Pairs Player of the Year Championship

2024-25 competition

Competition overview

The Pairs Player of the Year Award replaces the previous Player of the Year Championship. It is intended to give a realistic chance of winning to a wide range of members, while still providing a strong ranking.

The award includes all EBU national face-to-face pairs events that have no entry restrictions – ie not NGS-limited, not county-representative, not master-point restricted, not events that require qualification via advance heats.

Place points will be awarded to the top of the field, which will reward success in larger events more than smaller ones. The length of the event will also be taken into account by giving points to the top 20% of the field (rounded up) for one-day events, 30% for one-and-a-half-day events and 40% for two-day events. So, from last week’s championship pairs in Eastbourne, which will be the first event in the new series, the top 58 pairs will get place points with the winners getting 58 and the 58th place getting 1. For the Two-Stars Pairs, points will be based on the size of the original field before qualification.

The winner of the Award will be given free entry for the next year to three events from the list, runner-up will get free entry for two events and the third place will get one. Prizes will be shared if any places are tied – eg winner and runner up tied will each get two free entries and one half-price.

In 2024-25 the tournaments and points awarded are as follows:

Rank Name Eastbourne Summer Meeting – Harold Poster Pairs Northern Midweek Congress Guernsey Congress Great Northern Swiss Pairs Year End Congress Swiss Pairs Harrogate Spring Congress Easter Festival – Guardian Trophy Spring Bank Holiday – Two-Stars Pairs Jersey Congress Scarborough Congress Total
1st Stefano Tommasini 55       29 19         103
2nd Ben Norton 55       24 14         93
3rd Ollie Burgess 53     5 27           85
4th Raymond Semp 54 9 12 7             82
5th Sebastian Atisen 51       29           80
6th Jason Hackett 52     12 8 7         79
7th John Holland 54 4 12               70
8th= Kevin Castner 43       25           68
8th= Aleksandar Lishkov 35 12       21         68
10th= Marcia Green 40       27           67
10th= John Sansom 52       8 7         67
12th Jamie Fegarty 35     14   17         66
13th= Sarah Bell 39       24           63
13th= Oscar Selby 17     16 30           63
15th Diana Nettleton 48         14         62
16th= Alice Coptcoat 53     5             58
16th= Alan Scott 49   9               58
16th= David Dawson 58                   58
16th= David Norman 58                   58
20th= Jeremy Willans 57                   57
20th= Peter Law 57                   57
20th= Andrew Bannock 45       12           57
20th= Tony Verran 39       6 12         57
24th= Andrew McIntosh 56                   56
24th= Sara Moran 56                   56
26th= Susanna Gross 51                   51
26th= Brian Gladman 39         12         51
26th= Steve Raine       17 19 15         51
26th= Stephen Kennedy 25       7 19         51
30th= Peter Crouch 50                   50
30th= Jonathan Davis 50                   50
32nd Simon Gass 49                   49
33rd= Tracy Sherman 39     9             48
33rd= Stefan Lindfors 39     9             48
33rd= Tom Paske 48                   48
36th= Tim Rees 47                   47
36th= Mia Deschepper 47                   47
36th= Samantha Punch 47                   47
36th= Stephen Peterkin 47                   47
36th= Andy Cope 1     16 30           47
41st= Ian Draper 36       10           46
41st= Joe Sivayogan 36       10           46
43rd= David Arundel 45                   45
43rd= Ian Hamilton 45                   45
43rd= William Hamilton 45                   45
46th= Stephen Fordham 43                   43
46th= Nevena Senior 43                   43
46th= Mike Bell 43                   43
46th= James Bond 43                   43
46th= Phil King 43                   43
51st= Eran Assaraf 40                   40
51st= Ryan Stephenson 14     16   10         40
53rd Marion Robertson 39                   39
54th Senthur Shanmugarasa 17       21           38
55th= Richard Hillman 35                   35
