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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, 2003-14

2014 ladder: Doron Limor

2014 “Zester”: Dean Pokorny

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, Goran Cekol (twice), Chris Dixon (four times), Steven De Donder (five times), Alan Epley (three times), Fabrizio Farnesi, Franco Garbosi, Martin Garvey (five times), Ben Handley-Pritchard (15 times), Graham Hazel, Anne Jackson (five times), Doron Limor (10 times), Francesco Mazzadi (twice), Joon Pahk, John Parsons, Dean Pokorny (five times), 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 (20 times), Willie Whitaker (10 times), Philip Wood, Kit Woolsey (four times), Sally Woolsey, Migry Zur Campanile (twice)


Ladder, 2014

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 31st December 2014. Congratulations to Doron Limor.

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
1Doron Limor1149.8146.715127%37.1372-29362%112.7149.8
2Neil Trentham1146.4147.817833%50.8507-35664%95.6146.4
3Dean Pokorny1138.1140.036335%36.8440-39360%101.3138.1
-Michael Wilkinson1137.596.83231%60.5295-48469%80.3140.9
-Ben Handley-Pritchard1132.6149.09133%28.1466-42053%104.6132.6
-Richard Probst1131.1100.54531%27.7382-32756%103.7131.3
-Goran Cekol1126.2124.08927%20.9457-45056%105.3126.2
-Kit Woolsey1117.0119.99232%12.9370-37358%104.2117.0
4Migry Zur Campanile1116.9125.234726%10.4410-51952%106.5116.9
5Anne Jackson1110.4120.230625%9.4289-44658%101.0110.4
-Steven De Donder1108.2145.83047%22.8277-50663%89.1112.0
6John Parsons1098.786.214025%-3.0397-49249%101.798.7
-Dana Berkowitz1088.791.37120%-16.6379-40749%105.388.7
7Rita Smith1082.482.332233%59.6386-25269%22.882.4
-Chris Willenken1081.998.62425%-14.0241-24733%103.990.0
8Stan Schenker1076.581.144130%28.4379-41857%48.176.5
9Joan Clark1067.275.224115%-28.1338-71544%95.367.2
-Sally Woolsey1067.178.25718%-43.5320-50842%110.667.1
-Fabio Lo Presti1066.6128.61225%6.4212-22250%103.8110.2
10Simon Hunter1065.779.223327%-2.5284-51055%68.265.7
-Alan Epley1057.3124.7520%117.0522-5080%90.5207.5
-Dan Hoffenberg1056.050.75732%18.0408-48060%38.156.0
-Krisztina Ormay1055.241.91916%4.5392-26353%62.867.2
-Ed Levy1054.257.92512%-47.2180-29036%106.058.8
-Corey Robinson1053.210.4633%91.2187-5883%70.8162.0
-Alessio Isaia1043.099.33100%161.326796100%94.4255.7
-Pat Civale1042.651.970%7.182-12871%105.2112.3
-Branko Spiljak1038.375.61421%-64.1141-39129%120.656.6
-Andrew Garnett1034.772.7922%-20.4301-34644%93.573.0
-Cinzia Giordano1027.150.12921%-55.7370-40641%83.928.3
-Wouter Van den hove1025.223.85513%-65.1246-42736%90.325.2
-Leonardo Cima1021.633.0520%-26.0243-37060%104.178.1
-Steve Altus1016.494.1333%25.0115-10267%72.497.4
-Armando Pontecorvo1016.282.7367%4.0134-21367%92.396.3
-Dan Korbel1013.183.61100%135.0135135100%97.9232.9
-Andrea Bulgari1012.7-9.22914%-79.7294-36238%93.013.3
-Neil Allerton1010.186.510%73.07373100%107.0180.0
-Giuseppe Failla1010.057.340%-47.080-19025%92.145.1
-Bryan Delfs1009.420.3250%-51.584-18750%134.983.4
-Nicholas Cheung1007.56.120%-33.0-11-550%99.566.5
-Laura Tidone1006.0104.730%-63.323-22167%99.335.9
-Paul Slater1004.416.610%-52.0-52-520%129.877.8
-JoAnna Stansby1003.1112.310%-58.0-58-580%113.455.4
-Shireen Mohandes1002.421.920%-60.517-13850%81.621.1
-Joe Eskinazi1002.3-10.850%-87.6171-34560%96.18.5
-Jon Rice1001.697.110%-94.0-94-940%122.328.3
-Spiros Liarakos1001.481.330%-98.3-64-1420%106.78.3
-Joseph Schmitz1000.4-36.8540%-56.8103-39260%58.21.4
11Stephen Frechette998.35.110716%-60.2286-45437%58.6-1.7
-David Wiltshire995.0-120.110%-206.0-206-2060%116.6-89.4
-Vedran Zoric994.256.220%-152.5-128-1770%100.9-51.6
-Gianpaolo Eramo994.270.810%-202.0-202-2020%98.8-103.2
-Daryu Aliotuus991.6-53.620%-180.5-41-3200%105.9-74.6
12Doris Denny986.4-11.92709%-67.9225-50230%54.3-13.6
-Robert Khomiakov986.3-139.610%-302.0-302-3020%58.3-243.7
-Theodore Hwa986.2-10.910%-364.0-364-3640%119.8-244.2
-Tomislav Bosnjak986.143.5425%-179.8178-50850%117.3-62.4
-Carlo Fogaroli983.967.290%-136.725-30822%102.8-33.9
-Mark Teltscher982.4-43.910%-412.0-412-4120%100.0-312.0
-Pietro Campanile951.1-58.850%-287.2-25-8120%110.4-176.8
13Beryl Dorscht949.2-53.716613%-109.7273-53227%58.8-50.8
-Tracey B946.1-47.84112%-116.7215-44027%62.6-54.1
-Roger Berry945.2-84.4166%-121.5237-28713%47.7-73.8


Hall of Fame, 2014

Highest scores achieved over the period:

Name Result
 Alan Epley522
 Neil Trentham507
 Ben Handley-Pritchard466
 Goran Cekol457
 Dean Pokorny440


Hall of Shame, 2014

Lowest scores over the period:

Name Result
 Pietro Campanile-812
 Joan Clark-715
 Beryl Dorscht-532
 Beryl Dorscht-531
 Beryl Dorscht-525