| 2000–01 Pro Tour Season | ||||
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| Player of the Year | Template:Flagicon Kai Budde | |||
| Rookie of the Year | Template:Flagicon Katsuhiro Mori | |||
| World Champion | Template:Flagicon Tom van de Logt | |||
| Team Champion |
 United States | |||
| PTs | 6 | |||
| Grand Prix | 27 | |||
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The 2000–01 Pro Tour season was the sixth Pro Tour season. It started on 23 September 2000 with Grand Prix events in Sapporo and Porto, and ended on 12 August 2001 with the conclusion of the 2001 World Championships.
Grand Prix (September 2000)
Date: 23–24 September 2000
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1. Template:Flagicon Satoshi Nakamura
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Date: 23–24 September 2000
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1. Template:Flagicon Antoine Ruel
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Pro Tour New York
29 September–1 October 2000 in New York, United States.
| Place | Team name | Player | Prize | Pro Points | Comment |
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| 1 | Potato Nation | Template:Flagicon Scott Johns | $60,000 | 24 | Fifth Pro Tour Top 8 |
| Template:Flagicon Mike Turian | 24 | ||||
| Template:Flagicon Gary Wise | 24 | Second Pro Tour Top 8 | |||
| 2 | Car Acrobatic Team | Template:Flagicon Andrew Cuneo | $30,000 | 12 | |
| Template:Flagicon Aaron Forsythe | 12 | ||||
| Template:Flagicon Andrew Johnson | 12 | ||||
| 3 | Rolled-Up Aces | Template:Flagicon Daniel Clegg | $18,000 | 10 | |
| Template:Flagicon Shawn Keller | 10 | Second Pro Tour Top 8 | |||
| Template:Flagicon Thomas Keller | 10 | ||||
| 4 | Draften und Spielen | Template:Flagicon Christian Lührs | $15,000 | 10 | Third Pro Tour Top 8 |
| Template:Flagicon Patrick Mello | 10 | ||||
| Template:Flagicon Stephan Valkyser | 10 |
Masters – New York
| Place | Player | Prize |
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| 1 | Template:Flagicon William Jensen | $25,000 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Jason Zila | $15,000 |
| 3–4 | Template:Flagicon Sigurd Eskeland | $10,000 |
| 3–4 | Template:Flagicon Trey Van Cleave | $10,000 |
| 5–8 | Template:Flagicon Bob Maher, Jr. | $6,500 |
| 5–8 | Template:Flagicon Ben Rubin | $6,500 |
| 5–8 | Template:Flagicon Warren Marsh | $6,500 |
| 5–8 | Template:Flagicon Dirk Baberowski | $6,500 |
Grand Prix (October–November 2000)
Date: 7–8 October 2000
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1. Template:Flagicon Darwin Kastle
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Date: 28–29 October 2000
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1. Template:Flagicon Noah Boeken
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Date: 28–29 October 2000
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1. Template:Flagicon Matthew Vienneau
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Date: 11–12 November 2000
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1. Template:Flagicon Tsuyoshi Fujita
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Date: 11–12 November 2000
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1. Template:Flagicon Sean Fitzgerald
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Date: 18–19 November 2000
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1. Template:Flagicon Kohei Yamadaya
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Date: 25–26 November 2000
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1. Template:Flagicon Benedikt Klauser
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Date: 25–26 November 2000
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1. Template:Flagicon Hugo Ariza
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Pro Tour Chicago
1–3 December 2000 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
| Place | Player | Prize | Pro Points | Comment |
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| 1 | Template:Flagicon Kai Budde | $30,000 | 32 | Second Pro Tour Top 8, second Pro Tour win |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Kamiel Cornelissen | $20,000 | 24 | |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Brian Kibler | $15,000 | 16 | |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Rob Dougherty | $13,000 | 16 | Third Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Jon Finkel | $9,500 | 12 | Eighth Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 6 | Template:Flagicon Michael Pustilnik | $8,500 | 12 | Second Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 7 | Template:Flagicon Zvi Mowshowitz | $7,500 | 12 | Second Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 8 | Template:Flagicon Jay Elarar | $6,500 | 12 |
Masters – Chicago
| Place | Player | Prize |
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| 1 | Template:Flagicon Ben Rubin | $25,000 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Jon Finkel | $15,000 |
