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

October: Martin Garvey

November: Francesco Mazzadi

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, November 2006

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 30th November 2006. Congratulations to Francesco Mazzadi.

Pos	Name	Rating	Current playing strength	Games	Wins	Avg. score	Highest score	Lowest score	Positive scores	Rating (old method)
1	Francesco Mazzadi	1057.3	52.3	6	67%	182	326	-62	83%	1174.3
2	Willie Whitaker	1046.1	37.8	20	45%	52	311	-337	65%	1054.7
3	Martin Garvey	1044.4	36.3	28	39%	54	296	-176	68%	1046.6
4	Fabio Lo Presti	1038.0	16.1	40	33%	46	324	-263	65%	1038.1
5	John Therkelsen	1035.4	14.2	23	22%	32	346	-353	52%	1039.5
6	Laura Tidone	1027.9	16.1	65	26%	34	270	-258	62%	1027.9
7	Ed Levy	1019.9	-92.9	5	0%	71	195	-90	80%	1071.9
8	David Adler	1017.5	-6.9	5	20%	51	234	-181	60%	1063.2
9	Neil Trentham	1012.2	25.7	27	33%	10	293	-347	59%	1012.9
-	Andrea Frediani	1011.0	-33.1	3	33%	71	174	7	100%	1065.5
-	Camilla Colli	1008.4	-86.8	1	100%	133	133	133	100%	1148.2
-	Joel Wooldridge	1008.3	40.8	1	100%	136	136	136	100%	1148.0
10	Chris Dixon	1008.2	7.5	11	18%	29	235	-256	73%	1014.6
-	Guy Campbell	1004.4	-24.3	1	100%	127	127	127	100%	1077.4
-	JoAnna Stansby	1002.0	14.9	1	0%	16	16	16	100%	1036.3
-	Aldo Ghilardi	1001.9	33.7	1	0%	26	26	26	100%	1033.6
11	Laura de Laurentiis	1001.3	0.0	27	22%	4	221	-278	52%	1001.4
-	David Beer	1000.6	-7.8	2	50%	14	193	-166	50%	1005.1
-	Nicholas Cheung	996.7	-47.4	1	0%	-65	-65	-65	0%	941.1
-	Jennifer Lin	996.1	-76.3	1	0%	-60	-60	-60	0%	930.8
12	Massoun M ejjeh	995.2	-26.1	7	14%	2	181	-177	57%	987.5
-	Joel Wolfe	992.6	-103.6	2	0%	-59	-11	-107	0%	934.0
-	Giles Woodruff	990.0	-2.6	1	0%	-201	-201	-201	0%	823.1
13	Carlo Fogaroli	988.1	-40.1	25	24%	-18	231	-311	48%	987.2
-	Dan Korbel	986.2	25.5	1	0%	-227	-227	-227	0%	756.0
14	Armando Pontecorvo	985.9	28.1	23	26%	-11	479	-400	43%	984.3
15	Fabrizio Farnesi	985.4	-1.2	41	22%	-7	272	-462	49%	985.3
-	Andrew Garnett	977.4	-60.5	2	0%	-181	-171	-190	0%	798.8
16	Sally Woolsey	976.6	-10.2	17	18%	-36	276	-278	29%	969.7
17	Kit Woolsey	971.9	26.1	4	0%	-132	24	-368	25%	873.8
-	Prahalad Rajkumar	970.6	-15.6	1	0%	-548	-548	-548	0%	478.8
18	Joan Clark	954.4	-123.3	6	17%	-124	144	-513	50%	861.4
19	Michael Wilkinson	946.7	-44.2	9	11%	-111	173	-444	33%	887.9
20	Annabella Palma	930.8	-57.2	35	9%	-74	247	-314	26%	929.9
21	Anne Jackson	919.2	-68.9	29	21%	-83	200	-560	34%	915.9

Hall of Fame, November 2006

Highest scores achieved over the period:

	Name	Result
	Armando Pontecorvo	479
	John Therkelsen	346
	John Therkelsen	336
	Francesco Mazzadi	326
	Fabio Lo Presti	324

Hall of Shame, November 2006

Lowest scores over the period:

	Name	Result
	Anne Jackson	-560
	Prahalad Rajkumar	-548
	Joan Clark	-513
	Joan Clark	-467
	Fabrizio Farnesi	-462

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