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Points awarded by bridge organizations to individuals
master points plus their ACBL masterpoints. For tournament seeding, the ABA uses 200% of a person's ACBL masterpoints (if less than 5,000) plus their
Masterpoints
North American sports governing body
tournaments to award masterpoints. Players who finish at or near the top in ACBL-sanctioned events are awarded specified numbers of masterpoints, which are recorded
American Contract Bridge League
American_Contract_Bridge_League
American gaming company
tournaments award ACBL masterpoints©. Masterpoints awarded for online play can be combined with other types of ACBL masterpoints, which helps players achieve
Bridge_Base_Online
North American contract bridge tournaments
less than 5,000 masterpoints, and a Mini-Spingold II (0–1500) ("Micro-Spingold") restricted to those with less than 1,500 masterpoints. Reisinger Memorial
North American Bridge Championships
North_American_Bridge_Championships
North American bridge championship
000 masterpoints. No player on a flight B team can have more than 2,500 masterpoints. No player on a flight C team can have more than 500 masterpoints, or
Grand_National_Teams
American bridge player
then has won the annual masterpoints race, which is now recognized by the Barry Crane Trophy after her longtime masterpoints partner Barry Crane. Sanborn
Kerri_Sanborn
Barry Crane Top 500 masterpoint race is won by the player who earns the most colored masterpoints during the year. Masterpoints won on-line do not count
List of bridge competitions and awards
List_of_bridge_competitions_and_awards
Topics referred to by the same term
Dutch auto racing team Marka polska, a historical Polish money unit Masterpoints, awarded for successful performance at contract bridge; see Glossary
MP
sessions. The event is restricted to players with fewer than 10,000 masterpoints. The inaugural 10K NABC Pairs was held in 2014 at the Summer NABC in
0-10,000_NABC_Pairs
15 minutes. The event is restricted to players with fewer than 10,000 masterpoints. The inaugural 10K Fast Pairs was held in 2015 at the Fall NABC in Denver
0-10,000_Fast_Pairs
Form of tournament for games and sports
ladder system is the Masterpoints rating system used for contract bridge by the American Contract Bridge League. The Masterpoints system, unlike the Elo
Ladder_tournament
American bridge player and writer
age 22 in 1955, and he was the most successful ACBL tournament player (masterpoints leader) during 1988. Jacoby may have inherited talent and interest in
James_Jacoby
American producer, director, and bridge player
player who accumulates the most masterpoints in a single year to the Barry Crane Trophy, and the list of high masterpoint attainers to the Barry Crane Top
Barry_Crane
American bridge player (born 1947)
American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) Top 500 listings with over 77,000 masterpoints (as of January 18 2025). He is an ACBL Grand Life Master and World Bridge
Mark_Lair
American bridge player
the game from a wheelchair. At her death, she had accumulated 22,654 masterpoints, the most of any woman in the USA. Winner of several national titles
Hermine_Baron
American bridge player
2023. He was the ACBL Player of the Year (winner of the most platinum Masterpoints in North American Bridge Championship) for 2022. World Bridge Championships
Zachary_Grossack
eventually have one winner. The grouping is often done on the basis of masterpoints. Break (Noun) The distribution of cards in a suit between the two opponents'
Glossary of contract bridge terms
Glossary_of_contract_bridge_terms
the Year is awarded to the ACBL player accumulating the most platinum masterpoints in the calendar year. The Canadian Bridge Federation (CBF) is the national
List of contract bridge people
List_of_contract_bridge_people
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Unusual_notrump
Bridge convention
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Jacoby_2NT
Card game
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Contract_bridge
American bridge player (1986–2020)
1986 – August 19, 2020) was an American bridge player. He won his first masterpoints in 1997, and became a Life Master in 1999. In 2012, Lall became the youngest
Justin_Lall
Playing card with an elevated rank
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Trump_(card_games)
American bridge player
the 1990s and is now 39th among 73 Women World Grand Masters by world masterpoints (MP), and 23rd by placing points that do not decay over time. In world
Karen_McCallum
American bridge player
October), she ranked 6th among 73 Women World Grand Masters by world masterpoints (MP) and 10th by placing points that do not decay over time. Levin has
Jill_Levin
American bridge player (1928–2019)
American Contract Bridge League gives to the player earning the most masterpoints in a calendar year. Rosen won the Spingold tournament twice in a row
Billy_Rosen
Flight C, an event limited to teams of Non-Life-Masters with under 500 masterpoints. His highest finishes in unlimited North American Bridge Championship
Max_Schireson
Tournament bridge organization
national tournaments each year. The ABA has its own masterpoints system, similar to the ACBL masterpoints system. American Contract Bridge League United States
American_Bridge_Association
Scandal in international professional contract bridge
consequence, Fisher and Schwartz were expelled from the ACBL, and all their masterpoints, titles, ranks and privileges declared forfeit. Further, their partners
Fisher and Schwartz cheating scandal
Fisher_and_Schwartz_cheating_scandal
American Contract Bridge League trophy
