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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

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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, 2012

January: Ben Handley-Pritchard

Winners, 2003-11

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), Alan Epley (twice), Fabrizio Farnesi, Martin Garvey (five times), Ben Handley-Pritchard (10 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 (four times), Lew Stansby (three times), John Therkelsen (five times), Laura Tidone (twice), Neil Trentham (16 times), Willie Whitaker (10 times), Philip Wood, Kit Woolsey (three times), Sally Woolsey

Ladder, January 2012

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 31st January 2012. 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
1	Ben Handley-Pritchard	1053.6	43.0	37	30%	94.6	405	-235	70%	-40.5	54.1
2	Ed Levy	1036.1	-24.1	19	42%	94.9	387	-213	79%	-51.0	43.9
-	Alessio Di Cesare	1023.3	84.3	4	75%	172.0	421	-44	75%	-67.4	104.6
3	Francesco Mazzadi	1017.9	55.1	6	50%	94.5	260	-44	67%	-40.0	54.5
4	Willie Whitaker	1016.8	23.6	20	35%	52.5	328	-167	55%	-32.5	20.0
5	Neil Trentham	1014.8	27.1	27	33%	50.8	263	-248	67%	-35.1	15.7
6	Laura Tidone	1013.1	4.6	54	30%	54.6	387	-228	65%	-41.6	13.1
7	Chris Dixon	1012.8	11.4	30	30%	46.8	371	-410	63%	-33.6	13.2
-	John Rebardo	1011.2	-8.9	2	50%	168.5	300	37	100%	-68.6	99.9
-	Jay Korobow	1010.1	25.5	1	100%	278.0	278	278	100%	-98.5	179.5
8	Richard Probst	1009.9	-16.9	17	24%	61.3	305	-150	65%	-48.4	12.9
-	Armando Pontecorvo	1009.0	12.4	1	100%	162.0	162	162	100%	-3.2	158.8
9	Steve De Roos	1006.6	-49.3	10	40%	51.7	251	-278	60%	-39.1	12.6
-	Christine Nelson	1001.9	-44.7	5	20%	51.2	356	-270	60%	-44.1	7.1
-	Chris Willenken	1001.5	-22.3	1	0%	145.0	145	145	100%	-119.1	25.9
10	Carlo Fogaroli	999.5	-17.1	52	37%	29.8	284	-291	65%	-30.3	-0.5
11	Tom Townsend	999.0	-5.4	30	40%	52.0	317	-275	70%	-53.1	-1.1
12	Goran Cekol	997.8	-47.9	49	33%	47.0	347	-356	67%	-49.2	-2.2
-	Steve Altus	994.0	28.0	3	67%	63.3	209	-64	67%	-98.8	-35.5
-	Marco Prestini	992.3	-22.5	1	0%	-126.0	-126	-126	0%	-10.1	-136.1
13	Pete Whipple	991.7	-28.9	8	25%	40.0	150	-131	75%	-59.3	-19.3
14	Steven De Donder	991.7	5.2	45	31%	58.0	442	-443	67%	-66.3	-8.3
-	Shireen Mohandes	991.6	-28.5	1	0%	-94.0	-94	-94	0%	-54.8	-148.8
-	Alberto Gerli	991.2	-52.5	4	0%	-9.5	140	-68	25%	-30.1	-39.6
15	Thomas Joannès	990.0	-20.4	19	32%	42.7	309	-240	74%	-54.9	-12.2
16	Alex Hydes	989.8	-29.3	6	17%	2.2	164	-109	50%	-33.1	-30.9
-	Irene Baroni	988.9	-15.6	2	50%	-10.5	146	-167	50%	-88.5	-99.0
-	Dave Brower	987.2	-129.6	2	0%	-19.5	144	-183	50%	-94.2	-113.7
17	Leonardo Rafat	986.2	-35.9	7	14%	-14.7	116	-209	57%	-21.8	-36.5
-	Gabriel Mihai Dragomir	984.7	-42.7	1	0%	-206.0	-206	-206	0%	-66.2	-272.2
-	Mauro Stivoli	984.2	-34.6	2	0%	-79.0	-4	-154	0%	-61.1	-140.1
18	Ivan Poštic	982.3	-123.7	6	33%	-23.5	164	-187	33%	-30.4	-53.9
-	Daniel Whipple	982.2	-40.4	1	0%	-211.0	-211	-211	0%	-104.4	-315.4
