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SNOOKER · 2016-05-02 · SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND

2016 Betfred World Championship snooker prize money

The 2016 Betfred World Championship paid £1,500,100 to 80 players. Mark Selby won £330,000. Ding Junhui took £137,500 as runner-up.

TOTAL PAID£1.5m
WINNER£330k
PLAYERS PAID80
PAYOUT BANDS10

Every cheque

80 players paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each player at the 2016 Betfred World Championship.
PLACE PLAYER NATION PRIZE MONEY
Winner Mark Selby England £330,000£330k
Runner-up Ding Junhui China £137,500£138k
Semi-final Alan McManus Scotland £66,000£66k
Semi-final Marco Fu Hong Kong £66,000£66k
Quarter-final Barry Hawkins England £33,000£33k
Quarter-final John Higgins Scotland £33,000£33k
Quarter-final Kyren Wilson England £33,000£33k
Quarter-final Mark Williams Wales £33,000£33k
Last 16 Ali Carter England £22,000£22k
Last 16 Anthony McGill Scotland £22,000£22k
Last 16 Judd Trump England £22,000£22k
Last 16 Mark Allen Northern Ireland £22,000£22k
Last 16 Michael Holt England £22,000£22k
Last 16 Ricky Walden England £22,000£22k
Last 16 Ronnie O'Sullivan England £22,000£22k
Last 16 Sam Baird England £22,000£22k
Last 32 David Gilbert England £13,250£13k
Last 32 Graeme Dott Scotland £13,250£13k
Last 32 Joe Perry England £13,250£13k
Last 32 Liang Wenbo China £13,250£13k
Last 32 Martin Gould England £13,250£13k
Last 32 Michael White Wales £13,250£13k
Last 32 Mitchell Mann England £13,250£13k
Last 32 Neil Robertson Australia £13,250£13k
Last 32 Peter Ebdon England £13,250£13k
Last 32 Robbie Williams England £13,250£13k
Last 32 Robert Milkins England £13,250£13k
Last 32 Ryan Day Wales £13,250£13k
Last 32 Shaun Murphy England £13,250£13k
Last 32 Stephen Maguire Scotland £13,250£13k
Last 32 Stuart Bingham England £13,250£13k
Last 32 Zhang Anda China £13,250£13k
Last 48 Anthony Hamilton England £9,900£10k
Last 48 Dechawat Poomjaeng Thailand £9,900£10k
Last 48 Dominic Dale Wales £9,900£10k
Last 48 Ian Burns England £9,900£10k
Last 48 Jack Lisowski England £9,900£10k
Last 48 Jimmy Robertson England £9,900£10k
Last 48 Ken Doherty Ireland £9,900£10k
Last 48 Kurt Maflin Norway £9,900£10k
Last 48 Liam Highfield England £9,900£10k
Last 48 Mark King England £9,900£10k
Last 48 Matthew Stevens Wales £9,900£10k
Last 48 Mike Dunn England £9,900£10k
Last 48 Nigel Bond England £9,900£10k
Last 48 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Thailand £9,900£10k
Last 48 Xiao Guodong China £9,900£10k
Last 48 Zhou Yuelong China £9,900£10k
Last 80 Alfie Burden England £6,600£7k
Last 80 Cao Yupeng China £6,600£7k
Last 80 Chris Wakelin England £6,600£7k
Last 80 Craig Steadman England £6,600£7k
Last 80 David Grace England £6,600£7k
Last 80 David Morris Ireland £6,600£7k
Last 80 Fergal O'Brien Ireland £6,600£7k
Last 80 Gary Wilson England £6,600£7k
Last 80 Gerard Greene Northern Ireland £6,600£7k
Last 80 Hamza Akbar Pakistan £6,600£7k
Last 80 Hossein Vafaei Iran £6,600£7k
Last 80 Jamie Clarke Wales £6,600£7k
Last 80 Jamie Cope England £6,600£7k
Last 80 Lee Walker Wales £6,600£7k
Last 80 Li Hang China £6,600£7k
Last 80 Luca Brecel Belgium £6,600£7k
Last 80 Mark Davis England £6,600£7k
Last 80 Mark Joyce England £6,600£7k
Last 80 Martin O'Donnell England £6,600£7k
Last 80 Matthew Selt England £6,600£7k
Last 80 Noppon Saengkham Thailand £6,600£7k
Last 80 Oliver Lines England £6,600£7k
Last 80 Paul Davison England £6,600£7k
Last 80 Peter Lines England £6,600£7k
Last 80 Robin Hull Finland £6,600£7k
Last 80 Rory McLeod Jamaica £6,600£7k
Last 80 Ross Muir Scotland £6,600£7k
Last 80 Scott Donaldson Scotland £6,600£7k
Last 80 Stuart Carrington England £6,600£7k
Last 80 Tom Ford England £6,600£7k
Last 80 Zhang Yong China £6,600£7k
Last 80 Zhao Xintong China £6,600£7k
High break Kyren Wilson England £10,000£10k
High break Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 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 2016 Betfred World Championship.
PLACE PLAYERS EACH BAND TOTAL
Winner 1 £330,000£330k £330,000£330k
Runner-up 1 £137,500£138k £137,500£138k
Semi-final 2 £66,000£66k £132,000£132k
Quarter-final 4 £33,000£33k £132,000£132k
Last 16 8 £22,000£22k £176,000£176k
Last 32 16 £13,250£13k £212,000£212k
Last 48 16 £9,900£10k £158,400£158k
Last 80 32 £6,600£7k £211,200£211k
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 £330k
Runner-up £138k
Semi-final £132k
Quarter-final £132k
Last 16 £176k
Last 32 £212k
Last 48 £158k
Last 80 £211k
High break £10k
High break £1,000

