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(Rev.11/2003) MPBOOK.041 (PAGE 1)
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MASTERPOINT AWARD RULES & REGULATIONS
I. GENERAL FORMULA
A. First Overall = B x R x S x M x P x T
B A factor based on the number of tables
entered in the event.
For 60 or fewer tables, B = (Tables + 10) /
60.
For 61+ tables, B = Log10 (Tables / 4).
B Values are displayed in Appendix A for up
to 250 tables.
R A factor based on the classification of the
tournament or event.
CLASSIFICATION R FACTOR
Unit Championship 8.50
Sectional 10.00
Regional 14.00
National 22.50
S A factor based on the number of sessions in
the event.
# OF SESSIONS S FACTOR
1 1.00
2 1.50
3 2.00
4 2.50
5 3.00
6 3.50
M A factor based on the masterpoint
limitations in the event.
For an upper limit (UL) of 0-499
masterpoints,
M = Log10 (UL) / 5 + 0.1102.
For an upper limit of 500 or more
masterpoints.
M = Log10 (UL) / 3.11 - 0.218
Sample M Factor values are displayed in
Appendix B. The maximum
value of M of 1.0000 is reached at 6,136
masterpoints.
P A factor based on any restrictions placed on
the participants in
the event.
If an event has only one restriction, P =
80%; if an event has more
than one restriction,
P = 70%. Included are Women's, Senior,
Junior and Mixed events.
T A factor based on the type of event.
TYPE OF EVENT T FACTOR
BAM Teams 1.10
Pairs 1.00
Swiss Teams 1.00
Individual 0.75
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B. OVERALL AWARDS BELOW FIRST PLACE
In all events (except KO's), the 1st place
award, rounded to two
decimals, is used to compute all subsequent
awards. The following
table describes how these awards are
calculated.
Overall One or Two Sessions Three
or More Sessions
Position
2 75% x Award/Previous Position 75% x
Award/Previous Position
3 75% x Award/Previous Position 75% x
Award/Previous Position
4 75% x Award/Previous Position
5 75% x Award/Previous Position Award (P) =
6 75% x Award/Previous Position 1st Place
Award x # of
7 75% x Award/Previous Position
Sessions
8 75% x Award/Previous Position (Overall
Position + 2 x # of
9+ 1st Place Award/Ovrl Position Sessions -
3)
DEPTH OF OVERALL AWARDS - PAIR GAMES
Tables Places
3 2 For more than 10 tables,
additional awards will be
4 3 given if the calculated award is
not less than:
5-6 4 0.2 x R x M x P. The depth of
the award is at
7-9 5 least 5% of the field (pairs) up
to a maximum of
10 6 35% of the field, subject to the
absolute limit on
overall awards (see below).
DEPTH OF OVERALL AWARDS - SWISS & BAM TEAMS
Tables Place
3-4 1 For more than 19 tables,
additional awards will be
5-6 2 given if the calculated award is
not less than:
7-8 3 0.2 x R x M x P. The depth of
the award is at
9-12 4 least 10% of the field (teams) up
to a maximum of
13-18 5 35% of the field, subject to the
absolute limit on
19+ 6 overall awards (see below).
Following is the absolute limit on the depth of
all overall awards:
One Session 25 places Four
Sessions 50 places
Two Sessions 40 places Five
Sessions 55 places
Three Sessions 45 places Six or more
Sessions 60 places
See Appendix C for illustrations of overall
awards for one (or two),
four and six session events.
C. SESSION AWARDS
The award for First Place equals 50% of the
overall award calculated
under the General Formula, but excluding the S
Factor.
First Place = .50 x B x R x M x P x T
The depth of session awards is 40% of the field
(rounded). Awards for
second and lower positions are calculated as
follows, except as noted
in the Adjustments to Session Awards section
below.
Position Award
2 70% of First Place
3 50% of First Place
4 35% of First Place
5 & lower First Place / Position
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ADJUSTMENTS TO SESSION AWARDS
In the following situations, Session Awards are
computed using a
modified formula.
TYPE OF EVENT/SITUATION MODIFICATION TO SESSION
AWARD FORMULA
Separate Flight A Events
For Sectionals and higher, increase calculated
awards for Flight A by
10% (no adjustment for X).
Qualifying Events
Increase calculated awards by 10% for sessions
following one cut in
the field and by 20% for sessions following a
second cut in the field.
Club/Internet Games with 30 or more tables
Session awards are computed using the decay
scale for overall awards
for four session events. See Appendix D for
transition rules for 15 -
59 pairs.
Scoring is done across multiple sections (26 or
more tables)
# Tables = 2 x Square Root [13 x (Tables -13)].
Second Place is 70% of first place; Third is
50% and Fourth is
35%.Lower Awards: A / Square Root [P x Square
Root (2 x (P - 1))],
where A is the 1st Place Award and P is the
position being computed.
