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SNOOKER · 2016-02-21 · CARDIFF, WALES

2016 BetVictor Welsh Open snooker prize money

The 2016 BetVictor Welsh Open paid £334,000 to 64 players. Ronnie O'Sullivan won £60,000. Neil Robertson took £30,000 as runner-up.

TOTAL PAID£334k
WINNER£60k
PLAYERS PAID64
PAYOUT BANDS8

Every cheque

64 players paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each player at the 2016 BetVictor Welsh Open.
PLACE PLAYER NATION PRIZE MONEY
Winner Ronnie O'Sullivan England £60,000£60k
Runner-up Neil Robertson Australia £30,000£30k
Semi-final Joe Perry England £20,000£20k
Semi-final Mark Allen Northern Ireland £20,000£20k
Quarter-final Ben Woollaston England £10,000£10k
Quarter-final Ding Junhui China £10,000£10k
Quarter-final Mark Selby England £10,000£10k
Quarter-final Michael White Wales £10,000£10k
Last 16 Barry Hawkins England £5,000£5k
Last 16 John Higgins Scotland £5,000£5k
Last 16 Judd Trump England £5,000£5k
Last 16 Luca Brecel Belgium £5,000£5k
Last 16 Marco Fu Hong Kong £5,000£5k
Last 16 Mark Williams Wales £5,000£5k
Last 16 Martin Gould England £5,000£5k
Last 16 Yu Delu China £5,000£5k
Last 32 Alan McManus Scotland £3,000£3k
Last 32 Anthony Hamilton England £3,000£3k
Last 32 Anthony McGill Scotland £3,000£3k
Last 32 Dechawat Poomjaeng Thailand £3,000£3k
Last 32 Fergal O'Brien Ireland £3,000£3k
Last 32 Graeme Dott Scotland £3,000£3k
Last 32 Jimmy Robertson England £3,000£3k
Last 32 Ken Doherty Ireland £3,000£3k
Last 32 Kurt Maflin Norway £3,000£3k
Last 32 Liang Wenbo China £3,000£3k
Last 32 Mark Davis England £3,000£3k
Last 32 Matthew Selt England £3,000£3k
Last 32 Matthew Stevens Wales £3,000£3k
Last 32 Michael Georgiou Cyprus £3,000£3k
Last 32 Ryan Day Wales £3,000£3k
Last 32 Shaun Murphy England £3,000£3k
Last 64 Alfie Burden England £2,000£2k
Last 64 Ali Carter England £2,000£2k
Last 64 Allan Taylor England £2,000£2k
Last 64 Daniel Wells Wales £2,000£2k
Last 64 David Gilbert England £2,000£2k
Last 64 Gary Wilson England £2,000£2k
Last 64 Jack Lisowski England £2,000£2k
Last 64 James Cahill England £2,000£2k
Last 64 Joe Swail Northern Ireland £2,000£2k
Last 64 Leo Fernandez Ireland £2,000£2k
Last 64 Li Hang China £2,000£2k
Last 64 Mark Joyce England £2,000£2k
Last 64 Mark King England £2,000£2k
Last 64 Martin O'Donnell England £2,000£2k
Last 64 Michael Holt England £2,000£2k
Last 64 Mike Dunn England £2,000£2k
Last 64 Mitchell Mann England £2,000£2k
Last 64 Peter Ebdon England £2,000£2k
Last 64 Peter Lines England £2,000£2k
Last 64 Ricky Walden England £2,000£2k
Last 64 Robbie Williams England £2,000£2k
Last 64 Robert Milkins England £2,000£2k
Last 64 Robin Hull Finland £2,000£2k
Last 64 Rod Lawler England £2,000£2k
Last 64 Rory McLeod Jamaica £2,000£2k
Last 64 Ross Muir Scotland £2,000£2k
Last 64 Sam Baird England £2,000£2k
Last 64 Stuart Carrington England £2,000£2k
Last 64 Sydney Wilson England £2,000£2k
Last 64 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Thailand £2,000£2k
Last 64 Tian Pengfei China £2,000£2k
Last 64 Tom Ford England £2,000£2k
High break Ding Junhui China £12,000£12k

How the money splits

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

Prize money bands at the 2016 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 £3,000£3k £48,000£48k
Last 64 32 £2,000£2k £64,000£64k
High break 1 £12,000£12k £12,000£12k

Where the money went, band by band

Winner £60k
Runner-up £30k
Semi-final £40k
Quarter-final £40k
Last 16 £40k
Last 32 £48k
Last 64 £64k
High break £12k

The rest of 2016

Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2016

Other snooker tournaments in 2016.
TOURNAMENT WINNER PAID
2016 Coral Scottish Open Marco Fu £366,000£366k
2016 Betway UK Championship Mark Selby £855,000£855k
2016 Coral Northern Ireland Open Mark King £376,000£376k
2016 Champion Of Champions John Higgins £300,000£300k
2016 Evergrande China Championship John Higgins £650,000£650k
2016 International Championship Mark Selby £673,000£673k
2016 Coral English Open Liang Wenbo £376,000£376k
2016 European Masters Judd Trump £274,934£275k
2016 Shanghai Masters Ding Junhui £476,200£476k
2016 Sangsom 6-Reds World Championship Ding Junhui £143,992£144k
2016 Paul Hunter Classic Mark Selby £132,700£133k
2016 World Open Ali Carter £528,000£528k
2016 Indian Open Anthony McGill £300,000£300k
2016 Kaspersky Riga Masters Neil Robertson £150,000£150k
2016 Betfred World Championship Mark Selby £1,500,100£1.5m
2016 China Open Judd Trump £526,000£526k
2016 Ladbrokes Players Championship Grand Final Mark Allen £350,000£350k
2016 Ladbrokes World Grand Prix Shaun Murphy £300,000£300k
2016 Championship League Judd Trump £179,700£180k
2016 Kreativ Dental European Tour - Event 6 Mark Selby £93,750£94k
2016 Coral Snooker Shoot Out Robin Hull £130,000£130k
2016 918.com German Masters Martin Gould £275,250£275k
2016 888Sport World Seniors Championship Mark Davis £50,000£50k
2016 Dafabet Masters Ronnie O'Sullivan £600,000£600k

Frequently asked questions

How much did the winner of the 2016 BetVictor Welsh Open get?

Ronnie O'Sullivan took £60,000.

How much did the runner-up get?

Neil Robertson took £30,000, 50% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the 2016 BetVictor Welsh Open?

£334,000, paid to 64 players.

How does it compare with other years?

The 2015 BetVictor Welsh Open paid £300,000, and the 2017 Coral Welsh Open paid £366,000.

Where to next

Every edition is on the Welsh Open prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2016. The edition before was the 2015 BetVictor Welsh Open. The one after was the 2017 Coral Welsh Open.