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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, December 2019

This competition finished on the last day of December 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 Quai1112.8121.04533%51.1342-32764%61.9112.9
2Krisztina Ormay1094.996.95623%28.1323-50764%66.894.9
3Dana Berkowitz1090.495.24240%29.0397-43060%61.790.7
4Zach Grossack1089.0112.4667%204.3468-5867%66.6270.9
5Tracey B1075.283.34726%9.6401-35855%65.675.2
6John Parsons1072.190.64427%9.3338-36252%62.972.2
7Anne Jackson1064.293.82119%10.2371-18943%64.374.5
8Dean Pokorny1064.2113.81233%40.8327-35358%65.5106.3
9Stephen Frechette1062.910.72917%-15.5338-30538%81.065.5
10Joan Clark1057.272.43225%-1.7291-34850%60.358.6
-Mark Tynkov1047.4111.3540%118.4345-680%53.0171.4
11Filippo Lagostena1046.0-3.31724%-15.4195-27147%75.259.7
12Francesco Mazzadi1041.359.9729%48.1237-12857%60.8109.0
13Migry Zur Campanile1040.777.81323%0.2305-25746%63.163.4
14Enrico Bongiorno1034.841.2205%-18.8210-17145%60.141.3
15Federico Bianchi1030.922.5838%-5.3243-48263%77.372.1
16Dan Hoffenberg1022.7100.61136%-20.2213-51564%60.440.2
-Steven De Donder1016.9140.420%99.015741100%51.4150.4
-Paola Silvia Colombo1016.011.61100%213.0213213100%70.6283.6
-Jennifer Mourgues1015.360.5333%51.08010100%40.191.1
-Richard Probst1006.993.820%-15.095-12550%76.161.1
-Sami Casanova1006.065.610%16.01616100%90.9106.9
17Paolo Catoni1002.135.1729%-56.3186-20429%61.95.7
-Ben Handley-Pritchard997.2116.210%-158.0-158-1580%107.6-50.4
-Stan Schenker995.473.740%-89.8-65-1100%69.0-20.7
18Giorgio Peterlongo994.6-71.11421%-85.4133-29929%77.5-7.9
19Beryl Dorscht993.3-24.73716%-87.8165-48741%81.0-6.8
20Tamara Hoylaerts987.626.42914%-89.9354-40534%77.0-12.9


Hall of Fame, December 2019

Highest scores achieved over the period:

Name Result
 Zach Grossack468
 Tracey B401
 Dana Berkowitz397
 Zach Grossack382
 Dana Berkowitz378


Hall of Shame, December 2019

Lowest scores over the period:

Name Result
 Dan Hoffenberg-515
 Krisztina Ormay-507
 Beryl Dorscht-487
 Federico Bianchi-482
 Dana Berkowitz-430