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.

This month

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Halls of Shame & Fame

Game data

This year

Ladder

Zester and Apple Core Ladder

Halls of Shame & Fame

Previous ladders

January 2006

February 2006

March 2006

April 2006

May 2006

January 2004—December 2005

Previous game data

January 2006

February 2006

March 2006

April 2006

May 2006

January 2003—December 2005

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

May: Neil Trentham

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: Thu 01 Jun 2006 19:01 (UK time)

Date South West North East
2006-05-01 Steve Altus 269 David Beer -280 T.C. Altus -301 John Therkelsen 312
2006-05-01 Neil Trentham -134 Mac Argo -145 Martin Garvey 177 Doris Denny 102
2006-05-01 Martin Garvey 388 Mac Argo -588 Jon Rice 50 Mike Rice 150
2006-05-01 Martin Garvey 152 Mac Argo -135 T.C. Altus -92 Laura Tidone 75
2006-05-01 Martin Garvey 194 Jon Rice 326 John Therkelsen -23 Mac Argo -497
2006-05-01 Andrew Quinton -153 Annabella Palma -72 David Beer 18 Armando Pontecorvo 207
2006-05-01 Neil Trentham -129 Armando Pontecorvo -68 John Therkelsen 333 Annabella Palma -136
2006-05-01 Martin Garvey -111 John Therkelsen -85 T.C. Altus 92 Giles Woodruff 104
2006-05-02 JoAnna Stansby -79 Doris Denny -133 Kit Woolsey 235 Susie Korbel -23
2006-05-02 John Therkelsen -37 McKenzie Myers -87 T.C. Altus 40 JoAnna Stansby 84
2006-05-02 Chris Dixon 191 Jon Rice -50 Fabrizio Farnesi -410 Laura Tidone 269
2006-05-02 John Therkelsen -114 Guy Campbell 39 Laura Tidone 35 Annabella Palma 40
2006-05-02 Chris Dixon -42 Mike Rice 144 Laura Tidone 60 Fabrizio Farnesi -162
2006-05-02 JoAnna Stansby -35 Annabella Palma -256 John Therkelsen 238 Mike Rice 53
2006-05-02 Chris Dixon 39 Craig Ganzer -40 Jon Rice -9 Dan Korbel 10
2006-05-03 JoAnna Stansby 168 T.C. Altus 80 Lew Stansby -269 Sally Woolsey 21
2006-05-03 Armando Pontecorvo 159 Kit Woolsey 23 T.C. Altus 137 Craig Ganzer -319
2006-05-03 Chris Dixon 80 Mac Argo -205 Jon Rice 42 Annabella Palma 83
2006-05-04 JoAnna Stansby -54 Steve Altus 254 T.C. Altus -83 Lew Stansby -117
2006-05-04 Chris Dixon 95 Laura de Laurentiis -100 Massoun M ejjeh -33 Annabella Palma 38
2006-05-04 T.C. Altus -138 Fabrizio Farnesi -110 John Therkelsen 273 Andrew Quinton -25
2006-05-04 T.C. Altus -64 John Therkelsen 239 Fabrizio Farnesi -149 JoAnna Stansby -26
2006-05-04 T.C. Altus -215 Steve Altus -121 Neil Trentham 150 Armando Pontecorvo 186
2006-05-04 T.C. Altus -166 Kit Woolsey -72 Steve Altus 205 Sally Woolsey 33
2006-05-04 JoAnna Stansby 182 Raghavendra Rajkumar -30 John Therkelsen -254 Mike Rice 102
2006-05-04 Martin Garvey 303 Guy Campbell 282 T.C. Altus -109 Andrew Quinton -476
2006-05-04 Martin Garvey -70 Annabella Palma -147 Chris Dixon -35 Armando Pontecorvo 252
2006-05-05 Andrew Quinton -272 Doris Denny -142 Fabrizio Farnesi 273 Mike Rice 141
