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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.

This month

Ladder

Halls of Shame & Fame

Game data

This year

Ladder

Zester and Apple Core Ladder

Halls of Shame & Fame

Previous ladders

January 2004-December 2012

Previous game data

January 2003-December 2012

Barbu Heroes

Largest number of monthly ladder wins

Neil Trentham (18)

All time highest scorer

Kit Woolsey (+653)

Highest score on a single deal

Kit Woolsey: +275 at Dominoes, subsequently equalled by Jon Rice

Winners, 2003-12

2012 ladder: Ben Handley-Pritchard

2012 “Zester”: Ben Handley-Pritchard

2011 ladder: Fabio Lo Presti

2011 “Zester”: Willie Whitaker

2011 “Apple core”: Steve Altus

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 (four times), Steven De Donder (twice), Alan Epley (twice), Fabrizio Farnesi, Franco Garbosi, Martin Garvey (five times), Ben Handley-Pritchard (13 times), Graham Hazel, Anne Jackson (twice), Doron Limor (seven times), Francesco Mazzadi (twice), Joon Pahk, Armando Pontecorvo (three times), Richard Probst, Jérome Rombaut (twice), Jon Rice, Mike Rice (six times), JoAnna Stansby (four times), Lew Stansby (three times), John Therkelsen (five times), Laura Tidone (twice), Neil Trentham (18 times), Willie Whitaker (10 times), Philip Wood, Kit Woolsey (four times), Sally Woolsey

Ladder, 2012

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 31st December 2012. Congratulations to Ben Handley-Pritchard.

