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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

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, December 2013

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 31st December 2013. Congratulations to Dean Pokorny.

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
1Dean Pokorny1147.0127.54035%40.9302-33265%106.8147.7
2Ben Handley-Pritchard1139.4161.32040%59.9487-55870%105.6165.5
3Migry Zur Campanile1134.9114.34326%22.0260-40956%113.3135.3
4Doron Limor1130.5149.23330%22.8335-37958%110.3133.2
5Steven De Donder1109.4156.41828%56.1261-19267%81.2137.3
6Neil Trentham1075.7129.11136%28.8200-19464%105.6134.4
7Kit Woolsey1071.6121.6933%45.2322-27756%105.4150.7
8Joan Clark1068.895.8277%-24.4235-29148%97.372.9
9Michael Wilkinson1056.785.61323%-18.8120-28854%107.288.4
10Krisztina Ormay1047.840.31625%15.1317-30369%49.364.4
11Wouter Van den hove1033.07.71932%-16.8285-40742%57.040.2
-Goran Cekol1032.6124.9425%44.084-3075%102.6146.6
12Anne Jackson1028.294.1205%-62.1229-28820%95.633.5
13John Parsons1027.772.660%-11.5127-25950%95.984.4
-Alan Epley1027.7125.82100%157.5211104100%88.6246.1
14Stan Schenker1026.271.8729%-28.1253-30243%97.269.1
-Chris Dixon1025.0114.5250%147.0163131100%74.9221.9
-Pat Civale1015.356.6425%-60.849-14825%129.368.6
-Laura Tidone1014.1111.410%115.0115115100%134.3249.3
15Carlo Fogaroli1012.870.1617%-37.8187-22950%76.738.8
-Andrea Bulgari1011.7-16.6250%-10.0129-14950%114.3104.3
-Chris Willenken1011.4100.7250%-9.0185-20350%110.7101.7
-Fabio Lo Presti1010.5135.11100%60.06060100%127.0187.0
-Beryl Dorscht1010.2-60.21100%63.06363100%118.7181.7
-Spiros Liarakos1006.487.91100%77.07777100%36.9113.9
-Theodore Hwa1006.1-8.7333%-81.7113-37067%117.836.2
-Dana Berkowitz1004.097.450%-105.475-40840%119.814.4
-Giuseppe Failla1001.360.610%-107.0-107-1070%130.123.1
-Doris Denny998.4-3.510%-119.0-119-1190%89.8-29.2
-Tom Townsend997.8105.910%-172.0-172-1720%133.1-38.9
-Leonardo Cima993.430.9250%-121.0114-35650%62.6-58.4
-Franco Garbosi992.5123.710%-262.0-262-2620%129.4-132.6
-Steve De Roos992.141.020%-207.5-195-2200%137.6-69.9
-Pietro Campanile990.1-44.710%-295.0-295-2950%119.6-175.4
16Sally Woolsey989.585.270%-128.943-40714%101.1-27.8
17Robert Khomiakov968.0-137.880%-135.047-23113%60.3-74.7


Hall of Fame, December 2013

Highest scores achieved over the period:

Name Result
 Ben Handley-Pritchard487
 Ben Handley-Pritchard431
 Doron Limor335
 Kit Woolsey322
 Krisztina Ormay317


Hall of Shame, December 2013

Lowest scores over the period:

Name Result
 Ben Handley-Pritchard-558
 Migry Zur Campanile-409
 Dana Berkowitz-408
 Wouter Van den hove-407
 Sally Woolsey-407