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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 2012

February 2012

March 2012

January 2004-December 2011

Previous game data

January 2012

February 2012

March 2012

January 2003-December 2011

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

March: 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, March 2012

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 31st March 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	1075.9	53.7	34	38%	93.7	413	-189	76%	-16.6	77.1
2	Steven De Donder	1043.3	27.9	34	41%	68.3	309	-483	68%	-24.3	44.0
3	Chris Dixon	1032.3	20.3	42	31%	58.1	335	-156	64%	-25.7	32.4
4	Neil Trentham	1024.3	27.8	50	38%	51.6	412	-277	64%	-27.3	24.3
5	Fabio Lo Presti	1024.3	29.0	14	36%	82.1	334	-111	86%	-46.3	35.8
-	Steve De Roos	1016.5	-41.0	4	50%	65.3	256	-171	50%	8.7	73.9
6	Joan Clark	1016.1	-14.7	30	30%	48.7	264	-315	77%	-32.1	16.6
7	Alan Epley	1012.4	29.7	7	29%	78.0	254	-234	71%	-45.2	32.8
8	Alessio Isaia	1009.3	-31.1	14	43%	71.5	281	-171	64%	-57.7	13.8
-	Vedran Zoric	1006.2	-36.5	3	33%	101.7	357	-126	67%	-65.0	36.7
9	Ophir Reshef	1003.3	-16.9	18	33%	46.4	278	-209	67%	-42.3	4.1
-	Massoun M ejjeh	1002.5	-17.8	2	0%	15.5	121	-90	50%	6.7	22.2
-	Marco Prestini	1002.0	-61.2	3	33%	52.0	367	-233	67%	-40.2	11.8
-	Michael Wilkinson	1001.2	-15.2	4	50%	71.0	219	-95	75%	-65.6	5.4
-	Massimo Dato	998.9	8.8	1	0%	-25.0	-25	-25	0%	5.8	-19.2
-	John Rebardo	998.9	-24.8	3	33%	33.0	180	-171	67%	-39.8	-6.8
-	Theodore Hwa	998.4	-111.4	1	0%	70.0	70	70	100%	-99.1	-29.1
-	Francesco Mazzadi	996.2	50.1	3	0%	13.3	45	-9	67%	-36.2	-22.9
-	Chris Willenken	995.4	-13.3	2	50%	17.5	96	-61	50%	-58.8	-41.3
10	Pat Civale	995.1	-32.7	14	43%	53.1	280	-280	64%	-60.4	-7.2
11	Laura Tidone	995.0	4.9	55	18%	26.5	351	-299	53%	-31.5	-5.0
12	Migry Zur Campanile	994.3	-49.5	30	33%	48.1	299	-277	67%	-54.0	-5.9
-	Arrigo Franchi	994.1	-50.5	1	0%	14.0	14	14	100%	-118.4	-104.4
-	Jon Cooke	993.7	-65.9	2	0%	13.0	31	-5	50%	-69.1	-56.1
-	Toni Meštrovic	992.5	-113.7	1	0%	-116.0	-116	-116	0%	-16.4	-132.4
-	Shireen Mohandes	992.4	-47.3	1	0%	-80.0	-80	-80	0%	-54.5	-134.5
-	Alberto Gerli	991.1	-139.4	1	0%	-72.0	-72	-72	0%	-86.1	-158.1
-	Pete Whipple	988.0	-18.9	3	33%	31.7	159	-56	33%	-103.1	-71.5
-	Corey Robinson	988.0	-79.6	3	33%	40.3	113	-43	67%	-111.9	-71.5
-	Martina Chiaramonte	986.2	-115.2	1	0%	-221.0	-221	-221	0%	-23.1	-244.1
13	Sally Woolsey	986.1	2.1	11	9%	1.4	148	-197	45%	-26.0	-24.6
-	Chris Somers	985.4	-105.6	1	0%	-247.0	-247	-247	0%	-11.3	-258.3
