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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

September: Willie Whitaker

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, September 2010

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 30th September 2010. Congratulations to Willie Whitaker.

Pos Name Rating Current
playing
strength
Games Wins Avg.
score
Highest
score
Lowest
score
Positive
scores
Rating
(old
method)
1Willie Whitaker1046.422.02938%66367-23172%1048.4
2Neil Trentham1030.122.15829%43273-21462%1030.1
3Tony Nunn1026.47.6475%138364-3975%1118.4
-T.C. Altus1022.714.92100%225311139100%1201.8
4Chris Dixon1021.613.54436%32373-35155%1021.7
-Armando Pontecorvo1020.10.6250%169174164100%1179.1
-Steve Altus1012.314.82100%13418484100%1109.6
5Jay Korobow1011.55.83135%32274-21168%1011.9
6Sally Woolsey1011.4-4.01030%40237-12160%1021.9
7Ben Handley-Pritchard1010.937.52829%29258-23961%1011.4
-Matt Lahut1009.4-110.210%161161161100%1167.0
8Ed Levy1009.1-37.8450%43203-19075%1040.9
9Michael Wilkinson1008.6-18.31937%28259-21153%1010.4
-Fabio Lo Presti1008.024.6367%50179-13767%1047.4
10Laura Tidone1006.9-8.32730%24318-26863%1007.3
11Andrew Garnett1006.2-22.44129%18463-28359%1006.2
-Susie Korbel1006.1-15.410%118118118100%1108.7
-Tom Townsend1005.523.110%979797100%1097.1
12Lew Stansby1005.18.940%35131-12275%1023.0
-Maciej Szczerczak1004.920.910%707070100%1087.4
-Alex Hydes1003.8-38.510%838383100%1068.3
-Neil Allerton1002.647.510%424242100%1046.5
13Jon Rice1002.118.91916%13381-21642%1002.6
-Ben Chosid1001.8-30.910%727272100%1031.8
-Dan Korbel999.123.210%131313100%984.0
-Lawrence Xu997.6-181.110%-17-17-170%957.7
-Mike Abraham996.5-7.510%-53-53-530%938.4
14Massoun M ejjeh995.6-21.41429%0250-30357%993.5
-James Krot986.8-249.510%-191-191-1910%765.1
15Kit Woolsey983.725.940%-5618-13950%927.0
16Shireen Mohandes983.3-50.1911%-25224-15022%964.9
17Mike Rice982.730.5520%-3069-10420%937.4
18Christophe Grosset982.4-46.770%-3283-19543%953.5
-Prahalad Rajkumar982.3-20.930%-10562-22333%894.9
-Doris Denny980.9-105.130%-106-38-1760%886.2
-Dave Brower977.5-139.810%-308-308-3080%600.5
19Pat Civale974.3-64.9119%-43129-17036%954.3
20Alan Epley974.1-21.94122%-15258-36844%974.0
21Leonardo Cima969.8-84.560%-8565-22633%908.2
22Joan Clark964.4-9.93324%-24270-35148%963.7
23Anne Jackson961.7-24.63520%-30219-23240%961.2
-Sophie King960.1-164.830%-238-121-3260%762.3
24Keiran Crowe-Mai958.6-148.240%-175-103-2450%813.9
25Dean Pokorny943.1-66.62619%-63251-27727%939.1
26Rita Smith930.1-44.84112%-65219-36334%929.8
27Carlo Fogaroli924.3-41.12020%-82217-35435%910.2


Hall of Fame, September 2010

Highest scores achieved over the period:

Name Result
 Andrew Garnett463
 Jon Rice381
 Chris Dixon373
 Willie Whitaker367
 Andrew Garnett364


Hall of Shame, September 2010

Lowest scores over the period:

Name Result
 Alan Epley-368
 Rita Smith-363
 Carlo Fogaroli-354
 Chris Dixon-351
 Joan Clark-351