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

Neil Trentham (6; perhaps it’s time for another change to the ranking system?)

All time highest scorer

Kit Woolsey (+653)

Highest score on a single deal

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

Winners, 2007

January: Neil Trentham

February: John Therkelsen

March: John Therkelsen

April: Neil Trentham

May: Mike Rice

June: Mike Rice

July: Mike Rice

August: Willie Whitaker

September: Chris Dixon

Winners, 2003-6

2006 ladder: Francesco Mazzadi

2006 “Zester”: Martin Garvey

2006 “Apple core”: David Grainger

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

Barbu Ladder - input data

Barbu Ladder Scores

Last updated: Wed 31 Oct 2007 22:00 (UK time)

Date South West North East
2007-10-01 Chris Dixon 171 Annabella Palma 104 Laura Tidone -17 Laura de Laurentiis -258
2007-10-01 Chris Dixon -75 Kit Woolsey 166 Laura de Laurentiis -136 Mike Rice 45
2007-10-02 Neil Trentham -91 Anne Jackson -43 Laura de Laurentiis 55 Sally Woolsey 79
2007-10-02 Chris Dixon -78 Kit Woolsey 165 Anne Jackson 29 Annabella Palma -116
2007-10-03 Anne Jackson -79 Armando Pontecorvo -57 Laura Tidone 200 Annabella Palma -64
2007-10-04 Chris Dixon -48 Michael Wilkinson -93 Laura Tidone -72 Armando Pontecorvo 213
2007-10-04 Neil Trentham -101 Laura Tidone 23 Ben Handley-Pritchard -109 Joan Clark 187
2007-10-04 Neil Trentham 213 Shireen Mohandes -534 Ben Handley-Pritchard 188 Mike Rice 133
2007-10-05 Chris Dixon -190 Guy Campbell 56 Ben Handley-Pritchard 123 Annabella Palma 11
2007-10-05 Chris Dixon -174 Neil Trentham -77 Annabella Palma 32 Ben Handley-Pritchard 219
2007-10-05 Neil Trentham 71 Giuseppe Failla -70 Ben Handley-Pritchard 52 Laura Tidone -53
2007-10-06 Neil Trentham 137 Martin Garvey -12 Ben Handley-Pritchard 11 Annabella Palma -136
2007-10-06 Ben Handley-Pritchard 0 Anne Jackson 10 Laura de Laurentiis 40 Chris Dixon -50
2007-10-07 Anne Jackson 173 Kit Woolsey -93 Laura de Laurentiis -51 Joan Clark -29
2007-10-08 Michael Wilkinson 260 Annabella Palma 345 Laura de Laurentiis -217 Armando Pontecorvo -388
2007-10-08 Ben Handley-Pritchard -36 Annabella Palma 26 Anne Jackson 44 Carlo Fogaroli -34
2007-10-08 Ben Handley-Pritchard -83 Anne Jackson -160 Laura Tidone -39 Michael Wilkinson 282
2007-10-08 Neil Trentham -15 Carlo Fogaroli 22 Ben Handley-Pritchard -70 Laura Tidone 63
2007-10-08 Martin Garvey 50 Annabella Palma -61 Anne Jackson -324 Kit Woolsey 335
2007-10-09 Ben Handley-Pritchard 124 Neil Trentham -193 Laura Tidone 81 Armando Pontecorvo -12
2007-10-09 Anne Jackson 15 Armando Pontecorvo 135 Laura Tidone -48 Ben Handley-Pritchard -102
2007-10-09 Anne Jackson 97 Ben Handley-Pritchard -21 Joan Clark -257 Michael Wilkinson 181
2007-10-09 Anne Jackson 3 Kit Woolsey -132 Sally Woolsey 237 Joan Clark -108
