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

July: Neil Trentham

August: John Therkelsen

September: Willie Whitaker

October: Martin Garvey

November: Francesco Mazzadi

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: Sun 03 Dec 2006 22:07 (UK time)

Date South West North East
2006-11-01 Armando Pontecorvo 113 John Therkelsen 84 Willie Whitaker 247 Michael Wilkinson -444
2006-11-01 Neil Trentham 159 John Therkelsen -14 Martin Garvey -103 Willie Whitaker -42
2006-11-02 Martin Garvey 72 Annabella Palma -38 Neil Trentham -227 David Beer 193
2006-11-03 Fabrizio Farnesi -323 Armando Pontecorvo -71 Annabella Palma 68 Francesco Mazzadi 326
2006-11-03 John Therkelsen 23 Willie Whitaker 117 Neil Trentham -123 Sally Woolsey -17
2006-11-03 John Therkelsen 346 Willie Whitaker -337 Neil Trentham 77 Sally Woolsey -86
2006-11-04 Armando Pontecorvo 113 Carlo Fogaroli -174 Neil Trentham 33 Laura Tidone 28
2006-11-04 Martin Garvey -98 Sally Woolsey -5 Neil Trentham 68 Willie Whitaker 35
2006-11-04 Martin Garvey 260 Prahalad Rajkumar -548 Willie Whitaker 150 John Therkelsen 138
2006-11-04 Neil Trentham 32 Laura Tidone -2 John Therkelsen -77 Willie Whitaker 47
2006-11-05 Martin Garvey 33 Carlo Fogaroli 57 Francesco Mazzadi -62 Laura Tidone -28
2006-11-05 Laura Tidone 193 Armando Pontecorvo -400 Annabella Palma 37 Francesco Mazzadi 170
2006-11-05 John Therkelsen -77 Laura de Laurentiis -140 Michael Wilkinson 73 Joan Clark 144
2006-11-05 Martin Garvey -176 Nicholas Cheung -65 Willie Whitaker 311 Anne Jackson -70
2006-11-05 Martin Garvey 192 Laura Tidone -177 Willie Whitaker 214 Anne Jackson -229
2006-11-05 Martin Garvey -116 Anne Jackson -45 Laura Tidone 28 Willie Whitaker 133
2006-11-06 Guy Campbell 127 Annabella Palma -54 Anne Jackson -12 Michael Wilkinson -61
2006-11-07 Fabrizio Farnesi -99 Laura de Laurentiis -39 Fabio Lo Presti 177 Annabella Palma -39
2006-11-07 Armando Pontecorvo 43 Laura de Laurentiis 36 Laura Tidone 176 John Therkelsen -255
2006-11-07 Armando Pontecorvo -125 Fabio Lo Presti -2 Laura Tidone 64 Annabella Palma 63
2006-11-08 Chris Dixon 119 Laura de Laurentiis 186 John Therkelsen -268 Laura Tidone -37
2006-11-08 Fabrizio Farnesi -233 Laura de Laurentiis -120 Fabio Lo Presti 220 Annabella Palma 133
2006-11-08 Fabrizio Farnesi 107 Laura de Laurentiis 44 Laura Tidone 9 Annabella Palma -160
2006-11-08 Chris Dixon 4 Armando Pontecorvo 157 Laura Tidone 102 Fabio Lo Presti -263
2006-11-08 John Therkelsen 113 Anne Jackson 200 Fabio Lo Presti -97 Willie Whitaker -216
2006-11-09 John Therkelsen 336 Kit Woolsey -157 Neil Trentham -248 Massoun M ejjeh 69
2006-11-09 John Therkelsen -22 Laura de Laurentiis -212 Neil Trentham 200 Fabio Lo Presti 34
