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The 20-year-old Swedish star Kjell Johansson had a sensational year, winning the European Championships in London, and adding two Pro Tour titles to his resume. It helped to cement his case for the #1 spot in the World Rankings. The Czechoslovak international Vladimir Miko reached his career high, finishing 1966 at the second position.
TOP 30 PLAYERS IN THE WORLD RANKING
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Player
Kjell Johansson
Vladimir Miko
Štefan Kollarovits
Anatoly Amelin
Kim Chung-yong
Jaroslav Štanek
Nobuhiko Hasegawa
Dorin Giurgiuca
Koji Kimura
Hans Alser
Peter Rozsas
Chester Barnes
Dragutin Šurbek
Eberhard Schöler
Vojislav Markovic
Stuart Gibbs
Radu Negulescu
Tibor Harangi
Antun Stipančic
Jaroslav Kunz
Carl-Johan Bernhardt
Siegfried Lemke
Laszlo Pigniczki
Pentti Tuominen
Denis Neale
Hans Micheloff
Christer Johansson
Nobert van de Walle
Janos Fahazi
Frans Schoofs
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EC
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1/4
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1/4
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1/4
1/4
R16
R16
R16
R16
R16
R16
R16
R16
R32
R32
R32
R32
R32
R32
R32
R32
R32
R32
R32
AG
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PRO TOUR
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Description
N – Nationality EC – European Championships AG – Asian Games & other flags – Pro Tour events
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