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Submitting results

Ladder results should be sent to results@barbu.co.uk

 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 2011

February 2011

January 2004-December 2010

Previous game data

January 2011

February 2011

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, 2011

January: Chris Dixon

February: Neil Trentham

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, February 2011

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 28th February 2011. Congratulations to Neil Trentham.

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	Neil Trentham	1062.4	37.9	34	38%	64.4	360	-191	68%	-0.9	63.5
2	Doron Limor	1049.6	27.9	41	46%	56.0	495	-393	68%	-6.2	49.8
3	Willie Whitaker	1039.9	28.1	28	32%	38.7	402	-501	54%	3.3	41.9
4	JoAnna Stansby	1034.5	23.5	27	30%	29.3	318	-260	63%	7.3	36.5
5	Kit Woolsey	1028.8	26.2	27	30%	27.5	466	-293	56%	3.0	30.5
6	Tom Townsend	1025.8	-18.2	36	28%	21.4	243	-363	64%	4.7	26.1
7	Alex Hydes	1021.1	-35.7	4	25%	95.0	162	20	100%	-0.2	94.8
8	Ben Handley-Pritchard	1019.7	31.3	26	27%	25.5	372	-272	62%	-4.3	21.1
9	Jay Korobow	1014.6	-1.0	29	28%	17.9	290	-333	59%	-2.7	15.2
10	Armando Pontecorvo	1013.2	1.1	4	50%	60.5	258	-112	50%	-1.1	59.4
11	Michael Wilkinson	1010.4	-20.7	6	33%	34.2	260	-207	50%	-2.4	31.8
12	Alan Epley	1006.0	12.9	25	20%	4.0	299	-318	56%	2.5	6.5
-	Mike Rice	1004.8	32.2	1	100%	94.0	94	94	100%	-8.6	85.4
-	Mauro Stivoli	1003.9	15.9	1	100%	82.0	82	82	100%	-12.3	69.7
-	Ed Levy	1002.3	-40.1	2	0%	17.0	26	8	100%	3.0	20.0
-	Dan Korbel	1000.5	22.5	1	0%	38.0	38	38	100%	-29.9	8.1
-	Pat Civale	999.4	-67.2	1	0%	18.0	18	18	100%	-29.2	-11.2
13	Anne Jackson	997.5	-7.6	36	22%	-1.5	221	-355	50%	-1.0	-2.5
-	Fabio Lo Presti	996.4	29.9	1	0%	-33.0	-33	-33	0%	-30.7	-63.7
14	Lew Stansby	993.9	2.1	10	0%	-19.6	136	-278	50%	8.0	-11.6
15	Steve Altus	993.7	21.1	8	25%	-18.9	153	-261	63%	4.1	-14.7
-	Charlie Garrod	992.0	-16.7	1	0%	-142.0	-142	-142	0%	0.0	-142.0
16	Chris Dixon	991.8	18.2	27	22%	-0.4	220	-222	48%	-8.3	-8.7
-	Richard Probst	990.1	-27.3	1	0%	-153.0	-153	-153	0%	-22.1	-175.1
17	Irene Baroni	987.3	-46.1	4	25%	-72.0	141	-321	25%	15.1	-56.9
18	Laura Tidone	985.3	-5.1	27	19%	-9.6	190	-265	56%	-6.1	-15.6
-	Martina Chiaramonte	982.8	-59.6	1	0%	-361.0	-361	-361	0%	55.2	-305.8
19	Carlo Fogaroli	982.1	-44.9	6	33%	-60.7	237	-291	33%	6.3	-54.4
20	Andrew Garnett	981.4	-29.4	10	30%	-31.4	252	-381	60%	-4.4	-35.8
21	Sally Woolsey	981.0	-3.3	26	15%	-29.7	231	-431	50%	9.3	-20.3
-	Christophe Grosset	980.8	-82.3	3	0%	-122.0	-76	-202	0%	7.8	-114.2
22	Joan Clark	980.4	-11.6	24	21%	-15.7	339	-378	42%	-5.9	-21.6
23	T.C. Altus	977.4	0.9	6	0%	-80.0	117	-241	17%	11.3	-68.7
24	Doris Denny	975.2	-105.5	4	25%	-112.3	188	-357	25%	1.1	-111.2
25	Diana Tenery-Ascher	970.1	-129.9	5	0%	-112.8	32	-253	20%	4.6	-108.2
-	Graham Hazel	968.1	20.2	2	0%	-284.5	-244	-325	0%	1.2	-283.3
-	Leonardo Cima	960.8	-101.1	3	0%	-232.0	-64	-527	0%	-1.6	-233.6
26	Dean Pokorny	929.9	-50.8	14	7%	-108.3	136	-405	29%	4.9	-103.4
27	Rita Smith	929.8	-45.3	28	11%	-76.2	269	-371	29%	2.5	-73.8

Hall of Fame, February 2011

Highest scores achieved over the period:

	Name	Result
	Doron Limor	495
	Kit Woolsey	466
	Willie Whitaker	402
	Ben Handley-Pritchard	372
	Willie Whitaker	361

Hall of Shame, February 2011

Lowest scores over the period:

	Name	Result
	Leonardo Cima	-527
	Willie Whitaker	-501
	Sally Woolsey	-431
	Sally Woolsey	-424
	Dean Pokorny	-405