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2022 POY Leader Boards - Europe
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 (8994) | Darren McGuiness | IRL | 72 | 0 | 1 | $4,201 |
| 1952 (8974) | Aleksandar Nanchev | BGR | 72 | 0 | 1 | $6,931 |
| 1953 (8990) | Genc Zekaj | ALB | 72 | 0 | 1 | $7,750 |
| 1954 (8999) | Christophe Labarere | FRA | 72 | 0 | 1 | $4,153 |
| 1955 (8977) | Aleksandr Faterin | RUS | 72 | 0 | 1 | $10,632 |
| 1956 (8982) | Markus Unverdorben | DEU | 72 | 0 | 1 | $6,306 |
| 1957 (9009) | Dennis Vrints | BEL | 72 | 0 | 1 | $22,750 |
| 1958 (8986) | Alain Katz | FRA | 72 | 0 | 1 | $5,669 |
| 1959 (9015) | Luiz Orrico | ITA | 72 | 0 | 1 | $9,875 |
| 1960 (8995) | Natalie Hof | DEU | 72 | 0 | 0 | $48,180 |
| 1961 (8996) | Charlie Combes | England, GBR | 72 | 0 | 0 | $38,650 |
| 1962 (8997) | Jose Annaloro | Caltanisse, ITA | 72 | 0 | 0 | $38,650 |
| 1963 (9011) | Simeon Tsonev | Sofia, BGR | 72 | 0 | 1 | $8,498 |
| 1964 (8988) | Kabir Guseynov | RUS | 72 | 0 | 1 | $6,902 |
| 1965 (8985) | Quentin Laugt | FRA | 72 | 0 | 1 | $5,685 |
| 1966 (8987) | Jack Benson | GBR | 72 | 0 | 1 | $11,915 |
| 1967 (8989) | Georgiy Kumaneev | RUS | 72 | 0 | 1 | $7,239 |
| 1968 (8980) | Stephane Gabarre | FRA | 72 | 0 | 1 | $4,338 |
| 1969 (9013) | Pasquale Vinci | ITA | 72 | 0 | 1 | $5,607 |
| 1970 (8998) | Michael Rodrigues | PRT | 72 | 0 | 1 | $5,155 |
| 1971 (9014) | Thijs Menco | FRA | 72 | 0 | 1 | $8,671 |
| 1972 (8983) | Mark van der Loo | NLD | 72 | 0 | 1 | $7,118 |
| 1973 (8978) | Frederik Brink | DNK | 72 | 0 | 2 | $7,091 |
| 1974 (9000) | Ove Andre Stenberg | NOR | 72 | 0 | 1 | $5,428 |
| 1975 (9012) | Santtu Leinonen | Oulu, FIN | 72 | 0 | 1 | $5,807 |
| 1976 (9003) | Johannes Sipila | FIN | 72 | 0 | 1 | $5,820 |
| 1977 (8991) | Mark Osinga | NLD | 72 | 0 | 1 | $4,147 |
| 1978 (8984) | Gary McCoy | IRL | 72 | 0 | 1 | $12,135 |
| 1979 (9004) | Ricardo Graells | CHE | 72 | 0 | 1 | $5,510 |
| 1980 (8979) | Eros Calderone | ITA | 72 | 0 | 1 | $7,020 |
| 1981 (8992) | Sergey Abakumov | RUS | 72 | 0 | 1 | $7,375 |
| 1982 (8981) | Sylvain Chaumy | FRA | 72 | 0 | 1 | $9,602 |
| 1983 (9010) | Artjoms Hromovs | AUT | 72 | 0 | 1 | $5,163 |
| 1984 (8973) | Franz Haid | DEU | 72 | 0 | 1 | $6,405 |
| 1985 (8976) | Vladislav Ivanov | RUS | 72 | 0 | 1 | $11,334 |
| 1986 (9006) | Christopher Putz | AUT | 72 | 0 | 1 | $14,190 |
| 1987 (9164) | Roel van Gestel | NLD | 70 | 0 | 1 | $11,990 |
| 1988 (9169) | Younus Akid | NOR | 70 | 0 | 1 | $9,732 |
| 1989 (9180) | Manfred Glatz | AUT | 70 | 0 | 1 | $11,689 |
| 1990 (9170) | Gediminas Bartkus | LTU | 70 | 0 | 1 | $6,052 |
| 1991 (9178) | Jari Kalenius | FIN | 70 | 0 | 1 | $5,397 |
| 1992 (9179) | Haiko Strotkamp | DEU | 70 | 0 | 1 | $6,038 |
| 1993 (9168) | Alper Aksungur | DEU | 70 | 0 | 1 | $4,421 |
| 1994 (9172) | Thomas Simm | GBR | 70 | 0 | 1 | $12,379 |
| 1995 (9163) | Vincent De Neve | DEU | 70 | 0 | 1 | $15,805 |
| 1996 (9173) | Benjamin Sibuet | FRA | 70 | 0 | 1 | $2,500 |
| 1997 (9175) | Misel Bosancic | BIH | 70 | 0 | 1 | $5,210 |
| 1998 (9165) | Jude McCarthy | IRL | 70 | 1 | 2 | $4,436 |
| 1999 (9171) | Christophe Pommier | FRA | 70 | 0 | 1 | $13,576 |
| 2000 (9176) | Mark Dyson | GBR | 70 | 0 | 1 | $10,579 |