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Online Barbu Ladder

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, 2018

January: Dana Berkowitz

February: Francesco Mazzadi

March: Ben Kristensen

April: Dana Berkowitz

May: Migry Zur Campanile

June: Migry Zur Campanile

July: Fabio Quai

August: Zach Grossack

September: Steven De Donder

October: Anne Jackson

November: Ben Kristensen

December: 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

Zester ladder, 2018

Best 10 scores. Minimum games to qualify: 10.
Pos Name Average of best 10 Score 1 Score 2 Score 3 Score 4 Score 5 Score 6 Score 7 Score 8 Score 9 Score 10
1Zach Grossack421.6 483 453 448 438 418 409 402 395 390 380
2Fabio Quai387.0 463 427 413 381 372 364 364 363 362 361
3Ben Kristensen383.3 472 395 395 394 375 375 366 359 354 348
4Tracey B382.3 493 409 403 374 372 360 359 356 353 344
5Migry Zur Campanile360.4 457 400 356 356 350 350 343 342 339 311
6Dan Hoffenberg349.9 460 440 357 349 344 342 319 312 292 284
7Stan Schenker345.7 464 375 369 334 332 324 322 316 313 308
8Chris Willenken342.1 482 402 384 363 330 311 295 293 292 269
9Dana Berkowitz335.3 467 370 350 336 335 324 304 301 289 277
10Neil Trentham327.1 477 339 311 310 310 307 307 306 303 301
11Joan Clark323.3 422 391 369 344 293 289 287 284 280 274
12Francesco Mazzadi319.7 426 422 412 371 313 284 265 240 235 229
13Ben Handley-Pritchard315.2 385 382 378 341 329 299 266 258 258 256
14John Parsons313.7 418 339 315 314 310 303 294 283 281 280
15Steven De Donder313.1 399 373 336 321 320 291 287 273 272 259
16Todd MacMullin294.0 408 355 330 329 298 288 274 224 217 217
17Anne Jackson287.7 332 328 287 286 285 285 283 270 261 260
18Mark Tynkov278.1 348 322 313 309 277 248 245 244 238 237
19Yael Chonin270.8 410 293 278 267 263 263 255 249 224 206
20Paolo Catoni264.3 429 332 279 272 256 227 222 214 207 205
21Beryl Dorscht264.3 354 353 326 298 239 227 219 213 209 205
22Enrico Bongiorno231.6 406 377 262 225 224 195 170 156 155 146
23Adam Grossack226.0 376 232 231 221 211 208 202 200 196 183
24Dave Beer216.2 324 288 250 243 211 199 188 159 154 146
25Richard Probst205.3 458 312 253 221 202 165 152 113 96 81
26Jennifer Mourgues201.4 365 231 214 194 177 176 169 168 162 158
27Giorgio Peterlongo178.5 204 198 187 186 178 176 170 166 161 159
28Kit Woolsey178.4 367 328 266 234 220 107 102 85 38 37
29Anne_Laure Huberschwiller174.7 251 234 221 210 198 154 143 115 111 110
30Sami Casanova159.4 315 244 231 163 144 132 109 97 87 72
31Ophir Reshef157.3 287 215 203 202 170 146 140 90 69 51
32Doron Limor127.9 293 194 163 140 121 110 89 67 61 41
33Matthias Huberschwiller108.6 203 200 181 175 123 90 59 38 14 3
34Filippo Lagostena104.6 200 128 116 105 105 98 83 83 80 48
35Alessio Isaia96.8 374 350 271 179 73 15 13 -27 -137 -143
36Dan Korbel95.3 313 312 150 124 79 51 21 16 -3 -110
37Sally Woolsey53.8 187 122 94 61 40 31 8 4 2 -11
38Krisztina Ormay-41.3 183 138 87 -18 -31 -62 -90 -104 -204 -312

