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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.

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

May: Dana Berkowitz

June: Migry Zur Campanile

July: Ben Handley-Pritchard

August: Neil Trentham

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, August 2016

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 31 August 2016. Congratulations to Neil Trentham.

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
1Neil Trentham1133.7124.22536%75.3346-19276%69.6144.9
2Migry Zur Campanile1116.3107.26023%39.2302-23167%77.1116.3
3Dan Hoffenberg1110.994.24538%48.1341-57769%62.9111.1
4Tracey B1100.489.67634%32.1427-41361%68.4100.4
5Dana Berkowitz1098.4103.32236%39.0258-32673%72.7111.7
6Dean Pokorny1097.2122.61331%68.8309-16162%82.6151.5
7Anne Jackson1086.295.44221%6.1307-34155%80.486.5
8Kit Woolsey1075.2120.3683%158.221968100%70.6228.8
9Joan Clark1063.977.12313%7.9262-35657%63.471.3
10Stan Schenker1051.975.33921%-12.3248-30754%64.552.2
11John Parsons1046.882.51631%-19.2400-50750%82.363.1
-Ben Handley-Pritchard1036.8159.6425%105.0276-475%60.4165.4
-Chris Dixon1033.2101.6367%126.0371-14167%71.7197.7
-Michael Wilkinson1028.698.5333%93.317811100%77.1170.5
-Chris Willenken1022.6101.7333%23.0249-18167%111.7134.7
-Kent Goulding1019.7113.91100%324.0324324100%25.9349.9
12Simon Hunter1018.487.6714%-46.6255-43743%95.048.5
-Mark Gray1017.348.8250%111.018636100%42.8153.8
13Jennifer Mourgues1016.428.9729%-42.4340-28243%85.643.2
14Cinzia Giordano1016.257.3617%-18.593-11550%67.749.2
-David Adler1011.573.320%38.0151-7550%64.5102.5
15Sally Woolsey1011.560.4813%-55.5105-27538%82.326.8
-Doron Limor1010.4145.41100%73.07373100%111.7184.7
-Adam Grossack1009.6-27.71100%88.08888100%82.8170.8
16Francisco Placido1004.5-26.4128%-79.1193-28225%86.57.4
-Richard Probst999.4103.920%-49.591-19050%44.5-5.0
-Doris Denny995.8-30.450%-72.045-20940%56.9-15.1
-Bryan Delfs995.822.510%-164.0-164-1640%88.9-75.1
-Joăo Teotónio Pereira Morgado991.3-41.720%-179.0-39-3190%102.0-77.0
17Stephen Frechette985.7-1.0150%-96.8134-46433%76.7-20.1
-Alessio Isaia983.8123.810%-370.0-370-3700%81.8-288.2
-Liz Goulding-Gray977.7-68.420%-277.0-190-3640%78.7-198.3
18Gonçalo Abreu977.5-15.470%-135.3-11-3770%75.9-59.4
19Beryl Dorscht906.5-42.6385%-176.1303-45011%81.9-94.2


Hall of Fame, August 2016

Highest scores achieved over the period:

Name Result
 Tracey B427
 John Parsons400
 Chris Dixon371
 Neil Trentham346
 Dan Hoffenberg341


Hall of Shame, August 2016

Lowest scores over the period:

Name Result
 Dan Hoffenberg-577
 John Parsons-507
 John Parsons-494
 Stephen Frechette-464
 Beryl Dorscht-450