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

October: Martin Garvey

November: Richard Probst

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: Thu 06 Dec 2007 11:08 (UK time)

Date South West North East
2007-11-01 Anne Jackson -86 Mike Rice -279 Martin Garvey 276 Sally Woolsey 89
2007-11-01 Martin Garvey -59 Armando Pontecorvo 181 Willie Whitaker 262 Laura Tidone -384
2007-11-01 Martin Garvey 98 Armando Pontecorvo -250 Willie Whitaker 352 Michael Wilkinson -200
2007-11-02 Chris Dixon 20 Annabella Palma -10 Anne Jackson -58 Joan Clark 48
2007-11-02 Anne Jackson -246 Kit Woolsey 210 Willie Whitaker -68 Richard Probst 104
2007-11-03 Anne Jackson 69 Neil Trentham 231 Laura Tidone -62 Carlo Fogaroli -238
2007-11-03 Anne Jackson -12 Annabella Palma -74 Martin Garvey 439 Joan Clark -353
2007-11-03 Martin Garvey 21 Richard Probst 216 Laura Tidone -97 Carlo Fogaroli -140
2007-11-03 Martin Garvey -111 Richard Probst 200 Willie Whitaker 88 Nicholas Cheung -177
2007-11-03 Martin Garvey 228 Armando Pontecorvo 40 Richard Probst 79 Joan Clark -347
2007-11-04 Laura Tidone 179 Doron Limor -86 Martin Garvey 274 Andy Bowles -367
2007-11-04 Martin Garvey -81 Neil Trentham -158 Fabio Lo Presti 283 Doron Limor -44
2007-11-04 Anne Jackson 34 Doron Limor 144 Joan Clark -141 Mike Rice -37
2007-11-05 Anne Jackson 122 Doron Limor -142 Joan Clark -30 Michael Wilkinson 50
2007-11-05 Anne Jackson 168 Annabella Palma 77 Chris Dixon -81 Armando Pontecorvo -164
2007-11-05 Chris Dixon 126 Annabella Palma -238 Guy Campbell 166 Joan Clark -54
2007-11-05 Martin Garvey 153 Doron Limor -66 Willie Whitaker -43 Joan Clark -44
2007-11-05 Joan Clark 94 Doron Limor 174 Annabella Palma -135 Michael Wilkinson -133
2007-11-06 Anne Jackson 152 Annabella Palma 105 Laura Tidone -58 Joan Clark -199
2007-11-07 Anne Jackson -170 Doron Limor 13 Neil Trentham 72 Joan Clark 85
2007-11-07 Chris Dixon -52 Armando Pontecorvo 23 Laura Tidone 69 Mike Rice -40
2007-11-07 Chris Dixon 116 Annabella Palma -93 Joan Clark -303 Mike Rice 280
2007-11-07 Chris Dixon 142 Doron Limor -43 Willie Whitaker -39 Mike Rice -60
2007-11-07 Martin Garvey -122 Doron Limor -7 Willie Whitaker 56 Mike Rice 73
2007-11-08 Martin Garvey 169 Doron Limor -142 Joan Clark -7 Neil Trentham -20
2007-11-10 Joan Clark 30 Mike Rice 135 Giuseppe Failla 86 Doron Limor -251
2007-11-10 Neil Trentham -82 Doron Limor 16 Ben Handley-Pritchard -387 Martin Garvey 453
2007-11-10 Martin Garvey -88 Doron Limor 51 Willie Whitaker -3 Joan Clark 40
2007-11-10 Martin Garvey -87 Willie Whitaker -258 Joan Clark 225 Carlo Fogaroli 120
2007-11-10 Martin Garvey -184 Doron Limor 263 Willie Whitaker -83 Laura Tidone 4
2007-11-11 Martin Garvey 205 Neil Trentham -265 Laura Tidone 71 Ben Handley-Pritchard -11
2007-11-11 Martin Garvey -67 Doron Limor 139 Richard Probst 2 Ben Handley-Pritchard -74
2007-11-11 Chris Dixon -34 Ben Handley-Pritchard -64 Doron Limor -26 Sally Woolsey 124
2007-11-11 Martin Garvey -104 Annabella Palma -11 Willie Whitaker -70 Joan Clark 185
2007-11-11 Martin Garvey 184 Willie Whitaker 112 Doron Limor -147 Joan Clark -149
2007-11-11 Martin Garvey -186 Ben Handley-Pritchard 206 Annabella Palma 34 Willie Whitaker -54
2007-11-12 Joan Clark 1 Armando Pontecorvo 8 Doron Limor -191 Fabio Lo Presti 182
2007-11-13 Neil Trentham 85 Armando Pontecorvo -142 Laura Tidone 4 Joan Clark 53
2007-11-13 Joan Clark 83 Michael Wilkinson 112 Annabella Palma -245 Andrew Garnett 50
2007-11-14 Ben Handley-Pritchard 152 Joan Clark 175 Laura Tidone -95 Laura de Laurentiis -232
