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SNOOKER · 2012-05-07 · SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND

2012 Betfred World Championship snooker prize money

The 2012 Betfred World Championship paid £1,152,500 to 64 players. Ronnie O'Sullivan won £250,000. Ali Carter took £125,000 as runner-up.

TOTAL PAID£1.2m
WINNER£250k
PLAYERS PAID64
PAYOUT BANDS10

Every cheque

64 players paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each player at the 2012 Betfred World Championship.
PLACE PLAYER NATION PRIZE MONEY
Winner Ronnie O'Sullivan England £250,000£250k
Runner-up Ali Carter England £125,000£125k
Semi-final Matthew Stevens Wales £52,000£52k
Semi-final Stephen Maguire Scotland £52,000£52k
Quarter-final Jamie Jones Wales £24,050£24k
Quarter-final Neil Robertson Australia £24,050£24k
Quarter-final Ryan Day Wales £24,050£24k
Quarter-final Stephen Hendry Scotland £24,050£24k
Last 16 Andrew Higginson England £16,000£16k
Last 16 Barry Hawkins England £16,000£16k
Last 16 Cao Yupeng China £16,000£16k
Last 16 David Gilbert England £16,000£16k
Last 16 Joe Perry England £16,000£16k
Last 16 John Higgins Scotland £16,000£16k
Last 16 Judd Trump England £16,000£16k
Last 16 Mark Williams Wales £16,000£16k
Last 32 Ding Junhui China £12,000£12k
Last 32 Dominic Dale Wales £12,000£12k
Last 32 Graeme Dott Scotland £12,000£12k
Last 32 Ken Doherty Ireland £12,000£12k
Last 32 Liang Wenbo China £12,000£12k
Last 32 Luca Brecel Belgium £12,000£12k
Last 32 Lyu Chuang China £12,000£12k
Last 32 Marco Fu Hong Kong £12,000£12k
Last 32 Mark Allen Northern Ireland £12,000£12k
Last 32 Mark Davis England £12,000£12k
Last 32 Mark Selby England £12,000£12k
Last 32 Martin Gould England £12,000£12k
Last 32 Peter Ebdon England £12,000£12k
Last 32 Shaun Murphy England £12,000£12k
Last 32 Stephen Lee England £12,000£12k
Last 32 Stuart Bingham England £12,000£12k
Last 48 Alfie Burden England £8,200£8k
Last 48 Anthony Hamilton England £8,200£8k
Last 48 Ben Woollaston England £8,200£8k
Last 48 David Morris Ireland £8,200£8k
Last 48 Fergal O'Brien Ireland £8,200£8k
Last 48 Gerard Greene Northern Ireland £8,200£8k
Last 48 Jamie Burnett Scotland £8,200£8k
Last 48 Jamie Cope England £8,200£8k
Last 48 Joe Jogia England £8,200£8k
Last 48 Marcus Campbell Scotland £8,200£8k
Last 48 Mark King England £8,200£8k
Last 48 Peter Lines England £8,200£8k
Last 48 Ricky Walden England £8,200£8k
Last 48 Robert Milkins England £8,200£8k
Last 48 Tom Ford England £8,200£8k
Last 48 Yu Delu China £8,200£8k
Last 64 Adam Duffy England £4,600£5k
Last 64 Alan McManus Scotland £4,600£5k
Last 64 Andy Hicks England £4,600£5k
Last 64 Anthony McGill Scotland £4,600£5k
Last 64 Igor Figueiredo Brazil £4,600£5k
Last 64 Jack Lisowski England £4,600£5k
Last 64 James Wattana Thailand £4,600£5k
Last 64 Jimmy White England £4,600£5k
Last 64 Justin Astley England £4,600£5k
Last 64 Matthew Selt England £4,600£5k
Last 64 Michael Holt England £4,600£5k
Last 64 Mike Dunn England £4,600£5k
Last 64 Nigel Bond England £4,600£5k
Last 64 Rory McLeod Jamaica £4,600£5k
Last 64 Steve Davis England £4,600£5k
Last 64 Xiao Guodong China £4,600£5k
High break Stephen Hendry Scotland £50,000£50k
High break Robert Milkins England £2,500£3k

How the money splits

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

Prize money bands at the 2012 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 £50,000£50k £50,000£50k
High break 1 £2,500£3k £2,500£3k

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 £50k
High break £2,500

The rest of 2012

Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2012

Other snooker tournaments in 2012.
TOURNAMENT WINNER PAID
2012 Betfair European Tour - Event 5 Ding Junhui £54,752£55k
2012 williamhill.com UK Championship Mark Selby £637,500£638k
2012 PartyPoker.com Premier League Stuart Bingham £224,000£224k
2012 Betfair, Victoria European Tour - Event 4 Judd Trump £56,736£57k
2012 PTC - Event 4 John Higgins £50,000£50k
2012 Guotai Liqueur APTC - Event 3 Stuart Bingham £50,000£50k
2012 International Championship Judd Trump £575,500£576k
2012 Wyldecrest Park Homes World Seniors Championship Nigel Bond £50,000£50k
2012 Betfair European Tour - Event 3 Mark Allen £54,736£55k
2012 Betfair European Tour - Event 2 Neil Robertson £54,150£54k
2012 Guotai Liqueur APTC - Event 2 Stephen Lee £50,000£50k
2012 Bank of Communication Shanghai Masters John Higgins £410,000£410k
2012 PTC - Event 3 Rod Lawler £50,000£50k
2012 Betfair European Tour - Event 1 Mark Selby £55,926£56k
2012 PTC - Event 2 Martin Gould £50,000£50k
2012 PTC - Event 1 Stephen Maguire £50,000£50k
2012 Goldfields Australian Open Barry Hawkins £277,120£277k
2012 Sangsom 6-Reds World Championship Mark Davis £122,230£122k
2012 Wuxi Classic Ricky Walden £399,000£399k
2012 Guotai Liqueur APTC - Event 1 Stuart Bingham £49,800£50k
2012 Bank of Beijing China Open Peter Ebdon £398,500£399k
2012 Championship League Ding Junhui £180,100£180k
2012 Betfair PTC Grand Final Stephen Lee £242,000£242k
2012 Haikou World Open Mark Allen £387,300£387k
2012 888真人 Welsh Open Ding Junhui £201,500£202k
2012 Partypoker.net German Masters Ronnie O'Sullivan £235,003£235k
2012 PartyPoker.com Snooker Shoot Out Barry Hawkins £130,000£130k
2012 BGC Masters Neil Robertson £500,000£500k
2012 Arcaden PTC - Event 12 Stephen Maguire £50,500£51k

Frequently asked questions

How much did the winner of the 2012 Betfred World Championship get?

Ronnie O'Sullivan took £250,000.

How much did the runner-up get?

Ali Carter took £125,000, 50% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the 2012 Betfred World Championship?

£1,152,500, paid to 64 players.

How does it compare with other years?

The 2011 Betfred World Championship paid £1,111,000, and the 2013 Betfair 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 2012. The edition before was the 2011 Betfred World Championship. The one after was the 2013 Betfair World Championship.