-	David Platnick	981.0	-39.3	1	0%	-228.0	-228	-228	0%	-109.2	-337.2
19	Rita Smith	980.2	-14.0	74	27%	21.2	302	-333	57%	-40.9	-19.8
-	Adam Grossack	979.9	-136.0	1	0%	-342.0	-342	-342	0%	-14.1	-356.1
20	Kit Woolsey	976.4	26.2	6	17%	-26.3	283	-176	33%	-45.5	-71.9
-	Pikachou	975.5	-77.9	1	0%	-325.0	-325	-325	0%	-110.3	-435.3
-	Vjeko Zepic	972.3	-406.9	1	0%	-471.0	-471	-471	0%	-19.6	-490.6
-	Corey Robinson	971.6	-82.3	5	20%	4.6	162	-121	40%	-107.5	-102.9
-	Alan Epley	971.4	18.2	4	0%	-98.8	4	-169	25%	-29.7	-128.4
21	Migry Zur Campanile	970.1	-55.2	27	22%	9.8	269	-359	48%	-41.5	-31.7
-	Beryl Dorscht	967.8	-199.8	1	0%	-595.0	-595	-595	0%	23.3	-571.7
22	Spiros Liarakos	967.7	-52.0	11	27%	-2.7	264	-367	55%	-54.6	-57.4
23	Fabio Lo Presti	967.5	17.2	41	27%	13.9	216	-320	56%	-46.5	-32.6
24	Andrea Dato	966.5	-53.5	31	26%	10.1	277	-486	55%	-44.6	-34.5
25	Sally Woolsey	965.1	4.1	12	42%	2.8	278	-375	58%	-60.7	-57.9
26	Vedran Zoric	962.7	-57.3	34	29%	1.9	225	-296	50%	-39.7	-37.9
27	Toni Meštrovic	956.5	-123.8	10	10%	-48.1	115	-246	30%	-35.4	-83.5
28	Ophir Reshef	954.2	-61.1	16	19%	-22.7	167	-235	44%	-39.0	-61.7
29	Dana Berkowitz	953.3	-103.4	7	0%	-75.3	87	-329	57%	-47.9	-123.2
30	Pat Civale	948.1	-38.9	49	18%	-3.0	202	-201	43%	-48.9	-51.9
31	Michael Wilkinson	947.7	-19.4	7	29%	-51.4	150	-418	57%	-86.3	-137.7
-	Claudia Zoloft Furey	946.0	-178.6	2	0%	-423.0	-410	-436	0%	-57.0	-480.0
32	John Parsons	945.7	-63.1	48	23%	-4.6	320	-345	48%	-49.6	-54.3
33	Aldo Gerli	945.6	-156.3	6	0%	-141.3	32	-414	17%	-24.1	-165.5
34	Dean Pokorny	942.2	-49.5	17	6%	-35.4	366	-244	29%	-39.7	-75.0
35	Doris Denny	940.6	-89.4	13	15%	-46.2	234	-289	46%	-46.3	-92.5
36	Nicole Gilmore	940.4	-23.0	19	32%	-20.9	236	-254	42%	-51.7	-72.6
37	Chris Somers	930.6	-105.5	21	24%	-38.6	243	-409	52%	-41.9	-80.5
38	Theodore Hwa	927.8	-115.6	19	21%	-20.9	250	-415	42%	-67.0	-87.9
39	Alessio Isaia	927.5	-76.4	21	14%	-31.9	411	-274	29%	-52.2	-84.1
40	Leonardo Cima	924.5	-91.5	12	17%	-103.2	223	-619	33%	-21.8	-125.0
41	Krisztina Ormay	919.9	-96.3	27	22%	-40.4	227	-392	48%	-44.5	-84.9
42	Joan Clark	909.1	-26.3	25	12%	-51.3	318	-416	40%	-47.2	-98.5
43	Daryu Aliotuus	901.9	-154.0	19	11%	-71.2	152	-366	47%	-48.3	-119.5
44	Joseph Schmitz	832.2	-202.7	16	6%	-199.0	71	-579	13%	-27.1	-226.1
45	Roger Berry	825.8	-206.3	29	3%	-136.0	84	-382	10%	-45.5	-181.6
46	Beatrice Dixon	821.7	-195.4	38	16%	-137.2	271	-720	29%	-42.4	-179.5

Hall of Fame, January 2012

Highest scores achieved over the period:

	Name	Result
	Steven De Donder	442
	Alessio Di Cesare	421
	Alessio Isaia	411
	Steven De Donder	407
	Ben Handley-Pritchard	405

Hall of Shame, January 2012

Lowest scores over the period:

	Name	Result
	Beatrice Dixon	-720
	Leonardo Cima	-619
	Beryl Dorscht	-595
	Joseph Schmitz	-579
	Joseph Schmitz	-560

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Ladder, January 2012

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Hall of Shame, January 2012