The 2014–15 EBU Player of the Year Championship was the competition's first season. Points were accumulated over the EBU's ten most prestigious events from 1 October 2014 to 30 September 2015. David Gold became the inaugural champion.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Bridge |
| Dates | October 2014–September 2015 |
| Administrator | English Bridge Union |
| Final positions | |
| Champion | David Gold |
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 | 1–5 May 2015 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | – | |||
| Premier League (Division 1) | Triple Round-Robin Teams | 20 September – 9 November 2014 | 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 | 21–23 August 2015 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | |||
| National Point-a-Board Teams | PaB Teams – Qualifier and Finals | 17–18 January 2015 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | |||
| Summer Meeting Swiss Pairs | Swiss Pairs | 14–16 August 2015 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | ||
| National Pairs | Regional and National Matchpoint Pairs | 15 March & 18 – 19 April 2015 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | |||
| Guardian Trophy | Matchpoint Pairs | 3 – 4 April 2015 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | |||
| Two Star Pairs | Swiss Pairs with Matchpoint Finals | 17 – 18 October 2014 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | |||
Summary of results
edit| Place | Name | Event | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GC | SF | PL | CC | FST | PaB | SMSP | NP | GT | TSP | |||
|
David Gold | 16 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 49 | ||||
| 2 | Alexander Allfrey | 16 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 42 | ||||||
| 2 | David Bakhshi | 16 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 42 | ||||||
| 2 | Tony Forrester | 16 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 42 | ||||||
| 2 | Andrew Robson | 16 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 42 | ||||||
| 6 | Andrew McIntosh | 8 | 16 | 6 | 30 | |||||||
| 7 | Jeffrey Allerton | 14 | 8 | 2 | 24 | |||||||
| 7 | Frances Hinden | 14 | 8 | 2 | 24 | |||||||
| 7 | Graham Osborne | 14 | 8 | 2 | 24 | |||||||
| 10 | Alex Hydes | 4 | 12 | 6 | 22 | |||||||
This list displays the top ten players; 134 players received points. Winners of each event are highlighted in bold.
Full results
editResults tables for each event extend only to those pairs or teams that receive championship points, or to the top 10 (including ties) of the field if appropriate.
Gold Cup
edit16 points were awarded to the champions, 8 to the runners-up, 4 to semi-finalists and 1 to quarter-finalists. Home/away draws and IMP scores for each side were not recorded; By convention, team names are based on the full name of the captain.[4]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Jim Mason | 43 | |||||||||
| Janet de Botton | – | |||||||||
| Jim Mason | – | |||||||||
| Alexander Allfrey | 6 | |||||||||
| Alexander Allfrey | 112 | |||||||||
| Nick Stevens | – | |||||||||
| Alexander Allfrey | 17 | |||||||||
| Andrew McIntosh | – | |||||||||
| Andrew McIntosh | 25 | |||||||||
| John Reardon | – | |||||||||
| Andrew McIntosh | 57 | |||||||||
| Simon Gillis | – | |||||||||
| Simon Gillis | 23 | |||||||||
| Sally Brock | – | |||||||||
Spring Fours
edit14 points were awarded to the champions, 8 to the runners-up, 4 to semi-finalists and 1 to quarter-finalists. The higher ranked seed is listed first in each case; By convention, team names are based on the surname of the captain.[5]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Hinden | 84 | |||||||||
| Mossop | 78 | |||||||||
| De Botton | 48 | |||||||||
| Mossop | 56 | |||||||||
| Hinden | 55 | |||||||||
| Vitas | 51 | |||||||||
| Allfrey | 72 | |||||||||
| Penfold | 48 | |||||||||
| Allfrey | 47 | |||||||||
| Vitas | 55 | |||||||||
| Vitas | 94 | |||||||||
| Robertson | 60 | |||||||||
Premier League (Division 1)
edit16 points were awarded to the champions, 8 to 2nd place, 4 to 3rd place and 2 to 4th place. 8 teams participated. By convention, team names are based on the surname of the captain.[6]
| Place | Name | Opponents | Adj | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL | DHO | FEG | MOS | PEN | CRO | HIN | DUN | ||||
|
|
Allfrey | – | 36.90 | 33.63 | 44.63 | 39.89 | 38.07 | 53.46 | 47.21 | 293.79 | |
| 2 | Dhondy | 23.10 | – | 29.38 | 44.38 | 38.25 | 34.39 | 28.66 | 45.08 | 243.24 | |
| 3 | Fegarty | 26.37 | 30.62 | – | 33.00 | 20.29 | 30.83 | 27.65 | 34.11 | 202.87 | |
| 4 | Mossop | 15.37 | 15.62 | 27.00 | – | 34.07 | 38.60 | 35.93 | 33.61 | 200.20 | |
