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2011 POY Leader Boards - Europe
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 (8441) | Jari Saviaho | FIN | 24 | 0 | 1 | $6,493 |
| 1952 (8440) | Dennis Johansen | DNK | 24 | 0 | 1 | $1,877 |
| 1953 (8458) | Nicolas Klock | FRA | 24 | 0 | 1 | $2,078 |
| 1954 (8442) | Anthony Giangrasso | FRA | 24 | 0 | 1 | $4,369 |
| 1955 (8448) | Mikael Lundell | SWE | 24 | 0 | 1 | $3,166 |
| 1956 (8443) | Jalil Martani | SWE | 24 | 0 | 1 | $9,459 |
| 1957 (8454) | Mattias Andersson | SWE | 24 | 0 | 1 | $3,034 |
| 1958 (8509) | Karim Bennani Smires | FRA | 23 | 0 | 1 | $3,451 |
| 1959 (8506) | Scott O'Reilly | Torquay, GBR | 23 | 0 | 1 | $3,462 |
| 1960 (8507) | Jamie Shaw | GBR | 23 | 0 | 1 | $3,762 |
| 1961 (8508) | Petr Hlavacek | CZE | 23 | 0 | 1 | $4,006 |
| 1962 (8523) | David Vallon | FRA | 22 | 0 | 1 | $1,773 |
| 1963 (8519) | Rafael Garcia | ESP | 22 | 0 | 2 | $2,078 |
| 1964 (8521) | Jean Didier | ESP | 22 | 0 | 1 | $1,363 |
| 1965 (8522) | Marie Cieutat | FRA | 22 | 0 | 1 | $2,320 |
| 1966 (8524) | Antonio Ferreira | PRT | 22 | 0 | 1 | $3,644 |
| 1967 (8520) | Gernot Trettenbrein | Salzburg, AUT | 22 | 0 | 1 | $1,200 |
| 1968 (8526) | Mikko Pisto | FIN | 22 | 0 | 1 | $2,794 |
| 1969 (8518) | Feng Chen | NLD | 22 | 0 | 1 | $2,730 |
| 1970 (8525) | Dalibor Buha | ITA | 22 | 0 | 1 | $3,682 |
| 1971 (8560) | Torok Balazs | HUN | 21 | 0 | 1 | $1,380 |
| 1972 (8561) | Justin Devonport | England, GBR | 21 | 0 | 1 | $2,415 |
| 1973 (8563) | Yuri Zdanovskiy | UKR | 21 | 0 | 1 | $5,390 |
| 1974 (8562) | Fabrice Bruno | FRA | 21 | 0 | 1 | $2,115 |
| 1975 (8603) | Stephane Quilichini | FRA | 20 | 0 | 1 | $1,590 |
| 1976 (8600) | Stefan Neuhalfen | DEU | 20 | 0 | 1 | $5,337 |
| 1977 (8599) | Pasi Nousiainen | FIN | 20 | 0 | 1 | $1,415 |
| 1978 (8602) | Yvan Charruau | FRA | 20 | 0 | 1 | $3,275 |
| 1979 (8597) | Ange Bonvarlet | FRA | 20 | 0 | 1 | $1,239 |
| 1980 (8598) | Roman Zhuralev | RUS | 20 | 0 | 1 | $3,304 |
| 1981 (8601) | Filippo Giunti | ITA | 20 | 0 | 1 | $1,280 |
| 1982 (8605) | Pedro Ingles | ESP | 20 | 0 | 1 | $4,057 |
| 1983 (8604) | Peter Vettermann | DEU | 20 | 0 | 1 | $1,205 |
| 1984 (8657) | Sandip Pindoria | GBR | 18 | 0 | 1 | $2,281 |
| 1985 (8660) | Antoine Bureau | FRA | 18 | 0 | 1 | $1,202 |
| 1986 (8655) | Polina Ivanenko | Moscow, RUS | 18 | 0 | 1 | $1,324 |
| 1987 (8665) | Fernando Serrano | ESP | 18 | 0 | 1 | $1,747 |
| 1988 (8658) | Salvatore Erittu | ITA | 18 | 0 | 1 | $3,556 |
| 1989 (8662) | Dimitrios Sampanis | GRC | 18 | 0 | 1 | $1,169 |
| 1990 (8652) | Jeremie Tapia | FRA | 18 | 0 | 1 | $2,314 |
| 1991 (8654) | Christian Elgstrom | DNK | 18 | 0 | 1 | $1,408 |
| 1992 (8653) | Magia Vandamme | DEU | 18 | 0 | 1 | $1,007 |
| 1993 (8666) | Christos Kapralos | GRC | 18 | 0 | 1 | $1,148 |
| 1994 (8663) | Enzo Pin | ITA | 18 | 0 | 1 | $2,822 |
| 1995 (8659) | Stepan Mikhno | RUS | 18 | 0 | 1 | $1,614 |
| 1996 (8661) | Konrad Walter | DEU | 18 | 0 | 1 | $1,083 |
| 1997 (8656) | Angel Vasile | DEU | 18 | 0 | 1 | $2,425 |
| 1998 (8664) | Ivan Gaspar | SVK | 18 | 0 | 1 | $2,477 |
| 1999 (8699) | Panu Pitkanen | FIN | 17 | 0 | 1 | $1,789 |
| 2000 (8700) | Jesper Ronning | SWE | 17 | 0 | 1 | $1,603 |