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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 2015

January 2004-December 2014

Previous game data

January 2015

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, 2015

January: Ben Handley-Pritchard

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, January 2015

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 31st January 2015. Congratulations to Ben Handley-Pritchard.

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	Ben Handley-Pritchard	1179.3	159.4	16	50%	128.1	345	-94	75%	113.5	241.7
2	Doron Limor	1142.5	147.5	28	32%	29.1	468	-258	54%	120.6	149.6
3	Dean Pokorny	1126.3	136.2	52	25%	19.6	424	-283	56%	106.7	126.3
4	Anne Jackson	1110.9	121.8	18	11%	11.3	301	-210	56%	127.9	139.2
5	Alessio Isaia	1105.2	106.0	13	38%	52.4	309	-323	69%	111.5	163.9
6	Simon Hunter	1099.8	84.2	30	33%	57.7	353	-276	70%	45.6	103.3
7	John Parsons	1093.1	88.9	25	40%	-11.2	300	-399	48%	112.1	100.9
8	Migry Zur Campanile	1086.8	115.9	45	20%	-32.1	231	-535	44%	119.0	86.9
9	Dan Hoffenberg	1063.0	56.8	13	31%	53.5	227	-197	77%	44.7	98.1
10	Rita Smith	1060.0	78.0	36	22%	22.9	285	-364	61%	37.8	60.7
11	Stan Schenker	1059.7	76.5	36	36%	16.1	242	-328	53%	44.3	60.4
12	Joan Clark	1046.0	71.5	21	24%	-40.8	274	-330	43%	94.1	53.4
-	Kit Woolsey	1044.8	121.7	4	50%	76.5	191	-90	75%	124.9	201.4
13	Neil Trentham	1042.5	144.5	8	13%	-6.1	185	-241	50%	105.4	99.3
14	Krisztina Ormay	1038.7	43.4	14	14%	-45.5	207	-273	29%	102.6	57.1
-	Richard Probst	1034.1	98.9	5	20%	19.4	183	-388	60%	103.9	123.3
15	Tracey B	1019.0	-30.9	7	14%	-22.4	266	-447	43%	72.4	50.0
-	Laura Tidone	1015.5	104.2	1	100%	160.0	160	160	100%	114.9	274.9
-	Michael Wilkinson	1012.0	95.1	1	100%	167.0	167	167	100%	46.7	213.7
-	Sally Woolsey	1011.5	77.1	3	0%	-5.7	12	-18	33%	74.3	68.7
16	Goran Cekol	1011.0	119.6	6	17%	-82.0	209	-278	33%	115.5	33.5
-	Ophir Reshef	1007.1	65.5	3	33%	-55.3	102	-209	33%	97.6	42.3
-	Pat Civale	1006.4	52.2	1	0%	-23.0	-23	-23	0%	135.8	112.8
17	Fabio Lo Presti	1005.4	123.2	6	17%	-101.2	132	-271	17%	117.5	16.3
-	Dana Berkowitz	1005.3	90.4	2	0%	-90.0	-58	-122	0%	137.2	47.2
-	Nicholas Cheung	1002.2	4.6	1	0%	-23.0	-23	-23	0%	61.5	38.5
-	JoAnna Stansby	1001.8	109.1	2	0%	-95.0	-82	-108	0%	111.4	16.4
-	Corey Robinson	1001.3	10.6	1	0%	-12.0	-12	-12	0%	34.6	22.6
-	Stephen Frechette	1001.2	5.6	1	0%	-26.0	-26	-26	0%	47.1	21.1
-	Roger Berry	987.4	-86.1	2	0%	-162.0	-71	-253	0%	50.3	-111.7
18	Beryl Dorscht	984.3	-50.8	13	15%	-84.5	227	-564	31%	60.1	-24.4
19	Doris Denny	975.9	-14.5	30	7%	-91.6	131	-390	37%	66.6	-25.0

Hall of Fame, January 2015

Highest scores achieved over the period:

	Name	Result
	Doron Limor	468
	Dean Pokorny	424
	Simon Hunter	353
	Ben Handley-Pritchard	345
	Simon Hunter	330

Hall of Shame, January 2015

Lowest scores over the period:

	Name	Result
	Beryl Dorscht	-564
	Migry Zur Campanile	-535
	Migry Zur Campanile	-502
	Tracey B	-447
	Migry Zur Campanile	-432