2018–19 EBU Player of the Year Championship explained

2018–19 EBU
Player of the Year Championship
Sport:Bridge
Start Date:October 2018
End Date:September 2019
Administrator:English Bridge Union
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Champion:Graham Osborne
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Previous:2017–18
Next:2019–20

The 2018–19 EBU Player of the Year Championship was the competition's fifth season. Points were accumulated over the EBU's ten most prestigious events from 1 October 2018 to 30 September 2019. Graham Osborne won his first title, becoming the fifth player to win the championship.[1]

List of competitions

Event [2] [3] FormatDatesPoints
1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th
Gold CupSingle-Elimination Teams16841
Spring FoursDouble-Elimination Teams3 May – 7 May 201914841
Premier League (Division 1)Triple Round-Robin Teams15 September – 4 November 201816842
Crockfords CupSingle-Elimination Teams with Finals126421111
Four Star TeamsSwiss Teams with Finals9 August – 11 August 20198421
National Point-a-Board TeamsPaB Teams – Qualifier and Finals19 January – 20 January 20196321
Summer Meeting Swiss PairsSwiss Pairs2 August – 4 August 2019126321
National PairsRegional and National Matchpoint Pairs10 March & 6 – 7 April 20198421
Guardian TrophyMatchpoint Pairs19 – 20 April 20196321
Two Star PairsSwiss Pairs with Matchpoint Finals18 – 19 October 20186321

Summary of results

PlaceNameEventTotal
Graham Osborne16122232
2Justin Hackett11468231
3Jason Hackett1146829
3David Mossop1146829
5Tony Forrester161228
6Ed Jones141226
6Glyn Liggins168226
6Tom Paske141226
9Alex Hydes1146324
10Mike Bell166123
10David Gold164323
This list displays the top ten players (including ties); 129 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 2018 . Ebu.co.uk . 14 August 2021.
  3. Web site: EBU Results 2019 . Ebu.co.uk . 14 August 2021.

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