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, October 2007

Minimum games to qualify: 4.

Last updated: Wed 31 Oct 2007 22:00 (UK time)

Pos Name Rating Current
playing
strength
Games Wins Avg.
score
Highest
score
Lowest
score
Positive
scores
Rating
(old
method)
1Martin Garvey1070.316.32236%90399-24468%1079.9
2Michael Wilkinson1038.9-33.1838%102282-12575%1090.9
3Fabio Lo Presti1031.624.4863%84291-8875%1073.7
4Ben Handley-Pritchard1021.14.16223%29293-24460%1021.1
5Mike Rice1018.242.9520%65224-15180%1066.0
6Annabella Palma1016.9-44.62524%19345-13644%1018.3
-Lew Stansby1015.126.71100%271271271100%1268.7
-Guy Campbell1014.5-24.0367%10313056100%1086.0
7Richard Probst1013.8-23.8617%46159-8883%1042.1
8Armando Pontecorvo1011.66.31338%26231-38838%1018.1
-Andy Bowles1000.51.8333%7116-13867%1003.0
-Steve Altus999.412.010%-16-16-160%989.2
9Neil Trentham995.517.31338%2257-34546%993.0
10Laura de Laurentiis994.8-0.63915%0190-25859%994.8
-T.C. Altus993.124.610%-123-123-1230%877.0
11Laura Tidone990.13.44321%0342-31942%990.1
-JoAnna Stansby989.511.810%-187-187-1870%814.1
-Tony Nunn987.33.120%-84-68-990%886.9
12Sally Woolsey987.2-21.21520%-15237-28253%982.0
-Giuseppe Failla984.2-66.630%-81-37-1360%906.2
13Luca Cesati Cassin983.3-12.51050%-25180-30550%967.8
-Andrew Garnett978.7-66.020%-182-62-3020%811.0
-David Adler975.2-12.620%-216-137-2940%779.7
14Kit Woolsey973.87.01817%-23335-20139%967.1
15Willie Whitaker973.723.42730%-17182-35656%972.1
16Joan Clark972.7-48.83520%-24288-33234%972.4
17Anne Jackson971.0-21.54825%-22173-37350%970.9
18Chris Dixon971.012.33030%-24250-45040%969.9
-Shireen Mohandes970.9-48.810%-534-534-5340%483.4
19Carlo Fogaroli941.7-30.72114%-63184-46229%932.4