There would be two categories of lifetime lists: Online points and face-to-face points. Third in the same event were Bill Pettis and his teammates, David Hoffner, Allan Graves and Ken Bercuson. The home unit of each winner may purchase a Mini-McKenney medallion to present to the player. On Wednesday, March 15, we will be holding another District-wide onlinepairsgame. 13 0 obj (Also bronze life master), Unit 354 This would apply to the ACBL Lifetime Top 500, Canadian Top 100, Mexico Top 50, Bermuda Top 25 and any other ACBL lifetime lists. Despite a last-round loss, the squad led by Meyer Kotkin held on to win the Truscott/USPC Senior Swiss Teams over NPC Gaylor Kasle's team by less than one victory point. Scottsdale, AZ would not change. Rank TotalPoints FirstName LastName City State Section Level; 1: 61845.17: Reginald: Chapman: FT Washington: MD: 8: Grand Life Master: 2: 41724.69: Lionel: Barton . Day 1. FLIGHT C (NLM, 0-500): The entire event concluded on Sunday, February 5, 2023. Our team had a total of 200 MPs but we were excited to play. As was Daves habit, he took responsibility for that lone IMP that any of us could have secured, overlooking the fact we would never had made it to overtime had he not played brilliantly before. There are 16 ranks, from Junior Master (5 masterpoints) to Grand Life Master (10,000 masterpoints plus a victory in an eligible North American Bridge Championship). Silver points are awarded for success in events at sectional tournaments. endobj Congratulations to District 6 Players Placing in the Top 10 of Events at the March 2021 North American Online Bridge Championships (NAOBC), Unit 146: Virginia State Bridge Association, Unit 218: Northern Virginia Bridge Association, District Six Members of ACBL Goodwill Committee. In some cases, the point awarding scheme is an important means of raising revenue for the bridge organization insofar as they charge entry fees for each tournament where points are awarded and their availability acts as an incentive to participation; the more prestigious the points, the higher the entry fees. JB and Shari Smart, Gilbert, AZ, placed third in the North American Online Bridge He We coasted a while. These club champions are recognized at the unit level and ACBL-wide. It is the goal that I think many of us strive for and hope to achieve someday. d#>0F4K _rS+GCFLM"],!~Ii $7/month. <> 19 0 obj This award was renamed in 2011 in honor of Grand Life Master Helen Shanbrom of . Incredibly, he's another one of the ACBL Life Masters who hails from Texas. I have had successful partnerships with Bernie, Fred and Mike but my most successful and longest standing was with Sue my second wife. Upon reaching certain thresholds in point accumulation or retention, most organizations bestow a rank on the individual in recognition of their achievements. x\o7 ~z} y\ !URR:J_!9rW1>?[ja_woWo?wUvy(G"+E&2mfQ/?z?y5,L|*~fo=W{o"6mDnUBLa*_w^=JmdA}SY'DdvY]3gnD[H]gdL0uA%! 17 0 obj I was ~25 years, 5 months which is about 6 months faster than the previous record holder (one of my best friends and partners, Joe Grue). The District 6 North American Pairs (NAP) Finals were held online October 15-16, 2022. Mark also did very well playing with Richard Oshlag and finished 3rd in the NAIL LIFE MASTER PAIRS for another 70.31 Platinum points. For example, a current Silver Life Master on December 31, 2011, would retain the current requirements for Gold Life Master, would not have any pigmented requirements for Ruby Life Master, but would need to fulfill the new requirements for Sapphire and Diamond Life Master. There we met another new bridge couple Tim and Judy who quickly became our teammates when we graduated to sectional tournaments, and we never missed one! <>/Metadata 799 0 R/ViewerPreferences 800 0 R>> 21 0 obj 12 0 obj .Y6,Fu'G95~{0\JZ8jVuBQb}Y`XtJGmWL[ There is also a lot of debate about the rank, eligibility, etc. Richard L. Frey 1936 9. Steamboat Springs, CO(Also a bronze life master), Unit 354 GRAND NATIONAL TEAMS 2021-2022 Revised 1/3/2022 ACBL SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF CONTEST . Lou Bluhm, a Grand Life Master with 13,000 master points, was inducted to the Georgia Bridge Hall of Fame in 1989 and to the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2000. eSV~)J7nynLS.