SNOOKER · 2015-05-04 · SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND
2015 Betfred World Championship snooker prize money
The 2015 Betfred World Championship paid £1,364,000 to 80 players. Stuart Bingham won £300,000. Shaun Murphy took £125,000 as runner-up.
TOTAL PAID£1.4m
WINNER£300k
PLAYERS PAID80
PAYOUT BANDS10
Every cheque
80 players paid, in finishing order
| PLACE | PLAYER | NATION | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Stuart Bingham | England | £300,000£300k |
| Runner-up | Shaun Murphy | England | £125,000£125k |
| Semi-final | Barry Hawkins | England | £60,000£60k |
| Semi-final | Judd Trump | England | £60,000£60k |
| Quarter-final | Anthony McGill | Scotland | £30,000£30k |
| Quarter-final | Ding Junhui | China | £30,000£30k |
| Quarter-final | Neil Robertson | Australia | £30,000£30k |
| Quarter-final | Ronnie O'Sullivan | England | £30,000£30k |
| Last 16 | Ali Carter | England | £20,000£20k |
| Last 16 | Graeme Dott | Scotland | £20,000£20k |
| Last 16 | Joe Perry | England | £20,000£20k |
| Last 16 | John Higgins | Scotland | £20,000£20k |
| Last 16 | Marco Fu | Hong Kong | £20,000£20k |
| Last 16 | Mark Allen | Northern Ireland | £20,000£20k |
| Last 16 | Mark Selby | England | £20,000£20k |
| Last 16 | Matthew Stevens | Wales | £20,000£20k |
| Last 32 | Alan McManus | Scotland | £12,000£12k |
| Last 32 | Craig Steadman | England | £12,000£12k |
| Last 32 | Jamie Jones | Wales | £12,000£12k |
| Last 32 | Jimmy Robertson | England | £12,000£12k |
| Last 32 | Kurt Maflin | Norway | £12,000£12k |
| Last 32 | Mark Davis | England | £12,000£12k |
| Last 32 | Mark Williams | Wales | £12,000£12k |
| Last 32 | Matthew Selt | England | £12,000£12k |
| Last 32 | Ricky Walden | England | £12,000£12k |
| Last 32 | Robbie Williams | England | £12,000£12k |
| Last 32 | Robert Milkins | England | £12,000£12k |
| Last 32 | Robin Hull | Finland | £12,000£12k |
| Last 32 | Ryan Day | Wales | £12,000£12k |
| Last 32 | Stephen Maguire | Scotland | £12,000£12k |
| Last 32 | Stuart Carrington | England | £12,000£12k |
| Last 32 | Zhang Anda | China | £12,000£12k |
| Last 48 | Adam Duffy | England | £9,000£9k |
| Last 48 | Andrew Higginson | England | £9,000£9k |
| Last 48 | Fergal O'Brien | Ireland | £9,000£9k |
| Last 48 | Igor Figueiredo | Brazil | £9,000£9k |
| Last 48 | Jak Jones | Wales | £9,000£9k |
| Last 48 | Jamie Burnett | Scotland | £9,000£9k |
| Last 48 | Joe Swail | Northern Ireland | £9,000£9k |
| Last 48 | Ken Doherty | Ireland | £9,000£9k |
| Last 48 | Li Hang | China | £9,000£9k |
| Last 48 | Liang Wenbo | China | £9,000£9k |
| Last 48 | Mark King | England | £9,000£9k |
| Last 48 | Michael Holt | England | £9,000£9k |
| Last 48 | Mitchell Mann | England | £9,000£9k |
| Last 48 | Tom Ford | England | £9,000£9k |
| Last 48 | Xiao Guodong | China | £9,000£9k |
| Last 48 | Yu Delu | China | £9,000£9k |
| Last 80 | Alex Davies | England | £6,000£6k |
| Last 80 | Andrew Pagett | Wales | £6,000£6k |
| Last 80 | Ben Woollaston | England | £6,000£6k |
| Last 80 | Cao Yupeng | China | £6,000£6k |
| Last 80 | Chris Wakelin | England | £6,000£6k |
| Last 80 | Darryl Hill | Isle of Man | £6,000£6k |
| Last 80 | David Gilbert | England | £6,000£6k |
| Last 80 | Dechawat Poomjaeng | Thailand | £6,000£6k |
| Last 80 | Dominic Dale | Wales | £6,000£6k |
| Last 80 | Fraser Patrick | Scotland | £6,000£6k |
| Last 80 | Gary Wilson | England | £6,000£6k |
| Last 80 | Gerard Greene | Northern Ireland | £6,000£6k |
| Last 80 | Jack Lisowski | England | £6,000£6k |
| Last 80 | Jimmy White | England | £6,000£6k |
| Last 80 | Lee Walker | Wales | £6,000£6k |
| Last 80 | Liam Highfield | England | £6,000£6k |
| Last 80 | Luca Brecel | Belgium | £6,000£6k |
| Last 80 | Marcus Campbell | Scotland | £6,000£6k |
| Last 80 | Mark Joyce | England | £6,000£6k |
| Last 80 | Michael White | Wales | £6,000£6k |
| Last 80 | Mike Dunn | England | £6,000£6k |
| Last 80 | Noppon Saengkham | Thailand | £6,000£6k |
| Last 80 | Oliver Lines | England | £6,000£6k |
| Last 80 | Peter Ebdon | England | £6,000£6k |
| Last 80 | Peter Lines | England | £6,000£6k |
| Last 80 | Rod Lawler | England | £6,000£6k |
| Last 80 | Sam Baird | England | £6,000£6k |
| Last 80 | Steve Davis | England | £6,000£6k |
| Last 80 | Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon | Thailand | £6,000£6k |
| Last 80 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thailand | £6,000£6k |
| Last 80 | Tian Pengfei | China | £6,000£6k |
| Last 80 | Zhou Yuelong | China | £6,000£6k |
| High break | Neil Robertson | Australia | £5,000£5k |
| High break | Stuart Bingham | England | £5,000£5k |
| High break | Craig Steadman | England | £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 | £300,000£300k | £300,000£300k |
| Runner-up | 1 | £125,000£125k | £125,000£125k |
| Semi-final | 2 | £60,000£60k | £120,000£120k |
| Quarter-final | 4 | £30,000£30k | £120,000£120k |
| Last 16 | 8 | £20,000£20k | £160,000£160k |
| Last 32 | 16 | £12,000£12k | £192,000£192k |
| Last 48 | 16 | £9,000£9k | £144,000£144k |
| Last 80 | 32 | £6,000£6k | £192,000£192k |
| 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
The rest of 2015
Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2015
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner of the 2015 Betfred World Championship get?
Stuart Bingham took £300,000.
How much did the runner-up get?
Shaun Murphy took £125,000, 42% of the winner's cheque.
What was the total prize money at the 2015 Betfred World Championship?
£1,364,000, paid to 80 players.
How does it compare with other years?
The 2014 Dafabet World Championship paid £1,214,000, and the 2016 Betfred World Championship paid £1,500,100.
Where to next
Every edition is on the World Championship prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2015. The edition before was the 2014 Dafabet World Championship. The one after was the 2016 Betfred World Championship.