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SNOOKER · 2017-05-01 · SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND

2017 Betfred World Championship snooker prize money

The 2017 Betfred World Championship paid £1,751,000 to 80 players. Mark Selby won £375,000. John Higgins took £160,000 as runner-up.

TOTAL PAID£1.8m
WINNER£375k
PLAYERS PAID80
PAYOUT BANDS10

Every cheque

80 players paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each player at the 2017 Betfred World Championship.
PLACE PLAYER NATION PRIZE MONEY
Winner Mark Selby England £375,000£375k
Runner-up John Higgins Scotland £160,000£160k
Semi-final Barry Hawkins England £75,000£75k
Semi-final Ding Junhui China £75,000£75k
Quarter-final Kyren Wilson England £37,500£38k
Quarter-final Marco Fu Hong Kong £37,500£38k
Quarter-final Ronnie O'Sullivan England £37,500£38k
Quarter-final Stephen Maguire Scotland £37,500£38k
Last 16 Graeme Dott Scotland £25,000£25k
Last 16 Liang Wenbo China £25,000£25k
Last 16 Mark Allen Northern Ireland £25,000£25k
Last 16 Neil Robertson Australia £25,000£25k
Last 16 Rory McLeod Jamaica £25,000£25k
Last 16 Shaun Murphy England £25,000£25k
Last 16 Stuart Bingham England £25,000£25k
Last 16 Xiao Guodong China £25,000£25k
Last 32 Ali Carter England £16,000£16k
Last 32 Anthony McGill Scotland £16,000£16k
Last 32 David Grace England £16,000£16k
Last 32 Fergal O'Brien Ireland £16,000£16k
Last 32 Gary Wilson England £16,000£16k
Last 32 Jimmy Robertson England £16,000£16k
Last 32 Judd Trump England £16,000£16k
Last 32 Luca Brecel Belgium £16,000£16k
Last 32 Martin Gould England £16,000£16k
Last 32 Noppon Saengkham Thailand £16,000£16k
Last 32 Peter Ebdon England £16,000£16k
Last 32 Ryan Day Wales £16,000£16k
Last 32 Stuart Carrington England £16,000£16k
Last 32 Tom Ford England £16,000£16k
Last 32 Yan Bingtao China £16,000£16k
Last 32 Zhou Yuelong China £16,000£16k
Last 48 Akani Songsermsawad Thailand £12,000£12k
Last 48 Alexander Ursenbacher Switzerland £12,000£12k
Last 48 Ben Woollaston England £12,000£12k
Last 48 David Gilbert England £12,000£12k
Last 48 Dominic Dale Wales £12,000£12k
Last 48 Hammad Miah England £12,000£12k
Last 48 Hossein Vafaei Iran £12,000£12k
Last 48 Jamie Jones Wales £12,000£12k
Last 48 Lee Walker Wales £12,000£12k
Last 48 Li Hang China £12,000£12k
Last 48 Mark King England £12,000£12k
Last 48 Mark Williams Wales £12,000£12k
Last 48 Michael Holt England £12,000£12k
Last 48 Michael White Wales £12,000£12k
Last 48 Rod Lawler England £12,000£12k
Last 48 Yu Delu China £12,000£12k
Last 80 Alan McManus Scotland £8,000£8k
Last 80 Alfie Burden England £8,000£8k
Last 80 Andrew Higginson England £8,000£8k
Last 80 Anthony Hamilton England £8,000£8k
Last 80 Chris Wakelin England £8,000£8k
Last 80 Daniel Wells Wales £8,000£8k
Last 80 Dechawat Poomjaeng Thailand £8,000£8k
Last 80 Eden Sharav Israel £8,000£8k
Last 80 Fang Xiongman China £8,000£8k
Last 80 Ian Preece Wales £8,000£8k
Last 80 Jack Lisowski England £8,000£8k
Last 80 Joe Perry England £8,000£8k
Last 80 Joe Swail Northern Ireland £8,000£8k
Last 80 John Astley England £8,000£8k
Last 80 Ken Doherty Ireland £8,000£8k
Last 80 Liam Highfield England £8,000£8k
Last 80 Mark Davis England £8,000£8k
Last 80 Mark Joyce England £8,000£8k
Last 80 Martin O'Donnell England £8,000£8k
Last 80 Matthew Selt England £8,000£8k
Last 80 Mike Dunn England £8,000£8k
Last 80 Nigel Bond England £8,000£8k
Last 80 Oliver Lines England £8,000£8k
Last 80 Peter Lines England £8,000£8k
Last 80 Reanne Evans England £8,000£8k
Last 80 Rhys Clark Scotland £8,000£8k
Last 80 Robbie Williams England £8,000£8k
Last 80 Ross Muir Scotland £8,000£8k
Last 80 Sam Baird England £8,000£8k
Last 80 Scott Donaldson Scotland £8,000£8k
Last 80 Sydney Wilson England £8,000£8k
Last 80 Tian Pengfei China £8,000£8k
High break Ronnie O'Sullivan England £10,000£10k
High break Gary Wilson England £2,000£2k

