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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, 2014

January: Goran Cekol

February: Neil Trentham

March: John Parsons

April: Dean Pokorny

May: Dean Pokorny

June: Doron Limor

July: Migry Zur Campanile

August: Dean Pokorny

September: Dean Pokorny

October: Neil Trentham

November: Anne Jackson

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, November 2014

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 30th November 2014. Congratulations to Anne Jackson.

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
1Anne Jackson1139.3118.72045%58.5186-15880%106.9165.4
2Migry Zur Campanile1126.1126.24221%9.9341-32050%116.6126.5
3Dean Pokorny1119.6146.72832%11.4289-39361%114.2125.5
4Doron Limor1118.3148.82928%8.0247-29055%115.3123.3
5Neil Trentham1114.2147.91346%65.4260-12877%112.5177.9
6Rita Smith1087.385.62744%70.1320-20463%22.492.5
7Michael Wilkinson1073.692.8743%105.9277-4386%88.2194.1
8Simon Hunter1072.979.51323%45.1182-14585%68.5113.6
9John Parsons1063.888.3933%25.9283-22056%108.3134.2
10Stan Schenker1052.481.62025%34.4182-13270%27.862.2
11Joan Clark1047.371.2234%-64.4127-28439%117.252.8
-Ben Handley-Pritchard1044.3150.82100%316.0333299100%77.9393.9
-Alan Epley1030.9124.91100%522.0522522100%25.7547.7
12Kit Woolsey1028.8119.360%-36.8122-15033%124.587.7
-Richard Probst1021.9100.2520%-42.4211-29840%121.579.1
-Leonardo Cima1020.633.01100%243.0243243100%122.7365.7
13Dana Berkowitz1019.391.3714%-66.3146-25829%117.251.0
14Dan Hoffenberg1016.648.61127%-8.7244-48073%38.329.5
-Goran Cekol1014.4125.010%111.0111111100%144.5255.5
-Neil Allerton1010.186.510%73.07373100%107.0180.0
-Ed Levy1009.756.820%-13.045-7150%99.786.7
-Pat Civale1006.651.910%-2.0-2-20%119.9117.9
-Paul Slater1004.416.610%-52.0-52-520%129.877.8
15Doris Denny1002.5-10.11613%-48.8146-22525%52.23.4
16Sally Woolsey1001.576.8617%-124.8106-34717%129.44.6
-Fabio Lo Presti994.5128.610%-222.0-222-2220%124.7-97.3
-Mark Teltscher982.4-43.910%-412.0-412-4120%100.0-312.0
17Stephen Frechette975.16.4128%-85.885-37333%44.5-41.2
18Tracey B963.6-62.480%-151.577-32225%66.4-85.1
19Beryl Dorscht955.5-51.21414%-125.1153-45621%59.4-65.7


Hall of Fame, November 2014

Highest scores achieved over the period:

Name Result
 Alan Epley522
 Migry Zur Campanile341
 Ben Handley-Pritchard333
 Rita Smith320
 Migry Zur Campanile311


Hall of Shame, November 2014

Lowest scores over the period:

Name Result
 Dan Hoffenberg-480
 Beryl Dorscht-456
 Mark Teltscher-412
 Dean Pokorny-393
 Stephen Frechette-373