2018–19 EBU Player of the Year Championship

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]

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

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
  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.