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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

Monthly winners, 2019

January: Dan Hoffenberg

February: Ben Kristensen

March: Migry Zur Campanile

April: Zach Grossack

May: Fabio Quai

June: Tracey B

July: Steven De Donder

August: Fabio Quai

September: Fabio Quai

October: Fabio Quai

November: Dan Hoffenberg

December: Fabio Quai

Annual winners, 2003-19

2019 ladder: Steven De Donder

2018 ladder: Mark Tynkov

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, 2019

This competition finished on the last day of 2019. Congratulations to Steven De Donder.

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
-Ben Kristensen1147.6125.34842%97.2378-22575%50.5147.7
1Steven De Donder1137.1140.410240%83.2435-46674%53.9137.1
2Zach Grossack1109.4112.421638%46.9468-54462%62.6109.4
3Fabio Quai1108.3121.071035%58.5472-50468%49.8108.3
4Mark Tynkov1102.1111.312938%54.1405-51269%48.0102.1
-Richard Probst1099.093.82339%49.8394-49765%60.6110.5
5John Parsons1093.790.622731%39.0446-44361%54.793.7
6Dan Hoffenberg1092.6100.616225%30.9363-51562%61.792.6
7Dana Berkowitz1090.695.230832%30.0397-44960%60.590.6
8Migry Zur Campanile1087.377.832927%20.2480-35255%67.187.3
-Neil Trentham1087.2105.42433%66.2436-23271%29.695.8
9Anne Jackson1086.993.828226%25.9378-42757%61.086.9
-Dean Pokorny1086.6113.81932%36.7327-35353%68.8105.5
10Krisztina Ormay1084.496.930829%25.6404-50757%58.884.4
11Tracey B1081.783.356930%25.5466-59359%56.281.7
-Jennifer Mourgues1080.460.56724%19.4343-30158%61.080.4
-Adam Grossack1071.252.73931%19.3256-48262%52.371.6
12Joan Clark1070.172.440828%16.6338-36955%53.470.1
13Stan Schenker1063.973.731928%16.9377-57856%47.063.9
-Ben Handley-Pritchard1063.3116.21625%-7.1279-33750%92.485.2
-Sami Casanova1059.965.64920%-1.8243-36849%61.759.9
-Todd MacMullin1045.327.37325%-7.6466-38048%53.045.3
-Chris Willenken1042.5104.11118%-10.9371-24336%86.475.5
-Massoun M ejjeh1042.553.1540%89.0246-5480%64.8153.8
14Francesco Mazzadi1040.359.919019%-19.8322-52248%60.140.3
-Chris Dixon1036.796.6650%52.5361-16567%59.2111.7
-Alessio Isaia1036.4124.7729%18.1192-18357%77.996.0
15Paolo Catoni1035.335.114026%-24.9368-45642%60.335.3
16Enrico Bongiorno1034.141.226417%-21.9344-48044%55.934.1
-David Adler1028.470.2743%9.6186-18443%65.274.8
-Carlo Fogaroli1024.153.4250%154.53027100%59.9214.4
17Stephen Frechette1021.610.714519%-42.8350-44639%64.421.6
18Tamara Hoylaerts1020.826.437514%-43.1354-47939%64.020.8
-Wouter Van den hove1017.013.1714%-11.4119-13543%56.244.8
-Federico Bianchi1012.822.53818%-60.7243-62045%73.612.9
-Giles Woodruff1008.069.410%113.0113113100%28.4141.4
-Kent Goulding1006.789.41100%102.0102102100%16.1118.1
-Nicholas Cheung1005.51.810%26.02626100%72.098.0
-Mark Gray1005.219.410%52.05252100%40.392.3
-Paola Silvia Colombo1004.811.6250%-27.5213-26850%69.842.3
-Liz Goulding-Gray1004.0-52.510%7.077100%64.471.4
-Steve Altus1004.090.950%-77.6150-35320%92.214.6
19Filippo Lagostena1002.1-3.324613%-48.5273-51635%50.62.1
-Francisco Placido995.5-11.9714%-83.7112-32929%71.9-11.9
-Pietro Campanile995.1-52.410%-187.0-187-1870%99.4-87.6
-Corey Robinson993.99.620%-99.5-83-1160%44.9-54.6
-Giuseppe Failla989.824.210%-182.0-182-1820%1.9-180.1
-Beppe Mistretta989.316.540%-80.5-17-1700%32.3-48.2
-Christian Jolly988.0-61.550%-118.4101-30840%75.0-43.4
-Kit Woolsey987.1104.6825%-93.7258-38925%63.7-30.1
-Yael Chonin979.8-19.67215%-71.9309-52039%51.7-20.2
-Sally Woolsey972.939.870%-143.64-26514%72.1-71.5
-jgm7x964.6-91.710%-732.0-732-7320%103.5-628.5
20Beryl Dorscht953.5-24.741610%-106.4297-63628%60.0-46.5
-Sylvia Summers947.9-137.060%-221.2-60-4140%62.7-158.4
21Giorgio Peterlongo926.0-71.13328%-132.8306-73220%58.8-74.0


Hall of Fame, 2019

Highest scores achieved over the period:

Name Result
 Migry Zur Campanile480
 Fabio Quai472
 Zach Grossack468
 Tracey B466
 Todd MacMullin466


Hall of Shame, 2019

Lowest scores over the period:

Name Result
 jgm7x-732
 Giorgio Peterlongo-732
 Giorgio Peterlongo-702
 Beryl Dorscht-636
 Federico Bianchi-620