325£1k |
| Last 64 | Tom Ford | England | £1,325£1k |
| High break | Ronnie O'Sullivan | England | £2,000£2k |
| High break | Stuart Pettman | England | £500£500 |
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 | £35,000£35k | £35,000£35k |
| Runner-up | 1 | £17,500£18k | £17,500£18k |
| Semi-final | 2 | £8,750£9k | £17,500£18k |
| Quarter-final | 4 | £6,500£7k | £26,000£26k |
| Last 16 | 8 | £4,275£4k | £34,200£34k |
| Last 32 | 16 | £2,750£3k | £44,000£44k |
| Last 48 | 16 | £1,725£2k | £27,600£28k |
| Last 64 | 16 | £1,325£1k | £21,200£21k |
| High break | 1 | £2,000£2k | £2,000£2k |
| High break | 1 | £500£500 | £500£500 |
Where the money went, band by band
The rest of 2008
Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2008
| TOURNAMENT | WINNER | PAID |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 Maplin UK Championship | Shaun Murphy | £650,000£650k |
| 2008 PartyPoker.com Premier League | Ronnie O'Sullivan | £269,000£269k |
| 2008 Masters Qualifying Event | £1,600£2k | |
| 2008 Bahrain Championship | Neil Robertson | £263,525£264k |
| 2008 Royal London Watches Grand Prix | John Higgins | £494,600£495k |
| 2008 Roewe Shanghai Masters | Ricky Walden | £298,350£298k |
| 2008 Northern Ireland Trophy | Ronnie O'Sullivan | £200,500£201k |
| 2008 Guolian Securities Jiangsu Classic | Ding Junhui | £74,000£74k |
| 2008 Championship League | Joe Perry | £166,600£167k |
| 2008 888.com World Championship | Ronnie O'Sullivan | £1,197,000£1.2m |
| 2008 Honghe Industrial China Open | Stephen Maguire | £270,000£270k |
| 2008 Malta Cup | Shaun Murphy | £76,000£76k |
| 2008 SAGA Insurance Masters | Mark Selby | £460,000£460k |
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner of the 2008 Welsh Open get?
Mark Selby took £35,000.
How much did the runner-up get?
Ronnie O'Sullivan took £17,500, 50% of the winner's cheque.
What was the total prize money at the 2008 Welsh Open?
£225,500, paid to 64 players.
How does it compare with other years?
The 2007 Welsh Open paid £245,500, and the 2009 Welsh Open paid £225,500.
Where to next
Every edition is on the Welsh Open prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2008. The edition before was the 2007 Welsh Open. The one after was the 2009 Welsh Open.