The American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) is the largest bridge organization in North America. It promotes the game of bridge in the United States, Mexico, Bermuda, and Canada, and is a member of the World Bridge Federation. ACBL games and tournaments use the duplicate bridge method of scoring, where the luck of getting a series of good hands doesn't necessarily mean a better score.

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  • The American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) is the largest bridge organization in North America. It promotes the game of bridge in the United States, Mexico, Bermuda, and Canada, and is a member of the World Bridge Federation. ACBL games and tournaments use the duplicate bridge method of scoring, where the luck of getting a series of good hands doesn't necessarily mean a better score. The ACBL, a not-for-profit organization, was founded in 1937 in New York and later moved its company headquarters to Greenwich, Conn. ACBL moved from Greenwich, Conn. to Memphis in 1971. It has a full-time staff of 75 employees in the headquarters, plus about 170 tournament directors throughout the country. As of 2009 it had more than 160,000 members. Members receive the Bridge Bulletin magazine, but for many of them, the most significant role of the ACBL is its sanctioning of club games and tournaments to award masterpoints. If an event has the ACBL sanction, then the highest-finishing players are awarded specified numbers of masterpoints, which can be recorded with the ACBL. Most players value the increase in their masterpoint total as a measure of their success at the game. Unlike the Elo rating system developed for chess, the masterpoint system is strictly one of accumulation. A player's masterpoint total can never decline. Besides the Bridge Bulletin, other ACBL publications include the "Laws of Duplicate Contract Bridge", the ACBL Bridge Series of lessons for beginners, and free instructional software. The ACBL certifies bridge teachers and club directors. Three times a year, in the spring, summer, and fall, the ACBL holds the North American Bridge Championships (NABC). The NABC extends over eleven days and includes many different events. The location of the NABC is rotated among major cities. Each is typically attended by thousands of players. The 2009 Summer Nationals in Washington, DC had 14,115 total tables played over the 11 days. The ACBL has also published the ACBL Bridge Series, a series of books written by Audrey Grant and designed to teach the game to beginners, as well as to help more experienced players review and expand upon their knowledge of the game. Headquarters for the ACBL are currently in Memphis, Tennessee. The ACBL is in the process of moving its headquarters to Horn Lake, Mississippi, along with its Hall of Fame and its museum.
  • De Amerikaanse Contract Bridge Liga (ACBL) is de grootste bridge-organisatie van Noord-Amerika. Het bevordert de beoefening van het kaartspel bridge in de Verenigde Staten, Mexico, Canada, en Bermuda. ACBL is een organisatie zonder winstbejag en werd opgericht in 1937. In 2005 waren er 160.000 leden en daarmee is zij de grootste Bridge Bond ter wereld. Leden van de ACBL ontvangen "The Bridge Bulletin magazine", maar voor velen van hen is de toekenning van meesterpunten de voornaamste reden van het lidmaatschap. Tijdens clubwedstrijden en toernooien, die onder de ACBL vallen, worden vooraf vastgestelde meesterpunten toegekend aan de hoogst-geëindigde spelers en deze worden binnen de ACBL geregistreerd. De meeste spelers zien het aantal veroverde meesterpunten als maat voor het succes bij het spel. In tegenstelling tot sommige andere rangorde systemen wordt het aantal gewonnen meesterpunten alleen maar toegevoegd. Het totaal aantal meesterpunten van een speler kan dus nooit dalen. Drie keer per jaar, in de lente, de zomer, en de herfst, houdt de ACBL North American Bridge Championships (NABC). NABC duurt meer dan elf dagen en omvat vele verschillende evenementen. De locatie waar de NABC gehouden wordt, rouleert onder de belangrijkste Amerikaanse steden en er zijn duizenden deelnemers.
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  • The American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) is the largest bridge organization in North America. It promotes the game of bridge in the United States, Mexico, Bermuda, and Canada, and is a member of the World Bridge Federation. ACBL games and tournaments use the duplicate bridge method of scoring, where the luck of getting a series of good hands doesn't necessarily mean a better score.
  • De Amerikaanse Contract Bridge Liga (ACBL) is de grootste bridge-organisatie van Noord-Amerika. Het bevordert de beoefening van het kaartspel bridge in de Verenigde Staten, Mexico, Canada, en Bermuda. ACBL is een organisatie zonder winstbejag en werd opgericht in 1937. In 2005 waren er 160.000 leden en daarmee is zij de grootste Bridge Bond ter wereld.
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