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SNOOKER · 2020-08-16 · SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND

2020 Betfred World Championship snooker prize money

The 2020 Betfred World Championship paid £2,435,000 to 112 players. Ronnie O'Sullivan won £500,000. Kyren Wilson took £200,000 as runner-up.

TOTAL PAID£2.4m
WINNER£500k
PLAYERS PAID112
PAYOUT BANDS11

Every cheque

112 players paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each player at the 2020 Betfred World Championship.
PLACE PLAYER NATION PRIZE MONEY
Winner Ronnie O'Sullivan England £500,000£500k
Runner-up Kyren Wilson England £200,000£200k
Semi-final Anthony McGill Scotland £100,000£100k
Semi-final Mark Selby England £100,000£100k
Quarter-final Judd Trump England £50,000£50k
Quarter-final Kurt Maflin Norway £50,000£50k
Quarter-final Mark Williams Wales £50,000£50k
Quarter-final Neil Robertson Australia £50,000£50k
Last 16 Barry Hawkins England £30,000£30k
Last 16 Ding Junhui China £30,000£30k
Last 16 Jamie Clarke Wales £30,000£30k
Last 16 John Higgins Scotland £30,000£30k
Last 16 Martin Gould England £30,000£30k
Last 16 Noppon Saengkham Thailand £30,000£30k
Last 16 Stuart Bingham England £30,000£30k
Last 16 Yan Bingtao China £30,000£30k
Last 32 Alan McManus Scotland £20,000£20k
Last 32 Alexander Ursenbacher Switzerland £20,000£20k
Last 32 Ashley Carty England £20,000£20k
Last 32 David Gilbert England £20,000£20k
Last 32 Elliot Slessor England £20,000£20k
Last 32 Jack Lisowski England £20,000£20k
Last 32 Jordan Brown Northern Ireland £20,000£20k
Last 32 Liang Wenbo China £20,000£20k
Last 32 Mark Allen Northern Ireland £20,000£20k
Last 32 Mark King England £20,000£20k
Last 32 Matthew Stevens Wales £20,000£20k
Last 32 Shaun Murphy England £20,000£20k
Last 32 Stephen Maguire Scotland £20,000£20k
Last 32 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Thailand £20,000£20k
Last 32 Tom Ford England £20,000£20k
Last 48 Akani Songsermsawad Thailand £15,000£15k
Last 48 Andrew Higginson England £15,000£15k
Last 48 Eden Sharav Israel £15,000£15k
Last 48 Fergal O'Brien Ireland £15,000£15k
Last 48 Graeme Dott Scotland £15,000£15k
Last 48 Ian Burns England £15,000£15k
Last 48 Liam Highfield England £15,000£15k
Last 48 Louis Heathcote England £15,000£15k
Last 48 Martin O'Donnell England £15,000£15k
Last 48 Matthew Selt England £15,000£15k
Last 48 Ricky Walden England £15,000£15k
Last 48 Robert Milkins England £15,000£15k
Last 48 Ryan Day Wales £15,000£15k
Last 48 Sam Baird England £15,000£15k
Last 48 Scott Donaldson Scotland £15,000£15k
Last 48 Stuart Carrington England £15,000£15k
Last 80 Alfie Burden England £10,000£10k
Last 80 Ali Carter England £10,000£10k
Last 80 Allan Taylor England £10,000£10k
Last 80 Barry Pinches England £10,000£10k
Last 80 Ben Woollaston England £10,000£10k
Last 80 Chris Wakelin England £10,000£10k
Last 80 Daniel Wells Wales £10,000£10k
Last 80 David Grace England £10,000£10k
Last 80 Dominic Dale Wales £10,000£10k
Last 80 Gary Wilson England £10,000£10k
Last 80 Gerard Greene Northern Ireland £10,000£10k
Last 80 Hossein Vafaei Iran £10,000£10k
Last 80 Ian Preece Wales £10,000£10k
Last 80 Jackson Page Wales £10,000£10k
Last 80 Jak Jones Wales £10,000£10k
Last 80 Jimmy Robertson England £10,000£10k
Last 80 Jimmy White England £10,000£10k
Last 80 Joe O'Connor England £10,000£10k
Last 80 Joe Perry England £10,000£10k
Last 80 Ken Doherty Ireland £10,000£10k
Last 80 Lu Ning China £10,000£10k
Last 80 Luca Brecel Belgium £10,000£10k
Last 80 Luo Honghao China £10,000£10k
Last 80 Lyu Haotian China £10,000£10k
Last 80 Mark Davis England £10,000£10k
Last 80 Mark Joyce England £10,000£10k
Last 80 Michael Holt England £10,000£10k
Last 80 Michael White Wales £10,000£10k
Last 80 Mike Dunn England £10,000£10k
Last 80 Sam Craigie England £10,000£10k
Last 80 Tian Pengfei China £10,000£10k
Last 80 Wu Yize China £10,000£10k
Last 112 Alex Borg Malta £5,000£5k
Last 112 Amine Amiri Morocco £5,000£5k
Last 112 Andy Hicks England £5,000£5k
Last 112 Antoni Kowalski Poland £5,000£5k
Last 112 Ben Mertens Belgium £5,000£5k
Last 112 Chen Feilong China £5,000£5k
Last 112 Craig Steadman England £5,000£5k
Last 112 Duane Jones Wales £5,000£5k
Last 112 Fan Zhengyi China £5,000£5k
Last 112 Fraser Patrick Scotland £5,000£5k
Last 112 Hammad Miah England £5,000£5k
Last 112 Harvey Chandler England £5,000£5k
Last 112 Hayden Staniland England £5,000£5k
Last 112 Jake Nicholson England £5,000£5k
Last 112 Jamie O'Neill England £5,000£5k
Last 112 John Astley England £5,000£5k
Last 112 Kacper Filipiak Poland £5,000£5k
Last 112 Kishan Hirani Wales £5,000£5k
Last 112 Lee Walker Wales £5,000£5k
Last 112 Lukas Kleckers Germany £5,000£5k
Last 112 Michael Georgiou Cyprus £5,000£5k
Last 112 Mitchell Mann England £5,000£5k
Last 112 Nigel Bond England £5,000£5k
Last 112 Oliver Lines England £5,000£5k
Last 112 Peter Lines England £5,000£5k
Last 112 Robbie Williams England £5,000£5k
Last 112 Rod Lawler England £5,000£5k
Last 112 Rory McLeod Jamaica £5,000£5k
Last 112 Ross Muir Scotland £5,000£5k
Last 112 Simon Lichtenberg Germany £5,000£5k
Last 112 Thor Chuan Leong Malaysia £5,000£5k
Last 112 Tyler Rees Wales £5,000£5k
Withdrew Anthony Hamilton England £20,000£20k
High break John Higgins Scotland £55,000£55k

