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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 monthly ladder wins

Neil Trentham (18)

All time highest scorer

Kit Woolsey (+653)

Highest score on a single deal

Kit Woolsey: +275 at Dominoes, subsequently equalled by Jon Rice

Winners, 2013

January: Alan Epley

February: Ben Handley-Pritchard

March: Ben Handley-Pritchard

April: Goran Cekol

May: Steven De Donder

June: Steven De Donder

July: Doron Limor

August: Steven De Donder

September: Doron Limor

October: Migry Zur Campanile

November: Anne Jackson

December: Dean Pokorny

Winners, 2003-13

2013 ladder: Ben Handley-Pritchard

2013 “Zester”: Ben Handley-Pritchard

2012 ladder: Ben Handley-Pritchard

2012 “Zester”: Ben Handley-Pritchard

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), Steven De Donder (twice), Alan Epley (twice), Fabrizio Farnesi, Franco Garbosi, Martin Garvey (five times), Ben Handley-Pritchard (13 times), Graham Hazel, Anne Jackson (twice), Doron Limor (seven 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 (18 times), Willie Whitaker (10 times), Philip Wood, Kit Woolsey (four times), Sally Woolsey


Ladder, 2013

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 31st December 2013. Congratulations to Ben Handley-Pritchard.

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
1Ben Handley-Pritchard1164.7161.316940%76.9632-55870%87.8164.7
2Steven De Donder1160.8156.416643%82.6596-38372%78.2160.8
3Doron Limor1145.6149.219033%43.9381-37964%101.7145.6
4Goran Cekol1136.9124.915634%46.4459-45461%90.6136.9
-Franco Garbosi1130.4123.72941%55.9328-26276%80.0135.9
5Dean Pokorny1119.8127.534929%32.6430-46859%87.1119.8
-Kit Woolsey1118.6121.68736%24.1385-39357%94.5118.6
6Neil Trentham1117.0129.121933%45.4474-58864%71.6117.0
-Alan Epley1116.9125.88838%36.9420-34360%80.0116.9
-Laura Tidone1113.7111.44035%50.9256-12565%63.3114.2
7Federico Iavicoli1111.7115.019832%39.9401-39962%71.9111.7
-Chris Willenken1108.9100.78135%24.5380-48158%84.3108.9
-Chris Dixon1103.4114.56239%41.3344-38860%62.2103.4
8Dana Berkowitz1097.997.413420%18.2371-40857%79.697.8
9Migry Zur Campanile1095.4114.332825%1.3455-51853%94.195.4
-Fabio Lo Presti1095.0135.12214%7.2245-21255%100.7107.9
10Anne Jackson1084.794.128821%-2.1427-41351%86.884.7
-Richard Probst1081.590.39927%1.8381-41552%79.781.5
11Joan Clark1081.395.829723%9.9332-36453%71.481.3
12Michael Wilkinson1079.685.610024%4.8461-45853%74.879.6
-Sally Woolsey1078.285.26325%-16.0446-40744%94.278.2
13Manuela Schiano1075.571.213922%-1.0321-35747%76.575.5
-Branko Spiljak1074.177.78023%-19.6314-39543%93.774.1
-Spiros Liarakos1067.887.94221%-18.9177-30148%86.968.0
14John Parsons1067.272.617019%-9.6363-62251%76.867.2
-Krisztina Ormay1063.840.32025%24.3317-30370%51.575.8
15Stan Schenker1063.671.831326%0.7313-60954%62.963.6
16Rita Smith1063.469.337426%19.8349-44556%43.763.4
17Carlo Fogaroli1061.570.112028%-9.4399-37847%70.961.5
-Cinzia Giordano1061.255.86430%-8.0215-47752%69.261.2
-JoAnna Stansby1056.9114.0922%25.1245-35278%94.5119.6
-Pat Civale1047.556.65716%-41.3212-37139%88.847.5
-Giuseppe Failla1047.260.61520%-18.2161-15840%84.666.4
