| Trophy Rules |
| Adopted by the Board of Directors November 2010, Effective 2011 |
| Trophy Period: | All Trophy Races are based on the Calendar Year (January 1 through December 31). |
| Eligibility: | 1. Must be a member of the Washington Bridge League (Unit 147 of the American Contract Bridge League) at the time the points are won. |
Exceptions:
a. Administrative delays in transferring memberships from another unit or organization will not count (i.e., points count from the time the transfer is approved and submitted). |
| b. For first time ACBL members, points count from the first of the year. Must never have been a member of the ACBL or a similar bridge organization. |
| 2. Must be a member in good standing during the entire award year. Anyone suspended by the ACBL for 6 months or more for an offense committed after January 1, 2009 will lose trophy race eligibility for life. [[Added Dec 2010 ]] A member shall not be in good standing if on probation or under suspension at any time during the year. |
| 3. Must meet the race specific eligibility below. |
| Trophies: | 1. Lovenberg: Open |
| 2. Izzy Cohen: Players who had fewer than 1500 Master Points at the start of the year (January 1st) |
| 3. Tubbs: Players who were Non-Life Masters and had fewer than 500 Master Points at the start of the year (January 1st) |
| 4. Woolridge: Players who had fewer than 20 Master Points (or the equivalent total from any other bridge organization) at the start of the year (January 1st) |
| Events: | 1. The WBL Knockout and Round Robin |
| 2. All WBL Sectional events including Thursday mornings |
| 3. All Thurday Unit Games including NVBA sectional and STaC overalls (if played at our site) |
| 4. If a GNT district semi-finals/finals take place during a WBL sectional the finalists receive the full difference between 2nd & 3rd/4th and 1st place half the difference between 1st & 2nd. |
| Awards: | Awards are the same for each race. Winners will be able to use the free plays at another sectional at the discretion of the Tournament Chairperson. |
| 1st Place: Name on respective Trophy plus four(4) free plays at the 2nd Sectional of the year following the race. |
| 2nd Place: Two(2) free plays at the Second Sectional of the year following the race. |
| 3rd Place: One(1) free play at the Second Sectional of the year following the race. |
| Other: | 1. Anyone who wins two or more categories will receive the awards for all categories won. |
| 2. In case of a tie in any category, the prizes will be divided and the trophy shared. |