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The 20-year-old Japanese star Nobuhiko Hasegawa had a sensational year, confidently taking the #1 spot in the World Ranking after winning both of the major tournaments – Asian and World Championships. His teammate Mitsuru Kōno reached the final in both of these events. The highest-ranked European of 1967 was the German defender Eberhard Schöler.
TOP 30 PLAYERS IN THE WORLD RANKING
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Player
Nobuhiko Hasegawa
Mitsuru Kōno
Eberhard Schöler
Koji Kimura
Kim Chung-yong
Istvan Korpa
Vladimir Miko
Pak Sin-il
Kim Chang-ho
Matyas Beleznay
Anatoly Amelin
Stanislav Gomozkov
Gheorghe Cobirzan
Radu Negulescu
Sarkis Sarhayan
Kenji Kasai
Siegfried Lemke
Hans Alser
Dorin Giurgiuca
Denis Neale
Chester Barnes
Loka Purnomo
Norbert van de Walle
David Brodski
Wolfgang Stein
Murray Dunn
Edvard Vecko
Richard Miles
Jaroslav Kunz
Ian Harrisson
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WC
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PRO TOUR
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Description
N – Nationality WC – World Championships AC – Asian Championships & other flags – Pro Tour events
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