2010 Betfred World Championship Snooker

Q: How much did the runner-up get?

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

Q: What was the total prize money at the 2010 Betfred World Championship?

£1,111,000, paid to 64 players.

Q: How does it compare with other years?

The 2009 Betfred World Championship paid £1,258,000, and the 2011 Betfred World Championship paid £1,111,000.

Every cheque

64 players paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each player at the 2010 Betfred World Championship.
PLACE	PLAYER	NATION	PRIZE MONEY
Winner	Neil Robertson	Australia	£250,000£250k
Runner-up	Graeme Dott	Scotland	£125,000£125k
Semi-final	Ali Carter	England	£52,000£52k
Semi-final	Mark Selby	England	£52,000£52k
Quarter-final	Mark Allen	Northern Ireland	£24,050£24k
Quarter-final	Ronnie O'Sullivan	England	£24,050£24k
Quarter-final	Shaun Murphy	England	£24,050£24k
Quarter-final	Steve Davis	England	£24,050£24k
Last 16	Ding Junhui	China	£16,000£16k
Last 16	Joe Perry	England	£16,000£16k
Last 16	John Higgins	Scotland	£16,000£16k
Last 16	Mark Davis	England	£16,000£16k
Last 16	Mark Williams	Wales	£16,000£16k
Last 16	Martin Gould	England	£16,000£16k
Last 16	Stephen Hendry	Scotland	£16,000£16k
Last 16	Stephen Maguire	Scotland	£16,000£16k
Last 32	Barry Hawkins	England	£12,000£12k
Last 32	Fergal O'Brien	Ireland	£12,000£12k
Last 32	Gerard Greene	Northern Ireland	£12,000£12k
Last 32	Jamie Cope	England	£12,000£12k
Last 32	Ken Doherty	Ireland	£12,000£12k
Last 32	Liang Wenbo	China	£12,000£12k
Last 32	Marco Fu	Hong Kong	£12,000£12k
Last 32	Marcus Campbell	Scotland	£12,000£12k
Last 32	Mark King	England	£12,000£12k
Last 32	Michael Holt	England	£12,000£12k
Last 32	Peter Ebdon	England	£12,000£12k
Last 32	Ryan Day	Wales	£12,000£12k
Last 32	Stephen Lee	England	£12,000£12k
Last 32	Stuart Pettman	England	£12,000£12k
Last 32	Tom Ford	England	£12,000£12k
Last 32	Zhang Anda	China	£12,000£12k
Last 48	Adrian Gunnell	England	£8,200£8k
Last 48	Alan McManus	Scotland	£8,200£8k
Last 48	Dave Harold	England	£8,200£8k
Last 48	David Morris	Ireland	£8,200£8k
Last 48	Ian McCulloch	England	£8,200£8k
Last 48	Jimmy Michie	England	£8,200£8k
Last 48	Joe Swail	Northern Ireland	£8,200£8k
Last 48	Judd Trump	England	£8,200£8k
Last 48	Mark Joyce	England	£8,200£8k
Last 48	Matthew Stevens	Wales	£8,200£8k
Last 48	Mike Dunn	England	£8,200£8k
Last 48	Nigel Bond	England	£8,200£8k
Last 48	Ricky Walden	England	£8,200£8k
Last 48	Rod Lawler	England	£8,200£8k
Last 48	Rory McLeod	Jamaica	£8,200£8k
Last 48	Stuart Bingham	England	£8,200£8k
Last 64	Andrew Higginson	England	£4,600£5k
Last 64	Anthony Hamilton	England	£4,600£5k
Last 64	Barry Pinches	England	£4,600£5k
Last 64	Bjorn Haneveer	Belgium	£4,600£5k
Last 64	David Gray	England	£4,600£5k
Last 64	David Roe	England	£4,600£5k
Last 64	Dominic Dale	Wales	£4,600£5k
Last 64	James Wattana	Thailand	£4,600£5k
Last 64	Jamie Burnett	Scotland	£4,600£5k
Last 64	Jimmy White	England	£4,600£5k
Last 64	Jin Long	China	£4,600£5k
Last 64	Joe Delaney	Ireland	£4,600£5k
Last 64	Michael Judge	Ireland	£4,600£5k
Last 64	Paul Davies	Wales	£4,600£5k
Last 64	Robert Milkins	England	£4,600£5k
Last 64	Tony Drago	Malta	£4,600£5k
High break	Graeme Dott	Scotland	£5,000£5k
High break	Mark Allen	Northern Ireland	£5,000£5k
High break	James Wattana	Thailand	£1,000£1k

How the money splits

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

Prize money bands at the 2010 Betfred 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	£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	2	£5,000£5k	£10,000£10k
High break	1	£1,000£1k	£1,000£1k

Where the money went, band by band

Winner £250k

Runner-up £125k

Semi-final £104k

Quarter-final £96k

Last 16 £128k

Last 32 £192k

Last 48 £131k

Last 64 £74k

High break £10k

High break £1,000

The rest of 2010

Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2010

Other snooker tournaments in 2010.
TOURNAMENT	WINNER	PAID
2010 12BET.com UK Championship	John Higgins	£624,500£625k
2010 PartyCasino.com Premier League	Ronnie O'Sullivan	£225,000£225k
2010 EPTC - Event 6	Michael Holt	£50,000£50k
2010 EPTC - Event 5	John Higgins	£47,800£48k
2010 Wyldecrest Park Homes World Seniors Championship	Jimmy White	£50,000£50k
2010 MIUS EPTC - Event 4	Stephen Lee	£48,000£48k
2010 EPTC - Event 3	Marcus Campbell	£48,000£48k
2010 PTC - Event 6	Dominic Dale	£50,000£50k
2010 PTC - Event 5	Ding Junhui	£50,000£50k
2010 EPTC - Event 2	Shaun Murphy	£48,000£48k
2010 12BET.com World Open	Neil Robertson	£502,000£502k
2010 Roewe Shanghai Masters	Ali Carter	£318,600£319k
2010 EPTC - Event 1	Judd Trump	£47,800£48k
2010 PTC - Event 4	Barry Pinches	£50,000£50k
2010 PTC - Event 3	Tom Ford	£50,000£50k
2010 PTC - Event 2	Mark Selby	£50,000£50k
2010 PTC - Event 1	Mark Williams	£50,000£50k
2010 Rundili Wuxi Classic	Shaun Murphy	£55,000£55k
2010 Sanyuan Foods China Open	Mark Williams	£318,270£318k
2010 Championship League	Marco Fu	£163,000£163k
2010 Pro Challenge Series - Event 5	Barry Hawkins	£5,000£5k
2010 Totesport.com Welsh Open	John Higgins	£222,200£222k
2010 Pokerstars.com Masters	Mark Selby	£486,000£486k

Frequently asked questions

How much did the winner of the 2010 Betfred World Championship get?

Neil Robertson 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 2010 Betfred World Championship?

£1,111,000, paid to 64 players.

How does it compare with other years?

The 2009 Betfred World Championship paid £1,258,000, and the 2011 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 2010. The edition before was the 2009 Betfred World Championship. The one after was the 2011 Betfred World Championship.

2010 Betfred World Championship snooker prize money