Pos	Name	Ladder score	Current playing strength	Games	Wins	Avg. score	High score	Low score	Positive scores	Avg. playing strengh of oppo	Avg. score adj. for oppo's strength
1	Ben Handley-Pritchard	1042.0	31.8	346	35%	76.5	502	-307	70%	-34.5	42.0
-	Willie Whittaker	1030.0	149.8	41	29%	60.5	328	-167	71%	-30.4	30.1
2	Doron Limor	1029.7	29.3	183	38%	69.0	471	-439	74%	-39.4	29.7
3	Steven De Donder	1023.1	18.1	331	37%	68.3	442	-483	70%	-45.3	23.1
-	Mike Rice	1023.0	33.4	19	42%	84.1	374	-310	63%	-56.1	28.0
4	Fabio Lo Presti	1021.2	29.3	176	40%	64.9	422	-320	70%	-43.7	21.2
5	Neil Trentham	1015.3	10.8	446	38%	55.4	426	-396	68%	-40.1	15.3
6	Alan Epley	1015.0	14.3	134	37%	60.1	409	-406	66%	-45.1	15.0
7	Chris Dixon	1007.1	-3.1	398	34%	50.9	461	-432	65%	-43.8	7.1
-	Joel Wooldridge	1006.6	58.2	2	50%	97.5	195	0	50%	-38.7	58.8
-	Raghavendra Rajkumar	1003.7	2.7	1	0%	120.0	120	120	100%	-55.2	64.8
-	JoAnna Stansby	1002.7	41.1	6	50%	73.0	189	-119	83%	-64.9	8.1
-	Alessio Di Cesare	1000.1	88.4	7	43%	57.1	421	-286	57%	-56.8	0.4
-	Massimo Dato	998.9	118.8	1	0%	-25.0	-25	-25	0%	5.8	-19.2
-	Andrew Garnett	998.6	31.4	2	50%	5.5	223	-212	50%	-17.7	-12.2
8	Tom Townsend	997.5	-2.0	131	37%	47.6	377	-284	63%	-50.1	-2.5
-	Elisa Romano	996.6	-1.4	1	0%	-15.0	-15	-15	0%	-45.8	-60.8
9	Kit Woolsey	994.8	12.0	108	36%	33.7	398	-525	57%	-38.8	-5.2
-	Giuseppe Failla	994.8	-52.4	4	25%	18.3	208	-126	50%	-41.5	-23.2
-	Nicholas Cheung	994.1	3.2	3	33%	31.7	116	-41	67%	-66.8	-35.1
-	T.C. Altus	993.8	17.9	2	0%	-64.0	-23	-105	0%	8.7	-55.3
10	Laura Tidone	992.6	-12.9	414	27%	34.7	390	-355	59%	-42.1	-7.4
11	Richard Probst	991.4	-13.5	165	30%	37.4	348	-487	59%	-46.0	-8.6
-	Fabrice Dauvergne	990.1	-4.1	1	0%	-113.0	-113	-113	0%	-62.5	-175.5
-	Franco Garbosi	989.5	-8.2	65	23%	44.4	435	-331	62%	-55.0	-10.5
-	Aymeric Lebatteaux	987.6	16.9	3	33%	-53.0	153	-156	33%	-20.8	-73.8
-	Dave Brower	987.2	17.2	2	0%	-19.5	144	-183	50%	-94.2	-113.7
12	Alessio Isaia	986.8	-8.0	261	35%	47.6	444	-375	62%	-60.8	-13.2
-	Salvatore Bianco	986.4	-15.9	1	0%	-214.0	-214	-214	0%	-27.8	-241.8
-	Martina Chiaramonte	986.2	-5.3	1	0%	-221.0	-221	-221	0%	-23.1	-244.1
-	Jon Rice	984.8	23.7	2	0%	-34.5	-27	-42	0%	-100.3	-134.8
-	Michael Wilkinson	984.6	-14.2	68	34%	31.0	368	-418	63%	-46.4	-15.4
-	Pete Whipple	984.4	-17.9	22	23%	45.1	236	-131	77%	-62.9	-17.8
-	Davide Costa	984.1	74.8	1	0%	-237.0	-237	-237	0%	-44.6	-281.6
-	Jovana Marinkovic	982.5	55.5	1	0%	-262.0	-262	-262	0%	-49.2	-311.2
-	Daniel Whipple	982.2	106.5	1	0%	-211.0	-211	-211	0%	-104.4	-315.4
-	Arrigo Franchi	982.0	59.4	2	0%	-63.5	14	-141	50%	-96.2	-159.7
13	Dean Pokorny	981.2	-27.1	396	28%	23.9	391	-532	58%	-42.7	-18.8
-	David Platnick	981.0	107.6	1	0%	-228.0	-228	-228	0%	-109.2	-337.2
-	Mike Berkowitz	980.5	-64.5	1	0%	-269.0	-269	-269	0%	-77.3	-346.3
14	Marco Prestini	979.5	-17.7	228	29%	22.3	510	-473	58%	-42.9	-20.5
-	Chris Willenken	978.9	-22.6	89	34%	21.5	402	-348	61%	-42.6	-21.1
-	Vedran Zoric	978.5	42.9	69	29%	22.8	357	-306	57%	-44.3	-21.5