The rest of 2016

Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2016

Other snooker tournaments in 2016.
TOURNAMENT WINNER PAID
2016 Coral Scottish Open Marco Fu £366,000£366k
2016 Betway UK Championship Mark Selby £855,000£855k
2016 Coral Northern Ireland Open Mark King £376,000£376k
2016 Champion Of Champions John Higgins £300,000£300k
2016 Evergrande China Championship John Higgins £650,000£650k
2016 International Championship Mark Selby £673,000£673k
2016 Coral English Open Liang Wenbo £376,000£376k
2016 European Masters Judd Trump £274,934£275k
2016 Shanghai Masters Ding Junhui £476,200£476k
2016 Sangsom 6-Reds World Championship Ding Junhui £143,992£144k
2016 Paul Hunter Classic Mark Selby £132,700£133k
2016 World Open Ali Carter £528,000£528k
2016 Indian Open Anthony McGill £300,000£300k
2016 Kaspersky Riga Masters Neil Robertson £150,000£150k
2016 China Open Judd Trump £526,000£526k
2016 Ladbrokes Players Championship Grand Final Mark Allen £350,000£350k
2016 Ladbrokes World Grand Prix Shaun Murphy £300,000£300k
2016 Championship League Judd Trump £179,700£180k
2016 Kreativ Dental European Tour - Event 6 Mark Selby £93,750£94k
2016 BetVictor Welsh Open Ronnie O'Sullivan £334,000£334k
2016 Coral Snooker Shoot Out Robin Hull £130,000£130k
2016 918.com German Masters Martin Gould £275,250£275k
2016 888Sport World Seniors Championship Mark Davis £50,000£50k
2016 Dafabet Masters Ronnie O'Sullivan £600,000£600k

Frequently asked questions

How much did the winner of the 2016 Betfred World Championship get?

Mark Selby took £330,000.

How much did the runner-up get?

Ding Junhui took £137,500, 42% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the 2016 Betfred World Championship?

£1,500,100, paid to 80 players.

How does it compare with other years?

The 2015 Betfred World Championship paid £1,364,000, and the 2017 Betfred World Championship paid £1,751,000.

Where to next

Every edition is on the World Championship prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2016. The edition before was the 2015 Betfred World Championship. The one after was the 2017 Betfred World Championship.