1996 Pro Tour Season
| 1996 Pro Tour Season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Template:Flagicon Olle Råde | |||
| World Champion | Template:Flagicon Tom Chanpheng | |||
| 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 | Template:Flagicon Michael Loconto | $12,000 | 30 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Bertrand Lestrée | $5,000 | 25 |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Leon Lindbäck | $2,500 | 20 |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Preston Poulter | $2,500 | 20 |
| 5 | Template:Flagicon George Baxter | $1,000 | 10 |
| 6 | Template:Flagicon Mark Justice | $1,000 | 10 |
| 7 | Template:Flagicon Shawn Regnier | $1,000 | 10 |
| 8 | Template:Flagicon 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 | Template:Flagicon Shawn Regnier | $17,000 | 30 | Second Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Thomas Guevin | $10,000 | 25 | |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Darwin Kastle | $5,900 | 20 | |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Mark Venhaus | $5,900 | 20 | |
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Scott Johns | $3,500 | 10 | |
| 6 | Template:Flagicon Preston Poulter | $3,500 | 10 | Second Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 7 | Template:Flagicon Vaughn Sandor | $3,500 | 10 | |
| 8 | Template:Flagicon Jeffrey Wood | $3,500 | 10 |
Pro Tour Columbus
6–7 July 1996 in Columbus, Ohio, United States.
| Place | Player | Prize | Pro Points | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Olle Råde | $22,000 | 30 | First Swede to win a Pro Tour |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Sean Fleischman | $12,800 | 25 | |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Alvaro Marques | $7,500 | 20 | |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Peter Radonjic | $7,500 | 20 | |
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Brian Weissman | $4,400 | 10 | |
| 6 | Template:Flagicon Javier Garavito | $4,400 | 10 | |
| 7 | Template:Flagicon John Immordino | $4,400 | 10 | |
| 8 | Template:Flagicon 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 | Template:Flagicon Tom Chanpheng | $26,000 | 30 | First Australian in a Pro Tour Top 8, first Australian to win a Pro Tour |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Mark Justice | $16,000 | 25 | Second Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Henry Stern | $9,000 | 20 | |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Olle Råde | $9,000 | 20 | Second Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Matt Place | $5,500 | 10 | |
| 6 | Template:Flagicon Scott Johns | $5,500 | 10 | Third Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 7 | Template:Flagicon Eric Tam | $5,500 | 10 | Second Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 8 | Template:Flagicon Tommi Hovi | $5,500 | 10 | First Finn in a Pro Tour Top 8 |
Team competition
| Place | Country | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon United States | Dennis Bentley |
| George Baxter | ||
| Mike Long | ||
| Matt Place | ||
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Czech Republic | David Korejtko |
| Jakub Slemr | ||
| Ondřej Baudyš | ||
| Lucas Kocourek |