Updated December 22, 2008
Congratulations to Shuhei Nakamura, the 2008 Player of the Year!
The player with the most pro points over the course of a season is identified as the Pro Player of the Year. In addition to the title, the Pro Player of the Year receives invitations to certain tournaments throughout the next season. That player also receives travel and accommodations to each of the next season’s Pro Tour events and to the World Championships.
This page shows all players who have received at least 10 Pro Points in the 2008 season.
|
Place
|
First Name
|
Last Name
|
Country
|
Pro Points
|
| 22 |
Aaron |
Nicastri |
Australia |
33 |
| 45 |
Adam |
Yurchick |
United States |
26 |
| 111 |
Adam |
Katz |
South Africa |
16 |
| 155 |
Adrian |
Saredo |
Argentina |
13 |
| 102 |
Aj |
Sacher |
United States |
17 |
| 122 |
Akihiro |
Takakuwa |
Japan |
15 |
| 45 |
Akira |
Asahara |
Japan |
26 |
| 211 |
Alejandro |
Rico Bleda |
Spain |
11 |
| 142 |
Aleksa |
Telarov |
Serbia |
14 |
| 122 |
Alex |
Bakopoulos |
Greece |
15 |
| 142 |
Alex |
Majlaton |
United States |
14 |
| 142 |
Alexander |
Privalov |
Russian Federation |
14 |
| 245 |
Alvise |
Gorghetto |
Italy |
10 |
| 245 |
Amiel |
Tenenbaum |
France |
10 |
| 211 |
Anders |
Bjv?rkheim |
Norway |
11 |
| 155 |
Andras |
Balogh |
Hungary |
13 |
| 79 |
Andre |
Mueller |
Germany |
20 |
| 122 |
André |
Coimbra |
Portugal |
15 |
| 177 |
André |
Moshølen |
Norway |
12 |
| 177 |
Andreas |
Müller |
Germany |
12 |
| 177 |
Andres |
Higuera |
Colombia |
12 |
| 79 |
Antoine |
Ruel |
France |
20 |
| 177 |
Anton |
Lunau |
Denmark |
12 |
| 155 |
Antonino |
De Rosa |
United States |
13 |
| 245 |
Antonio |
Vargas |
Peru |
10 |
| 211 |
Antonis |
Fyssas |
Greece |
11 |
| 19 |
Antti |
Malin |
Finland |
35 |
| 177 |
Arjan |
van Leeuwen |
Netherlands |
12 |
| 245 |
Armin |
Birner |
Austria |
10 |
| 72 |
Arnost |
Zidek |
Czech Republic |
21 |
| 122 |
Asaf |
Shomer |
Israel |
15 |
| 155 |
Axel |
Martinez |
Mexico |
13 |
| 211 |
Bayani |
Manansala |
Philippines |
11 |
| 177 |
Ben |
Wienburg |
United States |
12 |
| 92 |
Benjamin |
Lundquist |
United States |
19 |
| 245 |
Bernardo |
Da Costa Cabral |
Belgium |
10 |
| 102 |
Bram |
Snepvangers |
Netherlands |
17 |
| 30 |
Brandon |
Scheel |
United States |
31 |
| 79 |
Brandon |
Lau |
Australia |
20 |
| 245 |
Brian |
Grady |
Chile |
10 |
| 45 |
Carlos |
Amaya Troncoso |
Colombia |
26 |
| 54 |
Carlos |
Romão |
Brazil |
24 |
| 111 |
Carlos |
Pal |
Costa Rica |
16 |
| 177 |
Carlos |
Fernandez Baillo |
Spain |
12 |
| 142 |
Cedomir |
Vojnovic |
Serbia |
14 |
| 211 |
Chapman |
Sim |
Singapore |
11 |
| 22 |
Charles |
Gindy |
United States |
33 |
| 245 |
