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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

April 2012

January 2004-December 2011

Previous game data

January 2012

February 2012

March 2012

April 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

April: Neil Trentham

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, April 2012

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 30th April 2012. Congratulations to Neil Trentham.

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	Neil Trentham	1090.6	46.8	52	60%	126.9	426	-254	81%	-36.3	90.6
2	Ben Handley-Pritchard	1054.3	51.4	49	29%	80.7	405	-233	69%	-26.4	54.4
3	Steven De Donder	1040.2	29.5	53	40%	77.3	431	-376	58%	-37.1	40.2
4	Richard Probst	1038.6	-13.3	17	35%	83.2	309	-364	71%	-33.1	50.1
-	Kit Woolsey	1029.2	32.3	4	75%	166.5	275	-24	75%	-35.4	131.1
-	Matthias Huberschwiller	1021.2	3.6	3	100%	174.3	316	70	100%	-48.2	126.1
5	Alan Epley	1020.0	20.4	10	40%	86.9	313	-65	70%	-48.4	38.5
6	Chris Dixon	1019.5	17.5	35	34%	67.5	323	-217	66%	-47.7	19.8
-	Fabio Lo Presti	1010.1	28.2	2	100%	123.0	163	83	100%	-33.6	89.4
7	Mauro Stivoli	1003.6	-28.0	9	44%	42.1	207	-257	67%	-34.5	7.6
8	Anne Jackson	1003.6	-3.6	40	35%	28.9	234	-339	68%	-25.3	3.6
-	Armando Pontecorvo	999.7	12.9	1	0%	-6.0	-6	-6	0%	-0.1	-6.1
-	Giuseppe Delle Cave	996.6	-73.6	5	20%	52.0	130	-63	80%	-64.3	-12.3
-	Dean Pokorny	995.7	-37.5	1	0%	-52.0	-52	-52	0%	-24.0	-76.0
9	Spiros Liarakos	995.4	-42.8	16	38%	33.6	371	-271	56%	-39.8	-6.2
-	Pete Whipple	995.4	-28.4	5	0%	38.6	62	14	100%	-55.4	-16.8
10	John Parsons	995.2	-50.1	32	25%	35.6	363	-216	59%	-40.5	-4.9
11	Laura Tidone	995.1	1.5	53	36%	40.3	331	-353	62%	-45.2	-4.9
12	Michael Wilkinson	994.9	-18.8	7	14%	28.3	368	-177	57%	-41.8	-13.5
-	Theodore Hwa	991.6	-99.7	1	0%	-103.0	-103	-103	0%	-45.7	-148.7
-	Aldo Gerli	991.3	-148.2	2	0%	-12.0	54	-78	50%	-65.0	-77.0
13	Sally Woolsey	986.5	-1.3	6	33%	7.3	287	-335	67%	-48.4	-41.0
-	Bryan Delfs	986.2	-75.8	1	0%	-164.0	-164	-164	0%	-80.8	-244.8
-	Steve De Roos	984.7	-32.5	3	33%	-54.3	303	-324	33%	-36.6	-90.9
-	Daryu Aliotuus	982.3	-146.7	3	33%	5.0	134	-191	67%	-110.6	-105.6
-	Pietro Campanile	981.2	-150.0	2	0%	-78.5	-74	-83	0%	-88.5	-167.0
14	Ophir Reshef	978.1	-23.2	7	14%	-19.6	195	-176	43%	-38.2	-57.8
15	Marco Prestini	975.6	-55.9	10	10%	5.0	510	-240	50%	-51.8	-46.8
16	Fabrizio Farnesi	975.6	-16.3	52	27%	10.4	443	-439	56%	-34.8	-24.4
17	Dana Berkowitz	974.9	-80.9	12	8%	5.2	266	-276	50%	-46.8	-41.6
