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2022 POY Leader Boards - Europe
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 (9177) | Milad Langar | NLD | 70 | 0 | 1 | $20,975 |
| 2002 (9178) | Jari Kalenius | FIN | 70 | 0 | 1 | $5,397 |
| 2003 (9179) | Haiko Strotkamp | DEU | 70 | 0 | 1 | $6,038 |
| 2004 (9180) | Manfred Glatz | AUT | 70 | 0 | 1 | $11,689 |
| 2005 (9287) | Adel Kabbani | FRA | 69 | 1 | 1 | $36,810 |
| 2006 (9296) | Marius Iftimia | ROU | 68 | 0 | 2 | $8,604 |
| 2007 (9297) | Mario Llapi | ITA | 68 | 0 | 1 | $7,335 |
| 2008 (9298) | Pedro Andrada | ESP | 68 | 0 | 1 | $6,802 |
| 2009 (9299) | Mike Pezzotta | LUX | 68 | 0 | 1 | $7,372 |
| 2010 (9300) | Roger Di Maria | FRA | 68 | 0 | 2 | $3,609 |
| 2011 (9301) | Andrzej Sidorski | GBR | 68 | 0 | 1 | $11,996 |
| 2012 (9302) | Mikhail Galitski | RUS | 68 | 0 | 1 | $4,838 |
| 2013 (9303) | Astijus Saulinskis | GBR | 68 | 0 | 1 | $10,802 |
| 2014 (9304) | Paul Verheul | NLD | 68 | 0 | 1 | $3,832 |
| 2015 (9305) | Bram Berkvens | NLD | 68 | 0 | 1 | $5,292 |
| 2016 (9306) | Joonas Helin | FIN | 68 | 0 | 1 | $6,485 |
| 2017 (9307) | Sami Nagata | AUT | 68 | 0 | 1 | $5,212 |
| 2018 (9308) | Lakhdar Benamara | FRA | 68 | 0 | 1 | $6,396 |
| 2019 (9341) | Andreas Kolsch | Wiesbaden, DEU | 67 | 1 | 1 | $7,106 |
| 2020 (9342) | Fan Ye | NLD | 67 | 0 | 1 | $4,964 |
| 2021 (9343) | Virgil Deblangy | FRA | 67 | 0 | 1 | $3,969 |
| 2022 (9381) | Dmitriy Koptev | RUS | 66 | 0 | 1 | $6,961 |
| 2023 (9382) | Volodymyr Kotlyk | POL | 66 | 0 | 1 | $6,464 |
| 2024 (9383) | Jean-Luc Labryga | FRA | 66 | 0 | 1 | $14,754 |
| 2025 (9384) | Arkadiy Stekolshchikov | RUS | 66 | 0 | 1 | $7,221 |
| 2026 (9385) | Herve Nakache | FRA | 66 | 0 | 1 | $8,138 |
| 2027 (9386) | Jeremy Saderne | St Nitre Les Remparts, FRA | 66 | 0 | 0 | $47,431 |
| 2028 (9387) | Robert Galant | NLD | 66 | 0 | 1 | $8,510 |
| 2029 (9388) | Raul Martinez | GBR | 66 | 0 | 0 | $85,718 |
| 2030 (9389) | Kevin Houghton | GBR | 66 | 0 | 0 | $43,849 |
| 2031 (9390) | George Demetriou | GBR | 66 | 0 | 0 | $35,831 |
| 2032 (9391) | Thijs Ossentjuk | HUN | 66 | 0 | 2 | $4,360 |
| 2033 (9392) | Garik Tamasyan | RUS | 66 | 0 | 1 | $2,789 |
| 2034 (9393) | Steponas Venckus | FRA | 66 | 0 | 0 | $30,534 |
| 2035 (9394) | Jensen Bernard | BEL | 66 | 0 | 0 | $21,179 |
| 2036 (9395) | Tom Middleton | Silsden, ENG, GBR | 66 | 0 | 0 | $56,500 |
| 2037 (9436) | Jean Ruche | BEL | 65 | 0 | 1 | $8,305 |
| 2038 (9437) | Oleksii Milchenko | UKR | 65 | 0 | 1 | $8,829 |
| 2039 (9438) | Andrea Pellizzari | ITA | 65 | 1 | 2 | $4,528 |
| 2040 (9439) | Gerald David | England, GBR | 65 | 1 | 2 | $7,566 |
| 2041 (9459) | Vaidas Siriunas | GBR | 64 | 0 | 2 | $6,958 |
| 2042 (9460) | Thomas Christensen | DNK | 64 | 0 | 1 | $11,056 |
| 2043 (9461) | Daniel Woessner | DEU | 64 | 0 | 1 | $6,977 |
| 2044 (9462) | Hussein Hamadeh | IRL | 64 | 0 | 1 | $5,440 |
| 2045 (9463) | Arnel Popovic | BIH | 64 | 0 | 1 | $5,592 |
| 2046 (9464) | James Jones | GBR | 64 | 0 | 1 | $5,636 |
| 2047 (9465) | Roland Walk | DEU | 64 | 0 | 1 | $4,664 |
| 2048 (9466) | Dennis Kobberoe | DNK | 64 | 0 | 1 | $5,585 |
| 2049 (9467) | Dries Goyens | BEL | 64 | 0 | 1 | $5,450 |
| 2050 (9468) | Leon Norel | NLD | 64 | 0 | 1 | $5,166 |