See Section IV for additional rules and
regulations for various types
of events.
II. KNOCKOUT TEAMS - FORMULA
A. First Overall = B x K x L x M x P
See Section IA. for definitions of B, M and P.
K A factor based on the classification of the
tournament or event.
CLASSIFICATION K FACTOR
Unit Championship 26.00
Sectional 30.00
Regional 46.00
National 70.00
L A factor based on the number of boards
played in a match.
For 2-23 boards, L = Number of Boards / 24;
For 24 - 47 boards, L = 1.00; For 48+ boards,
L = 1.50.
See Appendix E for a complete table of L
values.
Regional KO Events which are scheduled for only
three sessions award
only 70% of the calculated awards (to account
for the reduced length
of the event).
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The following adjustments apply to KO awards:
- Provided there are at least 18 teams in the
event, the minimum award
for the top bracket shall be equal to the
award for a 16 table
bracket.
- Overall awards for the top bracket shall be
increased by a prestige
factor of 10% when the average of all the
players in the bracket
exceeds 7500 masterpoints.
- The winning team in a bracket cannot receive
more than 90% of the
award for the bracket immediately above.
B. DETERMINING THE NUMBER OF TABLES (T)
For the Top Bracket (top flight only):
T = # in Bracket + 1/2 x (# of teams in lower
brackets up to 16 teams)
+ 1/3 x (# of teams in lower brackets after
the first 16 teams, up
to 50 teams)
+ 1/5 x (# of teams in lower brackets less
# of teams used in the
1/2 and 1/3 calculations).
For Brackets below the Top Bracket:
T = # in Bracket
+ 1/3 x (# of teams used in the 1/2 and 1/3
calculations for the
immediately higher bracket minus # of teams
in the bracket being
calculated) {Not less than 0}
+ 1/5 x (# of teams in lower brackets less #
of teams used in the1/3
calculation).
See Appendix F for an example of determining
the number of tables.
In applying this formula for brackets where the
average of the top
team in the bracket is below 300 masterpoints,
adjustments are made in
counting the # of teams in lower brackets, as
follows:
Average MPs Per
Adjustment
Player of Top Team In Bracket
300 or more Formula
applies - full credit.
100 - 299 Only 50%
credit for teams in lower
brackets (as
derived above)
Less than 100 No credit
for teams in lower
brackets
C. OVERALL AWARDS BELOW FIRST PLACE
Note: To qualify for overall awards, a team
must win at least two
matches (or advance through at least two
rounds).
Overall % of First Overall
% of First
Position Place Position
Place
2 75% 6
25%
3 55% 7
20%
4 45% 8
15%
5 30% 9 -16
10%
For KO events which come down to 12 teams
(e.g., 36-24-12), the award
for positions 9-12 is 12%.
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D. MATCH AWARDS
Match Award = D x L x M x P (L, M and P as
already defined)
D A factor based on the classification of the
tournament or event.
CLASSIFICATION D FACTOR
Unit Championship 0.765
Sectional 0.900
Regional 1.250
National 1.800
III. NABC CHAMPIONSHIPS
Most of the awards for NABC Championships are
arbitrary as per
regulation. A few are computed using the
General Formula. Masterpoints
for all other events played at NABC's are
computed as if they were
being held at a Regional Tournament.
A. PAIR EVENTS
BLUE RIBBON PAIRS - 6 Sessions - 1st 190 -
Other places formula
LIFE MASTER PAIRS - 6 Sessions - 1st 190 -
Other places formula
LIFE MASTER PAIRS (LM - 5000) - 6 Sessions -
1st Formula; Max=75
Other places formula - Min Tables See special
conditions specific to
these events
LIFE MASTER PAIRS (LM - 1500) - 6 Sessions -
1st Formula; Max=50
Other places formula - Min Tables See special
conditions specific to
these events
OPEN PAIRS (no other event) - 4 Sessions - 1st
130
Other places formula - Min Tables x
OPEN PAIRS (with Women's) - 4 Sessions - 1st
125
Other places formula - Min Tables x
LIFE MASTER OPEN PAIRS - 4 Sessions - 1st 125 -
Other places formula -
Min Tables x
IMP PAIRS - 4 Sessions- 1st 125 - Other places
formula - Min Tables x
FAST PAIRS - 4 Sessions - 1st 100 - Other
places formula
Min Tables x
NORTH AMERICAN PAIRS - A - 4 Sessions - 1st 65
- Other places formula
NORTH AMERICAN PAIRS - B - 4 Sessions - 1st 45
- Other places formula
NORTH AMERICAN PAIRS - C - 4 Sessions - 1st 30
- Other places formula
LIFE MASTER WOMEN'S PAIRS - 4 Sessions - 1st
Place 100 - Other places
formula - Min Tables x
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WOMEN'S PAIRS - 4 Sessions - 1st 100 - Other
places formula
Min Tables x
MIXED PAIRS - 4 Sessions - 1st 100 - Other
places formula
Min Tables x
SILVER RIBBON PAIRS - 4 Sessions - 1st 100 -
Other places formula
Min Tables x
RED RIBBON PAIRS - 4 Sessions - 1st 70 - Other
places formula
Min Tables x
CANADIAN OPEN PAIRS - 4 Sessions 1st 75 - Other
places formula
Min Tables x
CANADIAN SENIOR TEAMS
1. In years where the event is a Team Trial
(i.e., where the winner
becomes the Canadian representative to the WBF
Senior Championships),
it shall be Nationally-rated per current ACBL
formula for overall and
match awards.