| 3–4 | Template:Flagicon Alex Shvartsman | $10,000 |
| 3–4 | Template:Flagicon Kyle Rose | $10,000 |
| 5–8 | Template:Flagicon Bob Maher Jr. | $6,500 |
| 5–8 | Template:Flagicon Christian Lührs | $6,500 |
| 5–8 | Template:Flagicon Mike Bregoli | $6,500 |
| 5–8 | Template:Flagicon David Williams | $6,500 |
Grand Prix (December 2000–January 2001)
Date: 9–10 December 2000
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1. Template:Flagicon Sam Lau
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Date: 6–7 January 2001
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1. Template:Flagicon Bill Stead
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Date: 13–14 January 2001
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1. Template:Flagicon Chris Benafel
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Date: 27–28 January 2001
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1. Template:Flagicon Masayuki Higashino
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Pro Tour Los Angeles
2–4 February 2001 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
| Place | Player | Prize | Pro Points | Comment |
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| 1 | Template:Flagicon Michael Pustilnik | $30,000 | 32 | Third Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Kamiel Cornelissen | $20,000 | 24 | Second Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Benedikt Klauser | $15,000 | 16 | Third Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Jon Finkel | $13,000 | 16 | Ninth Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Kyle Rose | $9,500 | 12 | Fourth Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 6 | Template:Flagicon Michael Gurney | $8,500 | 12 | |
| 7 | Template:Flagicon Erno Ekebom | $7,500 | 12 | Second Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 8 | Template:Flagicon Lawrence Creech | $6,500 | 12 |
Grand Prix (February–March 2001)
Date: 10–11 February 2001
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1. Template:Flagicon Tobey Tamber
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Date: 10–11 February 2001
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1. Template:Flagicon Ricard Tuduri
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Date: 24–25 February 2001
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1. Template:Flagicon Jim Herold
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Date: 24–25 February 2001
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1. Template:Flagicon Tom Swan
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Date: 10–11 March 2001
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1. Template:Flagicon Ryan Fuller
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Date: 10–11 March 2001
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1. Template:Flagicon Carlos Romão
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Pro Tour Tokyo
16–18 March 2001 in Tokyo, Japan.
| Place | Player | Prize | Pro Points | Comment |
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| 1 | Template:Flagicon Zvi Mowshowitz | $30,000 | 32 | Third Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Tsuyoshi Fujita | $20,000 | 24 | First Japanese in a Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Lucas Hager | $15,000 | 16 | |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Chris Benafel | $13,000 | 16 | Second Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Ryan Fuller | $9,500 | 12 | Second Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 6 | Template:Flagicon Philip Freneau | $8,500 | 12 | |
| 7 | Template:Flagicon David Williams | $7,500 | 12 | |
| 8 | Template:Flagicon Frederico Bastos | $6,500 | 12 | First Portuguese in a Pro Tour Top 8 |
Masters – Tokyo
| Place | Player | Prize |
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| 1 | Template:Flagicon Ryan Fuller | $60,000 |
| Template:Flagicon Noah Boeken | ||
| Template:Flagicon Chris Benafel | ||
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Kazuyuki Momose | $30,000 |
| Template:Flagicon Itaru Ishida | ||
| Template:Flagicon Reiji Andou | ||
| 3–4 | Template:Flagicon Florent Jeudon | $15,000 |
| Template:Flagicon Antoine Ruel | ||
| Template:Flagicon Olivier Ruel | ||
| 3–4 | Template:Flagicon Andrew Johnson | $15,000 |
| Template:Flagicon Andrew Cuneo | ||
| Template:Flagicon Aaron Forsythe |
Grand Prix (March–April 2001)
Date: 24–25 March 2001
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1. Template:Flagicon Jan Schreurs
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Date: 31 March–1 April 2001
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1. Template:Flagicon Matt Vienneau
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Date: 21–22 April 2001
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1. Template:Flagicon Ryan Fuller
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Pro Tour Barcelona
4–6 May 2001 in Barcelona, Spain.
