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SNOOKER · 2011-05-02 · SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND

2011 Betfred World Championship snooker prize money

The 2011 Betfred World Championship paid £1,111,000 to 64 players. John Higgins won £250,000. Judd Trump took £125,000 as runner-up.

TOTAL PAID£1.1m
WINNER£250k
PLAYERS PAID64
PAYOUT BANDS10

Every cheque

64 players paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each player at the 2011 Betfred World Championship.
PLACE PLAYER NATION PRIZE MONEY
Winner John Higgins Scotland £250,000£250k
Runner-up Judd Trump England £125,000£125k
Semi-final Ding Junhui China £52,000£52k
Semi-final Mark Williams Wales £52,000£52k
Quarter-final Graeme Dott Scotland £24,050£24k
Quarter-final Mark Allen Northern Ireland £24,050£24k
Quarter-final Mark Selby England £24,050£24k
Quarter-final Ronnie O'Sullivan England £24,050£24k
Last 16 Ali Carter England £16,000£16k
Last 16 Barry Hawkins England £16,000£16k
Last 16 Jamie Cope England £16,000£16k
Last 16 Martin Gould England £16,000£16k
Last 16 Rory McLeod Jamaica £16,000£16k
Last 16 Shaun Murphy England £16,000£16k
Last 16 Stephen Hendry Scotland £16,000£16k
Last 16 Stuart Bingham England £16,000£16k
Last 32 Andrew Pagett Wales £12,000£12k
Last 32 Dave Harold England £12,000£12k
Last 32 Dominic Dale Wales £12,000£12k
Last 32 Jamie Burnett Scotland £12,000£12k
Last 32 Jimmy Robertson England £12,000£12k
Last 32 Joe Perry England £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 Matthew Stevens Wales £12,000£12k
Last 32 Neil Robertson Australia £12,000£12k
Last 32 Peter Ebdon England £12,000£12k
Last 32 Ricky Walden 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 48 Alan McManus Scotland £8,200£8k
Last 48 Andrew Higginson England £8,200£8k
Last 48 Anthony Hamilton England £8,200£8k
Last 48 David Gilbert England £8,200£8k
Last 48 Fergal O'Brien Ireland £8,200£8k
Last 48 Gerard Greene Northern Ireland £8,200£8k
Last 48 Ken Doherty Ireland £8,200£8k
Last 48 Liang Wenbo China £8,200£8k
Last 48 Liu Song China £8,200£8k
Last 48 Lyu Chuang China £8,200£8k
Last 48 Mark Davis England £8,200£8k
Last 48 Matthew Selt England £8,200£8k
Last 48 Michael Holt England £8,200£8k
Last 48 Mike Dunn England £8,200£8k
Last 48 Robert Milkins England £8,200£8k
Last 48 Steve Davis England £8,200£8k
Last 64 Jack Lisowski England £4,600£5k
Last 64 James McBain Scotland £4,600£5k
Last 64 James Wattana Thailand £4,600£5k
Last 64 Jamie Jones Wales £4,600£5k
Last 64 Joe Jogia England £4,600£5k
Last 64 Kyren Wilson England £4,600£5k
Last 64 Mark Joyce England £4,600£5k
Last 64 Michael White Wales £4,600£5k
Last 64 Nigel Bond England £4,600£5k
Last 64 Patrick Wallace Northern Ireland £4,600£5k
Last 64 Paul Davison England £4,600£5k
Last 64 Peter Lines England £4,600£5k
Last 64 Sam Baird England £4,600£5k
Last 64 Stuart Pettman England £4,600£5k
Last 64 Tom Ford England £4,600£5k
Last 64 Tony Drago Malta £4,600£5k
High break Ding Junhui China £10,000£10k
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 2011 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 1 £10,000£10k £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 2011

Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2011

Other snooker tournaments in 2011.
TOURNAMENT WINNER PAID
2011 PTC - Event 11 Tom Ford £50,500£51k
2011 williamhill.com UK Championship Judd Trump £625,000£625k
2011 PTC - Event 10 Michael Holt £53,000£53k
2011 PartyPoker.com Premier League Ronnie O'Sullivan £210,000£210k
2011 PTC - Event 9 Judd Trump £43,000£43k
2011 Wyldecrest Park Homes World Seniors Championship Darren Morgan £53,000£53k
2011 PTC - Event 8 Neil Robertson £43,000£43k
2011 PTC - Event 7 Ronnie O'Sullivan £50,000£50k
2011 PTC - Event 6 Neil Robertson £43,085£43k
2011 PTC - Event 5 Andrew Higginson £50,000£50k
2011 Brazil Masters Shaun Murphy £132,911£133k
2011 Bank of Communication Shanghai Masters Mark Selby £350,000£350k
2011 PTC - Event 4 Mark Selby £43,500£44k
2011 PTC - Event 3 Ben Woollaston £50,000£50k
2011 PTC - Event 2 Judd Trump £50,000£50k
2011 Goldfields Australian Open Stuart Bingham £289,000£289k
2011 Wuxi Classic Mark Selby £56,000£56k
2011 PTC - Event 1 Ronnie O'Sullivan £50,000£50k
2011 Scottish Professional Championship John Higgins £9,500£10k
2011 Bank of Beijing China Open Judd Trump £319,075£319k
2011 Championship League Matthew Stevens £165,800£166k
2011 PartyCasino.com PTC Grand Final Shaun Murphy £197,500£198k
2011 Wyldecrest Park Homes Welsh Open John Higgins £201,500£202k
2011 German Masters Mark Williams £227,105£227k
2011 CaesarsCasino.com Snooker Shoot Out Nigel Bond £129,500£130k
2011 Ladbrokes Mobile Masters Ding Junhui £500,000£500k

Frequently asked questions

How much did the winner of the 2011 Betfred World Championship get?

John Higgins took £250,000.

How much did the runner-up get?

Judd Trump took £125,000, 50% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the 2011 Betfred World Championship?

£1,111,000, paid to 64 players.

How does it compare with other years?

The 2010 Betfred World Championship paid £1,111,000, and the 2012 Betfred World Championship paid £1,152,500.

Where to next

Every edition is on the World Championship prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2011. The edition before was the 2010 Betfred World Championship. The one after was the 2012 Betfred World Championship.