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.
List of competitions Event FormatDatesPoints1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8thGold CupSingle-Elimination Teams168 4 1Spring FoursDouble-Elimination Teams4 May – 8 May 2018148 4 1Premier League (Division 1)Triple Round-Robin Teams15 September – 4 November 201716842Crockfords CupSingle-Elimination Teams with Finals126421111Four Star TeamsSwiss Teams with Finals17 August – 19 August 20188421National Point-a-Board TeamsPaB Teams – Qualifier and Finals20 January – 21 January 20186321Summer Festival Swiss PairsSwiss Pairs3 August – 5 August 2018126321National PairsRegional and National Matchpoint Pairs18 March & 14 – 15 April 20188421Guardian TrophyMatchpoint Pairs30 – 31 March 20186321Two Star PairsSwiss Pairs with Matchpoint Finals19 – 20 October 20176321
Results PlaceNameEventTotalMike Bell414163372Alexander Allfrey41416342Tony Forrester41416342David Gold41416342Andrew Robson41416346Graham Osborne14163337Chris Jagger18124.5227.58Tom Townsend4686249Gunnar Hallberg16213229Phil King16213229Andrew McIntosh16213229Derek Patterson1621322 This list displays the top ten players (including ties); 130 players received points. Winners of each event are highlighted in bold.
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