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SNOOKER · 2018-03-04 · CARDIFF, WALES

2018 ManBetX Welsh Open snooker prize money

The 2018 ManBetX Welsh Open paid £367,250 to 65 players. John Higgins won £70,000. Barry Hawkins took £30,000 as runner-up.

TOTAL PAID£367k
WINNER£70k
PLAYERS PAID65
PAYOUT BANDS9

Every cheque

65 players paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each player at the 2018 ManBetX Welsh Open.
PLACE PLAYER NATION PRIZE MONEY
Winner John Higgins Scotland £70,000£70k
Runner-up Barry Hawkins England £30,000£30k
Semi-final Gary Wilson England £20,000£20k
Semi-final Noppon Saengkham Thailand £20,000£20k
Quarter-final Ian Burns England £10,000£10k
Quarter-final Ronnie O'Sullivan England £10,000£10k
Quarter-final Yan Bingtao China £10,000£10k
Quarter-final Yu Delu China £10,000£10k
Last 16 John Astley England £6,000£6k
Last 16 Kyren Wilson England £6,000£6k
Last 16 Liam Highfield England £6,000£6k
Last 16 Liang Wenbo China £6,000£6k
Last 16 Martin Gould England £6,000£6k
Last 16 Matthew Stevens Wales £6,000£6k
Last 16 Mike Dunn England £6,000£6k
Last 16 Nigel Bond England £6,000£6k
Last 32 Akani Songsermsawad Thailand £3,500£4k
Last 32 Ben Woollaston England £3,500£4k
Last 32 Chris Wakelin England £3,500£4k
Last 32 Craig Steadman England £3,500£4k
Last 32 David Grace England £3,500£4k
Last 32 Fang Xiongman China £3,500£4k
Last 32 Gerard Greene Northern Ireland £3,500£4k
Last 32 Jack Lisowski England £3,500£4k
Last 32 James Wattana Thailand £3,500£4k
Last 32 Mark Allen Northern Ireland £3,500£4k
Last 32 Mark Williams Wales £3,500£4k
Last 32 Peter Ebdon England £3,500£4k
Last 32 Robbie Williams England £3,500£4k
Last 32 Sam Craigie England £3,500£4k
Last 32 Stuart Bingham England £3,500£4k
Last 32 Xu Si China £3,500£4k
Last 64 Aditya Mehta India £2,500£3k
Last 64 Ali Carter England £2,500£3k
Last 64 Andrew Higginson England £2,500£3k
Last 64 Anthony Hamilton England £2,500£3k
Last 64 Anthony McGill Scotland £2,500£3k
Last 64 Chen Zifan China £2,500£3k
Last 64 Daniel Wells Wales £2,500£3k
Last 64 Ding Junhui China £2,500£3k
Last 64 Dominic Dale Wales £2,500£3k
Last 64 Graeme Dott Scotland £2,500£3k
Last 64 Ian Preece Wales £2,500£3k
Last 64 Jackson Page Wales £2,500£3k
Last 64 Jak Jones Wales £2,500£3k
Last 64 Jamie Jones Wales £2,500£3k
Last 64 Judd Trump England £2,500£3k
Last 64 Kurt Dunham Australia £2,500£3k
Last 64 Kurt Maflin Norway £2,500£3k
Last 64 Luca Brecel Belgium £2,500£3k
Last 64 Lyu Haotian China £2,500£3k
Last 64 Mark Selby England £2,500£3k
Last 64 Michael Georgiou Cyprus £2,500£3k
Last 64 Michael Holt England £2,500£3k
Last 64 Neil Robertson Australia £2,500£3k
Last 64 Oliver Lines England £2,500£3k
Last 64 Ricky Walden England £2,500£3k
Last 64 Rory McLeod Jamaica £2,500£3k
Last 64 Scott Donaldson Scotland £2,500£3k
Last 64 Soheil Vahedi Iran £2,500£3k
Last 64 Stephen Maguire Scotland £2,500£3k
Last 64 Stuart Carrington England £2,500£3k
Last 64 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Thailand £2,500£3k
Last 64 Tom Ford England £2,500£3k
Last 128 Rhydian Richards Wales £1,250£1k
High break John Higgins Scotland £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 2018 ManBetX Welsh Open.
PLACE PLAYERS EACH BAND TOTAL
Winner 1 £70,000£70k £70,000£70k
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 £6,000£6k £48,000£48k
Last 32 16 £3,500£4k £56,000£56k
Last 64 32 £2,500£3k £80,000£80k
Last 128 1 £1,250£1k £1,250£1k
High break 1 £2,000£2k £2,000£2k

Where the money went, band by band

Winner £70k
Runner-up £30k
Semi-final £40k
Quarter-final £40k
Last 16 £48k
Last 32 £56k
Last 64 £80k
Last 128 £1,250
High break £2,000

The rest of 2018

Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2018

Other snooker tournaments in 2018.
TOURNAMENT WINNER PAID
2018 Scottish Open Mark Allen £386,000£386k
2018 Betway UK Championship Ronnie O'Sullivan £850,000£850k
2018 Northern Ireland Open Judd Trump £366,000£366k
2018 Champion Of Champions Ronnie O'Sullivan £370,000£370k
2018 International Championship Mark Allen £775,000£775k
2018 English Open Stuart Bingham £381,000£381k
2018 European Masters Jimmy Robertson £398,500£399k
2018 China Championship Mark Selby £725,000£725k
2018 Shanghai Masters Ronnie O'Sullivan £725,000£725k
2018 6-Reds World Championship Kyren Wilson £235,794£236k
2018 Paul Hunter Classic Kyren Wilson £120,000£120k
2018 World Open Mark Williams £735,000£735k
2018 Riga Masters Neil Robertson £259,000£259k
2018 Betfred World Championship Mark Williams £1,978,000£2.0m
2018 China Open Mark Selby £1,040,000£1.0m
2018 Championship League John Higgins £180,300£180k
2018 Ladbrokes Players Championship Ronnie O'Sullivan £380,000£380k
2018 Romanian Masters Ryan Day £176,800£177k
2018 Gibraltar Open Ryan Day £153,000£153k
2018 World Grand Prix Ronnie O'Sullivan £375,000£375k
2018 Coral Snooker Shoot Out Michael Georgiou £145,750£146k
2018 German Masters Mark Williams £364,500£365k
2018 Masters Mark Allen £600,000£600k

Frequently asked questions

How much did the winner of the 2018 ManBetX Welsh Open get?

John Higgins took £70,000.

How much did the runner-up get?

Barry Hawkins took £30,000, 43% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the 2018 ManBetX Welsh Open?

£367,250, paid to 65 players.

How does it compare with other years?

The 2017 Coral Welsh Open paid £366,000, and the 2019 Welsh Open paid £381,000.

Where to next

Every edition is on the Welsh Open prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2018. The edition before was the 2017 Coral Welsh Open. The one after was the 2019 Welsh Open.