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

Lew Stansby (3)

All time highest scorer

Kit Woolsey (+653)

Highest score on a single deal

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

Winners, 2006

January: JoAnna Stansby

February: Laura Tidone

March: Mike Rice

Winners, 2003-5

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, Graham Hazel, Francesco Mazzadi, Joon Pahk, Armando Pontecorvo (twice), Jérome Rombaut (twice), Mike Rice, JoAnna Stansby, Lew Stansby (three times), Laura Tidone, Neil Trentham (twice) Willie Whitaker, Philip Wood, Kit Woolsey (twice)

Barbu Ladder - input data

Barbu Ladder Scores

Last updated: Sat 01 Apr 2006 12:07 (UK time)

Date South West North East
2006-03-01 Andrew Garnett -198 Nicholas Cheung 148 Jon Rice 58 Sally Woolsey -8
2006-03-01 Andrew Garnett 11 T.C. Altus -43 Jon Rice 110 Guy Campbell -78
2006-03-02 Steve Altus -2 Kit Woolsey -22 T.C. Altus 192 JoAnna Stansby -168
2006-03-02 Laura Tidone 171 Annabella Palma -77 Doris Denny -199 Fabrizio Farnesi 105
2006-03-02 Laura Tidone -49 Armando Pontecorvo 165 Fabrizio Farnesi 16 Annabella Palma -132
2006-03-02 Laura Tidone 51 Fabrizio Farnesi -14 Leonardo Cima 28 Armando Pontecorvo -65
2006-03-02 Laura Tidone 193 Armando Pontecorvo 61 Doris Denny -280 Fabrizio Farnesi 26
2006-03-02 Andrew Garnett 35 Joel Wooldridge -65 Jon Rice -117 Mike Rice 147
2006-03-03 Andrew Garnett -184 Nicholas Cheung 109 Sally Woolsey 38 JoAnna Stansby 37
2006-03-03 Laura Tidone -4 Armando Pontecorvo -180 Massoun M ejjeh 141 John Therkelsen 43
2006-03-03 Tony Nunn -479 T.C. Altus 203 Laura Tidone 319 Fabio Lo Presti -43
2006-03-03 Laura Tidone -270 Laura de Laurentiis 198 Andrew Garnett -98 T.C. Altus 170
2006-03-03 Laura Tidone 42 John Therkelsen -49 Andrew Garnett -220 Laura de Laurentiis 227
2006-03-04 Armando Pontecorvo -175 Laura de Laurentiis 187 Luca Cesati Cassin -1 Andrew Garnett -11
2006-03-04 Martin Garvey 82 Kit Woolsey 136 Sally Woolsey -186 Giles Woodruff -32
2006-03-04 John Therkelsen 185 Armando Pontecorvo -284 Massoun M ejjeh 65 JoAnna Stansby 34
2006-03-05 Andrew Quinton -280 Martin Garvey 295 Guy Campbell 14 John Therkelsen -29
2006-03-05 Martin Garvey -50 Laura de Laurentiis 32 Luca Cesati Cassin 67 Carlo Fogaroli -49
2006-03-05 Martin Garvey 171 Laura de Laurentiis -23 John Therkelsen -197 Luca Cesati Cassin 49
2006-03-05 John Therkelsen 40 Laura de Laurentiis 146 Luca Cesati Cassin -62 Carlo Fogaroli -124
2006-03-05 Martin Garvey -277 Steve Altus 155 David Beer 43 T.C. Altus 79
2006-03-06 Andrew Quinton -303 Annabella Palma -55 Fabrizio Farnesi 174 Martin Garvey 184
2006-03-06 Steve Altus 138 T.C. Altus 70 David Beer -214 Andrew Quinton 6
2006-03-06 Steve Altus -80 Kit Woolsey -1 T.C. Altus 108 Sally Woolsey -27
2006-03-06 Chris Dixon 33 Annabella Palma -181 Doris Denny -166 Mike Rice 314
2006-03-06 Martin Garvey 109 Andrew Garnett -102 Laura de Laurentiis 10 Mike Rice -17
2006-03-06 Chris Dixon -104 Andrew Garnett 169 Jon Rice -286 Mike Rice 221
2006-03-06 Armando Pontecorvo -56 Laura de Laurentiis 132 Annabella Palma -190 Elisabetta Palma 114
2006-03-06 Armando Pontecorvo 248 Laura de Laurentiis -256 Annabella Palma -29 Elisabetta Palma 37
