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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

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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, 2017

January: Ben Kristensen

February: Ben Kristensen

March: Neil Trentham

April: Dan Hoffenberg

May: Tracey B

Annual winners, 2003-16

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, May 2017

This competition finished on the last day of May 2017. Congratulations to Tracey B.

Minimum games to qualify: 6.

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	Tracey B	1122.4	89.4	24	38%	42.8	315	-191	54%	91.6	134.4
2	Dan Hoffenberg	1110.3	102.7	45	33%	39.2	382	-297	60%	71.3	110.5
3	Fabio Quai	1107.7	83.6	61	33%	32.6	268	-261	62%	75.1	107.7
4	Dana Berkowitz	1105.8	102.9	24	21%	38.0	304	-199	58%	78.2	116.2
5	Migry Zur Campanile	1096.9	108.3	47	26%	13.9	265	-350	60%	83.1	97.0
6	Neil Trentham	1085.8	119.8	23	22%	10.3	373	-346	52%	85.5	95.7
7	Chris Dixon	1082.6	103.2	18	28%	29.3	364	-346	50%	74.4	103.7
8	Anne Jackson	1081.2	90.9	31	26%	-3.0	279	-274	48%	86.6	83.6
9	Stan Schenker	1049.7	73.6	40	28%	-13.2	339	-445	50%	63.1	49.9
-	Chris Willenken	1037.3	104.2	5	40%	46.6	240	-78	40%	88.5	135.1
10	Liz Goulding-Gray	1037.0	-45.5	6	33%	66.5	322	-42	67%	46.2	112.7
11	Simon Hunter	1031.8	80.7	8	13%	1.1	152	-130	50%	73.2	74.3
12	Ben Kristensen	1030.9	95.5	13	23%	-24.1	210	-290	54%	72.2	48.1
13	Joan Clark	1030.4	77.3	19	16%	-46.9	189	-518	47%	83.9	37.0
14	Mark Gray	1025.1	30.2	6	33%	58.2	289	-95	67%	18.1	76.3
15	Krisztina Ormay	1019.7	71.0	7	29%	-39.6	264	-403	57%	91.6	52.0
-	Alessio Isaia	1019.3	120.3	3	33%	26.0	73	-59	67%	89.0	115.0
-	Caterina Burgio	1017.2	33.6	1	100%	259.0	259	259	100%	46.9	305.9
-	Steven De Donder	1015.3	133.6	2	50%	43.5	278	-191	50%	92.1	135.6
-	Goran Cekol	1013.2	96.6	1	100%	167.0	167	167	100%	66.3	233.3
-	Ben Handley-Pritchard	1012.5	145.6	1	0%	119.0	119	119	100%	101.9	220.9
-	Branko Spiljak	1010.8	55.6	2	0%	15.0	53	-23	50%	81.4	96.4
-	Cinzia Giordano	1008.1	52.5	3	0%	-37.0	9	-126	67%	85.1	48.1
16	C Lynn Handford	1005.6	-59.2	6	17%	-63.0	96	-329	50%	80.1	17.1
17	Enrico Bongiorno	1004.2	23.2	31	16%	-65.3	277	-448	29%	69.6	4.3
-	Beppe Mistretta	1001.1	3.3	1	0%	-24.0	-24	-24	0%	42.9	18.9
-	Kent Goulding	998.3	94.0	1	0%	-29.0	-29	-29	0%	-1.1	-30.1
18	Beryl Dorscht	997.5	-36.9	20	5%	-69.0	298	-318	30%	66.1	-2.9
-	Kit Woolsey	996.0	122.9	1	0%	-117.0	-117	-117	0%	46.7	-70.3
-	Pietro Campanile	993.8	-51.8	1	0%	-212.0	-212	-212	0%	101.7	-110.3
-	Richard Probst	990.9	109.0	4	0%	-119.3	9	-262	25%	78.2	-41.0
19	Jennifer Mourgues	990.5	25.9	6	0%	-95.8	109	-315	50%	66.8	-29.0
20	Paolo Catoni	964.5	12.0	11	18%	-127.5	147	-365	27%	64.4	-63.1

Hall of Fame, May 2017

Highest scores achieved over the period:

	Name	Result
	Dan Hoffenberg	382
	Neil Trentham	373
	Chris Dixon	364
	Stan Schenker	339
	Dan Hoffenberg	337

Hall of Shame, May 2017

Lowest scores over the period:

	Name	Result
	Joan Clark	-518
	Enrico Bongiorno	-448
	Stan Schenker	-445
	Stan Schenker	-406
	Krisztina Ormay	-403

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