Online Barbu Ladder

Submitting results

Ladder results should be sent to online.barbu.results@virgin.net. 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”), but with full names, abbreviations or aliases in place of the "handles" used during the game. For an explanation of the rules for abbreviations, and a list of aliases, please click here:

Player naming and current alias list

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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.

Steve Altus, David Beer, Lew Stansby, Neil Trentham and Giles Woodruff, for providing advice and comments.

Barbu Heroes

Largest number of ladder wins

Lew Stansby (3)

All time highest scorer

Kit Woolsey (+653)

Highest score on a single deal

Kit Woolsey: +275 at Dominoes, subsequently equalled by Jon Rice

Winners, 2006

January: JoAnna Stansby

February: Laura Tidone

March: Mike Rice

April: Martin Garvey

May: Neil Trentham

June: Martin Garvey

July: Neil Trentham

Winners, 2003-5

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

Monthly/bimonthly/quarterly ladders: David Adler, Neil Allerton (twice), Steve Altus (twice), Giovanni Bobbio, Graham Hazel, Francesco Mazzadi, Joon Pahk, Armando Pontecorvo (twice), Jérome Rombaut (twice), Mike Rice, JoAnna Stansby, Lew Stansby (three times), Laura Tidone, Neil Trentham (twice) Willie Whitaker, Philip Wood, Kit Woolsey (twice)

Ladder, July 2006

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 31st July 2006. Congratulations to Neil Trentham.

Pos	Name	Rating	Current playing strength	Games	Wins	Avg. score	Highest score	Lowest score	Positive scores	Rating (old method)
1	Neil Trentham	1062.1	35.1	37	38%	57	404	-491	68%	1062.7
2	John Therkelsen	1048.0	13.9	13	38%	66	262	-270	85%	1074.7
3	Jon Rice	1033.5	12.6	5	80%	116	227	-148	80%	1121.2
4	Laura Tidone	1025.3	20.1	40	20%	25	287	-264	58%	1025.4
5	David Adler	1021.9	-4.1	10	20%	36	292	-141	50%	1042.1
6	Chris Dixon	1021.0	10.7	33	24%	14	332	-306	61%	1021.4
7	Fabio Lo Presti	1018.8	4.6	6	17%	51	285	-108	67%	1057.3
-	Neil Allerton	1013.4	48.5	2	50%	110	180	39	100%	1118.9
8	Willie Whitaker	1011.2	29.8	21	29%	5	272	-331	57%	1013.0
9	Massoun M ejjeh	1010.2	-17.8	7	29%	27	263	-188	43%	1027.0
-	Dan Korbel	1009.3	24.2	1	100%	181	181	181	100%	1164.4
10	Martin Garvey	1009.2	25.0	44	30%	3	414	-376	43%	1009.2
-	Jeffrey Allerton	1008.9	32.6	1	100%	121	121	121	100%	1158.4
-	Lew Stansby	1008.4	31.7	3	33%	40	283	-105	33%	1049.7
-	Craig Ganzer	1006.3	-91.1	3	33%	23	137	-43	33%	1037.4
-	Steve Altus	1005.5	27.1	1	100%	102	102	102	100%	1096.7
11	Kit Woolsey	1004.6	33.3	8	25%	7	246	-196	50%	1010.8
-	Luca Cesati Cassin	1003.6	-12.5	2	0%	41	189	-108	50%	1032.0
-	T.C. Altus	1002.7	15.0	1	0%	49	49	49	100%	1047.7
12	Fabrizio Farnesi	1002.2	13.9	46	26%	0	252	-399	54%	1002.2
-	McKenzie Myers	1000.6	-129.3	1	0%	19	19	19	100%	1011.2
-	Prahalad Rajkumar	999.9	-11.6	1	0%	-27	-27	-27	0%	998.0
13	Armando Pontecorvo	999.2	29.6	8	13%	-11	184	-240	50%	998.2
-	Shireen Mohandes	997.9	-46.1	1	0%	-17	-17	-17	0%	962.1
14	Andrew Garnett	997.4	-55.6	24	33%	-11	239	-562	54%	997.2
-	Tony Nunn	991.4	0.3	2	0%	-80	43	-202	50%	923.9
-	Mike Rice	991.3	42.1	3	0%	-50	159	-242	33%	948.2
-	Dave Brower	991.0	-76.8	1	0%	-117	-117	-117	0%	840.6
-	Michael Wilkinson	990.9	-41.6	1	0%	-173	-173	-173	0%	839.3
-	Annabella Palma	989.1	-51.0	3	0%	-68	29	-166	33%	935.2
15	Sally Woolsey	988.9	-17.0	20	20%	-20	243	-306	45%	986.9
16	Carlo Fogaroli	984.1	-51.6	9	11%	-46	64	-191	33%	966.6
17	JoAnna Stansby	982.3	17.8	11	27%	-29	310	-267	36%	968.5
-	Doris Denny	975.0	-91.3	3	0%	-157	-13	-244	0%	851.5
18	Guy Campbell	972.7	-23.3	21	14%	-37	167	-528	48%	968.4
19	David Beer	966.4	-17.6	16	13%	-41	104	-287	50%	954.7
20	Laura de Laurentiis	918.3	-6.0	31	16%	-93	266	-487	29%	915.9

Hall of Fame, July 2006

Highest scores achieved over the period:

	Name	Result
	Martin Garvey	414
	Neil Trentham	404
	Neil Trentham	360
	Neil Trentham	345
	Chris Dixon	332

Hall of Shame, July 2006

Lowest scores over the period:

	Name	Result
	Andrew Garnett	-562
	Guy Campbell	-528
	Neil Trentham	-491
	Laura de Laurentiis	-487
	Fabrizio Farnesi	-399

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