2006-05-05 JoAnna Stansby -100 Kit Woolsey -166 John Therkelsen 251 T.C. Altus 15
2006-05-05 Steve Altus 253 David Beer -56 T.C. Altus -43 Sally Woolsey -154
2006-05-05 Chris Dixon -44 Laura de Laurentiis 67 Luca Cesati Cassin 19 Massoun M ejjeh -42
2006-05-05 T.C. Altus -87 David Grainger 177 Steve Altus -398 Sally Woolsey 308
2006-05-05 John Therkelsen -63 T.C. Altus 272 Fabrizio Farnesi -126 Armando Pontecorvo -83
2006-05-05 Neil Trentham 386 Jon Rice -281 John Therkelsen -191 T.C. Altus 86
2006-05-05 Giles Woodruff 57 Mac Argo -2 Doris Denny -15 Annabella Palma -40
2006-05-05 Armando Pontecorvo 54 Mac Argo 87 Doris Denny -365 David Beer 224
2006-05-06 Martin Garvey 319 John Therkelsen -182 Jon Rice 106 Mike Rice -243
2006-05-06 JoAnna Stansby -131 Craig Ganzer -56 John Therkelsen 145 Annabella Palma 42
2006-05-07 Giles Woodruff 276 Annabella Palma 15 David Adler -239 JoAnna Stansby -52
2006-05-07 Martin Garvey -26 Steve Altus -148 Neil Trentham 111 David Adler 63
2006-05-07 Martin Garvey 270 Steve Altus -38 Craig Ganzer -132 Doris Denny -100
2006-05-07 Martin Garvey -294 Giles Woodruff 147 Guy Campbell 87 Chris Dixon 60
2006-05-07 Martin Garvey -73 T.C. Altus 62 Armando Pontecorvo 195 Doris Denny -184
2006-05-07 Martin Garvey -175 Armando Pontecorvo 21 Neil Trentham 96 Mike Rice 58
2006-05-08 John Therkelsen -69 T.C. Altus 331 Jon Rice 69 Mike Rice -331
2006-05-08 JoAnna Stansby 80 John Therkelsen 50 T.C. Altus -189 David Beer 59
2006-05-08 Chris Dixon 70 Laura de Laurentiis -111 Laura Tidone 136 Annabella Palma -95
2006-05-08 Armando Pontecorvo 282 T.C. Altus -166 Jon Rice 140 Neil Trentham -256
2006-05-08 Andrew Quinton 101 Annabella Palma -200 Guy Campbell 96 Michael Wilkinson 3
2006-05-09 John Therkelsen 57 T.C. Altus -116 David Beer -103 Andrew Garnett 162
2006-05-09 John Therkelsen 224 Jon Rice -297 David Beer 133 Mike Rice -60
2006-05-09 JoAnna Stansby 141 Andrew Quinton -38 T.C. Altus -184 Andrew Garnett 81
2006-05-09 Laura de Laurentiis 30 Annabella Palma 24 Laura Tidone -59 Elisabetta Palma 5
2006-05-09 Neil Trentham -137 Laura de Laurentiis 22 Doris Denny -58 Armando Pontecorvo 173
2006-05-09 Chris Dixon 310 Craig Ganzer -31 Guy Campbell -192 Andrew Garnett -87
2006-05-09 Chris Dixon -73 David Beer 102 Dan Korbel -116 JoAnna Stansby 87
2006-05-10 David Beer -305 David Grainger 164 T.C. Altus 266 Andrew Garnett -125
2006-05-10 Chris Dixon 104 Laura de Laurentiis -77 Luca Cesati Cassin 61 Annabella Palma -88
2006-05-10 Chris Dixon 6 Annabella Palma 117 Laura Tidone 45 Craig Ganzer -168
2006-05-10 John Therkelsen 59 T.C. Altus -292 Neil Trentham 299 Michael Wilkinson -66
2006-05-10 T.C. Altus -32 Kit Woolsey 215 JoAnna Stansby -141 Sally Woolsey -42
2006-05-10 T.C. Altus 99 Kit Woolsey -218 Steve Altus 191 Sally Woolsey -72
2006-05-10 Martin Garvey 269 Craig Ganzer -309 David Beer -121 Willie Whitaker 161
