SNOOKER · 2009-02-22 · NEWPORT, WALES
2009 Welsh Open snooker prize money
The 2009 Welsh Open paid £225,500 to 64 players. Ali Carter won £35,000. Joe Swail 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 | Ali Carter | England | £35,000£35k |
| Runner-up | Joe Swail | Northern Ireland | £17,500£18k |
| Semi-final | Anthony Hamilton | England | £8,750£9k |
| Semi-final | Neil Robertson | Australia | £8,750£9k |
| Quarter-final | Marco Fu | Hong Kong | £6,500£7k |
| Quarter-final | Mark Selby | England | £6,500£7k |
| Quarter-final | Shaun Murphy | England | £6,500£7k |
| Quarter-final | Stephen Maguire | Scotland | £6,500£7k |
| Last 16 | David Gilbert | England | £4,275£4k |
| Last 16 | Ding Junhui | China | £4,275£4k |
| Last 16 | Graeme Dott | Scotland | £4,275£4k |
| Last 16 | John Higgins | Scotland | £4,275£4k |
| Last 16 | Mark King | England | £4,275£4k |
| Last 16 | Martin Gould | England | £4,275£4k |
| Last 16 | Michael Judge | Ireland | £4,275£4k |
| Last 16 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | England | £4,275£4k |
| Last 32 | Barry Pinches | England | £2,750£3k |
| Last 32 | Dave Harold | England | £2,750£3k |
| Last 32 | Dominic Dale | Wales | £2,750£3k |
| Last 32 | Fergal O'Brien | Ireland | £2,750£3k |
| Last 32 | Ian Preece | Wales | £2,750£3k |
| Last 32 | Jamie Burnett | Scotland | £2,750£3k |
| Last 32 | Jimmy White | England | £2,750£3k |
| Last 32 | Joe Perry | England | £2,750£3k |
| Last 32 | Mark Allen | Northern Ireland | £2,750£3k |
| Last 32 | Matthew Stevens | Wales | £2,750£3k |
| Last 32 | Mike Dunn | England | £2,750£3k |
| Last 32 | Paul Davies | Wales | £2,750£3k |
| Last 32 | Peter Ebdon | England | £2,750£3k |
| Last 32 | Ryan Day | Wales | £2,750£3k |
| Last 32 | Stephen Hendry | Scotland | £2,750£3k |
| Last 32 | Steve Davis | England | £2,750£3k |
| Last 48 | Andy Hicks | England | £1,725£2k |
| Last 48 | Barry Hawkins | England | £1,725£2k |
| Last 48 | Gerard Greene | Northern Ireland | £1,725£2k |
| Last 48 | Ian McCulloch | England | £1,725£2k |
| Last 48 | Jamie Cope | England | £1,725£2k |
| Last 48 | Ken Doherty | Ireland | £1,725£2k |
| Last 48 | Liang Wenbo | China | £1,725£2k |
| Last 48 | Marcus Campbell | Scotland | £1,725£2k |
| Last 48 | Mark Williams | Wales | £1,725£2k |
| Last 48 | Michael Holt | England | £1,725£2k |
| Last 48 | Nigel Bond | England | £1,725£2k |
| Last 48 | Ricky Walden | England | £1,725£2k |
| Last 48 | Stephen Lee | England | £1,725£2k |
| Last 48 | Stuart Bingham | England | £1,725£2k |
| Last 48 | Stuart Pettman | England | £1,725£2k |
| Last 48 | Tom Ford | England | £1,725£2k |
| Last 64 | Aditya Mehta | India | £1,325£1k |
| Last 64 | Adrian Gunnell | England | £1,325£1k |
| Last 64 | Alan McManus | Scotland | £1,325£1k |
| Last 64 | Andrew Higginson | England | £1,325£1k |
| Last 64 | Daniel Wells | Wales | £1,325£1k |
| Last 64 | David Morris | Ireland | £1,325£1k |
| Last 64 | David Roe | England | £1,325£1k |
| Last 64 | Jimmy Michie | England | £1,325£1k |
| Last 64 | Joe Delaney | Ireland | £1,325£1k |
| Last 64 | John Parrott | England | £1,325£1k |
| Last 64 | Judd Trump | England | £1,325£1k |
| Last 64 | Li Hang | China | £1,325£1k |
| Last 64 | Mark Joyce | England | £1,325£1k |
| Last 64 | Robert Milkins | England | £1,325£1k |
| Last 64 | Rory McLeod | Jamaica | £1,325£1k |
| Last 64 | Stephen Craigie | England | £1,325£1k |
| High break | Marco Fu | Hong Kong | £2,000£2k |
| High break | Barry Pinches | 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 2009
Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2009
| TOURNAMENT | WINNER | PAID |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 Pukka Pies UK Championship | Ding Junhui | £625,000£625k |
| 2009 PartyCasino.com Premier League | Shaun Murphy | £228,000£228k |
| 2009 Pro Challenge Series - Event 3 | Robert Milkins | £15,000£15k |
| 2009 Masters Qualifying Event | Rory McLeod | £3,600£4k |
| 2009 Grand Prix | Neil Robertson | £502,100£502k |
| 2009 Roewe Shanghai Masters | Ronnie O'Sullivan | £296,360£296k |
| 2009 Pro Challenge Series - Event 2 | Ken Doherty | £9,500£10k |
| 2009 Pro Challenge Series - Event 1 | Stephen Maguire | £15,000£15k |
| 2009 Wuzhou International Group Jiangsu Classic | Mark Allen | £88,000£88k |
| 2009 Betfred World Championship | John Higgins | £1,258,000£1.3m |
| 2009 Bank of Beijing China Open | Peter Ebdon | £267,900£268k |
| 2009 Championship League | Judd Trump | £166,900£167k |
| 2009 Masters | Ronnie O'Sullivan | £482,000£482k |
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner of the 2009 Welsh Open get?
Ali Carter took £35,000.
How much did the runner-up get?
Joe Swail took £17,500, 50% of the winner's cheque.
What was the total prize money at the 2009 Welsh Open?
£225,500, paid to 64 players.
How does it compare with other years?
The 2008 Welsh Open paid £225,500, and the 2010 Totesport.com Welsh Open paid £222,200.
Where to next
Every edition is on the Welsh Open prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2009. The edition before was the 2008 Welsh Open. The one after was the 2010 Totesport.com Welsh Open.