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| 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.
Contents
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[]
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 |
