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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

May 2012

January 2004-December 2011

Previous game data

January 2012

February 2012

March 2012

April 2012

May 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

May: 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, June 2012

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 30th June 2012. Congratulations to Kit Woolsey.

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	Kit Woolsey	1045.5	20.7	16	44%	102.5	332	-182	75%	-41.1	61.4
2	Ben Handley-Pritchard	1032.3	42.1	59	46%	73.8	350	-282	64%	-41.4	32.3
3	Alan Epley	1023.6	24.3	7	71%	101.0	301	-297	71%	-38.7	62.3
4	Steven De Donder	1016.9	21.2	49	37%	69.3	409	-361	73%	-52.4	17.0
-	Mike Rice	1016.8	39.2	3	67%	186.7	369	-54	67%	-87.0	99.7
5	Federico Iavicoli	1007.4	-18.9	77	42%	76.7	448	-330	69%	-69.3	7.4
6	Chris Dixon	1005.4	15.0	56	38%	56.0	434	-300	68%	-50.6	5.4
-	Michael Wilkinson	1004.2	-6.2	1	100%	148.0	148	148	100%	-74.2	73.8
-	Doron Limor	1000.5	24.3	4	25%	22.0	230	-230	75%	-19.9	2.1
-	Chris Willenken	999.5	-30.9	4	0%	12.8	166	-72	25%	-14.8	-2.1
7	Dean Pokorny	998.7	-20.2	91	26%	38.1	391	-250	63%	-39.4	-1.3
-	Alex Hydes	996.1	-17.5	2	0%	-11.5	35	-58	50%	-23.3	-34.8
-	Fabio Lo Presti	996.1	26.7	4	50%	23.3	140	-262	75%	-40.9	-17.7
-	Matthias Huberschwiller	995.0	-55.3	1	0%	-31.0	-31	-31	0%	-57.7	-88.7
8	Franco Garbosi	993.6	-32.7	17	12%	43.5	227	-226	71%	-51.9	-8.4
-	Nicole Gilmore	993.2	-34.5	1	0%	-35.0	-35	-35	0%	-85.4	-120.4
-	Shireen Mohandes	993.2	-40.2	1	0%	-100.0	-100	-100	0%	-21.0	-121.0
9	Migry Zur Campanile	992.7	-32.4	81	26%	31.6	335	-344	57%	-38.9	-7.3
-	Steve Altus	992.1	19.2	3	0%	-45.7	108	-223	33%	-1.3	-47.0
-	Bob Drijver	992.0	-159.0	1	0%	-99.0	-99	-99	0%	-43.5	-142.5
-	Nicholas Cheung	991.6	-52.6	1	0%	-41.0	-41	-41	0%	-108.5	-149.5
-	Bryan Delfs	991.1	-71.5	2	0%	-5.0	78	-88	50%	-74.1	-79.1
-	Aldo Gerli	990.6	-148.1	1	0%	-49.0	-49	-49	0%	-118.2	-167.2
-	JoAnna Stansby	990.3	38.9	2	50%	-11.0	97	-119	50%	-75.3	-86.3
-	Leonardo Rafat	989.0	-66.8	1	0%	-141.0	-141	-141	0%	-54.9	-195.9
10	Neil Trentham	988.3	17.1	44	36%	36.3	287	-284	61%	-48.1	-11.7
-	Aymeric Lebatteaux	987.6	-38.9	3	33%	-53.0	153	-156	33%	-20.8	-73.8
-	Adam Grossack	987.1	-160.2	2	0%	-32.0	23	-87	50%	-82.7	-114.7
-	Theodore Hwa	985.7	-112.2	4	25%	-40.3	179	-283	50%	-24.0	-64.2
11	Mauro Stivoli	984.5	-44.7	17	29%	30.9	505	-521	59%	-51.0	-20.1
12	Sally Woolsey	983.5	-7.7	19	26%	2.2	278	-333	47%	-22.2	-20.1
13	Tom Townsend	983.4	-10.3	11	27%	21.6	290	-225	55%	-51.0	-29.4
14	Marco Prestini	981.7	-37.0	14	29%	36.2	276	-284	71%	-63.2	-26.9
-	Pietro Campanile	981.7	-146.7	1	0%	-309.0	-309	-309	0%	-15.2	-324.2
15	Thomas Joannès	980.8	-37.1	26	42%	43.3	403	-304	62%	-63.8	-20.5
16	Steve De Roos	980.6	-39.0	7	43%	-10.7	418	-325	57%	-40.3	-51.0