2. In years where there is no WBF Senior
Championship, it shall be
Regionally-rated per current ACBL formula for
overall and match
awards. (Board of Directors - November, 2003)
CANADIAN IMP PAIRS - Current ACBL formula for
overall and section
awards. (Board of Directors - November, 2003)
NON - LIFE MASTER PAIRS - 4 Sessions - 1st
Formula - Other places
formula
49er, 99er, 199er PAIRS - 2 Sessions - 1st
Formula - Other places
formula
MINIMUM TABLE REQUIREMENTS - PAIR EVENTS
For those events marked "X" under Min Tables,
all overall awards will
be reduced as follows:
# of Tables Award
48 or more Full Award
24 - 47 75% of Full Award
Fewer than 24 50% of Full
Award
B. TEAM EVENTS - SWISS & BAM
REISINGER BAM - 6 Sessions - 1st 200 - Other
Places Formula
NORTH AMERICAN SWISS - 6 Sessions - 1st 160 -
Other Places Formula
OPEN BOARD-A-MATCH - 4 Sessions - 1st 140 -
Other Places Formula
Min Tables x
OPEN SWISS TEAMS - 4 Sessions - 1st 125 - Other
Places Formula
Min Tables x
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MIXED TEAMS (BAM) - 4 Sessions - 1st 110 -
Other Places Formula
Min Tables x
WOMEN'S BAM - 4 Sessions - 1st 110 - Other
Places Formula
Min Tables x
WOMEN'S SWISS TEAMS - 4 Sessions - 1st 100 -
Other Places Formula -
Min Tables x
SENIOR SWISS - 4 Sessions - 1st 100 - Other
Places Formula
Min Tables x
MINIMUM TABLE REQUIREMENTS - SWISS AND BAM
EVENTS
For events marked "X" under Min Tables, the
awards will be 75% if
there are fewer than 32 teams.
C. TEAM EVENTS - KNOCKOUTS
VANDERBILT & SPINGOLD - 1st 250 - 2nd 180 - 3/4
125 - 5/8 80 - 9-16 50
17/32 25 --- Match Award - 5.00
WOMEN'S KO TEAMS** - 1st 140 - 2nd 105 - 3/4 70
- 5/8 45 - 9-16 25
Match Award - 4.00
SENIOR KO TEAMS** - 1st 140 - 2nd 105 - 3/4 70
- 5/8 45 - 9-16 25
Match Award - 4.00
US BRIDGE CHAMPIONSHIP - 1st 250 - 2nd 180 -
3/4 125 - 5/8 54
9-16 24 --- Match Award - 4.00
US WOMEN'S BRIDGE CHAMPIONSHIP - 1st 140 - 2nd
105 - 3/4 70
5/8 45 - 9-16 25 --- Match Award - 4.00
MINI - SPINGOLD (0 - 5000) - 1st Formula; Max =
100 - Other Positions
Formula
MINI - SPINGOLD (0 - 1500) - 1st Formula; Max =
75 - Other Positions
Formula
CANADIAN NATL TEAMS** - 1st 140 - Other
Positions Formula
CANADIAN NATL TEAMS (B) - 1st 50 - Other
Positions Formula
NOTE 75% for < 32 Teams
CANADIAN WOMEN'S TEAMS - 1st 80 - Other
Positions Formula
NOTE 75% for < 32 Teams
SENIOR TEAM TRIALS - 1st 50 - Other Positions
Formula
Match Award 4.00
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GRAND NATIONAL TEAMS
CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT - 1st 100 - Other Places
Formula - Depth of Awards
8 places if 16 or more teams; otherwise 4
places.
A FLIGHT - 1st 75 - Other Places Formula -
Depth of Awards 8 places if
16 or more teams; otherwise 4 places.
