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

April: Martin Garvey

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: Mon 01 May 2006 19:04 (UK time)

Date South West North East
2006-04-01 T.C. Altus 321 Annabella Palma 171 Steve Altus -445 Fabrizio Farnesi -47
2006-04-01 Martin Garvey -167 Laura de Laurentiis -330 Luca Cesati Cassin 142 Armando Pontecorvo 355
2006-04-01 Martin Garvey 122 Laura de Laurentiis -176 Luca Cesati Cassin -17 Armando Pontecorvo 71
2006-04-01 Martin Garvey 10 Nicholas Cheung 118 Matt Meckstroth 58 Andrew Garnett -186
2006-04-02 Andrew Garnett -13 Annabella Palma 29 David Adler 74 David Grainger -90
2006-04-02 Armando Pontecorvo 261 Mac Argo -210 Doris Denny -181 David Adler 130
2006-04-02 Armando Pontecorvo -171 Laura de Laurentiis 153 Luca Cesati Cassin 73 Annabella Palma -55
2006-04-02 Armando Pontecorvo 8 Laura de Laurentiis -46 Annabella Palma 117 Luca Cesati Cassin -79
2006-04-03 Martin Garvey 1 Fabrizio Farnesi -15 Annabella Palma -152 Doris Denny 166
2006-04-03 John Therkelsen 68 David Grainger 180 Sally Woolsey -90 Andrew Garnett -158
2006-04-03 John Therkelsen 88 David Beer 7 Andrew Garnett 53 Sally Woolsey -148
2006-04-03 Armando Pontecorvo 210 Laura de Laurentiis 44 Luca Cesati Cassin -11 David Beer -243
2006-04-03 John Therkelsen 157 Guy Campbell -232 David Beer 132 Armando Pontecorvo -57
2006-04-04 John Therkelsen 169 Annabella Palma -70 T.C. Altus 79 Doris Denny -178
2006-04-04 Chris Dixon 173 Annabella Palma -201 Laura de Laurentiis -20 Armando Pontecorvo 48
2006-04-04 Chris Dixon 361 Michael Wilkinson -227 Laura Tidone -143 Armando Pontecorvo 9
2006-04-04 Martin Garvey 110 John Therkelsen 29 Sally Woolsey -39 Willie Whitaker -100
2006-04-04 Martin Garvey 112 Chris Dixon -134 Willie Whitaker -6 Sally Woolsey 28
2006-04-05 Laura de Laurentiis -116 Armando Pontecorvo 42 Fabrizio Farnesi 28 Annabella Palma 46
2006-04-06 Laura de Laurentiis 33 Armando Pontecorvo 100 Luca Cesati Cassin -52 Annabella Palma -81
2006-04-06 Laura de Laurentiis -32 Doris Denny 102 Laura Tidone -188 Armando Pontecorvo 118
2006-04-06 Martin Garvey 0 Laura de Laurentiis 74 Luca Cesati Cassin -225 Armando Pontecorvo 151
2006-04-07 John Therkelsen 131 Armando Pontecorvo 57 Doris Denny -285 Andrew Garnett 97
2006-04-08 John Therkelsen 196 Nicholas Cheung -380 Matt Meckstroth 130 Andrew Garnett 54
2006-04-08 Steve Altus -10 Sally Woolsey -9 T.C. Altus 133 Andrew Garnett -114
2006-04-08 Armando Pontecorvo 172 Guy Campbell -253 Martin Garvey 313 David Adler -232
2006-04-08 T.C. Altus 103 Annabella Palma -63 Joel Wooldridge 104 Fabrizio Farnesi -144
2006-04-08 T.C. Altus 121 Annabella Palma -115 Sally Woolsey 231 Andrew Garnett -237
2006-04-08 T.C. Altus 110 Charlie Garrod 31 Steve Altus -84 Guy Campbell -57
2006-04-08 Martin Garvey 95 Armando Pontecorvo -111 Guy Campbell -53 David Adler 69
2006-04-08 John Therkelsen 75 Guy Campbell -156 T.C. Altus 205 David Adler -124
2006-04-08 John Therkelsen -72 T.C. Altus 108 Laura Tidone 53 Annabella Palma -89
2006-04-09 Steve Altus -101 John Therkelsen 42 T.C. Altus 136 Sally Woolsey -77
2006-04-09 Laura Tidone 24 Carlo Fogaroli -105 Martin Garvey 114 Annabella Palma -33
2006-04-09 John Therkelsen 29 Neil Trentham -17 Martin Garvey -129 David Adler 117
