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

October: 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, October 2009

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 31st October 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 Limor1049.539.12733%62336-22767%1052.4
2Ben Handley-Pritchard1024.931.6450%11315919100%1111.8
3Neil Trentham1023.131.83432%37406-23562%1023.5
-Martin Garvey1019.79.1367%119231-567%1117.3
-Andrew Garnett1016.1-26.62100%147168125100%1143.1
4Kit Woolsey1015.016.41136%21335-25136%1026.5
5Willie Whitaker1003.625.31718%15306-31847%1004.7
-Armando Pontecorvo1003.6-1.310%696969100%1063.9
6Mac Argo1001.7-131.6425%33114-4875%1007.8
7Anne Jackson999.8-6.41921%4406-35658%999.7
8Lew Stansby998.418.3540%4113-8960%994.1
-JoAnna Stansby994.613.020%-40-9-700%952.1
9Doris Denny994.5-105.350%-1437-8260%980.0
-Nicholas Cheung987.1-61.810%-222-222-2220%770.5
10Leonardo Cima975.0-80.51242%-33203-44142%958.6
11Joan Clark971.0-16.82512%-21270-21448%968.5
12Sally Woolsey952.7-21.91916%-66204-31132%942.4
13Cheryl Frizzell924.0-47.22914%-78203-63431%920.8


Hall of Fame, October 2009

Highest scores achieved over the period:

Name Result
 Anne Jackson406
 Neil Trentham406
 Doron Limor336
 Kit Woolsey335
 Willie Whitaker306


Hall of Shame, October 2009

Lowest scores over the period:

Name Result
 Cheryl Frizzell-634
 Leonardo Cima-441
 Leonardo Cima-421
 Cheryl Frizzell-360
 Anne Jackson-356