CHARLES |
VELAZQUEZ |
Puerto Rico |
10 |
| 79 |
Chikara |
Nakajima |
Japan |
20 |
| 245 |
Chris |
Lachmann |
United States |
10 |
| 245 |
Chris |
Pait |
United States |
10 |
| 155 |
Christian |
Flaaten |
Norway |
13 |
| 245 |
Christoph |
Huber |
Switzerland |
10 |
| 66 |
Christophe |
Gregoir |
Belgium |
22 |
| 122 |
Christophe |
Peyronnel |
France |
15 |
| 102 |
Christopher |
Wolf |
Austria |
17 |
| 211 |
Christopher |
Greene |
United States |
11 |
| 177 |
Conor |
Kerr |
Northern Ireland |
12 |
| 177 |
Cristiam |
Padilla Vargas |
Mexico |
12 |
| 245 |
Csaba |
Lampert |
Hungary |
10 |
| 122 |
Cynic |
Kim |
Korea (South) |
15 |
| 245 |
Dale |
Fienberg |
South Africa |
10 |
| 211 |
Dalibor |
Szegho |
Slovak Republic |
11 |
| 155 |
Damian |
Buckley |
Argentina |
13 |
| 79 |
Dan |
Lanthier |
Canada |
20 |
| 155 |
Daniel |
Martin Bermejo |
Spain |
13 |
| 177 |
Daniel |
Bretherton |
New Zealand |
12 |
| 177 |
Daniel |
Gräfensteiner |
Germany |
12 |
| 177 |
Daniel |
Sheppard |
Slovenia |
12 |
| 177 |
Danilo |
Prieto |
Puerto Rico |
12 |
| 79 |
David |
Larsson |
Sweden |
20 |
| 98 |
David |
Irvine |
United States |
18 |
| 98 |
David |
Reitbauer |
Austria |
18 |
| 102 |
David |
Besso |
Italy |
17 |
| 102 |
David |
Jensen |
Denmark |
17 |
| 245 |
David |
Felske |
Canada |
10 |
| 142 |
Denis |
Sinner |
Germany |
14 |
| 211 |
Ding |
Leong |
Singapore |
11 |
| 245 |
Ding |
Yi |
China |
10 |
| 245 |
Dinis |
Binnema |
Portugal |
10 |
| 177 |
Dmitry |
Kholyavko |
Ukraine |
12 |
| 111 |
Eduardo |
Sajgalik |
Great Britain |
16 |
| 177 |
Emir |
Alimoglu |
Turkey |
12 |
| 155 |
Eugeni |
Sanchez |
Spain |
13 |
| 211 |
Evangelos |
Papatsarouchas |
Greece |
11 |
| 155 |
Evelio |
Barrios |
Colombia |
13 |
| 155 |
Fabian |
Sjöblom |
Sweden |
13 |
| 122 |
Fabio |
Reinhardt |
Germany |
15 |
| 177 |
Ferenc |
Nagy |
Hungary |
12 |
| 177 |
Fernando |
Solorzano |
Costa Rica |
12 |
| 122 |
Filip |
Valis |
Slovak Republic |
15 |
| 122 |
Filippo |
Kratter |
Italy |
15 |
| 155 |
Florian |
Pils |
Germany |
13 |
| 245 |
Francis |
Toussaint |
Canada |
10 |
| 245 |
Francisco |
Braga |
Brazil |
10 |
| 30 |
Frank |
Karsten |
Netherlands |
31 |
| 245 |
Frantisek |
Bina |
Czech Republic |
10 |
| 211 |
Fried |
Meulders |
Belgium |
11 |
| 22 |
Gabriel |
Nassif |
France |
33 |
| 245 |
Gadiel |
Szleifer |
United States |
10 |
| 245 |
Gaetan |
Lefebvre |
France |
10 |
| 59 |
Gaudenis |
Vidugiris |
United States |
23 |
| 177 |
Gene |
Brumby |
New Zealand |
12 |
| 79 |
Gerard |
Fabiano |
United States |
20 |
| 30 |
Gerry |
Thompson |
United States |
31 |
| 177 |
Giancarlo |
Arbulú |
Peru |
12 |
| 245 |
Giulio |
Barra |
Italy |
10 |
| 211 |
Giusti |
Emanuele |
