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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, 2014

January: Goran Cekol

February: Neil Trentham

March: John Parsons

April: Dean Pokorny

May: Dean Pokorny

June: Doron Limor

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, June 2014

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 30th June 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 Limor1166.6163.61644%116.1372-23875%108.4224.5
2Dean Pokorny1132.0142.83129%34.1428-19555%101.8135.9
3Anne Jackson1122.7104.52829%24.0289-39261%104.8128.8
4Neil Trentham1100.3141.41527%43.5346-16747%97.5141.0
5Migry Zur Campanile1089.2116.62025%-0.9285-22945%106.7105.8
6Stan Schenker1084.580.93931%38.8376-36049%46.185.0
7Joan Clark1079.287.92015%0.0325-23745%94.093.9
8Rita Smith1077.084.62540%48.3254-21768%35.283.4
9Simon Hunter1068.468.43531%-11.1275-51054%80.469.3
-Dana Berkowitz1035.3102.3333%104.0201-1367%105.9209.9
-Ben Handley-Pritchard1034.0147.2540%-2.4199-42060%125.6123.2
-Goran Cekol1027.3128.020%98.016729100%145.2243.2
10Kit Woolsey1019.5117.11030%-63.3171-35150%100.737.4
-Steven De Donder1017.1153.22100%86.510865100%65.9152.4
-Richard Probst1015.197.1333%-8.3308-20733%98.590.2
-John Parsons1008.590.030%-43.080-11133%93.350.3
-Giuseppe Failla1007.457.310%80.08080100%51.3131.3
-Corey Robinson1005.70.610%44.04444100%56.9100.9
-Sally Woolsey1003.881.230%-100.014-29433%122.422.4
-Roger Berry1002.7-87.310%42.04242100%5.947.9
11Doris Denny997.1-3.9316%-62.2198-39835%59.2-3.0
-Cinzia Giordano996.152.420%-92.0-30-1540%57.1-34.9
-Laura Tidone994.7105.610%-221.0-221-2210%127.2-93.8
-Carlo Fogaroli989.367.210%-308.0-308-3080%118.2-189.8
-Wouter Van den hove988.923.820%-150.5-33-2680%51.9-98.6
-Joe Eskinazi977.5-56.920%-311.0-277-3450%110.5-200.5
-Stephen Frechette976.5-36.250%-174.6-135-2750%89.7-84.9
12Beryl Dorscht946.0-55.2130%-143.4127-52523%59.2-84.2


Hall of Fame, June 2014

Highest scores achieved over the period:

Name Result
 Dean Pokorny428
 Stan Schenker376
 Doron Limor372
 Doron Limor364
 Neil Trentham346


Hall of Shame, June 2014

Lowest scores over the period:

Name Result
 Beryl Dorscht-525
 Beryl Dorscht-513
 Simon Hunter-510
 Ben Handley-Pritchard-420
 Doris Denny-398