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SNOOKER · 2001-05-07 · SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND

2001 Embassy World Championship snooker prize money

The 2001 Embassy World Championship paid £1,532,000 to 128 players. Ronnie O'Sullivan won £250,000. John Higgins took £147,000 as runner-up.

TOTAL PAID£1.5m
WINNER£250k
PLAYERS PAID128
PAYOUT BANDS12

Every cheque

128 players paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each player at the 2001 Embassy World Championship.
PLACE PLAYER NATION PRIZE MONEY
Winner Ronnie O'Sullivan England £250,000£250k
Runner-up John Higgins Scotland £147,000£147k
Semi-final Joe Swail Northern Ireland £73,000£73k
Semi-final Matthew Stevens Wales £73,000£73k
Quarter-final Ken Doherty Ireland £36,500£37k
Quarter-final Patrick Wallace Northern Ireland £36,500£37k
Quarter-final Peter Ebdon England £36,500£37k
Quarter-final Stephen Hendry Scotland £36,500£37k
Last 16 Anthony Hamilton England £20,000£20k
Last 16 Chris Small Scotland £20,000£20k
Last 16 Dave Harold England £20,000£20k
Last 16 Mark King England £20,000£20k
Last 16 Mark Williams Wales £20,000£20k
Last 16 Michael Judge Ireland £20,000£20k
Last 16 Paul Hunter England £20,000£20k
Last 16 Stephen Lee England £20,000£20k
Last 32 Alan McManus Scotland £14,000£14k
Last 32 Andy Hicks England £14,000£14k
Last 32 Billy Snaddon Scotland £14,000£14k
Last 32 David Roe England £14,000£14k
Last 32 Fergal O'Brien Ireland £14,000£14k
Last 32 Graeme Dott Scotland £14,000£14k
Last 32 James Wattana Thailand £14,000£14k
Last 32 John Parrott England £14,000£14k
Last 32 Marco Fu Hong Kong £14,000£14k
Last 32 Marcus Campbell Scotland £14,000£14k
Last 32 Mark Davis England £14,000£14k
Last 32 Nick Dyson England £14,000£14k
Last 32 Nigel Bond England £14,000£14k
Last 32 Quinten Hann Australia £14,000£14k
Last 32 Sean Storey England £14,000£14k
Last 32 Tony Drago Malta £14,000£14k
Last 48 Barry Pinches England £10,500£11k
Last 48 Bjorn Haneveer Belgium £10,500£11k
Last 48 Bradley Jones England £10,500£11k
Last 48 Brian Morgan England £10,500£11k
Last 48 Darren Morgan Wales £10,500£11k
Last 48 Dominic Dale Wales £10,500£11k
Last 48 Drew Henry Scotland £10,500£11k
Last 48 Ian McCulloch England £10,500£11k
Last 48 Jimmy Michie England £10,500£11k
Last 48 Jimmy White England £10,500£11k
Last 48 Joe Perry England £10,500£11k
Last 48 Jonathan Birch England £10,500£11k
Last 48 Michael Holt England £10,500£11k
Last 48 Patrick Delsemme Belgium £10,500£11k
Last 48 Steve Davis England £10,500£11k
Last 48 Terry Murphy Northern Ireland £10,500£11k
Last 64 Alain Robidoux Canada £6,600£7k
Last 64 Alfie Burden England £6,600£7k
Last 64 Anthony Davies Wales £6,600£7k
Last 64 Craig Butler England £6,600£7k
Last 64 David Gray England £6,600£7k
Last 64 Euan Henderson Scotland £6,600£7k
Last 64 Gary Wilkinson England £6,600£7k
Last 64 Jamie Burnett Scotland £6,600£7k
Last 64 Joe Johnson England £6,600£7k
Last 64 Karl Burrows England £6,600£7k
Last 64 Noppadon Noppachorn Thailand £6,600£7k
Last 64 Rod Lawler England £6,600£7k
Last 64 Shokat Ali Pakistan £6,600£7k
Last 64 Simon Bedford England £6,600£7k
Last 64 Stephen Maguire Scotland £6,600£7k
Last 64 Stuart Mann England £6,600£7k
Last 96 Ali Carter England £4,000£4k
Last 96 Andrew Higginson England £4,000£4k
Last 96 Barry Hawkins England £4,000£4k
Last 96 Darryn Walker England £4,000£4k
Last 96 David Finbow England £4,000£4k
Last 96 Dean Reynolds England £4,000£4k
Last 96 Gary Ponting England £4,000£4k
Last 96 Gerard Greene Northern Ireland £4,000£4k
Last 96 Hugh Abernethy Scotland £4,000£4k
Last 96 Jason Barton England £4,000£4k
Last 96 Jason Ferguson England £4,000£4k
Last 96 John Read England £4,000£4k
Last 96 Kristjan Helgason Iceland £4,000£4k
Last 96 Lee Walker Wales £4,000£4k
Last 96 Matthew Couch England £4,000£4k
Last 96 Munraj Pal England £4,000£4k
Last 96 Neal Foulds England £4,000£4k
Last 96 Neil Robertson Australia £4,000£4k
Last 96 Nick Pearce England £4,000£4k
Last 96 Nick Walker England £4,000£4k
Last 96 Paul Davies Wales £4,000£4k
Last 96 Paul McPhillips Scotland £4,000£4k
Last 96 Paul Wykes England £4,000£4k
Last 96 Peter Lines England £4,000£4k
Last 96 Philip Williams Wales £4,000£4k
Last 96 Somporn Kanthawung Thailand £4,000£4k
Last 96 Steve James England £4,000£4k
Last 96 Steve Judd England £4,000£4k
Last 96 Stuart Bingham England £4,000£4k
Last 96 Stuart Pettman England £4,000£4k
Last 96 Tony Knowles England £4,000£4k
Last 96 Wayne Brown England £4,000£4k
Last 128 Adrian Gunnell England £1,100£1k
Last 128 Craig Harrison England £1,100£1k
Last 128 Craig MacGillivray Scotland £1,100£1k
Last 128 Darren Clarke England £1,100£1k
Last 128 Dene O'Kane New Zealand £1,100£1k
Last 128 Eddie Manning England £1,100£1k
Last 128 Farhan Mirza Sweden £1,100£1k
Last 128 James Reynolds Wales £1,100£1k
Last 128 Jason Prince Northern Ireland £1,100£1k
Last 128 Jason Weston England £1,100£1k
Last 128 Jeff Cundy England £1,100£1k
Last 128 John Lardner Scotland £1,100£1k
Last 128 Karl Broughton England £1,100£1k
Last 128 Lee Spick England £1,100£1k
Last 128 Leigh Griffin England £1,100£1k
Last 128 Leo Fernandez Ireland £1,100£1k
Last 128 Mark Fenton Wales £1,100£1k
Last 128 Mark Gray England £1,100£1k
Last 128 Mark Selby England £1,100£1k
Last 128 Martin Dziewialtowski Scotland £1,100£1k
Last 128 Mick Price England £1,100£1k
Last 128 Mike Dunn England £1,100£1k
Last 128 Paul Sweeny England £1,100£1k
Last 128 Phaitoon Phonbun Thailand £1,100£1k
Last 128 Robert Milkins England £1,100£1k
Last 128 Robin Hull Finland £1,100£1k
Last 128 Stefan Mazrocis England £1,100£1k
Last 128 Stephen O'Connor Ireland £1,100£1k
Last 128 Tom Ford England £1,100£1k
Last 128 Tony Chappel Wales £1,100£1k
Last 128 Tony Jones England £1,100£1k
Last 128 Willie Thorne England £1,100£1k
High break Joe Swail Northern Ireland £20,000£20k
High break Chris Small Scotland £2,200£2k

