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SNOOKER · 2018-05-07 · SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND

2018 Betfred World Championship snooker prize money

The 2018 Betfred World Championship paid £1,978,000 to 80 players. Mark Williams won £425,000. John Higgins took £180,000 as runner-up.

TOTAL PAID£2.0m
WINNER£425k
PLAYERS PAID80
PAYOUT BANDS10

Every cheque

80 players paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each player at the 2018 Betfred World Championship.
PLACE PLAYER NATION PRIZE MONEY
Winner Mark Williams Wales £425,000£425k
Runner-up John Higgins Scotland £180,000£180k
Semi-final Barry Hawkins England £85,000£85k
Semi-final Kyren Wilson England £85,000£85k
Quarter-final Ali Carter England £42,500£43k
Quarter-final Ding Junhui China £42,500£43k
Quarter-final Judd Trump England £42,500£43k
Quarter-final Mark Allen Northern Ireland £42,500£43k
Last 16 Anthony McGill Scotland £27,500£28k
Last 16 Jack Lisowski England £27,500£28k
Last 16 Jamie Jones Wales £27,500£28k
Last 16 Joe Perry England £27,500£28k
Last 16 Lyu Haotian China £27,500£28k
Last 16 Ricky Walden England £27,500£28k
Last 16 Robert Milkins England £27,500£28k
Last 16 Ronnie O'Sullivan England £27,500£28k
Last 32 Chris Wakelin England £18,000£18k
Last 32 Graeme Dott Scotland £18,000£18k
Last 32 Jimmy Robertson England £18,000£18k
Last 32 Liam Highfield England £18,000£18k
Last 32 Luca Brecel Belgium £18,000£18k
Last 32 Marco Fu Hong Kong £18,000£18k
Last 32 Mark Selby England £18,000£18k
Last 32 Matthew Stevens Wales £18,000£18k
Last 32 Neil Robertson Australia £18,000£18k
Last 32 Ryan Day Wales £18,000£18k
Last 32 Shaun Murphy England £18,000£18k
Last 32 Stephen Maguire Scotland £18,000£18k
Last 32 Stuart Bingham England £18,000£18k
Last 32 Stuart Carrington England £18,000£18k
Last 32 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Thailand £18,000£18k
Last 32 Xiao Guodong China £18,000£18k
Last 48 Adam Duffy England £13,500£14k
Last 48 Alan McManus Scotland £13,500£14k
Last 48 Alfie Burden England £13,500£14k
Last 48 Andrew Higginson England £13,500£14k
Last 48 Daniel Wells Wales £13,500£14k
Last 48 Hossein Vafaei Iran £13,500£14k
Last 48 Ken Doherty Ireland £13,500£14k
Last 48 Liang Wenbo China £13,500£14k
Last 48 Mark Davis England £13,500£14k
Last 48 Michael Holt England £13,500£14k
Last 48 Michael White Wales £13,500£14k
Last 48 Mike Dunn England £13,500£14k
Last 48 Peter Ebdon England £13,500£14k
Last 48 Rory McLeod Jamaica £13,500£14k
Last 48 Tian Pengfei China £13,500£14k
Last 48 Zhang Anda China £13,500£14k
Last 80 Adam Stefanow Poland £9,000£9k
Last 80 Akani Songsermsawad Thailand £9,000£9k
Last 80 Ben Woollaston England £9,000£9k
Last 80 David Gilbert England £9,000£9k
Last 80 David Grace England £9,000£9k
Last 80 Dominic Dale Wales £9,000£9k
Last 80 Elliot Slessor England £9,000£9k
Last 80 Gerard Greene Northern Ireland £9,000£9k
Last 80 Hammad Miah England £9,000£9k
Last 80 Jimmy White England £9,000£9k
Last 80 John Astley England £9,000£9k
Last 80 Kurt Maflin Norway £9,000£9k
Last 80 Lee Walker Wales £9,000£9k
Last 80 Li Hang China £9,000£9k
Last 80 Martin Gould England £9,000£9k
Last 80 Martin O'Donnell England £9,000£9k
Last 80 Matthew Selt England £9,000£9k
Last 80 Mei Xiwen China £9,000£9k
Last 80 Michael Georgiou Cyprus £9,000£9k
Last 80 Mitchell Mann England £9,000£9k
Last 80 Noppon Saengkham Thailand £9,000£9k
Last 80 Oliver Lines England £9,000£9k
Last 80 Robbie Williams England £9,000£9k
Last 80 Robin Hull Finland £9,000£9k
Last 80 Sam Baird England £9,000£9k
Last 80 Scott Donaldson Scotland £9,000£9k
Last 80 Tom Ford England £9,000£9k
Last 80 Yan Bingtao China £9,000£9k
Last 80 Yu Delu China £9,000£9k
Last 80 Yuan Sijun China £9,000£9k
Last 80 Zhao Xintong China £9,000£9k
Last 80 Zhou Yuelong China £9,000£9k
High break Liang Wenbo China £11,000£11k
High break John Higgins Scotland £10,000£10k

