Home

Barbu Rules

Online Barbu

Online Barbu Ladder

Barbu History

Barbu Articles

Barbu Events

Links, Trivia, Photos

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 monthly ladder wins

Neil Trentham (18)

All time highest scorer

Kit Woolsey (+653)

Highest score on a single deal

Kit Woolsey: +275 at Dominoes, subsequently equalled by Jon Rice

Winners, 2013

January: Alan Epley

February: Ben Handley-Pritchard

March: Ben Handley-Pritchard

April: Goran Cekol

May: Steven De Donder

June: Steven De Donder

Winners, 2003-12

2012 ladder: Ben Handley-Pritchard

2012 “Zester”: Ben Handley-Pritchard

2011 ladder: Fabio Lo Presti

2011 “Zester”: Willie Whitaker

2011 “Apple core”: Steve Altus

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 (four times), Steven De Donder (twice), Alan Epley (twice), Fabrizio Farnesi, Franco Garbosi, Martin Garvey (five times), Ben Handley-Pritchard (13 times), Graham Hazel, Anne Jackson (twice), Doron Limor (seven times), Francesco Mazzadi (twice), Joon Pahk, Armando Pontecorvo (three times), Richard Probst, Jérome Rombaut (twice), Jon Rice, Mike Rice (six times), JoAnna Stansby (four times), Lew Stansby (three times), John Therkelsen (five times), Laura Tidone (twice), Neil Trentham (18 times), Willie Whitaker (10 times), Philip Wood, Kit Woolsey (four times), Sally Woolsey


Ladder, June 2013

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 30th June 2013. Congratulations to Steven De Donder.

Pos Name Ladder
score
Current playing strength Games Wins Avg.
score
High
score
Low
score
Positive
scores
Avg. playing strengh of oppo Avg. score adj. for oppo's strength
1Steven De Donder1179.5153.61553%165.8596-10880%86.7252.5
2Ben Handley-Pritchard1154.7162.32836%64.3376-38464%98.2162.5
3Dean Pokorny1135.0121.84732%41.9430-30355%93.2135.1
4Goran Cekol1129.4122.12429%42.1312-17771%100.1142.2
5Doron Limor1108.0150.51118%81.9202-10091%109.7191.7
6Federico Iavicoli1102.8110.12635%36.0401-30050%74.1110.1
7Neil Trentham1089.2127.32326%5.4330-58852%94.199.6
8Richard Probst1084.995.42322%6.6381-28248%88.194.7
9Migry Zur Campanile1084.292.03333%-21.5313-51855%107.485.8
10Rita Smith1068.873.84916%-4.3252-44451%73.168.8
11Stan Schenker1067.171.94726%-10.8220-30749%78.067.1
12John Parsons1063.055.11127%19.3328-27955%92.6111.9
13Franco Garbosi1060.8122.7650%112.3328-11383%72.8185.1
14Manuela Schiano1052.247.23010%-39.3245-26037%93.354.0
15Anne Jackson1051.896.1138%-23.2227-26946%103.980.7
-Fabio Lo Presti1047.6136.0450%109.8245-5575%104.1213.8
16Joan Clark1046.473.81217%-3.5207-11625%80.476.9
17Dana Berkowitz1043.892.2714%22.4362-15157%93.2115.6
18Kit Woolsey1038.0104.5633%3.5189-19467%112.2115.7
19Leonardo Cima1028.331.9650%11.0170-23767%75.286.2
20Sally Woolsey1022.595.960%-29.5155-33750%98.168.6
-Alan Epley1018.8122.130%23.0524100%88.9111.9
-Pat Civale1014.053.5520%-45.8198-36540%96.450.6
-Giuseppe Failla1013.162.11100%139.0139139100%92.8231.8
21Michael Wilkinson1012.882.7617%-44.7135-23433%83.739.1
-Laura Tidone1011.2107.51100%130.0130130100%67.8197.8
-Chris Willenken1010.4103.4250%-15.084-11450%107.892.8
-Steve De Roos1000.750.810%-98.0-98-980%111.113.1
-Andrea Bulgari993.6-24.410%-254.0-254-2540%141.3-112.7
-Steve Altus992.898.310%-209.0-209-2090%81.9-127.1
22Cinzia Giordano990.954.1617%-111.795-47717%84.1-27.6
-Alessio Isaia990.8100.3520%-119.0150-29120%85.9-33.1
-Theodore Hwa988.8-11.320%-209.0-194-2240%109.0-100.0
-Carlo Fogaroli984.564.440%-153.3-32-3240%83.8-69.4
23Joseph Schmitz975.5-45.8729%-143.0296-52543%78.5-64.5
24Doris Denny961.5-9.31414%-122.8163-37221%65.9-56.9
25Beryl Dorscht932.5-92.4100%-205.3-10-4200%75.7-129.6


Hall of Fame, June 2013

Highest scores achieved over the period:

Name Result
 Steven De Donder596
 Dean Pokorny430
 Federico Iavicoli401
 Richard Probst381
 Ben Handley-Pritchard376


Hall of Shame, June 2013

Lowest scores over the period:

Name Result
 Neil Trentham-588
 Joseph Schmitz-525
 Migry Zur Campanile-518
 Joseph Schmitz-511
 Cinzia Giordano-477