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SNOOKER · 2016-07-31 · YUSHAN, CHINA

2016 World Open snooker prize money

The 2016 World Open paid £528,000 to 66 players. Ali Carter won £90,000. Joe Perry took £40,000 as runner-up.

TOTAL PAID£528k
WINNER£90k
PLAYERS PAID66
PAYOUT BANDS9

Every cheque

66 players paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each player at the 2016 World Open.
PLACE PLAYER NATION PRIZE MONEY
Winner Ali Carter England £90,000£90k
Runner-up Joe Perry England £40,000£40k
Semi-final Neil Robertson Australia £21,000£21k
Semi-final Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Thailand £21,000£21k
Quarter-final Anthony McGill Scotland £12,500£13k
Quarter-final David Gilbert England £12,500£13k
Quarter-final John Higgins Scotland £12,500£13k
Quarter-final Shaun Murphy England £12,500£13k
Last 16 Alan McManus Scotland £8,000£8k
Last 16 Ben Woollaston England £8,000£8k
Last 16 Daniel Wells Wales £8,000£8k
Last 16 Kurt Maflin Norway £8,000£8k
Last 16 Mark Williams Wales £8,000£8k
Last 16 Matthew Selt England £8,000£8k
Last 16 Ryan Day Wales £8,000£8k
Last 16 Zhang Anda China £8,000£8k
Last 32 Barry Hawkins England £6,500£7k
Last 32 Ding Junhui China £6,500£7k
Last 32 Graeme Dott Scotland £6,500£7k
Last 32 Jimmy Robertson England £6,500£7k
Last 32 Judd Trump England £6,500£7k
Last 32 Kyren Wilson England £6,500£7k
Last 32 Liang Wenbo China £6,500£7k
Last 32 Mark Selby England £6,500£7k
Last 32 Michael Holt England £6,500£7k
Last 32 Ricky Walden England £6,500£7k
Last 32 Sam Craigie England £6,500£7k
Last 32 Stuart Bingham England £6,500£7k
Last 32 Thor Chuan Leong Malaysia £6,500£7k
Last 32 Tom Ford England £6,500£7k
Last 32 Xiao Guodong China £6,500£7k
Last 32 Zhou Yuelong China £6,500£7k
Last 64 Alfie Burden England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Allan Taylor England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Andrew Higginson England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Cao Yupeng China £4,000£4k
Last 64 David Grace England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Duane Jones Wales £4,000£4k
Last 64 Fergal O'Brien Ireland £4,000£4k
Last 64 Gary Wilson England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Huang Jiahao China £4,000£4k
Last 64 Ian Burns England £4,000£4k
Last 64 James Cahill England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Jamie Burnett Scotland £4,000£4k
Last 64 Jamie Cope England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Lee Walker Wales £4,000£4k
Last 64 Luca Brecel Belgium £4,000£4k
Last 64 Marco Fu Hong Kong £4,000£4k
Last 64 Mark Davis England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Mark King England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Matthew Stevens Wales £4,000£4k
Last 64 Michael White Wales £4,000£4k
Last 64 Mike Dunn England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Oliver Lines England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Peter Ebdon England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Robbie Williams England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Robin Hull Finland £4,000£4k
Last 64 Rod Lawler England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Stephen Maguire Scotland £4,000£4k
Last 64 Stuart Carrington England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Wang Yuchen China £4,000£4k
Last 64 Xu Si China £4,000£4k
Last 64 Yu Delu China £4,000£4k
Last 64 Zhang Yong China £4,000£4k
Wildcard James Wattana Thailand £4,000£4k
Wildcard Hammad Miah England £4,000£4k
High break John Higgins Scotland £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 2016 World Open.
PLACE PLAYERS EACH BAND TOTAL
Winner 1 £90,000£90k £90,000£90k
Runner-up 1 £40,000£40k £40,000£40k
Semi-final 2 £21,000£21k £42,000£42k
Quarter-final 4 £12,500£13k £50,000£50k
Last 16 8 £8,000£8k £64,000£64k
Last 32 16 £6,500£7k £104,000£104k
Last 64 32 £4,000£4k £128,000£128k
Wildcard 2 £4,000£4k £8,000£8k
High break 1 £2,000£2k £2,000£2k

Where the money went, band by band

Winner £90k
Runner-up £40k
Semi-final £42k
Quarter-final £50k
Last 16 £64k
Last 32 £104k
Last 64 £128k
Wildcard £8,000
High break £2,000

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 Indian Open Anthony McGill £300,000£300k
2016 Kaspersky Riga Masters Neil Robertson £150,000£150k
2016 Betfred World Championship Mark Selby £1,500,100£1.5m
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 World Open get?

Ali Carter took £90,000.

How much did the runner-up get?

Joe Perry took £40,000, 44% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the 2016 World Open?

£528,000, paid to 66 players.

How does it compare with other years?

The 2014 Haikou; Gujinggong Liquor World Open paid £479,000, and the 2017 World Open paid £700,000.

Where to next

Every edition is on the World Open prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2016. The edition before was the 2014 Haikou; Gujinggong Liquor World Open. The one after was the 2017 World Open.