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.

This month

Ladder

Halls of Shame & Fame

Game data

This year

Ladder

Zester and Apple Core Ladder

Halls of Shame & Fame

Previous ladders

January 2004—December 2007

Previous game data

January 2003—December 2007

Barbu Heroes

Largest number of ladder wins

Neil Trentham (7)

All time highest scorer

Kit Woolsey (+653)

Highest score on a single deal

Kit Woolsey: +275 at Dominoes, subsequently equalled by Jon Rice

Winners, 2003-7

2007 ladder: Mike Rice

2007 “Zester”: Martin Garvey

2007 “Apple core”: Tony Nunn

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, Chris Dixon, Graham Hazel, Martin Garvey (four times), Francesco Mazzadi (twice), Joon Pahk, Armando Pontecorvo (twice), Richard Probst, Jérome Rombaut (twice), Mike Rice (five times), JoAnna Stansby (twice), Lew Stansby (three times), John Therkelsen (four times), Laura Tidone (twice), Neil Trentham (seven times), Willie Whitaker (three times), Philip Wood, Kit Woolsey (twice)

Ladder, December 2007

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 31st December 2007. Congratulations to Neil Trentham.

Pos		Name	Rating	Current playing strength	Games	Wins	Avg. score	Highest score	Lowest score	Positive scores	Rating (old method)
1		Neil Trentham	1087.5	28.8	30	47%	97	304	-192	83%	1090.6
2		Ben Handley-Pritchard	1055.2	11.5	28	29%	64	326	-151	71%	1058.0
3		JoAnna Stansby	1038.1	15.9	8	38%	93	325	-71	75%	1089.0
4		Steve Altus	1034.3	15.5	8	38%	76	262	-200	63%	1080.0
5		Martin Garvey	1024.2	17.2	37	32%	32	274	-231	54%	1024.4
-		Dan Korbel	1013.9	22.7	2	50%	129	229	28	100%	1123.5
6		T.C. Altus	1013.9	24.8	8	25%	33	297	-135	38%	1032.4
-		Armando Pontecorvo	1012.1	2.6	2	50%	101	323	-121	50%	1108.0
-		Michael Wilkinson	1008.0	-34.2	1	0%	129	129	129	100%	1142.0
-		Andrew Garnett	1007.6	-62.6	1	0%	121	121	121	100%	1134.6
7		Willie Whitaker	1006.7	20.6	36	28%	13	252	-303	56%	1006.8
8		Laura de Laurentiis	1003.1	-4.4	10	30%	12	227	-315	60%	1005.9
-		Mike Rice	998.5	40.0	1	0%	-33	-33	-33	0%	973.0
-		Lawrence Xu	997.4	-166.7	1	0%	-41	-41	-41	0%	953.4
9		Doron Limor	995.9	-2.0	54	28%	5	388	-304	56%	995.9
-		Andy Bowles	994.0	-1.4	1	0%	-100	-100	-100	0%	892.8
-		Sandra Probst	993.4	-32.0	2	0%	-47	-6	-88	0%	940.9
-		Nicholas Cheung	992.4	-50.5	1	0%	-141	-141	-141	0%	865.1
10		Lew Stansby	990.6	23.5	5	20%	-20	93	-130	40%	966.0
-		Guy Campbell	988.2	-24.7	2	0%	-99	-72	-126	0%	895.1
-		Fabio Lo Presti	987.9	25.1	2	0%	-86	10	-182	50%	892.3
11		Kit Woolsey	985.0	7.7	14	7%	-14	266	-215	57%	977.8
12		Laura Tidone	983.8	-1.8	26	23%	-11	286	-419	46%	982.7
13		Ed Levy	981.5	-71.0	6	0%	-44	187	-341	50%	943.8
14		Chris Dixon	975.1	8.2	7	29%	-59	197	-514	43%	934.3
15		Carlo Fogaroli	964.4	-32.9	16	19%	-41	245	-410	44%	952.1
16		Richard Probst	962.7	-18.9	14	21%	-44	286	-286	43%	944.9
17		Anne Jackson	962.0	-18.8	46	20%	-35	257	-481	41%	961.9
18		Sally Woolsey	957.8	-24.4	14	29%	-71	197	-427	43%	937.7
19		Joan Clark	953.5	-46.8	46	15%	-42	208	-496	39%	953.5
20		Annabella Palma	933.6	-55.8	15	20%	-83	143	-674	47%	906.7

Hall of Fame, December 2007

Highest scores achieved over the period:

	Name	Result
	Doron Limor	388
	Ben Handley-Pritchard	326
	JoAnna Stansby	325
	Armando Pontecorvo	323
	Doron Limor	320

Hall of Shame, December 2007

Lowest scores over the period:

	Name	Result
	Annabella Palma	-674
	Chris Dixon	-514
	Joan Clark	-496
	Anne Jackson	-481
	Joan Clark	-452