55th= Ambrose Holmes-Mackie 35                   35
55th= Cathy Rowland 35                   35
55th= Paul Fegarty 35                   35
59th= John Dakin 1     8 24           33
59th= Alan Hayward       18 6 9         33
61st= Henry Rose 32                   32
61st= Antone Huang 32                   32
61st= Oscar Nijssen         32           32
61st= Anam Tebha         32           32
61st= Adam Hickman       17   15         32
66th= Bob McRobert 31                   31
66th= Richard Hyde 31                   31
66th= Selena Pepic         31           31
66th= Tim van de Paverd         31           31
70th= Derek Oram 30                   30
70th= Celia Oram 30                   30
70th= Andy Baruch 29 1                 30
70th= Helen Rose 14     12   4         30
70th= James Thrower 14 12       4         30
75th= Tim Gauld 25   4               29
75th= Tommy Garvey 29                   29
75th= David Bakhshi 29                   29
75th= Graham Cope 29                   29
75th= Michael Wigmore 29                   29
75th= Michael Letts 29                   29
75th= Erik Saelensminde     13   16           29
82nd= Sally Brock         28           28
82nd= Jovi Smederevac         28           28
82nd= Croz Croswell       12   16         28
82nd= Paul Hackett       10   18         28
82nd= Paul Murray       10   18         28
87th= Rob Corrie 26       1           27
87th= Howard Ludlow 26       1           27
89th= Tom Peer 7       19           26
89th= Anthony Melbourne 7       19           26
89th= Frances Hinden         26           26
89th= Graham Osborne         26           26
93rd= Charlie Bucknell 25                   25
93rd= Kath Stynes 25                   25
93rd= Tony Olech 1       24           25
93rd= David Cole         25           25
97th= John Pemberton         24           24
97th= Richard Creamer         24           24
99th= Jackie Fairclough 23                   23
99th= Graham Orsmond 23                   23
99th= Rob Lawy 23                   23
99th= Dave Robinson 23                   23
99th= Martin Lerner 23                   23
99th= Nathan Piper 23                   23
99th= Alastair Gidman 23                   23
99th= Joe Fawcett 23                   23
99th= Alan Hobden 23                   23
99th= James Hobden 23                   23
99th= Miu Wong         11 12         23
99th= David Willis         11 12         23
111th= Maciej Szczerczak         21           21
111th= Grzegorz Blicharz         21           21
111th= Andi Boughey         21           21
111th= Jakub Mitke           21         21
115th= Neeraj Tanna   7   13             20
115th= Claire Robinson   7   13             20
115th= Justin Hackett           20         20
115th= Martin Taylor           20         20
119th= Liam Sanderson         19           19
119th= Hugo Jee         19           19
119th= Matt Brown         19           19
122nd= Alan Jarvis       18             18
122nd= Alastair Catchpole 18                   18
122nd= Ravi Athwal 18                   18
125th= Philip Town 17                   17
125th= Neill Harcus 17                   17
125th= Jackie Davies   1 6     10         17
125th= Liam Fegarty           17         17
129th= Arthur Hughes       16             16
129th= Rhona Goldenfield   9   7             16
129th= Magnus Spence-Jones   10     6           16
129th= Glyn Liggins         16           16
129th= Ian Pagan         16           16
129th= Lynton Stock         16           16
129th= Catherine Seale         16           16
129th= Simon Gillis         16           16
129th= Niall Igoe         16           16
129th= Gordon Clark         16           16
129th= Gavin Mackay           16         16
140th= Keith Boniface 15                   15
140th= Richard Hazell 15                   15
140th= Hanna Tuus         6 9         15
143rd= Catherine Curtis       14             14
143rd= Callum McKail 14                   14
143rd= Martin Bateman 14                   14
143rd= Lee Rosenthal 14                   14
143rd= Osi Assaraf 14                   14
143rd= Jonathan Jacobs 14                   14
143rd= Norman Inniss 14                   14
143rd= Christine Kempton 14                   14