represent a record-breaking number of masterpoints. Boldface numerals represent a record-breaking number of masterpoints. Mott-Smith Trophy Fishbein Trophy
Goren_Trophy
Bidding convention in contract bridge
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Meckwell_convention
Assigning relative values to playing cards of equal rank based on their suit
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High_card_by_suit
2015 contract bridge cheating scandal
ACBL masterpoints, titles, ranks and privileges. Further, their partners and teammates were subject to mandatory forfeiture of all masterpoints, titles
Fantoni and Nunes cheating scandal
Fantoni_and_Nunes_cheating_scandal
English journalist and bridge player (1967–2025)
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Susanna_Gross
Competitive event in Bridge
North American Pairs. Flight B, restricted to players with 0 to 2500 masterpoints, is formally the Golder North American Pairs. Flight C, restricted to
North_American_Pairs
Hungarian chemist (1916 – 2019)
Life Master at his hobby of duplicate bridge, with more than 13,000 masterpoints and 12 NABC titles (below). He wrote or co-wrote more than 10 books on
George_Rosenkranz
Bridge convention
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DONT
Polish bridge player
he ranked 17th among Grand Masters by World Bridge Federation (WBF) masterpoints, five places ahead of his longtime partner Adam Żmudziński. They ranked
Cezary_Balicki
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Ogust_convention
American bridge player
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Sylvia_Shi
National bridge championship
two-session matchpoint pairs event, restricted to players with under 100 masterpoints and typically started on the second Friday of the NABC. "ACBL - NABC
National_99er_Pairs
American sportswoman, aviator, journalist, and socialite (1889–1960)
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Dorothy_Rice_Sims
European golf club owner and official, contract bridge official and Swiss player
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Jaime_Ortiz-Patiño
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List_of_defenses_to_1NT
Convention in bridge card games
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Jacoby_transfer
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Norman_four_notrump
Icelandic bridge player
player. He won the Bermuda Bowl in 1991 in Japan. He remains the top masterpoint winner in Iceland. Jón is in the European Bridge Hall of fame in 2019
Jón_Baldursson
Contract bridge bidding convention
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Cappelletti_convention
English author (1831–1899)
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Henry_Jones_(writer)
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Sam_Lev
American bridge player (1943–2019)
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Richard_Schwartz_(bridge)
American bridge player
WBF. Retrieved 2014-11-10. "BRIDGE; Which Extended Family Has the Most Masterpoints?" Retrieved 24 December 2014 "Greenberg, Gail". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved
Gail_Greenberg
American bridge player
ACBL Hall of Fame in 2002. At the time of his death he held 65,511.92 masterpoints – more than any other player in history, and more than 6000 points ahead
Paul_Soloway
Conventional bid in contract bridge
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Michaels_cuebid
Scoring of contract bridge
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Bridge_scoring
Bridge convention
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Strong_two_clubs
Bidding convention in contract bridge
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Stayman_convention
Polish bridge player
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Krzysztof_Buras
North American Bridge trophy
Manufacturers. Boldface numerals represent a record-breaking number of masterpoints. Fishbein Trophy Goren Trophy Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (1988)
Mott-Smith_Trophy
Businessman
is a two-day event open to ACBL Life Masters with no more than 1500 masterpoints. He finished second in the Victor Daly KO Teams at the summer American
Nicolas_Hammond
Bidding convention in contract bridge
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Blackwood_convention
National bridge championship
of the NABC. The event is restricted to those with fewer than 3,000 masterpoints and have earned a red ribbon qualification. The Red Ribbon Pairs is an
Red_Ribbon_Pairs
American bridge player
October), she ranked 7th among 73 Women World Grand Masters by world masterpoints (MP) and 1st by placing points that do not decay over time. Meyers was
Jill_Meyers
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WBF_Open_Ranking
British economist and writer
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Hubert_Phillips
five, or six members who must be ACBL Members with fewer than 10,000 masterpoints. The inaugural 10K Knockout teams was held at the 2014 Spring NABC in
Mini-Vanderbilt (10K) Knockout Teams
Mini-Vanderbilt_(10K)_Knockout_Teams
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Gambling_3NT
American bridge player and figure skater (1936–1990)
ACBL Life Master in 11 weeks. They finished first and second in total masterpoints earned during the calendar year, recognized by the annual McKenney Trophy
Peter_Pender
English bridge player and teacher
2017 she ranked first among Women World Grand Masters both by world masterpoints (MP) that decay annually and by placing points (PP) that do not. Gardener
Nicola_Smith
Contract bridge convention
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Lebensohl
