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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

February 2016

March 2016

2015 Annual

January 2004-December 2014

Previous game data

January 2016

February 2016

March 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

February: Stan Schenker

March: Migry Zur Campanile

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, March 2016

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 31st March 2016. Congratulations to Migry.

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	Migry Zur Campanile	1112.0	102.6	40	30%	43.2	401	-207	58%	69.4	112.5
2	Anne Jackson	1095.4	88.8	28	18%	25.7	255	-223	61%	74.5	100.2
3	Stan Schenker	1094.9	85.4	29	28%	41.7	348	-214	55%	57.2	98.9
4	Dan Hoffenberg	1092.1	89.3	42	36%	34.0	556	-407	55%	58.3	92.4
5	Dana Berkowitz	1081.9	86.5	29	28%	13.1	397	-476	69%	72.2	85.3
6	Neil Trentham	1069.6	107.8	21	19%	7.9	272	-506	48%	72.9	80.7
7	Tracey B	1065.2	62.4	76	29%	-3.0	355	-555	51%	68.2	65.2
8	Joan Clark	1062.5	71.8	25	24%	4.7	259	-226	52%	63.0	67.7
9	Jennifer Mourgues	1047.0	13.1	23	17%	-24.3	294	-428	48%	76.8	52.5
10	Alessio Isaia	1045.5	125.7	6	33%	58.5	338	-112	50%	79.9	138.4
11	Kit Woolsey	1043.5	106.5	9	22%	21.0	248	-122	44%	70.4	91.4
12	Chris Dixon	1042.5	97.1	11	36%	27.3	262	-264	55%	48.2	75.5
13	Kent Goulding	1041.6	138.2	6	33%	84.5	226	-52	83%	42.1	126.6
14	Simon Hunter	1037.5	94.6	12	33%	11.3	235	-278	67%	50.9	62.2
15	Steven De Donder	1036.7	137.3	6	17%	30.7	336	-122	50%	81.1	111.8
-	Chris Willenken	1029.4	91.7	5	40%	6.8	255	-221	40%	99.5	106.3
-	Goran Cekol	1027.3	107.5	3	33%	73.0	223	-80	67%	89.3	162.3
16	Michael Wilkinson	1025.5	89.9	7	43%	4.1	282	-344	57%	63.1	67.2
-	Mark Gray	1024.4	55.3	4	50%	83.8	139	-1	75%	25.9	109.7
-	Richard Probst	1022.5	99.7	2	50%	166.5	284	49	100%	33.4	199.9
17	Sally Woolsey	1020.3	66.3	9	11%	-26.8	288	-283	44%	69.4	42.6
18	David Adler	1013.4	63.7	11	18%	-35.5	143	-219	36%	59.2	23.7
-	John Parsons	1012.8	82.8	5	20%	-35.8	157	-146	40%	82.0	46.2
19	Cinzia Giordano	1005.9	53.1	7	14%	-54.6	176	-294	43%	70.1	15.5
-	Dean Pokorny	1003.6	112.1	2	0%	-48.0	22	-118	50%	79.8	31.8
-	Fabio Lo Presti	998.7	119.3	1	0%	-90.0	-90	-90	0%	66.7	-23.3
-	Aymeric Lebatteaux	997.7	25.7	1	0%	-93.0	-93	-93	0%	52.0	-41.0
-	Carlo Fogaroli	992.2	53.8	2	0%	-132.0	-59	-205	0%	63.1	-68.9
-	Oren Kriegel	988.5	-38.1	4	25%	-122.3	24	-193	25%	70.8	-51.4
20	Doris Denny	970.6	-38.7	7	0%	-145.4	-25	-254	0%	67.9	-77.6
21	Liz Goulding-Gray	962.0	-72.5	8	0%	-156.3	110	-415	25%	67.6	-88.7
22	Beryl Dorscht	960.3	-35.4	27	11%	-114.4	128	-456	30%	72.3	-42.1

Hall of Fame, March 2016

Highest scores achieved over the period:

	Name	Result
	Dan Hoffenberg	556
	Dan Hoffenberg	417
	Migry Zur Campanile	401
	Dana Berkowitz	397
	Migry Zur Campanile	358

Hall of Shame, March 2016

Lowest scores over the period:

	Name	Result
	Tracey B	-555
	Tracey B	-538
	Neil Trentham	-506
	Dana Berkowitz	-476
	Beryl Dorscht	-456