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 (14)

All time highest scorer

Kit Woolsey (+653)

Highest score on a single deal

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

Winners, 2010

January: Kit Woolsey

February: Doron Limor

March: JoAnna Stansby

April: Chris Dixon

Winners, 2003-9

2009 ladder: Mike Rice

2009 “Zester”: Doron Limor

2009 “Apple core”: Michael Wilkinson

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


Ladder, April 2010

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 30th March 2010. Congratulations to Chris Dixon.

Pos Name Rating Current
playing
strength
Games Wins Avg.
score
Highest
score
Lowest
score
Positive
scores
Rating
(old
method)
1Chris Dixon1061.413.42446%89356-23771%1067.5
2Neil Trentham1042.129.02843%70321-42668%1044.2
3Sally Woolsey1023.1-9.7850%66236-18775%1053.9
4Kit Woolsey1013.324.4540%52155-15480%1048.3
5Jon Rice1011.87.1425%66231-7150%1053.0
-Giles Woodruff1007.0-2.520%61125-350%1062.6
6JoAnna Stansby1005.815.41747%14210-36471%1007.5
7Willie Whitaker995.916.42015%7230-21760%995.1
8Lew Stansby995.89.31527%-3276-33460%994.1
9Laura de Laurentiis995.5-6.8425%-13170-16450%979.9
-Adam Grossack986.7-47.030%-7972-30533%920.9
10Joan Clark986.1-15.52425%-3201-23754%984.8
11Anne Jackson977.9-11.01718%-16194-36747%971.3
12Cheryl Frizzell974.2-38.53910%-15269-56349%974.0
-Nicholas Cheung971.3-69.310%-500-500-5000%490.7
13Leonardo Cima970.8-81.950%-10358-29020%894.4
14Michael Wilkinson968.7-22.8520%-103216-21420%886.9
15Andrew Garnett956.5-24.71513%-61185-47340%938.8
16Mac Argo949.1-142.070%-12062-27029%865.8
17Doris Denny933.0-105.2911%-123132-38011%859.1


Hall of Fame, April 2010

Highest scores achieved over the period:

Name Result
 Chris Dixon356
 Neil Trentham321
 Chris Dixon302
 Chris Dixon283
 Lew Stansby276


Hall of Shame, April 2010

Lowest scores over the period:

Name Result
 Cheryl Frizzell-563
 Nicholas Cheung-500
 Andrew Garnett-473
 Andrew Garnett-467
 Neil Trentham-426