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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

August: Neil Trentham

September: Doron Limor

October: Franco Garbosi

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, October 2012

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 30th October 2012. Congratulations to Franco Garbosi.

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
1Franco Garbosi1044.83.2956%132.628015100%-38.394.2
2Doron Limor1042.131.25237%71.2471-23875%-29.142.1
3Fabio Lo Presti1034.328.71250%106.6368-13775%-49.856.8
4Steven De Donder1032.720.12532%73.6425-31072%-38.235.4
5Michael Wilkinson1027.5-8.3771%118.7259086%-46.272.5
6Alessandro Vanoglio1026.8-37.22945%63.5448-48366%-35.628.0
-Bryan Delfs1014.3-69.43100%129.7155102100%-44.785.0
-Pete Whipple1011.0-21.81100%236.0236236100%-40.4195.6
7Neil Trentham1010.912.64738%58.9304-34474%-48.010.9
8Kit Woolsey1009.919.0729%58.6398-14443%-32.426.2
-Laura Tidone1009.1-11.2333%80.0130-467%-26.153.9
-Mihaela Popa1007.6-118.2333%98.0218-867%-52.545.5
9Alan Epley1005.813.31429%57.1322-11164%-48.68.5
-Vincenzo Serino1005.3-151.31100%135.0135135100%-40.494.6
-Mike Rice1002.937.820%64.59930100%-38.725.8
-Sally Woolsey1000.8-18.6520%19.4121-11960%-16.52.9
-Steve Altus1000.019.810%37.03737100%-36.50.5
-Tom Townsend998.6-3.4250%14.070-4250%-26.8-12.8
-Fabrizio Farnesi998.0-19.010%1.011100%-36.1-35.1
10Goran Cekol997.6-34.01817%35.0338-40272%-38.0-3.0
-Andrea Dato996.8-67.8333%7.796-15567%-26.6-18.9
11Migry Zur Campanile995.9-13.64935%28.0363-38871%-32.1-4.1
-Jon Rice993.219.810%-42.0-42-420%-78.0-120.0
-Pietro Campanile992.6-146.210%-144.0-144-1440%12.7-131.3
-Mauro Stivoli992.5-36.310%-102.0-102-1020%-31.2-133.2
-Ivan Poštic992.2-108.110%-130.0-130-1300%-7.5-137.5
-Gergely Szentandrási990.2-173.110%-130.0-130-1300%-44.4-174.4
-Theodore Hwa990.1-102.510%-120.0-120-1200%-55.0-175.0
-Andrea Bulgari989.6-166.010%-96.0-96-960%-89.1-185.1
-Corey Robinson988.9-93.6425%4.578-7050%-54.5-50.0
12Chris Willenken988.3-25.01747%20.1223-34859%-35.2-15.2
13Richard Probst986.5-9.9922%12.1218-29267%-40.4-28.3
-Alex Hydes985.0-36.310%-222.0-222-2220%-43.4-265.4
-Diana Tenery-Ascher981.8-124.110%-273.0-273-2730%-49.1-322.1
-Irene Baroni981.2-70.620%-101.588-29150%-65.4-166.9
-Mike Berkowitz980.5-68.410%-269.0-269-2690%-77.3-346.3
14Ben Handley-Pritchard977.632.7633%-56.0119-29533%-12.1-68.1
15Dean Pokorny976.7-19.82623%17.5235-26662%-42.4-24.9
16Alessio Isaia976.5-10.21127%0.4338-27355%-42.1-41.8
17Anne Jackson975.1-27.44626%6.1261-39859%-31.0-25.0
18Marco Prestini973.3-21.34827%12.2303-39956%-38.8-26.7
19Krisztina Ormay971.5-68.71020%-11.7138-13840%-43.0-54.7
20Federico Iavicoli969.4-17.05124%23.9326-25361%-54.5-30.6
-Francesco Mazzadi965.043.420%-269.035-57350%-42.4-311.4
21Dana Berkowitz964.8-48.67024%-3.4333-52451%-31.8-35.2
22Thomas Joannčs963.0-35.0825%-35.5372-20125%-50.9-86.4
23Rita Smith957.4-38.78123%14.5311-29859%-57.2-42.6
24Joan Clark956.3-41.43821%3.6331-32955%-47.6-44.0
25John Parsons956.2-53.8119%-39.9256-26745%-37.8-77.7
26Spiros Liarakos956.1-34.91817%-24.4217-33350%-30.7-55.1
27Carlo Fogaroli954.0-45.72421%-9.0306-28250%-41.5-50.5
28Chris Dixon953.5-3.61718%-12.6176-33753%-47.7-60.3
-Roger Berry953.1-194.2520%-97.0258-30120%-72.8-169.8
29Stan Schenker948.2-62.69524%-5.6406-42247%-46.2-51.8
30Cinzia Giordano937.4-69.02528%-25.3308-39344%-42.5-67.8
31Manuela Schiano934.2-74.85614%-22.2255-32748%-43.5-65.8
32Pat Civale929.2-59.01822%-43.9229-35856%-44.9-88.9
33Doris Denny900.8-115.11613%-72.6175-34931%-61.0-133.7
34Joseph Schmitz899.6-181.980%-208.875-63313%-25.6-234.3
35Leonardo Cima893.9-84.8157%-95.093-38227%-54.2-149.2
36Beatrice Dixon853.6-150.4248%-122.0248-48621%-38.8-160.9
37Sabina Schiano845.2-156.9329%-117.5238-43522%-41.0-158.5
38Umberto Prestini815.7-123.6190%-180.035-48611%-44.5-224.5


Hall of Fame, October 2012

Highest scores achieved over the period:

Name Result
 Doron Limor471
 Alessandro Vanoglio448
 Steven De Donder425
 Stan Schenker406
 Kit Woolsey398


Hall of Shame, October 2012

Lowest scores over the period:

Name Result
 Joseph Schmitz-633
 Francesco Mazzadi-573
 Dana Berkowitz-524
 Joseph Schmitz-506
 Umberto Prestini-486