1996 Pro Tour Season

1996 Pro Tour Season
Player of the Year	Olle Råde
World Champion	Tom Chanpheng
Team Champion	United States
PTs	4

The 1996 Pro Tour season was the first Pro Tour season. It started on 16 February 1996 with Pro Tour New York, and ended on 18 August 1996 with the conclusion of the 1996 World Championships.

Pro Tour New York[ | ]

16–18 February 1996 in New York, United States.

Place	Player	Prize	Pro Points
1	Michael Loconto	$12,000	30
2	Bertrand Lestrée	$5,000	25
3	Leon Lindbäck	$2,500	20
4	Preston Poulter	$2,500	20
5	George Baxter	$1,000	10
6	Mark Justice	$1,000	10
7	Shawn Regnier	$1,000	10
8	Eric Tam	$1,000	10

Pro Tour Los Angeles[ | ]

3–5 May 1996 in Los Angeles, California, United States.

Place	Player	Prize	Pro Points	Comment
1	Shawn Regnier	$17,000	30	Second Pro Tour Top 8
2	Thomas Guevin	$10,000	25
3	Darwin Kastle	$5,900	20
4	Mark Venhaus	$5,900	20
5	Scott Johns	$3,500	10
6	Preston Poulter	$3,500	10	Second Pro Tour Top 8
7	Vaughn Sandor	$3,500	10
8	Jeffrey Wood	$3,500	10

Pro Tour Columbus[ | ]

6–7 July 1996 in Columbus, Ohio, United States.

Place	Player	Prize	Pro Points	Comment
1	Olle Råde	$22,000	30	First Swede to win a Pro Tour
2	Sean Fleischman	$12,800	25
3	Alvaro Marques	$7,500	20
4	Peter Radonjic	$7,500	20
5	Brian Weissman	$4,400	10
6	Javier Garavito	$4,400	10
7	John Immordino	$4,400	10
8	Scott Johns	$4,400	10	Second Pro Tour Top 8

1996 World Championships[ | ]

Main article: 1996 World Championships

14–18 August 1996 in Seattle, Washington, United States.

Final standings[ | ]

Place	Player	Prize	Pro Points	Comment
1	Tom Chanpheng	$26,000	30	First Australian in a Pro Tour Top 8, first Australian to win a Pro Tour
2	Mark Justice	$16,000	25	Second Pro Tour Top 8
3	Henry Stern	$9,000	20
4	Olle Råde	$9,000	20	Second Pro Tour Top 8
5	Matt Place	$5,500	10
6	Scott Johns	$5,500	10	Third Pro Tour Top 8
7	Eric Tam	$5,500	10	Second Pro Tour Top 8
8	Tommi Hovi	$5,500	10	First Finn in a Pro Tour Top 8

Team competition[ | ]

Place	Country	Player
1	United States	Dennis Bentley
		George Baxter
		Mike Long
		Matt Place
2	Czech Republic	David Korejtko
		Jakub Slemr
		Ondřej Baudyš
		Lucas Kocourek