2017–18 EBU Player of the Year Championship

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.

2017–18 EBU
Player of the Year Championship

Tournament information
Sport	Bridge
Dates	October 2017–September 2018
Administrator	English Bridge Union
Final positions
Champion	Mike Bell

List of competitions

Event	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	4 May – 8 May 2018	14	8	4		1			–
Premier League (Division 1)	Triple Round-Robin Teams	15 September – 4 November 2017	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	17 August – 19 August 2018	8	4	2	1	–
National Point-a-Board Teams	PaB Teams – Qualifier and Finals	20 January – 21 January 2018	6	3	2	1	–
Summer Festival Swiss Pairs	Swiss Pairs	3 August – 5 August 2018	12	6	3	2	1	–
National Pairs	Regional and National Matchpoint Pairs	18 March & 14 – 15 April 2018	8	4	2	1	–
Guardian Trophy	Matchpoint Pairs	30 – 31 March 2018	6	3	2	1	–
Two Star Pairs	Swiss Pairs with Matchpoint Finals	19 – 20 October 2017	6	3	2	1	–

Summary of results

Place	Name	Event										Total
		GC	SF	PL	CC	FST	PaB	SMSP	NP	GT	TSP
	Mike Bell	4	14	16			3					37
2	Alexander Allfrey	4	14	16								34
2	Tony Forrester	4	14	16								34
2	David Gold	4	14	16								34
2	Andrew Robson	4	14	16								34
6	Graham Osborne		14	16						3		33
7	Chris Jagger		1	8	12			4.5		2		27.5
8	Tom Townsend			4	6	8	6					24
9	Gunnar Hallberg	16		2	1	3						22
9	Phil King	16		2	1	3						22
9	Andrew McIntosh	16		2	1	3						22
9	Derek Patterson	16		2	1	3						22

This list displays the top ten players (including ties); 130 players received points. Winners of each event are highlighted in bold.