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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

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, August 2013

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 31st August 2013. Congratulations to Steven De Donder.

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
1Steven De Donder1168.3159.82055%125.4328-15080%74.3199.7
2Doron Limor1121.7156.21553%77.7253-22380%93.3171.1
3Federico Iavicoli1107.9110.24132%43.1240-39963%65.2108.3
4Neil Trentham1097.4123.63826%35.4258-27863%62.898.1
5Dean Pokorny1097.2122.21533%49.3329-20267%87.4136.7
6Joan Clark1093.088.03033%28.9246-17460%67.496.3
7Migry Zur Campanile1089.492.52317%3.3248-16448%96.499.7
8Goran Cekol1078.8127.1956%82.2271-25178%83.6165.8
9John Parsons1074.964.02124%10.3222-29657%76.586.8
10Stan Schenker1071.870.85424%9.9251-35256%61.971.9
11Manuela Schiano1066.162.83520%-5.0217-35754%72.067.0
12Franco Garbosi1056.6124.7933%26.3222-20267%92.7119.0
13Rita Smith1050.174.74520%0.7259-29958%49.550.2
14Carlo Fogaroli1043.669.3743%40.4342-22143%74.5114.9
15Anne Jackson1042.186.53415%-46.3231-35641%89.142.8
16Dana Berkowitz1041.194.7933%8.9228-35767%77.686.4
-Kit Woolsey1038.0112.4367%181.3238130100%44.7226.0
17Michael Wilkinson1036.983.8633%53.3233-10667%59.1112.4
18Richard Probst1034.990.3838%-1.9292-25963%83.381.4
-Ben Handley-Pritchard1024.7161.1425%27.0188-22975%84.1111.1
19Doris Denny1019.7-7.72223%-29.7236-35250%52.122.4
-Chris Dixon1018.6113.61100%239.0239239100%90.8329.8
-Chris Willenken1014.3103.41100%164.0164164100%89.7253.7
-Spiros Liarakos1013.990.11100%129.0129129100%118.0247.0
-Fabio Lo Presti1013.2131.940%-29.393-12750%88.459.2
-Branko Spiljak1010.777.730%-57.0-8-960%120.463.4
-Cinzia Giordano1009.552.9333%-2.3131-13967%58.956.5
-JoAnna Stansby1008.8113.91100%121.0121121100%35.8156.8
-Sally Woolsey1008.292.920%-7.5-2-130%80.673.1
-Theodore Hwa1005.8-10.610%14.01414100%88.8102.8
-Pat Civale1001.652.630%-87.3-9-1630%96.99.6
-Alan Epley1001.3120.310%-37.0-37-370%60.923.9
-Steve De Roos1000.048.910%-68.0-68-680%68.80.8
-Giuseppe Failla994.458.620%-97.5-95-1000%47.4-50.1
20Ophir Reshef993.769.190%-83.828-27222%70.5-13.3
-Roger Berry992.1-83.610%-202.0-202-2020%62.1-139.9
-Sabina Schiano991.7-38.710%-262.0-262-2620%114.3-147.7
21Andrea Bulgari990.6-19.31520%-93.5329-58920%80.3-13.2
22Leonardo Cima988.928.7128%-83.0169-39250%64.6-18.4
23Joseph Schmitz981.3-39.0147%-90.654-30329%63.0-27.5
24Beryl Dorscht970.4-64.42715%-91.6253-39019%60.2-31.4
25Wouter Van den hove965.0-84.5138%-122.1142-48015%67.5-54.6


Hall of Fame, August 2013

Highest scores achieved over the period:

Name Result
 Carlo Fogaroli342
 Dean Pokorny329
 Andrea Bulgari329
 Steven De Donder328
 Steven De Donder304


Hall of Shame, August 2013

Lowest scores over the period:

Name Result
 Andrea Bulgari-589
 Wouter Van den hove-480
 Andrea Bulgari-468
 Federico Iavicoli-399
 Leonardo Cima-392