2007-10-10 Ben Handley-Pritchard 98 Annabella Palma 178 Laura de Laurentiis -108 Laura Tidone -168
2007-10-10 Chris Dixon 250 Ben Handley-Pritchard 10 Laura Tidone -199 Laura de Laurentiis -61
2007-10-10 Anne Jackson 82 Armando Pontecorvo -55 Ben Handley-Pritchard -102 Mike Rice 75
2007-10-11 Ben Handley-Pritchard -230 Anne Jackson -9 Willie Whitaker -32 Joan Clark 271
2007-10-11 Ben Handley-Pritchard 227 Annabella Palma -124 Laura Tidone -62 Fabio Lo Presti -41
2007-10-11 Chris Dixon -83 Anne Jackson 160 Willie Whitaker -103 Ben Handley-Pritchard 26
2007-10-11 Chris Dixon 172 Armando Pontecorvo 0 Laura Tidone -109 Ben Handley-Pritchard -63
2007-10-11 Anne Jackson -330 Armando Pontecorvo 176 Ben Handley-Pritchard -3 Joan Clark 157
2007-10-11 Anne Jackson 111 Ben Handley-Pritchard -28 Willie Whitaker 68 Mike Rice -151
2007-10-11 Ben Handley-Pritchard -122 Kit Woolsey -201 Martin Garvey 329 Sally Woolsey -6
2007-10-12 Chris Dixon 140 Kit Woolsey 114 Willie Whitaker 78 Joan Clark -332
2007-10-12 Chris Dixon 101 Neil Trentham 21 Ben Handley-Pritchard -71 Joan Clark -51
2007-10-12 Laura Tidone 268 Fabio Lo Presti -88 Willie Whitaker -356 Joan Clark 176
2007-10-13 Laura Tidone -138 Luca Cesati Cassin 133 Laura de Laurentiis -32 Carlo Fogaroli 37
2007-10-13 Laura Tidone 39 Luca Cesati Cassin -261 Carlo Fogaroli 165 Laura de Laurentiis 57
2007-10-13 Martin Garvey -244 Fabio Lo Presti 291 Laura de Laurentiis 90 David Adler -137
2007-10-13 Ben Handley-Pritchard -2 Martin Garvey 25 Joan Clark 57 Chris Dixon -80
2007-10-13 Anne Jackson 24 Ben Handley-Pritchard -129 Carlo Fogaroli -108 Laura Tidone 213
2007-10-14 Ben Handley-Pritchard 64 Martin Garvey 304 Joan Clark -74 David Adler -294
2007-10-14 Ben Handley-Pritchard 293 Carlo Fogaroli -462 Laura Tidone 339 Joan Clark -170
2007-10-14 Laura Tidone 142 Luca Cesati Cassin -305 Laura de Laurentiis -21 Carlo Fogaroli 184
2007-10-14 Ben Handley-Pritchard 120 Martin Garvey -129 Joan Clark -116 Laura de Laurentiis 125
2007-10-14 Laura Tidone -319 Fabio Lo Presti 159 Laura de Laurentiis 78 Carlo Fogaroli 82
2007-10-14 Laura Tidone 48 Carlo Fogaroli -208 Fabio Lo Presti 109 Laura de Laurentiis 51
2007-10-14 Martin Garvey -204 Laura Tidone -7 Ben Handley-Pritchard 12 Joan Clark 199
2007-10-15 Laura Tidone -143 Annabella Palma -39 Laura de Laurentiis 56 Fabio Lo Presti 126
2007-10-15 Ben Handley-Pritchard 34 Armando Pontecorvo 150 Joan Clark -116 Chris Dixon -68
2007-10-15 Ben Handley-Pritchard 140 Willie Whitaker -298 Laura de Laurentiis -66 Mike Rice 224
2007-10-15 Ben Handley-Pritchard 35 Sally Woolsey 23 Willie Whitaker 40 Joan Clark -98
2007-10-15 Ben Handley-Pritchard 125 Willie Whitaker 82 Laura de Laurentiis 75 Sally Woolsey -282
