SNOOKER · 2021-02-21 · NEWPORT, WALES
2021 Welsh Open snooker prize money
The 2021 Welsh Open paid £405,000 to 64 players. Jordan Brown won £70,000. Ronnie O'Sullivan took £30,000 as runner-up.
TOTAL PAID£405k
WINNER£70k
PLAYERS PAID64
PAYOUT BANDS9
Every cheque
64 players paid, in finishing order
| PLACE | PLAYER | NATION | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Jordan Brown | Northern Ireland | £70,000£70k |
| Runner-up | Ronnie O'Sullivan | England | £30,000£30k |
| Semi-final | Mark Williams | Wales | £20,000£20k |
| Semi-final | Stephen Maguire | Scotland | £20,000£20k |
| Quarter-final | Mark Selby | England | £10,000£10k |
| Quarter-final | Shaun Murphy | England | £10,000£10k |
| Quarter-final | Tom Ford | England | £10,000£10k |
| Last 16 | Barry Hawkins | England | £7,500£8k |
| Last 16 | Hossein Vafaei | Iran | £7,500£8k |
| Last 16 | Jack Lisowski | England | £7,500£8k |
| Last 16 | Mark Allen | Northern Ireland | £7,500£8k |
| Last 16 | Mark King | England | £7,500£8k |
| Last 16 | Pang Junxu | China | £7,500£8k |
| Last 16 | Yan Bingtao | China | £7,500£8k |
| Last 16 | Zhou Yuelong | China | £7,500£8k |
| Last 32 | Alexander Ursenbacher | Switzerland | £4,000£4k |
| Last 32 | Anthony McGill | Scotland | £4,000£4k |
| Last 32 | David Gilbert | England | £4,000£4k |
| Last 32 | Jak Jones | Wales | £4,000£4k |
| Last 32 | Joe O'Connor | England | £4,000£4k |
| Last 32 | Joe Perry | England | £4,000£4k |
| Last 32 | John Higgins | Scotland | £4,000£4k |
| Last 32 | Judd Trump | England | £4,000£4k |
| Last 32 | Kyren Wilson | England | £4,000£4k |
| Last 32 | Martin Gould | England | £4,000£4k |
| Last 32 | Martin O'Donnell | England | £4,000£4k |
| Last 32 | Matthew Selt | England | £4,000£4k |
| Last 32 | Ricky Walden | England | £4,000£4k |
| Last 32 | Ryan Day | Wales | £4,000£4k |
| Last 32 | Scott Donaldson | Scotland | £4,000£4k |
| Last 32 | Xiao Guodong | China | £4,000£4k |
| Last 64 | Aaron Hill | Ireland | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Akani Songsermsawad | Thailand | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Alan McManus | Scotland | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Andrew Higginson | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Anthony Hamilton | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Ben Woollaston | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Brian Ochoiski | France | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | David Grace | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | David Lilley | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Ding Junhui | China | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Dylan Emery | Wales | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Elliot Slessor | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Gary Wilson | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Gerard Greene | Northern Ireland | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Graeme Dott | Scotland | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Jamie Jones | Wales | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Jamie O'Neill | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Jamie Wilson | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Jimmy Robertson | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Jimmy White | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Ken Doherty | Ireland | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Liam Highfield | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Mark Davis | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Matthew Stevens | Wales | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Nigel Bond | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Oliver Lines | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Robert Milkins | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Sam Craigie | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Si Jiahui | China | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Simon Lichtenberg | Germany | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Stuart Carrington | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Zhao Xintong | China | £3,000£3k |
| Withdrew | Ali Carter | England | £10,000£10k |
| High break | Zhao Xintong | China | £5,000£5k |
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 | £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 | 3 | £10,000£10k | £30,000£30k |
| Last 16 | 8 | £7,500£8k | £60,000£60k |
| Last 32 | 16 | £4,000£4k | £64,000£64k |
| Last 64 | 32 | £3,000£3k | £96,000£96k |
| Withdrew | 1 | £10,000£10k | £10,000£10k |
| High break | 1 | £5,000£5k | £5,000£5k |
Where the money went, band by band
The rest of 2021
Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2021
| TOURNAMENT | WINNER | PAID |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 Cazoo World Grand Prix | Ronnie O'Sullivan | £380,000£380k |
| 2021 BetVictor Scottish Open | Luca Brecel | £405,000£405k |
| 2021 Cazoo UK Championship | Zhao Xintong | £1,009,000£1.0m |
| 2021 Cazoo Champion Of Champions | Judd Trump | £440,000£440k |
| 2021 BetVictor English Open | Neil Robertson | £405,000£405k |
| 2021 BetVictor Northern Ireland Open | Mark Allen | £405,000£405k |
| 2021 Matchroom.live British Open | Mark Williams | £470,000£470k |
| 2021 BetVictor Championship League | David Gilbert | £328,000£328k |
| 2021 Betfred World Championship | Mark Selby | £2,395,000£2.4m |
| 2021 Championship League | Kyren Wilson | £182,700£183k |
| 2021 Cazoo Tour Championship | Neil Robertson | £380,000£380k |
| 2021 WST Pro Series | Mark Williams | £420,500£421k |
| 2021 Gibraltar Open | Judd Trump | £251,000£251k |
| 2021 Players Championship | John Higgins | £385,000£385k |
| 2021 Snooker Shoot Out | Ryan Day | £171,000£171k |
| 2021 German Masters | Judd Trump | £400,000£400k |
| 2021 Masters | Yan Bingtao | £725,000£725k |
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner of the 2021 Welsh Open get?
Jordan Brown took £70,000.
How much did the runner-up get?
Ronnie O'Sullivan took £30,000, 43% of the winner's cheque.
What was the total prize money at the 2021 Welsh Open?
£405,000, paid to 64 players.
How does it compare with other years?
The 2020 Welsh Open paid £405,000, and the 2022 BetVictor 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 2021. The edition before was the 2020 Welsh Open. The one after was the 2022 BetVictor Welsh Open.