%j /;ek8mGYT^A Comparison of Masterpoints between organizations, Last edited on 27 September 2022, at 02:12, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Masterpoints&oldid=1112590783, A Platinum Life Master with a victory in an eligible NABC+ or WBF event, Online - Also commonly referred as "unpigmented", are awarded in online club games, Black - awarded in brick-and-mortar club games, Silver - awarded in sectional tournaments, as well as Sectional Tournaments at Clubs (STaCs), Red - awarded in regional tournaments (for places other than overall and section tops), as well as North American Open Pairs (NAP) and Grand National Teams (GNT) games at clubs, Gold - awarded for overall and section tops in regionals, as well as in NABCs (North American Bridge Championships) with an upper masterpoint limit of 750 or more, Platinum - awarded in national-rated events with no upper masterpoint limit, This page was last edited on 27 September 2022, at 02:12. Littleton, CO Grand National Teams (GNT) events, North American Pairs (NAP) events and other special games afford players the opportunity to earn red points at their local clubs. Jason Carter and Lilly Trabucco finished 2nd in C in the morning side game on March 11. endstream $15 fee. (Also a bronze life master), Unit 354 . In 1974, the ACBL Board of Directors voted to recognize the masterpoint achievements of all players and the Mini-McKenney races were established. Please enable JavaScript on your browser to best view this site. You may also wish to send a private message to to request him or her to edit or remove the . District 4, Unit 112 and the SCBC share in this achievement and for all of those all I can say is thank you for giving me a place and a chance to play. 10 0 obj In side games, Betty Bursey and Joe DeBenedetto finished 2nd overall in the March 15 afternoon side game and Betty finished 2nd overall with Lucy McCoy in the March 18 afternoon side game. 23 on the all-time ACBL list), Alan Stout (No. Grand Life Master with over 73,000 masterpoints; ACBL Hall of Fame; 2017 ACBL Honorary Member of the Year #4 on the all-time masterpoint list; 832-978-0243; eddiewold@aol.com; Allen Wolf. ACBL has retained a professional photographer to update images for our publications and website. 9.Dz?ltpbF6Dd}s Jn0tBY\)+_!jZ!8E|,b- ozLiPN"bd>C'f{e9qbaR5?g 'jq;'5uoVHL'E#-c7-("C&XPy-i[G3{FFBoWN;\7#;43^p{7o^3#zI7ofv:p^*9@^ahi|q>B6.'sh^n*EdVD8]>-5^fk{.m!3hDp^j3o+MV0mIl|F1RI/ l`hn1o(~($(]BPP#?\p=9iPC\&o{"HXrdO pbz(?WnmfVYIUAb+TOmUInC"e J$%pxB81ghp/E9J y!d !fep7,fY$\dm-I:qMo113Q]L`lo *^xo|n#,u%K"5xliIIIXJ*F2I D3K*iJ4;!HbHW C15 :R90J0VZ RYE*bYn 0{69.T#\TGrcb`PvNLFvF%eU.PcKi(-[XA$ViYw0/`kREeMewAIgT%WmJM hx!dkbhQg0.-03;Ix4Y!l F/~yuduE ;-j$ k Xv30-\yliTVWF?Srcg+qVRVrD$rX=gQ%e,?9f#^=Zx3]=&NnE*Kv'@vuJ(m9rSyFi5TyG}jAXM[#2P/; This would apply to the ACBL Lifetime Top 500, Canadian Top 100, Mexico Top 50, Bermuda Top 25 and any other ACBL lifetime lists. ACBL members receive masterpoints for winning and placing in club games and tournaments as they strive to advance through the ranks. Winning the Platinum Pairs also put me over 10,000 masterpoints, making me the youngest grand life master in ACBL history (requiring 10,000 points and a national win). ACBL uses cookies to personalize and improve your user experience. Seconded and carried with an overwhelming majority. The candidates, all Grand Life Masters, are listed in alphabetical order: Marty Bergen. In their first year of eligibility, Ralph Katz, Robert Levin and Eric Rodwell have won Open Award election into the ACBL Hall of Fame. In theOpen, Championship flight, the winning team of Bill Neumann, Mark Dahl, Fred King and Bob Bell will represent