2006-05-10 Chris Dixon 78 Annabella Palma -219 John Therkelsen 83 Guy Campbell 58
2006-05-10 Martin Garvey -102 Craig Ganzer -196 Willie Whitaker 383 David Beer -85
2006-05-11 Chris Dixon 54 Annabella Palma -133 Francesco Mazzadi 13 Armando Pontecorvo 66
2006-05-11 Chris Dixon 1 Guy Campbell -232 John Therkelsen 243 Mike Rice -12
2006-05-11 Martin Garvey 243 Willie Whitaker -25 Guy Campbell -95 Mike Rice -123
2006-05-12 John Therkelsen -346 Andrew Garnett 124 Jon Rice 193 Mike Rice 29
2006-05-12 John Therkelsen -204 David Grainger 300 Jon Rice 265 Andrew Garnett -361
2006-05-12 Laura de Laurentiis -4 Annabella Palma 9 Luca Cesati Cassin -111 Armando Pontecorvo 106
2006-05-12 Chris Dixon 244 Laura de Laurentiis -206 Laura Tidone -103 John Therkelsen 65
2006-05-12 John Therkelsen 105 Laura de Laurentiis 95 Guy Campbell 13 Fabrizio Farnesi -213
2006-05-12 Neil Trentham 350 Michael Wilkinson -21 Massoun M ejjeh -149 Doris Denny -180
2006-05-13 Martin Garvey -171 T.C. Altus 108 Guy Campbell 156 Andrew Garnett -93
2006-05-13 John Therkelsen 69 Jon Rice 31 Andrew Garnett -79 David Grainger -21
2006-05-13 John Therkelsen -240 David Beer 96 David Grainger 299 Andrew Garnett -155
2006-05-13 Martin Garvey -88 Massoun M ejjeh -92 Neil Trentham 58 Giles Woodruff 122
2006-05-13 John Therkelsen -40 Mike Rice 186 Guy Campbell -235 David Adler 89
2006-05-13 Martin Garvey 41 Laura de Laurentiis 333 Michael Wilkinson -395 Luca Cesati Cassin 21
2006-05-13 Armando Pontecorvo -347 John Therkelsen -31 Mike Rice 273 Andrew Garnett 105
2006-05-13 Giles Woodruff -125 John Therkelsen -56 Jon Rice -101 Mike Rice 282
2006-05-13 Neil Trentham 155 John Therkelsen -314 Chris Dixon 131 Jon Rice 28
2006-05-13 Giles Woodruff -18 Martin Garvey -44 Craig Ganzer -81 Mike Rice 143
2006-05-14 Martin Garvey -165 Guy Campbell 80 Chris Dixon -85 Massoun M ejjeh 170
2006-05-14 Armando Pontecorvo -60 Massoun M ejjeh -57 Laura Tidone -28 David Adler 145
2006-05-14 Martin Garvey -169 Annabella Palma 204 Michael Wilkinson 155 Craig Ganzer -190
2006-05-14 Martin Garvey -511 Nicholas Cheung 28 Jon Rice 242 Mike Rice 241
2006-05-14 Armando Pontecorvo 51 Jon Rice -144 Martin Garvey 18 Mike Rice 75
2006-05-14 Laura Tidone 310 Michael Wilkinson 46 Guy Campbell -145 Paula Leslie -211
2006-05-14 Martin Garvey -63 Annabella Palma -11 Guy Campbell 58 Laura Tidone 16
2006-05-15 John Therkelsen -43 David Adler 159 David Grainger 139 Andrew Garnett -255
2006-05-15 Laura de Laurentiis -97 Guy Campbell -78 Craig Ganzer 23 Armando Pontecorvo 152
2006-05-15 Chris Dixon -15 Laura de Laurentiis 14 Luca Cesati Cassin -37 John Therkelsen 38
2006-05-15 Chris Dixon 59 Craig Ganzer -145 Fabio Lo Presti 97 Andrew Garnett -11
2006-05-15 Chris Dixon -25 Laura de Laurentiis -136 John Therkelsen 297 Massoun M ejjeh -136
2006-05-15 Chris Dixon -172 Craig Ganzer -161 Neil Trentham 180 Armando Pontecorvo 153
2006-05-15 John Therkelsen -93 Annabella Palma -27 Chris Dixon -65 Armando Pontecorvo 185
