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

May: Neil Trentham

June: 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: Sat 01 Jul 2006 19:21 (UK time)

Date South West North East
2006-06-01 JoAnna Stansby -120 Steve Altus 97 John Therkelsen 110 David Beer -87
2006-06-01 Laura de Laurentiis 80 Armando Pontecorvo -6 Laura Tidone 117 Massoun M ejjeh -191
2006-06-01 Chris Dixon 309 John Therkelsen -72 Guy Campbell 114 Kit Woolsey -351
2006-06-01 Neil Trentham 179 Mike Rice 186 Jon Rice -86 Andrew Garnett -279
2006-06-02 Justin Lall 63 Josh Donn -116 Joon Pahk -40 Jennifer Lin 93
2006-06-02 Justin Lall 27 Jennifer Lin 180 Joon Pahk 213 Josh Donn -420
2006-06-02 Justin Lall -24 Jeremy Fournier 134 Jennifer Lin -276 Andrew Garnett 166
2006-06-02 T.C. Altus 131 John Therkelsen 120 Steve Altus -108 Sally Woolsey -143
2006-06-02 Justin Lall 186 Josh Donn 69 Jennifer Lin -47 Andrew Garnett -208
2006-06-02 Chris Dixon -218 Laura de Laurentiis -65 Laura Tidone 161 Massoun M ejjeh 122
2006-06-02 John Therkelsen -138 Kit Woolsey 92 Laura Tidone -57 Mike Rice 103
2006-06-02 Neil Trentham -40 Kit Woolsey -81 Andrew Quinton 29 Sally Woolsey 92
2006-06-03 John Therkelsen -118 Sally Woolsey 483 David Beer -415 Andrew Garnett 50
2006-06-03 JoAnna Stansby 232 Steve Altus -49 T.C. Altus -106 Kit Woolsey -77
2006-06-03 John Therkelsen -377 Justin Lall 40 Sally Woolsey 197 Andrew Garnett 140
2006-06-03 Neil Trentham 7 Laura de Laurentiis -183 Laura Tidone 93 Michael Wilkinson 83
2006-06-03 John Therkelsen 129 Kit Woolsey -310 Laura Tidone -30 Massoun M ejjeh 211
2006-06-03 JoAnna Stansby 529 Justin Lall -161 Fabio Lo Presti -82 John Therkelsen -286
2006-06-03 Neil Trentham -99 David Beer -77 Laura Tidone -25 Chris Dixon 201
2006-06-03 Chris Dixon -122 Michael Wilkinson -53 Laura Tidone 329 Jeffrey Allerton -154
2006-06-04 JoAnna Stansby -94 John Therkelsen -21 David Beer 182 Sally Woolsey -67
2006-06-04 David Beer -27 Kit Woolsey -19 Sally Woolsey 32 Andrew Garnett 14
2006-06-04 Neil Trentham 37 Carlo Fogaroli -139 Laura Tidone 253 Fabrizio Farnesi -151
2006-06-04 Neil Trentham 60 Michael Wilkinson 91 Massoun M ejjeh -122 Laura Tidone -29
2006-06-04 Nicholas Cheung 34 Sally Woolsey -38 Jon Rice 96 Andrew Garnett -92
2006-06-04 Armando Pontecorvo -105 Kit Woolsey 34 David Adler -74 Andrew Garnett 145
2006-06-04 Armando Pontecorvo 194 Laura de Laurentiis 149 David Adler -14 Andrew Garnett -329
2006-06-04 John Therkelsen -153 Massoun M ejjeh 234 Laura Tidone 106 Carlo Fogaroli -187
2006-06-05 John Therkelsen -63 Massoun M ejjeh -4 Kit Woolsey 1 Andrew Garnett 66
2006-06-05 John Therkelsen -102 Doris Denny -81 Jon Rice 343 Andrew Garnett -160
2006-06-05 JoAnna Stansby -21 Steve Altus 254 T.C. Altus 65 Jennifer Lin -298
2006-06-05 John Therkelsen -249 Armando Pontecorvo 47 Neil Trentham 120 Sally Woolsey 82
2006-06-05 JoAnna Stansby -68 Chris Dixon -178 John Therkelsen 195 T.C. Altus 51
2006-06-06 John Therkelsen 16 Nicholas Cheung -108 Jon Rice -17 Andrew Garnett 109
2006-06-06 JoAnna Stansby 45 Jennifer Lin -112 T.C. Altus 12 David Beer 55
2006-06-06 Neil Trentham 36 Laura de Laurentiis -25 Laura Tidone -122 Fabrizio Farnesi 111
2006-06-06 John Therkelsen 88 Jon Rice 138 Neil Trentham -199 Andrew Garnett -27
2006-06-06 Chris Dixon -106 Fabrizio Farnesi 22 Laura Tidone 155 Laura de Laurentiis -71
2006-06-07 Mike Rice 50 Kit Woolsey 128 Sally Woolsey -102 Andrew Garnett -76
2006-06-08 Chris Dixon 436 Craig Ganzer -372 Armando Pontecorvo 24 Doris Denny -88