| Place | Player | Prize | Pro Points | Comment |
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| 1 | Template:Flagicon Kai Budde | $30,000 | 32 | Third Pro Tour Top 8, third Pro Tour win |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Alan Comer | $20,000 | 24 | Fifth Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Daniel Clegg | $15,000 | 16 | Second Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Patrick Mello | $13,000 | 16 | Second Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Brad Swan | $9,500 | 12 | |
| 6 | Template:Flagicon Albertus Law | $8,500 | 12 | First Singaporean in a Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 7 | Template:Flagicon Yuri Kolomeyko | $7,500 | 12 | First Ukrainian in a Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 8 | Template:Flagicon Chad Ellis | $6,500 | 12 |
Masters – Barcelona
| Place | Player | Prize |
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| 1 | Template:Flagicon Ben Rubin | $25,000 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Jay Elarar | $15,000 |
| 3–4 | Template:Flagicon Jon Finkel | $10,000 |
| 3–4 | Template:Flagicon Zvi Mowshowitz | $10,000 |
| 5–8 | Template:Flagicon Ryan Fuller | $6,500 |
| 5–8 | Template:Flagicon Markus Bell | $6,500 |
| 5–8 | Template:Flagicon Tuomo Nieminen | $6,500 |
| 5–8 | Template:Flagicon Mike Turian | $6,500 |
Grand Prix (May–July 2001)
Date: 12–13 May 2001
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1. Template:Flagicon Chris Benafel
2. Template:Flagicon Masashiro Kuroda
3. Template:Flagicon Tsuyoshi Douyama
4. Template:Flagicon Tsuyoshi Ikeda
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Date: 26–27 May 2001
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1. Template:Flagicon Peter Szigeti
2. Template:Flagicon Ryan Fuller
3. Template:Flagicon Menno Dolstra
4. Template:Flagicon Tom van de Logt
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Date: 21–22 July 2001
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1. Template:Flagicon David Williams
2. Template:Flagicon Osamu Fujita
3. Template:Flagicon Tzu Ching Kuo
4. Template:Flagicon Jack Ho
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Date: 28–29 July 2001
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1. Template:Flagicon Darwin Kastle
2. Template:Flagicon Daniel Clegg
3. Template:Flagicon Gabriel Tsang
4. Template:Flagicon Gary Krakower
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2001 World Championships
8–12 August 2001 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Final standings
| Place | Player | Prize | Pro Points | Comment |
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| 1 | Template:Flagicon Tom van de Logt | $35,000 | 32 | Second Pro Tour Top 8, first Dutch to win a Pro Tour |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Alex Borteh | $23,000 | 24 | |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Antoine Ruel | $15,000 | 16 | |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Andrea Santin | $13,000 | 16 | |
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Mike Turian | $9,500 | 12 | Second Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 6 | Template:Flagicon Jan Tomcani | $8,500 | 12 | First Slovak in a Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 7 | Template:Flagicon Tommi Hovi | $7,500 | 12 | Fourth Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 8 | Template:Flagicon John Ormerod[I] | $6,500 | 12 | Second Pro Tour Top 8 |
Team competition
| Place | Country | Player | Prize | Pro Points |
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| 1 | United States
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Trevor Blackwell | $10,000 | 6 |
| Brian Hegstad | $10,000 | 6 | ||
| Eugene Harvey | $10,000 | 6 | ||
| 2 |  Norway
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Nicolai Herzog | $5,000 | 5 |
| Øyvind Ødegaard | $5,000 | 5 | ||
| Jan Pieter Groenhof | $5,000 | 5 |
Notes
- ^I John Ormerod did not participate in the top eight of the 2001 World Championships, but he was promoted to eighth-place when David Williams was disqualified for having marked cards.[1][2]