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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

April 2016

2015 Annual

January 2004-December 2014

Previous game data

January 2016

February 2016

March 2016

April 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

April: Dana Berkowitz

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, April 2016

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 30th April 2016. Congratulations to Dana.

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	Dana Berkowitz	1157.3	103.0	23	52%	106.2	462	-265	83%	69.4	175.6
2	Dan Hoffenberg	1126.3	103.0	23	57%	74.9	366	-194	65%	66.0	140.9
3	Neil Trentham	1122.6	112.6	14	43%	114.6	249	-127	93%	66.4	180.9
4	Simon Hunter	1092.0	100.6	18	28%	49.7	284	-204	61%	65.7	115.4
5	Kit Woolsey	1075.0	111.1	8	38%	93.9	435	-173	75%	81.2	175.1
6	Migry Zur Campanile	1069.6	91.5	42	19%	-6.5	207	-448	62%	76.3	69.8
7	Tracey B	1059.7	63.3	32	16%	-12.9	367	-376	53%	74.1	61.1
8	Alessio Isaia	1049.9	131.5	7	43%	55.3	234	-203	71%	76.3	131.6
9	Joan Clark	1049.1	71.0	19	11%	-25.9	266	-355	42%	85.7	59.9
10	Anne Jackson	1049.1	89.1	19	21%	-11.5	181	-224	47%	71.4	59.8
11	Richard Probst	1048.2	102.3	11	36%	17.8	178	-220	64%	67.7	85.5
12	Chris Willenken	1046.9	98.9	6	33%	61.3	185	-219	83%	81.3	142.7
13	Mark Gray	1046.0	77.6	10	40%	46.3	140	-56	80%	42.1	88.4
14	Kent Goulding	1038.0	101.5	13	8%	8.8	187	-149	54%	50.3	59.1
15	Stan Schenker	1036.7	81.6	21	19%	-32.8	323	-315	33%	75.3	42.5
16	Sally Woolsey	1033.6	65.5	10	30%	-14.8	320	-254	40%	79.3	64.5
17	Cinzia Giordano	1027.8	56.0	10	10%	-24.4	217	-190	50%	77.9	53.5
-	David Adler	1024.1	66.6	3	67%	66.3	133	-48	67%	77.0	143.3
-	Dean Pokorny	1023.5	116.9	2	100%	145.5	176	115	100%	63.6	209.1
-	Pat Civale	1018.2	53.9	2	0%	56.0	57	55	100%	105.8	161.8
-	Doris Denny	1015.0	-28.6	3	0%	28.3	90	-30	67%	61.2	89.5
-	Michael Wilkinson	1014.2	95.9	3	33%	-10.0	223	-226	33%	94.7	84.7
-	Steve Altus	1013.0	91.5	1	0%	114.0	114	114	100%	116.7	230.7
-	Doron Limor	1012.5	142.1	1	100%	126.0	126	126	100%	95.9	221.9
-	Chris Dixon	1005.1	100.1	3	0%	-37.3	56	-171	67%	67.6	30.3
-	Goran Cekol	1004.5	111.6	2	0%	-38.5	-17	-60	0%	78.7	40.2
-	Sandra Probst	999.2	48.4	1	0%	-100.0	-100	-100	0%	86.3	-13.7
-	Oren Kriegel	998.6	-43.2	1	0%	-98.0	-98	-98	0%	73.2	-24.8
-	Nicholas Cheung	994.7	-2.5	1	0%	-183.0	-183	-183	0%	89.3	-93.7
-	Jennifer Mourgues	990.7	18.7	5	20%	-83.4	121	-243	20%	49.8	-33.6
-	Beryl Dorscht	985.3	-35.9	5	20%	-135.2	130	-243	20%	81.9	-53.3
-	Carlo Fogaroli	982.8	52.3	1	0%	-344.0	-344	-344	0%	39.4	-304.6
18	John Parsons	979.5	88.1	6	0%	-125.3	-26	-170	0%	63.0	-62.4
-	Bryan Delfs	972.8	11.3	2	0%	-291.0	-179	-403	0%	49.5	-241.5
19	Francisco Placido	968.1	-46.0	15	7%	-126.4	205	-481	27%	81.5	-44.9
20	Liz Goulding-Gray	947.5	-76.3	13	8%	-163.6	62	-536	15%	81.9	-81.7

Hall of Fame, April 2016

Highest scores achieved over the period:

	Name	Result
	Dana Berkowitz	462
	Kit Woolsey	435
	Tracey B	367
	Dan Hoffenberg	366
	Stan Schenker	323

Hall of Shame, April 2016

Lowest scores over the period:

	Name	Result
	Liz Goulding-Gray	-536
	Francisco Placido	-481
	Migry Zur Campanile	-448
	Francisco Placido	-404
	Bryan Delfs	-403