An Analysis of Prize Money Distributions in Snooker

Wim Hordijk

doi:10.20944/preprints202306.1532.v2

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Version 1 : Received: 20 June 2023 / Approved: 21 June 2023 / Online: 21 June 2023 (10:57:53 CEST)
Version 2 : Received: 15 January 2024 / Approved: 15 January 2024 / Online: 15 January 2024 (13:08:02 CET)

Four decades of snooker rankings are analyzed in terms of prize money distributions. In particular, it is investigated how much these rankings are dominated by the top players, and also by players from the UK. The main conclusions are: (1) with an increasing amount of available prize money, the rankings are less dominated by the top players, and (2) players from the UK have historically earned a significantly larger share of the available prize money than could be reasonably expected based on the actual percentage of UK players.

snooker; rankings; prize money; pareto principle

Social Sciences, Tourism, Leisure, Sport and Hospitality

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Received: 15 January 2024
Commenter: Wim Hordijk
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Comment: This version contains a more detailed and clear explanation of the statistical methods that are used.

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An Analysis of Prize Money Distributions in Snooker

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