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

August: Anne Jackson and Doron Limor

September: Neil Trentham

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, September 2009

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 30th September 2009. Congratulations to Neil Trentham.

Pos Name Rating Current
playing
strength
Games Wins Avg.
score
Highest
score
Lowest
score
Positive
scores
Rating
(old
method)
1Neil Trentham1041.833.42627%61233-16573%1044.8
2Willie Whitaker1039.527.92741%50310-41167%1041.8
-Lew Stansby1013.319.3333%98295-17667%1079.4
-Ben Handley-Pritchard1012.129.3333%57151-6967%1072.1
-Chris Dixon1010.113.8250%10216142100%1089.8
3Martin Garvey1008.76.91323%29366-28462%1013.5
4Kit Woolsey1002.015.6729%8307-27457%1005.4
5Joan Clark996.9-13.93432%12242-26056%996.9
-Andrew Garnett996.9-28.910%-71-71-710%944.3
6Anne Jackson984.4-7.02317%-7251-23952%982.6
7Sally Woolsey982.9-16.91533%-13210-36960%975.9
8Cheryl Frizzell975.4-39.03225%-11389-47347%974.8
9Doron Limor966.335.9138%-43141-17823%947.5
10Leonardo Cima945.5-84.570%-145-46-2470%856.4
11Doris Denny944.2-108.680%-11019-46213%869.6
12Mac Argo930.1-139.81010%-122253-41620%865.7


Hall of Fame, September 2009

Highest scores achieved over the period:

Name Result
 Cheryl Frizzell389
 Martin Garvey366
 Martin Garvey319
 Willie Whitaker310
 Kit Woolsey307


Hall of Shame, September 2009

Lowest scores over the period:

Name Result
 Cheryl Frizzell-473
 Doris Denny-462
 Mac Argo-416
 Willie Whitaker-411
 Sally Woolsey-369