Italy |
11 |
| 72 |
Grgur |
Petric Maretic |
Croatia (Hrvatska) |
21 |
| 10 |
Guillaume |
Wafo-tapa |
France |
41 |
| 41 |
Hannes |
Kerem |
Estonia |
28 |
| 122 |
Harald |
Stein |
Germany |
15 |
| 59 |
Helmut |
Summersberger |
Austria |
23 |
| 142 |
Hironobu |
Sugaya |
Japan |
14 |
| 245 |
Hugo |
de Jong |
Netherlands |
10 |
| 122 |
Igor |
Gurov |
Ukraine |
15 |
| 245 |
Isidor |
Nikolic |
Serbia |
10 |
| 122 |
Iurii |
Babych |
Ukraine |
15 |
| 177 |
Jacob |
Van Lunen |
United States |
12 |
| 16 |
Jamie |
Parke |
United States |
37 |
| 19 |
Jan |
Ruess |
Germany |
35 |
| 28 |
Jan |
Doise |
Belgium |
32 |
| 92 |
Jan |
Brodzak |
Czech Republic |
19 |
| 142 |
janus |
bossow |
Denmark |
14 |
| 211 |
Jasar |
Elarar |
Canada |
11 |
| 155 |
Jason |
Imperiale |
United States |
13 |
| 211 |
Jason |
Chung |
New Zealand |
11 |
| 45 |
Jelger |
Wiegersma |
Netherlands |
26 |
| 245 |
Jia |
Wu |
United States |
10 |
| 98 |
Ji-Hoon |
Lee |
Korea (South) |
18 |
| 142 |
Joaquin |
Alvarez Rivera |
Argentina |
14 |
| 22 |
Joel |
Calafell |
Spain |
33 |
| 59 |
Johan |
Sadeghpour |
Sweden |
23 |
| 155 |
John |
Penick |
United States |
13 |
| 245 |
John |
Sittner |
United States |
10 |
| 30 |
Jon |
Finkel |
United States |
31 |
| 54 |
Jonathan |
Bergström |
Sweden |
24 |
| 177 |
Jonathan |
Sonne |
United States |
12 |
| 79 |
JONATHAN |
RANDLE |
Great Britain |
20 |
| 92 |
Jose |
Nasiff |
Venezuela |
19 |
| 155 |
Jose |
Carvajal |
Panama |
13 |
| 211 |
Josh |
Utter-Leyton |
United States |
11 |
| 211 |
Juan |
Veliz |
Chile |
11 |
| 72 |
Julio |
Bernabe |
Chile |
21 |
| 245 |
Jun Hee |
Kang |
Korea (South) |
10 |
| 79 |
Jun'ya |
Iyanaga |
Japan |
20 |
| 59 |
Justin |
Cheung |
Australia |
23 |
| 155 |
Kai Yip |
Lee |
Hong Kong |
13 |
| 177 |
Kamiel |
Cornelissen |
Netherlands |
12 |
| 59 |
Kazuya |
Mitamura |
Japan |
23 |
| 51 |
Kenji |
Tsumura |
Japan |
25 |
| 245 |
Kenneth |
Castor |
United States |
10 |
| 38 |
Kenny |
Oberg |
Sweden |
29 |
| 142 |
Kin Leong |
Chong |
Malaysia |
14 |
| 245 |
Kiril |
Stoichkov |
Bulgaria |
10 |
| 35 |
Koutarou |
Ootsuka |
Japan |
30 |
| 211 |
Krzysiek |
Rozycki |
Poland |
11 |
| 66 |
Lasse |
Nørgaard |
Denmark |
22 |
| 211 |
Lee |
Steht |
United States |
11 |
| 2 |
Luis |
Scott-Vargas |
United States |
58 |
| 45 |
Luiz Guilherme |
De Michielli |
Brazil |
26 |
| 245 |
Maciej |
Pasek |
Poland |
10 |
| 16 |
Makihito |
Mihara |
Japan |
37 |
| 211 |
Makoto |
Nagashima |
Japan |
11 |
| 177 |
manisa |
njegomir |
Croatia (Hrvatska) |
12 |
| 11 |
Manuel |
Bucher |
Switzerland |
40 |
| 245 |
Marcel |
Arndt |
Switzerland |
10 |
| 211 |
Marcello |
Calvetto |
Italy |
11 |
| 4 |
Marcio |
Carvalho |
