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(Serving Tournament Bridge players in A.C.B.L. Unit 430:
Greater Vancouver, Fraser Valley, Howe Sound, Sunshine Coast)

Unit Game Masterpoint Race

The winner of the Monthly Unit Game Race gets a free play for all of the next year's games.  The leaders in Flight B and Flight C (based on what flight you were in at the start of the year) each win six free plays to the next year's games.  If a player wins more than one of the prizes, he wins only the top award and the lower awards go to the next eligible player.  Here are the latest standings:

Dennis Groden and Zoran Peca take the lead after a second win — David Yu leads Flight C.

How the MUG race works: The top player in the standings gets his or her name on the MUG trophy, and free plays to all of the MUGs in the following calendar year.  The top player in Flight B (under 2000), and Flight C (under 750) both receive six free plays for MUGs in the following calendar year.  Nobody is allowed to win more than one prize; if a player wins in multiple flights, the lower prize(s) go to the next highest eligible player.  Everyone competes in the race(s) that he or she was eligible for on January 1, even after accumulating enough masterpoints since to move up a strat.  The 2009 prize winners were: Mike Dimich in (Flight A); Baixiang (Brian) Liu (Flight B & C) and Kai Zhou (2nd in Flight C).  The current standings in the 2010 race:

See the calendar below for the list of future Monthly Unit Games.

157.34 masterpoints have been won by 88 different players (64 more have played without winning any) in Monthly Unit Games of 2010.  Note that the Ev Hodge Charity Classic and the two annual FUNdraising games, while run under a Unit Championship sanction, are NOT part of the Monthly Unit Game masterpoint race.

Winners: Mike Dimich (A), Baixiang Liu (B, C), Kai Zhou (2nd in C)

How the MUG race works: The top player in the standings gets his or her name on the MUG trophy, and free plays to all of the MUGs in the following calendar year.  The top player in Flight B (under 2000), and Flight C (under 750) both receive six free plays for MUGs in the following calendar year.  Nobody is allowed to win more than one prize; if a player wins in multiple flights, the lower prize(s) go to the next highest eligible player (based on the current standings, Brian Liu will win Flight B and Flight C, but the prize for Flight C will go to the next highest player, and there is a very tight race!).  Everyone competes in the race(s) that he or she was eligible for on January 1, even after accumulating enough masterpoints since to move up a strat.  The 2008 prize winners were: Tao Feng in Flight A, B and C; Jack Lee (2nd in Flight B) and David Yu (2nd in Flight C).  The current standings in the 2009 race:

See the calendar below for the list of future Monthly Unit Games.

466.39 masterpoints were won by 155 different players (85 more played without winning any) in Monthly Unit Games of 2009.  Note that the Ev Hodge game, while run under a Unit Championship sanction, is an extra game and NOT part of the masterpoint race.