B FLIGHT - 1st 60 - Other Places Formula -
Depth of Awards 8 places if
16 or more teams; otherwise 4 places.
C FLIGHT - 1st 40 - Other Places Formula -
Depth of Awards 8 places if
16 or more teams; otherwise 4 places.
MINIMUM TABLE REQUIREMENTS - KNOCKOUT EVENTS
For the Knockout Events above marked with an **
(Women's KO, Senior KO
and Canadian National Teams), the overall
awards will be adjusted as
follows (no adjustment for 32 or more teams):
# of Teams 1st Place
24-31 120
16-23 100
< 16 80
Overall awards for positions lower than first
place will be reduced
proportionately (e.g., 120/140 for 24-31
teams).
For the Canadian Women's Team Championship and
Canadian National Teams
(B), overall awards will be reduced to 75% of
the full awards if there
are fewer than 32 teams.
MATCH AWARDS
The Match Awards shown in the tables above are
for playing the full
day (2 sessions).
In three-way and four-way matches, 2 wins is
the full match award and
1 win is 1/2 of the full match award.
IV. ADDITIONAL RULES FOR VARIOUS TYPES OF
EVENTS
A. CLASSIFICATION OF EVENTS
Each Regional or Sectional is permitted to hold
up to a specified
number of Championship Events during a given
session. Refer to the
Handbook of Rules and Regulations for the
precise rules.
NON-CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS
Events which do not qualify for championship
rating by exceeding the
number permitted or by being the same as
another event that session
(side games) are subject to the "M" factor
appropriate to the event,
with the "M" factor limited to 65%. Side games
at NABCs are the same
as side games at Regionals.
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CONSOLATION EVENTS
Awards for consolation events are computed in
the same manner as
non-championship events, with the same upper
limit applied to the "M"
factor (65%).
CHARITY EVENTS
Any events run to benefit the ACBL charity, or
another charity as
approved by ACBL regulations, will receive
championship rating (not
subject to the 65% "M" factor limit). This
includes International Fund
games.
UNRESTRICTED EVENTS
At Regional and Sectional tournaments, two
session events which are
unrestricted in any way (completely open) shall
be credited with all
tables in play in totally concurrent events
(pairs, teams or
individual but not knockouts or continuous
pairs) for the purpose of
computing overall awards, up to a maximum total
of 3 times the number
of tables in play in the unrestricted event.
Flighted, Stratified and Stratiflighted events
count all tables in all
flights/strata to determine the number of
tables in the unrestricted
event (the A Flight or Stratum). Two or more
concurrent unrestricted
events share equally the available restricted
tables as above but not
each others tables. An unrestricted event with
a lower limit and no
upper limit is treated as an open event when
there is no concurrent
open event.
For the purpose of awarding masterpoints, a
restricted event that is
two sessions morning and afternoon, is deemed
to be totally concurrent
with a two session event that is afternoon and
evening. However, if a
restricted event is scheduled horizontally, it
is not deemed to be
totally concurrent with a two session vertical
event.
Unrestricted events of more than two sessions
supersede two session
events held on the first day of the
multi-session event, and shall be
credited with the totally concurrent first day
(2 session)tables of
any type, as above.
At Sectional tournaments, one session events
which are unrestricted in
any way and are not concurrent with either
session of a two-session
event shall be credited with all tables in play
in concurrent events
(as above) for the purpose of computing overall
awards, up to a
maximum total of 3 times the number of tables
in play in the
unrestricted event. Any two session
unrestricted event at a Sectional
receives table credit from all restricted
events held either totally
concurrent or concurrent with the first
session, as above.
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SPLIT REGIONALS
First and second overall in Gold point pair
events are based on total
attendance at the two sites. The masterpoint
awards for these
positions are the higher of:
1. 80% of the award based on combined
attendance, or
2. 100% of the award based on attendance at the
individual location.
Awards for lower overall positions are based
on the single site
attendance.
All awards for KO and Swiss team events are
based on single site
attendance.
STRATIFIED EVENTS
Pair, team or individual events may be
subdivided into strata with
specific lower and upper masterpoint limits.
Masterpoints for
stratified events are computed using the
General Formula, the
appropriate "M" factor, and the actual number
of tables in each
stratum plus all tables in lower strata. The
lowest stratum must have
at least three tables to be eligible for
overall awards and at least
three competitors in direct comparison to be
eligible for session
awards.
STRATIFLIGHTED EVENTS
A stratiflighted event is a combination of
flighted and stratified,
where the A Flight is a separate event. Flight
A may be stratified
into two strata (A & X) provided that the limit
of the X stratum is at
least 500 points higher than the limit of B
stratum.