17	Fabrizio Farnesi	979.4	-12.5	61	34%	23.2	329	-405	61%	-43.8	-20.6
-	Una Pecina-Milisavljevic	979.3	-116.8	3	0%	-127.7	-13	-189	0%	4.6	-123.0
18	Spiros Liarakos	979.2	-43.1	13	38%	14.9	186	-212	62%	-47.3	-32.3
-	Claudia Zoloft Furey	979.2	-212.8	1	0%	-347.0	-347	-347	0%	-22.0	-369.0
19	Alessandro Vanoglio	976.8	-30.0	23	26%	31.7	353	-293	65%	-57.6	-25.9
20	Richard Probst	973.4	-8.5	20	35%	33.5	322	-487	55%	-65.1	-31.6
21	Dana Berkowitz	969.1	-55.7	17	35%	31.3	195	-231	71%	-71.3	-40.0
-	Corey Robinson	968.9	-93.5	3	0%	-130.3	11	-203	33%	-54.6	-184.9
-	Vincenzo Serino	968.3	-112.3	3	33%	-143.3	84	-358	33%	-45.1	-188.5
22	Alessio Isaia	967.3	-21.5	25	36%	23.9	376	-355	56%	-59.3	-35.4
23	Laura Tidone	966.3	-14.0	54	31%	29.4	319	-264	57%	-63.1	-33.7
24	Pat Civale	963.3	-36.4	33	27%	13.2	252	-378	67%	-50.6	-37.4
25	Joan Clark	960.1	-24.2	42	33%	15.2	269	-223	55%	-55.2	-40.1
26	John Rebardo	956.0	-39.5	30	27%	18.8	287	-271	57%	-64.4	-45.5
27	Giuseppe Delle Cave	954.2	-47.1	13	31%	-8.1	308	-203	38%	-63.3	-71.4
28	Jay Korobow	954.0	11.7	10	20%	-34.6	158	-271	50%	-53.7	-88.3
29	Umberto Prestini	949.7	-68.4	19	21%	10.9	269	-442	58%	-72.1	-61.2
-	Irene Baroni	949.3	-62.9	5	0%	-129.8	52	-315	20%	-53.7	-183.5
30	Goran Cekol	948.9	-38.1	23	22%	-6.0	245	-353	57%	-51.0	-57.1
31	Leonardo Cima	947.6	-81.8	16	13%	-8.3	339	-254	44%	-62.4	-70.7
32	Rita Smith	946.8	-43.1	89	27%	29.2	285	-428	62%	-82.4	-53.2
33	Anne Jackson	945.8	-6.4	45	11%	-18.6	225	-258	44%	-35.7	-54.3
34	Cinzia Giordano	941.0	-73.6	86	17%	-0.1	320	-471	56%	-58.9	-59.0
35	Beryl Dorscht	938.4	-189.8	9	11%	-72.0	146	-313	33%	-57.5	-129.5
36	Carlo Fogaroli	931.5	-35.3	28	21%	-21.7	175	-246	43%	-50.2	-71.9
37	Stan Schenker	927.3	-91.6	77	21%	-6.0	274	-403	49%	-66.7	-72.7
38	John Parsons	927.3	-44.7	32	19%	-17.4	380	-484	47%	-57.1	-74.5
39	Andrea Bulgari	920.5	-167.1	11	18%	-80.2	249	-235	27%	-60.9	-141.0
40	Manuela Schiano	905.8	-101.7	106	14%	-41.2	352	-516	44%	-53.0	-94.2
41	Roger Berry	905.2	-190.1	12	0%	-94.0	85	-303	25%	-63.0	-157.0
42	Georgio Sigon	895.1	-100.1	35	23%	-50.7	329	-403	40%	-55.7	-106.4
43	Doris Denny	879.0	-103.5	31	13%	-46.7	170	-320	39%	-77.8	-124.5
44	Loren Perry	877.9	-180.0	14	7%	-108.7	120	-329	14%	-71.5	-180.2
45	Beatrice Dixon	853.3	-163.9	44	11%	-95.8	179	-479	36%	-51.2	-147.0
46	Joseph Schmitz	793.6	-182.9	40	10%	-157.9	214	-563	25%	-49.5	-207.4
47	Sabina Schiano	786.9	-211.1	74	4%	-160.9	218	-626	22%	-52.3	-213.1

Hall of Fame, June 2012

Highest scores achieved over the period:

	Name	Result
	Mauro Stivoli	505
	Federico Iavicoli	448
	Chris Dixon	434
	Steve De Roos	418
	Steven De Donder	409

Hall of Shame, June 2012

Lowest scores over the period:

	Name	Result
	Sabina Schiano	-626
	Sabina Schiano	-607
	Joseph Schmitz	-563
	Joseph Schmitz	-540
	Sabina Schiano	-530