PQP Policies as at December 19, 2025

1. PQPs are earned in partnerships. Partnerships may earn PQPs provided they play a designated number of stanzas in each stage of an event (the ‘PQP Board Rule’). The designated number is calculated by dividing the number of stanzas in the stage by two (rounded down if necessary). As a consequence, an entry to the Playoffs must designate the partnership in which the entrants will play.
2. Mixed pairs that meet the Board rule and place in a concurrent Open PQP event will receive the PQPs equivalent to the placing in the Mixed event. This rule only applies if the events are concurrent, run for the same number of sessions and are both Teams (or both Pairs) events.
3. In order to earn PQPs in the National Open Teams (NOT), players must have also satisfied the board rule in the South-West Pacific Teams. PQPs which are not awarded in the NOT due to ineligible teams may only be won by teams which have played in the NOT.
4. PQPs will be awarded for superior performance in international target events as
   defined by the TC/Board each year. Where a placing in a certain top subset of a field
   (e.g. half, quarter, etc.) is required, any fraction will be rounded down.