15	Fabrizio Farnesi	977.5	-21.7	260	31%	20.3	478	-700	58%	-42.8	-22.5
16	Anne Jackson	976.8	-24.3	379	28%	12.5	339	-582	58%	-35.7	-23.2
-	Massoun M ejjeh	976.2	-19.5	9	22%	-46.6	166	-270	33%	-3.6	-50.1
-	Shireen Mohandes	975.7	-2.1	6	0%	-24.7	79	-100	50%	-49.2	-73.8
-	Pikachou	975.5	68.9	1	0%	-325.0	-325	-325	0%	-110.3	-435.3
17	Goran Cekol	974.9	-32.5	214	27%	23.2	347	-486	60%	-48.3	-25.1
-	Ed Levy	972.5	13.8	59	34%	17.2	387	-339	59%	-44.8	-27.5
-	Vjeko Zepic	972.3	-260.0	1	0%	-471.0	-471	-471	0%	-19.6	-490.6
-	Ophir Reshef	971.9	-23.1	86	22%	18.8	352	-377	58%	-46.9	-28.1
-	Steve Altus	971.3	9.4	33	30%	26.1	248	-289	61%	-55.4	-29.3
18	Migry Zur Campanile	970.6	-17.9	584	25%	13.1	366	-441	54%	-42.5	-29.4
19	Federico Iavicoli	970.5	-19.2	505	30%	28.3	448	-473	58%	-57.8	-29.5
-	Steve De Roos	970.5	0.0	41	41%	5.3	418	-638	56%	-34.9	-29.6
20	Spiros Liarakos	969.9	-27.5	176	27%	16.6	385	-375	55%	-46.7	-30.1
-	Jay Korobow	968.8	67.5	15	33%	10.3	278	-271	60%	-54.2	-43.8
-	Francesco Mazzadi	968.1	40.8	16	25%	-6.1	260	-573	50%	-36.9	-43.0
21	Sally Woolsey	967.1	-13.5	124	27%	5.6	351	-438	56%	-38.6	-32.9
22	Thomas Joannès	965.4	-36.1	184	28%	12.9	464	-453	54%	-47.4	-34.6
-	John Rebardo	964.6	-18.5	69	29%	24.5	300	-395	62%	-59.9	-35.4
-	Dominik Mokni	964.4	-99.0	3	0%	-172.7	28	-288	33%	-39.3	-212.0
23	Rita Smith	962.2	-43.9	715	26%	22.8	363	-442	59%	-60.6	-37.8
24	Alessandro Vanoglio	961.2	-35.4	241	29%	7.2	448	-483	55%	-46.0	-38.8
-	Giuseppe Delle Cave	960.4	-26.9	43	37%	28.6	308	-447	56%	-68.3	-39.7
-	Bryan Delfs	960.1	-65.5	12	33%	-9.4	155	-243	58%	-56.7	-66.1
25	Joan Clark	959.4	-41.2	343	22%	6.2	371	-588	53%	-46.9	-40.6
26	Carlo Fogaroli	957.6	-50.1	341	22%	-7.1	412	-424	50%	-35.3	-42.4
-	Gabriel Mihai Dragomir	957.0	-25.9	2	0%	-290.5	-206	-375	0%	-92.2	-382.7
-	Ivan Poštic	954.9	-104.2	14	36%	-27.7	164	-228	36%	-38.8	-66.5
-	Alex Hydes	952.7	-32.4	12	17%	-38.3	189	-222	42%	-39.9	-78.3
-	Anaranjaverde	950.8	-97.9	1	0%	-776.0	-776	-776	0%	-96.0	-872.0
-	Raf Vermeiren	949.9	-88.2	5	0%	-154.6	-30	-298	0%	-26.6	-181.2
-	Gianpaolo Eramo	949.3	-33.6	81	26%	5.9	366	-557	54%	-56.6	-50.7
-	Alberto Gerli	948.7	-29.5	6	0%	-111.2	140	-557	17%	-44.9	-156.1
-	Armando Pontecorvo	948.3	82.0	8	13%	-119.6	162	-514	13%	-1.0	-120.6
27	Dana Berkowitz	947.7	-45.3	280	23%	-6.9	333	-524	51%	-45.4	-52.3
28	John Parsons	947.6	-61.8	337	25%	1.3	406	-593	49%	-53.6	-52.4
-	Francesca Canali	946.9	-175.7	3	0%	-235.0	-117	-300	0%	-80.9	-315.9
-	Nicole Gilmore	946.7	-20.6	95	22%	-1.0	356	-390	48%	-52.3	-53.3
-	Matthias Huberschwiller	945.5	-79.4	14	36%	-14.6	316	-428	64%	-65.8	-80.4
-	Mauro Stivoli	944.5	-47.0	55	27%	-2.4	505	-521	49%	-53.1	-55.5
29	Pat Civale	943.6	-62.0	284	22%	-0.7	350	-399	54%	-55.6	-56.4
-	Mustapha Imbarcato Kanit	941.8	-110.3	4	0%	-180.3	-115	-263	0%	-81.2	-261.5
-	Tomislav Mergl	941.5	-182.1	4	0%	-229.8	-89	-366	0%	-33.0	-262.8
-	Andrea Dato	940.7	-63.9	92	30%	-6.9	436	-486	50%	-52.5	-59.3
-	Toni Meštrovic	940.1	-3.8	15	7%	-44.9	115	-246	33%	-39.4	-84.3