2006-05-16 John Therkelsen 31 JoAnna Stansby -121 Mike Rice -42 Andrew Garnett 132
2006-05-16 JoAnna Stansby 206 John Therkelsen -163 Andrew Garnett -230 David Beer 187
2006-05-16 Chris Dixon -241 Laura de Laurentiis 2 Neil Trentham 164 Andrew Quinton 75
2006-05-16 Neil Trentham 153 Craig Ganzer -81 Guy Campbell -46 Andrew Garnett -26
2006-05-17 Chris Dixon -59 Massoun M ejjeh 243 Armando Pontecorvo 136 Annabella Palma -320
2006-05-17 Chris Dixon -192 Kit Woolsey 218 Craig Ganzer 1 Armando Pontecorvo -27
2006-05-18 Chris Dixon -125 David Beer 34 T.C. Altus 106 Martin Garvey -15
2006-05-18 JoAnna Stansby 55 David Grainger 22 Andrew Garnett 121 David Beer -198
2006-05-18 JoAnna Stansby 161 Steve Altus 166 T.C. Altus -311 David Beer -16
2006-05-18 T.C. Altus -414 Steve Altus 261 David Grainger 298 Andrew Garnett -145
2006-05-18 Chris Dixon 63 Mike Rice -85 Armando Pontecorvo 14 Craig Ganzer 8
2006-05-18 Chris Dixon -90 Laura de Laurentiis 27 Mike Rice -169 Armando Pontecorvo 232
2006-05-18 Chris Dixon 309 JoAnna Stansby -155 Kit Woolsey -78 Andrew Garnett -76
2006-05-18 Chris Dixon -16 Massoun M ejjeh -14 Craig Ganzer -185 Mike Rice 215
2006-05-19 Chris Dixon 78 Laura de Laurentiis -153 Doris Denny -235 Mike Rice 310
2006-05-19 T.C. Altus -159 Andrew Garnett -163 Jon Rice 250 David Grainger 72
2006-05-19 Chris Dixon -91 Laura de Laurentiis 69 T.C. Altus -146 Mike Rice 168
2006-05-20 Martin Garvey -235 Kit Woolsey -38 Armando Pontecorvo 109 Sally Woolsey 164
2006-05-21 Giles Woodruff -104 Armando Pontecorvo -155 David Grainger 141 Andrew Garnett 118
2006-05-21 JoAnna Stansby 74 Kit Woolsey 17 Sally Woolsey -56 Andrew Garnett -35
2006-05-21 Giles Woodruff -208 Nicholas Cheung 163 Doris Denny 37 David Adler 8
2006-05-21 Giles Woodruff 221 Guy Campbell 153 Craig Ganzer -263 Prahalad Rajkumar -111
2006-05-21 Giles Woodruff -8 Laura de Laurentiis -147 John Therkelsen 302 Craig Ganzer -147
2006-05-21 John Therkelsen -4 Laura de Laurentiis 55 Craig Ganzer -211 Massoun M ejjeh 160
2006-05-22 JoAnna Stansby 243 McKenzie Myers -331 John Therkelsen -73 Andrew Garnett 161
2006-05-23 JoAnna Stansby -21 John Therkelsen 78 David Grainger -32 Andrew Garnett -25
2006-05-24 JoAnna Stansby -226 David Beer -13 Kit Woolsey 255 John Therkelsen -16
2006-05-24 JoAnna Stansby 202 Kit Woolsey 10 Laura Tidone 17 John Therkelsen -229
2006-05-25 John Therkelsen -88 David Grainger 74 Kit Woolsey 260 Andrew Garnett -246
2006-05-25 Laura de Laurentiis 172 Armando Pontecorvo -8 Francesco Mazzadi -158 Laura Tidone -6
2006-05-25 Chris Dixon 76 Laura de Laurentiis -26 Laura Tidone 112 Annabella Palma -162
2006-05-25 Chris Dixon 87 Kit Woolsey 63 John Therkelsen 270 Armando Pontecorvo -420
2006-05-25 Chris Dixon 101 Laura de Laurentiis 146 Armando Pontecorvo 117 James Dixon -364
2006-05-25 Laura Tidone -153 Fabrizio Farnesi 23 Elisabetta Palma -224 Nicholas Cheung 354
