2017–18 EBU Player of the Year Championship explained

2017–18 EBU
Player of the Year Championship
Sport:Bridge
Start Date:October 2017
End Date:September 2018
Administrator:English Bridge Union
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Champion:Mike Bell
Runner-Up1:-->
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Previous:2016–17
Next:2018–19

The 2017–18 EBU Player of the Year Championship was the competition's fourth season. Points were accumulated over the EBU's ten most prestigious events from 1 October 2017 to 30 September 2018. Mike Bell won his first title, becoming the fourth player to win the championship.[1]

List of competitions

Event [2] [3] FormatDatesPoints
1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th
Gold CupSingle-Elimination Teams16841
Spring FoursDouble-Elimination Teams4 May – 8 May 201814841
Premier League (Division 1)Triple Round-Robin Teams15 September – 4 November 201716842
Crockfords CupSingle-Elimination Teams with Finals126421111
Four Star TeamsSwiss Teams with Finals17 August – 19 August 20188421
National Point-a-Board TeamsPaB Teams – Qualifier and Finals20 January – 21 January 20186321
Summer Festival Swiss PairsSwiss Pairs3 August – 5 August 2018126321
National PairsRegional and National Matchpoint Pairs18 March & 14 – 15 April 20188421
Guardian TrophyMatchpoint Pairs30 – 31 March 20186321
Two Star PairsSwiss Pairs with Matchpoint Finals19 – 20 October 20176321

Summary of results

PlaceNameEventTotal
Mike Bell41416337
2Alexander Allfrey4141634
2Tony Forrester4141634
2David Gold4141634
2Andrew Robson4141634
6Graham Osborne1416333
7Chris Jagger18124.5227.5
8Tom Townsend468624
9Gunnar Hallberg1621322
9Phil King1621322
9Andrew McIntosh1621322
9Derek Patterson1621322
This list displays the top ten players (including ties); 130 players received points. Winners of each event are highlighted in bold.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player of the Year Championship - a history . Ebu.co.uk . 13 August 2021.
  2. Web site: EBU Results 2017 . Ebu.co.uk . 14 August 2021.
  3. Web site: EBU Results 2018 . Ebu.co.uk . 14 August 2021.

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