Masterpoints

THE MASTERPOINT SCHEME

The masterpoint scheme is controlled and administered by NZ Bridge Inc. The purposes of the scheme are:

to stimulate interest in duplicate bridge
to provide a means of measuring and recording the achievements of players of organised duplicate bridge

Master-Point Awards: The majority of games, both club and tournament level at affiliated clubs, are played for masterpoints. If you finish in the top one third of your field, you will receive masterpoints. There are three categories of Master-Point Awards:

A Points awarded to players who finish in the top placings of approved tournaments, and to all session winners of pairs tournaments approved for the award of A-points.

B Points awarded to players who finish in the top placings of approved tournaments, which do not qualify for the award of A-points, and to all session winners of pairs tournaments approved for the award of B-points. B-points are not convertible to A-points.

C Points awarded to players who are successful in any session of play organised by a licensed club or NZ Bridge Inc. Our club sessions award C-points. 100 C-points convert to one B-point.

Master-Point Grading

Open: Any player with more than 50 A points.

Intermediate: Any player with at least 30 Rating Points and less than 50 A points.

Junior: Any player with not more than 30 Rating Points and 0-5 A-points.

Master-Points Ranking

There are ten ranks accorded to a player's masterpoints total.

Rank Aggregate of A and B Points

Junior Master 5

Club Master 20

Local Master 50

Provincial Master 100 (including at least 50 A-points)

Master 200 (including at least 100 A-points)

National Master 350 (including at least 175 A-points)

Life Master 500 (including at least 250 A-points)

Grand Master 1000 (including at least 500 A-points)

Silver Grand Master 2500 (including at least 1250 A-points)

Gold Grand Master 4000 (including at least 2500 A-points)

Masterpoints never expire.

Rating Points

Rating points provide some measure of recent success and are used to access eligibility for graded tournaments.

Rating points are calculated as follows:

Previous rating points x 0.8, plus the total A and B points earned in the immediate past year.

The calculation is currently done at 31st December each year and the new rating points come into force on the 1st January. Rating points may go up or down.

Master-Point Records

Lists of master points awarded at all our club sessions and tournaments are sent regularly to NZ Bridge Inc. Anyone may access their master points on the NZ Bridge website: www.nzbridge.co.nz.

Masterpoints

THE MASTERPOINT SCHEME

The masterpoint scheme is controlled and administered by NZ Bridge Inc. The purposes of the scheme are:

to stimulate interest in duplicate bridge

to provide a means of measuring and recording the achievements of players of organised duplicate bridge

Master-Point Awards: The majority of games, both club and tournament level at affiliated clubs, are played for masterpoints. If you finish in the top one third of your field, you will receive masterpoints. There are three categories of Master-Point Awards:

A Points awarded to players who finish in the top placings of approved tournaments, and to all session winners of pairs tournaments approved for the award of A-points.

B Points awarded to players who finish in the top placings of approved tournaments, which do not qualify for the award of A-points, and to all session winners of pairs tournaments approved for the award of B-points. B-points are not convertible to A-points.

C Points awarded to players who are successful in any session of play organised by a licensed club or NZ Bridge Inc. Our club sessions award C-points. 100 C-points convert to one B-point.

Master-Point Grading

Open: Any player with more than 50 A points.

Intermediate: Any player with at least 30 Rating Points and less than 50 A points.

Junior: Any player with not more than 30 Rating Points and 0-5 A-points.

Master-Points Ranking

There are ten ranks accorded to a player's masterpoints total.

Rank Aggregate of A and B Points

Junior Master 5

Club Master 20

Local Master 50

Provincial Master 100 (including at least 50 A-points)

Master 200 (including at least 100 A-points)

National Master 350 (including at least 175 A-points)

Life Master 500 (including at least 250 A-points)

Grand Master 1000 (including at least 500 A-points)

Silver Grand Master 2500 (including at least 1250 A-points)

Gold Grand Master 4000 (including at least 2500 A-points)

Masterpoints never expire.

Rating Points

Rating points provide some measure of recent success and are used to access eligibility for graded tournaments.

Rating points are calculated as follows:

Previous rating points x 0.8, plus the total A and B points earned in the immediate past year.

The calculation is currently done at 31st December each year and the new rating points come into force on the 1st January. Rating points may go up or down.

Master-Point Records

Lists of master points awarded at all our club sessions and tournaments are sent regularly to NZ Bridge Inc. Anyone may access their master points on the NZ Bridge website: www.nzbridge.co.nz.