SNOOKER · 2009-05-04 · SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND
2009 Betfred World Championship snooker prize money
The 2009 Betfred World Championship paid £1,258,000 to 64 players. John Higgins won £250,000. Shaun Murphy took £125,000 as runner-up.
TOTAL PAID£1.3m
WINNER£250k
PLAYERS PAID64
PAYOUT BANDS10
Every cheque
64 players paid, in finishing order
| PLACE | PLAYER | NATION | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | John Higgins | Scotland | £250,000£250k |
| Runner-up | Shaun Murphy | England | £125,000£125k |
| Semi-final | Mark Allen | Northern Ireland | £52,000£52k |
| Semi-final | Neil Robertson | Australia | £52,000£52k |
| Quarter-final | Mark Selby | England | £24,050£24k |
| Quarter-final | Ryan Day | Wales | £24,050£24k |
| Quarter-final | Stephen Hendry | Scotland | £24,050£24k |
| Quarter-final | Stephen Maguire | Scotland | £24,050£24k |
| Last 16 | Ali Carter | England | £16,000£16k |
| Last 16 | Ding Junhui | China | £16,000£16k |
| Last 16 | Graeme Dott | Scotland | £16,000£16k |
| Last 16 | Jamie Cope | England | £16,000£16k |
| Last 16 | Marco Fu | Hong Kong | £16,000£16k |
| Last 16 | Mark King | England | £16,000£16k |
| Last 16 | Nigel Bond | England | £16,000£16k |
| Last 16 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | England | £16,000£16k |
| Last 32 | Andrew Higginson | England | £12,000£12k |
| Last 32 | Barry Hawkins | England | £12,000£12k |
| Last 32 | Gerard Greene | Northern Ireland | £12,000£12k |
| Last 32 | Jamie Burnett | Scotland | £12,000£12k |
| Last 32 | Joe Perry | England | £12,000£12k |
| Last 32 | Joe Swail | Northern Ireland | £12,000£12k |
| Last 32 | Liang Wenbo | China | £12,000£12k |
| Last 32 | Mark Williams | Wales | £12,000£12k |
| Last 32 | Martin Gould | England | £12,000£12k |
| Last 32 | Michael Holt | England | £12,000£12k |
| Last 32 | Peter Ebdon | England | £12,000£12k |
| Last 32 | Ricky Walden | England | £12,000£12k |
| Last 32 | Rory McLeod | Jamaica | £12,000£12k |
| Last 32 | Stephen Lee | England | £12,000£12k |
| Last 32 | Steve Davis | England | £12,000£12k |
| Last 32 | Stuart Bingham | England | £12,000£12k |
| Last 48 | Alan McManus | Scotland | £8,200£8k |
| Last 48 | Anthony Hamilton | England | £8,200£8k |
| Last 48 | Daniel Wells | Wales | £8,200£8k |
| Last 48 | Dave Harold | England | £8,200£8k |
| Last 48 | Dominic Dale | Wales | £8,200£8k |
| Last 48 | Fergal O'Brien | Ireland | £8,200£8k |
| Last 48 | Ian McCulloch | England | £8,200£8k |
| Last 48 | Judd Trump | England | £8,200£8k |
| Last 48 | Ken Doherty | Ireland | £8,200£8k |
| Last 48 | Lee Spick | England | £8,200£8k |
| Last 48 | Matthew Couch | England | £8,200£8k |
| Last 48 | Matthew Stevens | Wales | £8,200£8k |
| Last 48 | Michael Judge | Ireland | £8,200£8k |
| Last 48 | Mike Dunn | England | £8,200£8k |
| Last 48 | Paul Davies | Wales | £8,200£8k |
| Last 48 | Tom Ford | England | £8,200£8k |
| Last 64 | Adrian Gunnell | England | £4,600£5k |
| Last 64 | Andy Hicks | England | £4,600£5k |
| Last 64 | David Gilbert | England | £4,600£5k |
| Last 64 | David Morris | Ireland | £4,600£5k |
| Last 64 | Jamie Jones | Wales | £4,600£5k |
| Last 64 | Jimmy Michie | England | £4,600£5k |
| Last 64 | Jin Long | China | £4,600£5k |
| Last 64 | Joe Delaney | Ireland | £4,600£5k |
| Last 64 | John Parrott | England | £4,600£5k |
| Last 64 | Liu Song | China | £4,600£5k |
| Last 64 | Marcus Campbell | Scotland | £4,600£5k |
| Last 64 | Mark Davis | England | £4,600£5k |
| Last 64 | Patrick Wallace | Northern Ireland | £4,600£5k |
| Last 64 | Rod Lawler | England | £4,600£5k |
| Last 64 | Simon Bedford | England | £4,600£5k |
| Last 64 | Stuart Pettman | England | £4,600£5k |
| High break | Stephen Hendry | Scotland | £157,000£157k |
| High break | Mark Williams | Wales | £1,000£1k |
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 | £250,000£250k | £250,000£250k |
| Runner-up | 1 | £125,000£125k | £125,000£125k |
| Semi-final | 2 | £52,000£52k | £104,000£104k |
| Quarter-final | 4 | £24,050£24k | £96,200£96k |
| Last 16 | 8 | £16,000£16k | £128,000£128k |
| Last 32 | 16 | £12,000£12k | £192,000£192k |
| Last 48 | 16 | £8,200£8k | £131,200£131k |
| Last 64 | 16 | £4,600£5k | £73,600£74k |
| High break | 1 | £157,000£157k | £157,000£157k |
| High break | 1 | £1,000£1k | £1,000£1k |
Where the money went, band by band
The rest of 2009
Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2009
| TOURNAMENT | WINNER | PAID |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 Pukka Pies UK Championship | Ding Junhui | £625,000£625k |
| 2009 PartyCasino.com Premier League | Shaun Murphy | £228,000£228k |
| 2009 Pro Challenge Series - Event 3 | Robert Milkins | £15,000£15k |
| 2009 Masters Qualifying Event | Rory McLeod | £3,600£4k |
| 2009 Grand Prix | Neil Robertson | £502,100£502k |
| 2009 Roewe Shanghai Masters | Ronnie O'Sullivan | £296,360£296k |
| 2009 Pro Challenge Series - Event 2 | Ken Doherty | £9,500£10k |
| 2009 Pro Challenge Series - Event 1 | Stephen Maguire | £15,000£15k |
| 2009 Wuzhou International Group Jiangsu Classic | Mark Allen | £88,000£88k |
| 2009 Bank of Beijing China Open | Peter Ebdon | £267,900£268k |
| 2009 Championship League | Judd Trump | £166,900£167k |
| 2009 Welsh Open | Ali Carter | £225,500£226k |
| 2009 Masters | Ronnie O'Sullivan | £482,000£482k |
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner of the 2009 Betfred World Championship get?
John Higgins took £250,000.
How much did the runner-up get?
Shaun Murphy took £125,000, 50% of the winner's cheque.
What was the total prize money at the 2009 Betfred World Championship?
£1,258,000, paid to 64 players.
How does it compare with other years?
The 2008 888.com World Championship paid £1,197,000, and the 2010 Betfred World Championship paid £1,111,000.
Where to next
Every edition is on the World Championship prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2009. The edition before was the 2008 888.com World Championship. The one after was the 2010 Betfred World Championship.