Masterpoint awards for Stratum A are calculated
using the General
Formula based on the number of tables in play
in each stratum plus all
tables in lower strata. Masterpoint awards for
Stratum X are
calculated as follows:
- If the event meets a threshold of either:
20 or more actual tables
entered in X; or 40% or more of the A + X
field is entered in X;
then the first place X award is the greater
of 105% of the Flight B
awards, or the awards based on X only.
- If the event does not meet this threshold,
then X receives the
greater of:
a. (X / 0.4 x (A + X)) 2 x 105% of
Flight B award, OR
b. (X / 20) 2 x 105% of Flight B award,
OR
c. Award based on X tables only.
For this event-type, the upper three strata in
a regional event award
gold points for overall and section tops as
long as the upper limit of
each (A, X, B) is at least 750 masterpoints.
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BAROMETER FINAL EVENTS
The Top Level Awards are based on the total
number of tables
originally entered as a two session Regional
rated championship event.
Second Level Awards are based on the total
number of tables in this
level as a two session Regional rated
championship event using an "M"
factor of 80%.
Third Level Awards are based on the number of
tables in this level as
a one session Regional rated non-championship
event using an "M"
factor of 65% (same as a Consolation Event).
For more details on the classification of
events, refer to the
Handbook of Rules and Regulations.
B. PAIR EVENTS
FLIGHTED PAIRS
All awards in flighted pair events are computed
using the General
Formula, the appropriate "M" factor and the
number of tables in each
flight. Flights receive credit for all tables
in that flight plus all
tables in lower flights. For events with 10 or
more tables overall
awards in any flight are limited to 35% of the
actual competitors in
that flight.
The Flight A masterpoint award is arbitrarily
placed at 10% above that
of Flight B whenever the General Formula yields
a Flight A award lower
than that.
SIDE GAME SERIES
Overall awards (no stratification) are computed
at 80% of a two
session event using the average of the two
largest sessions. Each
single session side game in the Side Game
Series will award overall
awards at 65% and session awards at 80%. Each
individual session may
be stratified.
TEAM-OF-TWO PAIRS
Overall and session awards are computed as in
B-A-M Teams but using a
"T" factor of 1.00.
C. TEAM EVENTS
BAM TEAMS
BAM Masterpoint Awards are based upon the same
formulas as for a pair
event, but with a "T" Factor of 1.10.
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SWISS TEAMS
The overall awards are based upon the same
formulas as for a pair
event. Overall awards to players on five or
six person teams will be
based on the percentage participation for one
and two session events.
In events of 3 or more sessions all eligible
players receive full
overall awards.
Match awards are computed using the knockout
match award formula
(D x L x M x P).
Flighted and Stratiflighted Swiss events award
points according to the
conditions outlined (above) for flighted and
stratiflighted
respectively. In a Stratified Swiss, match
awards are computed using
the masterpoint limits of the highest stratum.
Consolations of Swiss Team Events - Overall
awards are calculated
according to the General Formula, with an "M"
factor limited to 65%.
Match awards are the same as in the finals. To
be eligible for overall
awards, players must play at least half the
matches in the
consolation.
BRACKETED SWISS TEAMS
For bracketed Swiss teams events, the number of
tables upon which the
masterpoint award is based is computed as
follows:
- The top bracket is based on the sum of its
own tables, plus 100% of
up to 40 tables in lower brackets plus 1/3
of the tables in excess
of 40.
- The second bracket is based on its own
tables plus 100% of up to 20
tables in lower brackets, plus 1/3 of the
tables in excess of 20.
- The third bracket (and any lower bracket) is
based on its own tables
plus 1/3 of the tables in any still lower
bracket.
BRACKETED AND FLIGHTED KNOCKOUT TEAMS
All awards for KO Teams are calculated using
the Knockout Teams
Formula. In Regional Bracketed KO teams, the
top bracket always awards
100% gold. For lower brackets, the percentage
of gold awarded for
overalls is as follows:
Average Masterpoints Per Player
Pigmentation of Award
of Top Team In Bracket
750+ 100% gold
500 - 749 2/3 gold; 1/3 red
300 - 499 1/2 gold; 1/2 red
Less than 300 1/3 gold; 2/3 red
In Regional Flighted KO Teams, the second
Flight is 100% gold if it is
0-750 or higher, and the third group awards no
gold at all.
Flighted/Bracketed KOs award gold as other
Flighted/Bracketed events.
Whenever the lowest flight (or only flight) of
a KO event is split
into two or more separate groups, the
masterpoint award for each group
is based on the number of teams in the largest
group.
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Whenever a team forfeits a match, it receives
the overall masterpoint
award equivalent to that of the team it beat in
its previous match.
For example: a team that fails to play in the
finals would receive the
masterpoint award for 3/4.