2006-11-09 Chris Dixon -205 Annabella Palma 220 Anne Jackson -1 Massoun M ejjeh -14
2006-11-10 John Therkelsen 178 Armando Pontecorvo -30 Anne Jackson -420 Willie Whitaker 272
2006-11-10 Chris Dixon 186 Andrew Garnett -190 Laura Tidone -9 Carlo Fogaroli 13
2006-11-10 Chris Dixon 97 Massoun M ejjeh 181 Joel Wolfe -107 Andrew Garnett -171
2006-11-10 Chris Dixon -256 Michael Wilkinson 173 Laura Tidone 25 Carlo Fogaroli 58
2006-11-11 Fabrizio Farnesi -49 Annabella Palma -150 Anne Jackson 119 Joan Clark 80
2006-11-11 John Therkelsen 99 Joan Clark 78 David Beer -166 Joel Wolfe -11
2006-11-12 Fabrizio Farnesi 272 Fabio Lo Presti 12 Anne Jackson -560 Sally Woolsey 276
2006-11-12 Fabrizio Farnesi -73 Annabella Palma -204 Fabio Lo Presti 75 Francesco Mazzadi 202
2006-11-12 John Therkelsen 260 Annabella Palma -283 Laura Tidone 18 Willie Whitaker 5
2006-11-12 John Therkelsen -37 Laura de Laurentiis 221 Neil Trentham -347 David Adler 163
2006-11-12 John Therkelsen 0 Neil Trentham 259 Annabella Palma -28 Anne Jackson -231
2006-11-13 Fabrizio Farnesi 14 Anne Jackson -72 Fabio Lo Presti 146 Massoun M ejjeh -88
2006-11-13 Chris Dixon 61 Massoun M ejjeh -177 Fabio Lo Presti 54 Anne Jackson 62
2006-11-13 Laura Tidone 129 Laura de Laurentiis -154 Armando Pontecorvo -51 Annabella Palma 76
2006-11-13 Fabrizio Farnesi 52 Annabella Palma -156 Francesco Mazzadi 144 Laura Tidone -40
2006-11-13 Fabrizio Farnesi 227 Neil Trentham -175 Laura Tidone 151 Armando Pontecorvo -203
2006-11-13 Neil Trentham -215 Laura de Laurentiis 78 John Therkelsen -59 Fabio Lo Presti 196
2006-11-13 Armando Pontecorvo -171 Laura de Laurentiis -6 Willie Whitaker 107 John Therkelsen 70
2006-11-13 John Therkelsen 206 Michael Wilkinson -386 Martin Garvey 296 Willie Whitaker -116
2006-11-14 Fabrizio Farnesi 14 Annabella Palma 77 Laura Tidone -94 Massoun M ejjeh 3
2006-11-14 Laura Tidone 117 Laura de Laurentiis -52 Fabio Lo Presti -91 Aldo Ghilardi 26
2006-11-14 Martin Garvey -67 Massoun M ejjeh 42 Camilla Colli 133 Willie Whitaker -108
2006-11-15 Laura Tidone 4 Laura de Laurentiis -190 Fabio Lo Presti 305 Armando Pontecorvo -119
2006-11-15 Neil Trentham 155 Kit Woolsey -368 Laura Tidone 140 Sally Woolsey 73
2006-11-15 Neil Trentham 124 Fabio Lo Presti 64 Laura Tidone 165 John Therkelsen -353
2006-11-17 Fabrizio Farnesi 236 Annabella Palma -170 Laura Tidone -4 Armando Pontecorvo -62
2006-11-17 Fabrizio Farnesi -15 Armando Pontecorvo -53 Carlo Fogaroli 123 Laura Tidone -55
2006-11-17 Neil Trentham 293 John Therkelsen -118 Laura Tidone -96 Sally Woolsey -79
2006-11-18 Laura Tidone 116 Sally Woolsey -268 Fabio Lo Presti -53 Carlo Fogaroli 205
