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SNOOKER · 2023-02-19 · LLANDUDNO, WALES

2023 Welsh Open snooker prize money

The 2023 Welsh Open paid £427,000 to 64 players. Robert Milkins won £80,000. Shaun Murphy took £35,000 as runner-up.

TOTAL PAID£427k
WINNER£80k
PLAYERS PAID64
PAYOUT BANDS8

Every cheque

64 players paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each player at the 2023 Welsh Open.
PLACE PLAYER NATION PRIZE MONEY
Winner Robert Milkins England £80,000£80k
Runner-up Shaun Murphy England £35,000£35k
Semi-final Pang Junxu China £17,500£18k
Semi-final Tian Pengfei China £17,500£18k
Quarter-final Joe O'Connor England £11,000£11k
Quarter-final Mark Allen Northern Ireland £11,000£11k
Quarter-final Ronnie O'Sullivan England £11,000£11k
Quarter-final Yuan Sijun China £11,000£11k
Last 16 Ben Mertens Belgium £7,500£8k
Last 16 Daniel Wells Wales £7,500£8k
Last 16 Hossein Vafaei Iran £7,500£8k
Last 16 Jack Lisowski England £7,500£8k
Last 16 Jak Jones Wales £7,500£8k
Last 16 John Higgins Scotland £7,500£8k
Last 16 Luca Brecel Belgium £7,500£8k
Last 16 Robbie Williams England £7,500£8k
Last 32 Aaron Hill Ireland £4,500£5k
Last 32 Ali Carter England £4,500£5k
Last 32 Andy Hicks England £4,500£5k
Last 32 Anthony McGill Scotland £4,500£5k
Last 32 Barry Hawkins England £4,500£5k
Last 32 Cao Yupeng China £4,500£5k
Last 32 David Gilbert England £4,500£5k
Last 32 David Lilley England £4,500£5k
Last 32 Dominic Dale Wales £4,500£5k
Last 32 Joe Perry England £4,500£5k
Last 32 Judd Trump England £4,500£5k
Last 32 Julien Leclercq Belgium £4,500£5k
Last 32 Mark Selby England £4,500£5k
Last 32 Rod Lawler England £4,500£5k
Last 32 Sanderson Lam England £4,500£5k
Last 32 Stuart Carrington England £4,500£5k
Last 64 Andy Lee England £3,000£3k
Last 64 Ben Woollaston England £3,000£3k
Last 64 Chris Wakelin England £3,000£3k
Last 64 Dean Young Scotland £3,000£3k
Last 64 Ding Junhui China £3,000£3k
Last 64 Elliot Slessor England £3,000£3k
Last 64 Graeme Dott Scotland £3,000£3k
Last 64 Hammad Miah England £3,000£3k
Last 64 Ian Martin England £3,000£3k
Last 64 Jackson Page Wales £3,000£3k
Last 64 Jimmy White England £3,000£3k
Last 64 Jordan Brown Northern Ireland £3,000£3k
Last 64 Ken Doherty Ireland £3,000£3k
Last 64 Kyren Wilson England £3,000£3k
Last 64 Liam Davies Wales £3,000£3k
Last 64 Louis Heathcote England £3,000£3k
Last 64 Mark Joyce England £3,000£3k
Last 64 Mark Williams Wales £3,000£3k
Last 64 Martin Gould England £3,000£3k
Last 64 Matthew Selt England £3,000£3k
Last 64 Matthew Stevens Wales £3,000£3k
Last 64 Mitchell Mann England £3,000£3k
Last 64 Mohamed Ibrahim Egypt £3,000£3k
Last 64 Neil Robertson Australia £3,000£3k
Last 64 Ricky Walden England £3,000£3k
Last 64 Ross Muir Scotland £3,000£3k
Last 64 Ryan Thomerson Australia £3,000£3k
Last 64 Sam Craigie England £3,000£3k
Last 64 Si Jiahui China £3,000£3k
Last 64 Stephen Maguire Scotland £3,000£3k
Last 64 Wu Yize China £3,000£3k
Last 64 Yisong Peng China £3,000£3k
High break Shaun Murphy England £5,000£5k

How the money splits

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

Prize money bands at the 2023 Welsh Open.
PLACE PLAYERS EACH BAND TOTAL
Winner 1 £80,000£80k £80,000£80k
Runner-up 1 £35,000£35k £35,000£35k
Semi-final 2 £17,500£18k £35,000£35k
Quarter-final 4 £11,000£11k £44,000£44k
Last 16 8 £7,500£8k £60,000£60k
Last 32 16 £4,500£5k £72,000£72k
Last 64 32 £3,000£3k £96,000£96k
High break 1 £5,000£5k £5,000£5k

Where the money went, band by band

Winner £80k
Runner-up £35k
Semi-final £35k
Quarter-final £44k
Last 16 £60k
Last 32 £72k
Last 64 £96k
High break £5,000

The rest of 2023

Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2023

Other snooker tournaments in 2023.
TOURNAMENT WINNER PAID
2023 BetVictor Scottish Open Gary Wilson £427,000£427k
2023 BetVictor Snooker Shoot Out Mark Allen £171,000£171k
2023 MrQ UK Championship Ronnie O'Sullivan £1,205,000£1.2m
2023 Cazoo Champion Of Champions Mark Allen £440,000£440k
2023 Du Xiaoman International Championship Zhang Anda £827,500£828k
2023 BetVictor Northern Ireland Open Judd Trump £427,000£427k
2023 Panda Club Wuhan Open Judd Trump £700,000£700k
2023 BetVictor English Open Judd Trump £428,500£429k
2023 Cazoo British Open Mark Williams £478,000£478k
2023 Shanghai Masters Ronnie O'Sullivan £825,000£825k
2023 BetVictor European Masters Barry Hawkins £427,000£427k
2023 BetVictor Championship League Shaun Murphy £328,000£328k
2023 Cazoo World Championship Luca Brecel £2,435,000£2.4m
2023 Duelbits Tour Championship Shaun Murphy £380,000£380k
2023 WST Classic Mark Selby £427,000£427k
2023 Pathum Thani 6-Reds World Championship Ding Junhui £318,300£318k
2023 BetVictor Championship League John Higgins £184,200£184k
2023 Duelbits Players Championship Shaun Murphy £385,000£385k
2023 BetVictor German Masters Ali Carter £410,500£411k
2023 BetVictor Snooker Shoot Out Chris Wakelin £171,000£171k
2023 Duelbits World Grand Prix Mark Allen £380,000£380k
2023 Cazoo Masters Judd Trump £725,000£725k

Frequently asked questions

How much did the winner of the 2023 Welsh Open get?

Robert Milkins took £80,000.

How much did the runner-up get?

Shaun Murphy took £35,000, 44% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the 2023 Welsh Open?

£427,000, paid to 64 players.

How does it compare with other years?

The 2022 BetVictor Welsh Open paid £405,000, and the 2024 BetVictor 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 2023. The edition before was the 2022 BetVictor Welsh Open. The one after was the 2024 BetVictor Welsh Open.