▁It ▁was ▁announced ▁on ▁ 2 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁that ▁this ▁year ' s ▁prize ▁money ▁would ▁be ▁£ 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 , ▁which ▁would ▁rise ▁to ▁£ 4 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁next ▁year ▁and ▁then ▁to ▁£ 4 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁the ▁following ▁three ▁years . ▁The ▁break down ▁of ▁prize ▁money ▁for ▁this ▁year ▁is ▁shown ▁below : ▁ ▁W inner : ▁£ 7 5 , 0 0 0 ▁Run ner - up : ▁£ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Sem i - final : ▁£ 1 8 , 0 0 0 ▁Qu arter - final : ▁£ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Last ▁ 1 6 : ▁£ 7 , 5 0 0 ▁Last ▁ 3 2 : ▁£ 6 , 0 0 0 ▁Last ▁ 4 8 : ▁£ 2 , 3 0 0 ▁Last ▁ 6 4 : ▁£ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁ ▁Non - tele vised ▁highest ▁break : ▁£ 2 0 0 ▁Tele vised ▁highest ▁break : ▁£ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁Tele vised ▁maximum ▁break : ▁£ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁Total : ▁£ 4 0 5 , 0 0 0 ▁ ▁Wild card ▁round ▁These ▁matches ▁were ▁played ▁in ▁W ux i ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁and ▁ 2 6 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Main ▁draw ▁ ▁Final ▁ ▁Qual ifying ▁These ▁matches ▁were ▁held ▁between ▁ 5