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Online Barbu Ladder

Submitting results

Ladder results should be sent to results@barbu.co.uk

 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”).

Each player’s name should either be a recognised alias, their full name, or an abbreviation which will be understood by the software.  The existing players already use a name which will be understood by the software, so there will rarely be any need to change the names.  If you send us a result that involves a new player, please let us know.

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.

Chris Dixon, for sorting out the problem with serving that had been causing anguish for five years.

Steve Altus, David Beer, Lew Stansby, Neil Trentham and Giles Woodruff, for providing advice and comments on the ranking system.

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, 2011

January: Chris Dixon

February: Neil Trentham

March: JoAnna Stansby

April: Alan Epley

May: Willie Whitaker

June: Willie Whitaker

July: Alan Epley

August: Ben Handley-Pritchard

September: Willie Whitaker

October: Ben Handley-Pritchard

November: Kit Woolsey

December: Ben Handley-Pritchard

Winners, 2003-10

2010 ladder: Steve Altus

2010 “Zester”: Andrew Garnett

2010 “Apple core”: Steve Altus

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


Ladder, 2011

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 31st December 2011. Congratulations to Fabio Lo Presti.

Pos Name Ladder
score
Current playing strength Games Wins Avg.
score
Highest
score
Lowest
score
Positive
scores
Avg. playing strengh of opponents Avg. score adj. for opponents' strength
-Tim Verbeek1051.370.71735%114.6550-19965%-48.066.5
1Fabio Lo Presti1037.337.27443%61.6330-29566%-24.337.3
2Neil Trentham1034.530.248838%54.9413-46968%-20.434.5
3Kit Woolsey1032.443.312132%38.7531-38458%-6.232.4
4Ben Handley-Pritchard1030.842.223038%54.2398-46263%-23.430.8
5JoAnna Stansby1029.870.715532%41.6434-52265%-11.829.8
-Giles Woodruff1027.771.8520%92.4204-5360%7.7100.1
6Willie Whitaker1027.628.733529%41.7502-68062%-14.127.6
7Doron Limor1027.485.123432%35.7495-41062%-8.327.4
8Alan Epley1016.114.220932%31.7456-52359%-15.616.1
9Chris Dixon1013.611.535031%29.0479-42759%-15.413.6
10Steve Altus1008.229.13829%7.2260-26158%1.18.3
-Larry Ascher1006.572.51100%158.0158158100%-42.4115.6
11Sally Woolsey1006.322.518429%10.9399-43157%-4.66.3
12Steven De Donder1005.215.019931%52.6434-48865%-47.45.2
13Lew Stansby1004.876.66626%11.8307-32652%-7.04.8
-Armando Pontecorvo1004.123.71724%8.8315-20147%-3.65.3
-Mike Rice1003.7110.1633%18.3215-18550%-7.011.4
14Anne Jackson1002.532.522528%13.1343-41559%-10.62.5
-David Platnick1001.950.01100%63.06363100%-29.533.5
15Andrew Garnett1001.344.37435%18.7272-41062%-17.51.3
-Dan Korbel1001.2100.8425%30.0128-8375%-24.85.2
16Laura Tidone1000.72.339726%21.3349-39657%-20.60.7
17Jay Korobow1000.723.55917%6.1290-33363%-5.40.7
-Neil Allerton997.1101.2250%14.5121-9250%-40.2-25.7
-Bryan Coleman996.731.610%-29.0-29-290%-29.5-58.5
-Jon Rice996.427.91030%14.8401-19250%-21.6-6.8
-Irene Baroni996.314.8933%-2.6286-32133%-5.2-7.7
-Prahalad Rajkumar996.0102.920%-20.5207-24850%-14.8-35.3
18Tom Townsend995.2-6.117530%14.1406-53059%-18.9-4.8
19Michael Wilkinson994.9-13.55931%18.9474-36458%-23.9-5.1
-John Diamond994.523.810%-68.0-68-680%-29.5-97.5
-Alex Hydes994.2-29.31436%5.4194-37264%-13.9-8.5
-Tony Nunn994.253.040%-16.390-11750%-9.8-26.1
-Paul Gosney993.848.310%-112.0-112-1120%2.3-109.7
-Charlie Garrod993.871.120%-55.531-14250%0.5-55.0
-Pete Whipple991.7-19.71656%47.4221-35369%-58.6-11.2
