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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

March 2011

January 2004-December 2010

Previous game data

January 2011

February 2011

March 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

March: JoAnna Stansby

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, March 2011

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 31st March 2011. Congratulations to JoAnna Stansby.

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	JoAnna Stansby	1067.1	35.4	9	67%	134.1	296	18	100%	7.0	141.1
2	Kit Woolsey	1058.0	37.0	4	75%	263.0	531	26	100%	-2.7	260.3
3	Fabio Lo Presti	1034.7	37.3	4	75%	163.3	290	-24	75%	-7.4	155.8
4	Doron Limor	1030.1	33.6	16	31%	42.9	317	-295	69%	-2.3	40.6
5	Neil Trentham	1019.4	37.1	36	36%	29.9	386	-312	56%	-10.3	19.6
-	Pat Civale	1015.7	-37.2	3	67%	78.7	173	-23	67%	14.8	93.4
6	Chris Dixon	1013.3	21.3	29	31%	12.4	398	-358	48%	1.5	13.9
-	Mike Rice	1012.4	37.5	1	100%	215.0	215	215	100%	4.3	219.3
7	Joan Clark	1012.1	-3.8	20	25%	20.3	245	-268	65%	-5.9	14.3
-	Giles Woodruff	1010.2	-0.8	1	100%	184.0	184	184	100%	-3.2	180.8
8	Ben Handley-Pritchard	1009.7	35.3	7	29%	23.9	389	-250	57%	1.8	25.6
-	Mauro Stivoli	1004.7	33.3	3	33%	18.3	152	-230	67%	9.7	28.0
-	Michael Wilkinson	1003.5	-15.6	1	0%	30.0	30	30	100%	32.1	62.1
9	Laura Tidone	1001.1	0.0	35	20%	8.1	198	-213	51%	-7.0	1.2
-	Jay Korobow	1000.8	4.7	1	0%	28.0	28	28	100%	-13.2	14.8
-	John Rebardo	1000.4	2.1	1	0%	18.0	18	18	100%	-11.5	6.5
-	Irene Baroni	999.1	-53.8	1	0%	-17.0	-17	-17	0%	0.2	-16.8
-	Steve Altus	998.1	25.2	1	0%	-29.0	-29	-29	0%	-4.9	-33.9
-	Armando Pontecorvo	995.6	5.0	3	33%	-12.0	315	-199	33%	-14.5	-26.5
10	Sally Woolsey	995.5	1.0	6	33%	-26.8	389	-296	33%	13.2	-13.6
11	Alan Epley	992.9	15.0	11	18%	-17.5	251	-284	45%	5.0	-12.5
12	Willie Whitaker	991.6	23.8	33	21%	-6.6	267	-237	48%	-2.0	-8.6
13	Rita Smith	991.5	-31.0	48	15%	-11.7	244	-319	44%	3.2	-8.6
14	Leonardo Cima	990.1	-94.4	5	20%	-38.6	156	-215	40%	2.7	-35.9
-	Massoun M ejjeh	989.5	-18.1	1	0%	-187.0	-187	-187	0%	0.1	-186.9
15	Richard Probst	988.5	-25.5	4	0%	-51.0	61	-167	50%	-0.7	-51.7
-	Graham Hazel	988.4	22.1	1	0%	-157.0	-157	-157	0%	-48.9	-205.9
16	Nicole Gilmore	987.5	-38.5	6	17%	-36.5	197	-263	50%	-1.5	-38.0
17	Dean Pokorny	981.6	-48.1	4	0%	-97.8	-3	-159	0%	15.3	-82.5
-	Andrew Garnett	980.6	-25.5	2	50%	-194.0	22	-410	50%	21.5	-172.5
18	Anne Jackson	970.6	-5.5	19	11%	-44.1	143	-267	37%	8.3	-35.8
19	Tom Townsend	965.9	-20.4	6	0%	-115.8	27	-386	33%	12.0	-103.8
20	Carlo Fogaroli	963.3	-41.8	16	31%	-47.8	211	-456	44%	-1.6	-49.4
21	Doris Denny	932.0	-103.2	14	7%	-100.1	49	-447	14%	-0.2	-100.4

Hall of Fame, March 2011

Highest scores achieved over the period:

	Name	Result
	Kit Woolsey	531
	Chris Dixon	398
	Sally Woolsey	389
	Ben Handley-Pritchard	389
	Neil Trentham	386

Hall of Shame, March 2011

Lowest scores over the period:

	Name	Result
	Carlo Fogaroli	-456
	Doris Denny	-447
	Andrew Garnett	-410
	Tom Townsend	-386
	Chris Dixon	-358