District 6 at the Summer NABC in Chicago, IL. Their four-session total with carryover was 115.45 VPs. To recognize achievement at the club level, the Ace of Clubs competition was created in 1984. <> moved from the current lifetime list which combines face-to-face & online points, to separate lists restricted to either online or face-to-face points. If the player has 5,000+ ACBL masterpoints, they are seeded with 10,000 plus their ABA masterpoints. He is the co-owner of the Barrington Bridge Club in Los Angeles and is an ACBL Grand Life Master. Despite a last-round loss, the squad led by Meyer Kotkin held on to win the Truscott/USPC Senior Swiss Teams over NPC Gaylor Kasles team by less than one victory point. Our goal was to make the final day of every pair event and then simply compete and enjoy. His final points toward the Life Master title came in a May 27 online game hosted by Palo Alto bridge club Think Slam. 936-273-6115; The more tables playing the moremaster points. * A Member who became a Life Master prior to January 1, 1990, will be exempt from the pigmented point requirements for this rank. This allows less experienced players more of a chance to place high since they will not be playing against players who are significantly more experienced. He was a great partner and a friendly outgoing opponent. It requires 10,000 masterpoints and one victory in a North American Bridge Championship (excluding the Super Senior Pairs, the Wagar Womens KO won after 2013 and the Machlin Womens Swiss Teams won after 2013)with no upper masterpoint restriction or an Open Team Trials (includes CNTC) or its equivalent or a Womens Team Trials (includes CWTC)or its equivalent or any of the following WBF events: Bermuda Bowl, Venice Cup, Rosenblum Cup, McConnell Cup, Open Pairs, Womens Pairs, Olympiad, Womens Team Olympiad, WBF Senior Pairs event, WBF World Swiss Teams, WBF World Mixed Teams, and WBF Senior Teams. [4] By using this website, you will be providing consent to our use of cookies. The yearly Top 500 is restricted to face-to-face play, the yearly Richmond Trophy race is restricted to CBF members and face-to-face play, the yearly Online masterpoint list is restricted to online play. When an ACBL member achieves the "Life Master" rank, the first digit of their 7-digit ACBL number is replaced with a letter according to the following chart. Grandmaster Pan, Sim-woon spent his life travelling around the world instructing people in Kukkiwon Taekwondo. [ 11 0 R] Masterpoint Requirements for Rank Advancement. ACBL members receive masterpoints for winning and placing in club games and tournaments as they strive to advance through the ranks. Sue loved the competition as much as I and we shared the aspiration of winning a National event. By using this website, you will be providing consent to our use of cookies. He combined a keen, analytical mind with poker skills that made him unflappable and unreadable at the table. The winners at each level . Santa Fe, NM(Also Bronze Life Master), Unit 356 recently elected to a second term as District 23's representative to the ACBL Board of Directors. THAT was my introduction to bridge and dating Ellen. For detailed masterpoint calculations please consult the MP Book. On the evening of the sixthofeach month, we run the masterpoint computer cycle. It is at this time that masterpoints earned in the previous month are accrued and ranks change if, New members can accrue upto 20 Masterpoints earned prior to joining the ACBL. ]vFverd'L2+I Cape Town, South Africa. McAllister then came in 4th in the NABC+ MIXED SWISS with Alexander Wernie, Jovanka Smederevac and Lilly Justman for another 44.44 Platinum points. Michael T. Gottlieb 1936 10. John Miller, one of his partners, writes, From the moment I began to play bridge in Charlottesville, VA in the 1980s, I looked to Dave as the example of how to play the game. Sbarigia is member of Neapolitan Club Technical Commettee. 4z.