2007-10-15 Ben Handley-Pritchard -35 Sally Woolsey -58 Laura de Laurentiis 28 Willie Whitaker 65
2007-10-16 Neil Trentham -345 Chris Dixon 190 Kit Woolsey -26 Joan Clark 181
2007-10-16 Ben Handley-Pritchard 20 Laura de Laurentiis 161 Laura Tidone 39 Carlo Fogaroli -220
2007-10-16 Ben Handley-Pritchard -197 Guy Campbell 122 Joan Clark -33 Laura Tidone 108
2007-10-17 Chris Dixon 52 Kit Woolsey -90 Willie Whitaker 124 Sally Woolsey -86
2007-10-18 Laura Tidone -55 Fabio Lo Presti 103 Laura de Laurentiis 21 Annabella Palma -69
2007-10-18 Laura Tidone 45 Fabio Lo Presti 14 Laura de Laurentiis 13 Annabella Palma -72
2007-10-18 Ben Handley-Pritchard 182 Anne Jackson -32 Giuseppe Failla -136 Joan Clark -14
2007-10-18 Chris Dixon -53 Annabella Palma -27 Laura de Laurentiis 158 Laura Tidone -78
2007-10-18 Chris Dixon -107 Laura de Laurentiis -31 Willie Whitaker 180 Ben Handley-Pritchard -42
2007-10-18 Anne Jackson -104 JoAnna Stansby -187 Ben Handley-Pritchard 20 Lew Stansby 271
2007-10-18 Martin Garvey 7 Willie Whitaker 109 Anne Jackson -160 Andy Bowles 44
2007-10-18 Joan Clark -98 Michael Wilkinson 104 Willie Whitaker 182 Sally Woolsey -188
2007-10-19 Laura Tidone -60 Annabella Palma -16 Laura de Laurentiis -155 Armando Pontecorvo 231
2007-10-19 Anne Jackson -37 Ben Handley-Pritchard -109 Laura de Laurentiis -25 Annabella Palma 171
2007-10-19 Chris Dixon -200 Ben Handley-Pritchard 28 Laura de Laurentiis 2 Laura Tidone 170
2007-10-19 Anne Jackson 67 Kit Woolsey -92 Ben Handley-Pritchard 33 Neil Trentham -8
2007-10-19 Anne Jackson -94 Ben Handley-Pritchard 108 Laura de Laurentiis -10 Sally Woolsey -4
2007-10-19 Anne Jackson 111 Kit Woolsey -50 Willie Whitaker -153 Ben Handley-Pritchard 92
2007-10-20 Laura Tidone -2 Luca Cesati Cassin 163 Laura de Laurentiis -101 Carlo Fogaroli -60
2007-10-20 Laura Tidone -95 Luca Cesati Cassin 180 Laura de Laurentiis 17 Carlo Fogaroli -102
2007-10-20 Anne Jackson -112 Annabella Palma -67 Willie Whitaker -48 Martin Garvey 227
2007-10-20 Ben Handley-Pritchard 169 Michael Wilkinson 6 Joan Clark -141 Laura Tidone -34
2007-10-21 Anne Jackson 128 Annabella Palma -33 Ben Handley-Pritchard -35 Joan Clark -60
2007-10-21 Ben Handley-Pritchard 171 Anne Jackson 134 Martin Garvey -206 Joan Clark -99
2007-10-21 Ben Handley-Pritchard 2 Michael Wilkinson -125 Joan Clark 191 Tony Nunn -68
2007-10-21 Anne Jackson -373 Carlo Fogaroli -84 Laura Tidone 342 Martin Garvey 115
2007-10-21 Laura Tidone -7 Luca Cesati Cassin -143 Laura de Laurentiis 7 Carlo Fogaroli 143
2007-10-21 Laura Tidone 108 Luca Cesati Cassin -222 Laura de Laurentiis 190 Carlo Fogaroli -76
2007-10-21 Laura Tidone -77 Carlo Fogaroli -43 Laura de Laurentiis 7 Luca Cesati Cassin 113
2007-10-22 Ben Handley-Pritchard -10 Willie Whitaker 58 Joan Clark 19 Chris Dixon -67
2007-10-22 Ben Handley-Pritchard 283 Joan Clark 131 Chris Dixon -450 Willie Whitaker 36
