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Online Barbu Ladder

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

March: Ben Handley-Pritchard

April: Neil Trentham

May: Ben Handley-Pritchard

June: Kit Woolsey

July: 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, July 2012

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 31st July 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 Donder1055.828.11145%145.440320100%-46.399.0
2Mike Rice1050.439.9771%187.7374086%-54.8133.0
3Steve Altus1034.619.41136%110.8245-15082%-49.461.4
4Chris Dixon1027.516.93746%88.2395-43270%-60.527.8
5Doron Limor1022.923.84730%63.4382-36274%-40.522.9
6Dean Pokorny1021.6-5.96636%69.6325-43971%-48.021.6
7Alessio Isaia1021.1-5.66535%90.9444-28071%-69.821.1
8Anne Jackson1019.2-4.82646%41.2339-29273%-20.720.6
9Tom Townsend1019.00.24445%79.6369-22270%-60.619.0
10Fabio Lo Presti1016.125.21735%60.2327-24359%-39.420.9
-Mauro Stivoli1010.7-19.91100%220.0220220100%-30.2189.8
11Ben Handley-Pritchard1010.436.13324%47.9349-28767%-37.310.7
-JoAnna Stansby1005.926.81100%117.0117117100%-11.8105.2
-Irene Baroni1005.7-52.11100%212.0212212100%-110.8101.2
-Ed Levy1005.5-13.51100%125.0125125100%-26.898.2
-Michael Wilkinson1004.9-12.5367%64.0150-10567%-34.729.3
-Shireen Mohandes999.7-29.420%50.57922100%-52.9-2.4
-Thomas Joannčs999.7-39.310%-9.0-9-90%3.2-5.8
-Christine Nelson999.4-47.010%76.07676100%-85.9-9.9
-Krisztina Ormay998.6-57.510%17.01717100%-41.1-24.1
12Rita Smith998.5-37.72540%68.0271-26876%-69.6-1.6
-Ophir Reshef997.8-4.210%126.0126126100%-165.8-39.8
13Chris Willenken996.4-28.1933%45.9263-11167%-53.5-7.6
-T.C. Altus994.731.910%-105.0-105-1050%10.2-94.8
14John Rebardo992.7-29.92030%47.6248-24775%-56.3-8.7
-Steve De Roos992.7-27.3333%-32.7299-40367%-10.9-43.6
15Neil Trentham991.510.24335%35.4287-39672%-43.9-8.5
-Pete Whipple991.3-6.920%-36.050-12250%-41.5-77.5
-Daryu Aliotuus991.2-126.610%-90.0-90-900%-65.5-155.5
16Marco Prestini991.0-32.02119%34.8396-33852%-45.2-10.5
-Fabrice Dauvergne990.1-31.410%-113.0-113-1130%-62.5-175.5
-Pietro Campanile988.8-138.520%-82.0-24-1400%-17.5-99.5
-Andrew Garnett987.54.110%-212.0-212-2120%-8.9-220.9
-Salvatore Bianco986.4-43.110%-214.0-214-2140%-27.8-241.8
-Gergely Szentandrási986.0-48.3250%-23.068-11450%-101.2-124.2
-Alex Hydes985.3-10.210%-219.0-219-2190%-42.0-261.0
17Joan Clark984.5-23.52425%41.7340-13358%-58.7-17.0
-Richard Probst983.5-13.0520%-36.2192-14320%-23.4-59.6
18John Parsons981.9-45.61833%66.2306-21672%-88.9-22.7
19Spiros Liarakos981.7-40.82020%29.0385-37550%-50.8-21.7
-Corey Robinson978.3-93.330%-58.3-15-1280%-70.7-129.0
-Loren Perry976.6-147.840%0.847-3950%-105.9-105.1
20Federico Iavicoli974.7-18.44937%39.6265-35363%-64.9-25.3
21Alan Epley974.615.11127%3.6331-40655%-48.7-45.1
22Sally Woolsey972.4-9.91315%-27.9137-34962%-15.0-42.9
23Kit Woolsey971.417.61020%-34.3215-38350%-20.6-54.9
24Carlo Fogaroli971.2-35.3922%7.3184-23344%-68.0-60.7
-Matthias Huberschwiller964.5-83.220%-260.5-196-3250%-55.1-315.6
-Dominik Mokni964.4-126.230%-172.728-28833%-39.3-212.0
25Franco Garbosi963.4-41.71233%17.5435-33142%-78.1-60.6
26Goran Cekol962.9-38.61735%2.4249-32647%-50.5-48.1
27Una Pecina-Milisavljevic960.0-90.51010%-46.7178-29230%-30.2-76.9
28Leonardo Cima959.3-81.11118%22.1330-23555%-94.4-72.3
-Claudia Zoloft Furey958.3-300.220%-352.0-124-5800%-18.6-370.6
29Theodore Hwa953.7-104.01533%8.9236-21467%-73.9-65.0
-Beryl Dorscht947.3-198.740%-126.581-35950%-110.0-236.5
-Tomislav Mergl941.5-209.440%-229.8-89-3660%-33.0-262.8
30Migry Zur Campanile941.3-39.35120%-20.5366-38045%-38.1-58.7
31Georgio Sigon941.0-86.12138%-1.7250-39448%-66.7-68.4
-Roger Berry938.7-182.940%-185.8-94-2610%-89.4-275.1
-James Dixon937.2-199.430%-315.0-192-4250%-58.6-373.6
32Fabrizio Farnesi936.1-19.42832%-27.1366-70054%-40.1-67.1
33Pat Civale934.3-43.21020%-41.7106-25840%-84.5-126.2
34Dana Berkowitz933.7-76.560%-168.7-109-3500%-33.1-201.7
35Niccolň Fossi932.8-96.660%-177.572-36417%-26.9-204.4
36Umberto Prestini932.5-74.51822%-27.4387-31944%-57.3-84.8
37Doris Denny921.9-105.61020%-48.9113-36150%-101.2-150.1
38Cinzia Giordano913.8-76.93811%-19.5403-30045%-67.4-86.9
39Gianpaolo Eramo909.5-99.12339%-50.8182-54843%-50.2-101.0
40Alessandro Vanoglio904.8-43.1147%-86.7117-32129%-53.8-140.5
41Stan Schenker901.9-94.64319%-43.9388-39235%-54.5-98.4
42Manuela Schiano892.8-103.44010%-58.4138-35528%-49.3-107.7
43Joseph Schmitz879.8-169.82512%-61.9351-71648%-68.3-130.2
44Vincenzo Serino876.2-154.1186%-82.4223-32817%-72.9-155.3
45Beatrice Dixon865.3-157.3439%-65.2201-47642%-69.9-135.0
46Angela Poli861.3-363.370%-309.3-30-5060%-56.4-365.7
47Mihaela Popa824.8-166.6555%-112.4273-61738%-62.8-175.2
48Sabina Schiano821.6-197.8410%-132.7113-56817%-46.3-179.0


Hall of Fame, July 2012

Highest scores achieved over the period:

Name Result
 Alessio Isaia444
 Franco Garbosi435
 Alessio Isaia434
 Cinzia Giordano403
 Steven De Donder403


Hall of Shame, July 2012

Lowest scores over the period:

Name Result
 Joseph Schmitz-716
 Fabrizio Farnesi-700
 Mihaela Popa-617
 Mihaela Popa-602
 Joseph Schmitz-597