Playoffs for additional overall awards are
permitted, whenever the
number of overalls allowed under the two match
restriction would be
less than the number shown below:
Teams Entered Positions
8 - 15 teams 4
16 - 31 teams 8
32 and over 16
Playoffs are not permitted if there are fewer
than 8 teams.
All winning teams in such playoffs will be
deemed tied for the next
spot (3/4, 5/8, etc.) But, winners of a
playoff match for 3/4
(usually in a bracket with an original entry of
8 teams only) will
receive 22.50% of the first place award, not
40%.
COMPACT KNOCKOUTS
A bracketed knockout event in which each match
is half the normal
length (i.e., at least twelve and probably not
more than fourteen
boards) is an approved tournament event. This
event shall be
permitted at Sectionals, for silver points, and
at Regionals for red
and gold points.
The Knockout Teams Formula shall be used to
determine masterpoint
awards, including the appropriate "L" factor
for the number of boards
in the match. To receive an overall award, a
team must play two
complete sessions. In brackets with an
original entry of nine or more
teams, the losing semifinalist must play off in
order to meet this
requirement thus producing a clear third place
and a clear fourth
place. In an event with an original entry of
five through eight
teams, the final match shall be of full
length. In an event with an
original entry of three or four teams, all
matches shall be of full
length.
The depth of awards shall be limited to: four
places with an original
entry of nine or more teams; two places with an
original entry of five
through eight teams; and one place with an
original entry of three or
four teams. No playoff matches for additional
overall awards shall be
permitted.
ZIP KNOCKOUTS (1 session)
Masterpoint awards for a Zip Knockout are
calculated as a one session
Swiss Teams with an "M" Factor of 65% (Side
Game).
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D. INDIVIDUAL EVENTS
Masterpoint awards are based upon the same
formulas as for a pair
event, with a "T" factor of 0.75 (except for
session awards in a one
winner movement, where 1st Place = .33 x B x R
x M x P x T).
Depth of overall awards: 2 tables = 3 places;
3 tables = 4 places;
4 tables = 5 places; 5 or more tables = 6
places.
For more than 5 tables, additional awards will
be given if the
calculated award is not less than: 0.2 x R x
M x P. The depth of
the award is at least 5% of the field (players)
up to a maximum of 35%
of the field, subject to the absolute limit on
overall awards.
E. POINT PIGMENTATIONS
1. Events conducted at clubs will award BLACK
points (but certain
special events at clubs may be given awards
of other
pigmentation).
2. Unit Championship events generally award
BLACK points.
3. All masterpoint awards at Sectional
Tournaments (including STAC )
are SILVER.
4. All masterpoint awards at Regional
Tournaments are RED.
Additionally, overall and section top awards
in the top two strata
of all two (or more) session championship
events, with an upper
limit of not less than 750 points, are
GOLD. When there is a tie
for a section top, gold points will be
awarded.
5. All masterpoints awarded for
nationally-rated events (held at NABC
) which have no upper masterpoint limit and
no upper age limit
(i.e., junior or youth events) are PLATINUM.
6. Unrestricted events and not similarly
restricted events held at
restricted Regionals or Sectionals (Seniors,
199ers, etc.) award
BLACK points only. If part of a sanctioned
open Sectional,
concurrent with a restricted Regional,
SILVER points are awarded.
7. Whenever multiple sections are combined for
scoring and ranking,
the places paying GOLD session awards are
equal to the number of
sections combined. (Section sizes must be at
least 9 tables.)
F. CLUB GAMES
Masterpoint awards for club games are described
in detail in Chapter 4
of the Handbook of Rules and Regulations. For
club games, the
following factors apply:
TYPE OF GAME R FACTOR K FACTOR D
FACTOR
Club Masterpoint ------- 8.00
0.240
Club Championship 6.50 12.00
0.360
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V. MASTERPOINTS FOR WORLD BRIDGE FEDERATION
EVENTS
Overall masterpoints awards will be given for
World Bridge Federation
events, as described below:
WBF Event WBF Award Closest NABC
Equivalent MP Award
Open Prs 800 Blue Ribbon/LM
Prs 190
Women's Prs 600 Women's
Pairs 100
Senior Prs 600 Silver Ribbon
Prs 100
Mixed Prs 200 Mixed Prs
100
Olymp Open Tms 1000 Spingold/Vanderbilt
250
Bermuda Bowl 800 Spingold/Vanderbilt
200
Rosenblum Cup 600 Spingold/Vanderbilt
150
Olympiad Women's 700 Women's
KO 140
Venice (Women) 800 Women's
KO 140
McConnell (Women) 450 Women's
KO 100
Senior Teams 450 Senior
KO 100
Senior Bowl 600 Senior
KO 100
Overall awards below first place and the depth
of the awards will be
computed based on the ACBL formulas for the
closest NABC equivalent
event. There are no session awards, no awards
for Consolation Events
and no awards for other WBF events not shown
above.
