1996 Pro Tour Season

The 1996 Pro Tour season was the first Pro Tour season. It started on 16 February 1996 with Pro Tour New York, and ended on 18 August 1996 with the conclusion of the 1996 World Championships.
==Pro Tour New York==
16–18 February 1996 in New York, United States.
Place	Player 	Prize 	Pro Points
1 	Michael Loconto 	$12,000	30
2 	Bertrand Lestrée	$5,000 	25
3 	Leon Lindbäck 	$2,500 	20
4 	Preston Poulter 	$2,500 	20
5 	George Baxter 	$1,000 	10
6 	Mark Justice 	$1,000 	10
7 	Shawn Regnier 	$1,000 	10
8 	Eric Tam 	$1,000 	10
==Pro Tour Los Angeles==
3–5 May 1996 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Place	Player 	Prize 	Pro Points	Comment
1 	Shawn Regnier 	$17,000	30 	Second Pro Tour Top 8
2 	Thomas Guevin 	$10,000	25 	
3 	Darwin Kastle 	$5,900 	20 	
4 	Mark Venhaus 	$5,900 	20 	
5 	Scott Johns 	$3,500 	10 	
6 	Preston Poulter	$3,500 	10 	Second Pro Tour Top 8
7 	Vaughn Sandor 	$3,500 	10 	
8 	Jeffrey Wood 	$3,500 	10 	
==Pro Tour Columbus==
6–7 July 1996 in Columbus, Ohio, United States.
Place	Player 	Prize 	Pro Points	Comment
1 	Olle Råde 	$22,000	30 	First Swede to win a Pro Tour
2 	Sean Fleischman	$12,800	25 	
3 	Alvaro Marques 	$7,500 	20 	
4 	Peter Radonjic 	$7,500 	20 	
5 	Brian Weissman 	$4,400 	10 	
6 	Javier Garavito	$4,400 	10 	
7 	John Immordino 	$4,400 	10 	
8 	Scott Johns 	$4,400 	10 	Second Pro Tour Top 8
==1996 World Championships==
14–18 August 1996 in Seattle, Washington, United States.
===Final standings===
Place	Player 	Prize 	Pro Points	Comment
1 	Tom Chanpheng	$26,000	30 	First Australian in a Pro Tour Top 8, first Australian to win a Pro Tour
2 	Mark Justice 	$16,000	25 	Second Pro Tour Top 8
3 	Henry Stern 	$9,000 	20 	
4 	Olle Råde 	$9,000 	20 	Second Pro Tour Top 8
5 	Matt Place 	$5,500 	10 	
6 	Scott Johns 	$5,500 	10 	Third Pro Tour Top 8
7 	Eric Tam 	$5,500 	10 	Second Pro Tour Top 8
8 	Tommi Hovi 	$5,500 	10 	First Finn in a Pro Tour Top 8
===Team competition===
Place	Country	Player
1 	 	Dennis Bentley
1 	 	George Baxter
1 	 	Mike Long
1 	 	Matt Place
2 	 	David Korejtko
2 	 	Jakub Slemr
2 	 	Ondřej Baudyš
2 	 	Lucas Kocourek
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