YEAR 
The Swedish superstar Jan-Ove Waldner once again took the World Ranking leader’s spot after his stellar performance at the Olympic Games in Barcelona. In the final, he won against the Frenchman Jean-Philippe Gatien, who finished the year as the vice-leader of the World Ranking. Ma Wenge secured the third position after a very consistent season and a World Cup title.
TOP 30 PLAYERS IN THE WORLD RANKING
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Player
Jan-Ove Waldner
Jean-P. Gatien
Ma Wenge
Kim Taek-soo
Jörg Roßkopf
Ding Yi
Jörgen Persson
Wang Tao
Jean-M.Saive
Zoran Primorac
Xie Chaojie
Andrzej Grubba
Yoo Nam-kyu
Kang Hee-chan
H.Shibutani
Kim Guk-chol
Li Sung-il
Paul Haldan
Steffen Fetzner
Carl Prean
Chen Xinhua
K.Kreanga
Petr Korbel
Lo Chuen-tsung
Yu Shentong
Li Gun-sang
T. von Scheele
Wang Yansheng
Peter Karlsson
Wu Wen-chia
N
OG
1/4
1/4
1/4
1/4
R16
R16
x
R16
R16
GS
R16
x
x
R16
R16
R16
x
x
GS
GS
R32
R32
x
x
x
x
EC
1/4
1/4
x
x
R32
1/4
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
R32
R32
x
1/4
R16
R16
x
x
x
R16
R16
R16
x
AC
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
WC
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
GS
GS
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
4th
x
1/4
x
x
x
x
x
1/4
E12
4th
GS
x
x
GS
x
GS
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
GS
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
PRO T
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Description
N – Nationality OG – Olympic Games EC – European Championships AC – Asian Championships WC – World Cup E12 – Europe Top 12 & other flags – Pro Tour events
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