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Masterpoints

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some events are stratified. This means that players with various masterpoint holdings play together, but in the final standings, players receive masterpoints based on their position within their stratum. For example, if you are first in stratum C, second in B and fourth in A, and the upper masterpoint limits are 300 for C, 500 for B and 1000 for A, that means that among players with fewer than 300 masterpoints, you did the best. Among players with 500 points or fewer, you did second-best, and among players with fewer than 1000, you did fourth best. With those divisions, a player with 700 points would be able to place in stratum A, but not in B or C.
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Some events have an upper masterpoint limit, meaning that only players with a masterpoint holding under the limit may participate. This allows less experienced players more of a chance to place high since they will not be playing against players who are significantly more experienced. Additionally,
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In contrast, the World Bridge Federation system of Master Points annually reduces players' holdings of points older than one year by 15% and uses another classification of points, known as Placing Points, to record players' lifetime accumulation. The WBF also distinguishes between points earned in
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Masterpoints are partly a measure of skill, but the system is regarded by many players as a measure of experience and longevity rather than skill. Experience is often related to skill, but not necessarily. Over the course of a lifetime, a player can earn many points, just with average play. For
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In some cases, the point awarding scheme is an important means of raising revenue for the bridge organization insofar as they charge entry fees for each tournament where points are awarded and their availability acts as an incentive to participation; the more prestigious the points, the higher the
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In general, each organization has its own scheme for the categorization of competitive bridge events and has a parallel scheme for awarding various categories of points to players who are successful in them. Upon reaching certain thresholds in point accumulation or retention, most organizations
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Players who achieve a high placing in an event sanctioned by the sponsoring bridge organization (a club game, sectional tournament, regional tournament, etc.) are awarded masterpoints according to their placing and the number of pairs, individuals or teams who played in the event.
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For tournament seeding, the ABA uses 200% of a person's ACBL masterpoints (if less than 5,000) plus their ABA masterpoints. If the player has 5,000+ ACBL masterpoints, they are seeded with 10,000 plus their ABA masterpoints.
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bestow a rank on the individual in recognition of their achievements. Points and rankings generally have no monetary value, but have prestige value for some players and are sought after by them over a lifetime of play.
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When an ACBL member achieves the "Life Master" rank, the first digit of their 7-digit ACBL number is replaced with a letter according to the following chart. (New membership cards are sent accordingly at that rank.)
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tournaments run under their auspices. Generally, recipients must be members in good standing of the issuing organization. At the international level, competitions and point awards are administered by the
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In the past, points were issued in the form of paper certificates, which gave the player a tangible record of his or her achievement, but these are now increasingly replaced by electronic recording.
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Open, Women's, Mixed, or Senior events and awards its Titles (such as World Grand Master), based upon the accumulation and retention scheme for the particular point classification.
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Red - awarded in regional tournaments (for places other than overall and section tops), as well as North American Open Pairs (NAP) and Grand National Teams (GNT) games at clubs
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Like most bridge governing bodies, the ACBL assigns ranks to players according to their masterpoint holdings; the requirements for its various ranks are listed below.
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Gold - awarded for overall and section tops in regionals, as well as in NABCs (North American Bridge Championships) with an upper masterpoint limit of 750 or more
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example, the same number of masterpoints, and hence the same rank, may have been achieved by Player A over 2 years and by Player B over 20 years.
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The ACBL awards new ACBL members 10% of their ABA masterpoints (up to a maximum of 200 ACBL black points) and 20% of their WBF masterpoints.
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The ACBL awards several categories of masterpoints, each associated with the type of event and designated by a distinct color:
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It is difficult to compare masterpoints between various organizations as they are not consistent in value.
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For tournament seeding, the ACBL uses 50% of a person's ABA masterpoints plus their ACBL masterpoints.