| 5 | Penfold | 20.11 | 21.75 | 39.71 | 25.93 | – | 42.63 | 23.93 | 24.73 | 198.79 | |
| 6 | Crouch | 21.93 | 25.61 | 29.17 | 21.40 | 17.37 | – | 35.95 | 42.32 | 193.75 | |
| 7 | Hinden | 6.54 | 31.34 | 32.35 | 24.07 | 36.07 | 24.05 | – | 32.92 | 187.34 | |
| 8 | Dunn | 12.79 | 14.92 | 25.89 | 26.39 | 35.27 | 17.68 | 27.08 | – | −1 | 159.02 |
Crockfords Cup (Finals)
edit12 points were awarded to the champions, 6 to 2nd place, 4 to 3rd place, 2 to 4th place and 1 to all other finalists (5th to 8th). By convention, team names are based on the surname of the captain.[7]
| Place | Name | Opponents | Adj | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEN | ALL | MOR | PAT | DHO | SMI | DRA | JON | ||||
|
|
Senior | – | 7 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 20 | 94 | |
| 2 | Allfrey | 13 | – | 16 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 87 | |
| 3 | Moran | 15 | 4 | – | 20 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 79 | |
| 4 | Patterson | 2 | 11 | 0 | – | 14 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 74 | |
| 5 | Dhondy | 6 | 8 | 14 | 6 | – | 4 | 16 | 16 | 70 | |
| 6 | Smith | 3 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 16 | – | 10 | 13 | 64 | |
| 7 | Draper | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 10 | – | 19 | 57 | |
| 8 | Jones | 0 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | – | 37 | |
Four Star Teams (A Final)
edit8 points were awarded to the champions, 4 to 2nd place, 2 to 3rd place and 1 to 4th place. 8 teams participated. By convention, team names are based on the surname of the captain.[8][9][10]
| Place | Name | Opponents | Adj | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIN | BER | BUT | BLA | ROB | HAC | HAN | RAI | ||||
|
|
Hinden | – | 4 | 17 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 87 | |
| 2 | Berg | 16 | – | 8 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 86 | |
| 3 | Butland | 3 | 12 | – | 17 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 80 | |
| 4 | Black | 14 | 13 | 3 | – | 13 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 79 | |
| 5 | Robertson | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | – | 13 | 16 | 10 | 63 | |
| 6 | Hackett | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 7 | – | 16 | 11 | 58 | |
| 7 | Hanlon | 11 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | – | 19 | 54 | |
| 8 | Raine | 7 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 1 | – | 53 | |
National Point-a-Board Teams (Final)
edit6 points were awarded to the champions, 3 to 2nd place, 2 to 3rd place and 1 to 4th place. 8 teams participated. By convention, team names are based on the surname of the captain.[11]
| Place | Name | Opponents | Adj | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEN | GRE | ALL | BYR | ORA | JON | LIN | STE | ||||
|
|
Kent | – | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 53 | |
| 2 | Green | 2 | – | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 49 | |
| 3 | Allerton | 6 | 5 | – | 5 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 46 | |
| 4 | Byrne | 5 | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 43 | |
| 4 | Oram | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | – | 9 | 9 | 7 | 43 | |
| 6 | Jones | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | – | 5 | 8 | 39 | |
| 7 | Lindfors | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | 36 | |
| 8 | Stevenson | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | – | 27 | |
Due to a tie for 4th place, both teams received 1 point in the championship standings.[12]
Summer Meeting Swiss Pairs
edit12 points were awarded to the champions, 6 to 2nd place, 3 to 3rd place, 2 to 4th place and 1 to 5th place. 287 pairs participated of which the top 10 are displayed below. [13][14][15][16][17]
| Place | Names | Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 3 | Session 4 | Adj | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Michael Byrne & Kieran Dyke | 47 | 38 | 47 | 65 | 197 | |
| 1 | David Arundel & Andrew Bannock | 36 | 56 | 51 | 54 | 197 | |
| 3 | Jeremy Dhondy & Andy Hughes | 41 | 55 | 43 | 56 | 195 | |
| 4 | Norman Selway & Kay Preddy | 52 | 46 | 44 | 52 | 194 | |
| 5 | David Gold & Susanna Gross | 51 | 41 | 40 | 56 | 188 | |
| 6 | Andrew Black & Gunnar Hallberg | 43 | 45 | 50 | 46 | 184 | |
| 7 | Irving Gordon & Yvonne Wiseman | 34 | 47 | 47 | 55 | 183 | |
| 8 | Mike Ash & Christopher Chambers | 48 | 51 | 53 | 30 | 182 | |
| 9 | Brian Senior & Geoffrey Wolfarth | 41 | 42 | 40 | 57 | 180 | |
| 9 | Andrew Robson & Alexander Allfrey | 49 | 59 | 31 | 41 | 180 |
