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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

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, June 2011

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 30th June 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 Whitaker1073.339.32442%100.6237-10988%-20.080.5
2Neil Trentham1033.133.34040%60.1319-24573%-26.833.2
-Lew Stansby1020.99.1367%84.7247-3067%40.0124.7
-Kit Woolsey1019.633.9333%129.3329-4467%-12.5116.8
3Chris Willenken1018.529.3838%52.9297-9863%-9.643.2
4Richard Probst1017.1-19.1838%50.9319-24763%-11.039.9
5Migry Zur Campanile1014.326.61030%40.8311-27760%-13.327.5
-Ben Handley-Pritchard1013.135.12100%121.017369100%-4.3116.7
6JoAnna Stansby1010.232.4617%36.2184-18883%-5.031.1
7Ed Levy1010.1-31.51429%28.9240-27857%-13.914.9
8Rita Smith1009.8-6.85728%23.0357-45858%-13.39.8
-Fabio Lo Presti1008.947.9250%91.09884100%-11.979.1
-Michael Wilkinson1005.9-6.820%49.55544100%2.852.3
-Doron Limor1005.529.9367%49.3224-15067%-16.532.8
9Sally Woolsey1003.28.21127%18.5189-18464%-12.95.6
-Corey Robinson1001.7-68.4250%64.59138100%-49.415.1
10Nicole Gilmore998.1-18.21414%9.8196-14543%-12.6-2.8
-Pat Civale992.8-8.3333%-39.796-11533%-3.5-43.1
11Joan Clark989.7-6.92114%12.7284-29252%-24.7-12.0
-Leonardo Cima986.5-83.210%-244.0-244-2440%4.8-239.2
12Anne Jackson986.2-8.12015%-3.4148-22455%-13.0-16.4
13Laura Tidone982.82.72715%0.4327-23459%-18.6-18.2
14Alan Epley977.013.21020%-36.0104-52360%-8.1-44.1
15Carlo Fogaroli975.5-39.02829%-19.7338-38043%-6.0-25.7
16Chris Dixon969.112.91916%-20.8250-42737%-16.8-37.7
-Beatrice Dixon952.6-350.610%-845.0-845-8450%3.7-841.3
17John Rebardo951.1-7.3825%-81.8190-37738%-32.5-114.2
-Beryl Dorscht946.9-189.130%-293.0-109-5190%-23.3-316.3
18Christine Nelson942.4-93.23010%-59.2168-48340%-0.4-59.6
19Doris Denny941.5-97.51118%-87.6216-32727%-16.2-103.8
20Pietro Campanile925.6-224.760%-252.8-13-4810%26.5-226.3
21Karen Blue907.7-242.470%-239.032-52114%-4.3-243.3


Hall of Fame, June 2011

Highest scores achieved over the period:

Name Result
 Rita Smith357
 Rita Smith346
 Carlo Fogaroli338
 Kit Woolsey329
 Laura Tidone327


Hall of Shame, June 2011

Lowest scores over the period:

Name Result
 Beatrice Dixon-845
 Alan Epley-523
 Karen Blue-521
 Beryl Dorscht-519
 Christine Nelson-483