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

May: Neil Trentham

June: Ben Handley-Pritchard

July: Ben Handley-Pritchard

August: Ben Handley-Pritchard

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, August 2010

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 31st July 2010. Congratulations to Ben Hendley-Pritchard on his third successive win.

Pos Name Rating Current
playing
strength
Games Wins Avg.
score
Highest
score
Lowest
score
Positive
scores
Rating
(old
method)
1Ben Handley-Pritchard1088.943.22045%113355-11585%1105.4
2Jon Rice1071.521.51844%94309-17167%1089.7
3Kit Woolsey1056.829.61145%101330-28182%1100.9
4Sally Woolsey1044.3-5.51155%76278-9764%1078.6
5Carlo Fogaroli1021.1-32.6520%83209-860%1076.2
-Tony Nunn1020.25.21100%345345345100%1357.9
6Neil Trentham1009.419.03030%19228-34663%1009.7
7Joan Clark1009.3-3.22612%11249-23058%1009.9
8Chris Dixon1008.311.33030%9280-22950%1008.6
9Willie Whitaker1007.716.0933%6194-22744%1016.2
-Massoun M ejjeh1007.2-22.620%758465100%1063.8
-Lew Stansby1006.411.230%40188-6733%1038.2
-Lawrence Xu1004.0-181.110%787878100%1071.5
-JoAnna Stansby1002.817.6333%15104-5833%1016.9
10Michael Wilkinson1002.6-20.1425%0153-16950%1011.6
-Pete Whipple999.5-91.110%434343100%990.7
11Alan Epley998.8-1.91118%-8237-18436%997.8
-Jason Rosenfeld995.5-55.310%-86-86-860%920.1
-Drew Hoskins995.4-15.610%-44-44-440%918.4
12Doris Denny994.6-104.0425%-11215-14125%975.8
-Mike Rice993.734.320%-48-26-700%943.6
-Sophie King993.0-22.910%-104-104-1040%876.1
-Leonardo Cima992.5-82.730%-6173-23833%955.4
13Laura Tidone991.9-11.5825%-6175-18138%981.0
14Shireen Mohandes991.2-51.2520%-34152-24540%968.2
-Andrew Quinton988.7-39.2333%-18130-13333%933.0
-James Krot987.3-251.510%-184-184-1840%774.5
-Alex Werner980.0-71.510%-364-364-3640%644.7
-Pat Civale976.6-82.730%-858-20833%860.6
15Dave Brower973.8-108.640%-107-9-2210%882.4
16Jay Korobow973.10.11331%-37200-31946%958.1
17Anne Jackson949.3-20.62214%-52173-27732%942.4
18Ed Levy947.6-37.460%-167-75-2170%840.4
19Andrew Garnett927.2-32.31921%-89477-72642%911.3
20Cheryl Frizzell918.2-36.3176%-107194-37618%893.9


Hall of Fame, August 2010

Highest scores achieved over the period:

Name Result
 Andrew Garnett477
 Ben Handley-Pritchard355
 Tony Nunn345
 Kit Woolsey330
 Jon Rice309


Hall of Shame, August 2010

Lowest scores over the period:

Name Result
 Andrew Garnett-726
 Andrew Garnett-560
 Cheryl Frizzell-376
 Alex Werner-364
 Neil Trentham-346