-	Armando Pontecorvo	985.4	2.9	1	0%	-253.0	-253	-253	0%	-6.2	-259.2
-	Leonardo Rafat	985.0	-67.4	3	0%	-29.7	82	-143	33%	-59.7	-89.4
14	Fabrizio Farnesi	981.3	-12.5	28	25%	14.4	287	-388	57%	-34.0	-19.7
-	Adam Grossack	980.4	-164.8	1	0%	-340.0	-340	-340	0%	-8.0	-348.0
-	Matthias Huberschwiller	978.8	-71.8	4	50%	4.8	131	-251	75%	-100.0	-95.3
15	Ed Levy	978.2	-25.7	6	17%	-54.2	147	-316	33%	-12.1	-66.2
16	Thomas Joannès	974.4	-35.8	43	26%	3.5	387	-453	56%	-29.2	-25.7
17	Goran Cekol	973.6	-42.0	15	27%	8.7	212	-193	47%	-45.8	-37.2
-	Pietro Campanile	973.2	-146.9	2	0%	-208.5	-153	-264	0%	-30.1	-238.6
18	Dean Pokorny	972.0	-50.3	7	29%	-33.4	199	-216	43%	-40.3	-73.7
19	Rita Smith	971.6	-20.5	92	27%	17.8	363	-354	59%	-46.2	-28.4
20	Nicole Gilmore	969.4	-32.6	21	29%	26.5	356	-308	52%	-61.9	-35.4
21	Leonardo Cima	966.6	-89.0	13	38%	6.4	201	-317	46%	-58.4	-52.1
-	Giuseppe Delle Cave	960.6	-137.6	4	0%	-131.5	85	-447	25%	-45.5	-177.0
22	Richard Probst	960.1	-17.9	19	21%	-7.8	250	-434	53%	-40.8	-48.6
23	Krisztina Ormay	959.8	-91.4	8	13%	-79.6	143	-401	38%	-14.2	-93.9
24	Joseph Schmitz	957.8	-168.8	7	14%	-67.6	102	-486	57%	-43.7	-111.3
25	Spiros Liarakos	957.4	-51.9	21	24%	-1.4	251	-253	48%	-48.0	-49.4
26	Carlo Fogaroli	955.3	-24.7	28	29%	-26.7	362	-424	46%	-20.3	-46.9
27	Christine Nelson	954.9	-58.4	6	17%	-69.7	53	-188	17%	-67.7	-137.3
28	Federico Iavicoli	953.1	-51.3	55	25%	-3.5	325	-363	49%	-43.5	-47.0
29	Dana Berkowitz	952.9	-94.8	8	25%	-53.6	136	-239	25%	-56.4	-110.1
30	Daryu Aliotuus	949.7	-148.5	6	17%	-86.7	134	-310	17%	-66.5	-153.1
31	Anne Jackson	946.3	-6.0	27	33%	-19.9	208	-287	44%	-37.0	-56.9
32	Kit Woolsey	942.9	17.0	8	25%	-86.0	192	-525	38%	-47.3	-133.3
33	Irene Baroni	941.9	-55.5	11	9%	-62.8	377	-349	36%	-40.3	-103.1
34	Andrea Dato	928.6	-52.0	21	29%	-14.2	436	-439	48%	-68.6	-82.8
-	James Krot	927.0	-273.5	4	0%	-276.3	-124	-603	0%	-51.6	-327.8
35	John Parsons	923.3	-62.2	33	21%	-25.2	285	-593	45%	-53.1	-78.2
36	Doris Denny	883.0	-101.2	32	25%	-53.3	192	-315	34%	-66.5	-119.8
37	Beryl Dorscht	880.0	-216.9	11	0%	-190.0	105	-439	9%	-23.0	-213.0
38	Roger Berry	861.7	-201.4	23	0%	-97.2	88	-327	26%	-57.1	-154.3
39	Beatrice Dixon	828.2	-184.8	51	2%	-136.9	187	-622	22%	-34.9	-171.8

Hall of Fame, March 2012

Highest scores achieved over the period:

	Name	Result
	Andrea Dato	436
	Ben Handley-Pritchard	413
	Neil Trentham	412
	Ben Handley-Pritchard	407
	Thomas Joannès	387

Hall of Shame, March 2012

Lowest scores over the period:

	Name	Result
	Beatrice Dixon	-622
	James Krot	-603
	John Parsons	-593
	Kit Woolsey	-525
	Joseph Schmitz	-486