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Silver - awarded in sectional tournaments, as well as Sectional Tournaments at Clubs (STaCs)
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are points awarded by bridge organizations to individuals for success in competitive
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Online - Also commonly referred as "unpigmented", are awarded in online club games
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Platinum - awarded in national-rated events with no upper masterpoint limit
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A Platinum Life Master with a victory in an eligible NABC+ or WBF event
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A Platinum Life Master with a victory in an eligible NABC+ or WBF event
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ACBL rank requirements for members who joined before January 1, 2010
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List of bridge people with Knowledge (English) articles
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2832: 2830: 2827: 2825: 2822: 2820: 2817: 2810: 2808: 2805: 2803: 2800: 2799: 2797: 2793: 2789: 2782: 2778: 2764: 2761: 2759: 2756: 2754: 2751: 2749: 2746: 2744: 2741: 2739: 2736: 2734: 2731: 2729: 2726: 2724: 2721: 2719: 2716: 2714: 2711: 2709: 2706: 2704: 2701: 2699: 2696: 2694: 2691: 2689: 2686: 2684: 2681: 2679: 2676: 2674: 2671: 2669: 2666: 2664: 2661: 2659: 2656: 2654: 2651: 2649: 2646: 2644: 2641: 2639: 2636: 2634: 2631: 2629: 2628:Mini-Spingold 2626: 2624: 2621: 2619: 2616: 2614: 2611: 2609: 2606: 2604: 2601: 2599: 2596: 2594: 2591: 2589: 2586: 2584: 2581: 2579: 2576: 2574: 2571: 2569: 2566: 2564: 2561: 2559: 2556: 2554: 2551: 2549: 2546: 2544: 2541: 2539: 2536: 2534: 2531: 2529: 2522: 2520: 2517: 2515: 2512: 2510: 2507: 2505: 2502: 2500: 2497: 2496: 2494: 2490: 2484: 2481: 2479: 2476: 2474: 2471: 2469: 2466: 2464: 2461: 2459: 2456: 2454: 2451: 2449: 2446: 2444: 2441: 2439: 2436: 2434: 2431: 2429: 2426: 2424: 2421: 2419: 2416: 2414: 2411: 2409: 2406: 2404: 2401: 2399: 2398:Rosenblum Cup 2396: 2394: 2393:McConnell Cup 2391: 2389: 2386: 2384: 2381: 2379: 2376: 2374: 2371: 2369: 2366: 2365: 2363: 2359: 2353: 2350: 2349: 2347: 2343: 2339: 2335:Championships 2332: 2328: 2314: 2311: 2309: 2306: 2304: 2301: 2299: 2296: 2294: 2291: 2289: 2286: 2284: 2281: 2279: 2276: 2274: 2271: 2269: 2266: 2264: 2261: 2259: 2256: 2254: 2251: 2249: 2246: 2244: 2241: 2239: 2236: 2234: 2231: 2230: 2228: 2224: 2218: 2215: 2213: 2210: 2208: 2205: 2203: 2200: 2198: 2195: 2193: 2190: 2188: 2185: 2184: 2182: 2178: 2172: 2169: 2167: 2164: 2162: 2159: 2158: 2156: 2152: 2146: 2143: 2141: 2138: 2136: 2133: 2132: 2130: 2126: 2120: 2119:United States 2117: 2115: 2112: 2110: 2107: 2105: 2102: 2100: 2097: 2095: 2092: 2090: 2087: 2085: 2082: 2080: 2077: 2075: 2072: 2070: 2067: 2065: 2062: 2060: 2057: 2055: 2052: 2050: 2047: 2045: 2042: 2040: 2037: 2035: 2032: 2030: 2027: 2025: 2022: 2020: 2017: 2015: 2012: 2010: 2007: 2005: 2002: 2000: 1997: 1995: 1992: 1990: 1987: 1985: 1982: 1980: 1977: 1975: 1972: 1971: 1969: 1965: 1959: 1956: 1954: 1951: 1949: 1946: 1944: 1941: 1940: 1938: 1934: 1930: 1923: 1919: 1905: 1902: 1900: 1897: 1895: 1894:Rusinow leads 1892: 1890: 1887: 1885: 1884:Rule of 10-12 1882: 1880: 1877: 1875: 1872: 1870: 1867: 1866: 1864: 1862:Defender play 1860: 1854: 1851: 1849: 1842: 1840: 1837: 1835: 1832: 1830: 1829:Trump