-Brent Vervalin991.172.510%-107.0-107-1070%-51.0-158.0
-Massoun M ejjeh989.595.710%-187.0-187-1870%0.1-186.9
20Joan Clark988.6-12.925625%6.5339-59655%-17.9-11.4
-Mauro Stivoli987.5-10.31540%20.3257-41360%-37.9-17.6
21Rita Smith986.6-12.068020%1.0365-45851%-14.4-13.4
22Richard Probst984.6-20.88835%20.6664-55161%-36.0-15.4
-Seth Gold984.525.810%-289.0-289-2890%13.5-275.5
-T.C. Altus984.1121.62114%-32.6216-24143%14.1-18.5
-Kevin Epley984.0-178.110%-298.0-298-2980%13.9-284.1
-Andy Bowles983.955.1425%-52.3116-32950%-19.9-72.1
-Zevi Altus983.6-42.810%-268.0-268-2680%-23.5-291.5
-Christophe Grosset981.640.730%-122.0-76-2020%12.6-109.4
23Nicole Gilmore980.8-13.818123%6.6354-34452%-25.8-19.2
-Martina Chiaramonte980.749.210%-361.0-361-3610%18.0-343.0
-Tom Paske978.5-35.910%-312.0-312-3120%-70.0-382.0
24Ed Levy976.8-34.26725%-4.5298-46848%-18.7-23.2
-Bryce Vervalin976.520.420%-167.5-154-1810%-41.7-209.2
-Justin Lall975.0103.81020%-45.9200-22140%-2.0-47.9
25Carlo Fogaroli974.6-22.831223%-12.2369-47948%-13.2-25.4
26Pat Civale974.2-33.515518%6.9289-28151%-32.7-25.8
-Nicholas Cheung973.8-7.820%-201.0-136-2660%-32.2-233.2
27John Rebardo973.5-27.46825%4.3303-37953%-30.8-26.5
-Drew Hoskins972.7-124.320%-240.0-179-3010%-2.7-242.7
-Dave Brower972.2-132.5333%-152.359-40233%-12.9-165.2
28Chris Willenken959.1-16.45424%-21.3431-42641%-19.7-40.9
-Graham Hazel957.3136.030%-242.0-157-3250%-12.3-254.3
29Dean Pokorny956.7-42.619021%-17.5409-40544%-25.8-43.3
-Filip Jelic955.8-99.320%-359.0-80-6380%-33.7-392.7
-Andrea953.0-165.040%-186.5-118-2830%-24.4-210.9
30Spiros Liarakos951.3-46.54615%-14.5234-42941%-34.3-48.8
-Kenny Colloran947.2-19.41118%-77.6235-25836%-16.1-93.7
31Migry Zur Campanile942.6-48.620017%-38.6313-45843%-18.8-57.4
-Shireen Mohandes939.3-20.82917%-27.0407-43252%-36.3-63.3
-Bryan Delfs938.7-50.82025%-59.9370-51245%-12.9-72.8
32Steve De Roos932.2-59.47928%-31.9382-110451%-36.0-67.8
33Christine Nelson931.2-15.020815%-63.0304-57538%-5.8-68.8
-Jovana Marinkovic927.9-42.32914%-48.8309-44428%-26.3-75.1
34Vedran Zoric926.3-68.88819%-25.6343-47647%-48.1-73.7
-Shawn Mccall922.2-104.170%-171.4-33-3310%-33.5-205.0
35John Parsons921.2-71.321017%-46.7358-46139%-32.1-78.8
-Diana Tenery-Ascher920.1-66.7215%-83.3117-35329%-9.3-92.7
36Corey Robinson918.9-67.45116%-44.4287-46745%-36.7-81.1
-Dana Berkowitz917.2-94.12119%-67.2147-32643%-28.8-96.0
37Doris Denny915.5-82.215713%-65.4331-68834%-19.1-84.5
38Leonardo Cima914.7-88.48411%-69.0359-55736%-16.2-85.3
-Vjeko Zepic908.3-324.040%-411.0-254-7980%-1.0-412.0
39Goran Cekol898.0-100.25914%-50.5243-47137%-51.5-102.0
40Krisztina Ormay897.0-106.97517%-65.2496-50441%-37.8-103.0
-Theodore Hwa896.1-117.8239%-74.4207-56935%-41.5-115.9
-Toni Meštrovic876.8-138.51822%-100.2260-67839%-54.4-154.6
-Daryu Aliotuus872.8-205.6120%-182.816-5328%-27.8-210.7
-Chris Somers867.8-124.12811%-94.1166-60432%-44.7-138.8
41Ivan Poštic865.7-127.0303%-84.0396-39030%-55.1-139.0
-Pietro Campanile863.6-105.7293%-129.4166-48114%-12.8-142.2
-Karen Blue856.1-153.2120%-238.832-5218%0.6-238.2
-Joseph Schmitz851.0-180.1195%-135.387-39816%-46.2-181.5
-Roger Berry805.9-262.8160%-202.4102-5236%-59.1-261.6
42Beryl Dorscht797.0-209.4300%-189.7113-58110%-20.5-210.1
43Beatrice Dixon794.9-204.0988%-177.6355-84523%-27.5-205.1


Hall of Fame, 2011

Highest scores achieved over the period:

Name Result
 Richard Probst664
 Tim Verbeek550
 Kit Woolsey531
 Willie Whitaker502
 Krisztina Ormay496


Hall of Shame, 2011

Lowest scores over the period:

Name Result
 Steve De Roos-1104
 Beatrice Dixon-845
 Beatrice Dixon-804
 Vjeko Zepic-798
 Steve De Roos-692