YEAR 
The 1994 World Ranking was once again dominated by the leading European players. Jean-Michel Saive became the World Ranking leader thanks to his wins at the European Championships and Europe Top 12 tournament. The Swedish star Jan-Ove Waldner finished second in both of these competitions and secured the vice-leader spot in 1994 season.
TOP 30 PLAYERS IN THE WORLD RANKING
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Player
Jean-Michel Saive
Jan-Ove Waldner
Zoran Primorac
Kong Linghui
Liu Guoliang
Patrick Chila
Lin Zhigang
Lü Lin
Jörg Roßkopf
Daniel Cioca
Chen Xinhua
Philippe Saive
Wang Tao
V.Samsonov
Petr Korbel
Carl Prean
Andras Podpinka
Danny Heister
Thierry Cabrera
Igor Solopov
Lars Lauth
Ma Wenge
Peter Karlsson
Andrei Mazunov
Lucjan Blaszczyk
Vasile Florea
Andrzej Grubba
Chiang Peng-lung
Thierry Miller
Kalinikos Kreanga
N
EC
x
x
x
x
1/4
1/4
1/4
1/4
x
R16
R16
R16
R16
R16
R16
R16
R16
R16
R32
R32
R32
R32
R32
x
R32
R32
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
4th
1/4
x
x
x
x
1/4
x
x
x
1/4
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
1/4
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
E12
x
x
x
x
x
GS
x
x
x
x
x
GS
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
GS
x
x
x
PRO TOUR
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Description
N – Nationality EC – European Championships AC – Asian Championships WC – World Cup E12 – Europe Top 12 & other flags – Pro Tour events
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