YEAR 
In 1995, the Chinese international Kong Linghui became a World Ranking leader for the first time in his career after a glorious run at the World Championships and the World Cup edition. All of the first four positions in the ranking were held by the Chinese players. Liu Guoliang finished the year in second place, Ding Song finished third, and Wang Tao was ranked fourth.
TOP 30 PLAYERS IN THE WORLD RANKING
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Player
Kong Linghui
Liu Guoliang
Ding Song
Wang Tao
Peter Karlsson
Vladimir Samsonov
Lucjan Blaszczyk
Kim Taek-soo
Jan-Ove Waldner
Jörg Roßkopf
Jean-Philippe Gatien
Jörgen Persson
Ding Yi
Ma Wenge
Peter Franz
Wang Yonggang
Yang Min
Erik Lindh
Jean-Michel Saive
Patrick Chila
Damien Eloi
Desmond Douglas
Chen Xinhua
Feng Zhe
Ilija Lupulescu
Lin Zhigang
Mikael Appelgren
Karoly Nemeth
Carl Prean
Hiroshi Shibutani
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
x
1/4
x
x
x
1/4
GS
4th
GS
x
x
x
x
x
x
1/4
1/4
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
E12
x
x
x
x
GS
GS
x
x
GS
GS
GS
x
x
x
x
GS
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
Description
N – Nationality WC – World Championships WCU – World Cup E12 – Europe Top 12 & other flags – Pro Tour events
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