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2005 POY Leader Boards - Europe
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 (580) | Michel Zajdenberg | FRA | 512 | 0 | 1 | $215,886 |
| 52 (581) | William Thorson | Varberg, SWE | 510 | 0 | 1 | $36,557 |
| 53 (587) | Mads Andersen | Copenhagen, DNK | 504 | 1 | 1 | $118,379 |
| 54 (613) | Martin Green | Brighton, GBR | 480 | 0 | 1 | $103,460 |
| 55 (614) | David Barnes | London, GBR | 480 | 0 | 1 | $50,415 |
| 56 (618) | Samir Shakhtoor | Malmo, SWE | 480 | 0 | 1 | $207,000 |
| 57 (615) | Shah Ajay | Antwerp, BEL | 480 | 0 | 1 | $69,550 |
| 58 (611) | Joe Beevers | Hendon, GBR | 480 | 0 | 1 | $188,710 |
| 59 (616) | Daniel Bergsdorf | Umea, SWE | 480 | 0 | 1 | $1,300,000 |
| 60 (612) | Kjetil Praesttun | Bergen, NOR | 480 | 0 | 1 | $150,000 |
| 61 (617) | Mika Puro | Vantaa, FIN | 480 | 0 | 1 | $61,855 |
| 62 (688) | Henrik Joern | Copenhagen, DNK | 448 | 0 | 1 | $200,000 |
| 63 (701) | Mats Gavatin | Stockholm, SWE | 443 | 0 | 2 | $19,150 |
| 64 (703) | Derek Baxter | London, GBR | 442 | 0 | 1 | $144,080 |
| 65 (748) | Surinder Sunar | Wolverhampton, GBR | 411 | 0 | 1 | $201,917 |
| 66 (756) | Gary Jones | London, GBR | 400 | 0 | 1 | $33,270 |
| 67 (757) | Tor Gammelgard | Gothenburg, SWE | 400 | 0 | 1 | $71,214 |
| 68 (796) | Bjorn Lindblom | Borlange, SWE | 396 | 0 | 1 | $26,815 |
| 69 (833) | Erik Sagstrom | Linkoping, SWE | 375 | 0 | 1 | $25,695 |
| 70 (855) | Pascal Perrault | Paris, FRA | 360 | 0 | 1 | $88,070 |
| 71 (874) | Tony Bloom | London, GBR | 355 | 0 | 1 | $188,465 |
| 72 (904) | Simon Trumper | London, GBR | 340 | 0 | 1 | $93,060 |
| 73 (941) | Sharbel Koumi | Birmingham, GBR | 320 | 0 | 1 | $49,860 |
| 74 (940) | Fuat Can | Linkoping, SWE | 320 | 0 | 1 | $119,000 |
| 75 (942) | Bengt Sonnert | Linkoping, SWE | 320 | 0 | 1 | $128,795 |
| 76 (993) | Imre Leibold | Talinn, EST | 312 | 0 | 1 | $98,420 |
| 77 (1031) | Cecilla Nordenstam | Gothenburg, SWE | 300 | 0 | 1 | $24,695 |
| 78 (1059) | Steven Liu | Newcastle, GBR | 288 | 0 | 1 | $56,165 |
| 79 (1151) | Wlodzimierz Laczkowski | POL | 256 | 0 | 1 | $20,565 |
| 80 (1186) | Jan Backstrom | Stockholm, SWE | 243 | 0 | 1 | $15,915 |
| 81 (1192) | Alan Purdy | Manchester, GBR | 240 | 0 | 1 | $78,900 |
| 82 (1193) | Morten Jensen | Aarhus, DNK | 240 | 0 | 1 | $83,630 |
| 83 (1194) | Magnus Betner | Stockholm, SWE | 240 | 0 | 1 | $47,640 |
| 84 (1302) | Birinder Nijran | London, GBR | 224 | 0 | 1 | $16,253 |
| 85 (1358) | Sigi Stockinger | Linz, AUT | 208 | 0 | 1 | $105,935 |
| 86 (1372) | Ferit Gabriellson | Stockholm, SWE | 204 | 0 | 1 | $62,040 |
| 87 (1371) | Jennifer Mason | London, GBR | 204 | 0 | 1 | $9,981 |
| 88 (1390) | John Shipley | Solihull, GBR | 200 | 0 | 1 | $16,280 |
| 89 (1391) | Santiago Terrazas | Madrid, ESP | 200 | 0 | 1 | $20,370 |
| 90 (1392) | Martin Julius | Hassleholr, SWE | 200 | 0 | 1 | $20,400 |
| 91 (1469) | Dave Colclough | London, GBR | 189 | 0 | 1 | $46,225 |
| 92 (1546) | Robert 'Le Dangereux' Cohen | FRA | 172 | 0 | 2 | $13,387 |
| 93 (1551) | Cecilia Reyes | Madrid, ESP | 170 | 0 | 1 | $18,601 |
| 94 (1589) | Carlo Citrone | Gafeshead, GBR | 160 | 0 | 1 | $59,175 |
| 95 (1590) | Mike Herron | GBR | 160 | 0 | 1 | $4,640 |
| 96 (1591) | Simon Hennessey | London, GBR | 160 | 0 | 1 | $9,700 |
| 97 (1592) | Anders Berg | Oslo, NOR | 160 | 0 | 1 | $7,335 |
| 98 (1667) | Barny Boatman | London, GBR | 156 | 0 | 0 | $88,055 |
| 99 (1747) | Mani Zarrehparvar | Copenhagen, DNK | 145 | 0 | 1 | $8,350 |
| 100 (1816) | Patrick Bueno | Paris, FRA | 132 | 0 | 1 | $31,585 |