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2023 POY Leader Boards - Europe
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 (8357) | Tommy Alaya | FRA | 120 | 0 | 1 | $10,447 |
| 1952 (8284) | Hendrik Blokdijk | IRL | 120 | 0 | 1 | $13,049 |
| 1953 (8342) | Domenico Postorino | ITA | 120 | 0 | 1 | $9,667 |
| 1954 (8461) | Sebastian Mortensen | DNK | 120 | 0 | 1 | $11,016 |
| 1955 (8189) | Adrian Diaz | ESP | 120 | 1 | 1 | $8,360 |
| 1956 (8272) | Alin Copos | GBR | 120 | 0 | 1 | $13,533 |
| 1957 (8358) | Karim Kaladjou | FRA | 120 | 0 | 1 | $19,254 |
| 1958 (8233) | Min Ji | GBR | 120 | 0 | 1 | $10,299 |
| 1959 (8489) | Manuel Blasche | AUT | 120 | 0 | 1 | $26,845 |
| 1960 (8277) | Renat Bogdanov | UKR | 120 | 0 | 1 | $19,153 |
| 1961 (8190) | Danil Vasilev | RUS | 120 | 0 | 1 | $9,350 |
| 1962 (8245) | Willm Engelke | DEU | 120 | 0 | 1 | $50,576 |
| 1963 (8359) | David Sok | FRA | 120 | 1 | 1 | $15,689 |
| 1964 (8462) | Feyzullah Karaarslan | TUR | 120 | 0 | 1 | $22,350 |
| 1965 (8474) | Olegas Tiuninas | LTU | 120 | 1 | 1 | $6,698 |
| 1966 (8363) | Otto Bachmeier | DEU | 120 | 0 | 1 | $6,919 |
| 1967 (8181) | Mateusz Moolhuizen | NLD | 120 | 0 | 1 | $11,200 |
| 1968 (8490) | Nikita Korzhimanov | RUS | 120 | 0 | 1 | $15,032 |
| 1969 (8475) | Antonio Ponce Guirao | ESP | 120 | 0 | 1 | $7,669 |
| 1970 (8361) | Ihor Popyk | UKR | 120 | 0 | 1 | $11,127 |
| 1971 (8476) | Nolan Curatolo | ITA | 120 | 0 | 1 | $12,883 |
| 1972 (8414) | Bogdan Berinde | ROU | 120 | 0 | 1 | $11,170 |
| 1973 (8273) | Samy Salah | FRA | 120 | 0 | 1 | $15,515 |
| 1974 (8319) | Tomasz Caba | POL | 120 | 0 | 1 | $12,569 |
| 1975 (8455) | Deividas Daubaris | LTU | 120 | 0 | 1 | $42,174 |
| 1976 (8343) | Abel Gongora | ESP | 120 | 0 | 1 | $9,593 |
| 1977 (8457) | Niko Mykkänen | FIN | 120 | 1 | 1 | $16,848 |
| 1978 (8203) | Chuc Hoang | Paris, FRA | 120 | 0 | 1 | $10,989 |
| 1979 (8434) | Jani Kontkanen | SWE | 120 | 0 | 1 | $20,306 |
| 1980 (8396) | Kim Holmberg | SWE | 120 | 1 | 1 | $11,245 |
| 1981 (8207) | Kostya Zaks | FRA | 120 | 0 | 1 | $11,171 |
| 1982 (8378) | Rachid Yaacoubi | FRA | 120 | 0 | 1 | $9,558 |
| 1983 (8397) | Enis Yuda | RUS | 120 | 0 | 1 | $12,920 |
| 1984 (8320) | Nicola Montalbano | ITA | 120 | 0 | 1 | $10,959 |
| 1985 (8268) | Laurent Lebar | FRA | 120 | 0 | 1 | $17,816 |
| 1986 (8175) | Noel Broadbent | GBR | 120 | 0 | 1 | $10,540 |
| 1987 (8464) | Bojan Gledovic | SER | 120 | 0 | 0 | $113,150 |
| 1988 (8176) | Steven Keay | GBR | 120 | 0 | 1 | $7,068 |
| 1989 (8214) | Ivan Pichadzhy | UKR | 120 | 0 | 1 | $11,522 |
| 1990 (8208) | Vincent Cavailles | FRA | 120 | 0 | 1 | $9,898 |
| 1991 (8191) | Erik Sagstrom | Linkoping, SWE | 120 | 0 | 1 | $43,500 |
| 1992 (8372) | Jack Benson | GBR | 120 | 0 | 2 | $22,688 |
| 1993 (8254) | Trevor Dinneen | IRL | 120 | 0 | 1 | $6,016 |
| 1994 (8308) | Francisco Gordillo | ESP | 120 | 0 | 1 | $13,398 |
| 1995 (8373) | Adam Gill | GBR | 120 | 0 | 1 | $10,439 |
| 1996 (8209) | Florian Lebaigue | FRA | 120 | 0 | 1 | $7,383 |
| 1997 (8249) | Hessel van der Kolk | NLD | 120 | 0 | 1 | $8,535 |
| 1998 (8439) | Oliver Prior | GBR | 120 | 0 | 1 | $24,665 |
| 1999 (8178) | Nico Wendlandt | DEU | 120 | 0 | 1 | $6,623 |
| 2000 (8509) | John Bonadies | GBR | 117 | 0 | 1 | $19,741 |