2006-05-25 John Therkelsen 197 Kit Woolsey -20 Laura Tidone 90 Armando Pontecorvo -267
2006-05-26 Chris Dixon 171 Annabella Palma 29 Kit Woolsey -163 John Therkelsen -37
2006-05-26 Chris Dixon 173 Massoun M ejjeh -76 John Therkelsen -17 Andrew Garnett -80
2006-05-26 Chris Dixon 62 Laura Tidone 103 Francesco Mazzadi 40 Doris Denny -205
2006-05-26 Chris Dixon 98 Laura de Laurentiis 145 Laura Tidone -89 Annabella Palma -154
2006-05-26 Chris Dixon 73 Doris Denny -268 Neil Trentham 271 Laura Tidone -76
2006-05-27 Laura Tidone 124 Laura de Laurentiis -7 Tony Nunn -134 Nicholas Cheung 17
2006-05-27 Chris Dixon 73 Michael Wilkinson -164 Neil Trentham 159 Craig Ganzer -68
2006-05-27 John Therkelsen 15 Armando Pontecorvo 227 Laura Tidone -214 Doris Denny -28
2006-05-27 Giles Woodruff -281 John Therkelsen 158 Sally Woolsey -31 JoAnna Stansby 154
2006-05-28 Chris Dixon 9 Michael Wilkinson -245 Laura Tidone 147 Sally Woolsey 89
2006-05-28 Chris Dixon 44 Neil Trentham 76 Cesare Citoni 237 Armando Pontecorvo -357
2006-05-28 John Therkelsen 141 Annabella Palma -242 Laura Tidone 255 Carlo Fogaroli -154
2006-05-29 JoAnna Stansby -320 T.C. Altus 324 David Beer 193 Sally Woolsey -197
2006-05-29 Laura Tidone -101 Fabrizio Farnesi -221 Annabella Palma 209 David Adler 113
2006-05-29 Laura Tidone 160 Nicholas Cheung -175 Annabella Palma -12 Fabrizio Farnesi 27
2006-05-29 Chris Dixon 281 David Adler -135 John Therkelsen -75 Doris Denny -71
2006-05-29 Martin Garvey 119 David Grainger 6 John Therkelsen 75 Andrew Garnett -200
2006-05-29 John Therkelsen -258 Annabella Palma -76 Francesco Mazzadi 291 Steve Altus 43
2006-05-30 JoAnna Stansby -176 Kit Woolsey 171 David Grainger -13 Andrew Garnett 18
2006-05-30 Laura de Laurentiis 150 Nicholas Cheung 197 Laura Tidone -269 Annabella Palma -78
2006-05-30 John Therkelsen 158 Jon Rice -69 David Grainger -35 Andrew Garnett -54
2006-05-30 John Therkelsen -277 Kit Woolsey 163 David Grainger 33 Andrew Garnett 81
2006-05-30 Martin Garvey -187 Guy Campbell -17 Neil Trentham 159 Willie Whitaker 45
2006-05-30 John Therkelsen -146 David Grainger 198 Andrew Garnett -147 Justin Lall 95
2006-05-31 Justin Lall 184 Jeremy Fournier 59 David Grainger -56 Andrew Garnett -187
2006-05-31 Justin Lall 204 Josh Donn 211 David Grainger -59 Jeremy Fournier -356
2006-05-31 JoAnna Stansby 60 Steve Altus 200 T.C. Altus -352 John Therkelsen 92
2006-05-31 John Therkelsen -131 Raghavendra Rajkumar -59 David Grainger 209 Andrew Garnett -19
2006-05-31 Laura Tidone 52 Fabrizio Farnesi -43 Francesco Mazzadi 374 Massoun M ejjeh -383
2006-05-31 Laura de Laurentiis 15 Armando Pontecorvo 81 Laura Tidone -175 Massoun M ejjeh 79
2006-05-31 John Therkelsen 151 Justin Lall 141 Jon Rice -182 Andrew Garnett -110
2006-05-31 John Therkelsen 107 Andrew Garnett -341 Jon Rice 135 Justin Lall 99
2006-05-31 John Therkelsen 32 Kit Woolsey -13 Justin Lall -176 Andrew Garnett 157