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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

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, May 2011

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 31st May 2011. Congratulations to Willie Whitaker.

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
1Willie Whitaker1065.031.02045%94.7288-23880%-17.677.1
2Laura Tidone1041.66.91638%64.1294-13069%-8.156.1
3Chris Dixon1023.519.83116%33.8323-18774%-9.624.2
4Neil Trentham1020.833.43435%37.2275-40859%-16.121.1
5Sally Woolsey1015.17.9729%60.4245-13171%-20.739.8
-Fabio Lo Presti1014.835.7367%99.0274-9867%-10.888.2
6Richard Probst1014.2-22.9560%59.21451100%-7.751.5
7Anne Jackson1014.1-7.21145%33.6119-15573%-8.625.0
8John Rebardo1008.821.51331%52.5190-8062%-38.813.8
9Rita Smith1007.7-14.83119%11.8271-31758%-3.98.0
-Steve Altus1006.925.4250%75.512031100%-14.461.1
-Dan Korbel1004.727.21100%128.0128128100%-43.984.1
-Armando Pontecorvo1003.64.410%37.03737100%27.364.3
-Tony Nunn998.08.720%-19.027-6550%1.6-17.4
10Pat Civale998.0-7.3560%60.6221-13660%-67.8-7.2
-Mike Rice997.835.210%-35.0-35-350%-3.6-38.6
-Kit Woolsey994.931.910%-114.0-114-1140%24.0-90.0
11Nicole Gilmore993.6-26.52928%19.6254-25962%-26.2-6.6
-Brent Vervalin991.1-27.410%-107.0-107-1070%-51.0-158.0
12Alan Epley990.518.41118%6.7180-16355%-23.5-16.8
-Mauro Stivoli990.327.210%-130.0-130-1300%-41.7-171.7
13Carlo Fogaroli987.2-42.7425%-67.558-21525%10.2-57.3
14Joan Clark984.9-6.72524%-0.9280-24156%-15.5-16.4
15Jay Korobow983.82.150%-26.425-11160%-32.2-58.6
16Michael Wilkinson982.7-18.8520%-69.4248-26240%6.7-62.7
17Ed Levy981.7-36.4825%-22.0276-17325%-20.7-42.7
18Doris Denny980.5-97.3813%-8.9243-25050%-36.5-45.4
19Doron Limor980.127.71729%-15.4248-23847%-10.5-25.9
-Bryce Vervalin976.5-79.520%-167.5-154-1810%-41.7-209.2
20Ben Handley-Pritchard974.431.9825%-57.9397-46225%-1.9-59.8
21Corey Robinson962.7-91.490%-48.8123-26844%-29.6-78.3
22Shawn Mccall952.0-204.050%-146.8-33-2440%-26.8-173.6
23Christine Nelson878.6-115.84210%-125.2154-42221%3.4-121.8


Hall of Fame, May 2011

Highest scores achieved over the period:

Name Result
 Ben Handley-Pritchard397
 Chris Dixon323
 Laura Tidone294
 Willie Whitaker288
 Joan Clark280


Hall of Shame, May 2011

Lowest scores over the period:

Name Result
 Ben Handley-Pritchard-462
 Christine Nelson-422
 Neil Trentham-408
 Christine Nelson-374
 Christine Nelson-366