18	Joan Clark	973.0	-18.8	22	14%	3.2	214	-279	59%	-33.9	-30.6
19	Alessio Isaia	971.7	-30.7	36	39%	37.9	394	-375	67%	-66.5	-28.6
-	John Rebardo	971.5	-34.2	4	25%	-68.3	106	-395	50%	-59.8	-128.0
20	Goran Cekol	970.7	-42.7	9	11%	-30.1	263	-486	44%	-31.5	-61.6
21	Andrea Dato	966.2	-59.7	6	33%	-41.3	369	-357	33%	-61.6	-103.0
22	Nicole Gilmore	960.4	-34.7	19	21%	-11.3	212	-299	47%	-36.9	-48.2
23	Christine Nelson	959.8	-60.7	6	17%	-84.7	114	-285	50%	-37.7	-122.4
24	Pat Civale	959.2	-37.6	22	23%	7.0	309	-228	50%	-53.3	-46.3
25	Rita Smith	956.6	-27.3	53	23%	18.6	249	-394	53%	-62.0	-43.4
-	Corey Robinson	955.7	-88.8	4	25%	-125.5	200	-440	50%	-73.5	-199.0
26	Bob Drijver	954.2	-94.7	9	11%	-62.8	120	-345	44%	-33.5	-96.3
-	Chris Willenken	954.1	-36.0	4	25%	-171.0	57	-317	25%	-35.0	-206.0
-	Raf Vermeiren	952.6	-169.2	4	0%	-185.8	-46	-298	0%	-26.9	-212.6
-	Beryl Dorscht	950.1	-203.1	5	0%	-181.6	41	-440	20%	1.2	-180.4
27	Carlo Fogaroli	949.8	-32.0	27	15%	-23.8	364	-307	41%	-29.4	-53.2
-	Ed Levy	949.3	-22.4	4	0%	-181.5	-72	-339	0%	-46.1	-227.6
28	Migry Zur Campanile	947.9	-50.3	46	20%	3.4	290	-346	50%	-55.5	-52.2
-	Mustapha Imbarcato Kanit	941.8	-203.8	4	0%	-180.3	-115	-263	0%	-81.2	-261.5
29	Cinzia Giordano	939.5	-70.6	19	11%	-32.6	361	-503	53%	-41.1	-73.7
30	Umberto Prestini	939.1	-184.7	6	0%	-132.3	23	-269	17%	-52.9	-185.2
31	Doris Denny	933.3	-96.0	27	30%	1.5	342	-412	52%	-72.2	-70.7
32	Thomas Joannès	931.9	-48.4	19	16%	-31.1	350	-414	42%	-51.9	-83.0
33	Joseph Schmitz	931.2	-178.4	6	17%	-149.7	100	-409	17%	-59.6	-209.2
34	Andrea Bulgari	920.8	-150.3	10	10%	-95.3	137	-410	40%	-56.8	-152.1
35	Alessandro Vanoglio	914.2	-95.1	23	22%	-60.4	348	-473	39%	-35.3	-95.8
36	Krisztina Ormay	910.1	-93.5	36	22%	-70.2	313	-618	31%	-20.7	-90.9
37	Federico Iavicoli	906.4	-73.6	65	14%	-46.5	411	-423	34%	-47.2	-93.6
38	Stan Schenker	903.0	-97.0	52	13%	-47.5	216	-376	38%	-49.6	-97.0
39	Leonardo Cima	898.5	-92.5	25	12%	-61.0	164	-425	36%	-48.9	-110.0
40	Roger Berry	880.9	-196.7	15	7%	-97.6	192	-309	20%	-69.9	-167.5
41	Beatrice Dixon	830.4	-180.6	44	9%	-139.7	239	-658	25%	-30.2	-169.9

Hall of Fame, April 2012

Highest scores achieved over the period:

	Name	Result
	Marco Prestini	510
	Fabrizio Farnesi	443
	Steven De Donder	431
	Neil Trentham	426
	Steven De Donder	416

Hall of Shame, April 2012

Lowest scores over the period:

	Name	Result
	Beatrice Dixon	-658
	Krisztina Ormay	-618
	Beatrice Dixon	-550
	Beatrice Dixon	-525
	Cinzia Giordano	-503