Prize Money
The 2009 World Championship will feature a prize fund of £740,000 - a rise of £140,000 on the previous year. All rounds will feature more money, except the losers in the preliminary round. However, the total prize money in the preliminary round is higher this year because of the two-player expansion. The prize money is allocated as follows:
- Winner: £125,000 (up from £100,000)
- Runner-Up: £60,000 (up from £50,000)
- Semi-Finals: £30,000 (up from £22,500)
- Quarter Finals: £20,000 (up from £15,000)
- Third Round losers: £12,000 (up from £10,500)
- Second Round losers: £8,000 (up from £7,000)
- First Round losers: £5,000 (up from £4,000)
- Preliminary Round losers (6): £2,500
- PDPA Qualifying round losers fund: £16,000
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