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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 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

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, April 2013

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 31st March 2013. Congratulations to Goran Cekol.

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
1Goran Cekol1123.6111.11338%108.4383-10669%84.1192.5
2Rita Smith1100.777.63933%50.8298-23269%50.4101.3
3Chris Willenken1094.2105.11354%58.2298-28862%88.6146.7
4Dana Berkowitz1077.289.71619%5.3371-20250%98.7104.0
5Ben Handley-Pritchard1073.3159.91060%67.9335-42170%72.9140.8
6Steven De Donder1067.8128.91533%10.0185-29260%85.495.4
7Doron Limor1062.5144.8650%96.8306-8567%93.4190.2
8Federico Iavicoli1060.3111.7650%85.7225-2367%97.8183.4
9Carlo Fogaroli1059.262.51217%26.0399-24567%72.198.1
10Cinzia Giordano1058.856.2743%84.3172-17086%70.7155.0
11Stan Schenker1053.169.52433%3.8202-25067%54.658.4
12Kit Woolsey1050.7108.0729%49.1385-12357%84.6133.7
13Richard Probst1047.992.8850%43.4271-33375%68.5111.9
-Laura Tidone1047.3105.2540%92.0210-6080%79.3171.3
14Anne Jackson1045.089.81421%-12.9263-32043%79.366.4
15Sally Woolsey1042.794.8757%35.4236-28057%77.2112.6
16Dean Pokorny1038.3115.21118%-19.6260-23636%87.667.9
17Migry Zur Campanile1032.687.12124%-56.3306-42652%94.137.8
-Spiros Liarakos1030.983.3367%83.0165-7667%101.0184.0
18Joan Clark1027.267.3234%-35.4202-23730%65.830.3
19Michael Wilkinson1025.487.01020%-25.6312-30940%74.448.8
20Andrea Bulgari1022.5-22.7617%-13.237-10533%81.568.3
-Pat Civale1020.550.7425%15.0174-10225%77.392.3
-Leonardo Cima1018.326.6367%47.3201-18167%61.8109.2
-Chris Dixon1017.2111.1520%16.4215-18860%45.962.3
21John Parsons1015.645.52615%-47.8279-36935%64.616.7
-Matthias Huberschwiller1014.435.51100%226.0226226100%29.7255.7
-Fabio Lo Presti1011.5131.510%94.09494100%109.7203.7
-Kiril Marinovski1011.0-35.11100%146.0146146100%48.7194.7
-Alan Epley1010.6118.940%-38.371-19525%86.047.8
-Steve Altus1009.096.610%52.05252100%107.2159.2
-Beatrice Dixon1004.6-29.210%73.07373100%8.381.3
-Neil Trentham1000.0132.010%-50.0-50-500%49.7-0.3
22Doris Denny998.8-1.1274%-68.0173-36333%66.8-1.3
-Umberto Prestini998.48.310%-37.0-37-370%9.0-28.0
23Branko Spiljak997.476.390%-94.8196-39522%89.4-5.4
-Marco Prestini997.1103.110%-144.0-144-1440%93.2-50.8
-Franco Garbosi991.6108.410%-241.0-241-2410%91.6-149.4
-Manuela Schiano989.543.320%-166.5-165-1680%72.9-93.6
-Beryl Dorscht982.6-86.630%-168.0-82-2840%64.2-103.8
-Mollie Nadler970.3-84.630%-223.0-78-3340%46.2-176.8
-Joseph Schmitz968.2-53.750%-175.451-37020%60.2-115.2


Hall of Fame, April 2013

Highest scores achieved over the period:

Name Result
 Carlo Fogaroli399
 Kit Woolsey385
 Goran Cekol383
 Dana Berkowitz371
 Ben Handley-Pritchard335


Hall of Shame, April 2013

Lowest scores over the period:

Name Result
 Migry Zur Campanile-426
 Ben Handley-Pritchard-421
 Branko Spiljak-395
 Joseph Schmitz-370
 John Parsons-369