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Sanction
A sanction is the permission given by
the ACBL to a club, unit or district to
award masterpoints based upon the
results of a duplicate bridge event.
Sapphire Life Master
An ACBL Life Master with 3500
masterpoints (at least 700 silver, red,
gold or platinum, of which at least 350
must be gold or platinum) has attained
the rank of Sapphire Life Master.
School Bridge Lesson Series
(SBLS)
The ACBL funds an extensive school
bridge program that includes a teacher
manual, free textbooks, t-shirts and
stipends for teachers.
www.acbl.org/teachers-lounge/
#programs.
Score (how to)
There are several types of scoring
methods used for rubber, duplicate
pairs, team games and Chicago.
https://www.acbl.org/learn/#scoring
Section
A section in bridge is a group of
contestants who constitute a selfcontained
unit in one event for one
session of a tournament. An event might
consist of one section of players or of
many sections of players.
Section markers
Section markers are signs at
tournaments indicating the location of
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each group of tables forming a section.
These are usually single letters but may
be double or triple letters or sometimes
numbers.
Sectional Master
A player with 50 recorded masterpoints,
at least five of which are silver points, at
least 10 black and no more than 25 from
online play has achieved the rank of
Sectional Master.
Sectional Player of the Year
An award recognizing the player who
earns the most silver points in a
calendar year. Silver points are awarded
at sectional tournaments.
Sectional tournaments
Units are the sponsors of sectional
tournaments, which usually run from
three to five days. Units also may run
Intermediate-Newcomer Sectionals and
STaCs (Sectional Tournaments at
Clubs). Masterpoints won at sectional
tournaments are silver.
Seeding
Seeding constitutes the assignment of
certain tables to particularly strong
contestants to assure there will not be a
preponderance of strong pairs in direct
competition within any one section. In
pair events, tables 3 and 9 usually are
reserved for seeded players. Some team
events are also seeded.
Senior Pairs (ACBL-wide)
The ACBL-wide Senior Pairs is a special
event held at clubs every year in

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