2006-06-08 John Therkelsen 281 Fabrizio Farnesi -9 Neil Trentham -215 Andrew Garnett -57
2006-06-08 Chris Dixon -182 Neil Trentham -21 Andrew Garnett 247 Sally Woolsey -44
2006-06-09 John Therkelsen 341 David Beer -19 Mike Rice 95 Andrew Garnett -417
2006-06-09 Neil Trentham 164 Nicholas Cheung 116 Armando Pontecorvo 115 Sally Woolsey -395
2006-06-09 Martin Garvey 13 Neil Trentham -336 Doris Denny 47 Willie Whitaker 276
2006-06-09 David Beer -38 Annabella Palma -11 Sally Woolsey -200 Willie Whitaker 249
2006-06-09 Chris Dixon -49 Willie Whitaker 151 Sally Woolsey -76 Andrew Garnett -26
2006-06-10 John Therkelsen 116 Prahalad Rajkumar -176 Jon Rice 55 Andrew Garnett 5
2006-06-10 John Therkelsen 54 Massoun M ejjeh 27 Neil Trentham -50 Michael Wilkinson -31
2006-06-11 Neil Trentham -317 Michael Wilkinson 327 Doris Denny 235 David Adler -245
2006-06-11 Martin Garvey 130 Laura de Laurentiis 172 Neil Trentham -236 Armando Pontecorvo -66
2006-06-12 Chris Dixon 1 Michael Wilkinson 69 Doris Denny -33 Andrew Garnett -37
2006-06-12 Neil Trentham 10 Laura de Laurentiis 201 Laura Tidone -189 John Therkelsen -22
2006-06-12 John Therkelsen 139 Laura de Laurentiis -123 Laura Tidone 23 Chris Dixon -39
2006-06-13 John Therkelsen -13 Martin Garvey 204 Fabrizio Farnesi -1 Doris Denny -190
2006-06-14 John Therkelsen -108 Doris Denny 134 Fabrizio Farnesi -222 Craig Ganzer 196
2006-06-14 Neil Trentham 102 Annabella Palma -106 Doris Denny 1 David Beer 3
2006-06-15 John Therkelsen -105 Annabella Palma -213 Jon Rice 293 David Beer 25
2006-06-15 Laura Tidone 36 Michael Wilkinson -121 Carlo Fogaroli -68 Annabella Palma 153
2006-06-17 Neil Trentham 113 Laura de Laurentiis -211 Doris Denny -37 Annabella Palma 135
2006-06-17 John Therkelsen 368 Fabrizio Farnesi -188 Laura Tidone -52 Mike Rice -128
2006-06-17 John Therkelsen -37 Guy Campbell -134 Laura Tidone 236 Michael Wilkinson -65
2006-06-18 Martin Garvey 52 Laura de Laurentiis 110 Luca Cesati Cassin -75 Andrew Garnett -87
2006-06-19 Chris Dixon 209 Sally Woolsey 153 Annabella Palma -93 Armando Pontecorvo -269
2006-06-19 Chris Dixon -86 Laura de Laurentiis 112 Sally Woolsey 92 Annabella Palma -118
2006-06-19 Chris Dixon -233 Martin Garvey -8 Neil Trentham 233 Sally Woolsey 8
2006-06-19 Martin Garvey -7 Fabrizio Farnesi -81 Annabella Palma 7 Guy Campbell 81
2006-06-20 Neil Trentham 78 Carlo Fogaroli -254 Sally Woolsey 22 Laura Tidone 154
2006-06-21 Chris Dixon -50 Annabella Palma 61 Laura Tidone -260 Sally Woolsey 249
2006-06-21 Martin Garvey -271 Jon Rice 146 Neil Trentham -7 Willie Whitaker 132
2006-06-21 Martin Garvey -153 Armando Pontecorvo 282 Guy Campbell 22 Willie Whitaker -151
2006-06-22 Chris Dixon 151 Annabella Palma -469 Fabrizio Farnesi 125 Laura Tidone 193
2006-06-22 Laura Tidone -119 Mike Rice 89 Fabio Lo Presti -2 Fabrizio Farnesi 32
2006-06-22 Laura Tidone 192 Laura de Laurentiis 102 Carlo Fogaroli 16 Luca Cesati Cassin -310
2006-06-22 Laura Tidone 120 Laura de Laurentiis 154 Neil Trentham -307 Luca Cesati Cassin 33
2006-06-23 Chris Dixon -33 Laura Tidone 325 Fabrizio Farnesi 65 Sally Woolsey -357
2006-06-23 Chris Dixon 127 Laura de Laurentiis 142 Luca Cesati Cassin -10 Sally Woolsey -259
2006-06-23 Chris Dixon 1 Laura de Laurentiis 272 Neil Trentham -131 Jon Rice -142
2006-06-23 John Therkelsen -90 Giles Woodruff -59 Neil Trentham 145 Guy Campbell 4
2006-06-24 Martin Garvey 240 Fabrizio Farnesi 97 Prahalad Rajkumar -301 John Therkelsen -36
2006-06-24 Martin Garvey -81 Laura de Laurentiis 11 Fabrizio Farnesi 41 Doris Denny 29
