YEAR 
The 1991 World Ranking was once again dominated by Swedish players. Jörgen Persson became an undisputed WR leader after beating his teammate Jan-Ove Waldner in the final of the World Championships, as well as winning the World Cup. The Korean international Kim Taek-soo finished the year in third position.
TOP 30 PLAYERS IN THE WORLD RANKING
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Player
Jörgen Persson
Jan-Ove Waldner
Kim Taek-soo
Ma Wenge
Jean-Philippe Gatien
Andrzej Grubba
Yoo Nam-kyu
Lee Chul-seung
Jean-Michel Saive
Jörg Roßkopf
Xie Chaojie
Chen Xinhua
Wang Tao
Chen Zhibin
Hiroshi Shibutani
Yu Shentong
Georg Böhm
Dmitry Mazunov
Steffen Fetzner
Ding Yi
Paul Haldan
Kang Hee-chan
Wang Yansheng
Carl Prean
Wei Qinqquang
Li Gun-sang
Zoran Primorac
Kim Song-hui
Yang Jianhua
Erik Lindh
N
WC
1/4
1/4
1/4
1/4
R16
R16
R16
R16
R16
R16
R16
R16
R32
R32
R32
R32
R32
R32
R32
R32
R32
R32
R32
R32
R32
R128
WCU
1/4
1/4
1/4
x
x
4th
x
x
x
GS
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
E12
x
x
4th
x
x
x
GS
GS
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
GS
x
x
x
x
GS
x
x
x
GS
x
x
PRO TOUR
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Description
N – Nationality WC – World Championships WCU – World Cup E12 – Europe Top 12 & other flags – Pro Tour events
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