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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.

This month

Ladder

Halls of Shame & Fame

Game data

This year

Ladder

Zester and Apple Core Ladder

Halls of Shame & Fame

Previous ladders

January 2013

January 2004-December 2012

Previous game data

January 2013

January 2003-December 2012

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

Winners, 2003-12

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, January 2013

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 31st January 2013. Congratulations to Alan Epley.

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
1	Alan Epley	1120.1	126.7	15	67%	98.9	341	-172	73%	70.0	168.9
2	Laura Tidone	1101.3	103.8	22	41%	65.9	256	-125	68%	49.2	115.1
3	Michael Wilkinson	1099.5	89.2	15	33%	96.1	461	-138	67%	43.7	139.9
4	Neil Trentham	1093.3	128.5	21	38%	60.8	218	-229	71%	47.4	108.2
5	Joan Clark	1086.7	78.3	37	30%	28.0	223	-326	65%	59.5	87.5
6	Migry Zur Campanile	1082.3	96.7	34	24%	7.1	336	-318	50%	76.6	83.7
7	Stan Schenker	1075.0	74.2	36	31%	20.7	266	-313	61%	55.1	75.8
8	Federico Iavicoli	1072.2	101.5	13	31%	39.8	234	-195	69%	72.6	112.4
9	Dana Berkowitz	1071.0	76.7	29	3%	16.0	192	-280	59%	58.1	74.0
10	Richard Probst	1070.2	95.2	14	36%	58.2	318	-415	79%	45.4	103.6
11	Chris Dixon	1069.2	114.1	14	50%	52.4	251	-187	57%	49.7	102.1
12	Anne Jackson	1062.4	88.8	28	18%	-3.9	326	-351	61%	69.4	65.5
13	Chris Willenken	1058.1	88.6	10	40%	30.3	176	-294	70%	81.3	111.6
-	Ben Handley-Pritchard	1052.7	152.2	4	25%	173.8	632	-90	75%	62.9	236.6
14	Dean Pokorny	1050.2	90.7	11	9%	31.9	201	-182	64%	57.2	89.1
15	Sally Woolsey	1046.8	86.8	8	38%	13.0	150	-101	50%	96.2	109.2
16	Rita Smith	1046.3	70.7	62	23%	11.1	296	-341	55%	35.3	46.3
17	Kit Woolsey	1040.6	112.4	6	33%	33.0	315	-263	67%	90.5	123.5
-	Sandra Probst	1039.1	60.7	4	50%	123.0	385	-224	75%	52.5	175.5
18	Pat Civale	1038.1	53.8	10	30%	12.9	121	-196	60%	60.3	73.2
-	Steven De Donder	1037.0	134.4	3	67%	182.7	342	-19	67%	37.5	220.2
19	Spiros Liarakos	1036.6	85.7	7	29%	52.0	158	-76	86%	44.3	96.3
20	Carlo Fogaroli	1034.0	63.2	26	31%	-21.0	206	-378	42%	57.4	36.4
-	Mike Rice	1026.2	122.0	2	50%	135.5	169	102	100%	97.2	232.7
-	Marco Prestini	1015.6	102.5	2	50%	71.0	80	62	100%	68.1	139.1
-	Cinzia Giordano	1013.3	48.1	2	50%	90.5	110	71	100%	27.8	118.3
-	Fabio Lo Presti	1011.6	133.5	2	0%	5.0	30	-20	50%	98.1	103.1
-	Franco Garbosi	1010.2	109.1	1	100%	139.0	139	139	100%	41.5	180.5
-	Massimo Pasquinelli	1009.5	30.9	1	0%	119.0	119	119	100%	49.4	168.4
-	Aymeric Lebatteaux	1009.4	50.1	1	100%	130.0	130	130	100%	37.4	167.4
-	Krisztina Ormay	1009.4	31.5	2	0%	33.0	102	-36	50%	50.7	83.7
-	Alessio Isaia	1006.9	105.5	1	0%	88.0	88	88	100%	34.9	122.9
-	Goran Cekol	1006.6	72.0	2	0%	8.0	97	-81	50%	50.4	58.4
-	Corey Robinson	1006.3	-0.8	1	0%	114.0	114	114	100%	-2.0	112.0
-	Gianpaolo Eramo	1005.3	74.4	1	0%	43.0	43	43	100%	50.5	93.5
-	Tom Townsend	1004.7	102.5	1	0%	36.0	36	36	100%	47.4	83.4
-	Pietro Campanile	1004.3	-45.0	1	0%	-18.0	-18	-18	0%	93.8	75.8
21	Irene Baroni	1003.0	23.2	6	0%	-25.8	60	-176	50%	35.0	9.2
-	Manuela Schiano	1002.7	44.2	1	0%	-47.0	-47	-47	0%	94.6	47.6
-	Alessandro Vanoglio	1001.2	78.2	5	20%	-49.0	276	-244	20%	53.3	4.3
-	Giuseppe Failla	1000.8	37.2	1	0%	-29.0	-29	-29	0%	43.7	14.7
-	Theodore Hwa	1000.7	-11.2	1	0%	-68.0	-68	-68	0%	80.4	12.4
-	Beatrice Dixon	1000.1	-20.7	3	33%	-53.7	188	-267	33%	54.5	0.9
-	John Parsons	999.6	48.3	3	0%	-74.7	27	-186	33%	72.1	-2.6
-	Steve Altus	999.5	97.0	1	0%	-50.0	-50	-50	0%	40.9	-9.1
22	Doris Denny	991.2	1.3	42	19%	-60.7	214	-375	33%	51.9	-8.8
23	Roger Berry	989.1	-85.9	7	29%	-56.3	207	-368	43%	27.4	-28.9
-	Angela Poli	988.7	-253.4	1	0%	-278.0	-278	-278	0%	78.3	-199.7
-	Umberto Prestini	981.1	-4.8	1	0%	-414.0	-414	-414	0%	77.9	-336.1
-	Gordan Valjak	981.0	-27.7	1	0%	-392.0	-392	-392	0%	54.3	-337.7
-	Sabina Schiano	977.8	-40.1	4	0%	-168.0	-56	-246	0%	68.2	-99.8
-	Maja Bruketa	959.2	-106.3	3	0%	-299.0	-186	-387	0%	55.9	-243.1
24	Beryl Dorscht	952.2	-100.5	20	10%	-96.3	131	-561	30%	39.5	-56.8
25	Andrea Bulgari	943.5	-63.7	18	6%	-142.0	161	-580	17%	71.1	-70.9
26	Joseph Schmitz	925.5	-53.7	29	10%	-127.5	167	-594	24%	49.9	-77.6

Hall of Fame, January 2013

Highest scores achieved over the period:

	Name	Result
	Ben Handley-Pritchard	632
	Michael Wilkinson	461
	Michael Wilkinson	407
	Sandra Probst	385
	Steven De Donder	342

Hall of Shame, January 2013

Lowest scores over the period:

	Name	Result
	Joseph Schmitz	-594
	Andrea Bulgari	-580
	Beryl Dorscht	-561
	Richard Probst	-415
	Umberto Prestini	-414