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SNOOKER · 2025-03-01 · YUSHAN, CHINA

2025 Weide Cup World Open snooker prize money

The 2025 Weide Cup World Open paid £825,000 to 64 players. John Higgins won £175,000. Joe O'Connor took £75,000 as runner-up.

TOTAL PAID£825k
WINNER£175k
PLAYERS PAID64
PAYOUT BANDS9

Every cheque

64 players paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each player at the 2025 Weide Cup World Open.
PLACE PLAYER NATION PRIZE MONEY
Winner John Higgins Scotland £175,000£175k
Runner-up Joe O'Connor England £75,000£75k
Semi-final Ali Carter England £33,000£33k
Semi-final Zak Surety England £33,000£33k
Quarter-final Barry Hawkins England £22,000£22k
Quarter-final Pang Junxu China £22,000£22k
Quarter-final Shaun Murphy England £22,000£22k
Quarter-final Tom Ford England £22,000£22k
Last 16 David Lilley England £14,000£14k
Last 16 Ding Junhui China £14,000£14k
Last 16 Jimmy Robertson England £14,000£14k
Last 16 Liu Hongyu China £14,000£14k
Last 16 Michael Holt England £14,000£14k
Last 16 Ryan Day Wales £14,000£14k
Last 16 Xu Si China £14,000£14k
Last 16 Zhou Yuelong China £14,000£14k
Last 32 Aaron Hill Ireland £9,000£9k
Last 32 Antoni Kowalski Poland £9,000£9k
Last 32 Ben Woollaston England £9,000£9k
Last 32 Daniel Wells Wales £9,000£9k
Last 32 Duane Jones Wales £9,000£9k
Last 32 Elliot Slessor England £9,000£9k
Last 32 Hossein Vafaei Iran £9,000£9k
Last 32 Jack Lisowski England £9,000£9k
Last 32 Judd Trump England £9,000£9k
Last 32 Kyren Wilson England £9,000£9k
Last 32 Louis Heathcote England £9,000£9k
Last 32 Robbie Williams England £9,000£9k
Last 32 Stan Moody England £9,000£9k
Last 32 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Thailand £9,000£9k
Last 32 Tian Pengfei China £9,000£9k
Last 32 Wu Yize China £9,000£9k
Last 64 Akani Songsermsawad Thailand £5,000£5k
Last 64 Alfie Burden England £5,000£5k
Last 64 Amir Sarkhosh Iran £5,000£5k
Last 64 Anthony McGill Scotland £5,000£5k
Last 64 Gary Wilson England £5,000£5k
Last 64 Graeme Dott Scotland £5,000£5k
Last 64 He Guoqiang China £5,000£5k
Last 64 Ishpreet Singh Chadha India £5,000£5k
Last 64 Jackson Page Wales £5,000£5k
Last 64 Jamie Jones Wales £5,000£5k
Last 64 Joe Perry England £5,000£5k
Last 64 Jordan Brown Northern Ireland £5,000£5k
Last 64 Long Zehuang China £5,000£5k
Last 64 Lyu Haotian China £5,000£5k
Last 64 Manasawin Phetmalaikul England £5,000£5k
Last 64 Mark Allen Northern Ireland £5,000£5k
Last 64 Mark Davis England £5,000£5k
Last 64 Mark Selby England £5,000£5k
Last 64 Martin O'Donnell England £5,000£5k
Last 64 Matthew Stevens Wales £5,000£5k
Last 64 Noppon Saengkham Thailand £5,000£5k
Last 64 Peifan Lei China £5,000£5k
Last 64 Robert Milkins England £5,000£5k
Last 64 Scott Donaldson Scotland £5,000£5k
Last 64 Stuart Carrington England £5,000£5k
Last 64 Xiao Guodong China £5,000£5k
Last 64 Yuan Sijun China £5,000£5k
Last 64 Zhou Jinhao China £5,000£5k
Withdrew Jak Jones Wales £5,000£5k
Withdrew Ricky Walden England £5,000£5k
Withdrew Chris Totten Scotland £5,000£5k
Withdrew Luca Brecel Belgium £5,000£5k
High break Shaun Murphy England £5,000£5k

How the money splits

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

Prize money bands at the 2025 Weide Cup World Open.
PLACE PLAYERS EACH BAND TOTAL
Winner 1 £175,000£175k £175,000£175k
Runner-up 1 £75,000£75k £75,000£75k
Semi-final 2 £33,000£33k £66,000£66k
Quarter-final 4 £22,000£22k £88,000£88k
Last 16 8 £14,000£14k £112,000£112k
Last 32 16 £9,000£9k £144,000£144k
Last 64 28 £5,000£5k £140,000£140k
Withdrew 4 £5,000£5k £20,000£20k
High break 1 £5,000£5k £5,000£5k

Where the money went, band by band

Winner £175k
Runner-up £75k
Semi-final £66k
Quarter-final £88k
Last 16 £112k
Last 32 £144k
Last 64 £140k
Withdrew £20k
High break £5,000

The rest of 2025

Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2025

Other snooker tournaments in 2025.
TOURNAMENT WINNER PAID
2025 BetVictor Scottish Open Chris Wakelin £534,000£534k
2025 9Club Snooker Shoot Out Alfie Burden £171,000£171k
2025 Victorian Plumbing UK Championship Mark Selby £1,205,000£1.2m
2025 Riyadh Season Championship Zhao Xintong £785,000£785k
2025 Sportsbet.io Champion Of Champions Mark Selby £440,000£440k
2025 International Championship Wu Yize £800,000£800k
2025 Northern Ireland Open Jack Lisowski £530,600£531k
2025 Du Xiaoman Xi'an Grand Prix Mark Williams £839,301£839k
2025 British Open Shaun Murphy £502,000£502k
2025 BetVictor English Open Mark Allen £550,400£550k
2025 Wuhan Open Xiao Guodong £686,000£686k
2025 Saudi Arabia Masters Neil Robertson £2,295,000£2.3m
2025 Shanghai Masters Kyren Wilson £825,000£825k
2025 BetVictor Championship League Stephen Maguire £328,000£328k
2025 Halo World Championship Zhao Xintong £2,440,000£2.4m
2025 Sportsbet.io Tour Championship John Higgins £500,000£500k
2025 Sportsbet.io Players Championship Kyren Wilson £500,000£500k
2025 World Grand Prix Neil Robertson £685,000£685k
2025 BetVictor Welsh Open Mark Selby £546,800£547k
2025 BetVictor Championship League Mark Selby £177,200£177k
2025 Machineseeker German Masters Kyren Wilson £522,600£523k
2025 Johnstone's Paint Masters Shaun Murphy £1,015,000£1.0m

Frequently asked questions

How much did the winner of the 2025 Weide Cup World Open get?

John Higgins took £175,000.

How much did the runner-up get?

Joe O'Connor took £75,000, 43% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the 2025 Weide Cup World Open?

£825,000, paid to 64 players.

How does it compare with other years?

The 2024 Huading Nylon World Open paid £815,000, and the 2026 World Open paid £787,500.

Where to next

Every edition is on the World Open prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2025. The edition before was the 2024 Huading Nylon World Open. The one after was the 2026 World Open.