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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How the rating system works

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

June: 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, June 2007

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 30th June 2007. Congratulations to Mike Rice on his second win in succession.

Pos	Name	Rating	Current playing strength	Games	Wins	Avg. score	Highest score	Lowest score	Positive scores	Rating (old method)
1	Mike Rice	1071.2	51.3	34	38%	81	325	-91	76%	1072.3
2	Martin Garvey	1024.8	14.0	100	33%	33	417	-363	56%	1024.8
3	David Beer	1024.0	-5.9	5	60%	87	180	-36	60%	1086.8
4	Chris Dixon	1022.5	2.7	23	30%	33	381	-170	57%	1025.1
-	Fabio Lo Presti	1014.7	21.5	1	100%	257	257	257	100%	1260.7
5	Neil Trentham	1008.5	21.3	33	30%	15	289	-433	55%	1008.6
-	Luca Cesati Cassin	1006.3	-10.2	1	0%	145	145	145	100%	1111.0
-	Richard Probst	1004.3	-21.5	3	33%	32	143	-163	67%	1025.6
-	Jon Rice	1004.2	14.4	1	0%	58	58	58	100%	1074.2
6	Tony Nunn	1003.5	6.0	9	11%	20	319	-213	56%	1007.3
7	Ben Handley-Pritchard.	1002.2	-15.4	67	25%	5	371	-385	40%	1002.2
-	Massoun M ejjeh	1002.1	-23.7	1	100%	70	70	70	100%	1038.1
8	Willie Whitaker	1001.6	20.7	35	34%	4	309	-468	49%	1001.6
-	Sandra Probst	1000.6	-30.9	1	0%	9	9	9	100%	1009.9
9	Armando Pontecorvo	998.6	15.4	33	21%	5	260	-356	48%	998.6
-	Nicholas Cheung	995.8	-49.6	1	0%	-94	-94	-94	0%	925.2
-	Jennifer Lin	993.2	-77.5	1	0%	-131	-131	-131	0%	879.7
10	Michael Wilkinson	992.9	-35.7	51	22%	-3	486	-412	53%	992.9
11	Laura Tidone	990.9	-0.4	80	21%	2	295	-315	50%	990.9
-	Shireen Mohandes	989.6	-45.8	1	0%	-171	-171	-171	0%	815.7
-	David Adler	989.3	-10.5	1	0%	-192	-192	-192	0%	810.1
12	Ben Chosid	988.7	-28.4	8	38%	-19	295	-346	38%	973.7
13	Laura de Laurentiis	988.7	-13.1	62	18%	-5	284	-394	55%	988.7
14	Anne Jackson	986.9	-7.2	55	27%	-9	324	-381	45%	986.9
15	Carlo Fogaroli	986.8	-41.5	19	21%	-15	227	-435	42%	984.0
16	Ed Levy	985.0	-75.0	10	30%	-23	251	-284	50%	971.3
17	Kit Woolsey	984.1	10.4	12	17%	-26	174	-172	33%	973.6
-	Lawrence Xu	983.1	-171.2	1	0%	-300	-300	-300	0%	700.5
18	Guy Campbell	981.6	-32.1	8	25%	-38	324	-220	25%	956.9
19	Sally Woolsey	977.8	-15.1	12	8%	-41	190	-234	42%	963.2
20	John Therkelsen	969.1	21.4	46	22%	-27	229	-390	43%	969.0
21	Joan Clark	956.8	-37.9	57	23%	-42	262	-408	39%	956.8
22	Annabella Palma	930.1	-52.7	28	14%	-71	146	-367	29%	926.6

Hall of Fame, June 2007

Highest scores achieved over the period:

	Name	Result
	Michael Wilkinson	486
	Martin Garvey	417
	Chris Dixon	381
	Ben Handley-Pritchard.	371
	Ben Handley-Pritchard.	358

Hall of Shame, June 2007

Lowest scores over the period:

	Name	Result
	Willie Whitaker	-468
	Carlo Fogaroli	-435
	Neil Trentham	-433
	Michael Wilkinson	-412
	Joan Clark	-408

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