YEAR 
The French star Jean-Philippe Gatien had a great run at the 1993 World Championships in Gothenburg, and his singles title secured Gatien a World Ranking leader position. The Belgian Jean-Michel Saive reached the final of this tournament and finished the year as a vice-leader of ranking. The Croatian Zoran Primorac was ranked third thanks to his World Cup success.
TOP 30 PLAYERS IN THE WORLD RANKING
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Player
Jean-Philippe Gatien
Jean-Michel Saive
Zoran Primorac
Jan-Ove Waldner
Ma Wenge
Wang Yonggang
Andras Podpinka
Kim Taek-soo
Jörg Roßkopf
Wang Tao
Johhny Huang
Vladimir Samsonov
Andrzej Grubba
Dmitry Mazunov
Li Gun-sang
Philippe Saive
Erik Lindh
Kim Song-hui
Peter Franz
Kang Hee-chan
Frederic Sonnet
Piotr Skierski
Roland Vimi
Kiyoshi Saito
Lo Chuen-tsung
Hiroshi Shibutani
Steffen Fetzner
Paul Haldan
Trinko Keen
Kim Myong-jun
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
R32
WCU
1/4
1/4
GS
1/4
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E12
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GS
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GS
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PRO TOUR
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Description
N – Nationality WC – World Championships WCU – World Cup E12 – Europe Top 12 & other flags – Pro Tour events
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