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

September: Chris Dixon

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, September 2007

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 30th September 2007. Congratulations to Chris Dixon.

Pos Name Rating Current
playing
strength
Games Wins Avg.
score
Highest
score
Lowest
score
Positive
scores
Rating
(old
method)
1Chris Dixon1057.522.42744%76282-22770%1060.9
2Willie Whitaker1055.634.21850%84279-9978%1069.8
3Kit Woolsey1026.212.61833%50331-34767%1032.9
4Laura Tidone1020.88.35133%35245-27363%1020.8
5Luca Cesati Cassin1018.2-11.11050%42224-20560%1034.9
-Jennifer Lin1017.1-73.31100%302302302100%1303.7
6Guy Campbell1009.0-26.4729%36260-10157%1023.7
7Neil Trentham1008.419.62635%21351-30854%1009.0
-Paula Leslie1008.2-69.110%121121121100%1145.2
-Shireen Mohandes1005.1-44.31100%125125125100%1089.7
8Armando Pontecorvo1003.05.21323%17163-20962%1004.6
-Lew Stansby1001.524.410%858585100%1026.7
-Charlie Garrod999.8-17.310%141414100%996.0
-Tony Nunn998.55.310%-20-20-200%972.7
9Laura de Laurentiis996.40.24229%8248-38260%996.3
-Massoun M ejjeh995.1-23.010%-87-87-870%913.6
10Martin Garvey994.95.32025%12256-25355%993.9
-Julian Foster994.332.010%-66-66-660%898.2
-Ben Chosid993.4-36.210%-136-136-1360%882.0
11Fabio Lo Presti993.221.540%-2754-11825%969.3
12Carlo Fogaroli990.9-24.63113%-4175-22065%990.6
-Andrew Garnett987.7-63.920%-9440-22750%890.8
-Steve Altus985.212.110%-234-234-2340%737.2
13Sally Woolsey977.5-21.41421%-24167-17943%966.8
14Ben Handley-Pritchard975.8-6.91822%-13250-22633%969.7
15Giuseppe Failla973.9-52.540%-9734-18125%882.8
16Mike Rice970.442.3450%-129144-38350%867.0
17Annabella Palma970.1-56.73116%-28186-43648%969.3
18Michael Wilkinson965.1-40.42124%-33213-34948%959.6
19Richard Probst958.8-27.7838%-74210-28038%903.9
20Anne Jackson955.7-18.55513%-32177-32944%955.7
21Ed Levy951.6-73.22015%-41219-29835%942.5
22Joan Clark937.3-54.23412%-51214-30044%936.3


Hall of Fame, September 2007

Highest scores achieved over the period:

Name Result
 Neil Trentham351
 Neil Trentham346
 Kit Woolsey331
 Jennifer Lin302
 Chris Dixon282


Hall of Shame, September 2007

Lowest scores over the period:

Name Result
 Annabella Palma-436
 Annabella Palma-391
 Mike Rice-383
 Laura de Laurentiis-382
 Laura de Laurentiis-369