Apple core ladder, 2018

Worst 10 scores. Minimum games to qualify: 25.
Pos Name Average of worst 10 Score 1 Score 2 Score 3 Score 4 Score 5 Score 6 Score 7 Score 8 Score 9 Score 10
-Alessio Isaia21.7 -377 -143 -137 -27 13 15 73 179 271 350
-Dan Korbel-12.0 -326 -122 -110 -3 16 21 51 79 124 150
-Ophir Reshef-17.9 -235 -199 -122 -69 -50 51 69 90 140 146
-Krisztina Ormay-41.3 -312 -204 -104 -90 -62 -31 -18 87 138 183
-Kit Woolsey-110.6 -355 -181 -129 -99 -77 -77 -73 -58 -35 -22
-Matthias Huberschwiller-131.9 -391 -296 -162 -159 -131 -99 -61 -23 0 3
1Steven De Donder-169.8 -354 -294 -284 -192 -175 -111 -98 -96 -52 -42
2Doron Limor-180.6 -386 -270 -212 -199 -186 -182 -147 -84 -74 -66
3Dave Beer-187.6 -312 -278 -224 -208 -169 -155 -144 -133 -130 -123
4Sami Casanova-190.7 -511 -290 -230 -210 -184 -144 -123 -94 -66 -55
5Mark Tynkov-210.1 -373 -316 -233 -229 -173 -168 -167 -152 -150 -140
6Enrico Bongiorno-219.6 -322 -317 -287 -252 -198 -193 -177 -154 -150 -146
7Richard Probst-241.8 -470 -407 -296 -253 -229 -197 -155 -150 -137 -124
8Anne_Laure Huberschwiller-249.7 -410 -305 -293 -250 -248 -232 -224 -192 -181 -162
9Sally Woolsey-251.9 -402 -331 -300 -296 -255 -226 -219 -172 -163 -155
10Jennifer Mourgues-259.0 -382 -353 -331 -326 -240 -227 -200 -185 -182 -164
11Adam Grossack-268.9 -382 -375 -298 -285 -254 -247 -237 -216 -198 -197
12Chris Willenken-274.5 -498 -345 -322 -278 -273 -230 -208 -202 -197 -192
13Ben Handley-Pritchard-296.2 -390 -365 -350 -349 -279 -268 -251 -245 -234 -231
14Neil Trentham-312.4 -384 -382 -375 -372 -337 -292 -263 -249 -240 -230
15John Parsons-327.7 -520 -467 -335 -325 -292 -283 -277 -277 -266 -235
16Francesco Mazzadi-335.2 -470 -459 -433 -339 -318 -300 -281 -258 -248 -246
17Ben Kristensen-341.1 -476 -426 -375 -334 -320 -303 -299 -297 -296 -285
18Anne Jackson-342.4 -527 -389 -371 -361 -346 -298 -298 -289 -276 -269
19Dana Berkowitz-347.9 -417 -383 -373 -368 -354 -343 -326 -311 -308 -296
20Dan Hoffenberg-358.4 -440 -429 -389 -375 -363 -353 -333 -313 -301 -288
21Stan Schenker-362.1 -448 -399 -398 -371 -371 -365 -353 -319 -299 -298
22Paolo Catoni-377.9 -511 -422 -377 -364 -360 -357 -355 -349 -346 -338
23Fabio Quai-384.0 -446 -409 -406 -401 -401 -372 -367 -350 -348 -340
24Migry Zur Campanile-384.8 -530 -491 -411 -394 -377 -370 -346 -314 -313 -302
25Joan Clark-392.6 -571 -476 -422 -383 -356 -353 -349 -341 -340 -335
26Filippo Lagostena-402.4 -639 -457 -396 -391 -374 -368 -365 -350 -346 -338
27Todd MacMullin-440.7 -696 -495 -460 -442 -439 -438 -391 -363 -355 -328
28Tracey B-449.0 -620 -542 -479 -453 -418 -412 -408 -397 -394 -367
29Zach Grossack-474.0 -644 -611 -508 -496 -483 -452 -398 -386 -382 -380
30Beryl Dorscht-545.5 -701 -590 -584 -532 -532 -520 -506 -500 -500 -490
31Yael Chonin-589.9 -1023 -706 -661 -582 -517 -506 -501 -481 -467 -455
32Giorgio Peterlongo-602.1 -821 -730 -615 -596 -576 -574 -541 -538 -521 -509