2006-03-06 John Therkelsen -61 Andrew Garnett -130 Jon Rice -32 Mike Rice 223
2006-03-07 John Therkelsen 271 Andrew Garnett -268 T.C. Altus 92 Nicholas Cheung -95
2006-03-07 John Therkelsen 248 Greg Ingolia -62 Andrew Garnett -250 JoAnna Stansby 64
2006-03-07 Martin Garvey -177 Armando Pontecorvo 34 Kit Woolsey 155 Willie Whitaker -12
2006-03-07 John Therkelsen 134 Willie Whitaker 216 Chris Dixon -417 Sally Woolsey 67
2006-03-08 Laura de Laurentiis 109 Andrew Garnett -76 Laura Tidone -55 Armando Pontecorvo 22
2006-03-08 Andrew Garnett -112 Kit Woolsey 494 Chris Dixon -577 Sally Woolsey 195
2006-03-08 John Therkelsen 140 Annabella Palma -203 Chris Dixon 182 Doris Denny -119
2006-03-09 Steve Altus 24 Kit Woolsey 66 T.C. Altus 103 Sally Woolsey -193
2006-03-09 Laura Tidone -67 Fabrizio Farnesi -54 Elisabetta Palma 61 Armando Pontecorvo 60
2006-03-09 Armando Pontecorvo 20 Kit Woolsey 196 Laura Tidone 133 Sally Woolsey -349
2006-03-09 Laura Tidone 78 Andrew Garnett -204 David Beer -110 Sally Woolsey 236
2006-03-10 Armando Pontecorvo 254 T.C. Altus -110 Guy Campbell 21 Fabrizio Farnesi -165
2006-03-10 Chris Dixon -127 T.C. Altus 299 Laura Tidone -201 Michael Wilkinson 29
2006-03-11 Steve Altus -85 Jon Rice -109 David Beer 146 JoAnna Stansby 48
2006-03-11 Armando Pontecorvo -154 Laura de Laurentiis 76 Fabrizio Farnesi 81 Luca Cesati Cassin -3
2006-03-11 Armando Pontecorvo 272 Laura de Laurentiis -3 Martin Garvey -8 Luca Cesati Cassin -261
2006-03-11 Martin Garvey -247 Laura Tidone 65 Guy Campbell 8 JoAnna Stansby 174
2006-03-11 John Therkelsen 240 Giles Woodruff -87 Guy Campbell -195 Laura Tidone 42
2006-03-12 Armando Pontecorvo -329 Elisabetta Palma 41 Fabrizio Farnesi -103 Giles Woodruff 391
2006-03-12 Armando Pontecorvo -261 Carlo Fogaroli 10 Laura Tidone 305 Fabrizio Farnesi -54
2006-03-12 Laura Tidone 162 Carlo Fogaroli -82 Martin Garvey 88 Chris Dixon -168
2006-03-12 Chris Dixon -155 Andrew Garnett -152 Martin Garvey 245 Armando Pontecorvo 62
2006-03-12 Armando Pontecorvo -49 Laura de Laurentiis 50 Guy Campbell 6 Luca Cesati Cassin -7
2006-03-12 Armando Pontecorvo 136 Laura de Laurentiis 79 Luca Cesati Cassin -180 T.C. Altus -35
2006-03-13 David Beer 178 Mike Rice 83 JoAnna Stansby 203 Andrew Garnett -464
2006-03-14 Andrew Garnett -263 Kit Woolsey -149 Lew Stansby 297 JoAnna Stansby 115
2006-03-14 Laura Tidone -160 Laura de Laurentiis 88 Luca Cesati Cassin 120 Mike Rice -48
2006-03-14 Andrew Garnett 223 JoAnna Stansby 143 Guy Campbell -558 Mike Rice 192
2006-03-14 Andrew Garnett -26 Mike Rice 283 Guy Campbell -159 David Beer -98
2006-03-14 Laura Tidone -22 Laura de Laurentiis 139 Carlo Fogaroli 22 Luca Cesati Cassin -139
2006-03-14 Laura Tidone 24 Laura de Laurentiis 37 Carlo Fogaroli 155 Luca Cesati Cassin -216
2006-03-14 Andrew Garnett -175 Kit Woolsey 98 David Beer 239 Sally Woolsey -162
2006-03-15 Chris Dixon 104 Annabella Palma -135 Laura Tidone 21 Elisabetta Palma 10
2006-03-15 Chris Dixon -98 Armando Pontecorvo -76 Laura Tidone 81 Andrew Garnett 93
2006-03-15 John Therkelsen 57 Willie Whitaker 278 Andrew Garnett -142 Annabella Palma -193
2006-03-15 John Therkelsen -49 Guy Campbell 7 Willie Whitaker 23 Annabella Palma 19
2006-03-16 Laura Tidone 146 Armando Pontecorvo -151 Andrew Garnett 68 JoAnna Stansby -63