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B VALUES FOR GIVEN NUMBER OF
TABLES
TBL 0 1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9
0 0.0000 0.1833 0.2000 0.2167 0.2333 0.2500
0.2667 0.2833 0.3000 0.3167
1 0.3333 0.3500 0.3667 0.3833 0.4000 0.4167
0.4333 0.4500 0.4667 0.4833
2 0.5000 0.5167 0.5333 0.5500 0.5667 0.5833
0.6000 0.6167 0.6333 0.6500
3 0.6667 0.6833 0.7000 0.7167 0.7333 0.7500
0.7667 0.7833 0.8000 0.8167
4 0.8333 0.8500 0.8667 0.8833 0.9000 0.9167
0.9333 0.9500 0.9667 0.9833
5 1.0000 1.0167 1.0333 1.0500 1.0667 1.0833
1.1000 1.1167 1.1333 1.1500
6 1.1667 1.1833 1.1903 1.1973 1.2041 1.2109
1.2175 1.2240 1.2304 1.2368
7 1.2430 1.2492 1.2553 1.2613 1.2672 1.2730
1.2788 1.2844 1.2900 1.2956
8 1.3010 1.3064 1.3118 1.3170 1.3222 1.3274
1.3324 1.3375 1.3424 1.3473
9 1.3522 1.3570 1.3617 1.3664 1.3711 1.3757
1.3802 1.3847 1.3892 1.3936
10 1.3979 1.4023 1.4065 1.4108 1.4150 1.4191
1.4232 1.4273 1.4314 1.4354
11 1.4393 1.4433 1.4472 1.4510 1.4548 1.4586
1.4624 1.4661 1.4698 1.4735
12 1.4771 1.4807 1.4843 1.4878 1.4914 1.4949
1.4983 1.5017 1.5051 1.5085
13 1.5119 1.5152 1.5185 1.5218 1.5250 1.5283
1.5315 1.5347 1.5378 1.5410
14 1.5441 1.5472 1.5502 1.5533 1.5563 1.5593
1.5623 1.5653 1.5682 1.5711
15 1.5740 1.5769 1.5798 1.5826 1.5855 1.5883
1.5911 1.5938 1.5966 1.5993
16 1.6021 1.6048 1.6075 1.6101 1.6128 1.6154
1.6180 1.6207 1.6232 1.6258
17 1.6284 1.6309 1.6335 1.6360 1.6385 1.6410
1.6435 1.6459 1.6484 1.6508
18 1.6532 1.6556 1.6580 1.6604 1.6628 1.6651
1.6675 1.6698 1.6721 1.6744
19 1.6767 1.6790 1.6812 1.6835 1.6857 1.6880
1.6902 1.6924 1.6946 1.6968
20 1.6990 1.7011 1.7033 1.7054 1.7076 1.7097
1.7118 1.7139 1.7160 1.7181
21 1.7202 1.7222 1.7243 1.7263 1.7284 1.7304
1.7324 1.7344 1.7364 1.7384
22 1.7404 1.7423 1.7443 1.7462 1.7482 1.7501
1.7520 1.7540 1.7559 1.7578
23 1.7597 1.7616 1.7634 1.7653 1.7672 1.7690
1.7709 1.7727 1.7745 1.7763
24 1.7782 1.7800 1.7818 1.7835 1.7853 1.7871
1.7889 1.7906 1.7924 1.7941
25 1.7959 1.7976 1.7993 1.8011 1.8028 1.8045
1.8062 1.8079 1.8096 1.8112
26 1.8129 1.8146 1.8162 1.8179 1.8195 1.8212
1.8228 1.8245 1.8261 1.8277
27 1.8293 1.8309 1.8325 1.8341 1.8357 1.8373
1.8388 1.8404 1.8420 1.8435
28 1.8451 1.8466 1.8482 1.8497 1.8513 1.8528
1.8543 1.8558 1.8573 1.8588
29 1.8603 1.8618 1.8633 1.8648 1.8663 1.8678
1.8692 1.8707 1.8722 1.8736
30 1.8751 1.8765 1.8779 1.8794 1.8808 1.8822
1.8837 1.8851 1.8865 1.8879
31 1.8893 1.8907 1.8921 1.8935 1.8949 1.8963
1.8976 1.8990 1.9004 1.9017
32 1.9031 1.9044 1.9058 1.9071 1.9085 1.9098
1.9112 1.9125 1.9138 1.9151
33 1.9165 1.9178 1.9191 1.9204 1.9217 1.9230
1.9243 1.9256 1.9269 1.9281
34 1.9294 1.9307 1.9320 1.9332 1.9345 1.9358
1.9370 1.9383 1.9395 1.9408
35 1.9420 1.9432 1.9445 1.9457 1.9469 1.9482
1.9494 1.9506 1.9528 1.9530
36 1.9542 1.9554 1.9566 1.9578 1.9590 1.9602
1.9614 1.9626 1.9638 1.9650
37 1.9661 1.9673 1.9685 1.9696 1.9708 1.9720
