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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

February 2015

March 2015

January 2004-December 2014

Previous game data

January 2015

February 2015

March 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

February: John Parsons

March: Krisztina Ormay

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, March 2015

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 31st March 2015. Congratulations to Krisztina Ormay.

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	Krisztina Ormay	1136.4	64.5	38	55%	67.3	337	-185	68%	70.1	137.4
2	Stan Schenker	1109.4	90.8	51	31%	57.8	328	-425	69%	51.6	109.5
3	John Parsons	1104.6	106.0	41	29%	44.1	347	-284	61%	60.9	105.0
4	Anne Jackson	1104.0	110.7	32	31%	29.3	250	-284	59%	77.3	106.5
5	Neil Trentham	1096.4	133.8	17	29%	50.6	356	-211	59%	74.5	125.1
6	Michael Wilkinson	1084.5	100.5	11	18%	88.5	304	-62	73%	61.6	150.1
7	Migry Zur Campanile	1075.4	107.5	34	18%	-5.7	302	-258	44%	82.4	76.7
8	Ed Levy	1074.7	66.5	46	22%	9.2	326	-331	48%	65.5	74.7
9	Rita Smith	1065.1	80.7	46	26%	25.2	296	-234	52%	39.9	65.1
10	Sally Woolsey	1062.8	83.0	10	40%	40.9	288	-166	60%	79.8	120.7
11	Joan Clark	1061.2	72.7	22	18%	15.8	250	-225	64%	53.7	69.5
12	Simon Hunter	1056.5	77.1	37	24%	-4.3	351	-377	59%	61.3	57.0
13	Dan Hoffenberg	1050.5	66.2	57	21%	-10.6	327	-349	46%	61.1	50.5
14	Dana Berkowitz	1046.2	89.3	9	44%	4.6	251	-263	56%	92.7	97.2
-	Goran Cekol	1039.9	121.9	4	25%	81.3	209	-53	75%	97.7	178.9
15	Tracey B	1032.9	29.0	60	18%	-34.7	307	-363	43%	67.6	32.9
-	Steven De Donder	1032.9	149.2	3	67%	154.3	201	97	100%	41.6	195.9
16	Kit Woolsey	1024.2	115.8	6	33%	-22.2	188	-291	33%	95.7	73.5
17	Alessio Isaia	1021.2	110.6	7	29%	-7.3	165	-216	71%	63.2	55.9
-	Alan Epley	1016.7	121.5	2	0%	38.0	46	30	100%	110.1	148.1
-	Chris Willenken	1008.5	95.1	2	50%	-31.0	114	-176	50%	106.9	75.9
18	Richard Probst	1007.8	96.4	6	33%	-53.2	146	-488	50%	76.9	23.7
-	Pat Civale	1006.4	51.5	3	0%	-46.0	23	-161	33%	84.0	38.0
-	Fabio Lo Presti	1005.3	124.3	2	0%	-38.5	80	-157	50%	85.5	47.0
-	Andy Bowles	1005.1	52.0	1	0%	-30.0	-30	-30	0%	120.2	90.2
19	Wouter Van den hove	1005.0	13.7	6	0%	-59.8	134	-241	50%	75.1	15.3
-	Ben Handley-Pritchard	1000.8	154.5	2	0%	-56.5	116	-229	50%	64.0	7.5
-	Cinzia Giordano	1000.8	50.4	1	0%	-45.0	-45	-45	0%	59.3	14.3
-	Bryan Delfs	1000.7	19.4	1	0%	-91.0	-91	-91	0%	103.1	12.1
-	Thomas Joannès	1000.3	69.7	1	0%	-77.0	-77	-77	0%	83.0	6.0
-	Dean Pokorny	997.4	131.7	2	0%	-108.0	-57	-159	0%	85.0	-23.0
-	Jennifer Mourgues	992.0	-13.9	2	0%	-124.5	25	-274	50%	53.7	-70.8
-	Matthias Huberschwiller	990.8	19.3	5	0%	-85.4	65	-313	40%	51.9	-33.5
20	C Lynn Handford	990.6	-65.2	11	18%	-93.0	182	-363	36%	76.3	-16.7
-	Pietro Campanile	985.0	-58.0	1	0%	-385.0	-385	-385	0%	118.9	-266.1
-	Roger Berry	985.0	-85.8	2	0%	-201.5	-106	-297	0%	68.1	-133.4
-	Aymeric Lebatteaux	982.6	4.3	2	0%	-226.5	-226	-227	0%	72.2	-154.3
21	Doris Denny	972.7	-18.9	26	19%	-88.3	195	-323	35%	59.1	-29.2
22	Beryl Dorscht	949.7	-59.3	27	15%	-123.7	295	-639	33%	70.5	-53.3

Hall of Fame, March 2015

Highest scores achieved over the period:

	Name	Result
	Neil Trentham	356
	Simon Hunter	351
	John Parsons	347
	Krisztina Ormay	337
	Stan Schenker	328

Hall of Shame, March 2015

Lowest scores over the period:

	Name	Result
	Beryl Dorscht	-639
	Beryl Dorscht	-522
	Beryl Dorscht	-517
	Beryl Dorscht	-502
	Richard Probst	-488