1997–98 Pro Tour Season

The 1997–98 Pro Tour season was the third Pro Tour season. It started on 30 August 1997 with Grand Prix Toronto, and ended on 16 August 1998 with the conclusion of the 1998 World Championships.
==Grand Prix (August–September 1997)==
==Pro Tour Chicago==
10–12 October 1997 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Place	Player 	Prize 	Pro Points	Comment
1 	Randy Buehler 	$25,000	32 	Pro Tour debut
2 	David Mills 	$15,000	24 	Second Pro Tour Top 8
3 	Jon Finkel 	$10,000	16 	
4 	Max Suver 	$8,000 	16 	
5 	Adrian Sayers 	$6,500 	12 	
6 	Justin Schneider	$5,500 	12 	
7 	Kyle Rose 	$4,800 	12 	
8 	Olle Råde 	$4,300 	12 	Fourth Pro Tour Top 8
==Grand Prix (November 1997)==
==Pro Tour Mainz==
5–7 December 1997 in Mainz, Germany.
Place	Player 	Prize 	Pro Points	Comment
1 	Matt Place 	$25,000	32 	Second Pro Tour Top 8
2 	Steven O'Mahoney-Schwartz	$15,000	24 	
3 	Peer Kröger 	$10,000	16 	Second Pro Tour Top 8
4 	Kurt Burgner 	$8,000 	16 	
5 	John Ormerod 	$6,500 	12 	First Englishman in a Pro Tour Top 8
6 	Chris Bishop 	$5,500 	12 	
7 	Mark LePine 	$4,800 	12 	
8 	Gabriele Pisicchio 	$4,300 	12 	First Italian in a Pro Tour Top 8
==Grand Prix (December 1997–February 1998)==
==Pro Tour Los Angeles==
6–8 March 1998 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Place	Player 	Prize 	Pro Points	Comment
1 	David Price 	$25,000	32 	
2 	Ben Rubin 	$15,000	24 	Pro Tour debut
3 	David Bachmann	$10,000	16 	
4 	Adam Katz 	$8,000 	16 	
5 	Kyle Rose 	$6,500 	12 	Second Pro Tour Top 8
6 	Jakub Slemr 	$5,500 	12 	Second Pro Tour Top 8
7 	Svend Geertsen	$4,800 	12 	Second Pro Tour Top 8
8 	Andrew Wolf 	$4,300 	12 	
==Grand Prix (March 1998)==
==Pro Tour New York==
17–19 April 1998 in New York, United States.
Place	Player 	Prize 	Pro Points	Comment
1 	Jon Finkel 	$25,000	32 	Second Pro Tour Top 8
2 	Dominic Crapuchettes	$15,000	24 	
3 	John Chinnock 	$10,000	16 	Third Pro Tour Top 8
4 	David Bachmann 	$8,000 	16 	Second Pro Tour Top 8
5 	Truc Bui 	$6,500 	12 	Second Pro Tour Top 8
6 	Nate Clark 	$5,500 	12 	Second Pro Tour Top 8
7 	Mark Justice 	$4,800 	12 	Fourth Pro Tour Top 8
8 	Casey McCarrel 	$4,300 	12 	
==Grand Prix (March–June 1998)==
==1998 World Championships==
12–16 August 1998 in Seattle, Washington, United States.
===Final standings===
Place	Player 	Prize 	Pro Points	Comment
1 	Brian Selden	$34,000	32 	Pro Tour debut
2 	Ben Rubin 	$22,000	24 	Second Pro Tour Top 8
3 	Jon Finkel 	$16,000	16 	Third Pro Tour Top 8
4 	Raphaël Lévy	$13,000	16 	
5 	Scott Johns 	$11,000	12 	Fourth Pro Tour Top 8
6 	Chris Pikula	$9,500 	12 	Third Pro Tour Top 8
7 	Brian Hacker	$8,250 	12 	Second Pro Tour Top 8
8 	Alan Comer 	$7,250 	12 	Second Pro Tour Top 8
===Team competition===
Place	Country	Player 	Prize 	Pro Points
1 	 	Matt Linde 	$5,500	5
1 	 	Mike Long 	$5,500	5
1 	 	Bryce Currence 	$5,500	5
1 	 	Jon Finkel 	$5,500	5
2 	 	Pierre Malherbaud	$3,000	4
2 	 	Manuel Bevand 	$3,000	4
2 	 	Marc Hernandez 	$3,000	4
2 	 	Fabien Demazeau 	$3,000	4
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