143rd= Tom Gisborne           14         14
143rd= Sandy Davies           14         14
153rd= Rune Hauge     13               13
153rd= Steve Root 7       6           13
153rd= Christine Child       6   7         13
153rd= Nigel Stuttard       6   7         13
157th= Maria Whelan       12             12
157th= John Dagnall         12           12
159th= Brian Senior     11               11
159th= Nigel Bird     11               11
159th= Bob Loveridge   11                 11
159th= Nick Sutcliffe   11                 11
163rd= Daniel McIntosh     10               10
163rd= Jan Petter Svendsen     10               10
163rd= John Atthey   10                 10
166th= Robert Plumley     9               9
166th= Steve Bourton 9                   9
166th= Julia Brough 9                   9
166th= Sean Mekie         9           9
166th= Luc Tijssen         9           9
166th= Tom Slater           9         9
166th= Daniel Kelsall           9         9
173rd= Gulden Kesimoglu       8             8
173rd= Solvi Remen     8               8
173rd= Jan Erik Olsen     8               8
173rd= Elisabeth Bingham 8                   8
173rd= Tony Togneri 8                   8
173rd= Simon Cope   8                 8
173rd= Richard Bowley   8                 8
180th= Fred Moen     7               7
180th= Reidar Laland     7               7
180th= Chris Jagger 7                   7
180th= Jane Jensen 7                   7
180th= Ian Payn 7                   7
180th= Gillian Fawcett 7                   7
180th= Kostadin Vasilev 7                   7
180th= Anton Mauve 7                   7
180th= Sue Johnson 7                   7
180th= Duncan Thomas 7                   7
180th= Alex Wood 7                   7
180th= Holden Clark         7           7
180th= Pearl Murphy           7         7
180th= Val Gibson           7         7
194th= Svein Dahl     6               6
194th= Angus Simpson     6               6
194th= Alex Gauld     6               6
194th= Tim Emmott   3   3             6
194th= Frank Dixon   6                 6
194th= Paul Brereton   6                 6
194th= Phil Mattacks         6           6
194th= Anne Catchpole         6           6
194th= Andrew Clery         6           6
203rd= Kathy Talbot   5                 5
203rd= Denis Talbot   5                 5
205th= Gideon Harvey       4             4
205th= Daniel Winter       4             4
205th= Andy Hall     4               4
205th= Jackie Pye   4                 4
209th= Martin Aherne       3             3
209th= Kevin Goode       3             3
209th= Robert Cave       3             3
209th= Adrian Knight     3               3
209th= Prue Knight     3               3
209th= Gary Hyett     3               3
209th= Ros Wolfarth     3               3
209th= Bill Gardner   3                 3
209th= Jacqui Farrar   3                 3
209th= Helen Sanders   3                 3
209th= Julian Gibson           3         3
209th= Denis Murphy           3         3
221st= Oliver Cowan         2           2
221st= Warner Solomon         2           2
221st= Jeff Wilkins           2         2
221st= Ann Wilkins           2         2
225th= Andrew Lewis       1             1
225th= Bob Brown       1             1
225th= Carolyn Fisher     1               1
225th= Pat Watson     1               1
225th= Iain Sime 1                   1
225th= Fiona McQuaker 1                   1
225th= Debbie Richards 1                   1
225th= Simon Richards 1                   1
225th= Cathy Smith 1                   1
225th= Andrew Smith 1                   1
225th= Naomi Gibbs 1                   1
225th= Mike Rawlins 1                   1
225th= Dido Coley 1                   1
225th= Lily Kearney 1                   1
225th= Frances Connell 1                   1
225th= Gerald Soper 1                   1
225th= Giles Ip 1                   1
225th= Jen Middleton 1                   1
225th= Jack Ronayne 1                   1
225th= Tom Cohen   1                 1
225th= Robert Ross   1                 1
225th= Peter Foster   1                 1
225th= John Roberts   1                 1
225th= Clive Owen           1         1
225th= Nichola Cockerill-Smith           1         1