The Saudi Grand Slam has come to an end, and with Wang Chuqin and Chen Meng winning the men's and women's singles championships respectively, the fans' attention has fallen on how much bonus the players in national table tennis can get, after all, the bonus is the real benefit.
This time, the prize money rules of the WTT Saudi Arabia Grand Slam set a total prize of 2 million US dollars, and Saudi Arabia, as the host of the local tycoon, gave the highest known prize money for a table tennis competition. The men's and women's singles winners will receive US$65,000, an increase of US$5,000 compared to the Singapore Grand Slam.
The prize money for the WTT Saudi Arabia Grand Slam is set as follows:
Singles: $65,000 for the champion, $33,050 for the runner-up, $20,750 for the semi-finalists, and so on.
Doubles: Doubles is much lower than singles, with $8,500 for the champion, $5,500 for the runner-up, $4,150 for the semi-finalists, and so on.
According to the latest exchange rate of 7.226 between RMB and USD, the top 5 bonuses received by national table tennis players are as follows:
The first place in the prize list: Wang Chuqin 530,000, including 470,000 singles champions, 30,000 mixed doubles champions, and 30,000 men's doubles champions.
Second place in the prize list: Chen Meng 500,000, including 470,000 singles champions and 30,000 women's doubles champions.
Third place in the prize list: Sun Yingsha 270,000, including 240,000 singles runner-up and 30,000 mixed doubles champion.
Fourth place in the prize list: Wang Yidi 160,000, including 150,000 in the top four singles and 10,000 in the top 8 in women's doubles.
No. 5 on the prize list: Lin Shidong 150,000, all from the prize money of the top four in singles, Lin Shidong did not sign up for doubles.
To be honest, the prize money of table tennis is not particularly high, especially compared with some other sports with a higher degree of professionalism, not to mention Zheng Qinwen's huge prize money of 8 million at the Australian Open, even compared with badminton, it is a lot worse.
Of course, in addition to the cash prizes, players who participate in the tournament can also earn world ranking points, which is even more important for players who want to compete in the Olympics.
Especially for Chen Meng, winning the championship can get 2,000 points, which completely helped him lock in the Olympic quota, which is far more important than getting the bonus.
Finally, I wish the national table tennis players who participated in the Saudi Grand Slam this time, this is also the most fruitful prize money in the table tennis event, and Wang Chuqin and other players can return with honor.