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encouraged to run special games to
benefit the ACBL Junior Program that
supports activities for Junior bridge
players. Participants pay an extra $1 fee
per game that is donated to this fund for
Juniors. All sanctioned sessions may be
held as Junior Fund during January and
one per sanctioned session per month in
other months except April, May and
September. These games award 63.6%
sectional-rated black points.
Junior Player of the Year
Each calendar year, the Junior player
(ages 20 up to 26) earning the most
masterpoints during the year is declared
the Junior Player of the Year.
Junior Team Trials (JTT)
The Junior Team Trials is the method
the United States Bridge Federation uses
to select teams for the biennial World
Youth Bridge Team Championship,
inaugurated by the World Bridge
Federation in 1987.
K
Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs
This is one of the most prestigious of the
annual North American Bridge
Championship events. The Kaplan Blue
Ribbon Pairs, named in honor of ACBL
Bridge Hall of Fame member Edgar
Kaplan, is contested at the Fall NABC.
Entry is limited to players who have
qualified to participate. The most
common methods of achieving
qualification are:
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 To have finished high in North
American Championship events,
or to have finished first or second
in regional-rated championship
events (at least two sessions) with
an upper masterpoint limit of
more than 1500 with the
exception of senior events.
 To be one of the top 100
masterpoint holders.
 To be a member of current
official teams representing the
ACBL or any of its member
countries in international
competition.
 To be a winner of one of the
district Grand National Teams
championships.
Kaplan-Sheinwold
The Kaplan-Sheinwold system, devised
by ACBL Hall of Fame members Edgar
Kaplan and Alfred Sheinwold, is based
on the weak notrump and aimed at more
precisely limiting the strength shown by
all bids.
Kibitzer
A person who watches a game from the
sidelines is called a kibitzer.
King or Queen of Bridge
This honorary title is awarded annually
to an ACBL Junior member who is a
graduating high school senior. Cited for
outstanding tournament performance,
this Junior player is someone who has
excelled also in bridge-related
administrative, recreational and
promotional activities. The ACBL

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