Contract bridge bidding convention
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New_minor_forcing
North American bridge championship
International Match Points and was restricted to players with 100 or more masterpoints. In 1965, the double elimination method was replaced by three qualifying
Spingold
German bridge player
October), she ranked 35th among 73 Women World Grand Masters by world masterpoints (MP) and 13th by placing points that do not decay over time. (Her longtime
Daniela_von_Arnim
Bidding convention in contract bridge
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XYZ_convention
American bridge player, teacher, writer, and official
Contract Bridge League (ACBL) Grand Life Master with more than 25,000 masterpoints and a World Bridge Federation (WBF) World Grand Master. He was active
Bobby_Goldman
American bridge player (1932–2024)
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Paul_Swanson
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Marc_Hodler
American poker player (born 1970)
he won the Red Ribbon Pairs, an event restricted to players with 2000 masterpoints or less. At the 2008 Summer NABC in Las Vegas, Gordon was on the team
Phil_Gordon_(poker_player)
Austrian-British bridge player
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Fritzi_Gordon
Encyclopedia
comprises eight chapters of biographical entries and three appendices on Masterpoints, achievements, and tournament results. Brent Manley, Editor Mark Horton
The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge
The_Official_Encyclopedia_of_Bridge
British bridge player (born 1964)
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Andrew_Robson
American bridge player
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Steve_Sion
Irish playwright and scriptwriter (1930–2015)
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Wesley_Burrowes
British bridge player and writer
Nevena Senior ranked 18th among 73 Women World Grand Masters by world masterpoints (MP). At least for the SportAccord World Mind Games in December 2011
Brian_Senior
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Tarek_Sadek
Contract bridge convention that allows responder to create a forcing auction
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Fourth_suit_forcing
American bridge championship
masterpoints. In 2017, the masterpoint limit was raised to 2,500 masterpoints. In 2025, the masterpoint limit was raised to 3,000 masterpoints. "Archived copy"
Mini-Spingold
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Ghestem
Tactic used in Bridge
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Suction_convention
Convention in contract bridge
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Drury_convention
Bridge convention
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Bergen_raises
Contract bridge convention
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Mini-Roman_2_Diamond
International governing body for contract bridge
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World_Bridge_Federation
National bridge championship
sessions. It is restricted to those players who have earned 50 platinum masterpoints over the three calendar years prior, earned at least 200 platinum points
Norman_Kay_Platinum_Pairs
Bidding convention in bridge
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Forcing_notrump
Bridge system
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Bidding_system
Card playing technique
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Finesse
American journalist
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Gary_Pomerantz
National bridge championship
Thursday of the NABC and was restricted to players with fewer than 200 masterpoints. "ACBL - NABC Winners". acbl.com. ACBL. Archived from the original on
National_199er_Pairs
American bridge player
the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2001. At the time of his death he held 17,880 masterpoints. He was born in 1933, and was from Atlanta, Georgia. He was a radio Quiz
Richard_Freeman_(bridge)
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Anglicized form of Hebrew Cancheriyb, SENNACHERIB means "Sin (the moon god) has taken the place of brothers to me." In the bible, this is the name of a king of Assyria, son of Sargon II.
Female
Japanese
(1-幸, 2-雪) Unisex short form of Japanese names beginning with Yuki-, YUKI means 1) "happiness; good fortune" and 2) "snow."
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Indian
Another name of Saraswati
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish (of Norman origin)
English and Irish (of Norman origin) : nickname for a thin person, from Old French maigre ‘thin’, ‘slender’ (Latin macer ‘delicate’).
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Tamil
Respectable
Surname or Lastname
English (especially northwestern)
English (especially northwestern) : habitational name from Towneley near Burnley in Lancashire, which is named with Old English tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’ + lēah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’; or a topographic name for someone who lived at a clearing associated with a farm or village. The surname has also been established in Ireland since the 16th century.
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Muslim
Stone pestle
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Highly Respected
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English American
Cart driver, cart maker. A surname sometimes used as a first name.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Matted Hair; Uncombed Hair
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