2006-03-16 Sally Woolsey -322 Guy Campbell -24 Mike Rice 108 JoAnna Stansby 238
2006-03-17 Andrew Garnett -227 Mike Rice 366 Tong Choo -124 Sally Woolsey -15
2006-03-17 Laura Tidone 162 Laura de Laurentiis 27 Fabrizio Farnesi 29 Annabella Palma -218
2006-03-18 Andrew Garnett -522 Mike Rice 295 Greg Ingolia 8 Li-Chung Chen 219
2006-03-18 Steve Altus 37 Guy Campbell 75 T.C. Altus 90 Sally Woolsey -202
2006-03-18 Laura Tidone -74 Martin Garvey 278 Carlo Fogaroli -437 JoAnna Stansby 233
2006-03-18 Martin Garvey -510 Willie Whitaker -129 Laura Tidone 108 JoAnna Stansby 531
2006-03-18 Martin Garvey -41 David Beer -38 Chris Dixon 53 Willie Whitaker 26
2006-03-18 Laura Tidone -73 Giles Woodruff 44 Prahalad Rajkumar -107 Sally Woolsey 136
2006-03-18 Martin Garvey -48 David Beer 78 Chris Dixon -111 Willie Whitaker 81
2006-03-19 Martin Garvey 317 Armando Pontecorvo -36 Laura Tidone -2 Andrew Garnett -279
2006-03-19 Martin Garvey 120 Laura de Laurentiis -142 Luca Cesati Cassin -19 Andrew Garnett 41
2006-03-19 Armando Pontecorvo 188 Laura de Laurentiis -194 Luca Cesati Cassin -120 Prahalad Rajkumar 126
2006-03-19 Laura Tidone 170 Laura de Laurentiis -145 Luca Cesati Cassin -57 Carlo Fogaroli 32
2006-03-19 Laura Tidone -109 Laura de Laurentiis 152 Carlo Fogaroli -12 Luca Cesati Cassin -31
2006-03-20 Martin Garvey 253 Annabella Palma 184 Sally Woolsey -261 Mike Rice -176
2006-03-20 JoAnna Stansby 31 Lew Stansby 102 Andrew Garnett -239 Mike Rice 106
2006-03-20 Steve Altus 2 T.C. Altus 2 David Beer -113 Sally Woolsey 109
2006-03-20 Chris Dixon -88 Laura de Laurentiis 316 Luca Cesati Cassin 142 Annabella Palma -370
2006-03-20 Chris Dixon 126 Laura de Laurentiis 114 Laura Tidone -261 Mike Rice 21
2006-03-20 Chris Dixon 118 Guy Campbell 206 Andrew Garnett -468 Mike Rice 144
2006-03-20 Chris Dixon 224 Martin Garvey -299 Annabella Palma -20 Mike Rice 95
2006-03-21 JoAnna Stansby 182 Steve Altus -107 T.C. Altus -48 Kit Woolsey -27
2006-03-21 Laura Tidone 34 Annabella Palma -108 Fabrizio Farnesi 45 JoAnna Stansby 29
2006-03-21 Chris Dixon 20 Annabella Palma -323 Laura Tidone 214 JoAnna Stansby 89
2006-03-21 Chris Dixon 53 Armando Pontecorvo 29 Laura Tidone -17 Laura de Laurentiis -65
2006-03-21 Martin Garvey -184 Fabio Lo Presti -73 Guy Campbell 25 Kit Woolsey 232
2006-03-22 Martin Garvey 531 Annabella Palma -77 T.C. Altus -248 Fabrizio Farnesi -206
2006-03-22 Steve Altus -39 Kit Woolsey -42 T.C. Altus 59 Sally Woolsey 22
2006-03-22 JoAnna Stansby 77 Mike Rice -52 Lew Stansby -184 David Beer 159
2006-03-22 Laura Tidone -218 Laura de Laurentiis 75 Luca Cesati Cassin 132 Annabella Palma 11
2006-03-22 Chris Dixon -61 Armando Pontecorvo 189 Doris Denny -187 Laura Tidone 59
2006-03-22 Andy Bowles -48 Chris Dixon -84 Willie Whitaker 250 T.C. Altus -118
2006-03-22 Martin Garvey 94 Chris Dixon 9 Kit Woolsey -224 Willie Whitaker 121
2006-03-23 Laura Tidone 83 Laura de Laurentiis 33 Andrew Garnett -265 Armando Pontecorvo 149
2006-03-23 Laura Tidone 307 T.C. Altus -192 David Beer -97 Mike Rice -18
2006-03-23 Laura Tidone -282 Mike Rice 7 Francesco Mazzadi 15 John Therkelsen 260
2006-03-24 JoAnna Stansby 61 Nicholas Cheung -149 Kit Woolsey -78 Sally Woolsey 166