-	James Dixon	937.2	-172.1	3	0%	-315.0	-192	-425	0%	-58.6	-373.6
-	Jon Cooke	934.0	44.0	18	28%	-29.4	250	-460	44%	-53.3	-82.8
30	Krisztina Ormay	932.9	-73.2	127	23%	-35.5	458	-618	44%	-31.6	-67.1
-	Una Pecina-Milisavljevic	932.4	-63.2	15	7%	-73.7	178	-292	20%	-21.4	-95.0
-	Benjamin Millet	931.8	-219.8	3	0%	-375.7	-123	-808	0%	-30.2	-405.8
-	Adam Grossack	930.7	-104.4	5	0%	-207.2	23	-342	20%	-43.5	-250.7
-	Christine Nelson	929.3	-19.7	19	16%	-36.2	356	-285	42%	-50.0	-86.1
-	Leonardo Rafat	928.0	-65.0	28	11%	-36.9	165	-399	43%	-38.7	-75.6
-	James Krot	927.0	-163.6	4	0%	-276.3	-124	-603	0%	-51.6	-327.8
31	Cinzia Giordano	926.6	-68.3	284	17%	-22.7	403	-503	47%	-50.7	-73.4
32	Stan Schenker	926.3	-52.5	577	21%	-17.5	518	-422	46%	-56.2	-73.7
33	Leonardo Cima	918.6	-82.5	164	24%	-26.7	436	-619	47%	-54.7	-81.4
-	Georgio Sigon	912.8	-58.8	67	30%	-28.8	329	-403	45%	-58.4	-87.2
-	Irene Baroni	912.2	-81.3	60	18%	-34.7	377	-469	43%	-53.1	-87.8
34	Manuela Schiano	910.7	-75.7	422	15%	-38.3	352	-516	44%	-51.0	-89.3
-	Chris Somers	909.2	4.4	32	19%	-44.8	243	-409	47%	-48.2	-93.0
-	Niccolò Fossi	906.0	-98.8	7	0%	-216.4	72	-450	14%	-31.4	-247.8
-	Theodore Hwa	903.1	-106.5	83	18%	-35.6	285	-415	43%	-61.3	-96.9
-	Claudia Zoloft Furey	897.5	-272.9	6	17%	-275.5	244	-580	17%	-36.5	-312.0
-	Bob Drijver	895.2	-103.2	12	8%	-141.6	120	-564	33%	-32.0	-173.5
-	Diana Tenery-Ascher	888.9	-120.3	11	9%	-153.8	123	-380	9%	-43.3	-197.2
35	Umberto Prestini	887.5	-121.7	158	17%	-53.5	387	-486	43%	-59.0	-112.5
-	Aldo Gerli	886.5	-146.7	15	0%	-118.7	54	-414	27%	-40.8	-159.5
36	Doris Denny	886.5	-111.0	257	16%	-43.7	342	-517	41%	-69.8	-113.5
-	Pietro Campanile	886.5	-145.0	16	0%	-121.9	65	-396	6%	-31.0	-152.9
-	Corey Robinson	880.5	-96.6	37	14%	-41.8	205	-440	43%	-78.7	-120.6
-	Daryu Aliotuus	880.0	-138.3	40	13%	-60.7	348	-366	40%	-59.9	-120.5
37	Mihaela Popa	869.0	-116.4	168	14%	-71.3	318	-617	40%	-59.7	-131.0
-	Loren Perry	860.5	-149.2	19	5%	-90.9	120	-329	21%	-78.9	-169.9
-	Gergely Szentandrási	851.7	-173.4	20	10%	-100.0	142	-638	35%	-75.9	-175.9
-	Vincenzo Serino	851.3	-147.4	27	19%	-80.5	226	-499	26%	-77.0	-157.5
38	Beatrice Dixon	842.1	-146.9	441	8%	-109.0	271	-720	31%	-48.9	-157.9
39	Joseph Schmitz	830.1	-163.8	206	12%	-118.0	351	-716	29%	-51.9	-169.9
40	Sabina Schiano	829.3	-156.6	259	8%	-122.9	260	-626	25%	-47.8	-170.7
-	Andrea Bulgari	827.9	-176.1	33	9%	-117.5	249	-591	24%	-58.0	-175.5
41	Roger Berry	804.7	-198.4	141	3%	-133.0	258	-638	17%	-62.3	-195.3
-	Angela Poli	786.6	-366.7	11	0%	-294.1	-30	-506	0%	-84.7	-378.8
-	Beryl Dorscht	770.5	-228.3	69	3%	-175.9	160	-595	20%	-53.5	-229.5

Hall of Fame, 2012

Highest scores achieved over the period:

	Name	Result
	Stan Schenker	518
	Marco Prestini	510
	Mauro Stivoli	505
	Ben Handley-Pritchard	502
	Fabrizio Farnesi	478

Hall of Shame, 2012

Lowest scores over the period:

	Name	Result
	Benjamin Millet	-808
	Anaranjaverde	-776
	Beatrice Dixon	-720
	Joseph Schmitz	-716
	Fabrizio Farnesi	-700