How the money splits

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

Prize money bands at the 2018 Betfred World Championship.
PLACE PLAYERS EACH BAND TOTAL
Winner 1 £425,000£425k £425,000£425k
Runner-up 1 £180,000£180k £180,000£180k
Semi-final 2 £85,000£85k £170,000£170k
Quarter-final 4 £42,500£43k £170,000£170k
Last 16 8 £27,500£28k £220,000£220k
Last 32 16 £18,000£18k £288,000£288k
Last 48 16 £13,500£14k £216,000£216k
Last 80 32 £9,000£9k £288,000£288k
High break 1 £11,000£11k £11,000£11k
High break 1 £10,000£10k £10,000£10k

Where the money went, band by band

Winner £425k
Runner-up £180k
Semi-final £170k
Quarter-final £170k
Last 16 £220k
Last 32 £288k
Last 48 £216k
Last 80 £288k
High break £11k
High break £10k

The rest of 2018

Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2018

Other snooker tournaments in 2018.
TOURNAMENT WINNER PAID
2018 Scottish Open Mark Allen £386,000£386k
2018 Betway UK Championship Ronnie O'Sullivan £850,000£850k
2018 Northern Ireland Open Judd Trump £366,000£366k
2018 Champion Of Champions Ronnie O'Sullivan £370,000£370k
2018 International Championship Mark Allen £775,000£775k
2018 English Open Stuart Bingham £381,000£381k
2018 European Masters Jimmy Robertson £398,500£399k
2018 China Championship Mark Selby £725,000£725k
2018 Shanghai Masters Ronnie O'Sullivan £725,000£725k
2018 6-Reds World Championship Kyren Wilson £235,794£236k
2018 Paul Hunter Classic Kyren Wilson £120,000£120k
2018 World Open Mark Williams £735,000£735k
2018 Riga Masters Neil Robertson £259,000£259k
2018 China Open Mark Selby £1,040,000£1.0m
2018 Championship League John Higgins £180,300£180k
2018 Ladbrokes Players Championship Ronnie O'Sullivan £380,000£380k
2018 Romanian Masters Ryan Day £176,800£177k
2018 Gibraltar Open Ryan Day £153,000£153k
2018 ManBetX Welsh Open John Higgins £367,250£367k
2018 World Grand Prix Ronnie O'Sullivan £375,000£375k
2018 Coral Snooker Shoot Out Michael Georgiou £145,750£146k
2018 German Masters Mark Williams £364,500£365k
2018 Masters Mark Allen £600,000£600k

Frequently asked questions

How much did the winner of the 2018 Betfred World Championship get?

Mark Williams took £425,000.

How much did the runner-up get?

John Higgins took £180,000, 42% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the 2018 Betfred World Championship?

£1,978,000, paid to 80 players.

How does it compare with other years?

The 2017 Betfred World Championship paid £1,751,000, and the 2019 Betfred World Championship paid £2,231,000.

Where to next

Every edition is on the World Championship prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2018. The edition before was the 2017 Betfred World Championship. The one after was the 2019 Betfred World Championship.