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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 2016

2015 Annual

January 2004-December 2014

Previous game data

January 2016

January 2003-December 2015

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, 2016

January: Anne Jackson

Winners, 2003-15

2015 ladder: Alessio Isaia

2015 “Zester”: Dan Hoffenberg

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 (up to 2014):
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 2016

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 31st January 2016. 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
1	Anne Jackson	1123.7	98.4	29	21%	50.2	350	-184	66%	78.7	128.9
2	Dana Berkowitz	1105.1	91.0	62	39%	40.3	292	-289	66%	64.7	105.1
3	Migry Zur Campanile	1101.8	104.1	88	36%	37.0	497	-291	64%	64.9	101.8
4	Dan Hoffenberg	1088.0	83.2	58	26%	34.9	315	-314	59%	53.1	88.0
5	Neil Trentham	1086.3	119.6	25	24%	22.6	323	-250	52%	70.9	93.5
6	David Adler	1085.2	66.8	20	25%	32.7	383	-177	50%	68.5	101.2
7	Kit Woolsey	1082.6	109.4	10	10%	83.9	377	-48	80%	74.8	158.7
8	Stan Schenker	1075.0	73.7	74	27%	11.9	414	-319	55%	63.1	75.0
9	Alessio Isaia	1055.8	128.9	10	30%	38.1	257	-228	50%	69.0	107.1
10	Simon Hunter	1044.0	102.1	11	27%	12.3	248	-128	55%	65.9	78.2
11	Tracey B	1038.7	45.5	82	22%	-24.6	350	-464	45%	63.3	38.7
12	Jennifer Mourgues	1033.5	11.9	72	22%	-40.3	258	-543	42%	73.8	33.5
13	Chris Dixon	1032.3	103.2	7	0%	25.4	138	-149	71%	59.7	85.2
-	Chris Willenken	1024.3	92.6	5	40%	0.6	226	-212	40%	87.4	88.0
-	Cinzia Giordano	1021.8	59.1	3	33%	74.3	95	41	100%	55.6	129.9
-	Ben Handley-Pritchard	1020.0	158.6	1	100%	307.0	307	307	100%	48.0	355.0
-	JoAnna Stansby	1015.4	105.4	1	100%	169.0	169	169	100%	103.7	272.7
14	Michael Wilkinson	1013.0	91.1	6	17%	-19.2	182	-170	17%	58.9	39.7
-	Aymeric Lebatteaux	1011.8	32.7	4	25%	-2.5	113	-176	50%	55.7	53.2
-	Goran Cekol	1010.7	112.3	3	33%	20.0	150	-140	67%	43.8	63.8
-	Bryan Delfs	1006.4	22.5	1	0%	26.0	26	26	100%	88.1	114.1
-	Wouter Van den hove	1005.0	12.3	1	0%	49.0	49	49	100%	40.4	89.4
-	Adam Grossack	1004.5	-41.4	1	0%	-23.0	-23	-23	0%	103.0	80.0
15	Doris Denny	1000.6	-33.9	7	0%	-46.9	107	-230	43%	48.3	1.5
-	Steve Altus	997.6	92.4	1	0%	-122.0	-122	-122	0%	80.1	-41.9
-	Pietro Campanile	994.9	-52.2	1	0%	-145.0	-145	-145	0%	54.3	-90.7
-	Nicholas Cheung	989.3	-0.6	1	0%	-240.0	-240	-240	0%	49.6	-190.4
-	John Parsons	988.8	91.0	3	0%	-142.3	-4	-341	0%	75.7	-66.6
-	Richard Probst	987.8	98.8	1	0%	-296.0	-296	-296	0%	78.8	-217.2
-	Corey Robinson	987.3	4.0	2	0%	-191.5	-140	-243	0%	78.2	-113.3
16	Sally Woolsey	986.6	72.5	9	11%	-110.8	163	-378	33%	82.7	-28.1
17	Joan Clark	980.4	75.1	16	6%	-83.1	92	-379	19%	56.8	-26.3
18	Beryl Dorscht	952.3	-41.6	37	11%	-118.2	235	-606	30%	70.0	-48.1

Hall of Fame, January 2016

Highest scores achieved over the period:

	Name	Result
	Migry Zur Campanile	497
	Stan Schenker	414
	Stan Schenker	386
	David Adler	383
	Kit Woolsey	377

Hall of Shame, January 2016

Lowest scores over the period:

	Name	Result
	Beryl Dorscht	-606
	Jennifer Mourgues	-543
	Beryl Dorscht	-478
	Tracey B	-464
	Jennifer Mourgues	-443