Portugal |
50 |
| 22 |
Marijn |
Lybaert |
Belgium |
33 |
| 11 |
Mario |
Pascoli |
Italy |
40 |
| 122 |
Mark |
Herberholz |
United States |
15 |
| 177 |
Mark |
Conkle |
United States |
12 |
| 177 |
Mark |
Schwass |
Switzerland |
12 |
| 122 |
Marko |
Stokelj |
Slovenia |
15 |
| 211 |
Marsh |
Usary |
United States |
11 |
| 8 |
Martin |
Juza |
Czech Republic |
43 |
| 245 |
Marvin |
Hsiao |
South Africa |
10 |
| 245 |
Masahiko |
Morita |
Japan |
10 |
| 98 |
Masami |
Kaneko |
Japan |
18 |
| 51 |
Masashi |
Oiso |
Japan |
25 |
| 72 |
Masaya |
Kitayama |
Japan |
21 |
| 16 |
Matej |
Zatlkaj |
Slovak Republic |
37 |
| 41 |
Mateusz |
Kopec |
Poland |
27 |
| 155 |
Matt |
Hansen |
United States |
13 |
| 177 |
Matteo |
Orsini Jones |
Great Britain |
12 |
| 211 |
Matthew |
Ogier |
New Zealand |
11 |
| 66 |
Matthias |
Künzler |
Switzerland |
22 |
| 92 |
Mattias |
Kettil |
Sweden |
19 |
| 177 |
Melissa |
DeTora |
United States |
12 |
| 54 |
Michael |
Jacob |
United States |
24 |
| 111 |
Michael |
Gurney |
United States |
16 |
| 122 |
Michal |
Hebky |
Czech Republic |
15 |
| 66 |
Mike |
Hron |
Netherlands Antilles |
22 |
| 111 |
Ming |
Xu |
China |
16 |
| 245 |
Ming Chee |
Wang |
Taiwan |
10 |
| 142 |
Naoki |
Shimizu |
Japan |
14 |
| 245 |
Nick |
Tung |
New Zealand |
10 |
| 41 |
Nico |
Bohny |
Switzerland |
27 |
| 177 |
Nicolai |
Herzog |
Norway |
12 |
| 30 |
Nicolay |
Potovin |
Russian Federation |
31 |
| 111 |
Nikolaus |
Eigner |
Austria |
16 |
| 245 |
Nikolay |
Bogdev |
Bulgaria |
10 |
| 245 |
Niv |
Shmuely |
Israel |
10 |
| 122 |
Nuno |
Costa |
Portugal |
15 |
| 111 |
Ognjen |
Cividini |
Croatia (Hrvatska) |
16 |
| 122 |
Olaf |
Krzikalla |
Germany |
15 |
| 72 |
Oliver |
Polak-Rottmann |
Austria |
21 |
| 2 |
Olivier |
Ruel |
France |
58 |
| 79 |
Omar |
Sagol |
Spain |
20 |
| 211 |
Orr |
Bildner |
Israel |
11 |
| 45 |
Osamu |
Fujita |
Japan |
26 |
| 177 |
Owen |
Turtenwald |
United States |
12 |
| 92 |
Pascal |
Vieren |
Belgium |
19 |
| 102 |
Patrick |
Chapin |
United States |
17 |
| 79 |
Patrizio |
Golia |
Italy |
20 |
| 6 |
Paul |
Cheon |
United States |
45 |
| 9 |
Paulo Vitor |
da Rosa |
Brazil |
42 |
| 177 |
Pedro |
Rodriguez |
United States |
12 |
| 79 |
Petr |
Brozek |
Czech Republic |
20 |
| 245 |
Petr |
Nahodil |
Czech Republic |
10 |
| 72 |
Philipp |
Summereder |
Austria |
21 |
| 245 |
Pierre |
Malherbaud |
France |
10 |
| 155 |
plato |
chan |
Hong Kong |
13 |
| 211 |
Quentin |
Martin |
Great Britain |
11 |
| 7 |
Raphael |
Levy |
France |
44 |
| 102 |
Rasmus |
Sibast |
Denmark |
17 |
| 177 |
Raul |
Porojan |
Germany |
12 |
| 41 |
Remi |
Fortier |
France |
27 |
| 245 |
Richard |
Bland |
Great Britain |
10 |
| 14 |