+Cg4,pI3 cPP]W|'` c9 D!;. The bridge world has lost a fine gentleman, an outstanding player, and a friend to many. We should not mix oil and water. ?F^g[)_3u.QE;cYKs$HQvjq[?\L?\a <> Congratulations to Diana Blithe and Gary Gilbert who were 2nd in B and first in C in the Mid-Flight Pairs on March 13. It has been sent to the ACBL Board of Directors who will vote on it during the Fall meetings in Providence, RI. The game follows and begins at 10:30 am. Layout Las Vegas, NV(Also Bronze Life Master), Unit 351 The American Bridge Association system of masterpoint ranking is as follows:[2]. \(%,BC@):5"P\%0 vkw+=)%Mt q=>5(&#CuF8|3D_$P*(S dJ',_G2hS>|(R&+,( E) AUV=V,ow]YxXO-Y-~~~e _J@o u0;Vy%W0r_tVyGw5\|5s`5\+1P.aJbO4g>-Y6?uX>>_ The score was tied with one board to go and they picked up 4 IMPs. For example, a current Silver Life Master on December 31, 2011, would retain the current requirements for Gold Life Master, would not have any pigmented requirements for Ruby Life Master, but would need to fulfill the new requirements for Sapphire and Diamond Life Master. Achieved Kukkiwon 9th Dan, Kukkiwon 1st Class Instructor, Kukkiwon 1st Class Poom/Dan Examiner and Changmookwan 9th Dan. <> 7 0 obj <> There would be two categories of lifetime lists: Online points and face-to-face points. Without the pandemic and these friends who can say if my dream of winning an NABC event and becoming a Grand Life Master would have ever become a reality. Each player who has attained the rank of Life Master as of December 31, 2011, will not have to fulfill the pigmented point requirements for their next rank advancement. Indeed, it would be a fairer competition given that face-to-face bridge has been ongoing for more than 75 years while online bridge play has been with us for perhaps just one decade. Also Bridge Bulletin contributors Paradise Valley, AZ(Also Bronze Life Master), Unit 373 It was the first NABC+ win for all members of the team, making Helms, Hubert and Marks . If you joined before January 1, 2010. David Butler, President of Unit 139 since 2015, passed away suddenly on November 13, 2022. In FLIGHT A (0-6000), the winners were Weizhong Bao, Shihong You, Jian-Ping Chen, Huailin Chen, and Jim Zhong. World Grand Master and ACBL Grand Life Master; 281-804-1822; syquinn@yahoo.com; Thomas Rush. Kotkin of Cherry Hill NJ played with Daniel Boye of East Syracuse NY, Alexander Allen of Annandale NY, and Abe Pineles of Jackson NJ. <> With those divisions, a player with 700 points would be able to place in stratum A, but not in B or C. The ACBL awards several categories of masterpoints, each associated with the type of event and designated by a distinct color: Like most bridge governing bodies, the ACBL assigns ranks to players according to their masterpoint holdings; the requirements for its various ranks are listed below.[1]. endobj Congratulations to Annie and Alan Schwartz for winning the SENIOR MIXED PAIRS on December 2, 2022, worth 80 Platinum points, and making Annie eligible to be a Grand Life Master when she reaches 10,000 masterpoints. I will miss him greatly.. To recognize achievement at the club level, the Ace of Clubs competition was created in 1984. This was the second NABC victory for captain Kotkin, but the first for each of his teammates. 12+K*^o5S`j+d-5bV92XcQI7ZW>5[ffh$J%m%Ht }~o wEYiw,CHrY'lJB9Dn>EY>(O)[p5 LnC\X3H+zh nf, vZmn5\Kckd"#CwLCSFSp~.V4%Q^\%R;b"&~ &pBc)ch$_\G[4!-L[prl7Hua"p\8ua{B!1z Yae`!.!ZeL)z:'t7cz Ds0)$|- &Qc""k\V4kvj:G?n~|lp( DISTRICT 6 WINNERS AT NEW ORLEANS NABC MARCH 8-19, 2023, Sad News Passing of Unit 139 President David Butler, District 6 Grand National Teams (GNT) Finals, 2022 Fall National Board Report Hennings, The Wednesday Night District 6 Online Pair Game is back, DISTRICT 6 WINNERS AT PHOENIX, AZ FALL NABC NOVEMBER 24-DECEMBER 4, 2022 (Top Ten finishes in National events). There are formulas for computing masterpoint awards for all ACBL sanctioned events. (SeBCARREEgQ,i1Srk+ P2+m)%aq(;3BmRS Howard Schenken 1936 4. Bernie Gorkin was a player in that game and he told me about the Syracuse Bridge Club and suggested that I should get a partner and go play. Mark Lair. Mark Lair was born in 1947, and was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame for his contract accomplishments in 2009. Three of the game's greats are being accorded ACBL's highest honor. ** This is the highest rank in the ACBL. Congratulations to Phil Theis, Jeanne Theis, Charlie Smith and Jane Smith who finished 2nd overall in the Sharon Kern Memorial Gold Rush Swiss teams. Their induction ceremony will take place July 26 during the Summer NABC in Atlanta. 