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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

September: Dan Hoffenberg

October: Tracey B

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, October 2016

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 31 October 2016. Congratulations to Tracey B.

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
1Tracey B1123.089.53145%52.8346-30365%73.8126.6
2Dan Hoffenberg1108.6105.03735%51.0406-28168%58.6109.6
3Migry Zur Campanile1107.5102.93931%31.6321-20959%76.6108.2
4Neil Trentham1107.4128.91513%87.1629-30673%64.0151.0
5Ben Kristensen1096.669.74028%18.4350-34255%78.797.1
6Simon Hunter1077.285.82917%-0.1236-31159%80.580.5
7Stan Schenker1060.870.22413%1.6174-27254%65.366.8
8Dana Berkowitz1049.4100.71331%4.1399-20346%72.876.9
9Dean Pokorny1042.5115.7743%34.1296-40157%77.8111.9
10Anne Jackson1040.183.03219%-39.9158-37338%81.041.1
11John Parsons1035.680.61315%-29.2241-23338%84.755.5
12Stephen Frechette1026.1-2.71323%-23.2311-45931%63.940.7
-Francisco Placido1025.2-16.6333%73.3136-767%76.6149.9
-Alessio Isaia1020.8120.6450%9.5173-17650%84.193.6
13Chris Dixon1020.698.5714%2.3174-24643%52.154.4
-Kit Woolsey1019.6118.8250%85.0350-18050%89.5174.5
-Chris Willenken1015.1101.51100%173.0173173100%94.8267.8
-Ben Handley-Pritchard1010.7156.01100%105.0105105100%85.0190.0
-Steven De Donder1010.6141.210%98.09898100%89.8187.8
-Richard Probst1010.4101.0520%-35.4112-15220%73.137.7
-Sally Woolsey1006.355.310%10.01010100%101.0111.0
-Doron Limor1001.2146.610%-73.0-73-730%94.721.7
14Joan Clark997.475.0714%-69.9187-24929%63.0-6.8
-Giuseppe Failla994.147.410%-181.0-181-1810%76.9-104.1
-Doris Denny993.3-35.6250%-86.055-22750%26.2-59.8
-Theodore Hwa991.3-19.010%-168.0-168-1680%13.8-154.2
-Corey Robinson990.411.810%-235.0-235-2350%64.4-170.6
-David Adler982.469.530%-191.057-43433%86.1-104.9
15Beryl Dorscht910.8-52.8225%-178.5163-88527%77.2-101.3


Hall of Fame, October 2016

Highest scores achieved over the period:

Name Result
 Neil Trentham629
 Dan Hoffenberg406
 Dana Berkowitz399
 Dan Hoffenberg397
 Ben Kristensen350


Hall of Shame, October 2016

Lowest scores over the period:

Name Result
 Beryl Dorscht-885
 Beryl Dorscht-539
 Beryl Dorscht-524
 Beryl Dorscht-498
 Stephen Frechette-459