Robert |
van Medevoort |
Netherlands |
38 |
| 245 |
Robert |
Darnhofer |
Germany |
10 |
| 211 |
Rodrigo |
Renedo |
Spain |
11 |
| 211 |
Rogier |
Maaten |
Netherlands |
11 |
| 122 |
Roland |
Bode |
Germany |
15 |
| 245 |
Rolando |
Flores |
Bolivia |
10 |
| 245 |
Romain |
Fenaux-briot |
France |
10 |
| 211 |
Rondy |
Krish |
Singapore |
11 |
| 245 |
RUDDY IVAN |
JIMENEZ |
Dominican Republic |
10 |
| 111 |
Rune Martens |
Andersen |
Denmark |
16 |
| 122 |
Ruud |
Warmenhoven |
Netherlands |
15 |
| 155 |
Sam |
Stein |
United States |
13 |
| 211 |
Sami |
Tuomi |
Finland |
11 |
| 245 |
Sami |
Häggkvist |
Finland |
10 |
| 59 |
Samuel |
Black |
United States |
23 |
| 177 |
Saul |
Aguado |
Spain |
12 |
| 28 |
Sebastian |
Thaler |
Germany |
32 |
| 155 |
Sebastian |
Pozzo |
Argentina |
13 |
| 111 |
shi tian |
lee |
Hong Kong |
16 |
| 35 |
Shingou |
Kurihara |
Japan |
30 |
| 54 |
Shouta |
Yasooka |
Japan |
24 |
| 38 |
Shuu |
Komuro |
Japan |
29 |
| 1 |
Shuuhei |
Nakamura |
Japan |
70 |
| 177 |
Simon |
Görtzen |
Germany |
12 |
| 245 |
Sirichai |
Chaisuthamporn |
Thailand |
10 |
| 155 |
Stephen |
Murray |
Great Britain |
13 |
| 59 |
Steven |
Sadin |
United States |
23 |
| 245 |
Steven |
Wolfman |
Canada |
10 |
| 142 |
Stewart |
Shinkins |
Ireland |
14 |
| 155 |
Stjepan |
Sucic |
Croatia (Hrvatska) |
13 |
| 102 |
Stuart |
Wright |
Great Britain |
17 |
| 245 |
Tadas |
Savicius |
Lithuania |
10 |
| 211 |
Takayuki |
Takagi |
Japan |
11 |
| 72 |
Taylor |
Webb |
United States |
21 |
| 111 |
Tero |
Niemi |
Finland |
16 |
| 122 |
Terry |
Soh |
Malaysia |
15 |
| 111 |
Theodoros |
Liapatis |
Greece |
16 |
| 66 |
Tim |
Landale |
United States |
22 |
| 211 |
Tine |
Rus |
Slovenia |
11 |
| 155 |
Tom |
van Lamoen |
Netherlands |
13 |
| 142 |
Tomek |
Pedrakowski |
Poland |
14 |
| 66 |
Tommi |
Lindgren |
Switzerland |
22 |
| 4 |
Tomoharu |
Saitou |
Japan |
50 |
| 13 |
Tsuyoshi |
Ikeda |
Japan |
39 |
| 92 |
Tsz Yeung |
Lam |
Hong Kong |
19 |
| 51 |
Tyler |
Mantey |
United States |
25 |
| 211 |
Uri |
Peleg |
Israel |
11 |
| 102 |
Vagner |
Casatti |
Brazil |
17 |
| 211 |
Vahur-Peeter |
Liin |
Estonia |
11 |
| 177 |
Veerapat |
Sirilertvorakul |
Thailand |
12 |
| 79 |
Wai Kin |
Au Yong |
Malaysia |
20 |
| 38 |
William |
Cavaglieri |
Italy |
29 |
| 54 |
Willy |
Edel |
Brazil |
24 |
| 211 |
Yann |
Massicard |
France |
11 |
| 19 |
Yong Han |
Choo |
Singapore |
35 |
| 22 |
Yoshitaka |
Nakano |
Japan |
33 |
| 14 |
Yuuta |
Takahashi |
Japan |
38 |
| 35 |
Yuuya |
Watanabe |
Japan |
30 |
| 211 |
Zac |
Hill |
United States |
11 |
| 142 |
Zack |
Hall |
United States |
14 |
| 245 |
Zheng Yan |
Yang |
China |
10 |
| 211 |
Ziming |
Chen |
Netherlands |
11 |