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February. The game is restricted to
players born prior to Jan. 1, 1959.
Sidney H. Lazard Jr.
Sportsmanship Award
Senior Player of the Year
The player born prior to Jan. 1, 1959 who wins
the most masterpoints each year in
senior tournaments and senior events at
all tournaments is the Senior Player of
the Year. The George Burns Trophy
honors this player.
Session
A period of play during which a specified
number of boards is scheduled to be
played is called a session.
Set
To set a contract is to defeat the
contract. The term " set " is also used to
refer to the number of boards played in
a round or session, as in, " We had a
good set. "
Side Game Series
Side Game Series, formerly Continuous
Pairs, is a series of at least three onesession
games open to all players.
Participants may enter as many or as
few sessions as they wish and play with
the same or different partners. Overall
ranking is done on an individual basis
by computing the sum of each player's
two best games. At NABCs and regional
tournaments, gold points are awarded to
players who win their section in strat A
and have competed in at least two
sessions of the same series.
This award was established by Sidney
Lazard in honor of his son, Sidney
Lazard Jr., who died in 1999 at the age
of 41 after a year-long battle with cancer.
Administered by the ACBL Educational
Foundation, the award is given annually
to a top level player, one who has scored
a high-level finish in a major national
contest. According to Lazard, the object
of the award is to " enhance
sportsmanship among the top players
and to salute those who tried to win with
class and dignity. "
Silver Life Master
A Life Master with at least 1000
masterpoints has attained the rank of
Silver Life Master.
Silver Points
Silver points are masterpoints awarded
at sectional tournaments, progressive
sectionals and STaCs (Sectional
Tournaments at Clubs). One of the
qualifications for advancing to the rank
of Life Master is to earn 50 silver points.
Sit, Sit For
A player sits for the contract when that
player elects to pass partner's double.
Skip Bid Warning
The Skip Bid Warning is used whenever
a player skips at least one level of
bidding. When opening at the two level,
for example, a player would say " Skip
bid, please wait, " or use the red Stop
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