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ROOKIE – an ACBL member who has fewer than 5 full masterpoints recorded by the ACBL.
JUNIOR MASTER – a member who has at least 5 but fewer than 20 masterpoints recorded by ACBL. A Junior Master is eligible for most newcomer events.
CLUB MASTER – a member who has at least 20 masterpoints recorded by ACBL, of which 5 must be black.
SECTIONAL MASTER – a member who has at least 50 masterpoints recorded by ACBL, of which 10 must be black and 5 must be silver.
REGIONAL MASTER – a member who has at least 100 masterpoints recorded by ACBL, of which 15 must be black, 15 must be silver and 5 must be red or gold.
NABC MASTER – a member who has at least 200 masterpoints recorded by ACBL, of which 20 must be black, 20 must be silver, 20 must be red or gold with at least 5 gold.
ADVANCED NABC MASTER – a member who has at least 300 masterpoints recorded by ACBL, of which 50 must be black, 50 silver, 25 red or gold/platinum, 25 gold/platinum, no more than 100 from online play.
LIFE MASTER – a member who has 500 or more masterpoints recorded by the ACBL, of which 75 must be black, 75 silver, 50 red or gold/platinum, 50 gold/platinum, no more than 165 from online play.
Note: The black point requirement does not apply for members who joined prior to January 1, 1999 and maintained active status from that date forward.
GOLDEN AGE MASTER – a member who is age 70 or older and has at least 300 masterpoints of any color recorded by ACBL, or a member who is at least 80 years old and has at least 100 masterpoints of any color recorded by ACBL. On application to ACBL, an eligible member will be designated Golden Age Master and sent an appropriate certificate.
BRONZE LIFE MASTER – A Life Master with 500 masterpoints (members who joined prior to January 1, 2010). A Life Master with 750 masterpoints (members who joined after January 1, 2010)
SILVER LIFE MASTER* – A Life Master with (a) over 1000 masterpoints, including (b) no fewer than a combination of 200 silver, red, gold, or platinum points.
RUBY LIFE MASTER – A Life Master with 1500 masterpoints (at least 300 silver, red, gold or platinum).
GOLD LIFE MASTER* – A Life Master with (a) over 2500 masterpoints including (b) no fewer than a combination of 500 silver, red, gold, or platinum points.
SAPPHIRE LIFE MASTER – A Life Master with 3500 masterpoints (at least 700 silver, red, gold or platinum of which at least 350 must be gold or platinum).
DIAMOND LIFE MASTER* – A Life Master with (a) over 5000 masterpoints, including (b) no fewer than a combination of 500 gold or platinum points and (c) no fewer than a combination of 1000 silver, red, gold or platinum points.
EMERALD LIFE MASTER* – A Life Master with (a) over 7500 masterpoints, including (b) no fewer than a combination of 750 gold or platinum points and (c) no fewer than a combination of 1500 silver, red, gold or platinum points.
PLATINUM LIFE MASTER* – A Life Master with (a) over 10 000 masterpoints, including  (b) no fewer than 100 platinum points, (c) no fewer than a combination of 1000 gold or platinum points, and (d) no fewer than a combination of 2000 silver, red, gold or platinum points.
GRAND LIFE MASTER* – Win a North American Bridge Championship with no upper masterpoint restriction (excluding the Super Senior Pairs, the Wagar Women’s KO won after 2013 and the Machlin Women’s Swiss Teams won after 2013) or a United States Open or Women’s Bridge Championship or a Canadian Open or Women’s National Championship or any of the following WBF events: Bermuda Bowl, Venice Cup, Rosenblum Cup, McConnell Cup, Open Pairs, Women’s Pairs, Olympiad, Women’s Team Olympiad, WBF Mixed Pairs, WBF Senior Pairs, WBF World Swiss Teams, WBF World Mixed Teams or WBF Senior Teams.

The honor titles and the masterpoints players must acquire to gain them for players who joined ACBL before January 1, 2010 and maintained continuous membership after that date:
ROOKIE – an ACBL member who has fewer than 5 full masterpoints recorded by the ACBL.
JUNIOR MASTER – a member who has at least 5 but fewer than 20 masterpoints recorded by ACBL. A Junior Master is eligible for most newcomer events.
CLUB MASTER – a member who has at least 20 masterpoints recorded by ACBL, of which 5 must be black.
SECTIONAL MASTER – a member who has at least 50 masterpoints recorded by ACBL, of which 10 must be black and 5 must be silver.
REGIONAL MASTER – a member who has at least 100 masterpoints recorded by ACBL, of which 15 must be black, 15 must be silver and 5 must be red or gold.
NABC MASTER – a member who has at least 200 masterpoints recorded by ACBL, of which 20 must be black, 20 must be silver, 20 must be red or gold with at least 5 gold.
LIFE MASTER – a member who has 300 or more masterpoints recorded by the ACBL, of which 150 must be pigmented, with 25 gold or platinum, 25 red, gold or platinum, 50 silver and 50 black.