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