2006-04-09 Armando Pontecorvo 80 Laura de Laurentiis -20 Luca Cesati Cassin -108 David Beer 48
2006-04-09 Armando Pontecorvo 66 Laura de Laurentiis -118 Laura Tidone -104 Luca Cesati Cassin 156
2006-04-10 John Therkelsen 124 Nicholas Cheung -82 Doris Denny -210 Fabrizio Farnesi 168
2006-04-10 John Therkelsen -327 Steve Altus 112 T.C. Altus 57 Charlie Garrod 158
2006-04-10 Chris Dixon 30 Laura de Laurentiis -157 Luca Cesati Cassin 56 Annabella Palma 71
2006-04-10 John Therkelsen -87 Annabella Palma 73 Steve Altus -33 Cheryl Petty 47
2006-04-11 JoAnna Stansby 170 John Therkelsen -159 David Beer -19 Steve Altus 8
2006-04-11 Chris Dixon 87 Laura de Laurentiis 82 Laura Tidone 76 Luca Cesati Cassin -245
2006-04-11 Chris Dixon -19 Laura de Laurentiis 123 Laura Tidone -202 Luca Cesati Cassin 98
2006-04-11 JoAnna Stansby -100 T.C. Altus 165 Martin Garvey 96 Doris Denny -161
2006-04-12 JoAnna Stansby 353 Kit Woolsey 86 Lew Stansby -205 Sally Woolsey -234
2006-04-12 Laura Tidone 217 Annabella Palma -188 Fabrizio Farnesi -54 Doris Denny 25
2006-04-12 Laura de Laurentiis -187 Fabrizio Farnesi -175 Chris Dixon 121 Luca Cesati Cassin 241
2006-04-12 Laura Tidone -128 Fabrizio Farnesi 85 Chris Dixon 128 Kit Woolsey -85
2006-04-12 JoAnna Stansby -69 Kit Woolsey 139 Guy Campbell -229 Sally Woolsey 159
2006-04-13 T.C. Altus 193 Craig Ganzer -149 Chris Willenken -165 Fabrizio Farnesi 121
2006-04-13 JoAnna Stansby 78 Lew Stansby 40 Steve Altus -363 T.C. Altus 245
2006-04-13 Steve Altus 201 Kit Woolsey -31 T.C. Altus 309 Sally Woolsey -479
2006-04-14 Andrew Garnett 156 Craig Ganzer -65 Sally Woolsey -208 Fabrizio Farnesi 117
2006-04-14 JoAnna Stansby -107 Kit Woolsey 181 Lew Stansby 12 Sally Woolsey -86
2006-04-15 Andrew Garnett 41 Fabrizio Farnesi 137 Prahalad Rajkumar -234 David Grainger 56
2006-04-15 JoAnna Stansby -132 T.C. Altus 171 Steve Altus -110 Andrew Garnett 71
2006-04-15 JoAnna Stansby -352 Kit Woolsey 196 Lew Stansby 378 Sally Woolsey -222
2006-04-16 T.C. Altus -370 John Therkelsen 100 Steve Altus 112 Andrew Garnett 158
2006-04-16 T.C. Altus -60 Fabrizio Farnesi 71 David Grainger 203 Andrew Garnett -214
2006-04-16 JoAnna Stansby -101 Lew Stansby 270 John Therkelsen -407 Steve Altus 238
2006-04-16 Steve Altus 48 Kit Woolsey -114 T.C. Altus -144 JoAnna Stansby 210
2006-04-16 Chris Dixon 161 Giles Woodruff -14 Michael Wilkinson -119 David Adler -28
2006-04-16 John Therkelsen -194 Fabrizio Farnesi -252 T.C. Altus 156 Neil Trentham 290
2006-04-17 John Therkelsen -144 Andrea Frediani -143 T.C. Altus 167 David Adler 120
2006-04-17 JoAnna Stansby -77 Lew Stansby -96 T.C. Altus -72 John Therkelsen 245
2006-04-17 Steve Altus -297 David Beer -253 John Therkelsen 304 Mike Rice 246
2006-04-17 Martin Garvey -63 Laura de Laurentiis 162 Fabrizio Farnesi -133 Luca Cesati Cassin 34
2006-04-17 Martin Garvey 183 Massoun M ejjeh 52 Neil Trentham -364 Chris Dixon 129
2006-04-17 Martin Garvey 60 Willie Whitaker 127 T.C. Altus -55 David Adler -132
2006-04-18 John Therkelsen -55 Steve Altus 143 David Beer -64 Sally Woolsey -24
2006-04-18 Chris Dixon 160 Laura de Laurentiis -22 Luca Cesati Cassin 16 Massoun M ejjeh -154
2006-04-18 JoAnna Stansby -212 Lew Stansby 154 Guy Campbell 51 David Beer 7
2006-04-18 Martin Garvey -263 Chris Dixon -80 Kit Woolsey 217 Sally Woolsey 126
