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Submitting results

Ladder results should be sent to online.barbu.results@virgin.net. Emails to this address are processed automatically by a piece of software, so please don’t send any other correspondence to this address.

The results should be provided in the same form as the play records produced by the program (“File” then “Save Hand records”), but with full names, abbreviations or aliases in place of the "handles" used during the game. For an explanation of the rules for abbreviations, and a list of aliases, please click here:

Player naming and current alias list

More information

How the rating system works

Credits

Many people have been contributed to the creation of the ranking system. However, special thanks are due to:

· Gerben Dirksen, for having the idea, devising the original formula, writing the first program to calculate ratings, administering it for most of the first year, and providing useful advice and mathematical assistance ever since.

Graham Hazel, without whose software none of it would have been possible.

Chris Dixon, for sorting out the problem with serving that had been causing anguish for five years.

Steve Altus, David Beer, Lew Stansby, Neil Trentham and Giles Woodruff, for providing advice and comments on the ranking system.

This month

Ladder

Halls of Shame & Fame

Game data

This year

Ladder

Zester and Apple Core Ladder

Halls of Shame & Fame

Previous ladders

January 2004—December 2010

Previous game data

January 2003—December 2010

Barbu Heroes

Largest number of ladder wins

Neil Trentham (14)

All time highest scorer

Kit Woolsey (+653)

Highest score on a single deal

Kit Woolsey: +275 at Dominoes, subsequently equalled by Jon Rice

Winners, 2003-10

2010 ladder: Steve Altus

2010 “Zester”: Andrew Garnett

2010 “Apple core”: Steve Altus

2009 ladder: Mike Rice

2009 “Zester”: Doron Limor

2009 “Apple core”: Michael Wilkinson

2008 ladder: John Therkelsen

2008 “Zester”: Ben Handley-Pritchard

2008 “Apple core”: Fabio Lo Presti

2007 ladder: Mike Rice

2007 “Zester”: Martin Garvey

2007 “Apple core”: Tony Nunn

2006 ladder: Francesco Mazzadi

2006 “Zester”: Martin Garvey

2006 “Apple core”: David Grainger

2005 ladder: Jérome Rombaut

2005 “Zester”: Martin Garvey

2005 “Apple core”: Jérome Rombaut

2004 ladder: Joel Wooldridge

2004 “Zester”: Neil Trentham

2004 “Apple core”: Joel Wooldridge

2003 ladder: JoAnna Stansby

Monthly/bimonthly/quarterly ladders: David Adler, Neil Allerton (twice), Steve Altus (twice), Giovanni Bobbio, Chris Dixon (three times), Fabrizio Farnesi, Martin Garvey (five times), Ben Handley-Pritchard (seven times), Graham Hazel, Anne Jackson, Doron Limor (six times), Francesco Mazzadi (twice), Joon Pahk, Armando Pontecorvo (three times), Richard Probst, Jérome Rombaut (twice), Jon Rice, Mike Rice (six times), JoAnna Stansby (three times), Lew Stansby (three times), John Therkelsen (five times), Laura Tidone (twice), Neil Trentham (fifteen times), Willie Whitaker (seven times), Philip Wood, Kit Woolsey (three times), Sally Woolsey

Ladder, December 2010

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 31st December 2010. Congratulations to Ben Handley-Pritchard.

