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

May: Mike Rice

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, May 2007

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 31st May 2007. Congratulations to Mike Rice.

Pos	Name	Rating	Current playing strength	Games	Wins	Avg. score	Highest score	Lowest score	Positive scores	Rating (old method)
1	Mike Rice	1092.3	45.5	17	65%	134	368	-116	76%	1119.7
2	Anne Jackson	1038.5	-2.7	32	31%	52	325	-309	72%	1039.5
3	Willie Whitaker	1017.4	25.9	43	30%	26	313	-385	56%	1017.5
4	Laura Tidone	1017.3	5.5	37	38%	31	267	-396	51%	1017.4
5	David Beer	1015.6	-9.2	6	33%	58	260	-43	50%	1047.5
6	Kit Woolsey	1012.9	13.6	19	26%	33	272	-419	63%	1015.7
7	Armando Pontecorvo	1012.3	20.0	24	33%	32	380	-317	54%	1013.5
8	Sandra Probst	1008.8	-31.5	29	38%	15	237	-377	66%	1009.2
-	Tony Nunn	1006.6	6.0	2	50%	91	166	15	100%	1059.1
9	Ben Chosid	1005.8	-29.1	4	25%	39	464	-179	25%	1026.0
10	Carlo Fogaroli	1004.4	-45.4	4	25%	11	136	-91	50%	1019.8
-	Ed Levy	995.4	-80.5	2	0%	-34	133	-201	50%	958.8
11	Richard Probst	993.7	-23.1	39	28%	1	329	-418	54%	993.6
12	John Therkelsen	992.5	41.5	25	16%	3	222	-363	64%	991.9
13	Chris Dixon	992.4	-0.9	28	39%	8	408	-316	54%	992.0
14	Laura de Laurentiis	992.0	-13.1	45	16%	3	258	-340	56%	992.0
-	Nicholas Cheung	991.6	-49.5	1	0%	-146	-146	-146	0%	850.2
-	Shireen Mohandes	988.0	-44.4	1	0%	-191	-191	-191	0%	787.5
15	Alex Hydes	986.9	-93.7	4	25%	-31	76	-237	75%	941.3
16	Charlie Garrod	984.7	-15.2	6	0%	-36	140	-127	33%	953.4
-	Luca Cesati Cassin	984.3	-11.0	3	0%	-86	32	-309	67%	906.3
17	Ben Handley-Pritchard.	983.4	-28.9	90	16%	-7	364	-330	49%	983.4
18	Martin Garvey	981.6	4.1	85	20%	-5	363	-409	54%	981.6
-	Fabio Lo Presti	981.2	20.0	3	33%	-111	45	-346	33%	888.0
-	Jon Rice	981.0	13.9	2	0%	-161	-120	-201	0%	830.9
19	Michael Wilkinson	977.3	-49.3	41	24%	-14	382	-575	46%	977.2
20	Neil Trentham	972.5	24.3	40	28%	-13	250	-345	45%	972.3
21	Joan Clark	968.4	-36.5	75	21%	-21	256	-384	47%	968.4
22	Annabella Palma	965.6	-48.3	33	21%	-29	158	-455	58%	964.9
23	Guy Campbell	960.2	-31.4	9	0%	-69	92	-254	44%	916.4
24	Sally Woolsey	948.5	-13.2	16	38%	-60	206	-364	44%	930.6
25	Andrew Garnett	929.6	-66.5	11	9%	-112	281	-362	18%	875.0

Hall of Fame, May 2007

Highest scores achieved over the period:

	Name	Result
	Ben Chosid	464
	Chris Dixon	408
	Michael Wilkinson	382
	Armando Pontecorvo	380
	Mike Rice	368

Hall of Shame, May 2007

Lowest scores over the period:

	Name	Result
	Michael Wilkinson	-575
	Michael Wilkinson	-456
	Annabella Palma	-455
	Kit Woolsey	-419
	Richard Probst	-418

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