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annually at the Spring NABC. Players
earn qualification by placing first or
second in a regional-rated, two-session
championship senior event.
Life Master
Life Master is the most highly sought
level of bridge achievement. Members
who joined the ACBL after January 1,
2010 must earn 500 masterpoints (at
least 75 black, 75 silver, 100 red or
gold/platinum, of which at least 50 must
be gold/platinum) to achieve the rank of
Life Master.
Life Member
Members who joined the ACBL prior to
Jan.1, 1996 and who achieve the rank of
Life Master are also Life Members. They
are members for life unless they resign
or their membership is revoked per
established procedure. Life Members are
not required to pay dues but are
required to pay an annual service fee in
order to maintain an active status and
receive services from ACBL.
Limit raise
A limit raise is an invitational raise
made with closely defined limits of
strength. The chief application is the
jump raise of a suit from one to three.
The bid indicates at least four-card
trump support with 10 or 11 high-card
points or the distributional equivalent.
M
Masterpoint
This is the unit which measures bridge
achievement in duplicate play.
Masterpoints come in black, silver, red,
gold, platinum and unpigmented, and
they are awarded for different levels of
play.
 Black points at club and unit
games.
 Silver points at sectionals,
progressive sectionals and STaCs.
 Red points in all events at
regionals and NABCs.
 Gold points for section tops and
placing overall in regional-rated
events of two or more sessions
with either no MP restriction or a
minimum MP limit of 750 points
or more. Partial gold points are
awarded in some special events.
 Platinum points for all NABC+
championship events.
 Unpigmented points for online
play.
See " Ranks " for the number and color of
points needed to attain various levels of
recognition: Rookie, Junior Master,
Club Master, Sectional Master, Regional
Master, NABC Master, Life Master and
upper levels beyond Life Master.
Masterpoint Plan
The Masterpoint Plan is the system used
by the ACBL to rank every member
according to performance at
tournaments and clubs.
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