How the money splits

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

Prize money bands at the 2001 Embassy World Championship.
PLACE PLAYERS EACH BAND TOTAL
Winner 1 £250,000£250k £250,000£250k
Runner-up 1 £147,000£147k £147,000£147k
Semi-final 2 £73,000£73k £146,000£146k
Quarter-final 4 £36,500£37k £146,000£146k
Last 16 8 £20,000£20k £160,000£160k
Last 32 16 £14,000£14k £224,000£224k
Last 48 16 £10,500£11k £168,000£168k
Last 64 16 £6,600£7k £105,600£106k
Last 96 32 £4,000£4k £128,000£128k
Last 128 32 £1,100£1k £35,200£35k
High break 1 £20,000£20k £20,000£20k
High break 1 £2,200£2k £2,200£2k

Where the money went, band by band

Winner £250k
Runner-up £147k
Semi-final £146k
Quarter-final £146k
Last 16 £160k
Last 32 £224k
Last 48 £168k
Last 64 £106k
Last 96 £128k
Last 128 £35k
High break £20k
High break £2,200

The rest of 2001

Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2001

Other snooker tournaments in 2001.
TOURNAMENT WINNER PAID
2001 UK Championship Ronnie O'Sullivan £755,250£755k
2001 European Open Stephen Hendry £250,000£250k
2001 Benson And Hedges Championship Ryan Day £41,700£42k
2001 LG Cup Stephen Lee £617,200£617k
2001 Stan James British Open John Higgins £670,250£670k
2001 Regal Scottish Masters John Higgins £187,000£187k
2001 Champions Cup John Higgins £200,000£200k
2001 Sportingbet.co.uk Premier League Ronnie O'Sullivan £150,000£150k
2001 Regal Scottish Open Peter Ebdon £438,050£438k
2001 Irish Masters Ronnie O'Sullivan £153,340£153k
2001 Blue Eagle/Thai Airways Thailand Masters Ken Doherty £281,525£282k
2001 Rothmans Malta Grand Prix Stephen Hendry £36,000£36k
2001 Benson and Hedges Masters Paul Hunter £650,000£650k
2001 Regal Welsh Open Ken Doherty £440,200£440k

Snooker prize money in 2000

All 7 snooker tournaments we hold from 2000. The whole of 2000.

Snooker tournaments in 2000.
TOURNAMENT WINNER PAID
2000 China Open Ronnie O'Sullivan £311,080£311k
2000 Liverpool Victoria UK Championship John Higgins £542,780£543k
2000 Benson And Hedges Championship Shaun Murphy £38,850£39k
2000 Regal Scottish Masters Ronnie O'Sullivan £193,000£193k
2000 Grand Prix Mark Williams £426,350£426k
2000 British Open Peter Ebdon £438,300£438k
2000 Champions Cup Ronnie O'Sullivan £200,000£200k

Frequently asked questions

How much did the winner of the 2001 Embassy World Championship get?

Ronnie O'Sullivan took £250,000.

How much did the runner-up get?

John Higgins took £147,000, 59% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the 2001 Embassy World Championship?

£1,532,000, paid to 128 players.

How does it compare with other years?

The 2002 Embassy World Championship paid £1,614,585.

Where to next

Every edition is on the World Championship prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2001. The one after was the 2002 Embassy World Championship.