YEAR 
The 23-year-old Belarussian star Vladimir Samsonov became the World Ranking leader for the first time in his career after winning the European Championships. He also added a gold medal at the Europe Top 12 tournament. The European Championships finalish Zoran Primorac finished the year at second position, while the Chinese international Wang Liqin was ranked third after winning the Asian Championships title.
TOP 30 PLAYERS IN THE WORLD RANKING
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Player
Vladimir Samsonov
Zoran Primorac
Wang Liqin
Seiko Iseki
Jean-P. Gatien
Trinko Keen
Liu Guoliang
Yan Sen
Vasile Florea
Kalinikos Kreanga
Danny Heister
Yang Min
Ma Lin
Werner Schlager
Jörgen Persson
F.Hakansson
Kim Taek-soo
Patrick Chila
Oh Sang-eun
Petr Korbel
Damien Eloi
He Zhi Wen
Peter Karlsson
Kong Linghui
Lucjan Blaszczyk
Steffen Fetzner
T.Krzeszewski
Alexey Smirnov
Andrei Mazunov
Yoo Nam-kyu
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EC
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1/4
1/4
1/4
1/4
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R16
R16
R16
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R16
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R16
R16
R16
R16
x
R32
R32
R32
R32
R32
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AC
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WC
1/4
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GS
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4th
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GS
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1/4
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GS
GS
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x
E12
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GS
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GS
GS
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GS
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GS
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PRO TOUR
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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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