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

Neil Trentham (6; perhaps it’s time for another change to the ranking system?)

All time highest scorer

Kit Woolsey (+653)

Highest score on a single deal

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

Winners, 2007

January: Neil Trentham

February: John Therkelsen

March: John Therkelsen

April: Neil Trentham

Winners, 2003-6

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

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

Ladder, April 2007

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 30th April 2007. 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	1070.3	41.0	47	45%	78	430	-279	66%	1070.3
2	John Therkelsen	1055.2	50.9	63	40%	64	420	-301	70%	1055.2
3	Armando Pontecorvo	1047.9	20.9	18	39%	71	332	-225	72%	1060.1
4	Willie Whitaker	1028.2	28.8	46	41%	36	450	-309	61%	1028.3
5	Jon Rice	1027.4	16.6	8	25%	67	347	-122	50%	1063.9
6	Steve Altus	1026.7	14.1	28	25%	20	397	-258	61%	1028.0
7	Martin Garvey	1019.0	25.1	90	31%	28	396	-303	59%	1019.0
8	Mike Rice	1013.4	35.8	9	22%	33	185	-99	56%	1028.1
9	T.C. Altus	1012.5	25.7	48	33%	15	403	-337	48%	1012.5
10	Anne Jackson	1008.3	-13.6	73	22%	13	325	-358	55%	1008.3
-	Massoun M ejjeh	1007.3	-24.2	1	100%	133	133	133	100%	1129.8
-	Nicholas Cheung	1005.7	-48.7	1	0%	102	102	102	100%	1100.2
-	Tony Nunn	1004.4	5.1	1	0%	102	102	102	100%	1078.2
11	Fabio Lo Presti	1003.3	22.7	5	20%	6	170	-180	80%	1011.9
12	Fabrizio Farnesi	1000.3	-10.0	4	50%	-8	188	-382	75%	1001.1
13	Richard Probst	996.0	-32.6	21	14%	-2	202	-322	52%	995.3
14	Guy Campbell	995.1	-27.9	12	17%	-10	294	-250	33%	991.9
15	Sally Woolsey	993.6	-6.9	56	18%	-13	224	-319	55%	993.6
16	Andrew Garnett	992.3	-61.5	5	0%	-38	13	-129	20%	972.3
17	Chris Dixon	992.3	0.3	49	22%	-1	356	-258	47%	992.3
-	Luca Cesati Cassin	990.2	-9.3	3	0%	-61	124	-300	33%	941.6
18	Kit Woolsey	987.0	13.4	52	23%	-14	471	-388	52%	987.0
-	Carlo Fogaroli	985.7	-47.2	3	0%	-96	-29	-183	0%	915.1
-	Andy Bowles	981.5	2.8	1	0%	-311	-311	-311	0%	671.1
19	Laura de Laurentiis	981.3	-14.6	54	20%	-8	229	-395	48%	981.3
20	David Beer	977.7	-11.8	7	0%	-56	48	-152	29%	941.1
21	Laura Tidone	975.9	2.5	36	28%	-9	236	-286	53%	975.6
22	Charlie Garrod	969.6	-10.6	11	0%	-49	104	-257	27%	946.1
23	Michael Wilkinson	959.2	-58.7	23	17%	-35	228	-460	39%	954.4
24	Sandra Probst	958.8	-56.7	34	24%	-43	279	-525	41%	958.2
25	Annabella Palma	957.6	-51.7	38	24%	-43	219	-328	45%	957.2
26	Joan Clark	953.6	-41.4	77	22%	-45	243	-490	42%	953.6
27	Ed Levy	946.6	-81.4	7	29%	-137	151	-446	29%	859.2
28	Ben Handley-Pritchard.	944.9	-49.7	51	6%	-55	232	-635	31%	944.8
29	David Adler	944.7	-9.2	10	0%	-106	-11	-271	0%	893.7

Hall of Fame, April 2007

Highest scores achieved over the period:

	Name	Result
	Kit Woolsey	471
	Willie Whitaker	450
	Neil Trentham	430
	John Therkelsen	420
	T.C. Altus	403

Hall of Shame, April 2007

Lowest scores over the period:

	Name	Result
	Ben Handley-Pritchard.	-635
	Sandra Probst	-525
	Joan Clark	-490
	Michael Wilkinson	-460
	Ed Levy	-446

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