2006-11-18 Fabrizio Farnesi -33 Laura Tidone 31 Annabella Palma 247 Carlo Fogaroli -245
2006-11-18 Fabrizio Farnesi 260 Annabella Palma -265 Laura Tidone 126 Carlo Fogaroli -121
2006-11-18 Martin Garvey -141 Fabio Lo Presti 230 Neil Trentham -7 Anne Jackson -82
2006-11-18 Martin Garvey 72 Carlo Fogaroli -93 Laura Tidone -178 Sally Woolsey 199
2006-11-19 Laura Tidone 132 Annabella Palma -155 Fabio Lo Presti 129 Carlo Fogaroli -106
2006-11-19 Fabrizio Farnesi 55 Armando Pontecorvo -96 Laura Tidone 99 Martin Garvey -58
2006-11-19 Neil Trentham 29 Martin Garvey 130 Laura Tidone -138 David Adler -21
2006-11-19 Neil Trentham -179 David Adler 62 Martin Garvey 92 Laura Tidone 25
2006-11-19 Laura Tidone 94 Fabio Lo Presti -53 Annabella Palma -13 Anne Jackson -28
2006-11-19 Laura Tidone 4 Michael Wilkinson 3 Anne Jackson 59 Sally Woolsey -66
2006-11-20 Martin Garvey 134 Laura de Laurentiis 54 Fabio Lo Presti -96 Anne Jackson -92
2006-11-21 Fabrizio Farnesi -128 Fabio Lo Presti 50 Laura Tidone 243 Annabella Palma -165
2006-11-21 Fabrizio Farnesi -104 Annabella Palma -197 Laura Tidone 199 Laura de Laurentiis 102
2006-11-21 Fabrizio Farnesi 31 Laura de Laurentiis 161 Anne Jackson -149 Laura Tidone -43
2006-11-21 Martin Garvey 138 Sally Woolsey -62 Fabio Lo Presti -72 Willie Whitaker -4
2006-11-22 Fabrizio Farnesi -29 Annabella Palma -118 Fabio Lo Presti 30 Anne Jackson 117
2006-11-22 Fabrizio Farnesi -2 Annabella Palma -162 Fabio Lo Presti 24 Anne Jackson 140
2006-11-22 Laura Tidone 40 Laura de Laurentiis -93 Armando Pontecorvo 111 Annabella Palma -58
2006-11-23 Laura Tidone -87 Laura de Laurentiis -19 Francesco Mazzadi 312 Annabella Palma -206
2006-11-23 Fabrizio Farnesi -85 David Adler 234 Laura Tidone -228 Fabio Lo Presti 79
2006-11-23 Fabrizio Farnesi 135 Laura Tidone 110 Anne Jackson -64 David Adler -181
2006-11-23 Laura Tidone 212 Laura de Laurentiis -75 Carlo Fogaroli -19 Michael Wilkinson -118
2006-11-23 Laura Tidone 103 Armando Pontecorvo 36 Carlo Fogaroli 139 Laura de Laurentiis -278
2006-11-23 Fabrizio Farnesi -121 Carlo Fogaroli -117 Laura Tidone 115 Armando Pontecorvo 123
2006-11-23 Fabrizio Farnesi -179 Laura Tidone 270 Armando Pontecorvo -313 Carlo Fogaroli 222
2006-11-24 Fabrizio Farnesi -60 Laura de Laurentiis 19 Laura Tidone 29 Annabella Palma 12
2006-11-24 Fabrizio Farnesi -5 Chris Dixon 235 Laura Tidone -258 Laura de Laurentiis 28
2006-11-24 Fabrizio Farnesi 134 Fabio Lo Presti -95 Chris Dixon -137 Laura Tidone 98
2006-11-24 Neil Trentham 0 Fabio Lo Presti 172 Laura Tidone 38 Sally Woolsey -210
2006-11-25 Laura Tidone -5 Carlo Fogaroli 83 Fabio Lo Presti -252 Andrea Frediani 174
