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2026 POY Leader Boards - Overall
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | Brett Murray | Santa Rosa, CA, USA | 1,347 | 0 | 7 | $162,827 |
| 302 | Patrik Demus | HUN | 1,344 | 1 | 2 | $673,746 |
| 303 | Brett Apter | Arlington, VA, USA | 1,342 | 0 | 3 | $230,546 |
| 304 | Peng Chen | CHN | 1,336 | 2 | 3 | $328,284 |
| 305 | Antoine Labat | Paris, FRA | 1,334 | 2 | 5 | $355,497 |
| 306 | Gary Bolden | Chesterfield, MO, USA | 1,333 | 1 | 11 | $166,378 |
| 307 | Rudy Edenata | IDN | 1,332 | 2 | 3 | $502,970 |
| 308 | Michael Renna | Lyndhurst, NJ, USA | 1,331 | 2 | 5 | $284,936 |
| 309 | Mikita Badziakouski | BLR | 1,330 | 0 | 5 | $1,694,397 |
| 310 | Sebastian Gaehl | DEU | 1,326 | 1 | 2 | $1,562,000 |
| 311 | Lou Ojeda | Miami, FL, USA | 1,322 | 0 | 4 | $235,488 |
| 312 | Ori Hasson | ISR | 1,320 | 1 | 1 | $582,800 |
| 312 | Alexandros Theologis | GRC | 1,320 | 0 | 3 | $1,605,048 |
| 312 | Huu Nguyen | VNM | 1,320 | 0 | 5 | $486,788 |
| 312 | Daniel Lee | San Diego, CA, USA | 1,320 | 1 | 2 | $425,529 |
| 316 | Brian Smith | Brookhaven, GA, USA | 1,318 | 0 | 4 | $388,096 |
| 317 | Yuanzhi Cao | West Lafayette, IN, USA | 1,313 | 2 | 9 | $162,196 |
| 318 | Fabian Wolf | DEU | 1,312 | 3 | 4 | $185,618 |
| 318 | Pedro Faustino | PRT | 1,312 | 2 | 3 | $317,661 |
| 320 | Manuel Fritz | AUT | 1,311 | 0 | 3 | $572,855 |
| 321 | Paul Hofer | DEU | 1,308 | 0 | 2 | $455,022 |
| 322 | Laszlo Bujtas | HUN | 1,307 | 0 | 5 | $1,300,000 |
| 323 | Andrew Moreno | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,302 | 1 | 3 | $436,635 |
| 324 | Thomas Muehloecker | AUT | 1,301 | 0 | 3 | $1,702,015 |
| 325 | Roope Tarmi | FIN | 1,300 | 1 | 4 | $225,026 |
| 325 | Rick Mechammil | Encino, CA, USA | 1,300 | 0 | 5 | $183,942 |
| 327 | Michael Moncek | N. Barrington, IL, USA | 1,295 | 0 | 3 | $481,321 |
| 328 | Erik Seidel | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,290 | 0 | 2 | $314,571 |
| 328 | Filipp Khavin | Treasure Island, FL, USA | 1,290 | 2 | 4 | $419,035 |
| 328 | Cherish Andrews | St. Thomas, PA, USA | 1,290 | 1 | 5 | $348,083 |
| 328 | James Obst | Adelaide, AUS | 1,290 | 0 | 2 | $292,926 |
| 332 | Reynel Hernandez | Miami, FL, USA | 1,288 | 0 | 3 | $184,879 |
| 332 | Jamil Wakil | St Catherines, OR, USA | 1,288 | 0 | 2 | $948,631 |
| 334 | David Moses | Asheville, NC, USA | 1,282 | 0 | 7 | $199,893 |
| 335 | Sandro Carucci | CHE | 1,280 | 1 | 2 | $337,628 |
| 335 | David Djian | CAN | 1,280 | 0 | 1 | $431,438 |
| 335 | Qun Dang | Irvine, CA, USA | 1,280 | 2 | 6 | $143,636 |
| 335 | Enrico Coppola | ITA | 1,280 | 0 | 1 | $604,632 |
| 335 | Shota Nakanishi | JPN | 1,280 | 0 | 1 | $641,000 |
| 340 | Peter Mugar | Boston, MA, USA | 1,278 | 0 | 4 | $240,574 |
| 340 | Orson Young | Oceanport, NJ, USA | 1,278 | 1 | 2 | $301,975 |
| 342 | Michael Zhang | GBR | 1,277 | 1 | 3 | $351,156 |
| 342 | Nikolay Fal | RUS | 1,277 | 0 | 6 | $177,000 |
| 344 | Jian Cai | CHN | 1,272 | 2 | 2 | $238,338 |
| 345 | Benjamin Anderson | TX, USA | 1,270 | 1 | 3 | $131,917 |
| 345 | Matthew Vengrin | Red Hook, NY, USA | 1,270 | 0 | 3 | $233,557 |
| 347 | Matthew Cosentino | 1,269 | 1 | 10 | $129,411 | |
| 348 | Robert Mizrachi | Sunny Isles Beach, FL, USA | 1,262 | 0 | 2 | $282,552 |
| 349 | Malcolm Franchi | FRA | 1,260 | 0 | 2 | $338,561 |
| 349 | Toby Joyce | Galaway, IRL | 1,260 | 0 | 2 | $324,408 |