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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

Annual winners, 2003-18

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, October 2019

This competition finished on the last day of October 2019. Congratulations to Fabio Quai.

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
1Fabio Quai1114.7117.47243%65.1472-22371%49.6114.7
2Krisztina Ormay1101.288.53826%41.2283-15655%60.7101.9
3Tracey B1095.686.13234%42.7280-28769%55.297.9
4Anne Jackson1094.494.92227%50.0305-14159%57.3107.3
5Migry Zur Campanile1090.7100.53529%31.1346-30657%60.891.9
6Dana Berkowitz1078.792.53531%29.7318-30863%50.179.8
7Zach Grossack1073.899.11250%68.8285-19875%53.5122.3
8Mark Tynkov1065.4110.41070%92.9405-20480%32.8125.7
9Joan Clark1061.273.12232%16.4273-23645%53.269.5
10Enrico Bongiorno1054.046.23520%4.6344-40451%50.254.7
-Richard Probst1037.591.3367%179.331870100%44.1223.4
-Steven De Donder1032.4135.0540%52.6303-12740%64.5117.1
11Stan Schenker1029.378.51513%-1.7210-36560%42.941.2
-John Parsons1024.996.150%33.8121-6480%56.490.2
12Stephen Frechette1016.0-3.03421%-40.6323-32244%56.916.3
-Jennifer Mourgues1012.555.110%136.0136136100%85.1221.1
-Adam Grossack1011.353.01100%139.0139139100%61.3200.3
13Tamara Hoylaerts1011.128.72317%-42.0246-42235%54.412.4
-Dan Hoffenberg1010.393.5425%-29.3158-25325%75.346.0
-Sami Casanova1009.377.510%128.0128128100%37.8165.8
14Francesco Mazzadi1004.560.03110%-52.2184-52248%56.84.6
-Wouter Van den hove1004.413.110%-14.0-14-140%91.577.5
15Filippo Lagostena993.5-7.9356%-59.9207-29929%53.3-6.5
-Sally Woolsey991.739.810%-212.0-212-2120%65.4-146.6
-Paolo Catoni983.533.530%-149.016-41733%50.8-98.2
16Beryl Dorscht972.1-38.1258%-86.0207-44432%55.7-30.2
17Sylvia Summers947.9-137.060%-221.2-60-4140%62.7-158.4
18Giorgio Peterlongo900.2-78.2254%-165.7104-60216%57.6-108.1


Hall of Fame, October 2019

Highest scores achieved over the period:

Name Result
 Fabio Quai472
 Mark Tynkov405
 Fabio Quai355
 Migry Zur Campanile346
 Enrico Bongiorno344


Hall of Shame, October 2019

Lowest scores over the period:

Name Result
 Giorgio Peterlongo-602
 Francesco Mazzadi-522
 Giorgio Peterlongo-460
 Beryl Dorscht-444
 Tamara Hoylaerts-422