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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 2014

February 2014

January 2004-December 2013

Previous game data

January 2014

February 2014

January 2003-December 2014

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, 2014

January: Goran Cekol

February: Neil Trentham

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, Goran Cekol, 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 (three times), Doron Limor (nine times), Francesco Mazzadi (twice), Joon Pahk, Dean Pokorny, 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, Migry Zur Campanile

Ladder, February 2014

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 28th February 2014. Congratulations to Neil Trentham.

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	Neil Trentham	1128.6	133.5	18	33%	68.3	361	-250	56%	93.0	161.4
2	Joan Clark	1108.9	92.6	19	26%	42.7	338	-176	63%	90.0	132.7
3	Migry Zur Campanile	1107.8	116.8	26	38%	14.0	217	-265	58%	101.4	115.4
4	Anne Jackson	1104.1	100.9	33	33%	17.3	241	-343	61%	88.8	106.2
5	Dean Pokorny	1087.9	131.0	15	33%	37.1	307	-258	60%	86.5	123.6
6	John Parsons	1085.6	90.1	19	16%	11.4	397	-253	58%	92.9	104.3
7	Kit Woolsey	1061.7	122.9	7	57%	57.6	186	-112	71%	105.1	162.6
8	Wouter Van den hove	1048.0	26.7	13	23%	-15.2	176	-259	46%	90.0	74.8
9	Richard Probst	1045.1	92.2	7	43%	35.9	344	-327	71%	83.1	118.9
10	Cinzia Giordano	1044.6	59.0	8	25%	10.9	370	-273	63%	93.2	104.1
11	Goran Cekol	1035.9	129.8	6	50%	6.3	240	-352	67%	102.9	109.3
-	Michael Wilkinson	1035.7	89.9	3	33%	116.3	154	61	100%	96.3	212.7
12	Ben Handley-Pritchard	1033.2	148.9	9	11%	-33.8	176	-193	33%	103.5	69.8
13	Sally Woolsey	1028.8	83.2	7	14%	-29.3	160	-226	43%	105.2	75.9
14	Stan Schenker	1028.4	72.7	12	0%	-47.9	144	-308	17%	95.0	47.1
15	Chris Willenken	1021.9	99.6	6	0%	-33.5	82	-120	17%	100.0	66.5
-	Armando Pontecorvo	1005.7	82.1	2	50%	-39.5	134	-213	50%	90.0	50.5
-	Krisztina Ormay	1003.3	46.6	3	0%	-44.3	31	-128	33%	64.0	19.7
-	Spiros Liarakos	1001.4	81.3	3	0%	-98.3	-64	-142	0%	106.7	8.3
-	Dana Berkowitz	1001.1	102.2	2	0%	-80.5	-48	-113	0%	90.7	10.2
-	Pat Civale	999.3	51.8	1	0%	-128.0	-128	-128	0%	115.9	-12.1
-	Fabio Lo Presti	996.0	130.0	1	0%	-161.0	-161	-161	0%	89.9	-71.1
-	Gianpaolo Eramo	994.2	70.8	1	0%	-202.0	-202	-202	0%	98.8	-103.2
-	Carlo Fogaroli	992.7	64.6	3	0%	-122.3	11	-191	33%	79.0	-43.4
-	Beryl Dorscht	989.6	-57.0	3	0%	-129.0	95	-416	33%	67.1	-61.9
-	Steven De Donder	987.0	146.1	2	0%	-163.5	-145	-182	0%	47.6	-115.9
16	Andrea Bulgari	986.6	-17.6	6	0%	-127.7	89	-362	33%	87.0	-40.7
-	Joseph Schmitz	984.5	-35.0	1	0%	-392.0	-392	-392	0%	117.4	-274.6

Hall of Fame, February 2014

Highest scores achieved over the period:

	Name	Result
	John Parsons	397
	Cinzia Giordano	370
	Neil Trentham	361
	Richard Probst	344
	Joan Clark	338

Hall of Shame, February 2014

Lowest scores over the period:

	Name	Result
	Beryl Dorscht	-416
	Joseph Schmitz	-392
	Andrea Bulgari	-362
	Goran Cekol	-352
	Anne Jackson	-343