2006-04-19 JoAnna Stansby 45 Annabella Palma -63 Fabrizio Farnesi 224 Massoun M ejjeh -206
2006-04-19 T.C. Altus 79 Kit Woolsey 26 Steve Altus 294 Sally Woolsey -399
2006-04-19 T.C. Altus -152 Kit Woolsey 223 Sally Woolsey 91 David Adler -162
2006-04-19 JoAnna Stansby -235 John Therkelsen 44 Lew Stansby 149 T.C. Altus 42
2006-04-19 Chris Dixon -153 Annabella Palma -105 Fabrizio Farnesi 193 Massoun M ejjeh 65
2006-04-19 Neil Trentham -145 Laura de Laurentiis 52 Chris Dixon -2 Fabrizio Farnesi 95
2006-04-19 Neil Trentham -84 Chris Dixon 108 Guy Campbell -7 Massoun M ejjeh -17
2006-04-19 Neil Trentham 291 Nicholas Cheung -267 Chris Dixon -69 David Adler 45
2006-04-19 Neil Trentham 133 Annabella Palma -213 Nicholas Cheung 146 John Therkelsen -66
2006-04-19 JoAnna Stansby -125 Kit Woolsey -5 Laura Tidone 194 Massoun M ejjeh -64
2006-04-20 Martin Garvey 138 John Therkelsen -273 T.C. Altus 13 Fabrizio Farnesi 122
2006-04-20 JoAnna Stansby -59 T.C. Altus 52 Andrea Frediani 23 Fabrizio Farnesi -16
2006-04-20 David Beer 28 Steve Altus -196 Fabrizio Farnesi 237 John Therkelsen -69
2006-04-20 Laura Tidone 191 Fabrizio Farnesi 17 Annabella Palma 133 Andrea Frediani -341
2006-04-20 Laura Tidone 126 Annabella Palma -32 Fabrizio Farnesi -44 Andrea Frediani -50
2006-04-20 T.C. Altus 10 Martin Garvey 2 David Beer 40 JoAnna Stansby -52
2006-04-21 T.C. Altus -217 Fabrizio Farnesi 21 Kit Woolsey 181 Andrea Frediani 15
2006-04-21 Laura de Laurentiis 100 Armando Pontecorvo 371 Neil Trentham -293 Luca Cesati Cassin -178
2006-04-21 Neil Trentham 58 John Therkelsen 138 Mac Argo 155 Doris Denny -351
2006-04-21 JoAnna Stansby -119 Kit Woolsey 19 Guy Campbell -149 John Therkelsen 249
2006-04-22 JoAnna Stansby 72 Kit Woolsey -86 Lew Stansby 17 Sally Woolsey -3
2006-04-22 David Adler 105 Armando Pontecorvo -260 Fabrizio Farnesi 90 Laura de Laurentiis 65
2006-04-22 Neil Trentham 69 Laura de Laurentiis 110 Luca Cesati Cassin -297 David Adler 118
2006-04-22 Martin Garvey 274 David Adler 12 Neil Trentham -33 Chris Dixon -253
2006-04-22 JoAnna Stansby -257 Armando Pontecorvo -83 Martin Garvey 231 Willie Whitaker 109
2006-04-22 JoAnna Stansby 206 Dan Korbel -483 Willie Whitaker 72 Martin Garvey 205
2006-04-23 T.C. Altus -94 Fabrizio Farnesi -152 Steve Altus 68 Doris Denny 178
2006-04-23 JoAnna Stansby 140 Lew Stansby -195 John Therkelsen -50 David Adler 105
2006-04-23 Steve Altus 107 John Therkelsen -55 T.C. Altus -167 David Beer 115
2006-04-23 Neil Trentham -332 Mac Argo 104 Martin Garvey 257 David Adler -29
2006-04-23 Neil Trentham 38 Mac Argo -337 Chris Dixon 3 Martin Garvey 296
2006-04-23 John Therkelsen -202 Laura de Laurentiis 264 Luca Cesati Cassin -44 David Adler -18
2006-04-23 Martin Garvey 50 Neil Trentham 138 T.C. Altus -141 Armando Pontecorvo -47
2006-04-23 John Therkelsen -207 Nicholas Cheung 29 Martin Garvey 36 Sally Woolsey 142
2006-04-24 John Therkelsen 117 Mac Argo -332 Doris Denny 122 Kit Woolsey 93
2006-04-24 John Therkelsen 77 Doris Denny 75 Fabrizio Farnesi 28 Mike Rice -180
2006-04-24 Steve Altus 219 Cheryl Petty -634 T.C. Altus 128 Sally Woolsey 287
2006-04-24 JoAnna Stansby -247 Steve Altus 246 John Therkelsen -184 T.C. Altus 185
2006-04-24 T.C. Altus 173 Guy Campbell 7 Neil Trentham -268 John Therkelsen 88
