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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

November: Kit Woolsey

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, November 2011

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 31st November 2011. Congratulations to Kit Woolsey.

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
1Kit Woolsey1044.344.7850%129.3283-10688%-25.9103.4
2Alan Epley1040.933.31547%130.4373-16373%-72.957.5
3Nicole Gilmore1039.8-25.4967%129.4305-16489%-45.783.7
4Anne Jackson1024.26.71741%57.5249-27176%-26.031.5
5Ben Handley-Pritchard1021.631.81553%87.4366-36560%-57.130.3
6Pete Whipple1021.0-7.1771%93.7221-18886%-38.555.2
7JoAnna Stansby1019.543.5650%80.3317-18967%-21.159.3
8Willie Whitaker1018.623.42129%60.6361-18062%-39.021.6
9Tom Townsend1016.1-12.81242%67.0268-26875%-40.326.7
10Fabio Lo Presti1015.434.81233%67.4330-25567%-41.925.5
11Laura Tidone1014.72.32642%53.4331-27558%-37.615.8
12Steven De Donder1008.77.25028%64.2401-28668%-55.58.7
-Tim Verbeek1008.274.7250%134.5331-6250%-61.473.1
-Armando Pontecorvo1004.413.120%54.01071100%-14.839.2
-Tony Nunn1004.325.810%90.09090100%-13.176.9
-David Platnick1001.922.81100%63.06363100%-29.533.5
13Neil Trentham1001.826.44127%40.0279-24063%-38.11.8
-Chris Willenken1001.6-19.6367%68.012934100%-58.49.6
-Kenny Colloran1000.8-46.510%37.03737100%-22.714.3
14Sally Woolsey1000.221.31421%7.5399-21043%-7.20.3
-Jay Korobow1000.16.010%87.08787100%-85.21.8
15Michael Wilkinson999.7-8.51118%30.2240-13855%-30.7-0.5
-Bryan Coleman996.74.410%-29.0-29-290%-29.5-58.5
16Corey Robinson994.7-62.5617%45.2114-1067%-61.4-16.3
-John Diamond994.5-3.410%-68.0-68-680%-29.5-97.5
17Rita Smith994.4-11.94927%28.0365-25355%-33.5-5.6
18Carlo Fogaroli993.6-22.63926%15.5291-29654%-21.9-6.4
19Steve De Roos992.7-69.33129%33.3283-45365%-40.9-7.5
-Beryl Dorscht989.9-203.410%-152.0-152-1520%-26.5-178.5
20Chris Dixon987.922.3838%0.4219-27550%-28.7-28.3
-Jovana Marinkovic985.7-69.520%-69.56-14550%-57.8-127.3
21Christine Nelson980.8-42.2617%-13.2294-19850%-45.3-58.4
-Tom Paske978.5-63.110%-312.0-312-3120%-70.0-382.0
-Toni Meštrovic976.5-81.630%-98.010-17233%-41.7-139.7
-John Rebardo976.3-44.950%-61.669-27540%-24.0-85.6
22Richard Probst975.9-24.91839%21.4664-55161%-51.7-30.3
-Pietro Campanile973.1-132.920%-174.0-107-2410%-64.9-238.9
23Spiros Liarakos972.2-29.21118%-7.5140-23836%-41.7-49.3
24Joan Clark964.9-0.12133%-2.2217-30957%-38.5-40.7
-Ed Levy957.2-28.220%-324.5-265-3840%-56.4-380.9
25Dana Berkowitz955.8-95.6617%-92.799-29533%-41.7-134.4
26Leonardo Cima950.0-84.91513%-41.3318-35553%-29.0-70.3
27Theodore Hwa949.1-123.81010%-56.6127-23530%-41.1-97.7
28Pat Civale946.7-21.53213%-9.0251-22650%-45.6-54.6
29Shireen Mohandes945.2-44.6617%-84.3162-27733%-82.5-166.9
30Dean Pokorny937.0-41.53126%-20.4283-28339%-44.5-64.9
31Krisztina Ormay934.0-80.91911%-42.2253-48163%-38.1-80.3
32Ivan Poštic933.9-166.170%-146.073-39014%-28.2-174.2
-Joseph Schmitz932.8-241.650%-194.6-65-3980%-48.5-243.1
33Goran Cekol922.4-97.6186%-52.687-34939%-44.8-97.4
34Migry Zur Campanile922.2-60.51718%-52.8211-36935%-48.1-100.9
35Roger Berry921.6-236.960%-184.8-17-5230%-53.7-238.5
36Vedran Zoric918.7-93.42818%-40.9222-47646%-44.4-85.3
37John Parsons917.9-84.43418%-35.7196-35738%-47.8-83.5
38Doris Denny910.5-86.81712%-81.2175-40741%-34.9-116.1
39Beatrice Dixon851.0-199.82914%-125.6295-49624%-29.6-155.3
40Chris Somers843.6-177.02214%-129.8163-60423%-47.9-177.7


Hall of Fame, November 2011

Highest scores achieved over the period:

Name Result
 Richard Probst664
 Steven De Donder401
 Sally Woolsey399
 Alan Epley373
 Ben Handley-Pritchard366


Hall of Shame, November 2011

Lowest scores over the period:

Name Result
 Chris Somers-604
 Richard Probst-551
 Roger Berry-523
 Beatrice Dixon-496
 Krisztina Ormay-481