Your masterpoints
Introduction
The ABF Masterpoint Scheme is intended to:
- Stimulate interest in bridge
- Provide means of measuring player achievements
- Assist with the financing of the ABF’s national and international commitments
Masterpoints provide a means of comparing chievements between players and for players to compare their achivevements from one year to another. They are particularly useful to provide graded tournaments for players from across Australia.
Players often comment that masterpoints don’t mean much to them, but the same players will question when they think masterpoints they think they are due haven’t been awarded.
The Masterpoint Scheme
The ABF Masterpoint Manual provides a complete guide to masterpointing. The manual is not an easy document to read, especially for those unfamiliar with the scheme, so we have produced the Bridge NSW Club Masterpoint Secretary’s Handbook to assist Club Masterpoint Secretaries in their duties.
Masterpoints are awarded in three colours that reflect the organisational level awarding the points.Additionally, events have different weightings for the points awarded (intended to broadly correspond to the standard of the event). Some types of event (e.g. those that restrict entry in some fashion) also have points factored down. The three different types of masterpoints available are:
- Green points are issued at regular club sessions – weightings typically in range 1.0 to 1.5
- Red points are issued at State Championships, Congresses and major club events – weightings typically in range 2.5 to 5.0
- Gold points are only issued at National Championships – weightings typically in range 5.0 to 10.0
The Masterpoint Centre
The scheme is administered by the ABF Masterpoint Centre, where details of all player accumulated credits are recorded. Masterpoints may only be issued through clubs that are affiliated with their State Body. The Centre is managed by the ABF Masterpoint Centre Manager who can be contacted by email at masterpoints@abf.com.au
The ABF Masterpoint Centre gives each club sign on detailes to the Administration login part of the website. This login enables clubs to
- Edit your club details
- Add players, cancel players, and edit player details
- Upload masterpoints files
The club details provides for the name and address of both the Club Secretary and the Club Masterpoints Secretary. These details can be used by anyone who wants mail labels for all clubs. Bridge NSW is not collecting club secretary data directly and will rely on the data provided to the ABF Masterpoints Centre. This reduces the workload on clubs.