NGS Grades and Grade Bands
The NGS calculates a current grade and a grade band for each EBU member, which is updated whenever new results for that player are received.
The value of your current grade is the scheme’s estimate of the percentage score that you would achieve on average if partnering another player with the same current grade at Match Pointed Pairs in a field of nationally average strength.
EBU grades have been divided into 13 playing card bands, ranging from ‘Ace’ at the top to ‘Two’ at the beginners’ end. Each band covers a 2% range of grade values, as follows:
| Ace: | 61% and above | Ten: | 53% - 55% | Five: | 43% - 45% |
| King: | 59% - 61% | Nine: | 51% - 53% | Four: | 41% - 43% |
| Queen: | 57% - 59% | Eight: | 49% - 51% | Three: | 39% - 41% |
| Jack: | 55% - 57% | Seven: | 47% - 49% | Two: | Below 39% |
| Six: | 45% - 47% |
The Ace band is split into further bands:
| Ace of Spades: | 67% and above | Ace of Diamonds: | 63% - 65% |
| Ace of Hearts: | 65% - 67% | Ace of Clubs: | 61% - 63% |
Grade Band Distribution
| 2 3223 100% | 3 2283 93% | 4 3342 87% | 5 4458 80% | 6 5345 70% | 7 5479 58% | 8 5250 45% | 9 4603 33% | 10 3549 23% | J 2624 14% | Q 1770 8% | K 979 4% | AC 530 2.2% | AD 278 1.0% | AH 110 0.4% | AS 62 0.1% |