2006-03-24 Laura Tidone -108 Fabrizio Farnesi 79 Doris Denny -185 Armando Pontecorvo 214
2006-03-24 JoAnna Stansby 49 Andrew Garnett -109 T.C. Altus 211 Laura Tidone -151
2006-03-25 Martin Garvey -40 Laura de Laurentiis 284 Fabrizio Farnesi -174 Luca Cesati Cassin -70
2006-03-25 Armando Pontecorvo 315 Carlo Fogaroli -276 Martin Garvey -130 Nicholas Cheung 91
2006-03-25 Armando Pontecorvo 242 Martin Garvey 208 John Therkelsen -475 T.C. Altus 25
2006-03-26 Martin Garvey 257 T.C. Altus -158 Fabrizio Farnesi 280 Doris Denny -379
2006-03-26 Armando Pontecorvo 339 Laura de Laurentiis -132 Guy Campbell 114 Andrew Garnett -321
2006-03-26 Armando Pontecorvo -128 Laura de Laurentiis 88 Luca Cesati Cassin 177 Carlo Fogaroli -137
2006-03-26 Martin Garvey 114 Laura de Laurentiis -126 Luca Cesati Cassin -7 Mike Rice 19
2006-03-27 Martin Garvey -69 Willie Whitaker -39 Andrew Garnett 51 Mike Rice 57
2006-03-28 T.C. Altus 127 Martin Garvey -86 Annabella Palma -92 Fabrizio Farnesi 51
2006-03-28 T.C. Altus 137 Kit Woolsey 94 Mike Rice 42 Sally Woolsey -273
2006-03-28 T.C. Altus -52 Kit Woolsey -41 Guy Campbell -78 Sally Woolsey 171
2006-03-28 T.C. Altus 213 Andrew Garnett -389 Steve Altus 44 David Beer 132
2006-03-28 T.C. Altus 211 Kit Woolsey -10 JoAnna Stansby 66 Sally Woolsey -267
2006-03-28 T.C. Altus 265 Kit Woolsey -173 Steve Altus -130 Sally Woolsey 38
2006-03-28 T.C. Altus 185 Mike Rice 109 Jon Rice -112 JoAnna Stansby -182
2006-03-28 Sally Woolsey 94 David Beer -114 Andrew Garnett -118 Kit Woolsey 138
2006-03-28 T.C. Altus 26 Fabrizio Farnesi 82 Annabella Palma -56 David Beer -52
2006-03-28 Andrew Garnett 9 Mike Rice 115 Kit Woolsey -272 Sally Woolsey 148
2006-03-28 Steve Altus 172 David Beer -17 T.C. Altus -103 JoAnna Stansby -52
2006-03-28 Laura Tidone 35 Annabella Palma 26 Elisabetta Palma -110 Fabrizio Farnesi 49
2006-03-28 Martin Garvey 174 Andrew Garnett 94 Doris Denny -169 Willie Whitaker -99
2006-03-28 Laura Tidone 63 Laura de Laurentiis -62 Carlo Fogaroli -27 Luca Cesati Cassin 26
2006-03-28 Laura Tidone 68 Laura de Laurentiis 202 Carlo Fogaroli -84 Luca Cesati Cassin -186
2006-03-28 JoAnna Stansby -182 Annabella Palma 201 Andrew Garnett 217 Martin Garvey -236
2006-03-28 T.C. Altus -143 Sally Woolsey 232 David Grainger -103 Andrew Garnett 14
2006-03-29 David Beer 107 Kit Woolsey -121 Jon Rice -41 Sally Woolsey 55
2006-03-29 David Beer -40 Jennifer Lin -16 Doris Denny -156 Fabrizio Farnesi 212
2006-03-29 JoAnna Stansby -55 Kit Woolsey 136 Sally Woolsey 165 Mike Rice -246
2006-03-29 Laura Tidone 209 Doris Denny -270 John Therkelsen 35 Armando Pontecorvo 26
2006-03-29 Martin Garvey -235 Annabella Palma 29 Elisabetta Palma 9 Willie Whitaker 197
2006-03-29 David Beer 79 David Grainger 184 Laura Tidone -185 Andrew Garnett -78
2006-03-30 JoAnna Stansby -120 T.C. Altus 165 John Therkelsen -49 Mike Rice 4
2006-03-31 Laura de Laurentiis -138 Luca Cesati Cassin 374 Armando Pontecorvo -117 Fabrizio Farnesi -119
2006-03-31 Laura de Laurentiis -194 Luca Cesati Cassin 359 Fabrizio Farnesi -162 Armando Pontecorvo -3
2006-03-31 Andrew Garnett 180 Laura de Laurentiis 89 Luca Cesati Cassin -265 T.C. Altus -4
2006-03-31 Andrew Garnett -15 Laura de Laurentiis 111 Luca Cesati Cassin -94 T.C. Altus -2