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==American Contract Bridge League== The ACBL awards several categories of masterpoints, each associated with the type of event and designated by a distinct color: * 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 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.acbl.org/masterpoints|title=ACBL Masterpoints®|website=acbl.org|access-date=18 February 2022}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left" |+ACBL rank requirements for members who joined before January 1, 2010 |- ! Rank !! Masterpoint requirements |- ! Rookie | Fewer than 5 |- ! Junior Master | 5 |- ! Club Master | 20 |- ! Sectional Master | 50<br/>At least 5 are silver |- ! Regional Master | 100<br/>At least 15 are silver<br/>At least 5 are red/gold/platinum |- ! NABC Master | 200<br/>At least 25 are silver<br/>At least 20 are red/gold/platinum<br/>At least 5 are gold/platinum |- ! Life Master | 300<br/>At least 50 are black<br/>At least 50 are silver<br/>At least 50 are red/gold/platinum<br/>At least 25 are gold/platinum |- ! Bronze Life Master | A Life Master with 500 |- ! Silver Life Master | A Life Master with 1000<br/>At least 200 are silver/red/gold/platinum |- ! Ruby Life Master | A Life Master with 1500<br/>At least 300 are silver/red/gold/platinum |- ! Gold Life Master | A Life Master with 2500<br/>At least 500 are silver/red/gold/platinum |- ! Sapphire Life Master | A Life Master with 3500<br/>At least 700 are silver/red/gold/platinum<br/>At least 350 are gold/platinum |- ! Diamond Life Master | A Life Master with 5000<br/>At least 1000 are silver/red/gold/platinum<br/>At least 500 are gold/platinum |- ! Emerald Life Master | A Life Master with 7500<br/>At least 1500 are silver/red/gold/platinum<br/>At least 750 are gold/platinum |- ! Platinum Life Master | A Life Master with 10000<br/>At least 2000 are silver/red/gold/platinum<br/>At least 1000 are gold/platinum<br/>At least 100 are platinum |- ! Grand Life Master | A Platinum Life Master with a victory in an eligible NABC+ or WBF event |- |} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left" |+ACBL rank requirements for members who joined after January 1, 2010 |- ! Rank !! Masterpoint requirements |- ! Rookie | Fewer than 5 |- ! Junior Master | 5 |- ! Club Master | 20<br/>At least 5 are black |- ! Sectional Master | 50<br/>At least 10 are black<br/>At least 5 are silver |- ! Regional Master | 100<br/>At least 15 are black<br/>At least 15 are silver<br/>At least 5 are red/gold/platinum |- ! NABC Master | 200<br/>At least 20 are black<br/>At least 25 are silver<br/>At least 20 are red/gold/platinum<br/>At least 5 are gold/platinum |- ! Advanced NABC Master | 300<br/>At least 50 are black<br/>At Least 50 are silver<br/>At least 50 are red/gold/platinum<br/>At least 25 are gold/platinum |- ! Life Master | 500<br/>At least 75 are black<br/>At least 75 are silver<br/>At least 100 are red/gold/platinum<br/>At least 50 are gold/platinum |- ! Bronze Life Master | A Life Master with 750 |- ! Silver Life Master | A Life Master with 1000<br/>At least 200 are silver/red/gold/platinum |- ! Ruby Life Master | A Life Master with 1500<br/>At least 300 are silver/red/gold/platinum |- ! Gold Life Master | A Life Master with 2500<br/>At least 500 are silver/red/gold/platinum |- ! Sapphire Life Master | A Life Master with 3500<br/>At least 700 are silver/red/gold/platinum<br/>At least 350 are gold/platinum |- ! Diamond Life Master | A Life Master with 5000<br/>At least 1000 are silver/red/gold/platinum<br/>At least 500 are gold/platinum |- ! Emerald Life Master | A Life Master with 7500<br/>At least 1500 are silver/red/gold/platinum<br/>At least 750 are gold/platinum |- ! Platinum Life Master | A Life Master with 10000<br/>At least 2000 are silver/red/gold/platinum<br/>At least 1000 are gold/platinum<br/>At least 100 are platinum |- ! {{anchor|Grand Life Master}}Grand Life Master | A Platinum Life Master with a victory in an eligible NABC+ or WBF event |- |} Masterpoints are partly a measure of skill, but the system is regarded by many players as a measure of experience and longevity rather than skill. Experience is often related to skill, but not necessarily. Throughout a lifetime, a player can earn many points, just with average play. For example, the same number of masterpoints, and hence the same rank, may have been achieved by Player A over 2 years and by Player B over 20 years. 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. (New membership cards are sent accordingly at that rank.) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+Life Master Number-To-Letter Conversion |- ! First Digit !! Letter (when Life Master achieved) |- ! 1 | J |- ! 2 | K |- ! 3 | L |- ! 4 | M |- ! 5 | N |- ! 6 | O |- ! 7 | P |- ! 8 | Q |- ! 9 | R |- |}
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