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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

February 2018

2004-2017

Previous game data

January 2018

February 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

February: Francesco Mazzadi

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, February 2018

This competition finished on the last day of February 2018. Congratulations to Francesco Mazzadi.

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	Francesco Mazzadi	1112.4	103.3	20	20%	66.8	284	-258	80%	66.6	133.4
2	Zach Grossack	1105.5	71.5	51	33%	31.0	453	-336	57%	74.5	105.6
3	Fabio Quai	1104.4	99.6	63	33%	33.3	318	-290	63%	71.1	104.4
4	Ben Kristensen	1099.5	100.2	46	33%	26.8	293	-426	61%	72.8	99.7
5	Anne Jackson	1091.7	84.9	25	20%	17.8	287	-198	52%	81.6	99.4
6	Dana Berkowitz	1090.8	89.2	28	36%	23.6	335	-277	57%	71.8	95.4
7	Tracey B	1077.5	65.4	37	22%	5.7	303	-394	49%	72.5	78.2
8	Stan Schenker	1075.1	84.8	24	33%	17.5	464	-371	54%	65.0	82.5
9	Neil Trentham	1071.2	108.8	23	22%	8.0	303	-337	52%	71.5	79.5
10	Mark Tynkov	1067.7	92.7	14	29%	28.8	348	-316	57%	71.2	99.9
11	Doron Limor	1065.3	125.6	15	27%	0.8	140	-270	60%	91.0	91.8
12	Joan Clark	1050.9	60.3	28	14%	-19.1	280	-340	43%	72.6	53.5
13	Sami Casanova	1043.3	52.5	9	11%	16.8	244	-210	56%	74.2	91.0
14	Dan Hoffenberg	1038.2	87.5	6	50%	69.2	258	-93	67%	47.2	116.3
15	Migry Zur Campanile	1037.3	86.7	23	22%	-48.3	254	-491	39%	89.9	41.6
-	Chris Willenken	1030.7	106.4	4	25%	55.8	264	-105	75%	82.3	138.0
-	Ben Handley-Pritchard	1024.2	140.0	1	100%	341.0	341	341	100%	88.8	429.8
-	Aymeric Lebatteaux	1021.3	47.7	2	50%	126.5	230	23	100%	62.9	189.4
16	Dave Beer	1019.7	62.0	10	20%	-26.7	211	-278	50%	64.6	37.9
-	Richard Probst	1019.4	95.5	3	33%	37.3	312	-229	67%	78.1	115.4
-	Steve Altus	1017.1	92.4	1	100%	217.0	217	217	100%	85.5	302.5
-	Carlo Fogaroli	1013.5	47.8	2	50%	58.0	122	-6	50%	62.3	120.3
-	Steven De Donder	1005.6	130.6	1	100%	18.0	18	18	100%	82.0	100.0
-	Jennifer Mourgues	1005.2	23.5	2	0%	-37.5	89	-164	50%	84.0	46.5
-	Kit Woolsey	999.5	111.1	3	0%	-65.0	85	-181	33%	61.9	-3.1
-	Ophir Reshef	997.1	68.0	1	0%	-122.0	-122	-122	0%	71.0	-51.0
-	Gonçalo Abreu	986.2	-27.3	1	0%	-326.0	-326	-326	0%	81.6	-244.4
17	Paolo Catoni	986.0	24.2	25	8%	-94.9	429	-511	28%	79.7	-15.2
-	Adam Grossack	969.3	-2.9	5	20%	-179.2	100	-382	20%	68.0	-111.2
18	Beryl Dorscht	935.8	-33.1	31	0%	-146.1	54	-484	10%	80.0	-66.1

Hall of Fame, February 2018

Highest scores achieved over the period:

	Name	Result
	Stan Schenker	464
	Zach Grossack	453
	Paolo Catoni	429
	Zach Grossack	350
	Zach Grossack	349

Hall of Shame, February 2018

Lowest scores over the period:

	Name	Result
	Paolo Catoni	-511
	Migry Zur Campanile	-491
	Beryl Dorscht	-484
	Ben Kristensen	-426
	Tracey B	-394