Diamond and Emerald Grand Masters

Diamond and Emerald Grand Masters at the 2025 Gold Coast Congress
L to R: Peter Gill, David Beauchamp, Paul Lavings, Pauline Gumby, Bruce Neill, Warren Lazer, Tony Nunn and Terry Brown
Inset: Ron Klinger (L) and Arjuna De Livera (R)

In September 2024, Pauline Gumby became Australia’s first Diamond Grand Master. Read about Pauline in the December 2024 edition of the ABF Newsletter.

Bobby Richman was the first Emerald Grand Master having achieved more than 10,000 masterpoints. Read more about Bobby’s achievements.

Pauline Gumby and Paul Lavings have also achieved Emerald Grand Master status. Read about them in the July 2012 edition of the ABF Newsletter.

Margaret Bourke became Australia’s fourth Emerald Grand Master in January, 2014. Read more about Margaret.

Ron Klinger became Australia’s fifth Emerald Grand Master in May, 2015 and Warren Lazer achieved Emerald Grand Master status in August, 2015.

In 2016, Peter Gill (NSW) became the 7th player to achieve the rank of Emerald Grand Master.

In 2019, Terry Brown, Arjuna De Livera and Simon Hinge also achieved the rank of Emerald Grand Master.

In 2021, Bruce Neill became the 11th Emerald Grand Master.
In 2023, David Beauchamp became the 12th Emerald Grand Master.
In 2024, Tony Nunn became the 13th Emerald Grand Master.