How the money splits

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

Prize money bands at the 2020 Betfred World Championship.
PLACE PLAYERS EACH BAND TOTAL
Winner 1 £500,000£500k £500,000£500k
Runner-up 1 £200,000£200k £200,000£200k
Semi-final 2 £100,000£100k £200,000£200k
Quarter-final 4 £50,000£50k £200,000£200k
Last 16 8 £30,000£30k £240,000£240k
Last 32 15 £20,000£20k £300,000£300k
Last 48 16 £15,000£15k £240,000£240k
Last 80 32 £10,000£10k £320,000£320k
Last 112 32 £5,000£5k £160,000£160k
Withdrew 1 £20,000£20k £20,000£20k
High break 1 £55,000£55k £55,000£55k

Where the money went, band by band

Winner £500k
Runner-up £200k
Semi-final £200k
Quarter-final £200k
Last 16 £240k
Last 32 £300k
Last 48 £240k
Last 80 £320k
Last 112 £160k
Withdrew £20k
High break £55k

The rest of 2020

Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2020

Other snooker tournaments in 2020.
TOURNAMENT WINNER PAID
2020 World Grand Prix Judd Trump £380,000£380k
2020 Scottish Open Mark Selby £405,000£405k
2020 Betway UK Championship Neil Robertson £1,009,000£1.0m
2020 Northern Ireland Open Judd Trump £405,000£405k
2020 Champion Of Champions Mark Allen £440,000£440k
2020 BetVictor Championship League Kyren Wilson £328,000£328k
2020 English Open Judd Trump £405,000£405k
2020 European Masters Mark Selby £407,000£407k
2020 Coral Tour Championship Stephen Maguire £385,000£385k
2020 Matchroom.live Championship League Luca Brecel £218,000£218k
2020 Gibraltar Open Judd Trump £251,000£251k
2020 Championship League Scott Donaldson £182,400£182k
2020 Coral Players Championship Judd Trump £385,000£385k
2020 BetVictor Snooker Shoot Out Michael Holt £171,000£171k
2020 Welsh Open Shaun Murphy £405,000£405k
2020 Coral World Grand Prix Neil Robertson £380,000£380k
2020 German Masters Judd Trump £400,000£400k
2020 European Masters Neil Robertson £407,000£407k
2020 Masters Stuart Bingham £725,000£725k

Frequently asked questions

How much did the winner of the 2020 Betfred World Championship get?

Ronnie O'Sullivan took £500,000.

How much did the runner-up get?

Kyren Wilson took £200,000, 40% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the 2020 Betfred World Championship?

£2,435,000, paid to 112 players.

How does it compare with other years?

The 2019 Betfred World Championship paid £2,231,000, and the 2021 Betfred World Championship paid £2,395,000.

Where to next

Every edition is on the World Championship prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2020. The edition before was the 2019 Betfred World Championship. The one after was the 2021 Betfred World Championship.