1996–97 Pro Tour Season

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1996–97 Pro Tour Season
Player of the Year	Paul McCabe
World Champion	Jakub Slemr
Team Champion	Canada
PTs	6
Grand Prix	5
Previous season: 1996 Next season: 1997–98

The 1996–97 Pro Tour season was the second Pro Tour season. It started on 13 September 1996 with Pro Tour Atlanta, and ended on 17 August 1997 with the conclusion of the 1997 World Championships.

Pro Tour Atlanta

13–15 September 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.

Place	Player	Prize	Pro Points	Comment
1	Frank Adler	$26,000	30	First German to win a Pro Tour
2	Darwin Kastle	$16,000	25	Second Pro Tour Top 8
3	Aaron Muranaka	$9,000	20
4	John Yoo	$9,000	20
5	Terry Borer	$5,500	10
6	Mike Long	$5,500	10
7	Chris Pikula	$5,500	10
8	Matthew Vienneau	$5,500	10

Pro Tour Dallas

22–24 November 1996 in Dallas, Texas, United States.

Place	Player	Prize	Pro Points	Comment
1	Paul McCabe	$26,000	30	First Canadian to win a Pro Tour
2	Jason Zila	$16,000	25
3	Brian Hacker	$9,000	20
4	Chris Pikula	$9,000	20	Second Pro Tour Top 8
5	George Baxter	$5,500	10	Second Pro Tour Top 8
6	Olle Råde	$5,500	10	Third Pro Tour Top 8
7	Robert Thornburg	$5,500	10
8	Peer Kröger	$5,500	10

Pro Tour Los Angeles

28 February–2 March 1997 in Los Angeles, California, United States.

Place	Player	Prize	Pro Points	Comment
1	Tommi Hovi	$26,000	30	Second Pro Tour Top 8, first Finn to win a Pro Tour
2	David Mills	$16,000	25	Disqualified with prize
3	Alan Comer	$9,000	20
4	John Yoo	$9,000	20	Second Pro Tour Top 8
5	Truc Bui	$5,500	10
6	John Immordino	$5,500	10	Second Pro Tour Top 8
7	Brian Weissman	$5,500	10	Second Pro Tour Top 8
8	Ben Possemiers	$5,500	10	First Belgian in a Pro Tour Top 8

Grand Prix (March 1997)

GP Amsterdam Date: 22–23 March 1997 Format: Standard Attendance: 330

1. Emmanuel Vernay 2. David Nott 3. Wessel Oomens 4. Sven Dijt 5. Roeland Van der Hoevenen 6. Matt Henstra 7. Michael Huth 8. Dominique Coene

Pro Tour Paris

11–13 April 1997 in Paris, France.

Place	Player	Prize	Pro Points	Comment
1	Mike Long	$26,000	30	Second Pro Tour Top 8
2	Mark Justice	$16,000	25	Third Pro Tour Top 8
3	Darwin Kastle	$9,000	20	Third Pro Tour Top 8
4	Henning Rimkus	$9,000	20
5	Sturla Bingen	$5,500	10	First Norwegian in a Pro Tour Top 8
6	Paul Ferker	$5,500	10
7	Jason Gordon	$5,500	10
8	Jason Zila	$5,500	10	Second Pro Tour Top 8

Grand Prix (April–May 1997)

GP Washington, D.C. Date: 26–27 April 1997 Format: Limited Attendance: 404

1. Mike Long 2. David Price 3. Nate Clark 4. Chad Solo 5. Scott Seville 6. Michael Pustilnik 7. Terry Borer 8. Dennis Bentley

GP Tokyo Date: 4–5 May 1997 Format: Limited Attendance: 825

1-1. Kenichi Fujita 2-2. Toshiki Tsukamoto 3-4. Yoshiyuki Tsuruta 3-4. Yoshikazu Ishii 5-8. Goro Matsuo 5-8. Masami Ibamoto 5-8. Satoshi Nakamura 5-8. Takashi Niwa

GP Barcelona Date: 4–5 May 1997 Format: Limited Attendance: 306

1-1. Pierre Fayard 2-2. Alain Fernandez 3-4. Ivan Garcia 3-4. Santiago Rodriguez 5-8. Mathieu Poujade 5-8. Nicholas Olivieri 5-8. Joaquim Casa 5-8. Michel Debard

Pro Tour New York

30 May–1 June 1997 in New York, United States.

Place	Player	Prize	Pro Points	Comment
1	Terry Borer	$26,000	30	Second Pro Tour Top 8
2	Ivan Stanoev	$16,000	25	First Czech in a Pro Tour Top 8
3	Gabriel Tsang	$9,000	20
4	Jeroen Weyden	$9,000	20	First Dutchman in a Pro Tour Top 8
5	Mark Chalice	$5,500	10
6	John Chinnock	$5,500	10
7	Michael Pustilnik	$5,500	10
8	Patrick Chapin	$5,500	10

Grand Prix (July 1997)

GP London Date: 12–13 July 1997 Format: Block Constructed Attendance: 398

1. Michel Sochon 2. Cyrille de Foucaud 3. Ollie Schneider 4. Graham Thomson 5. Ben Possemiers 6. Daniel Brickwell 7. Robin McCandless 8. Frederic Bannach

1997 World Championships

13–17 August 1997 in Seattle, Washington, United States.

Final standings

Place	Player	Prize	Pro Points	Comment
1	Jakub Slemr	$34,000	32	First Czech to win a Pro Tour
2	Janosch Kühn	$22,000	24	Pro Tour debut
3	Paul McCabe	$12,000	16	Second Pro Tour Top 8
4	Svend Geertsen	$12,000	16	First Dane in a Pro Tour Top 8
5	Gabriel Tsang	$8,000	12	Second Pro Tour Top 8
6	Nikolai Weibull	$8,000	12
7	Nate Clark	$8,000	12
8	John Chinnock	$8,000	12	Second Pro Tour Top 8

Team competition

Place	Country	Player
1	Canada	Gary Krakower
		Michael Donais
		Ed Ito
		Gabriel Tsang
2	Sweden	Nikolai Weibull
		Mattias Jorstedt
		Marcus Angelin
		Johan Cedercrantz