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

More information

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

July: Mike Rice

August: Willie Whitaker

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, August 2007

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 31st August 2007. Congratulations to Willie Whitaker.

Pos Name Rating Current
playing
strength
Games Wins Avg.
score
Highest
score
Lowest
score
Positive
scores
Rating
(old
method)
1Willie Whitaker1066.429.62245%81297-23873%1075.5
2Chris Dixon1043.714.53534%62274-33271%1044.3
3Neil Trentham1042.221.41937%60376-31274%1051.4
4Ben Handley-Pritchard.1034.8-3.34139%47343-24561%1034.9
5Laura de Laurentiis1014.62.11127%29262-13545%1025.9
6Kit Woolsey1013.910.01225%28221-31175%1023.1
7Fabio Lo Presti1013.023.0520%55261-15060%1046.9
-David Adler1005.9-9.71100%101101101100%1104.9
-Lew Stansby1005.824.210%104104104100%1102.0
-JoAnna Stansby1004.513.210%797979100%1080.1
-Alex Hydes1003.6-82.810%848484100%1063.7
-Giuseppe Failla1003.132.21100%676767100%1055.5
-David Grainger1001.039.410%-4-4-40%1018.3
8Guy Campbell1000.8-28.8922%14293-21967%1001.6
-Massoun M ejjeh1000.1-23.020%-383-8950%1001.3
-Chris Willenken999.218.910%-1-1-10%986.2
9Anne Jackson997.4-6.66627%7289-29848%997.4
-Charlie Garrod996.7-17.510%-32-32-320%940.9
-Tony Nunn996.35.310%-70-70-700%934.2
-Richard Probst995.8-22.210%-66-66-660%925.9
10Laura Tidone995.13.42619%6292-31250%994.7
11Dan Korbel994.821.0714%-14113-22057%986.3
-Armando Pontecorvo994.25.620%-39-30-480%948.7
12Andrew Garnett994.1-63.4813%-2280-26063%986.3
13Dan Hoffenberg992.7-25.1520%-29147-12940%973.8
14John Therkelsen992.319.0838%-11231-19150%982.1
-Luca Cesati Cassin992.3-13.920%-61-34-880%931.2
15Mike Rice991.347.01020%-13216-17640%983.3
-Susie Korbel986.9-19.720%-110-15-2050%883.2
16Carlo Fogaroli986.5-28.61822%-14332-45950%983.1
-Doris Denny984.0-93.810%-282-282-2820%716.3
17Martin Garvey981.57.12921%-5271-32145%980.7
18Sally Woolsey977.8-20.190%-4392-18433%953.3
-Ben Chosid971.2-35.330%-160-121-1970%828.9
19Annabella Palma953.0-62.970%-11658-42743%876.1
20Michael Wilkinson934.6-39.51619%-77249-43338%911.9
21Ed Levy926.8-76.32425%-74184-38142%919.6
22Joan Clark907.2-51.93113%-85232-48632%904.5


Hall of Fame, August 2007

Highest scores achieved over the period:

Name Result
 Neil Trentham376
 Ben Handley-Pritchard.343
 Ben Handley-Pritchard.332
 Carlo Fogaroli332
 Ben Handley-Pritchard.330


Hall of Shame, August 2007

Lowest scores over the period:

Name Result
 Joan Clark-486
 Carlo Fogaroli-459
 Michael Wilkinson-433
 Michael Wilkinson-428
 Annabella Palma-427