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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

Monthly winners, 2017

January: Ben Kristensen

February: Ben Kristensen

March: Neil Trentham

April: Dan Hoffenberg

May: Tracey B

June: Fabio Quai

July: Migry Zur Campanile

August: Migry Zur Campanile

September: Ben Kristensen

October: Fabio Quai

November: Migry Zur Campanile

December: Dan Hoffenberg

Annual winners, 2003-17

2017 ladder: Doron Limor

2016 ladder: Neil Trentham

2016 “Zester”: Dan Hoffenberg

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


Ladder, 2017

This competition finished on the last day of 2017. Congratulations to Doron Limor.

Minimum games to qualify: 100.

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
-Steven De Donder1125.3130.94436%53.2357-37766%72.3125.5
1Doron Limor1117.6127.813529%15.1340-46359%102.5117.6
-Chris Willenken1117.1105.12129%36.1317-12557%99.7135.8
2Neil Trentham1116.0114.726733%37.0391-42563%79.0116.0
3Ben Kristensen1111.7109.445435%42.1464-49561%69.6111.7
-Ben Handley-Pritchard1109.3139.45124%27.5339-22859%81.8109.3
4Migry Zur Campanile1106.598.848330%21.2391-51856%85.2106.5
-Kit Woolsey1105.8113.45127%26.8386-29861%79.0105.8
-Michael Wilkinson1102.9100.91833%58.7332-16567%70.4129.2
-Richard Probst1100.099.26438%41.6443-40555%58.3100.0
5Dan Hoffenberg1096.292.841929%26.7474-53358%69.496.2
-Dean Pokorny1095.4106.08828%3.1360-61051%92.395.4
6Chris Dixon1094.095.213731%24.1431-55757%69.994.0
7Simon Hunter1093.894.923722%22.0415-48656%71.993.8
8Krisztina Ormay1089.778.012527%23.2386-40358%66.689.7
9Fabio Quai1088.698.069227%25.1451-52161%63.488.6
10Anne Jackson1088.181.530323%-0.8375-49152%88.988.1
11Mark Tynkov1085.885.719924%23.4430-43656%62.585.8
12John Parsons1083.589.415832%24.8426-43058%58.783.5
13Stan Schenker1081.580.946827%16.9494-48254%64.681.5
14Dana Berkowitz1080.977.723226%4.4370-42455%76.580.9
-Goran Cekol1076.195.08830%2.7315-57358%73.476.1
15Tracey B1074.067.251828%-1.1481-48750%75.174.0
16Joan Clark1070.967.617225%1.9311-51853%69.070.9
-Sally Woolsey1068.758.42917%-16.7239-31941%88.371.6
-Vedran Zoric1067.358.98924%1.0410-32353%66.367.3
-Dave Beer1055.361.88221%-12.9251-39544%68.255.3
-Joe Elleson1053.162.51916%8.0364-17342%56.764.7
17Sami Casanova1047.951.615020%-24.4371-55247%72.347.9
-Alessio Isaia1046.2117.41040%3.8245-31360%84.988.7
-Giles Woodruff1040.870.4729%68.7453-17857%38.9107.6
-Branko Spiljak1038.055.64414%-26.5256-47341%64.638.1
-Kent Goulding1037.789.71833%31.0187-24172%16.347.3
-Laura Tidone1034.9101.1450%106.5335-10875%50.0156.5
-Mike Rice1031.7117.32100%211.5265158100%70.1281.6
18Enrico Bongiorno1027.034.117820%-34.0534-46442%61.027.0
-JoAnna Stansby1026.8105.4333%48.0198-13767%111.7159.7
19Paolo Catoni1025.031.236519%-40.2498-55942%65.325.0
-Jennifer Mourgues1024.722.63415%-41.2246-37047%66.425.1
-Caterina Burgio1024.433.61436%-19.3283-51357%55.336.0
-Beppe Mistretta1022.225.43110%-38.0335-30929%60.922.9
-Cinzia Giordano1021.954.0911%-29.879-24056%75.946.2
-David Adler1021.971.61118%-31.8352-32545%70.838.9
-Adam Grossack1017.03.8825%-18.9248-41563%58.539.6
-Francesco Mazzadi1015.4109.91100%223.0223223100%50.7273.7
-Corey Robinson1010.38.750%-19.0101-13420%56.437.4
-Zach Grossack1010.37.16015%-60.6272-46535%70.910.3
-Steve Altus1010.090.8425%-41.8167-26050%86.845.0
-Ophir Reshef1007.359.7333%-27.0181-30267%70.743.7
-Wouter Van den hove1006.113.310%29.02929100%78.5107.5
-Nicholas Cheung1005.1-2.91100%58.05858100%31.789.7
-Carlo Fogaroli1001.345.230%-41.0-8-700%48.97.9
-Tom Dixon1000.32.410%-74.0-74-740%78.84.8
-Jon Rice994.691.010%-180.0-180-1800%84.2-95.8
-James Krot994.2-207.810%-195.0-195-1950%92.4-102.6
-Pietro Campanile993.8-51.810%-212.0-212-2120%101.7-110.3
-Pat Civale993.749.6110%-114.391-33127%103.2-11.1
-Mark Gray993.59.64221%-26.3289-36748%19.8-6.5
-Michael Kamil992.8-17.010%-213.0-213-2130%85.9-127.1
-Andy Bowles989.946.420%-146.073-36550%55.9-90.1
-C Lynn Handford978.7-59.01712%-90.7177-35135%63.1-27.7
-Giuseppe Failla978.627.450%-178.4-83-2530%101.0-77.4
-Andrea Beretta973.2-48.180%-123.484-40238%60.7-62.7
-Liz Goulding-Gray969.8-46.4575%-85.2322-51425%54.9-30.2
20Beryl Dorscht967.3-34.04949%-105.6326-56429%72.9-32.7
-Francisco Placido963.9-19.3120%-130.715-53817%70.8-59.9
-Gonçalo Abreu954.7-24.52811%-121.4255-50332%73.8-47.6
-Stephen Frechette944.8-17.240%-342.5-215-5690%94.6-247.9
-Gary Southard848.6-152.0264%-226.0148-59512%63.9-162.1


Hall of Fame, 2017

Highest scores achieved over the period:

Name Result
 Enrico Bongiorno534
 Paolo Catoni498
 Stan Schenker494
 Tracey B481
 Dan Hoffenberg474


Hall of Shame, 2017

Lowest scores over the period:

Name Result
 Dean Pokorny-610
 Gary Southard-595
 Goran Cekol-573
 Stephen Frechette-569
 Beryl Dorscht-564