-Sandra Probst1042.154.41533%-16.9385-25347%76.159.3
-Leonardo Cima1041.630.94728%-33.0303-39251%74.641.6
-Tomislav Bosnjak1037.771.21118%-14.7261-25155%81.767.0
-Marco Prestini1035.8103.1540%58.6291-14480%70.9129.5
-Mike Rice1026.2122.0250%135.5169102100%97.2232.7
-Alessio Isaia1021.899.01414%-46.1184-29143%78.232.1
-Steve Altus1012.998.340%-15.3146-20950%73.358.0
-Andrew Garnett1011.371.450%-48.2122-25140%89.040.8
-Vedran Zoric1010.860.810%95.09595100%97.2192.2
-Matthias Huberschwiller1009.635.5250%49.0226-12850%36.685.6
-Massimo Pasquinelli1009.530.910%119.0119119100%49.4168.4
-Aymeric Lebatteaux1009.450.11100%130.0130130100%37.4167.4
-Alessandro Vanoglio1009.079.6813%-29.6276-24438%50.621.0
-Corey Robinson1006.3-0.810%114.0114114100%-2.0112.0
-Thomas Joannčs1005.471.410%8.088100%88.496.4
-Gianpaolo Eramo1005.374.410%43.04343100%50.593.5
-Armando Pontecorvo1004.598.310%38.03838100%42.380.3
-Ophir Reshef1003.569.11010%-66.589-27230%73.36.8
-Tom Townsend1002.5105.920%-68.036-17250%90.322.3
-Shireen Mohandes1002.524.310%-50.0-50-500%93.943.9
-Alex Hydes1001.849.210%-36.0-36-360%68.732.7
-Ed Levy998.858.210%-80.0-80-800%58.1-21.9
-Gergely Szentandrási998.2-52.210%-116.0-116-1160%84.1-31.9
-Jovana Marinkovic998.12.610%-114.0-114-1140%80.5-33.5
-Giles Woodruff996.676.420%-108.5-29-1880%78.6-29.9
-Bogdan Vulcan996.41.080%-79.351-40938%70.8-8.4
-Irene Baroni995.122.41010%-62.2137-36250%52.8-9.4
-Christine Nelson992.836.110%-202.0-202-2020%74.0-128.0
-Wouter Van den hove992.27.75020%-73.1332-50334%65.3-7.8
-Una Pecina-Milisavljevic992.10.8385%-97.8285-38826%89.9-8.0
-Theodore Hwa992.0-8.71118%-101.5229-39136%87.3-14.1
-David Wiltshire991.5-101.810%-182.0-182-1820%32.0-150.0
-Tomislav Sasek991.1-16.850%-100.899-45820%68.6-32.2
-Angela Poli988.7-253.410%-278.0-278-2780%78.3-199.7
-Bryan Delfs987.418.630%-165.0-72-3410%90.1-74.9
-Beatrice Dixon987.3-28.2119%-81.0188-40336%58.5-22.5
-Leonardo Rafat984.218.110%-361.0-361-3610%81.2-279.8
-Pietro Campanile982.9-44.770%-144.610-43429%99.5-45.0
-Umberto Prestini982.78.330%-147.39-41433%44.4-102.9
18Andrea Bulgari981.2-16.610710%-97.8329-58925%79.0-18.8
-Gordan Valjak981.0-27.710%-392.0-392-3920%54.3-337.7
19Doris Denny979.1-3.522211%-72.3295-38833%51.4-20.9
-Kiril Marinovski978.4-22.5138%-113.3146-57223%79.6-33.7
-Kizo Kita968.4-94.730%-280.0-149-3680%91.7-188.3
-Roger Berry964.2-83.61315%-90.8207-36831%35.1-55.7
-Steve De Roos964.141.090%-172.753-48311%97.1-75.6
20Joseph Schmitz959.8-35.913012%-89.6296-60035%49.5-40.2
-Maja Bruketa959.2-106.330%-299.0-186-3870%55.9-243.1
-Sabina Schiano957.3-40.390%-173.914-42511%84.1-89.8
-Daryu Aliotuus951.3-52.240%-304.8-123-4840%86.0-218.7
21Beryl Dorscht938.4-60.217711%-120.4255-62022%58.8-61.6
-Robert Khomiakov933.3-137.890%-204.147-75711%63.9-140.3
-Mollie Nadler906.7-226.670%-297.9-78-5670%52.1-245.8


Hall of Fame, 2013

Highest scores achieved over the period:

Name Result
 Ben Handley-Pritchard632
 Steven De Donder596
 Ben Handley-Pritchard487
 Neil Trentham474
 Michael Wilkinson461


Hall of Shame, 2013

Lowest scores over the period:

Name Result
 Robert Khomiakov-757
 John Parsons-622
 Beryl Dorscht-620
 Stan Schenker-609
 Joseph Schmitz-600