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SNOOKER · 2018-08-12 · UNKNOWN, CHINA

2018 World Open snooker prize money

The 2018 World Open paid £735,000 to 64 players. Mark Williams won £150,000. David Gilbert took £75,000 as runner-up.

TOTAL PAID£735k
WINNER£150k
PLAYERS PAID64
PAYOUT BANDS9

Every cheque

64 players paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each player at the 2018 World Open.
PLACE PLAYER NATION PRIZE MONEY
Winner Mark Williams Wales £150,000£150k
Runner-up David Gilbert England £75,000£75k
Semi-final Barry Hawkins England £32,500£33k
Semi-final Noppon Saengkham Thailand £32,500£33k
Quarter-final Gary Wilson England £20,000£20k
Quarter-final Jack Lisowski England £20,000£20k
Quarter-final Marco Fu Hong Kong £20,000£20k
Quarter-final Xiao Guodong China £20,000£20k
Last 16 Anthony Hamilton England £13,000£13k
Last 16 Fergal O'Brien Ireland £13,000£13k
Last 16 Joe Perry England £13,000£13k
Last 16 Kyren Wilson England £13,000£13k
Last 16 Mark Selby England £13,000£13k
Last 16 Matthew Selt England £13,000£13k
Last 16 Ricky Walden England £13,000£13k
Last 16 Robert Milkins England £13,000£13k
Last 32 Ali Carter England £8,000£8k
Last 32 Andrew Higginson England £8,000£8k
Last 32 Ben Woollaston England £8,000£8k
Last 32 Ding Junhui China £8,000£8k
Last 32 Harvey Chandler England £8,000£8k
Last 32 Jak Jones Wales £8,000£8k
Last 32 Jamie Jones Wales £8,000£8k
Last 32 Judd Trump England £8,000£8k
Last 32 Luca Brecel Belgium £8,000£8k
Last 32 Mark Allen Northern Ireland £8,000£8k
Last 32 Mei Xiwen China £8,000£8k
Last 32 Michael Holt England £8,000£8k
Last 32 Neil Robertson Australia £8,000£8k
Last 32 Ryan Day Wales £8,000£8k
Last 32 Stephen Maguire Scotland £8,000£8k
Last 32 Yan Bingtao China £8,000£8k
Last 64 Akani Songsermsawad Thailand £4,000£4k
Last 64 Alexander Ursenbacher Switzerland £4,000£4k
Last 64 Andy Lee England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Chang Bingyu China £4,000£4k
Last 64 Chris Wakelin England £4,000£4k
Last 64 David Lilley England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Dominic Dale Wales £4,000£4k
Last 64 Elliot Slessor England £4,000£4k
Last 64 James Cahill England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Kurt Maflin Norway £4,000£4k
Last 64 Lee Walker Wales £4,000£4k
Last 64 Lyu Haotian China £4,000£4k
Last 64 Mark Davis England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Mark Joyce England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Martin O'Donnell England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Michael Georgiou Cyprus £4,000£4k
Last 64 Mike Dunn England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Paul Davison England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Peter Ebdon England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Robbie Williams England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Rod Lawler England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Rory McLeod Jamaica £4,000£4k
Last 64 Scott Donaldson Scotland £4,000£4k
Last 64 Simon Lichtenberg Germany £4,000£4k
Last 64 Stuart Carrington England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Thailand £4,000£4k
Last 64 Tom Ford England £4,000£4k
Last 64 Yuan Sijun China £4,000£4k
Last 64 Zhang Anda China £4,000£4k
Last 64 Zhao Xintong China £4,000£4k
Last 64 Zhou Yuelong China £4,000£4k
Withdrew Matthew Stevens Wales £4,000£4k
High break David Gilbert England £2,500£3k
High break Noppon Saengkham Thailand £2,500£3k

How the money splits

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

Prize money bands at the 2018 World Open.
PLACE PLAYERS EACH BAND TOTAL
Winner 1 £150,000£150k £150,000£150k
Runner-up 1 £75,000£75k £75,000£75k
Semi-final 2 £32,500£33k £65,000£65k
Quarter-final 4 £20,000£20k £80,000£80k
Last 16 8 £13,000£13k £104,000£104k
Last 32 16 £8,000£8k £128,000£128k
Last 64 31 £4,000£4k £124,000£124k
Withdrew 1 £4,000£4k £4,000£4k
High break 2 £2,500£3k £5,000£5k

Where the money went, band by band

Winner £150k
Runner-up £75k
Semi-final £65k
Quarter-final £80k
Last 16 £104k
Last 32 £128k
Last 64 £124k
Withdrew £4,000
High break £5,000

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 Riga Masters Neil Robertson £259,000£259k
2018 Betfred World Championship Mark Williams £1,978,000£2.0m
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 World Open get?

Mark Williams took £150,000.

How much did the runner-up get?

David Gilbert took £75,000, 50% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the 2018 World Open?

£735,000, paid to 64 players.

How does it compare with other years?

The 2017 World Open paid £700,000, and the 2019 World Open paid £772,000.

Where to next

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