WBF Master Points

Changes made at Montreal 2002

This site shows WBF Masterpoints up to November 2023 please see the main WBF website for later points

Extract from the Supplemental Conditions of Contest for Montreal 2002

Eligibility for Awards and Master Points

Eligibility for Awards In Knockout Teams

In order to be eligible to receive master points for the rounds of 64, 32, and 16, the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final/play off a player must have played at least one third of the boards played in all stages of the competition.
In Montreal this regulation was amended as follows: Each member of 5 or 6 player teams must play at least one segment -16 boards- in every round of the knock-out to get World Master Points or the Title.

Master Point Awards For The Knockout Teams

According to the WBF Master Points Plan, the following scale of Master Points applies for the Knockout Teams:

	Rosenblum Cup	McConnell Cup	Placing Points.
From 33rd to 64th place	40	40
From 17th to 32nd place	60	50
From 9th to 16th place	100	80
From 5th to 8th place	160	120
For 4th place	300	270	1
For 3rd place	350	300	1
For 2nd place	450	340	3
For 1st place	600	450	4

Master Points For The Other Championship Events

The Master Points awarded for all other championship events will follow the scales contained in the WBF Master Points Plan.

Junior Triathlon

Junior Teams		Junior Pairs & Individual		Triathlon
1st:	150	1st	100	1st:	100
2nd:	100	2nd	90	2nd:	80
3rd:	50	3rd	80	3rd:	70
				4th:	60
				5th:	50

Secondary events

Zonal Teams and Pairs

1st

150

2nd

100

3rd

IMP Pairs

1st

200

2nd

125

3rd

Senior Swiss Teams

1st

450

2nd

300

3rd

150

4th

PLEASE NOTE CHANGES TO Master Point SYSTEM DECIDED IN MONTREAL:

1.CHANGED TITLE: - World Master - 150 MPs this title is now for life and will not be removed.

2. NEW TITLE: - World International Master - 350 MPs this title is for life and will not be removed.

3. CHANGED EVENT: - World Year Points to be awarded to the World Wide Bridge Contest

4. AND: Deceased Players will have their records kept but will not appear in the rankings

These changes take effect from the start of this current World Master Points year which started at the beginning of the World Championships in Montreal in 2002.