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 (12)

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

May: Martin Garvey

June: Neil Trentham

July: Doron Limor

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, July 2009

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 31st July 2009. Congratulations to Doron Limor.

Pos Name Rating Current
playing
strength
Games Wins Avg.
score
Highest
score
Lowest
score
Positive
scores
Rating
(old
method)
1Doron Limor1074.747.6875%18434139100%1174.4
2Andrew Garnett1028.3-29.3813%61217-7363%1066.2
3Martin Garvey1015.210.61233%34343-24458%1025.2
-Chris Dixon1012.312.32100%126130122100%1109.6
-Kit Woolsey1011.617.0333%62177-1667%1068.9
4Joan Clark1011.4-14.01839%29323-23061%1014.3
-Mac Argo1010.8-150.41100%199199199100%1191.3
5Neil Trentham1009.032.34129%30279-21059%1009.0
-Richard Probst1003.8-29.71100%676767100%1066.7
6Willie Whitaker1003.325.33526%17336-37454%1003.4
-Charlie Garrod1000.6-8.6333%12168-8833%1003.8
-Jon Rice996.19.010%-48-48-480%931.6
-Ben Handley-Pritchard995.326.310%-80-80-800%916.6
7Anne Jackson982.0-10.93412%-7230-23547%981.7
-Leonardo Cima979.3-77.520%-18249-41250%815.9
8Sally Woolsey959.1-15.7922%-87111-48433%914.0
9Cheryl Frizzell956.4-51.74620%-45266-55041%956.3
10Doris Denny909.0-105.8157%-121113-39113%872.0


Hall of Fame, July 2009

Highest scores achieved over the period:

Name Result
 Martin Garvey343
 Doron Limor341
 Willie Whitaker336
 Joan Clark323
 Doron Limor294


Hall of Shame, July 2009

Lowest scores over the period:

Name Result
 Cheryl Frizzell-550
 Sally Woolsey-484
 Leonardo Cima-412
 Doris Denny-391
 Willie Whitaker-374