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Purpose of Master Points Scheme
The purpose of scheme is to:
1. Stimulate interest in duplicate bridge
2. Provide a means of measuring and recording the achievements of the players of organised duplicate Bridge
3. Provide NZBridge with a source of revenue to be used for the benefit of the game
The Masterpoint Section - 2020 Manual
Covered in section E see here
Annual Rating Point Recalculation
The calculation is currently completed as at 31 December each year and published online as soon as possible thereafter.
The new Rating Points and Gradings come into effect for the purpose of Tournament participation as soon as they are published on the NZ Bridge Website.
On-Line Master Points
Masterpoints are available on-line and updated soon after the event is played, as we now have a "live" process to update results and Masterpoints. This started on the 5th September, 2017
Click on MY NZB tab view your own Masterpoints or the Search Masterpoints to search for others.
On-line reports include masterpoints received from clubs or Regions at the time of publication. If you are missing any club points, please advise your Club Masterpoint Secretary. If you are missing Tournament Points, please check with the club, as they may not have realised their results are not publishing.
Ranking Competition Results
Competitions have been set up to find the top ten ‘A’ point earners within each Ranking, split into male and female, during a calendar year. These results are updated on a monthly basis.
The Baden Wilson (for which there is a trophy) is for the top ‘A’ point earners in a calendar year based on points earned in New Zealand (Australian competitions do not count, therefore any awards from Australian competitions will be subtracted from the total at the conclusion of the calendar year).
Australian Master Points
Australian Masterpoints are converted to NZ Masterpoints automatically on a monthly basis
Master Points Explained
Most bridge sessions played at both club and tournament level of affiliated clubs, are played for Master Points. If you finish in approximately the top third of your field, you will receive Master Points.
Masterpoints are only awarded to events run by an affiliated club, Region or NZBridge.
There are three categories of Master Point awards:A Points
Awarded to players who finish in the top placings of approved A point tournaments along with winners of all session of Pairs Tournaments and fractional A points to the winners of each match in Match-Play (teams).
B Points
Awarded to players who finish in the top placings of approved B point tournaments along with winners of all session of Pairs Tournaments. B points cannot be converted into A points.
C Points
Awarded to players who finish in the top placings of approved one session C point events. C Points are converted to B Points in the ratio of 100 C Points to one B Point.
Click here to view the points tables
NZ B Manual- Section E - Masterpoint Regulations Updated copy added 19 July 2024
Open
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Provincial Master or higher Rank
Intermediate
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Club Master or lower Rank and less than 30 Rating Points but 5 or more A Points or
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Club Master or lower Rank with 30 or more Rating Points or
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Local Master
Junior
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Club Master or lower Rank and less than 30 Rating Points and less than 5 A Points
*Rating points are rounded up (eg 100.29 = 101) for grade calculation purposes.
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There are twelve ranks accorded to holders of Master Points
Rank
Aggregate of A & B Points
When stars are added
Certificate of Proficiency
5
NA
Club Master
20
NA
Local Master
50
1* = 100 to 149, 2* = 150 to 199 etc
Provincial Master
100 (including at least 50 A Points)
1* = 200 to 299, 2* = 300 to 399 etc
Master
200 (including at least 100 A Points)
1* = 400 to 599, 2* = 600 to 799 etc
National Master
350 (including at least 175 A Points)
1* = 700 to 1049, 2* = 1050 to 1400 etc
Life Master
500 (including at least 250 A Points)
1* = 1000 to 1499, 2* = 1500 to 1999 etc
Grand Master
1000 (including at least 500 A Points)
1* = 2000 to 3999, 2* = 4000 to 5999 etc
Sliver Grand Master
2500 (including at least 1250 A Points)
1* = 5000 to 7499, 2* = 7500 to 9999 etc
Gold Grand Master
4000 (including at least 2500 A Points)
1* = 8000 to 11999, 2* = 12000 to 15999 etc
Emerald Grand Master
8,000 (including at least 6,000 A Points)
Platinum Grand Master
10,000 (including at least 7,500 A Points)
NB: Points for stars refer to B points
Click here to see our latest Grand Masters
A player with less than 5 A & B Points is classified as “Novice”. On reaching an aggregate of 100 Master Points, a Local Master who has not earned 50 A Points is accorded the status of Local Master - 1 Star. At 150 Master Points he becomes Local Master - 2 Star, with an additional Star for each additional 50 Master Points if they have not attained sufficient A Points. Similarly, stars are awarded to masters of other ranks who have not attained sufficient A points for promotion to a higher rank. e.g. A one-star National Master will have acquired 700 plus total Points but not yet attained 250 A Points to move to the rank of Life Master.
The Board of NZ Bridge sets the fees it charges Regions and Clubs to issue Masterpoints and may amend these fees from time to time on giving 3 months’ notice in writing.
The fee structure (+ GST where applicable) is as follows. (Tournament participation fees increase 1 Jan 2024 as per below)
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Club Sessions: 30c per participating Player for pairs or $0.0125 (1.25 cents) per board, per participating Player for Swiss Pairs and Teams.
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Tournament Sessions: $2.50 per participating Player per Session for pairs or $0.10 (10 cents) per board, per participating Player for Swiss Pairs and Teams.
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A Points: $1 per A Point awarded. per participating Player. Fractional A points are charged as a fraction of the $1. eg .48 A points for a match win = a charge of $0.4.8
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This Section was updated April 2018 to reflect the changes made in September 2017 (please disregard Section E in the 2016 version of the Manual)