squeeze 1827: 1825: 1822: 1820: 1819:Strip squeeze 1817: 1815: 1812: 1810: 1807: 1805: 1802: 1800: 1797: 1795: 1792: 1790: 1787: 1785: 1782: 1780: 1777: 1775: 1772: 1770: 1767: 1765: 1764:Guard squeeze 1762: 1760: 1757: 1755: 1754:Entry squeeze 1752: 1750: 1747: 1745: 1742: 1740: 1737: 1735: 1734:Clash squeeze 1732: 1730: 1727: 1725: 1722: 1720: 1713: 1711: 1708: 1706: 1703: 1701: 1700:Scissors coup 1698: 1696: 1693: 1691: 1690:Merrimac coup 1688: 1686: 1683: 1681: 1678: 1676: 1673: 1671: 1668: 1666: 1663: 1661: 1658: 1656: 1653: 1651: 1648: 1646: 1645:Alcatraz coup 1643: 1641: 1634: 1632: 1629: 1627: 1624: 1622: 1615: 1614: 1612: 1610:Declarer play 1608: 1602: 1601:Vacant Places 1599: 1597: 1594: 1592: 1589: 1587: 1584: 1582: 1579: 1577: 1574: 1572: 1569: 1567: 1564: 1562: 1561:Probabilities 1559: 1557: 1554: 1552: 1549: 1547: 1544: 1542: 1539: 1537: 1534: 1532: 1529: 1527: 1524: 1522: 1519: 1517: 1514: 1512: 1509: 1507: 1504: 1502: 1499: 1497: 1494: 1493: 1491: 1487: 1483: 1476: 1472: 1458: 1455: 1454: 1452: 1448: 1442: 1439: 1437: 1434: 1432: 1429: 1427: 1424: 1422: 1419: 1417: 1414: 1412: 1409: 1407: 1404: 1402: 1399: 1397: 1394: 1392: 1389: 1387: 1384: 1382: 1379: 1377: 1374: 1372: 1369: 1367: 1364: 1362: 1359: 1357: 1354: 1352: 1349: 1347: 1344: 1342: 1339: 1337: 1334: 1332: 1329: 1328: 1326: 1322: 1316: 1313: 1311: 1308: 1306: 1303: 1301: 1298: 1296: 1293: 1291: 1288: 1286: 1283: 1281: 1278: 1276: 1273: 1271: 1270:Single suiter 1268: 1266: 1263: 1261: 1258: 1256: 1253: 1251: 1248: 1246: 1243: 1241: 1238: 1236: 1233: 1231: 1228: 1226: 1223: 1221: 1218: 1216: 1213: 1211: 1208: 1206: 1203: 1201: 1198: 1196: 1193: 1191: 1188: 1186: 1183: 1181: 1178: 1176: 1173: 1171: 1168: 1166: 1163: 1161: 1158: 1156: 1153: 1151: 1150:Brown sticker 1148: 1146: 1143: 1141: 1138: 1136: 1133: 1131: 1128: 1126: 1123: 1121: 1120:Balanced hand 1118: 1117: 1115: 1111: 1107: 1100: 1096: 1082: 1079: 1077: 1074: 1072: 1069: 1067: 1064: 1062: 1059: 1057: 1054: 1052: 1051:Rubber bridge 1049: 1047: 1044: 1042: 1039: 1037: 1034: 1032: 1029: 1027: 1024: 1022: 1019: 1017: 1014: 1012: 1009: 1007: 1004: 1002: 999: 997: 994: 992: 989: 987: 984: 982: 979: 977: 974: 972: 969: 967: 964: 962: 959: 957: 954: 952: 949: 947: 946:Bridge maxims 944: 942: 941:Bridge-O-Rama 939: 937: 936:Bridge ethics 934: 932: 929: 928: 926: 922: 918: 911: 907: 903: 896: 891: 889: 884: 882: 877: 876: 873: 867: 864: 862: 859: 857: 854: 852: 849: 848: 837: 832: 817: 813: 807: 803: 793: 790: 788: 785: 784: 778: 774: 771: 768: 760: 746: 743: 739: 735: 733:Black Diamond 732: 728: 724: 721: 717: 713: 710: 706: 702: 699: 695: 691: 688: 684: 680: 677: 673: 669: 666: 662: 658: 655: 651: 647: 644: 640: 636: 633: 629: 626:Masterpoints 625: 622: 619: 618: 615: 613: 603: 595: 592: 591: 587: 584: 583: 579: 576: 575: 571: 568: 567: 563: 560: 559: 555: 552: 551: 547: 544: 543: 539: 536: 535: 531: 528: 527: 523: 520: 519: 513: 509: 500: 497: 496: 486: 483: 482: 474: 471: 470: 462: 459: 458: 450: 447: 446: 440: 437: 436: 430: 427: 426: 420: 417: 416: 412: 409: 408: 396: 393: 392: 380: 377: 376: 364: 361: 360: 350: 347: 346: 338: 335: 334: 328: 325: 324: 320: 317: 316: 313:Fewer than 5 312: 309: 308: 304: 301: 300: 289: 286: 285: 275: 272: 271: 263: 260: 259: 251: 248: 247: 239: 236: 235: 229: 226: 225: 219: 216: 215: 209: 206: 205: 201: 198: 197: 185: 182: 181: 171: 168: 167: 159: 156: 155: 149: 146: 145: 141: 138: 137: 133: 130: 129: 