Players earn federation points (FP) at national events and local points (LP) at state and club events. Your category rises when your total masterpoints — and, from National Master upwards, your federation points — reach the levels below.
| Event | Type | Top award | Max | Min. entries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer / Winter Nationals — Gold TeamsFixed 100 MP for 1st, then 0.9× for 20% of all teams entered (Gold + Silver). | Teams | 100 fixed | — | — |
| Summer / Winter Nationals — Silver TeamsFixed 50 MP for 1st; counted on the Silver teams only. | Teams | 50 fixed | — | — |
| Summer / Winter Nationals — Open Pairs (finals)Top award 0.30 × total pairs entered; places = 20% of entries (Gold final first, balance to Silver). Elimination stage: tick "qualifying" (50%). | Pairs | 0.3 × entries | — | — |
| National Masters — Teams | Teams | 75 fixed | — | — |
| Inter-State Championship — Teams | Teams | 50 fixed | — | — |
| National Masters / Inter-State — Open PairsBased on total entries. | Pairs | 0.3 × entries | — | — |
| HCL International — Teams (Gold & Silver)Based on entries. Gold counts all teams; Silver stands alone. |
| Teams |
| 0.75 × entries |
| — |
| — |
| Major national tournament (Bhartia, Shree Cement, Holkar, EA…) — TeamsBased on entries. | Teams | 0.7 × entries | — | — |
| HCL / major national tournament — Open PairsBased on entries. Side pairs events (Mixed / Women / Junior / Consolation) get 50%: tick "side event". | Pairs | 0.3 × entries | — | — |
| Mixed / Ladies National Championship — Teams | Teams | 0.5 × entries | 40 | 10 |
| Mixed / Ladies National Championship — Pairs | Pairs | 0.2 × entries | 30 | 30 |
| All India event (Level 2) — Teams | Teams | 0.5 × entries | 40 | 20 |
| All India event (Level 2) — Open Pairs | Pairs | 0.2 × entries | 30 | 50 |
| BFI Zonal Championship (Level 1) — Teams | Teams | 0.6 × entries | 40 | 20 |
| BFI Zonal Championship (Level 1) — Open Pairs | Pairs | 0.3 × entries | 30 | 50 |
| Event | Type | Top award | Max | Min. entries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State / Zonal level (state members) — TeamsLocal points only. Junior events 50%. | Teams | 0.5 × entries | 30 | 8 |
| State / Zonal level (state members) — Pairs | Pairs | 0.15 × entries | 20 | 10 |
| State / Zonal level (state members) — Individual | Individual | 0.03 × entries | 8 | 20 |
| Club / District — TeamsLocal points only. Club-members-only, junior and consolation events 50%. | Teams | 0.3 × entries | 20 | 4 |
| Club / District — Pairs | Pairs | 0.15 × entries | 15 | 10 |
| Club / District — Individual | Individual | 0.01 × entries | 5 | 12 |
