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

August: John Therkelsen

September: Willie Whitaker

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, September 2006

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 30th September 2006. Congratulations to Willie Whitaker.

Pos	Name	Rating	Current playing strength	Games	Wins	Avg. score	Highest score	Lowest score	Positive scores	Rating (old method)
1	Willie Whitaker	1064.7	40.6	29	34%	70	381	-196	52%	1067.4
2	Michael Wilkinson	1054.5	-38.2	11	55%	98	349	-272	73%	1096.7
3	Francesco Mazzadi	1039.1	47.6	9	33%	77	324	-151	67%	1082.3
4	Martin Garvey	1029.5	23.0	73	26%	37	418	-436	59%	1029.5
5	Tony Nunn	1028.6	12.9	9	22%	44	233	-320	78%	1060.1
6	Fabio Lo Presti	1018.5	6.0	24	42%	19	244	-339	50%	1020.3
7	Mike Rice	1016.5	42.1	4	50%	80	309	-109	50%	1074.1
8	Laura de Laurentiis	1016.0	-2.6	24	25%	19	272	-209	54%	1017.6
-	JoAnna Stansby	1015.4	15.5	2	50%	132	296	-33	50%	1137.3
9	David Beer	1014.9	-7.2	15	33%	29	356	-241	40%	1021.0
-	Susie Korbel	1013.2	-13.0	1	100%	160	160	160	100%	1233.9
10	Armando Pontecorvo	1013.1	27.9	27	26%	24	278	-285	56%	1013.9
-	Noble Shore	1010.1	19.8	1	0%	136	136	136	100%	1179.0
11	Sally Woolsey	1008.8	-13.4	27	33%	11	258	-250	52%	1009.4
12	Kit Woolsey	1007.2	33.1	8	25%	22	163	-124	63%	1016.9
13	John Therkelsen	1005.9	22.4	14	21%	5	361	-131	43%	1008.8
14	Fabrizio Farnesi	1005.5	12.4	22	32%	11	341	-435	59%	1006.2
-	Dan Korbel	1003.4	29.2	1	0%	44	44	44	100%	1061.0
15	Laura Tidone	1000.7	17.6	33	21%	10	226	-177	55%	1000.8
-	Matt Meckstroth	999.1	19.7	1	0%	-75	-75	-75	0%	983.8
-	Shireen Mohandes	997.8	-45.7	3	0%	-9	82	-133	67%	987.0
-	Joel Wooldridge	996.5	40.3	2	0%	-11	86	-108	50%	968.5
-	Nicholas Cheung	996.1	-49.3	1	0%	-8	-8	-8	0%	930.2
16	Carlo Fogaroli	991.7	-49.7	9	33%	-27	167	-306	33%	982.6
17	Luca Cesati Cassin	990.2	-12.7	9	22%	-26	397	-356	33%	979.3
-	Giles Woodruff	989.9	-1.9	1	0%	-206	-206	-206	0%	820.5
-	Jason Rosenfeld	989.1	-35.2	1	0%	-221	-221	-221	0%	807.4
-	Junyi Zhu	989.1	-195.7	1	0%	-220	-220	-220	0%	806.6
18	Neil Trentham	987.8	19.2	54	33%	-5	512	-430	54%	987.8
-	Andy Bowles	987.1	6.9	2	0%	-124	-94	-153	0%	885.7
19	David Adler	986.1	-7.7	6	17%	-36	169	-196	50%	957.7
-	Gerben Dirksen	985.6	-109.1	1	0%	-247	-247	-247	0%	743.7
20	Chris Dixon	982.0	2.5	8	25%	-19	244	-289	50%	957.9
-	Lew Stansby	980.5	24.8	2	0%	-179	-162	-195	0%	826.8
-	Massoun M ejjeh	977.4	-21.5	3	0%	-129	112	-268	33%	865.2
-	Guy Campbell	964.7	-24.2	3	0%	-216	-157	-329	0%	789.8
21	Eric Sieg	957.4	-127.3	6	17%	-94	74	-314	33%	870.3
22	Anne Jackson	953.7	-108.1	8	13%	-85	111	-386	38%	892.0
23	Craig Ganzer	942.9	-112.4	6	0%	-145	9	-325	17%	826.4
24	Annabella Palma	932.6	-53.3	23	4%	-73	140	-366	35%	924.8
25	Ed Levy	910.8	-111.9	36	8%	-94	269	-523	33%	909.8

Hall of Fame, September 2006

Highest scores achieved over the period:

	Name	Result
	Neil Trentham	512
	Martin Garvey	418
	Luca Cesati Cassin	397
	Willie Whitaker	381
	John Therkelsen	361

Hall of Shame, September 2006

Lowest scores over the period:

	Name	Result
	Ed Levy	-523
	Martin Garvey	-436
	Fabrizio Farnesi	-435
	Neil Trentham	-430
	Ed Levy	-418

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