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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

December: 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, December 2011

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 31st December 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-Pritchard1072.642.23456%124.6355-18585%-50.873.8
2Neil Trentham1039.630.23642%79.3338-20472%-39.340.0
3Chris Dixon1037.711.53037%72.4286-25077%-33.439.0
4Nicole Gilmore1037.0-13.81942%90.6354-25179%-45.545.1
5Fabio Lo Presti1032.237.22152%84.9330-24681%-47.537.4
6John Rebardo1032.0-27.4650%127.2303-2483%-29.897.3
7Willie Whitaker1029.128.72528%61.3418-28964%-29.831.5
-Jon Rice1023.827.9250%218.540136100%-6.6211.9
8Steven De Donder1015.415.05129%72.6400-48873%-57.315.4
-Irene Baroni1014.014.81100%286.0286286100%-38.4247.6
-Tim Verbeek1012.770.7540%108.8362-11860%-62.846.0
9Tom Townsend1007.3-6.13933%46.9339-23859%-39.67.3
-Steve Altus1006.129.110%110.0110110100%-2.4107.6
-Chris Willenken1005.8-16.410%110.0110110100%-7.1102.9
-Jay Korobow1003.623.510%108.0108108100%-45.063.0
10Laura Tidone1002.12.35431%41.8259-28169%-39.72.1
11Chris Somers1001.1-124.160%36.5166-7467%-33.03.5
-Alex Hydes998.4-29.3250%26.5132-7950%-40.9-14.4
-Armando Pontecorvo997.623.710%-21.0-21-210%-22.0-43.0
12Ed Levy996.4-34.21338%26.1298-21862%-31.6-5.6
-Anne Jackson995.132.510%-65.0-65-650%-21.6-86.6
-Kit Woolsey994.543.3333%-0.7437-38433%-32.1-32.8
13Steve De Roos994.1-59.41127%14.2376-53945%-24.7-10.5
14Richard Probst990.5-20.83546%39.9323-40663%-49.6-9.6
-Shireen Mohandes988.7-20.850%-3.089-20060%-37.8-40.8
-Beryl Dorscht988.1-209.410%-222.0-222-2220%10.7-211.3
-Sally Woolsey987.922.5425%-10.8138-18050%-43.6-54.3
15Joan Clark984.6-12.91631%26.4190-25369%-47.1-20.7
16Rita Smith983.5-12.07027%13.5262-44253%-30.0-16.5
17Michael Wilkinson976.6-13.51735%33.5474-26559%-63.8-30.3
-Dave Brower974.6-132.510%-402.0-402-4020%-48.8-450.8
-Drew Hoskins972.7-124.320%-240.0-179-3010%-2.7-242.7
18Dana Berkowitz972.1-94.1617%-65.8136-32650%-19.0-84.8
19Carlo Fogaroli971.2-22.83415%0.4243-34856%-29.7-29.2
20Pete Whipple968.2-19.7838%6.1221-35350%-80.4-74.3
21Bryan Delfs966.1-50.8729%-62.3370-41143%-27.1-89.4
-Corey Robinson960.8-67.4520%-61.6287-21320%-80.2-141.8
22Mauro Stivoli957.0-10.3714%-60.0220-41343%-53.3-113.3
23Pat Civale954.0-33.53514%-2.7289-20346%-43.9-46.6
-Andrea953.0-165.040%-186.5-118-2830%-24.4-210.9
24Migry Zur Campanile952.5-48.61323%-28.6242-38138%-45.4-74.0
25Alan Epley950.514.2933%-45.3394-43544%-58.7-104.0
26John Parsons949.9-71.35723%2.4358-42353%-52.5-50.1
27Dean Pokorny945.5-42.62821%2.9272-23350%-60.1-57.2
28Vedran Zoric944.1-68.85022%-1.5343-34850%-54.4-55.9
29Spiros Liarakos942.5-46.5120%-48.5137-28333%-46.8-95.3
30Leonardo Cima928.4-88.4186%-65.7359-40039%-24.1-89.8
31Theodore Hwa916.6-117.8138%-88.2207-56938%-41.8-129.9
-Vjeko Zepic908.3-324.040%-411.0-254-7980%-1.0-412.0
32Goran Cekol896.3-100.24117%-49.6243-47137%-54.5-104.1
33Joseph Schmitz891.9-180.1147%-114.187-34821%-45.3-159.5
34Toni Meštrovic887.9-138.51527%-100.6260-67840%-57.0-157.6
35Ivan Poštic886.2-127.0225%-68.9396-36932%-60.4-129.3
36Daryu Aliotuus872.8-205.6120%-182.816-5328%-27.8-210.7
37Doris Denny871.8-82.2277%-107.4323-68822%-28.5-135.8
38Krisztina Ormay864.9-106.9176%-139.8106-30712%-35.5-175.3
39Roger Berry856.7-262.8100%-213.0102-45110%-62.4-275.4
40Beatrice Dixon824.8-204.0220%-159.7115-43827%-39.3-199.0


Hall of Fame, December 2011

Highest scores achieved over the period:

Name Result
 Michael Wilkinson474
 Kit Woolsey437
 Willie Whitaker418
 Willie Whitaker404
 Jon Rice401


Hall of Shame, December 2011

Lowest scores over the period:

Name Result
 Vjeko Zepic-798
 Doris Denny-688
 Toni Meštrovic-678
 Theodore Hwa-569
 Steve De Roos-539