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

October: Martin Garvey

November: Richard Probst

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, November 2007

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 30th November 2007. Congratulations to Richard Probst.

Pos Name Rating Current
playing
strength
Games Wins Avg.
score
Highest
score
Lowest
score
Positive
scores
Rating
(old
method)
1Richard Probst1049.1-12.9825%1192162100%1114.6
2Fabio Lo Presti1035.127.11050%75312-19660%1067.3
3Kit Woolsey1032.710.8475%16722027100%1147.0
4Willie Whitaker1029.124.43327%41372-34452%1029.7
5Anne Jackson1016.3-12.13727%33364-34557%1016.5
6Martin Garvey1015.215.03231%24453-31144%1015.6
7Chris Dixon1008.512.02030%23219-30460%1010.0
-Giuseppe Failla1004.2-51.710%868686100%1073.8
-Sally Woolsey1003.8-20.4333%21124-14967%1022.4
-Guy Campbell1002.4-23.5250%45166-7650%1021.3
-Massoun M ejjeh1000.0-23.410%666100%1000.5
8Doron Limor999.71.52722%6273-25148%999.7
9Mike Rice999.041.1743%10280-27943%997.3
10Andrew Garnett997.4-63.8520%18142-28180%990.5
11Ben Handley-Pritchard994.21.33636%6296-48853%994.2
12Ed Levy993.8-71.7425%-31128-18325%972.0
13Neil Trentham993.214.61429%2246-31750%990.0
-Nicholas Cheung990.5-48.610%-177-177-1770%832.0
14Laura Tidone985.91.11712%-19193-38453%981.7
15Carlo Fogaroli984.8-31.2729%-34247-23843%960.0
-Andy Bowles982.00.610%-367-367-3670%679.9
16Michael Wilkinson968.1-35.3922%-44232-25944%932.9
17Armando Pontecorvo967.31.2147%-43181-31250%951.7
18Laura de Laurentiis966.1-5.0119%-52151-23345%939.8
-Lara Ruso964.4-180.720%-302-173-4310%683.8
19Joan Clark957.7-46.04825%-35339-39344%957.6
20Annabella Palma921.1-51.4260%-72105-34627%915.5


Hall of Fame, November 2007

Highest scores achieved over the period:

Name Result
 Martin Garvey453
 Martin Garvey439
 Willie Whitaker372
 Anne Jackson364
 Willie Whitaker352


Hall of Shame, November 2007

Lowest scores over the period:

Name Result
 Ben Handley-Pritchard-488
 Lara Ruso-431
 Joan Clark-393
 Ben Handley-Pritchard-387
 Laura Tidone-384