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SNOOKER · 2004-05-03 · SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND

2004 Embassy World Championship snooker prize money

The 2004 Embassy World Championship paid £1,371,720 to 129 players. Ronnie O'Sullivan won £250,000. Graeme Dott took £125,000 as runner-up.

TOTAL PAID£1.4m
WINNER£250k
PLAYERS PAID129
PAYOUT BANDS14

Every cheque

129 players paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each player at the 2004 Embassy World Championship.
PLACE PLAYER NATION PRIZE MONEY
Winner Ronnie O'Sullivan England £250,000£250k
Runner-up Graeme Dott Scotland £125,000£125k
Semi-final Matthew Stevens Wales £63,200£63k
Semi-final Stephen Hendry Scotland £63,200£63k
Quarter-final Anthony Hamilton England £31,600£32k
Quarter-final David Gray England £31,600£32k
Quarter-final Ian McCulloch England £31,600£32k
Quarter-final Joe Perry England £31,600£32k
Last 16 Alan McManus Scotland £17,600£18k
Last 16 Andy Hicks England £17,600£18k
Last 16 Barry Pinches England £17,600£18k
Last 16 Joe Swail Northern Ireland £17,600£18k
Last 16 John Higgins Scotland £17,600£18k
Last 16 Lee Walker Wales £17,600£18k
Last 16 Mark Williams Wales £17,600£18k
Last 16 Paul Hunter England £17,600£18k
Last 32 Ali Carter England £12,000£12k
Last 32 Chris Small Scotland £12,000£12k
Last 32 Dominic Dale Wales £12,000£12k
Last 32 James Wattana Thailand £12,000£12k
Last 32 Jimmy White England £12,000£12k
Last 32 John Parrott England £12,000£12k
Last 32 Ken Doherty Ireland £12,000£12k
Last 32 Mark King England £12,000£12k
Last 32 Peter Ebdon England £12,000£12k
Last 32 Quinten Hann Australia £12,000£12k
Last 32 Robert Milkins England £12,000£12k
Last 32 Ryan Day Wales £12,000£12k
Last 32 Stephen Lee England £12,000£12k
Last 32 Stephen Maguire Scotland £12,000£12k
Last 32 Steve Davis England £12,000£12k
Last 32 Stuart Pettman England £12,000£12k
Last 48 Adrian Gunnell England £9,200£9k
Last 48 Anthony Davies Wales £9,200£9k
Last 48 Brian Morgan England £9,200£9k
Last 48 Dave Harold England £9,200£9k
Last 48 Drew Henry Scotland £9,200£9k
Last 48 Leo Fernandez Ireland £9,200£9k
Last 48 Marco Fu Hong Kong £9,200£9k
Last 48 Mark Selby England £9,200£9k
Last 48 Michael Holt England £9,200£9k
Last 48 Michael Judge Ireland £9,200£9k
Last 48 Nick Dyson England £9,200£9k
Last 48 Nigel Bond England £9,200£9k
Last 48 Patrick Wallace Northern Ireland £9,200£9k
Last 48 Rory McLeod Jamaica £9,200£9k
Last 48 Tony Drago Malta £9,200£9k
Last 64 Barry Hawkins England £5,720£6k
Last 64 Darren Morgan Wales £5,720£6k
Last 64 David Finbow England £5,720£6k
Last 64 David Roe England £5,720£6k
Last 64 Ding Junhui China £5,720£6k
Last 64 Fergal O'Brien Ireland £5,720£6k
Last 64 Gary Wilkinson England £5,720£6k
Last 64 Gerard Greene Northern Ireland £5,720£6k
Last 64 Jamie Burnett Scotland £5,720£6k
Last 64 Jonathan Birch England £5,720£6k
Last 64 Mark Davis England £5,720£6k
Last 64 Neil Robertson Australia £5,720£6k
Last 64 Peter Lines England £5,720£6k
Last 64 Shaun Murphy England £5,720£6k
Last 64 Shokat Ali Pakistan £5,720£6k
Last 64 Stuart Bingham England £5,720£6k
Last 80 Alfie Burden England £4,560£5k
Last 80 Bjorn Haneveer Belgium £4,560£5k
Last 80 Craig Butler England £4,560£5k
Last 80 Gary Hardiman Ireland £4,560£5k
Last 80 Ian Preece Wales £4,560£5k
Last 80 Jimmy Michie England £4,560£5k
Last 80 Marcus Campbell Scotland £4,560£5k
Last 80 Mike Dunn England £4,560£5k
Last 80 Munraj Pal England £4,560£5k
Last 80 Nick Walker England £4,560£5k
Last 80 Paul Wykes England £4,560£5k
Last 80 Ricky Walden England £4,560£5k
Last 80 Rod Lawler England £4,560£5k
Last 80 Sean Storey England £4,560£5k
Last 80 Simon Bedford England £4,560£5k
Last 80 Stuart Mann England £4,560£5k
Last 96 Colm Gilcreest Ireland £3,440£3k
Last 96 David Gilbert England £3,440£3k
Last 96 Gary Thomson Scotland £3,440£3k
Last 96 Jason Ferguson England £3,440£3k
Last 96 Jason Prince Northern Ireland £3,440£3k
Last 96 Joe Delaney Ireland £3,440£3k
Last 96 Joe Meara Northern Ireland £3,440£3k
Last 96 Liu Song China £3,440£3k
Last 96 Luke Simmonds England £3,440£3k
Last 96 Michael Rhodes England £3,440£3k
Last 96 Paul Davies Wales £3,440£3k
Last 96 Scott MacKenzie Scotland £3,440£3k
Last 96 Suchakree Poomjang Thailand £3,440£3k
Last 96 Supoj Saenla Thailand £3,440£3k
Last 96 Tom Ford England £3,440£3k
Last 96 Tony Jones England £3,440£3k
Last 128 Adam Davies England £1,000£1k
Last 128 Adrian Rosa England £1,000£1k
Last 128 Alain Robidoux Canada £1,000£1k
Last 128 Andrew Higginson England £1,000£1k
Last 128 Andrew Norman England £1,000£1k
Last 128 Andy Neck England £1,000£1k
Last 128 Atthasit Mahitthi Thailand £1,000£1k
Last 128 Billy Snaddon Scotland £1,000£1k
Last 128 Bradley Jones England £1,000£1k
Last 128 Brian Salmon England £1,000£1k
Last 128 Carlo Giagnacovo England £1,000£1k
Last 128 Darryn Walker England £1,000£1k
Last 128 Ian Brumby England £1,000£1k
Last 128 Ian Sargeant Wales £1,000£1k
Last 128 Jamie Cope England £1,000£1k
Last 128 Joe Johnson England £1,000£1k
Last 128 Johl Younger Australia £1,000£1k
Last 128 Kurt Maflin Norway £1,000£1k
Last 128 Luke Fisher England £1,000£1k
Last 128 Martin Dziewialtowski Scotland £1,000£1k
Last 128 Martin Gould England £1,000£1k
Last 128 Matthew Couch England £1,000£1k
Last 128 Mehmet Husnu Cyprus £1,000£1k
Last 128 Michael Wild England £1,000£1k
Last 128 Mike Hallett England £1,000£1k
Last 128 Paul Sweeny England £1,000£1k
Last 128 Philip Williams Wales £1,000£1k
Last 128 Stephen Croft England £1,000£1k
Last 128 Steve Mifsud Australia £1,000£1k
Last 128 Steven Bennie Scotland £1,000£1k
Last 128 Terry Murphy Northern Ireland £1,000£1k
Last 128 Wayne Brown England £1,000£1k
Round 5 Chris Melling England £1,000£1k
Round 5 James Leadbetter England £1,000£1k
High break Joe Perry England £17,600£18k
High break Ryan Day Wales £2,000£2k