126:Fewer than 5 125: 122: 121: 117: 114: 113: 107: 101: 98: 95: 92: 89: 86: 85: 84: 76: 72: 63: 60: 56: 52: 50: 46: 42: 38: 34: 29: 25: 24:master points 21: 2952:TV and Radio 2940: 2933: 2926: 2919: 2896: 2889: 2882: 2875: 2868: 2861: 2854: 2847: 2840: 2833: 2811: 2568:Goren Trophy 2523: 2368:Bermuda Bowl 1904:Smith signal 1879:Opening lead 1843: 1834:Vice squeeze 1809:Squeeze play 1714: 1680:Devil's coup 1635: 1616: 1581:Smother play 1551:Pin (bridge) 1516:Card reading 1431:Säffle Spade 1426:Romex system 1401:Little Major 1310:Weak two bid 1305:Void (cards) 1290:Three suiter 1175:Forcing pass 1036:Masterpoints 1035: 961:Bridge whist 831: 819:. Retrieved 815: 806: 775: 772: 769: 766: 757: 711:Gold Diamond 609: 601: 510: 506: 394:Life Master 362:NABC Master 326:Club Master 183:Life Master 169:NABC Master 139:Club Master 105: 82: 73: 69: 61: 59:entry fees. 57: 53: 23: 20:Masterpoints 19: 18: 2499:Buffett Cup 2197:Crockford's 2166:Dallas Aces 2128:Other lists 2109:Switzerland 2079:New Zealand 2014:Netherlands 1710:Vienna coup 1631:Safety play 1450:Conventions 1411:Polish Club 1376:Carrot Club 1356:Boring Club 1280:Strong pass 1245:Psychic bid 1170:Forcing bid 1130:Bidding box 821:18 February 656:Life Master 637:0 to 24.99 521:First Digit 2998:Categories 2922:Magazines: 2613:Marcus Cup 2413:Venice Cup 2217:Savoy Club 1889:Rule of 11 1705:Trump coup 1421:Roman Club 1315:Zar Points 1295:Two suiter 1275:Stolen bid 1215:Minor suit 1210:Major suit 1041:Minibridge 798:References 2908:Magazines 2688:Reisinger 2171:Four Aces 2161:Blue Team 1974:Australia 1717:Squeezes: 1650:Bath coup 1506:Beer card 1479:Card play 1351:Blue Club 966:Bridgette 2718:Spingold 2089:Pakistan 1994:Bulgaria 1596:Uppercut 1576:Shooting 1386:Fantunes 1225:Overcall 1180:Game try 914:Overview 816:acbl.org 634:Asterisk 2345:General 2054:Ireland 2044:Hungary 2039:Germany 2029:Fiction 2024:England 2009:Denmark 1989:Britain 1979:Austria 1936:General 1626:Finesse 1541:Hold up 1526:Endplay 1489:General 1406:Moscito 1324:Systems 1230:Preempt 1160:Cue bid 1113:General 1103:Bidding 1081:Vugraph 1011:Goulash 976:Chicago 924:General 689:Diamond 310:Rookie 123:Rookie 51:(ABA). 2836:Books: 2114:Taiwan 2104:Sweden 2099:Russia 2094:Poland 2084:Norway 2074:Monaco 2069:Mexico 2059:Israel 2034:France 1999:Canada 1984:Brazil 1899:Signal 1638:Coups: 1619:Basic: 1566:Revoke 1056:Screen 645:Master 28:bridge 2795:Books 2361:World 2180:Clubs 2154:Teams 2064:Italy 2049:India 2019:Egypt 2004:China 1586:Tempo 1531:Entry 1511:Caddy 1076:Trump 623:Title 620:Level 1660:Coup 1571:Ruff 1521:Duck 1381:EHAA 1341:Acol 1066:Suit 823:2022 678:Ruby 610:The 302:Rank 115:Rank 397:500 381:300 365:200 351:100 186:300 172:200 160:100 142:20 22:or 3000:: 814:. 596:R 593:9 588:Q 585:8 580:P 577:7 572:O 569:6 564:N 561:5 556:M 553:4 548:L 545:3 540:K 537:2 532:J 529:1 339:50 329:20 321:5 150:50 134:5 894:e 887:t 880:v 825:. 741:G 730:B 719:P 708:O 697:V 686:D 675:R 664:S 653:L 642:M 631:A

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World Bridge Federation
American Contract Bridge League
English Bridge Union
Deutsche Bridge Verband
American Bridge Association
American Bridge Association
Elo rating system
Lehman Rating System
"ACBL Masterpoints®"
ABA official website – Level Changes
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American Bridge Association
World Bridge Federation
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