2006-04-25 John Therkelsen 240 Dan Korbel 25 Fabrizio Farnesi 35 JoAnna Stansby -300
2006-04-25 JoAnna Stansby 117 Kit Woolsey -3 Lew Stansby 9 Sally Woolsey -123
2006-04-25 Dan Korbel -161 David Grainger 42 Doris Denny 44 Mac Argo 75
2006-04-25 Dan Korbel 106 Guy Campbell 102 Martin Garvey 76 Annabella Palma -284
2006-04-25 Dan Korbel -17 John Therkelsen 157 David Grainger 215 Doris Denny -355
2006-04-25 Dan Korbel 100 John Therkelsen -300 David Grainger 53 T.C. Altus 147
2006-04-25 Dan Korbel 38 Martin Garvey 121 Chris Dixon 111 Annabella Palma -270
2006-04-25 Dan Korbel 1 Susie Korbel 39 Annabella Palma -236 John Therkelsen 196
2006-04-25 Dan Korbel -203 David Grainger 3 Steve Altus 33 Josh Donn 167
2006-04-25 Martin Garvey -43 Neil Trentham 117 John Therkelsen -32 Willie Whitaker -42
2006-04-25 JoAnna Stansby -32 Lew Stansby -149 John Therkelsen 32 Chris Dixon 149
2006-04-26 JoAnna Stansby 183 Andrew Garnett 180 Doris Denny -93 Nicholas Cheung -270
2006-04-26 Steve Altus -138 Andrew Garnett 220 T.C. Altus -19 David Beer -63
2006-04-26 JoAnna Stansby 2 Steve Altus 58 T.C. Altus -195 Andrew Garnett 135
2006-04-26 Neil Trentham 44 Mac Argo -177 Doris Denny -97 Andrew Quinton 230
2006-04-26 Chris Dixon -2 Mac Argo -130 John Therkelsen 154 Andrew Garnett -22
2006-04-26 Martin Garvey 19 John Therkelsen -169 Neil Trentham -30 Armando Pontecorvo 180
2006-04-27 Martin Garvey -262 Andy Bowles 168 John Therkelsen 145 T.C. Altus -51
2006-04-27 JoAnna Stansby 26 T.C. Altus 87 Lew Stansby -159 Andrew Quinton 46
2006-04-27 Dan Korbel 238 Mac Argo -99 David Grainger 118 Doris Denny -257
2006-04-27 JoAnna Stansby -95 Steve Altus -282 John Therkelsen 34 T.C. Altus 343
2006-04-27 Chris Dixon 200 Laura de Laurentiis -402 Massoun M ejjeh 204 Annabella Palma -2
2006-04-27 Laura de Laurentiis 137 Guy Campbell -128 Neil Trentham 165 Armando Pontecorvo -174
2006-04-27 JoAnna Stansby -235 Neil Trentham 24 T.C. Altus 260 Fabio Lo Presti -49
2006-04-27 Chris Dixon -134 Armando Pontecorvo 11 Guy Campbell 60 Andrew Quinton 63
2006-04-28 T.C. Altus 16 John Therkelsen -123 JoAnna Stansby 5 Andrew Quinton 102
2006-04-28 Neil Trentham 108 Mike Rice 120 T.C. Altus -13 Sally Woolsey -215
2006-04-28 Dan Korbel 174 Mac Argo 28 Laura Tidone -228 Mike Rice 26
2006-04-28 Dan Korbel -92 David Beer 149 Laura Tidone 65 Mike Rice -122
2006-04-29 Martin Garvey 82 Mac Argo -260 Doris Denny 178 Craig Ganzer 0
2006-04-29 Martin Garvey 55 Mike Rice 269 David Adler -101 Jon Rice -223
2006-04-30 Laura Tidone -6 Martin Garvey 5 Fabrizio Farnesi -7 Annabella Palma 8
2006-04-30 Martin Garvey -252 Neil Trentham 127 Fabrizio Farnesi 102 Laura Tidone 23
2006-04-30 Martin Garvey 48 Laura de Laurentiis 51 Willie Whitaker -10 Luca Cesati Cassin -89
2006-04-30 T.C. Altus -203 John Therkelsen 162 David Beer 183 Sally Woolsey -142
2006-04-30 T.C. Altus -92 Charlie Garrod -140 Steve Altus 81 Jennifer Lin 151
2006-04-30 Martin Garvey 311 Laura de Laurentiis -214 Luca Cesati Cassin -24 Willie Whitaker -73
2006-04-30 Martin Garvey 48 T.C. Altus -259 Andrew Quinton 191 Willie Whitaker 20
2006-04-30 T.C. Altus -16 John Therkelsen -97 David Beer -64 Fabrizio Farnesi 177
2006-04-30 John Therkelsen 138 Willie Whitaker 45 Andrew Quinton -160 Martin Garvey -23
2006-05-01 John Therkelsen -69 Giles Woodruff 87 Steve Altus 196 T.C. Altus -214