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SNOOKER · 2015-02-22 · CARDIFF, WALES

2015 BetVictor Welsh Open snooker prize money

The 2015 BetVictor Welsh Open paid £300,000 to 64 players. John Higgins won £60,000. Ben Woollaston took £30,000 as runner-up.

TOTAL PAID£300k
WINNER£60k
PLAYERS PAID64
PAYOUT BANDS8

Every cheque

64 players paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each player at the 2015 BetVictor Welsh Open.
PLACE PLAYER NATION PRIZE MONEY
Winner John Higgins Scotland £60,000£60k
Runner-up Ben Woollaston England £30,000£30k
Semi-final Luca Brecel Belgium £20,000£20k
Semi-final Mark Williams Wales £20,000£20k
Quarter-final Gary Wilson England £10,000£10k
Quarter-final Marco Fu Hong Kong £10,000£10k
Quarter-final Ricky Walden England £10,000£10k
Quarter-final Stephen Maguire Scotland £10,000£10k
Last 16 Alan McManus Scotland £5,000£5k
Last 16 Ali Carter England £5,000£5k
Last 16 Judd Trump England £5,000£5k
Last 16 Mark Selby England £5,000£5k
Last 16 Matthew Stevens Wales £5,000£5k
Last 16 Michael Georgiou Cyprus £5,000£5k
Last 16 Neil Robertson Australia £5,000£5k
Last 16 Stuart Bingham England £5,000£5k
Last 32 Aditya Mehta India £2,500£3k
Last 32 Ashley Carty England £2,500£3k
Last 32 Graeme Dott Scotland £2,500£3k
Last 32 Jamie Cope England £2,500£3k
Last 32 Jamie Jones Wales £2,500£3k
Last 32 Joe Perry England £2,500£3k
Last 32 Liang Wenbo China £2,500£3k
Last 32 Mark Allen Northern Ireland £2,500£3k
Last 32 Martin Gould England £2,500£3k
Last 32 Matthew Selt England £2,500£3k
Last 32 Michael Wasley England £2,500£3k
Last 32 Michael White Wales £2,500£3k
Last 32 Oliver Brown England £2,500£3k
Last 32 Peter Ebdon England £2,500£3k
Last 32 Ronnie O'Sullivan England £2,500£3k
Last 32 Sam Baird England £2,500£3k
Last 64 Ahmed Saif Qatar £1,500£2k
Last 64 Alex Borg Malta £1,500£2k
Last 64 Alfie Burden England £1,500£2k
Last 64 Anthony McGill Scotland £1,500£2k
Last 64 Barry Hawkins England £1,500£2k
Last 64 Barry Pinches England £1,500£2k
Last 64 Cao Yupeng China £1,500£2k
Last 64 Chris Melling England £1,500£2k
Last 64 Chris Wakelin England £1,500£2k
Last 64 Dave Harold England £1,500£2k
Last 64 David Morris Ireland £1,500£2k
Last 64 Dechawat Poomjaeng Thailand £1,500£2k
Last 64 Gerard Greene Northern Ireland £1,500£2k
Last 64 Jimmy Robertson England £1,500£2k
Last 64 John Astley England £1,500£2k
Last 64 Ken Doherty Ireland £1,500£2k
Last 64 Lee Walker Wales £1,500£2k
Last 64 Li Hang China £1,500£2k
Last 64 Liam Highfield England £1,500£2k
Last 64 Marcus Campbell Scotland £1,500£2k
Last 64 Mark Davis England £1,500£2k
Last 64 Mark Joyce England £1,500£2k
Last 64 Mark King England £1,500£2k
Last 64 Robin Hull Finland £1,500£2k
Last 64 Rod Lawler England £1,500£2k
Last 64 Rory McLeod Jamaica £1,500£2k
Last 64 Ryan Day Wales £1,500£2k
Last 64 Shaun Murphy England £1,500£2k
Last 64 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Thailand £1,500£2k
Last 64 Tian Pengfei China £1,500£2k
Last 64 Xiao Guodong China £1,500£2k
Last 64 Yu Delu China £1,500£2k
High break Luca Brecel Belgium £2,000£2k

How the money splits

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

Prize money bands at the 2015 BetVictor Welsh Open.
PLACE PLAYERS EACH BAND TOTAL
Winner 1 £60,000£60k £60,000£60k
Runner-up 1 £30,000£30k £30,000£30k
Semi-final 2 £20,000£20k £40,000£40k
Quarter-final 4 £10,000£10k £40,000£40k
Last 16 8 £5,000£5k £40,000£40k
Last 32 16 £2,500£3k £40,000£40k
Last 64 32 £1,500£2k £48,000£48k
High break 1 £2,000£2k £2,000£2k

Where the money went, band by band

Winner £60k
Runner-up £30k
Semi-final £40k
Quarter-final £40k
Last 16 £40k
Last 32 £40k
Last 64 £48k
High break £2,000

The rest of 2015

Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2015

Other snooker tournaments in 2015.
TOURNAMENT WINNER PAID
2015 Kreativ Dental European Tour - Event 5 Marco Fu £97,250£97k
2015 Betway UK Championship Neil Robertson £772,000£772k
2015 188BET Champion Of Champions Neil Robertson £300,000£300k
2015 188BET European Tour - Event 4 Mark Allen £93,750£94k
2015 International Championship John Higgins £661,000£661k
2015 Asian Tour - Event 1 Ding Junhui £70,000£70k
2015 188BET European Tour - Event 3 Rory McLeod £93,750£94k
2015 Shanghai Masters Kyren Wilson £459,200£459k
2015 Sangsom 6-Reds World Championship Thepchaiya Un-Nooh £143,992£144k
2015 Kreativ Dental Clinic European Tour - Event 2 Ali Carter £93,750£94k
2015 Kaspersky Lab European Tour - Event 1 Barry Hawkins £93,750£94k
2015 Goldfields Australian Open John Higgins £265,300£265k
2015 Betfred World Championship Stuart Bingham £1,364,000£1.4m
2015 Baic Motor China Open Mark Selby £478,000£478k
2015 Players Championship Grand Final Joe Perry £348,000£348k
2015 888.com World Grand Prix Judd Trump £300,000£300k
2015 Indian Open Michael White £296,000£296k
2015 Betway Snooker Shoot Out Michael White £130,000£130k
2015 Betway World Seniors Championship Mark Williams £50,000£50k
2015 Kreativ Dental Clinic European Tour - Event 6 Neil Robertson £104,157£104k
2015 Championship League Stuart Bingham £180,300£180k
2015 Kreativ Dental Clinic German Masters Mark Selby £283,844£284k
2015 Asian Tour - Event 3 Joe Perry £50,000£50k
2015 Dafabet Masters Shaun Murphy £600,000£600k

Frequently asked questions

How much did the winner of the 2015 BetVictor Welsh Open get?

John Higgins took £60,000.

How much did the runner-up get?

Ben Woollaston took £30,000, 50% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the 2015 BetVictor Welsh Open?

£300,000, paid to 64 players.

How does it compare with other years?

The 2014 BetVictor Welsh Open paid £310,000, and the 2016 BetVictor Welsh Open paid £334,000.

Where to next

Every edition is on the Welsh Open prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2015. The edition before was the 2014 BetVictor Welsh Open. The one after was the 2016 BetVictor Welsh Open.