9 0 obj % Begining in January of 2023, all sanctioned games held at ACBL Virtual Clubs (VACB), are to be counted in the Ace of Virtual Clubs Masterpoint Races at Unit, District and ACBL-wide levels, and are not to be counted in the Helen Shanbrom Ace of Clubs. endobj The ACBL awards new ACBL members 10% of their ABA masterpoints (up to a maximum of 200 ACBL black points) and 20% of their WBF masterpoints. Just outside is a private balcony with a table and chairs, perfect for in-suite breakfast. Day 3. District 17 is one of 25 geographically defined Districts of the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL), a membership organization whose mission is to promote, grow and sustain the game of bridge. Written by an ACBL Grand Life Master. On December 2 they finished 1st in B and 1st in C in the Gayle Quiros Memorial Fast Pairs. yfO: The Current Ranking by MP. Tucson, AZ(Also Bronze Life Master), Unit 360 The master bedroom is large and inviting, its soothing colour palette perfect for a peaceful night's rest on your King-Size Elite Slumber Bed. In the past, points were issued in the form of paper certificates, which gave the player a tangible record of his or her achievement, but these are now increasingly replaced by electronic recording. ALL WBF RANKINGS WBF Open Ranking (by MPs) WBF Women's Ranking (by MPs) WBF Seniors Ranking (by SPs) WBF All Time Open Ranking (by PPs) WBF All Time Women's Ranking (by PPs) WBF All Time Senior Ranking (by SPs) WBF Online Ranking Sat, May 06. There are several levels of Life Master: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Diamond, Emerald, Platinum, and Grand. Theodore A. Lightner 1936 8. Moved by Jonathan Steinberg District 2. The District 7 (Southeast U.S.) team of captain B. Wayne Stuart III, Olin Hubert, Jerry Helms, Samuel Marks, George Woltman and Dwight Meredith won the GNT Championship Flight, 110-106. 31), Randy Pettit (No. Glendale, AZ(Also a bronze life master), Unit 363 In FLIGHT A (0-6000), the winners were Weizhong Bao, Shihong You, Jian-Ping Chen, Huailin Chen, and Jim Zhong. Progressive sectionals and Sectional Tournaments at Clubs (STaCs) also award silver points. First Place Wins at Fall NABC in Austin, TX for Margot Hennings and David and Rose Goodwin! At the international level, competitions and point awards are administered by the World Bridge Federation (WBF); its affiliates at the multi-national . 7:15 p.m. Intermediate/Newcomer Speakers Program: Curtis Cheek, Interstate Bidding . (Also bronze life master), Unit 354 Masterpoint Ranks & Requirements for Rank Advancement, To see your current masterpoint balance, go to the. She won the Venice Cup in 1974 and 1976, the World Women's Pairs in 1982 and the Women's Team Olympiad in 1984. Congratulations to Yizhong Fan and Kun He who finished 2nd in Flight C in the Educational Foundation Pairs. Next . Congratulations to the D6 June 2021 BBO Online Regional Winners! We played only occasionally, especially after I left Charlottesville, but in one memorable regional we lost the knockout finals to the Jeff Meckstroth/Eric Rodwell team by one point in overtime. District 6 ran its GNT Finals competition in January and February 2023. Day 2. Silvio Sbarigia's Column SILVIO SBARIGIA is a pharmacist; he was born in Rome and lives there. Monument, CO(Also Bronze Life Master), Unit 354
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