How the money splits

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

Prize money bands at the 2004 Embassy World Championship.
PLACE PLAYERS EACH BAND TOTAL
Winner 1 £250,000£250k £250,000£250k
Runner-up 1 £125,000£125k £125,000£125k
Semi-final 2 £63,200£63k £126,400£126k
Quarter-final 4 £31,600£32k £126,400£126k
Last 16 8 £17,600£18k £140,800£141k
Last 32 16 £12,000£12k £192,000£192k
Last 48 15 £9,200£9k £138,000£138k
Last 64 16 £5,720£6k £91,520£92k
Last 80 16 £4,560£5k £72,960£73k
Last 96 16 £3,440£3k £55,040£55k
Last 128 32 £1,000£1k £32,000£32k
Round 5 2 £1,000£1k £2,000£2k
High break 1 £17,600£18k £17,600£18k
High break 1 £2,000£2k £2,000£2k

Where the money went, band by band

Winner £250k
Runner-up £125k
Semi-final £126k
Quarter-final £126k
Last 16 £141k
Last 32 £192k
Last 48 £138k
Last 64 £92k
Last 80 £73k
Last 96 £55k
Last 128 £32k
Round 5 £2,000
High break £18k
High break £2,000

The rest of 2004

Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2004

Other snooker tournaments in 2004.
TOURNAMENT WINNER PAID
2004 Travis Perkins UK Championship Stephen Maguire £525,000£525k
2004 British Open John Higgins £200,000£200k
2004 Totesport Grand Prix Ronnie O'Sullivan £420,000£420k
2004 John Smith Merseyside Professional Joe Perry £1,790£2k
2004 World Champions V Asia Stars Challenge Marco Fu £70,000£70k
2004 Betfair Premier League Stephen Hendry £180,000£180k
2004 Daily Record Players Championship Jimmy White £584,000£584k
2004 Citywest Irish Masters Peter Ebdon £396,800£397k
2004 European Open Stephen Maguire £400,800£401k
2004 Masters Paul Hunter £350,000£350k
2004 Welsh Open Ronnie O'Sullivan £446,100£446k

Frequently asked questions

How much did the winner of the 2004 Embassy World Championship get?

Ronnie O'Sullivan took £250,000.

How much did the runner-up get?

Graeme Dott took £125,000, 50% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the 2004 Embassy World Championship?

£1,371,720, paid to 129 players.

How does it compare with other years?

The 2003 Embassy World Championship paid £1,815,250, and the 2005 Embassy World Championship paid £1,263,800.

Where to next

Every edition is on the World Championship prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2004. The edition before was the 2003 Embassy World Championship. The one after was the 2005 Embassy World Championship.