Frequently asked questions

• Every day
• 2 tournaments per day (IMP and MP)
• 4 tournaments on Sunday
• 12 deals

• Monday morning (06:00-12:30) and evening (20:00-01:00)
• Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday morning (06:00-12:30)
• Weekend and bank holidays: 08:00-13:00 / 13:00-18:00 / 18:00-23:00
• IMP and MP
• 20 deals

• Thursday and Sunday
• 10:00-00:00
• IMP (Thursday) / MP (Sunday)
• 20 deals

• Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday and bank holidays
• 00:01-22:00
• MP
• 20 deals

• Every day
• 10:00-00:00
• MP
• 20 deals

• Every day
• 08:00-22:00
• IMP (Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday) and MP (Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday)
• 20 deals

• Every day
• 00:01-23:59
• IMP and MP
• 12 deals

• Every day
• 00:01-23:59
• IMP and MP
• 16 deals

They are calculated as follows:
Points earned = 2 x (Number of participants + 1 - Rank) / log10(Rank +2)

The awarding of Expert Points for a tournament is calculated based on the following formula:

T = BV x N x 5/18

Where:

• T = number of Expert Points to award
• BV = variable coefficient detailed below
• N = number of players

BV is calculated as follows:

If N<=25	BV=X
If 25>N<=50	BV=8N/5 + X - 40
If 50>N<100	BV=2 N/5 + X + 20
If N>=100	BV=X + 60

With X=100 (coefficient for afternoon tournaments sanctioned by the FFB).

The number of points awarded to each player is calculated based on the following formula:

A(r)=K x ((N + a) / r - a)^m (Please note that "m" is an exponent and means "to the power m") where:

• K is a multiplier set so that the sum of the points awarded is equal to the overall number of points.
• a=3/2, which allows to award Expert Points to two thirds of the participants.
• r is the rank reached by the player.
• Up to 50 players: the m exponent is equal to 1/2.
• Beyond 50 players: m=1/2 - L/60 with L=Napierian logarithm (N/4).

The number of Green Points awarded at the end of a tournament is equal to twice the number of players in the tournament.

The number of points awarded to each player is calculated based on the following formula:

A(r)=K x ((N + a) / r - a)^m (Please note that "m" is an exponent and means "to the power m") where:

• K is a multiplier set so that the sum of the points awarded is equal to the overall number of points.
• a=2, which allows to award Green Points to half of the participants.
• r is the rank reached by the player.
• Up to 50 players: the m exponent is equal to 1/1.9.
• Beyond 50 players: m=1/1.9 - L/60 with L=Napierian logarithm (N/4).

Master points are awarded to the top 1/3 of players, rounded up.

Each player is awarded 3*(n-p+1) points, where:
n=number of awards
p=place of player
Exception: the lowest possible award is 6, so the lowest place receiving an award will usually get 6 (rather than 3).

When places are tied, Master Points are shared but rounded up to the nearest 3.

Example for 34 players: 12 players receive Master Points.

Place	Award
1	36
2	33
3=	30	Two shared awards rounded up
3=	30
5	24
6=	18
6=	18	Three shared awards: each get the average of their awards
6=	18
9	12
10	9
11	6
12	6	Last position gets 6 rather than 3

Masterpoints are awarded based on the following principle agreed by the NBF:

• The winner wins a number of points equal to 1.5 times the number of participants.
• The next players win the number of points earned by the player preceding them multiplied by:
The minimum between (player's rank / (player's rank + 1)) and (maximum between 2/3 and exp( (log (4/preceding player's points)) / ((number of players / 3) - player's rank + 1)).
• At the end of the tournament, all points are divided by two and rounded up.

Masterpoints are awarded by the TBF directly. Please get in touch with the federation to find out more about the calculation method used.

1^st place: 1,500 WRBP (maximum)
2^nd place: 80% of maximum
3^rd place: 70% of maximum
4^th place: 60% of maximum
5^th – 19^th place: 55% of maximum
20^th – 39^th place: 50% of maximum
40^th – 59^th place: 45% of maximum
60^th – 79^th place: 40% of maximum
80^th – 99^th place: 35% of maximum
100^th – 119^th place: 30% of maximum
120^th – 139^th place: 25% of maximum
140^th – 159^th place: 20% of maximum
160^th – 179^th place: 15% of maximum
180^th – 200^th place: 10% of maximum

Please note that only 50% of participants will earn points. For instance, if there are 60 participants, only the top 30 players will earn WRBP according to the point scale above.

Rank	<50	50-99	>=100
1	20	30	40
2	16	26	36
3	14	24	34
4	12	22	32
5	10	20	30
6	8	18	28
7	6	16	26
8	4	14	24
9	2	12	22
10		10	20
11		8	18
12		6	16
13		4	14
14		2	12
15			10
16			8
17			6
18			4
19			2

Experience Points are awarded by the FPB directly. Please get in touch with the federation to find out more about the calculation method used.

Expert Points are awarded by the RBBF directly. Please get in touch with the federation to find out more about the calculation method used.

0.5 points to the first player reaching or above the average, then 0.5 more points to each player ranked above. If there are equally placed players, the sum of the points they score is evenly split between them.

Master Points are awarded by the ČBS directly. Please get in touch with the federation to find out more about the calculation method used.

1st place: number of participants/40 + 0.5 points
2nd place: number of participants/40 + 0.3 points
3rd place: number of participants/40 + 0.1 points
4th place: number of participants/40 - 0.1 points
From 5th place: previous player's number of points - 0.05 points
The last player earning points scores 0.10.

Masterpoints are awarded by the ACBL directly. Please get in touch with the ACBL to find out more about the calculation method used.