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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 2018

2004-2017

Previous game data

January 2018

2003-2017

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, 2018

January: Dana Berkowitz

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, January 2018

This competition finished on the last day of January 2018. Congratulations to Dana Berkowitz.

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	Dana Berkowitz	1126.6	87.4	22	36%	83.5	370	-265	73%	60.3	143.8
2	Neil Trentham	1096.2	114.4	20	50%	46.9	306	-384	65%	67.2	114.1
3	Mark Tynkov	1095.9	91.3	18	22%	64.3	244	-167	67%	56.0	120.3
4	Stan Schenker	1095.1	85.9	36	33%	42.4	290	-371	58%	53.7	96.2
5	Fabio Quai	1093.6	96.5	77	31%	39.2	288	-401	66%	54.4	93.6
6	Anne Jackson	1085.6	82.8	39	26%	16.0	285	-371	49%	70.1	86.1
7	Ophir Reshef	1083.6	69.5	13	46%	62.9	287	-235	69%	67.3	130.3
8	Migry Zur Campanile	1074.7	95.1	39	26%	3.8	350	-370	46%	71.3	75.2
9	Ben Kristensen	1073.7	99.2	42	26%	15.0	274	-277	52%	58.9	73.9
10	Dave Beer	1072.2	63.8	31	35%	17.5	324	-312	55%	56.8	74.4
11	Zach Grossack	1070.1	46.2	57	23%	2.4	347	-483	49%	67.7	70.1
12	Tracey B	1046.3	60.8	53	23%	-17.8	332	-355	45%	64.1	46.3
13	Paolo Catoni	1041.0	33.3	46	22%	-24.3	272	-315	43%	65.4	41.1
14	Joan Clark	1039.1	62.1	29	21%	-24.4	263	-353	48%	65.1	40.7
-	Doron Limor	1028.8	129.5	4	50%	35.3	293	-199	50%	94.1	129.3
-	Alessio Isaia	1025.5	118.6	3	33%	69.0	179	13	100%	82.6	151.6
-	Ben Handley-Pritchard	1024.9	138.2	5	40%	26.8	258	-349	60%	63.2	90.0
15	Sami Casanova	1020.3	48.2	14	14%	-42.6	315	-511	50%	72.5	29.9
-	Mark Gray	1018.4	14.6	2	50%	145.0	327	-37	50%	18.2	163.2
16	Adam Grossack	1017.8	15.2	6	17%	-21.8	200	-247	50%	76.0	54.2
17	Richard Probst	1016.8	95.6	9	11%	-27.7	253	-150	33%	63.0	35.4
-	Kit Woolsey	1016.6	113.4	2	50%	92.5	220	-35	50%	55.0	147.5
18	Krisztina Ormay	1012.7	75.9	10	20%	-41.3	183	-312	30%	65.7	24.4
-	Steve Altus	1008.3	91.0	1	0%	44.0	44	44	100%	103.5	147.5
-	Michael Wilkinson	1007.0	100.3	1	0%	38.0	38	38	100%	87.0	125.0
-	Matthias Huberschwiller	1005.6	3.4	1	0%	59.0	59	59	100%	40.0	99.0
-	Dean Pokorny	1005.2	105.6	1	0%	10.0	10	10	100%	81.5	91.5
19	Dan Hoffenberg	1004.6	87.0	10	10%	-48.5	344	-375	40%	57.4	8.9
20	Beryl Dorscht	994.6	-24.7	66	12%	-79.7	354	-500	33%	74.2	-5.4
-	Sally Woolsey	993.5	55.1	3	0%	-109.3	94	-331	33%	70.4	-38.9
21	Francesco Mazzadi	989.1	98.4	11	18%	-73.0	235	-339	45%	53.6	-19.4
-	Liz Goulding-Gray	976.9	-50.2	2	0%	-243.5	-76	-411	0%	38.4	-205.1
22	Joe Elleson	973.5	24.9	7	0%	-138.3	93	-382	14%	68.3	-70.0

Hall of Fame, January 2018

Highest scores achieved over the period:

	Name	Result
	Dana Berkowitz	370
	Beryl Dorscht	354
	Dana Berkowitz	350
	Migry Zur Campanile	350
	Zach Grossack	347

Hall of Shame, January 2018

Lowest scores over the period:

	Name	Result
	Sami Casanova	-511
	Beryl Dorscht	-500
	Zach Grossack	-483
	Beryl Dorscht	-435
	Liz Goulding-Gray	-411