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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, 2012

January: Ben Handley-Pritchard

February: Steven De Donder

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, February 2012

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 29th February 2012. Congratulations to Steven De Donder.

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
1Steven De Donder1084.829.82050%154.9393-3890%-54.3100.6
2Alan Epley1058.521.31759%122.6309-20888%-46.775.9
3Fabio Lo Presti1054.625.43348%98.8382-28279%-43.155.7
4Ben Handley-Pritchard1049.444.03330%84.0393-17173%-33.650.4
5Laura Tidone1038.710.72730%71.8356-16178%-30.841.0
6Willie Whitaker1034.326.02124%68.1288-9686%-28.439.8
7Neil Trentham1025.827.43132%58.0369-31471%-31.426.6
8Chris Dixon1015.112.54635%53.0396-34670%-37.915.1
-Claudia Zoloft Furey1011.2-141.81100%244.0244244100%-46.0198.0
-Andrew Garnett1011.1-0.21100%223.0223223100%-26.4196.6
9Rita Smith1008.9-10.42638%52.8349-33162%-43.39.6
-Pete Whipple1001.2-16.9333%73.312240100%-66.27.1
-Krisztina Ormay998.4-84.5425%-6.5265-34150%-0.7-7.2
-Alessio Di Cesare997.466.620%-1.0125-12750%-22.2-23.2
10Chris Willenken996.1-10.61118%37.2402-25473%-44.0-6.8
11Kit Woolsey996.126.51450%37.0256-36864%-42.8-5.8
12Vedran Zoric995.8-42.33129%41.5264-30665%-45.9-4.3
-Christine Nelson994.2-35.410%-93.0-93-930%-10.6-103.6
13Anne Jackson994.24.61136%11.2244-17055%-21.6-10.4
-Michael Wilkinson993.11.410%-107.0-107-1070%-14.6-121.6
-Jon Rice991.619.810%-27.0-27-270%-122.7-149.7
14Alessio Isaia991.3-58.81127%43.1261-10764%-58.6-15.5
-Alex Hydes991.1-15.6250%-4.5189-19850%-74.4-78.9
-Pietro Campanile991.0-136.610%-148.0-148-1480%-12.0-160.0
15Joan Clark990.1-18.42010%37.4233-45665%-49.1-11.7
-Francesco Mazzadi990.154.1333%-16.0135-10633%-43.1-59.1
-Corey Robinson989.2-73.7250%9.5205-18650%-105.5-96.0
-Arrigo Franchi987.9-35.210%-141.0-141-1410%-73.9-214.9
16Sally Woolsey987.42.42236%38.8317-30264%-53.0-14.3
17Dean Pokorny986.6-42.3633%-2.7207-21550%-38.1-40.7
-Davide Costa984.1-49.010%-237.0-237-2370%-44.6-281.6
18Richard Probst984.0-16.41323%22.1250-19446%-47.0-25.0
-Toni Meštrovic983.5-110.040%-19.064-10850%-55.2-74.2
19Andrea Dato983.2-40.81850%24.8337-48061%-45.9-21.1
-Mauro Stivoli983.1-47.220%-137.5-98-1770%-12.6-150.1
-Jovana Marinkovic982.5-68.310%-262.0-262-2620%-49.2-311.2
-Adam Grossack982.0-139.910%-290.0-290-2900%-30.0-320.0
-Bryan Delfs981.8-83.820%-88.566-24350%-73.3-161.8
20Massoun M ejjeh981.2-22.3633%-55.2166-27033%-1.9-57.1
-Beryl Dorscht977.6-217.720%-138.513-29050%-60.8-199.3
21John Rebardo977.1-27.8825%7.1268-24650%-60.6-53.5
22Ophir Reshef976.2-28.74321%26.1352-37760%-50.0-23.9
23Ivan Poštic974.5-109.4743%-16.7132-22843%-50.5-67.2
-Gabriel Mihai Dragomir972.2-149.710%-375.0-375-3750%-118.2-493.2
24Irene Baroni971.3-31.51331%19.5325-22746%-64.2-44.7
-Aldo Gerli968.2-153.930%-163.344-32333%-26.1-189.4
25Tom Townsend966.9-0.71118%-6.7377-28427%-52.0-58.7
-Alberto Gerli965.1-132.010%-557.0-557-5570%-62.9-619.9
26Goran Cekol965.0-42.94129%16.7325-45159%-51.9-35.2
27Steve De Roos963.6-50.31250%-14.8311-63858%-45.4-60.2
28Ed Levy963.3-27.42733%9.2311-29559%-48.1-38.9
29Spiros Liarakos961.6-53.91323%-9.2214-25138%-50.6-59.7
-Daryu Aliotuus961.3-146.950%-93.4101-28820%-46.7-140.1
30Pat Civale959.2-38.92825%7.0232-18661%-49.9-42.9
31Dana Berkowitz959.1-90.81217%-17.9137-21550%-49.8-67.8
32Carlo Fogaroli958.0-22.63716%-18.5241-37949%-23.8-42.4
-Armando Pontecorvo954.5-0.730%-269.3-100-5140%-1.5-270.8
33Marco Prestini953.8-81.81217%-40.1331-47333%-36.4-76.5
34John Parsons953.0-57.85223%4.2302-46144%-51.2-47.0
35Thomas Joannès949.3-45.13923%-2.6377-28044%-48.3-51.0
36Chris Somers946.5-109.41010%-37.6184-29940%-65.3-102.9
37Nicole Gilmore937.5-32.62417%-15.8198-39046%-52.9-68.7
38Jon Cooke936.1-82.41631%-34.8250-46044%-51.4-86.1
39Leonardo Cima934.1-91.81323%-61.3256-48946%-41.4-102.7
40Leonardo Rafat933.8-77.01414%-56.6162-39936%-41.0-97.6
41Migry Zur Campanile930.0-60.97120%-29.4281-44144%-40.6-70.0
42Federico Iavicoli927.7-81.62114%-33.5212-31548%-50.3-83.8
43Doris Denny913.6-97.0180%-30.4159-29544%-78.0-108.4
44Theodore Hwa899.4-114.52010%-70.1285-32030%-49.4-119.4
45Joseph Schmitz892.9-181.6157%-111.6277-50120%-39.0-150.6
46Beatrice Dixon807.2-193.1504%-154.3192-59022%-38.6-192.9
47Roger Berry768.3-227.4234%-199.193-50513%-59.5-258.6


Hall of Fame, February 2012

Highest scores achieved over the period:

Name Result
 Chris Willenken402
 Chris Dixon396
 Ben Handley-Pritchard393
 Steven De Donder393
 Fabio Lo Presti382


Hall of Shame, February 2012

Lowest scores over the period:

Name Result
 Steve De Roos-638
 Beatrice Dixon-590
 Beatrice Dixon-581
 Alberto Gerli-557
 Armando Pontecorvo-514