This is a list of the top ten bridge players in the world according to the World Bridge Federation 'Open Ranking' by Master Points (MPs) as maintained by the World Bridge Federation. Master Points earned more than one year ago are reduced annually by 15%. The list also includes the player's lifetime accumulation of Placing Points (PPs). Accordingly, the table data is time sensitive and represents the standings based upon their recent performance as current on the WBF website as of July 30, 2022.

WBF Open Classification (July 2022)[1]
RankNameCountryMPsPPs
1Pierre ZimmermannSwitzerland310536
2Piotr GawrysSwitzerland290542.5
3Michal KlukowskiSwitzerland290427
4Bauke MullerNetherlands273331
5Simon de WijsNetherlands271123
6Sjort BrinkSwitzerland246127
7Bas DrijverSwitzerland245227
8Tor HellnessNorway240956.5
9Geir HelgemoNorway216450
10Frank (Nick) NickellUSA200743.5

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Most points are earned by national teams of four to six players, some by transnational teams or by pairs, almost none by individuals.

References

  1. "Open Classification". World Bridge Federation (WBF). Archived from the original on 2012-04-27. Retrieved 2012-10-11.
  2. "WBF Master Points".
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