2006-06-24 Martin Garvey 64 Doris Denny -367 Fabrizio Farnesi 192 Chris Dixon 111
2006-06-24 Martin Garvey 26 Laura de Laurentiis -133 Fabrizio Farnesi 195 Chris Dixon -88
2006-06-24 Martin Garvey 252 David Adler 129 Fabrizio Farnesi -101 Laura Tidone -280
2006-06-24 Martin Garvey 90 David Adler -90 Laura Tidone -179 Fabrizio Farnesi 179
2006-06-24 Martin Garvey 28 Nicholas Cheung 103 John Therkelsen -66 David Adler -65
2006-06-24 Martin Garvey 238 John Therkelsen 112 Laura Tidone -4 Laura de Laurentiis -346
2006-06-24 Martin Garvey 187 Laura de Laurentiis 42 John Therkelsen 0 Laura Tidone -229
2006-06-25 John Therkelsen -239 Martin Garvey -72 Fabrizio Farnesi 161 David Adler 150
2006-06-25 John Therkelsen 328 Jon Rice -578 Fabrizio Farnesi 107 Martin Garvey 143
2006-06-25 Laura Tidone -194 Fabrizio Farnesi 238 Carlo Fogaroli -51 David Adler 7
2006-06-25 Laura Tidone 169 David Adler -252 Fabrizio Farnesi 93 Carlo Fogaroli -10
2006-06-25 Laura Tidone 112 Carlo Fogaroli -154 Doris Denny -232 David Adler 274
2006-06-25 Chris Dixon -173 Armando Pontecorvo 350 Jon Rice -89 Andrew Garnett -88
2006-06-25 John Therkelsen -87 Laura de Laurentiis 125 Neil Trentham -25 Martin Garvey -13
2006-06-25 Martin Garvey 52 Armando Pontecorvo -29 Chris Dixon 139 Laura Tidone -162
2006-06-26 T.C. Altus -92 Kit Woolsey -134 Steve Altus 178 Sally Woolsey 48
2006-06-26 Chris Dixon -257 Laura de Laurentiis 15 Fabrizio Farnesi 137 Laura Tidone 105
2006-06-26 Laura de Laurentiis 62 Kit Woolsey 139 Laura Tidone -42 Armando Pontecorvo -159
2006-06-26 John Therkelsen -92 Laura de Laurentiis -29 Francesco Mazzadi 46 Guy Campbell 75
2006-06-26 John Therkelsen -7 Laura de Laurentiis -101 Francesco Mazzadi 135 Armando Pontecorvo -27
2006-06-26 Martin Garvey 94 Annabella Palma -123 Guy Campbell 24 Willie Whitaker 5
2006-06-27 Laura de Laurentiis -27 Francesco Mazzadi 71 Laura Tidone 32 Fabrizio Farnesi -76
2006-06-27 Chris Dixon 35 Laura de Laurentiis -153 Fabrizio Farnesi 161 Laura Tidone -43
2006-06-27 Laura Tidone -106 Nicholas Cheung 184 Fabrizio Farnesi -268 Kit Woolsey 190
2006-06-27 Chris Dixon -67 Laura de Laurentiis 257 Laura Tidone -226 Fabrizio Farnesi 36
2006-06-27 Chris Dixon 60 Laura de Laurentiis -299 Fabrizio Farnesi 22 Laura Tidone 217
2006-06-27 Martin Garvey 344 Neil Trentham 128 Sally Woolsey -658 Andrew Garnett 186
2006-06-27 Martin Garvey 332 Andrew Garnett -394 Kit Woolsey 40 Sally Woolsey 22
2006-06-28 Tony Nunn 0 Mike Rice -147 Fabrizio Farnesi 240 Andrew Garnett -93
2006-06-28 JoAnna Stansby 78 Kit Woolsey 216 David Beer -167 Sally Woolsey -127
2006-06-28 Chris Dixon -109 Kit Woolsey -253 Laura Tidone 266 Annabella Palma 96
2006-06-28 JoAnna Stansby 139 Annabella Palma -219 Kit Woolsey 10 Neil Trentham 70
2006-06-29 John Therkelsen 82 Jon Rice 93 Fabrizio Farnesi -125 Nicholas Cheung -50
2006-06-29 Chris Dixon -121 Annabella Palma -20 Fabrizio Farnesi 196 Laura Tidone -55
2006-06-29 Chris Dixon -426 Annabella Palma -63 Laura Tidone 127 Fabrizio Farnesi 362
2006-06-29 Chris Dixon -49 Neil Trentham 74 Jon Rice 120 Laura Tidone -145
2006-06-29 Chris Dixon -246 David Beer 47 Laura Tidone 118 John Therkelsen 81
2006-06-29 Chris Dixon 116 David Beer -58 Laura Tidone -78 John Therkelsen 20
2006-06-30 Chris Dixon 80 Laura de Laurentiis -88 Fabrizio Farnesi -2 Annabella Palma 10
2006-06-30 Chris Dixon 20 Laura de Laurentiis 69 Jon Rice -158 David Beer 69
2006-06-30 Chris Dixon 51 Laura de Laurentiis 29 Jon Rice -77 David Beer -3