| 1998 UK Championship Player Prize Money
Round | Player | Country | Prize |
Winner | John Higgins | Scotland | £75,000 |
Final | Matthew Stevens | Wales | £39,000 |
Semi Final | Paul Hunter | England | £19,750 |
Semi Final | Dave Harold | England | £19,750 |
Quarter Final | Fergal O Brien | Ireland | £10,080 |
Quarter Final | Steve Davis | England | £10,080 |
Quarter Final | Matthew Couch | England | £10,080 |
Quarter Final | John Parrott | England | £10,080 |
Last 16 | Marcus Campbell | Scotland | £5,525 |
Last 16 | Gary Ponting | England | £5,525 |
Last 16 | Rod Lawler | England | £5,525 |
Last 16 | Terry Murphy | Northern Ireland | £5,525 |
Last 16 | Jimmy White | England | £5,525 |
Last 16 | Mark Williams | Wales | £5,525 |
Last 16 | Michael Holt | England | £5,525 |
Last 16 | Ken Doherty | Ireland | £5,525 |
Last 32 | Nigel Bond | England | £3,450 |
Last 32 | Stephen Lee | England | £3,450 |
Last 32 | Andy Hicks | England | £3,450 |
Last 32 | Quinten Hann | Australia | £3,450 |
Last 32 | Steve James | England | £3,450 |
Last 32 | Martin Clark | England | £3,450 |
Last 32 | Brian Morgan | England | £3,450 |
Last 32 | Anthony Hamilton | England | £3,450 |
Last 32 | Graeme Dott | Scotland | £3,450 |
Last 32 | Marco Fu | Hong Kong | £3,450 |
Last 32 | Joe Swail | Northern Ireland | £3,450 |
Last 32 | John Read | England | £3,450 |
Last 32 | Patrick Wallace | Northern Ireland | £3,450 |
Last 32 | Dominic Dale | Wales | £3,450 |
Last 32 | Paul Davies | Wales | £3,450 |
Last 32 | Lee Richardson | England | £3,450 |
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