1.9731 1.9743 1.9754 1.9766
38 1.9777 1.9789 1.9800 1.9811 1.9823 1.9834
1.9845 1.9857 1.9868 1.9879
39 1.9890 1.9901 1.9912 1.9923 1.9934 1.9945
1.9956 1.9967 1.9978 1.9989
40 2.0000 2.0011 2.0022 2.0032 2.0043 2.0054
2.0065 2.0075 2.0086 2.0097
41 2.0107 2.0118 2.0128 2.0139 2.0149 2.0160
2.0170 2.0181 2.0191 2.0202
42 2.0212 2.0222 2.0233 2.0243 2.0253 2.0263
2.0273 2.0284 2.0294 2.0304
43 2.0314 2.0324 2.0334 2.0344 2.0354 2.0364
2.0374 2.0384 2.0394 2.0404
44 2.0414 2.0424 2.0434 2.0443 2.0453 2.0463
2.0473 2.0482 2.0492 2.0502
45 2.0512 2.0521 2.0531 2.0540 2.0550 2.0560
2.0569 2.0579 2.0588 2.0598
46 2.0607 2.0616 2.0626 2.0635 2.0645 2.0654
2.0663 2.0673 2.0682 2.0691
47 2.0700 2.0710 2.0719 2.0728 2.0737 2.0746
2.0755 2.0765 2.0774 2.0783
48 2.0792 2.0801 2.0810 2.0819 2.0828 2.0837
2.0846 2.0855 2.0864 2.0872
49 2.0881 2.0890 2.0899 2.0908 2.0917 2.0925
2.0934 2.0943 2.0952 2.0960
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APPENDIX B
SAMPLES OF M FACTOR VALUES
MASTERPOINTS M FACTOR
100 0.5102
300 0.6056
500 0.6498
1000 0.7466
2000 0.8434
6136 1.0000
APPENDIX C
ILLUSTRATIONS OF OVERALL AWARDS COMPARED WITH
1st PLACE
Place 1or2 Sessions 4
Sessions 6 Sessions
1 ---------- 1.00 ---------- 1.00
---------- 1.00
2 ---------- 0.75 ---------- 0.75
---------- 0.75
3 ---------- 0.56 ---------- 0.56
---------- 0.56
4 ---------- 0.42 ---------- 0.44
---------- 0.46
5 ---------- 0.32 ---------- 0.40
---------- 0.43
6 ---------- 0.24 ---------- 0.36
---------- 0.40
7 ---------- 0.18 ---------- 0.33
---------- 0.38
8 ---------- 0.13 ---------- 0.31
---------- 0.35
9 ---------- 0.11 ---------- 0.29
---------- 0.33
10 ---------- 0.10 ---------- 0.27
---------- 0.32
15 ---------- 0.07 ---------- 0.20
---------- 0.25
20 ---------- 0.05 ---------- 0.16
---------- 0.21
APPENDIX D
CLUB/INTERNET GAMES - 16 to 59 Pairs
To provide a smooth transition from 15 to 60
pairs, the following will
apply for 16 to 59 pairs:
1. Calculate the placing award using the scale
for overall awards for
4 session events.
2. Calculate the placing award using the
existing club scale for
first place without a cap.
3. Compare the placing awards from #1 and #2
above and use the lower
award.
APPENDIX E
L FACTOR VALUES
Bds/Match L Factor Bds/Match L
Factor
2 0.0833 14 0.5833
3 0.1250 15 0.6250
4 0.1667 16 0.6667
5 0.2083 17 0.7083
6 0.2500 18 0.7500
7 0.2917 19 0.7917
8 0.3333 20 0.8333
9 0.3750 21 0.8750
10 0.4167 22 0.9167
11 0.4583 23 0.9583
12 0.5000 24-47 1.0000
13 0.5417 48 and more 1.5000
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APPENDIX F
EXAMPLE OF COUNTING TABLES FOR KNOCKOUT EVENTS
Assume there are 16 teams in each of 6 brackets
(all with a top team
average above 300 masterpoints).
Bracket # at 100% # at 1/2
# at 1/3 # at 1/5
1 16 16
50 14
2 16 -
34 30
3 16 -
18 30
4 16 -
2 30
5 16 -
- 16
6 16 -
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