2007-10-22 Ben Handley-Pritchard 115 Kit Woolsey 7 Joan Clark -161 Richard Probst 39
2007-10-22 Anne Jackson 61 Kit Woolsey -94 Ben Handley-Pritchard 98 Willie Whitaker -65
2007-10-23 Anne Jackson 96 Kit Woolsey 3 Sally Woolsey 13 Joan Clark -112
2007-10-23 Chris Dixon 45 Armando Pontecorvo -16 Anne Jackson 98 Joan Clark -127
2007-10-23 Anne Jackson -169 Annabella Palma 143 Ben Handley-Pritchard 79 Joan Clark -53
2007-10-23 Laura Tidone 44 Carlo Fogaroli -191 Laura de Laurentiis 160 Luca Cesati Cassin -13
2007-10-23 Laura Tidone -67 Luca Cesati Cassin 108 Laura de Laurentiis 10 Carlo Fogaroli -51
2007-10-23 Anne Jackson -255 Michael Wilkinson 203 Willie Whitaker 71 Annabella Palma -19
2007-10-23 Martin Garvey 280 Chris Dixon 77 Laura de Laurentiis -173 Laura Tidone -184
2007-10-24 Martin Garvey 312 Annabella Palma -63 Laura de Laurentiis -49 Laura Tidone -200
2007-10-24 Martin Garvey 38 Chris Dixon 220 Ben Handley-Pritchard -199 Anne Jackson -59
2007-10-24 Anne Jackson -143 Giuseppe Failla -37 Ben Handley-Pritchard 53 Joan Clark 127
2007-10-24 Martin Garvey -9 Anne Jackson -96 Willie Whitaker -166 Ben Handley-Pritchard 271
2007-10-25 Anne Jackson 6 Willie Whitaker 40 Ben Handley-Pritchard -149 Laura Tidone 103
2007-10-25 Chris Dixon -134 Kit Woolsey -84 Anne Jackson -48 Martin Garvey 266
2007-10-26 Martin Garvey 35 Armando Pontecorvo -10 Ben Handley-Pritchard -244 Chris Dixon 219
2007-10-27 Chris Dixon -290 Neil Trentham 257 Ben Handley-Pritchard 167 Laura Tidone -134
2007-10-27 Anne Jackson 161 Andrew Garnett -302 Ben Handley-Pritchard 210 Carlo Fogaroli -69
2007-10-28 Anne Jackson -69 Neil Trentham 155 Carlo Fogaroli -233 Martin Garvey 147
2007-10-28 Chris Dixon -17 Annabella Palma 197 Martin Garvey -92 Richard Probst -88
2007-10-28 Chris Dixon 106 Laura de Laurentiis 22 Willie Whitaker -7 Anne Jackson -121
2007-10-28 Chris Dixon -289 Richard Probst 51 Laura de Laurentiis 85 Annabella Palma 153
2007-10-29 Steve Altus -16 Kit Woolsey 21 T.C. Altus -123 Sally Woolsey 118
2007-10-29 Ben Handley-Pritchard 8 Sally Woolsey -223 Willie Whitaker 56 Richard Probst 159
2007-10-29 Anne Jackson -42 Andy Bowles -138 Willie Whitaker 93 Sally Woolsey 87
2007-10-29 Anne Jackson 119 Willie Whitaker -186 Richard Probst 90 Armando Pontecorvo -23
2007-10-30 Anne Jackson -141 Kit Woolsey -176 Annabella Palma 29 Joan Clark 288
2007-10-30 Anne Jackson 107 Tony Nunn -99 Joan Clark -138 Guy Campbell 130
2007-10-30 Anne Jackson 135 Willie Whitaker -21 Sally Woolsey 12 Joan Clark -126
2007-10-30 Martin Garvey 399 Willie Whitaker -312 Carlo Fogaroli -25 Andrew Garnett -62
2007-10-31 Anne Jackson 52 Kit Woolsey -195 Richard Probst 27 Andy Bowles 116
2007-10-31 Martin Garvey 351 Anne Jackson -84 Joan Clark -317 Sally Woolsey 50