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
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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
–
Place
Name
Event
Total
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.