The WTT Macau Championship has come to an end on 23 January 2022. The participating athletes, coaches and staff all went back to their homes and mothers to celebrate the New Year. What is left for the majority of fans is not only the replay of the wonderful game, but also the distribution of high prize money. In the end, how much prize money the contestants took away at the Macao Championship as their own New Year red envelopes is worth carefully studying.
The WTT Macau Championship is a commercial event and does not include world ranking points. But commercial events have always been known for their high prize money. Originally, the total prize money of the Macau Championship was planned to be MOP 16 million, which was converted into about 13 million yuan. However, due to the needs of epidemic prevention and control, the scale has been reduced, the number of participants has been reduced, and the corresponding total prize money has also been reduced a lot. The total prize amount finalized is 1.03 million US dollars, which is about 6.51 million yuan.
The WTT Macau Championship prize system is that as long as you participate, you will get a certain amount of participation bonus. The mixed doubles play bonus is $10,000, and the partner is divided equally; the single play bonus is $15,000. Since the Chinese table tennis team members are both mixed and singles, even if they do not win, they can get at least 20,000 US dollars (15,000 US dollars in singles plus 5,000 US dollars in mixed doubles points), which is about 124,000 yuan. For example: Zhou Qihao, Zhao Zihao, Yuan Licen, Qian Tianyi, He Zhuojia, Liu Fei and others received a prize of 20,000 US dollars, which is also a lot of income for table tennis players.
Wang Chuqin, Wang Manyu and Liu Shiwen became the biggest winners of the Macau Championship and the three people who earned the most prize money. Wang Chuqin and Wang Manyu each received $82,500, or about 510,000 yuan. It was singles champion $75,000 plus mixed doubles tied for fifth place at $7,500 ($15,000 for two points). Liu Shiwen earned $74,000, or about 460,000 yuan. It was the women's singles runner-up of $54,000 plus the mixed doubles champion of $20,000 ($40,000 was equal to Xu Xin). Bonuses for other personnel are distributed as follows:
First, the top 5 who earn the most bonuses
First: Wang Chuqin and Wang Manyu, $82,500
Third: Liu Shiwen, $74,000
Fourth: Lin Gaoyuan, $68,500
Fifth: Xu Xin, $50,000
2. Mixed doubles bonus distribution
Winner: $40,000 (Xu Xin/Liu Shiwen)
Runner-up: $29,000 (Fan Zhendong/Kuo Man)
3rd Place: $20,000 (Xiang Peng/Zhang Rui, Yu Ziyang/Chen Xingtong)
Tied for 5th place: $15,000
(Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha, Xue Fei/Wang Xiaotong, Lin Gaoyuan/Wang Manyu, Liang Jingkun/Chen Meng)
Tied for 9th place: $10,000
(Ma Long/Qian Tianyi, Zhou Qihao/He Zhuojia, Zhao Zihao/Liu Fei, Yuan Licen/Wang Yidi, Lin Zhaoheng/Du Kaixuan, Sun Wen/Shi Xunyao, Lin Shidong/Wang Tianyi, Xu Yingbin/Liu Weishan)
The total prize money for mixed doubles is $250,000, and the prize money is divided equally between 2 people.
3. Women's singles bonus distribution
Winner: $75,000 (Wang Manyu)
Runner-up: $54,000 (Liu Shiwen)
3rd place: $30,000 (Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha)
Tied for 5th place: $20,000
(Zhang Rui, Chen Xingtong, Wang Xiaotong, Liu Weishan)
Tied for 9th place: $15,000
(Du Kaixuan, Liu Fei, Qian Tianyi, Ku Man, Wang Yidi, Li Jie, Li Qian, He Zhuojia)
The total prize money in men's singles is $390,000
4. Men's singles bonus distribution
Winner: $75,000 (Wang Chuqin)
Runner-up: $54,000 (Lin Gaoyuan)
3rd place: $30,000 (Xu Yingbin, Xu Xin)
(Fan Zhendong, Lin Shidong, Xiang Peng, Ma Long)
(Zhang Zicheng, Zhou Qihao, Sun Wen, Lin Zhaoheng, Zhao Zihao, Yuan Licen, Xue Fei, Liang Jingkun)
The total prize money in women's singles is $390,000
The total prize money for the Macau Tournament is US$1.03 million
According to the provisions of the "Interim Measures for the Management of Prizes for National Team Athletes with Prize Competitions", these bonuses are not exclusive to athletes, but also distributed to coaches, sparring partners and others. About 50% of the prize money can be received by the athletes, and the remaining coaches have 20% logistics, 15% of the units, and 15% of the sports fund. However, even if it is only half of the prize money, it is enough for the players of the Chinese table tennis team to have a full and successful Spring Festival.