Pos	Name	Ladder score	Current playing strength	Games	Wins	Avg. score	Highest score	Lowest score	Positive scores	Avg. playing strengh of opponents	Avg. score adj. for opponents' strength
1	Ben Handley-Pritchard	1062.2	45.1	28	32%	80.2	325	-210	71%	-14.9	65.3
2	Steve Altus	1047.1	20.6	31	35%	50.1	313	-174	58%	-1.6	48.5
3	Chris Dixon	1028.2	14.8	30	40%	41.4	312	-206	50%	-12.2	29.2
4	Willie Whitaker	1027.1	23.1	27	37%	46.5	350	-273	63%	-17.8	28.7
5	Sally Woolsey	1025.7	5.8	25	32%	26.6	296	-336	60%	1.3	27.9
6	JoAnna Stansby	1025.3	20.2	28	29%	27.4	281	-419	57%	-0.8	26.6
7	Neil Trentham	1024.5	24.9	24	25%	40.0	218	-141	63%	-13.1	26.9
8	Fabio Lo Presti	1021.0	28.4	5	80%	99.0	226	-39	80%	-22.8	76.2
9	Anne Jackson	1020.4	-9.8	28	29%	25.7	297	-204	57%	-4.2	21.5
10	Michael Wilkinson	1016.1	-20.3	5	20%	46.0	213	-165	60%	12.2	58.2
-	Dean Pokorny	1012.7	-44.0	1	100%	227.0	227	227	100%	-1.1	225.9
-	Armando Pontecorvo	1010.3	0.5	2	50%	99.0	113	85	100%	-7.1	91.9
11	Laura Tidone	1009.0	-0.5	38	21%	19.6	276	-258	55%	-10.6	9.1
-	Mike Rice	1008.3	31.2	2	100%	96.5	98	95	100%	-23.1	73.4
-	Andrew Garnett	1002.6	-25.9	1	0%	41.0	41	41	100%	5.8	46.8
12	Kit Woolsey	1001.7	25.0	13	38%	4.4	313	-476	62%	-1.7	2.7
-	Alex Hydes	1001.5	-43.2	1	0%	39.0	39	39	100%	-12.6	26.4
13	Joan Clark	999.1	-9.4	22	32%	11.0	389	-281	50%	-12.0	-1.0
-	Nicholas Cheung	999.0	-66.7	1	0%	-1.0	-1	-1	0%	-16.7	-17.7
14	Alan Epley	998.9	8.2	38	21%	-1.7	327	-451	61%	0.6	-1.1
-	Andy Bowles	998.6	-3.0	1	0%	-42.0	-42	-42	0%	17.4	-24.6
-	Ed Levy	997.9	-42.7	1	0%	-39.0	-39	-39	0%	2.0	-37.0
-	Shireen Mohandes	995.9	-45.3	1	0%	-95.0	-95	-95	0%	22.9	-72.1
-	Drew Hoskins	995.8	-31.2	1	0%	-73.0	-73	-73	0%	-0.9	-73.9
-	Justin Lall	990.5	-14.9	1	0%	-169.0	-169	-169	0%	1.0	-168.0
-	Richard Probst	990.0	-29.5	1	0%	-184.0	-184	-184	0%	6.6	-177.4
-	Massoun M ejjeh	989.9	-21.4	1	0%	-194.0	-194	-194	0%	14.8	-179.2
15	Jay Korobow	986.2	-4.0	12	25%	-24.9	235	-297	50%	2.1	-22.8
16	Jennifer Lin	980.7	-72.9	4	25%	-91.3	21	-160	25%	4.5	-86.8
17	Rita Smith	978.5	-33.0	48	13%	-17.8	210	-315	46%	-3.7	-21.5
-	Kevin Epley	975.8	-309.6	2	0%	-211.0	-40	-382	0%	-3.9	-214.9
-	Ellena Moskovsky	973.2	-93.8	1	0%	-475.0	-475	-475	0%	0.0	-475.0
18	Doron Limor	971.6	21.6	22	18%	-21.8	352	-287	45%	-10.4	-32.2
19	T.C. Altus	971.0	5.0	21	10%	-33.0	193	-241	43%	-0.7	-33.7
20	Lew Stansby	964.5	2.4	17	24%	-47.4	289	-356	35%	1.4	-46.0
21	Carlo Fogaroli	949.2	-44.0	15	20%	-67.9	164	-334	33%	-3.6	-71.5
22	Leonardo Cima	948.9	-96.7	6	0%	-159.5	40	-475	33%	3.9	-155.6
23	Tom Townsend	942.9	-74.1	17	12%	-75.1	240	-270	41%	1.0	-74.1
24	Doris Denny	933.5	-107.6	7	0%	-160.9	-61	-323	0%	-14.5	-175.3
25	Diana Tenery-Ascher	888.2	-131.1	11	9%	-203.5	217	-682	18%	5.1	-198.4

Hall of Fame, December 2010

Highest scores achieved over the period:

	Name	Result
	Joan Clark	389
	Doron Limor	352
	Willie Whitaker	350
	Alan Epley	327
	Ben Handley-Pritchard	325

Hall of Shame, December 2010

Lowest scores over the period:

	Name	Result
	Diana Tenery-Ascher	-682
	Kit Woolsey	-476
	Ellena Moskovsky	-475
	Leonardo Cima	-475
	Alan Epley	-451