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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

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, August 2012

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 31st August 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
1Neil Trentham1070.120.52352%121.7333-20687%-43.478.3
2Franco Garbosi1048.1-11.8838%158.629110100%-46.5112.2
3Fabio Lo Presti1032.125.62348%93.5422-22878%-57.635.8
4Ben Handley-Pritchard1024.935.61828%62.3377-30783%-31.131.2
5Chris Willenken1022.5-21.4967%95.7370-15778%-48.447.2
6Federico Iavicoli1015.5-14.02839%81.9323-47371%-65.616.3
-Michael Wilkinson1014.0-0.71100%294.0294294100%-46.3247.7
-Mauro Stivoli1008.6-39.7250%135.0301-3150%-58.976.1
7Richard Probst1007.7-11.52040%62.3348-26255%-53.19.2
8Migry Zur Campanile1007.0-29.73529%48.9286-32269%-41.87.1
-Joel Wooldridge1006.642.1250%97.5195050%-38.758.8
-Giuseppe Delle Cave1006.6-39.510%224.0224224100%-107.6116.4
-JoAnna Stansby1006.525.0333%114.318931100%-75.738.6
9Doron Limor1005.818.04639%58.4314-43965%-52.65.8
10Alan Epley1004.815.1650%66.0210-5667%-51.414.6
-Raghavendra Rajkumar1003.7-13.410%120.0120120100%-55.264.8
11Laura Tidone1000.9-11.82438%47.7390-24358%-46.61.0
-Corey Robinson1000.1-95.920%86.013636100%-84.91.1
-Nicole Gilmore999.8-31.010%42.04242100%-45.7-3.7
-Krisztina Ormay999.5-67.410%-30.0-30-300%21.1-8.9
-Pietro Campanile998.3-147.210%-20.0-20-200%-10.3-30.3
-Irene Baroni997.5-56.510%-19.0-19-190%-24.7-43.7
-Goran Cekol997.4-39.7475%81.3269-31875%-92.7-11.5
12Marco Prestini996.8-25.81631%42.1310-23063%-46.5-4.3
-Thomas Joannčs996.5-36.9540%49.2236-10860%-61.7-12.5
-Steve Altus996.419.91100%75.07575100%-138.9-63.9
13Kit Woolsey992.614.5743%17.9280-40657%-37.3-19.5
14Tom Townsend991.23.3825%-2.8163-13038%-17.9-20.6
-Theodore Hwa989.9-102.1425%20.8269-18150%-66.0-45.3
15Alessio Isaia985.0-7.01547%37.2398-29660%-58.2-21.0
-Loren Perry983.9-165.310%-209.0-209-2090%-75.9-284.9
-Andrea Dato983.1-68.6540%-6.6147-19360%-54.4-61.0
-Diana Tenery-Ascher980.7-118.510%-313.0-313-3130%-29.4-342.4
-Mike Rice979.639.230%-88.393-20733%-33.3-121.6
16Spiros Liarakos978.7-39.31315%26.7355-28046%-59.8-33.2
-Daryu Aliotuus978.4-133.410%-316.0-316-3160%-67.0-383.0
17Steven De Donder973.516.92623%17.7264-45258%-46.0-28.3
18Alessandro Vanoglio971.9-48.21225%0.8237-13850%-47.4-46.5
-Niccolň Fossi971.3-114.910%-450.0-450-4500%-58.3-508.3
19Gianpaolo Eramo970.9-48.05621%29.4366-55759%-58.5-29.1
-Sally Woolsey970.6-14.730%-145.3-8-3940%-29.4-174.8
20Fabrizio Farnesi967.1-24.61921%24.5241-28153%-64.7-40.1
21Chris Dixon962.34.13534%18.1319-40560%-56.3-38.2
-Roger Berry961.2-197.030%-154.3-120-2130%-76.4-230.7
22Dean Pokorny960.4-16.45728%13.2357-45756%-52.8-39.6
23John Parsons960.0-45.12938%24.3305-28752%-66.0-41.7
24Anne Jackson959.8-13.84015%10.0203-24963%-50.3-40.4
-Vincenzo Serino958.6-168.0333%-134.7226-49933%-111.6-246.3
25Manuela Schiano950.1-87.94226%-0.1213-28257%-50.0-50.1
26Carlo Fogaroli947.6-41.01315%-36.8174-30046%-44.7-81.6
27Leonardo Cima944.7-80.6933%-25.3436-53444%-91.1-116.4
28Cinzia Giordano943.0-77.41718%-17.5262-16947%-56.5-74.0
29Stan Schenker939.7-79.06525%-0.1395-41051%-60.1-60.3
30Rita Smith939.0-39.63617%0.0283-23050%-61.6-61.6
-Benjamin Millet931.8-235.930%-375.7-123-8080%-30.2-405.8
31Dana Berkowitz931.0-71.64522%-16.8273-35444%-52.2-69.1
32Pat Civale931.0-48.6225%-7.9283-23145%-70.6-78.4
-Angela Poli929.0-382.230%-282.3-161-3700%-140.0-422.3
33Joan Clark928.0-32.9287%-25.2215-58846%-50.4-75.6
34Doris Denny906.1-109.21613%-56.9132-43331%-69.6-126.6
35Sabina Schiano882.4-173.83119%-71.5260-37842%-49.6-121.1
36Mihaela Popa869.9-142.86718%-68.7318-61639%-61.4-130.1
37Gergely Szentandrási866.9-178.3157%-110.1142-63840%-77.1-187.2
38Umberto Prestini860.0-99.32719%-91.8204-46044%-56.5-148.3
39Beatrice Dixon852.3-155.8378%-68.9253-40538%-80.0-149.0
40Beryl Dorscht844.2-205.0157%-138.9160-40820%-80.1-219.0
41Joseph Schmitz829.0-171.52910%-94.3228-54528%-83.9-178.2


Hall of Fame, August 2012

Highest scores achieved over the period:

Name Result
 Leonardo Cima436
 Fabio Lo Presti422
 Fabio Lo Presti411
 Alessio Isaia398
 Stan Schenker395


Hall of Shame, August 2012

Lowest scores over the period:

Name Result
 Benjamin Millet-808
 Gergely Szentandrási-638
 Mihaela Popa-616
 Joan Clark-588
 Gianpaolo Eramo-557