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SNOOKER · 2019-02-17 · CARDIFF, WALES

2019 Welsh Open snooker prize money

The 2019 Welsh Open paid £381,000 to 64 players. Neil Robertson won £70,000. Stuart Bingham took £30,000 as runner-up.

TOTAL PAID£381k
WINNER£70k
PLAYERS PAID64
PAYOUT BANDS8

Every cheque

64 players paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each player at the 2019 Welsh Open.
PLACE PLAYER NATION PRIZE MONEY
Winner Neil Robertson Australia £70,000£70k
Runner-up Stuart Bingham England £30,000£30k
Semi-final Hossein Vafaei Iran £20,000£20k
Semi-final Joe O'Connor England £20,000£20k
Quarter-final John Higgins Scotland £10,000£10k
Quarter-final Kurt Maflin Norway £10,000£10k
Quarter-final Scott Donaldson Scotland £10,000£10k
Quarter-final Zhao Xintong China £10,000£10k
Last 16 Alexander Ursenbacher Switzerland £6,000£6k
Last 16 Ding Junhui China £6,000£6k
Last 16 Elliot Slessor England £6,000£6k
Last 16 Ian Burns England £6,000£6k
Last 16 Jack Lisowski England £6,000£6k
Last 16 Mark Selby England £6,000£6k
Last 16 Michael Georgiou Cyprus £6,000£6k
Last 16 Robbie Williams England £6,000£6k
Last 32 Barry Hawkins England £3,500£4k
Last 32 Craig Steadman England £3,500£4k
Last 32 Duane Jones Wales £3,500£4k
Last 32 Jak Jones Wales £3,500£4k
Last 32 James Cahill England £3,500£4k
Last 32 Jimmy Robertson England £3,500£4k
Last 32 Joe Perry England £3,500£4k
Last 32 Lukas Kleckers Germany £3,500£4k
Last 32 Mark Allen Northern Ireland £3,500£4k
Last 32 Martin O'Donnell England £3,500£4k
Last 32 Mike Dunn England £3,500£4k
Last 32 Noppon Saengkham Thailand £3,500£4k
Last 32 Paul Davison England £3,500£4k
Last 32 Ronnie O'Sullivan England £3,500£4k
Last 32 Sam Craigie England £3,500£4k
Last 32 Zhang Anda China £3,500£4k
Last 64 Adam Duffy England £2,500£3k
Last 64 Anthony Hamilton England £2,500£3k
Last 64 Ben Woollaston England £2,500£3k
Last 64 Billy Joe Castle England £2,500£3k
Last 64 Dominic Dale Wales £2,500£3k
Last 64 Gary Wilson England £2,500£3k
Last 64 Hammad Miah England £2,500£3k
Last 64 James Wattana Thailand £2,500£3k
Last 64 Jimmy White England £2,500£3k
Last 64 Joe Swail Northern Ireland £2,500£3k
Last 64 Judd Trump England £2,500£3k
Last 64 Ken Doherty Ireland £2,500£3k
Last 64 Kyren Wilson England £2,500£3k
Last 64 Liang Wenbo China £2,500£3k
Last 64 Marco Fu Hong Kong £2,500£3k
Last 64 Mark Williams Wales £2,500£3k
Last 64 Matthew Selt England £2,500£3k
Last 64 Mei Xiwen China £2,500£3k
Last 64 Nigel Bond England £2,500£3k
Last 64 Oliver Lines England £2,500£3k
Last 64 Peter Lines England £2,500£3k
Last 64 Ricky Walden England £2,500£3k
Last 64 Ross Muir Scotland £2,500£3k
Last 64 Shaun Murphy England £2,500£3k
Last 64 Soheil Vahedi Iran £2,500£3k
Last 64 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Thailand £2,500£3k
Last 64 Thor Chuan Leong Malaysia £2,500£3k
Last 64 Tom Ford England £2,500£3k
Last 64 Xu Si China £2,500£3k
Last 64 Yuan Sijun China £2,500£3k
Last 64 Zhang Jiankang China £2,500£3k
Last 64 Zhou Yuelong China £2,500£3k
High break Neil Robertson Australia £8,500£9k
High break Noppon Saengkham Thailand £8,500£9k

How the money splits

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

Prize money bands at the 2019 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
High break 2 £8,500£9k £17,000£17k

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
High break £17k

The rest of 2019

Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2019

Other snooker tournaments in 2019.
TOURNAMENT WINNER PAID
2019 Scottish Open Mark Selby £405,000£405k
2019 Betway UK Championship Ding Junhui £1,009,000£1.0m
2019 Northern Ireland Open Judd Trump £405,000£405k
2019 Champion Of Champions Neil Robertson £440,000£440k
2019 World Open Judd Trump £772,000£772k
2019 English Open Mark Selby £405,000£405k
2019 China Championship Shaun Murphy £751,000£751k
2019 Shanghai Masters Ronnie O'Sullivan £751,000£751k
2019 Sangsom 6-Reds World Championship Stephen Maguire £278,326£278k
2019 Paul Hunter Classic Barry Hawkins £10,000£10k
2019 International Championship Judd Trump £802,000£802k
2019 Riga Masters Yan Bingtao £278,000£278k
2019 Betfred World Championship Judd Trump £2,231,000£2.2m
2019 China Open Neil Robertson £1,020,000£1.0m
2019 Coral Tour Championship Ronnie O'Sullivan £375,000£375k
2019 Gibraltar Open Stuart Bingham £177,000£177k
2019 Championship League Martin Gould £177,800£178k
2019 Coral Players Championship Ronnie O'Sullivan £380,000£380k
2019 Indian Open Matthew Selt £333,000£333k
2019 Snooker Shoot Out Thepchaiya Un-Nooh £145,750£146k
2019 Coral World Grand Prix Judd Trump £375,000£375k
2019 German Masters Kyren Wilson £396,500£397k
2019 Masters Judd Trump £600,000£600k

Frequently asked questions

How much did the winner of the 2019 Welsh Open get?

Neil Robertson took £70,000.

How much did the runner-up get?

Stuart Bingham took £30,000, 43% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the 2019 Welsh Open?

£381,000, paid to 64 players.

How does it compare with other years?

The 2018 ManBetX Welsh Open paid £367,250, and the 2020 Welsh Open paid £405,000.

Where to next

Every edition is on the Welsh Open prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2019. The edition before was the 2018 ManBetX Welsh Open. The one after was the 2020 Welsh Open.