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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”).

Each player’s name should either be a recognised alias, their full name, or an abbreviation which will be understood by the software.  The existing players already use a name which will be understood by the software, so there will rarely be any need to change the names.  If you send us a result that involves a new player, please let us know.

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.

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

April: Alan Epley

May: Willie Whitaker

June: Willie Whitaker

July: Alan Epley

August: Ben Handley-Pritchard

September: Willie Whitaker

October: Ben Handley-Pritchard

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, October 2011

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 30th October 2011. 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
1Ben Handley-Pritchard1044.732.03938%77.5398-42467%-32.545.0
2Tim Verbeek1039.675.9933%123.9550-19967%-40.683.3
3Fabio Lo Presti1035.437.71127%77.0310-13755%-14.162.9
4Neil Trentham1032.733.95739%65.9413-29674%-33.132.7
5Anne Jackson1032.73.42330%55.0343-41574%-18.536.4
6Alan Epley1031.121.41436%76.6368-26771%-30.745.9
7Sally Woolsey1025.812.41553%44.7255-37873%-8.436.3
8Shireen Mohandes1021.3-41.8743%97.4407-11086%-41.256.2
-JoAnna Stansby1017.423.9520%96.8242-4280%-34.062.8
-Michael Wilkinson1015.7-10.7250%156.524271100%-16.9139.6
-Corey Robinson1013.2-78.9367%123.716696100%-45.278.5
9Steven De Donder1012.03.26038%60.8434-48567%-48.812.0
-Ed Levy1007.4-28.6367%117.7285-4267%-73.943.8
10Laura Tidone1006.0-0.94340%41.1349-19458%-35.16.0
11Christine Nelson1005.5-56.11225%41.1161-6675%-31.99.2
-Diana Tenery-Ascher1003.9-116.11100%104.0104104100%-34.169.9
-Neil Allerton1001.951.91100%121.0121121100%-87.034.0
-Alex Hydes1001.7-21.710%39.03939100%-8.031.0
-Pete Whipple1001.6-69.11100%54.05454100%-25.828.2
-Chris Willenken996.9-26.720%-17.084-11850%-10.3-27.3
12Carlo Fogaroli994.1-27.52317%10.3340-34252%-16.8-6.5
-Ivan Poštic994.0-19.810%19.01919100%-125.8-106.8
-Nicholas Cheung992.2-57.110%-136.0-136-1360%-3.2-139.2
-Jon Rice991.627.110%-127.0-127-1270%-21.7-148.7
-Doron Limor991.035.810%-158.0-158-1580%-1.5-159.5
13Andrew Garnett989.8-5.1933%6.0268-12633%-27.4-21.4
14Kit Woolsey989.227.71331%5.6271-21246%-22.4-16.8
15Pat Civale984.9-14.42719%11.2188-23263%-27.2-16.0
16Chris Dixon983.86.01030%-14.4479-25940%-16.6-31.0
17Spiros Liarakos982.3-23.51429%-3.2215-25943%-23.0-26.2
-Andy Bowles980.85.710%-329.0-329-3290%-12.2-341.2
-Pietro Campanile980.3-133.330%-80.0-52-990%-37.6-117.6
18Rita Smith976.5-13.95313%1.1214-30657%-24.6-23.5
-Richard Probst969.3-23.4425%-110.596-50150%-27.4-137.9
-Dana Berkowitz968.7-79.040%-120.38-26625%-20.2-140.5
19Tom Townsend966.2-18.83234%2.7406-49056%-37.3-34.6
20Dean Pokorny965.4-33.57918%-8.8409-40549%-25.8-34.6
21Willie Whitaker964.425.02119%-6.0364-46948%-35.3-41.3
-Bryan Delfs961.9-59.0425%-176.0113-51250%5.1-170.9
22Leonardo Cima956.3-88.4813%-77.4238-24025%-24.7-102.1
-Filip Jelic955.8-148.620%-359.0-80-6380%-33.7-392.7
-John Rebardo954.9-37.550%-117.6154-36720%-45.4-163.0
23Krisztina Ormay949.4-77.22425%-13.3496-49346%-42.3-55.6
24Joan Clark946.7-6.81513%-50.4251-59640%-24.6-75.0
25John Parsons941.6-85.42615%-29.5201-43450%-33.0-62.5
26Migry Zur Campanile939.2-53.13119%-44.3117-45842%-18.3-62.6
27Jovana Marinkovic932.8-70.52715%-47.3309-44426%-24.0-71.2
28Vedran Zoric932.0-128.31010%-103.691-39230%-27.0-130.6
29Nicole Gilmore926.6-35.9239%-39.2170-34443%-42.7-81.9
30Doris Denny917.4-82.2170%-78.171-40224%-29.1-107.2
31Steve De Roos865.1-134.32627%-111.3382-110435%-33.0-144.4
32Beatrice Dixon818.7-242.22811%-170.1355-51721%-20.3-190.4


Hall of Fame, October 2011

Highest scores achieved over the period:

Name Result
 Tim Verbeek550
 Krisztina Ormay496
 Chris Dixon479
 Steven De Donder434
 Neil Trentham413


Hall of Shame, October 2011

Lowest scores over the period:

Name Result
 Steve De Roos-1104
 Steve De Roos-692
 Filip Jelic-638
 Joan Clark-596
 Steve De Roos-545