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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

August: Neil Trentham

September: Doron Limor

October: Franco Garbosi

November: Anne Jackson

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, November 2012

Minimum games to qualify: 6.

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 30th November 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
1Anne Jackson1035.5-17.72250%59.6262-13264%-19.240.4
2Laura Tidone1020.7-10.72924%57.7336-18169%-36.221.6
3Steven De Donder1012.319.41729%50.2277-12165%-34.216.0
-Sally Woolsey1011.7-16.0250%158.024967100%-54.0104.0
-Steve Altus1010.715.61100%248.0248248100%-58.9189.1
4Tom Townsend1009.8-1.61937%54.6236-18779%-42.612.0
-Chris Willenken1006.3-23.3425%57.5194-9575%-29.128.4
-Fabrizio Farnesi1005.5-22.71100%113.0113113100%-14.998.1
-Alessio Isaia1005.5-9.1560%61.2186-9260%-41.419.8
-Matthias Huberschwiller1004.3-80.420%102.016539100%-64.137.9
-Goran Cekol1001.2-33.510%32.03232100%-9.922.1
-Fabio Lo Presti1001.029.210%24.02424100%-6.317.7
-Thomas Joannčs996.3-33.410%20.02020100%-86.0-66.0
-Mihaela Popa994.9-117.4250%-3.588-9550%-41.5-45.0
-Francesco Mazzadi993.642.210%-102.0-102-1020%-12.1-114.1
5Chris Dixon993.3-4.21040%19.6265-28250%-32.5-12.9
-Ben Handley-Pritchard992.131.220%-44.083-17150%-26.0-70.0
6Marco Prestini991.6-16.54738%35.2418-34262%-43.5-8.4
-Massoun M ejjeh991.4-20.510%-119.0-119-1190%-33.9-152.9
7Dean Pokorny989.7-21.5813%16.8274-10250%-40.9-24.1
-Kit Woolsey989.317.1333%-22.7234-28233%-40.8-63.5
-Gergely Szentandrási989.3-178.210%-147.0-147-1470%-42.9-189.9
-Leonardo Cima989.3-85.020%-61.5122-24550%-33.7-95.2
-Krisztina Ormay988.8-72.7250%-69.522-16150%-29.7-99.2
-Giuseppe Failla987.3-70.220%-68.5-11-1260%-44.4-112.9
8Spiros Liarakos985.5-33.81225%15.7207-10050%-39.8-24.1
9Richard Probst983.6-14.31217%9.6338-33150%-36.7-27.1
-Corey Robinson981.9-97.610%-275.0-275-2750%-45.2-320.2
10Dana Berkowitz981.5-47.51020%-3.2244-15350%-32.3-35.5
-Mauro Stivoli981.3-48.010%-288.0-288-2880%-44.1-332.1
11Stan Schenker981.3-51.84023%32.1518-20958%-50.9-18.8
12Neil Trentham980.66.73030%15.3306-20050%-35.4-20.1
13Alan Epley979.37.92124%21.9328-35352%-46.0-24.0
14Migry Zur Campanile971.8-16.12726%10.5198-25148%-40.4-29.9
15Cinzia Giordano971.4-66.0147%-13.6138-31650%-28.5-42.1
16Umberto Prestini970.4-121.760%-42.8167-22950%-47.3-90.1
17Franco Garbosi967.2-9.080%-47.958-12525%-28.6-76.5
18John Parsons966.2-55.6729%-48.3224-36043%-40.8-89.1
19Federico Iavicoli964.5-20.51729%7.5261-20641%-53.5-46.0
-Andrea Bulgari963.8-182.110%-591.0-591-5910%-52.0-643.0
20Beatrice Dixon961.7-148.170%-41.634-12029%-59.4-101.0
21Joseph Schmitz959.5-170.11242%-40.9219-30750%-26.2-67.1
22Michael Wilkinson959.2-13.31619%-8.6170-39250%-46.3-54.9
23Irene Baroni958.8-73.51217%-26.4192-33442%-41.8-68.2
24Alessandro Vanoglio955.8-39.83129%-3.4178-24652%-42.1-45.5
25Manuela Schiano954.9-75.61010%-51.063-32530%-35.6-86.6
26Rita Smith954.5-40.65632%9.6227-38461%-55.1-45.5
27Carlo Fogaroli951.4-47.53222%-10.7236-26550%-39.1-49.8
28Joan Clark943.6-44.62520%-25.2184-28744%-35.9-61.1
29Pat Civale938.0-62.8128%-68.771-24133%-34.1-102.7
-Roger Berry920.7-203.350%-221.85-63820%-65.0-286.8
30Doris Denny896.4-115.2248%-61.6153-26442%-52.1-113.8
31Sabina Schiano875.4-154.62114%-108.8178-40833%-35.7-144.5


Hall of Fame, November 2012

Highest scores achieved over the period:

Name Result
 Stan Schenker518
 Marco Prestini418
 Richard Probst338
 Laura Tidone336
 Alan Epley328


Hall of Shame, November 2012

Lowest scores over the period:

Name Result
 Roger Berry-638
 Andrea Bulgari-591
 Sabina Schiano-408
 Michael Wilkinson-392
 Rita Smith-384