Michael Byrne and Kieran Dyke won the trophy on a split-tie decision, but championship points were split equally at 9 each.[18][19]
National Pairs (Final)
edit8 points were awarded to the champions, 4 to 2nd place, 2 to 3rd place and 1 to 4th place. 50 pairs participated in the final of which the top 10 are displayed below. [20]
| Place | Names | Score |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Phil Godfrey & James Thrower | 61.51 |
| 2 | Krzysztof Ginda & Mark Hooper | 59.37 |
| 3 | Waseem Naqvi & Tony Waterlow | 58.30 |
| 4 | Miles Cowling & David Jones | 57.49 |
| 5 | David Armstrong & Jill Armstrong | 54.96 |
| 6 | Tim Brierley & Mike Elliott | 54.83 |
| 7 | Peter Hawkes & Chris Kinloch | 54.33 |
| 8 | Steve Auchterlonie & Malcolm Lewis | 53.98 |
| 9 | Dick Davey & Ed Scerri | 53.81 |
| 10 | Mark Hodgson & Maggie Jones | 53.61 |
Guardian Trophy
edit6 points were awarded to the champions, 3 to 2nd place, 2 to 3rd place and 1 to 4th place. 99 pairs participated of which the top 10 are displayed below. [21]
| Place | Names | Score |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Janet de Botton & Artur Malinowski | 62.16 |
| 2 | Karl Baumann & Geir Brekka | 62.13 |
| 3 | Tom Townsend & Mark Teltscher | 62.13 |
| 4 | Dan McIntosh & Robert Myers | 58.71 |
| 5 | Peter Nicholls & Brian Ransley | 57.64 |
| 6 | Anita Sinclair & Zia Mahmood | 57.55 |
| 7 | Mark Westley & Arnie Anidjar-Romain | 57.39 |
| 8 | Heather Bakhshi & Claire Robinson | 56.95 |
| 9 | Celia Oram & Derek Oram | 56.66 |
| 10 | David Gold & Susanna Gross | 56.42 |
Two Star Pairs (Final)
edit6 points were awarded to the champions, 3 to 2nd place, 2 to 3rd place and 1 to 4th place. 20 pairs participated in the final of which the top 10 are displayed below. [22]
| Place | Names | Score |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Mike Bell & Alex Hydes | 58.91 |
| 2 | Jackie Davies & Malcolm Pollack | 57.26 |
| 3 | Nick Boss & Richard Johnson | 54.89 |
| 4 | Celia Oram & Derek Oram | 54.75 |
| 5 | Taf Anthias & Pat Davies | 54.44 |
| 6 | Sarah Teshome & James Thrower | 53.45 |
| 7 | Peter Hasenson & David Sherman | 52.96 |
| 8 | David Gold & Susanna Gross | 52.56 |
| 9 | Angus Simpson & Claire Robinson | 50.95 |
| 10 | Peter Law & David Kendrick | 50.83 |
References
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- ^ "EBU Results 2014". Ebu.co.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "EBU Results 2015". Ebu.co.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Gold Cup Later Round Results 2014". Bridge Great Britain. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Spring Fours 2015". English Bridge Union. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Premier League Division 1 2014". Ebu.co.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Crockfords Cup 2015". Ebu.co.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Four Star A Final 2015 Session 1". English Bridge Union (via Pianola). Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Four Star A Final 2015 Session 2". English Bridge Union (via Pianola). Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Four Star A Final 2015 Session All". English Bridge Union (via Pianola). Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Point-a-Board Final 2015". English Bridge Union (via Pianola). Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Player of the Year Championship". Ebu.co.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Summer Meeting Swiss Pairs 2015 Session 1". English Bridge Union (via Pianola). Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Summer Meeting Swiss Pairs 2015 Session 2". English Bridge Union (via Pianola). Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Summer Meeting Swiss Pairs 2015 Session 3". English Bridge Union (via Pianola). Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Summer Meeting Swiss Pairs 2015 Session 4". English Bridge Union (via Pianola). Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Summer Meeting Swiss Pairs 2015 Session All". English Bridge Union (via Pianola). Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Player of the Year Championship". Ebu.co.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Byrne & Dyke win Swiss Pairs at Brighton". Ebu.co.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "National Pairs Final 2015 Session All". English Bridge Union (via Pianola). Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Guardian Trophy 2015 Session All". English Bridge Union (via Pianola). Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Two Star Pairs Final 2014 Session All". English Bridge Union (via Pianola). Retrieved 14 August 2021.