2006-11-25 Fabrizio Farnesi -462 Andrea Frediani 7 Laura Tidone 224 Carlo Fogaroli 231
2006-11-25 Fabrizio Farnesi -346 Andrea Frediani 33 Laura Tidone 194 Carlo Fogaroli 119
2006-11-25 Armando Pontecorvo 479 Fabrizio Farnesi -40 Laura Tidone -128 Carlo Fogaroli -311
2006-11-25 Neil Trentham -145 Anne Jackson 30 Laura Tidone -78 Laura de Laurentiis 193
2006-11-25 Martin Garvey 287 Anne Jackson 63 Ed Levy 117 Joan Clark -467
2006-11-25 Martin Garvey 31 Ed Levy -90 Anne Jackson -69 Fabio Lo Presti 128
2006-11-25 Martin Garvey 138 Fabio Lo Presti 47 Neil Trentham 16 Giles Woodruff -201
2006-11-26 Laura Tidone -68 Jennifer Lin -60 Carlo Fogaroli 159 Sally Woolsey -31
2006-11-26 Martin Garvey 107 Laura Tidone -127 Fabrizio Farnesi 97 Sally Woolsey -77
2006-11-26 Fabrizio Farnesi 74 Fabio Lo Presti 224 Laura Tidone -67 Carlo Fogaroli -231
2006-11-26 Martin Garvey 54 Anne Jackson -423 Neil Trentham 282 Ed Levy 87
2006-11-26 Martin Garvey 168 Ed Levy 46 Neil Trentham 98 Anne Jackson -312
2006-11-26 Armando Pontecorvo 144 Laura de Laurentiis 205 Annabella Palma -235 Anne Jackson -114
2006-11-26 Armando Pontecorvo 130 Laura de Laurentiis -60 Annabella Palma -76 Anne Jackson 6
2006-11-27 Fabrizio Farnesi 144 Fabio Lo Presti -87 Anne Jackson -234 Sally Woolsey 177
2006-11-27 Fabrizio Farnesi 72 Fabio Lo Presti -100 Anne Jackson 3 Sally Woolsey 25
2006-11-27 Chris Dixon 69 Fabio Lo Presti 118 Michael Wilkinson -177 Armando Pontecorvo -10
2006-11-27 Laura Tidone 227 Fabio Lo Presti -151 Carlo Fogaroli -271 Ed Levy 195
2006-11-28 Martin Garvey 228 Annabella Palma -314 Michael Wilkinson -61 Chris Dixon 147
2006-11-28 John Therkelsen 169 Joan Clark -63 Fabrizio Farnesi 121 Dan Korbel -227
2006-11-28 Fabrizio Farnesi -121 Annabella Palma -84 Laura Tidone 42 Laura de Laurentiis 163
2006-11-28 Laura Tidone -30 Annabella Palma -130 Laura de Laurentiis 55 Fabio Lo Presti 105
2006-11-28 Laura Tidone -60 Sally Woolsey -278 Carlo Fogaroli 141 Fabio Lo Presti 197
2006-11-28 Laura Tidone -23 Carlo Fogaroli -76 Neil Trentham 62 Fabio Lo Presti 37
2006-11-29 Martin Garvey -120 Annabella Palma -3 Fabrizio Farnesi -201 Fabio Lo Presti 324
2006-11-29 Martin Garvey 12 Annabella Palma -43 Fabrizio Farnesi 58 Kit Woolsey -27
2006-11-29 Fabrizio Farnesi 220 Joan Clark -513 Willie Whitaker 148 Fabio Lo Presti 145
2006-11-29 Fabrizio Farnesi 81 Neil Trentham -166 Fabio Lo Presti -53 Willie Whitaker 138
2006-11-30 JoAnna Stansby 16 Kit Woolsey 24 Joel Wooldridge 136 Sally Woolsey -176
2006-11-30 Neil Trentham 211 Martin Garvey -136 Laura Tidone 13 Carlo Fogaroli -88
2006-11-30 Martin Garvey 76 Carlo Fogaroli -137 Laura Tidone 120 Willie Whitaker -59