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2026 POY Leader Boards - Overall
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2651 | Albert Calderon | USA | 304 | 0 | 1 | $51,862 |
| 2651 | Millard Hale | Kalamazoo, MI, USA | 304 | 0 | 1 | $27,942 |
| 2651 | Wayne Levy | Honolulu, HI, USA | 304 | 0 | 1 | $22,450 |
| 2651 | Richard Mullen | White Rock, BC, CAN | 304 | 0 | 1 | $27,457 |
| 2651 | Phongsatorn Panchakabut | THA | 304 | 0 | 1 | $24,090 |
| 2651 | Yang Feng | CHN | 304 | 0 | 1 | $45,515 |
| 2651 | Jaxon Byrne | AUS | 304 | 0 | 1 | $20,847 |
| 2651 | Yu Lin | CHN | 304 | 0 | 1 | $24,548 |
| 2651 | Chi Jen Chen | CHN | 304 | 1 | 2 | $35,323 |
| 2710 | Sergey Brit | USA | 302 | 0 | 6 | $18,036 |
| 2710 | Francis Chevalier | CAN | 302 | 0 | 4 | $21,859 |
| 2710 | Andreas Paliogiannis | GRC | 302 | 0 | 4 | $26,254 |
| 2710 | Marcus Paxton | USA | 302 | 0 | 2 | $25,406 |
| 2710 | Jamie Payne | Glenview, IL, USA | 302 | 0 | 7 | $20,346 |
| 2715 | Tae Choi | CA, USA | 301 | 0 | 2 | $26,201 |
| 2716 | Gorka Akerreta | ESP | 300 | 1 | 1 | $58,000 |
| 2716 | Eric Sands | SMR | 300 | 0 | 1 | $33,600 |
| 2716 | Nikolay Dulichki | BGR | 300 | 0 | 1 | $35,700 |
| 2716 | Ryan Beauregard | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 300 | 0 | 1 | $31,137 |
| 2716 | Mads Amot | NOR | 300 | 1 | 1 | $163,800 |
| 2716 | Gar Cheung | Fishkill, NY, USA | 300 | 0 | 1 | $35,979 |
| 2716 | Michael Spotten | Mt. Airy, MD, USA | 300 | 0 | 1 | $23,778 |
| 2716 | Harrison Dobin | W. Long Branch, NJ, USA | 300 | 2 | 3 | $59,436 |
| 2716 | Pablo Valdivieso | Jacksonville, FL, USA | 300 | 1 | 2 | $21,131 |
| 2716 | Ilan Cukrowicz | FRA | 300 | 0 | 1 | $102,141 |
| 2716 | Stefan Isensee | San Diego, CA, USA | 300 | 1 | 1 | $29,110 |
| 2716 | Jeremie Zouari | 300 | 1 | 1 | $165,672 | |
| 2716 | Tyson Malo | CAN | 300 | 0 | 1 | $21,091 |
| 2716 | Yongshong Si | CHN | 300 | 0 | 1 | $33,624 |
| 2716 | Yifeng Qian | CHN | 300 | 0 | 1 | $13,320 |
| 2716 | Garry Gurevich | Vernon Hills, IL, USA | 300 | 0 | 1 | $218,750 |
| 2716 | Henry Tran | AUS | 300 | 0 | 2 | $22,289 |
| 2716 | Christian Downer | AUS | 300 | 0 | 2 | $14,036 |
| 2716 | Dimitar Syarov | BGR | 300 | 0 | 1 | $17,300 |
| 2716 | Wenqing Dong | CHN | 300 | 0 | 2 | $24,205 |
| 2716 | Bogar Quezada | Odessa, TX | 300 | 0 | 1 | $28,320 |
| 2716 | Ronan Hanley | AUS | 300 | 0 | 1 | $27,981 |
| 2716 | Hossein Ahwazi | AUS | 300 | 0 | 1 | $25,355 |
| 2716 | Leonardo Coco | AUS | 300 | 0 | 1 | $10,560 |
| 2716 | Arturi Toscano | OK, USA | 300 | 0 | 1 | $36,344 |
| 2716 | Justin Smedley | USA | 300 | 0 | 1 | $29,806 |
| 2716 | Quentin Souque | FRA | 300 | 0 | 1 | $34,332 |
| 2716 | Jacson Rodriguez | VEN | 300 | 0 | 1 | $10,200 |
| 2716 | Jocelyn Shaw | Houston, TX, USA | 300 | 1 | 1 | $53,815 |
| 2716 | Raymond Moran | Brisbane, AUS | 300 | 0 | 1 | $29,626 |
| 2716 | Damo Bowland | GBR | 300 | 0 | 1 | $31,891 |
| 2716 | Georgios Papakonstantinoy | GRC | 300 | 0 | 1 | $117,223 |
| 2716 | Quirin Zech | DEU | 300 | 0 | 3 | $26,546 |
| 2716 | Gustav Christensen | DNK | 300 | 0 | 1 | $103,840 |
| 2716 | Pieter Aerts | BEL | 300 | 0 | 1 | $515,000 |