The NZBridge Regulations Committee has recently advised as follows:
Issue of Masterpoints
The Masterpoint Regulations will be amended from the 1st January to no longer permit the award of Masterpoints based on handicap results. Software will be updated on the 1st January removing the ability to post results based on handicap (Note: the effect of this on our ability to display handicapped results is currently under investigation).
The relevant clause (effective from 1 January 2027) follows:
6. Players must not play in, or receive Masterpoints from, a grade of Tournament lower than that Player’s most recent official grade status.
7. A club has the right to operate a similar rule to 6 above for play in graded sessions within the Club.
Note: There is a considerable variation in practice in different Clubs in their interpretation of the rules that govern the issue of Masterpoints on graded nights.
(a) Players may of course receive awards in a higher grade of Club play.(b) All players (including visitors and temporary players), should be assigned a NZB Computer number via the administration system.
(c) Where a club chooses to operate grade restriction on its normal nights of play, it can only award Masterpoints to all Players based on gross score before any adjustment has been made to the scores for handicap.
As this is already our current practice, no changes are required.
