The 2008 Pro Tour season was the thirteenth Pro Tour season. It started on 15 December 2007 with Grand Prix Stuttgart, and ended on 14 December 2008 with the conclusion of the 2008 World Championships.
Grand Prix (December 2007)
Pro Tour Kuala Lumpur
15–17 February 2008 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Place
|
Player
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Prize
|
Pro Points
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Comment
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1
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Jon Finkel
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$40,000
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25
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Twelwth Pro Tour Top 8, third Pro Tour win
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2
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Mario Pascoli
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$20,000
|
20
|
|
3
|
Marcio Carvalho
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$15,000
|
16
|
Second Pro Tour Top 8
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4
|
Ming Xu
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$13,000
|
16
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First Chinese in a Pro Tour Top 8, Pro Tour debut
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5
|
Guillaume Wafo-Tapa
|
$11,000
|
12
|
Second Pro Tour Top 8
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6
|
Mike Hron
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$10,500
|
12
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Second Pro Tour Top 8
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7
|
Joel Calafell
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$10,000
|
12
|
|
8
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Nicolai Herzog
|
$9,500
|
12
|
Fifth Pro Tour Top 8
|
Grand Prix (February–May 2008)
Pro Tour Hollywood
23–25 May 2008 in Hollywood, California, United States.
Grand Prix (May–October 2008)
GP Birmingham
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GP Indianapolis
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GP Buenos Aires
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GP Madrid
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Date: 30 May–1 June 2008
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Date: 21–22 June 2008
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Date: 28–29 June 2008
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Date: 26–27 July 2008
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Format: Block Constructed
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Format: Limited
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Format: Standard
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Format: Limited
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Attendance: 581
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Attendance: 1124
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Attendance: 580
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Attendance: 1465
|
1. Lee Shi Tian
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1. Jelger Wiegersma
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1. Francisco Braga
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1. Lasse Nørgaard
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2. Remi Fortier
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2. Gaudenis Vidugiris
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2. Felipe Alves Pellegrini
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2. Daniel Martin Bermejo
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3. Raphaël Lévy
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3. Jamie Parke
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3. Adrien Degaspare
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3. Manuel Bucher
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4. Jelger Wiegersma
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4. Tyler Mantey
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4. Damian Buckley
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4. Romain Fenaux-Briot
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5. Antti Malin
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5. James Beltz
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5. Ivan Taroshi Fox
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5. Allan Christensen
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6. Matthias Künzler
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6. Eric Franklin
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6. Olivier Ruel
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6. Sergio Salas Martinez
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7. Manuel Bucher
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7. Randy Wright
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7. Nicolas Bevacqua
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7. Tommi Lindgren
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8. Jonathan Randle
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8. Ben Rasmussen
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8. Sebastian Pozzo
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8. Geir Bakke
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GP Kobe
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GP Denver
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GP Copenhagen
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GP Manila
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Date: 2–3 August 2008
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Date: 9–10 August 2008
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Date: 23–24 August 2008
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Date: 30–31 August 2008
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Format: Block Constructed
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Format: Block Constructed
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Format: Standard
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Format: Block Constructed
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Attendance: 811
|
Attendance: 625
|
Attendance: 610
|
Attendance: 641
|
1. Yuuta Takahashi
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1. Gerry Thompson
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1. David Larsson
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1. Hironobu Sugaya
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2. Takayuki Takagi
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2. Lee Steht
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2. Tomoharu Saito
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2. Shota Yasooka
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3. Masaya Tanahashi
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3. Nathan Elkins
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3. Jakub Jahoda
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3. Luis Magisa
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4. Shou Yoshimori
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4. Kenneth Castor
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4. Shuhei Nakamura
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4. Shingou Kurihara
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5. Hirosi Yosida
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5. AJ Sacher
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5. Guillaume Wafo-Tapa
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5. Masami Kaneko
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6. Katsuya Ueda
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6. Kyle Bundgaard
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6. William Cavaglieri
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6. Koutarou Ootsuka
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7. Koutarou Ootsuka
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7. Antonino De Rosa
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7. Philipp Summereder
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7. Raphaël Lévy
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8. Tsuyoshi Ikeda
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8. Hunter Burton
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8. Robert van Meedevort
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8. Wai Keat Ken Lim
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GP Rimini
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GP Paris
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GP Kansas City
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Date: 13–14 September 2008
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Date: 18–19 October 2008
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Date: 18–19 October 2008
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Format: Block Constructed
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Format: Limited
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Format: Limited
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Attendance: 686
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Attendance: 1838
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Attendance: 746
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1. Emanuele Giusti
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1. Arjan van Leeuwen
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1. Tim Landale
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2. Shuhei Nakamura
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2. Pierre Rensonnet
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2. Carlos Romão
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3. Claudio Salemi
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3. Menno Dolstra
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3. Jon Sonne
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4. Marcello Calvetto
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4. Simon Görtzen
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4. Sammy Batarseh
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5. Matthias Künzler
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5. Niels Noorlander
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5. Brandon Scheel
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6. Rodrigo Renedo
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6. Romain Lisciandro
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6. Justin Meyer
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7. Joel Calafell
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7. Artur Cnotalski
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7. Chris Pait
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8. Petr Nahodil
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8. Jan De Coster
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8. Willy Edel
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Pro Tour Berlin
31 October–2 November 2008 in Berlin, Germany.
Grand Prix (November–December 2008)
2008 World Championships
11–14 December 2008 in Mephis, Tennessee, United States.
Final standings
Team competition
Place
|
Country
|
Player
|
Prize
|
Pro Points
|
1
|
United States
|
Michael Jacob
|
$4,000
|
6
|
Paul Cheon
|
$4,000
|
6
|
Sam Black
|
$4,000
|
6
|
2
|
Australia
|
Aaron Nicastri
|
$2,500
|
5
|
Brandon Lau
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$2,500
|
5
|
Justin Cheung
|
$2,500
|
5
|
3
|
Brazil
|
Willy Edel
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$2,000
|
4
|
Vagner Casatti
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$2,000
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4
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Luiz Guilherme de Michielli
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$2,000
|
4
|
4
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Japan
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Masashi Oiso
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$1,750
|
4
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Yuuya Watanabe
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$1,750
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4
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Akihiro Takakuwa
|
$1,750
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4
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