2019 World Open Snooker Prize Money and Payouts

Q: How much did the runner-up get?

Thepchaiya Un-Nooh took £75,000, 50% of the winner's cheque.

Q: How does it compare with other years?

The 2018 World Open paid £735,000, and the 2024 Huading Nylon World Open paid £815,000.

Every cheque

64 players paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each player at the 2019 World Open.
PLACE	PLAYER	NATION	PRIZE MONEY
Winner	Judd Trump	England	£150,000£150k
Runner-up	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	Thailand	£75,000£75k
Semi-final	John Higgins	Scotland	£32,500£33k
Semi-final	Kyren Wilson	England	£32,500£33k
Quarter-final	David Gilbert	England	£20,000£20k
Quarter-final	Michael Holt	England	£20,000£20k
Quarter-final	Stuart Bingham	England	£20,000£20k
Quarter-final	Zhou Yuelong	China	£20,000£20k
Last 16	Akani Songsermsawad	Thailand	£13,500£14k
Last 16	Ali Carter	England	£13,500£14k
Last 16	Ding Junhui	China	£13,500£14k
Last 16	Graeme Dott	Scotland	£13,500£14k
Last 16	Jack Lisowski	England	£13,500£14k
Last 16	Joe Perry	England	£13,500£14k
Last 16	Mark Allen	Northern Ireland	£13,500£14k
Last 16	Mark Selby	England	£13,500£14k
Last 32	Alfie Burden	England	£8,000£8k
Last 32	Anthony McGill	Scotland	£8,000£8k
Last 32	Barry Hawkins	England	£8,000£8k
Last 32	Craig Steadman	England	£8,000£8k
Last 32	Elliot Slessor	England	£8,000£8k
Last 32	Fergal O'Brien	Ireland	£8,000£8k
Last 32	Hossein Vafaei	Iran	£8,000£8k
Last 32	Jimmy Robertson	England	£8,000£8k
Last 32	Liang Wenbo	China	£8,000£8k
Last 32	Mark Davis	England	£8,000£8k
Last 32	Martin O'Donnell	England	£8,000£8k
Last 32	Noppon Saengkham	Thailand	£8,000£8k
Last 32	Shaun Murphy	England	£8,000£8k
Last 32	Stuart Carrington	England	£8,000£8k
Last 32	Xiao Guodong	China	£8,000£8k
Last 32	Zhang Anda	China	£8,000£8k
Last 64	Alan McManus	Scotland	£5,000£5k
Last 64	Anthony Hamilton	England	£5,000£5k
Last 64	Barry Pinches	England	£5,000£5k
Last 64	Ben Woollaston	England	£5,000£5k
Last 64	Chang Bingyu	China	£5,000£5k
Last 64	Dominic Dale	Wales	£5,000£5k
Last 64	Harvey Chandler	England	£5,000£5k
Last 64	Ian Burns	England	£5,000£5k
Last 64	Igor Figueiredo	Brazil	£5,000£5k
Last 64	Jackson Page	Wales	£5,000£5k
Last 64	Jordan Brown	Northern Ireland	£5,000£5k
Last 64	Ken Doherty	Ireland	£5,000£5k
Last 64	Li Hang	China	£5,000£5k
Last 64	Lu Ning	China	£5,000£5k
Last 64	Luca Brecel	Belgium	£5,000£5k
Last 64	Luo Honghao	China	£5,000£5k
Last 64	Lyu Haotian	China	£5,000£5k
Last 64	Marco Fu	Hong Kong	£5,000£5k
Last 64	Matthew Selt	England	£5,000£5k
Last 64	Matthew Stevens	Wales	£5,000£5k
Last 64	Mei Xiwen	China	£5,000£5k
Last 64	Michael Georgiou	Cyprus	£5,000£5k
Last 64	Nigel Bond	England	£5,000£5k
Last 64	Ricky Walden	England	£5,000£5k
Last 64	Robbie Williams	England	£5,000£5k
Last 64	Sam Craigie	England	£5,000£5k
Last 64	Xu Si	China	£5,000£5k
Last 64	Yan Bingtao	China	£5,000£5k
Last 64	Zhang Yang	China	£5,000£5k
Last 64	Zhao Xintong	China	£5,000£5k
Withdrew	Liam Highfield	England	£5,000£5k
Withdrew	Stephen Maguire	Scotland	£5,000£5k
High break	Jack Lisowski	England	£6,000£6k

How the money splits

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

Prize money bands at the 2019 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	£13,500£14k	£108,000£108k
Last 32	16	£8,000£8k	£128,000£128k
Last 64	30	£5,000£5k	£150,000£150k
Withdrew	2	£5,000£5k	£10,000£10k
High break	1	£6,000£6k	£6,000£6k

Where the money went, band by band

Winner £150k

Runner-up £75k

Semi-final £65k

Quarter-final £80k

Last 16 £108k

Last 32 £128k

Last 64 £150k

Withdrew £10k

High break £6,000

The rest of 2019

Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2019

Other snooker tournaments in 2019.
TOURNAMENT	WINNER	PAID
2019 Scottish Open	Mark Selby	£405,000£405k
2019 Betway UK Championship	Ding Junhui	£1,009,000£1.0m
2019 Northern Ireland Open	Judd Trump	£405,000£405k
2019 Champion Of Champions	Neil Robertson	£440,000£440k
2019 English Open	Mark Selby	£405,000£405k
2019 China Championship	Shaun Murphy	£751,000£751k
2019 Shanghai Masters	Ronnie O'Sullivan	£751,000£751k
2019 Sangsom 6-Reds World Championship	Stephen Maguire	£278,326£278k
2019 Paul Hunter Classic	Barry Hawkins	£10,000£10k
2019 International Championship	Judd Trump	£802,000£802k
2019 Riga Masters	Yan Bingtao	£278,000£278k
2019 Betfred World Championship	Judd Trump	£2,231,000£2.2m
2019 China Open	Neil Robertson	£1,020,000£1.0m
2019 Coral Tour Championship	Ronnie O'Sullivan	£375,000£375k
2019 Gibraltar Open	Stuart Bingham	£177,000£177k
2019 Championship League	Martin Gould	£177,800£178k
2019 Coral Players Championship	Ronnie O'Sullivan	£380,000£380k
2019 Indian Open	Matthew Selt	£333,000£333k
2019 Snooker Shoot Out	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	£145,750£146k
2019 Welsh Open	Neil Robertson	£381,000£381k
2019 Coral World Grand Prix	Judd Trump	£375,000£375k
2019 German Masters	Kyren Wilson	£396,500£397k
2019 Masters	Judd Trump	£600,000£600k

Frequently asked questions

How much did the winner of the 2019 World Open get?

Judd Trump took £150,000.

How much did the runner-up get?

Thepchaiya Un-Nooh took £75,000, 50% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the 2019 World Open?

£772,000, paid to 64 players.

How does it compare with other years?

The 2018 World Open paid £735,000, and the 2024 Huading Nylon World Open paid £815,000.

Where to next

Every edition is on the World Open prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2019. The edition before was the 2018 World Open. The one after was the 2024 Huading Nylon World Open.

2019 World Open snooker prize money