2018–19 EBU Player of the Year Championship

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2018–19 EBU
Player of the Year Championship
Tournament information
SportBridge
DatesOctober 2018–September 2019
AdministratorEnglish Bridge Union
Final positions
ChampionGraham Osborne

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[edit]

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 3 May – 7 May 2019 14 8 4 1  –
Premier League (Division 1) Triple Round-Robin Teams 15 September – 4 November 2018 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 9 August – 11 August 2019 8 4 2 1  –
National Point-a-Board Teams PaB Teams – Qualifier and Finals 19 January – 20 January 2019 6 3 2 1  –
Summer Meeting Swiss Pairs Swiss Pairs 2 August – 4 August 2019 12 6 3 2 1  –
National Pairs Regional and National Matchpoint Pairs 10 March & 6 – 7 April 2019 8 4 2 1  –
Guardian Trophy Matchpoint Pairs 19 – 20 April 2019 6 3 2 1  –
Two Star Pairs Swiss Pairs with Matchpoint Finals 18 – 19 October 2018 6 3 2 1  –

Summary of results[edit]

Place Name Event Total
GC SF PL CC FST PaB SMSP NP GT TSP
1st place, gold medalist(s) Graham Osborne 16 12 2 2 32
2 Justin Hackett 1 14 6 8 2 31
3 Jason Hackett 1 14 6 8 29
3 David Mossop 1 14 6 8 29
5 Tony Forrester 16 12 28
6 Ed Jones 14 12 26
6 Glyn Liggins 16 8 2 26
6 Tom Paske 14 12 26
9 Alex Hydes 1 14 6 3 24
10 Mike Bell 16 6 1 23
10 David Gold 16 4 3 23

This list displays the top ten players (including ties); 129 players received points. Winners of each event are highlighted in bold.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Player of the Year Championship - a history". Ebu.co.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  2. ^ "EBU Results 2018". Ebu.co.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  3. ^ "EBU Results 2019". Ebu.co.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2021.