2022 BetVictor Welsh Open Snooker Prize Money

Q: How much did the runner-up get?

Judd Trump took £30,000, 43% of the winner's cheque.

Q: How does it compare with other years?

The 2021 Welsh Open paid £405,000, and the 2023 Welsh Open paid £427,000.

Every cheque

64 players paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each player at the 2022 BetVictor Welsh Open.
PLACE	PLAYER	NATION	PRIZE MONEY
Winner	Joe Perry	England	£70,000£70k
Runner-up	Judd Trump	England	£30,000£30k
Semi-final	Hossein Vafaei	Iran	£20,000£20k
Semi-final	Jack Lisowski	England	£20,000£20k
Quarter-final	Ali Carter	England	£10,000£10k
Quarter-final	Neil Robertson	Australia	£10,000£10k
Quarter-final	Ricky Walden	England	£10,000£10k
Quarter-final	Zhang Anda	China	£10,000£10k
Last 16	Ben Woollaston	England	£7,500£8k
Last 16	Jimmy Robertson	England	£7,500£8k
Last 16	Kyren Wilson	England	£7,500£8k
Last 16	Matthew Stevens	Wales	£7,500£8k
Last 16	Michael White	Wales	£7,500£8k
Last 16	Ronnie O'Sullivan	England	£7,500£8k
Last 16	Ryan Day	Wales	£7,500£8k
Last 16	Scott Donaldson	Scotland	£7,500£8k
Last 32	Barry Hawkins	England	£4,000£4k
Last 32	Ding Junhui	China	£4,000£4k
Last 32	Elliot Slessor	England	£4,000£4k
Last 32	Fergal O'Brien	Ireland	£4,000£4k
Last 32	Graeme Dott	Scotland	£4,000£4k
Last 32	Jak Jones	Wales	£4,000£4k
Last 32	John Higgins	Scotland	£4,000£4k
Last 32	Kurt Maflin	Norway	£4,000£4k
Last 32	Liam Highfield	England	£4,000£4k
Last 32	Mark Allen	Northern Ireland	£4,000£4k
Last 32	Matthew Selt	England	£4,000£4k
Last 32	Mitchell Mann	England	£4,000£4k
Last 32	Shaun Murphy	England	£4,000£4k
Last 32	Si Jiahui	China	£4,000£4k
Last 32	Yan Bingtao	China	£4,000£4k
Last 32	Yuan Sijun	China	£4,000£4k
Last 64	Allan Taylor	England	£3,000£3k
Last 64	Andrew Pagett	Wales	£3,000£3k
Last 64	Anthony Hamilton	England	£3,000£3k
Last 64	Ashley Carty	England	£3,000£3k
Last 64	Ben Hancorn	England	£3,000£3k
Last 64	Cao Yupeng	China	£3,000£3k
Last 64	Chris Wakelin	England	£3,000£3k
Last 64	Craig Steadman	England	£3,000£3k
Last 64	Gary Wilson	England	£3,000£3k
Last 64	Hammad Miah	England	£3,000£3k
Last 64	Iulian Boiko	Ukraine	£3,000£3k
Last 64	Jamie Clarke	Wales	£3,000£3k
Last 64	Jamie Jones	Wales	£3,000£3k
Last 64	Jianbo Zhao	China	£3,000£3k
Last 64	Li Hang	China	£3,000£3k
Last 64	Liang Wenbo	China	£3,000£3k
Last 64	Lu Ning	China	£3,000£3k
Last 64	Lukas Kleckers	Germany	£3,000£3k
Last 64	Mark Davis	England	£3,000£3k
Last 64	Mark Joyce	England	£3,000£3k
Last 64	Mark Selby	England	£3,000£3k
Last 64	Mark Williams	Wales	£3,000£3k
Last 64	Michael Holt	England	£3,000£3k
Last 64	Ng On Yee	Hong Kong	£3,000£3k
Last 64	Noppon Saengkham	Thailand	£3,000£3k
Last 64	Robbie Williams	England	£3,000£3k
Last 64	Rory McLeod	Jamaica	£3,000£3k
Last 64	Soheil Vahedi	Iran	£3,000£3k
Last 64	Stuart Bingham	England	£3,000£3k
Last 64	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	Thailand	£3,000£3k
Last 64	Zak Surety	England	£3,000£3k
Last 64	Zhao Xintong	China	£3,000£3k
High break	Joe Perry	England	£2,500£3k
High break	Michael White	Wales	£2,500£3k

How the money splits

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

Prize money bands at the 2022 BetVictor 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	£7,500£8k	£60,000£60k
Last 32	16	£4,000£4k	£64,000£64k
Last 64	32	£3,000£3k	£96,000£96k
High break	2	£2,500£3k	£5,000£5k

Where the money went, band by band

Winner £70k

Runner-up £30k

Semi-final £40k

Quarter-final £40k

Last 16 £60k

Last 32 £64k

Last 64 £96k

High break £5,000

The rest of 2022

Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2022

Other snooker tournaments in 2022.
TOURNAMENT	WINNER	PAID
2022 BetVictor English Open	Mark Selby	£424,000£424k
2022 BetVictor Scottish Open	Gary Wilson	£424,000£424k
2022 Cazoo UK Championship	Mark Allen	£1,200,000£1.2m
2022 Cazoo Champion Of Champions	Ronnie O'Sullivan	£440,000£440k
2022 BetVictor Northern Ireland Open	Mark Allen	£428,500£429k
2022 Hong Kong Jockey Club Hong Kong Masters	Ronnie O'Sullivan	£314,000£314k
2022 Cazoo British Open	Ryan Day	£478,000£478k
2022 BetVictor European Masters	Kyren Wilson	£427,000£427k
2022 BetVictor Championship League	Luca Brecel	£328,000£328k
2022 Betfred World Championship	Ronnie O'Sullivan	£2,435,000£2.4m
2022 Cazoo Tour Championship	Neil Robertson	£380,000£380k
2022 BetVictor Gibraltar Open	Robert Milkins	£251,000£251k
2022 Nirvana Turkish Masters	Judd Trump	£500,000£500k
2022 BetVictor European Masters	Fan Zhengyi	£407,000£407k
2022 Cazoo Players Championship	Neil Robertson	£385,000£385k
2022 Championship League	John Higgins	£184,400£184k
2022 BetVictor German Masters	Zhao Xintong	£400,000£400k
2022 BetVictor Snooker Shoot Out	Hossein Vafaei	£171,000£171k
2022 Cazoo Masters	Neil Robertson	£725,000£725k

Frequently asked questions

How much did the winner of the 2022 BetVictor Welsh Open get?

Joe Perry took £70,000.

How much did the runner-up get?

Judd Trump took £30,000, 43% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the 2022 BetVictor Welsh Open?

£405,000, paid to 64 players.

How does it compare with other years?

The 2021 Welsh Open paid £405,000, and the 2023 Welsh Open paid £427,000.

Where to next

Every edition is on the Welsh Open prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2022. The edition before was the 2021 Welsh Open. The one after was the 2023 Welsh Open.

2022 BetVictor Welsh Open snooker prize money