How the money splits

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

Prize money bands at the 2017 Betfred World Championship.
PLACE PLAYERS EACH BAND TOTAL
Winner 1 £375,000£375k £375,000£375k
Runner-up 1 £160,000£160k £160,000£160k
Semi-final 2 £75,000£75k £150,000£150k
Quarter-final 4 £37,500£38k £150,000£150k
Last 16 8 £25,000£25k £200,000£200k
Last 32 16 £16,000£16k £256,000£256k
Last 48 16 £12,000£12k £192,000£192k
Last 80 32 £8,000£8k £256,000£256k
High break 1 £10,000£10k £10,000£10k
High break 1 £2,000£2k £2,000£2k

Where the money went, band by band

Winner £375k
Runner-up £160k
Semi-final £150k
Quarter-final £150k
Last 16 £200k
Last 32 £256k
Last 48 £192k
Last 80 £256k
High break £10k
High break £2,000

The rest of 2017

Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2017

Other snooker tournaments in 2017.
TOURNAMENT WINNER PAID
2017 Scottish Open Neil Robertson £387,250£387k
2017 Betway UK Championship Ronnie O'Sullivan £850,000£850k
2017 Northern Ireland Open Mark Williams £366,000£366k
2017 Shanghai Masters Ronnie O'Sullivan £704,000£704k
2017 Champion Of Champions Shaun Murphy £370,000£370k
2017 OPPO International Championship Mark Selby £755,000£755k
2017 English Open Ronnie O'Sullivan £408,500£409k
2017 European Masters Judd Trump £366,500£367k
2017 World Open Ding Junhui £700,000£700k
2017 Indian Open John Higgins £323,000£323k
2017 Sangsom 6-Reds World Championship Mark Williams £230,000£230k
2017 Paul Hunter Classic Michael White £100,000£100k
2017 Evergrande China Championship Luca Brecel £700,000£700k
2017 Hong Kong Masters Neil Robertson £315,000£315k
2017 Kaspersky Riga Masters Ryan Day £227,000£227k
2017 China Open Mark Selby £548,000£548k
2017 Ladbrokes Players Championship Judd Trump £380,000£380k
2017 Gibraltar Open Shaun Murphy £93,750£94k
2017 Championship League John Higgins £181,800£182k
2017 Coral Snooker Shoot Out Anthony McGill £146,000£146k
2017 Coral Welsh Open Stuart Bingham £366,000£366k
2017 World Grand Prix Barry Hawkins £375,000£375k
2017 F66.com German Masters Anthony Hamilton £286,250£286k
2017 Dafabet Masters Ronnie O'Sullivan £600,000£600k

Frequently asked questions

How much did the winner of the 2017 Betfred World Championship get?

Mark Selby took £375,000.

How much did the runner-up get?

John Higgins took £160,000, 43% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the 2017 Betfred World Championship?

£1,751,000, paid to 80 players.

How does it compare with other years?

The 2016 Betfred World Championship paid £1,500,100, and the 2018 Betfred World Championship paid £1,978,000.

Where to next

Every edition is on the World Championship prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2017. The edition before was the 2016 Betfred World Championship. The one after was the 2018 Betfred World Championship.