| 2016–17 EBU Player of the Year Championship | |
| Sport: | Bridge |
| Start Date: | October 2016 |
| End Date: | September 2017 |
| Administrator: | English Bridge Union |
| Teams: | --> |
| Champions: | Alexander Allfrey Andrew Robson |
| Runner-Up1: | --> |
| Runner-Up2: | --> |
| Previous: | 2015–16 |
| Next: | 2017–18 |
The 2016–17 EBU Player of the Year Championship was the competition's third season. Points were accumulated over the EBU's ten most prestigious events from 1 October 2016 to 30 September 2017. Alexander Allfrey and Andrew Robson won for the second successive year, becoming the first players to win the title more than once.[1]
| Event [2] [3] | Format | Dates | Points | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | ||||
| Gold Cup | Single-Elimination Teams | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
| Spring Fours | Double-Elimination Teams | 28 April – 2 May 2017 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| Premier League (Division 1) | Triple Round-Robin Teams | 22 October – 6 November 2016 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | |||||
| Crockfords Cup | Single-Elimination Teams with Finals | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Four Star Teams | Swiss Teams with Finals | 11 August – 13 August 2017 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| National Point-a-Board Teams | PaB Teams – Qualifier and Finals | 21 January – 22 January 2017 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Summer Meeting Swiss Pairs | Swiss Pairs | 4 August – 6 August 2017 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| National Pairs | Regional and National Matchpoint Pairs | 12 March & 8 – 9 April 2017 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Guardian Trophy | Matchpoint Pairs | 14 – 15 April 2017 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Two Star Pairs | Swiss Pairs with Matchpoint Finals | 14 – 15 October 2016 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Place | Name | Event | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Allfrey | 4 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 46 | ||||||||
| Andrew Robson | 4 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 46 | ||||||||
| 3 | Mike Bell | 4 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 42 | |||||||
| 4 | David Bakhshi | 4 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 41 | ||||||
| 5 | Tony Forrester | 4 | 14 | 16 | 34 | ||||||||
| 5 | David Gold | 4 | 14 | 16 | 34 | ||||||||
| 7 | Zia Mahmood | 16 | 4 | 12 | 32 | ||||||||
| 8 | Tom Hanlon | 16 | 8 | 6 | 30 | ||||||||
| 9 | Boye Brogeland | 16 | 8 | 24 | |||||||||
| 10 | Espen Erichsen | 16 | 1 | 17 | |||||||||
| 10 | Chris Jagger | 8 | 3 | 6 | 17 | ||||||||