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 (9)

All time highest scorer

Kit Woolsey (+653)

Highest score on a single deal

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

Winners, 2008

January: Willie Whitaker

February: Ben Handley-Pritchard

March: Ben Handley-Pritchard

April: Armando Pontecorvo

May: Fabrizio Farnesi

June: Neil Trentham

July: Jon Rice

August: Chris Dixon

September: John Therkelsen

October: Neil Trentham

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, October 2008

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 31st October 2008. Congratulations to Neil Trentham.

Pos Name Rating Current
playing
strength
Games Wins Avg.
score
Highest
score
Lowest
score
Positive
scores
Rating
(old
method)
1Neil Trentham1040.934.11242%83349-26975%1067.7
2Anne Jackson1028.2-1.91429%52225-13779%1041.6
3Kit Woolsey1026.210.2520%124346-4580%1094.9
4Chris Dixon1013.812.3540%61175-9580%1050.0
-Ed Levy1013.2-34.11100%265265265100%1234.3
5Martin Garvey1012.015.3450%71192-7775%1054.0
6Ben Handley-Pritchard1008.427.550%34180-6360%1030.3
-Armando Pontecorvo1004.5-0.21100%118118118100%1080.2
-Lew Stansby998.425.310%222100%972.0
-JoAnna Stansby998.410.910%232323100%971.5
-Carlo Fogaroli997.0-37.220%-14-7-200%973.4
-Michael Wilkinson996.1-30.610%-57-57-570%931.4
-Laura Tidone991.6-13.120%-575-11950%925.4
-Annabella Palma990.6-72.6250%-8231-19550%916.0
7Mike Rice987.726.170%-14114-16043%967.6
8Joan Clark987.2-26.41926%16286-28668%984.4
9Leonardo Cima985.3-34.1729%-14170-21457%961.1
10Nicholas Cheung979.0-53.040%-56105-21825%905.9
11Sally Woolsey974.5-28.6933%-24188-39567%946.4
12Mel Klein972.9-117.040%-10075-19025%878.1
13Laura de Laurentiis969.1-12.3520%-99108-24020%888.1
14Fabrizio Farnesi959.3-14.0838%-92148-46350%905.0
15Doris Denny929.3-100.81315%-91236-44023%889.8


Hall of Fame, October 2008

Highest scores achieved over the period:

Name Result
 Neil Trentham349
 Kit Woolsey346
 Neil Trentham324
 Joan Clark286
 Neil Trentham286


Hall of Shame, October 2008

Lowest scores over the period:

Name Result
 Fabrizio Farnesi-463
 Doris Denny-440
 Sally Woolsey-395
 Fabrizio Farnesi-384
 Doris Denny-318