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 (11)

All time highest scorer

Kit Woolsey (+653)

Highest score on a single deal

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

Winners, 2009

January: Mike Rice

February: Willie Whitaker

March: Doron Limor

April: Willie Whitaker

Winners, 2003-8

2008 ladder: John Therkelsen

2008 “Zester”: Ben Handley-Pritchard

2008 “Apple core”: Fabio Lo Presti

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 (twice), Graham Hazel, Martin Garvey (four times), Ben Handley-Pritchard (twice), Fabrizio Farnesi, Francesco Mazzadi (twice), Joon Pahk, Armando Pontecorvo (three times), Richard Probst, Jérome Rombaut (twice), Jon Rice, Mike Rice (five times), JoAnna Stansby (twice), Lew Stansby (three times), John Therkelsen (five times), Laura Tidone (twice), Neil Trentham (eleven times), Willie Whitaker (four times), Philip Wood, Kit Woolsey (twice)


Ladder, April 2009

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 30th April 2009. Congratulations to Willie Whitaker.

Pos Name Rating Current
playing
strength
Games Wins Avg.
score
Highest
score
Lowest
score
Positive
scores
Rating
(old
method)
1Willie Whitaker1036.924.02143%60306-48776%1042.8
2Doron Limor1032.039.04536%51494-23458%1032.1
3Kit Woolsey1031.516.21547%65233-24373%1044.4
-Ben Handley-Pritchard1017.431.1250%150314-1450%1154.3
4Jon Rice1014.611.6450%79156-375%1065.8
5Sally Woolsey1013.3-14.91436%22254-20450%1019.7
-Prahalad Rajkumar1008.8-22.81100%179179179100%1155.5
-Alex Werner1006.4-65.110%121121121100%1113.1
6Anne Jackson1004.4-2.43330%22215-34855%1004.5
-Armando Pontecorvo994.2-1.110%-14-14-140%897.6
7Ben Chosid994.0-35.5850%3167-50863%986.0
-Giles Woodruff993.8-4.610%-129-129-1290%889.9
-Chris Dixon993.511.7333%-50244-28833%961.6
-Mike Rice993.336.010%-119-119-1190%880.5
-Richard Probst992.3-26.510%-165-165-1650%863.5
8Leonardo Cima985.8-60.0520%-33186-34060%948.5
9Martin Garvey981.24.12313%-2261-40665%979.1
10Joan Clark978.7-12.13821%11235-28561%978.5
-Nicholas Cheung976.1-58.630%-10934-19233%857.8
11Lew Stansby975.618.640%-6227-21425%890.3
12Neil Trentham969.628.53027%-12329-42750%968.6
13Cheryl Frizzell948.1-63.13213%-50129-52847%946.8
14Doris Denny928.6-109.3100%-9560-37730%862.9
15Mac Argo903.8-149.02814%-94146-44021%899.0


Hall of Fame, April 2009

Highest scores achieved over the period:

Name Result
 Doron Limor494
 Doron Limor480
 Doron Limor398
 Neil Trentham329
 Ben Handley-Pritchard314


Hall of Shame, April 2009

Lowest scores over the period:

Name Result
 Cheryl Frizzell-528
 Ben Chosid-508
 Willie Whitaker-487
 Willie Whitaker-455
 Mac Argo-440