2007-11-14 Chris Dixon -46 Annabella Palma 30 Joan Clark -126 Andrew Garnett 142
2007-11-15 Anne Jackson 339 Doron Limor -85 Andrew Garnett 101 Joan Clark -355
2007-11-15 Anne Jackson -207 Michael Wilkinson 232 Doron Limor -102 Andrew Garnett 77
2007-11-15 Ben Handley-Pritchard 258 Annabella Palma -127 Joan Clark -260 Doron Limor 129
2007-11-15 Chris Dixon -174 Annabella Palma -153 Willie Whitaker 372 Joan Clark -45
2007-11-15 Ben Handley-Pritchard 126 Willie Whitaker 81 Joan Clark -29 Laura de Laurentiis -178
2007-11-15 Ben Handley-Pritchard 52 Anne Jackson -41 Joan Clark 13 Doron Limor -24
2007-11-15 Ben Handley-Pritchard -99 Doron Limor 6 Laura de Laurentiis -102 Chris Dixon 195
2007-11-16 Ben Handley-Pritchard 153 Armando Pontecorvo -312 Laura de Laurentiis 151 Annabella Palma 8
2007-11-16 Anne Jackson -86 Kit Woolsey 220 Willie Whitaker 7 Carlo Fogaroli -141
2007-11-17 Ben Handley-Pritchard 11 Willie Whitaker 30 Joan Clark 60 Fabio Lo Presti -101
2007-11-18 Anne Jackson -45 Annabella Palma -140 Joan Clark -24 Kit Woolsey 209
2007-11-18 Ben Handley-Pritchard 245 Anne Jackson 52 Joan Clark 134 Lara Ruso -431
2007-11-18 Chris Dixon 126 Annabella Palma 70 Kit Woolsey 27 Michael Wilkinson -223
2007-11-19 Ben Handley-Pritchard -164 Armando Pontecorvo 30 Joan Clark -107 Fabio Lo Presti 241
2007-11-19 Chris Dixon 194 Armando Pontecorvo -69 Ben Handley-Pritchard 99 Joan Clark -224
2007-11-19 Ben Handley-Pritchard -168 Anne Jackson -295 Willie Whitaker 277 Richard Probst 186
2007-11-19 Anne Jackson -345 Carlo Fogaroli 247 Joan Clark -59 Richard Probst 157
2007-11-19 Ben Handley-Pritchard -113 Anne Jackson 294 Richard Probst 6 Willie Whitaker -187
2007-11-19 Martin Garvey -311 Annabella Palma -113 Ben Handley-Pritchard 239 Michael Wilkinson 185
2007-11-19 Martin Garvey -185 Chris Dixon 3 Ben Handley-Pritchard 251 Laura Tidone -69
2007-11-19 Martin Garvey 320 Doron Limor 273 Joan Clark -249 Willie Whitaker -344
2007-11-19 Martin Garvey -69 Willie Whitaker 103 Doron Limor 91 Ben Handley-Pritchard -125
2007-11-20 Ben Handley-Pritchard 296 Fabio Lo Presti -107 Joan Clark -393 Anne Jackson 204
2007-11-20 Anne Jackson 16 Chris Dixon 5 Ben Handley-Pritchard -130 Joan Clark 109
2007-11-20 Martin Garvey 142 Ed Levy -183 Willie Whitaker 322 Andrew Garnett -281
2007-11-21 Martin Garvey -46 Willie Whitaker 142 Joan Clark -50 Anne Jackson -46
2007-11-21 Chris Dixon -252 Annabella Palma -62 Neil Trentham 246 Ben Handley-Pritchard 68
2007-11-21 Chris Dixon 127 Annabella Palma -82 Anne Jackson 222 Ben Handley-Pritchard -267
2007-11-21 Martin Garvey -146 Anne Jackson -59 Willie Whitaker 77 Ed Levy 128
2007-11-21 Martin Garvey -204 Fabio Lo Presti 312 Ed Levy -12 Willie Whitaker -96
2007-11-22 Ben Handley-Pritchard -195 Armando Pontecorvo 181 Laura de Laurentiis 47 Fabio Lo Presti -33
2007-11-22 Chris Dixon -304 Willie Whitaker 264 Ben Handley-Pritchard 273 Laura de Laurentiis -233
2007-11-23 Anne Jackson 63 Ben Handley-Pritchard 18 Laura de Laurentiis 92 Lara Ruso -173
2007-11-23 Martin Garvey -69 Fabio Lo Presti 136 Willie Whitaker -89 Laura Tidone 22
2007-11-24 Neil Trentham 110 Guy Campbell -76 Anne Jackson 194 Joan Clark -228
2007-11-24 Ben Handley-Pritchard -116 Anne Jackson -134 Joan Clark 261 Annabella Palma -11
2007-11-24 Anne Jackson 135 Annabella Palma -290 Willie Whitaker 207 Joan Clark -52
2007-11-25 Neil Trentham 243 Michael Wilkinson -259 Laura de Laurentiis 20 Annabella Palma -4
2007-11-25 Anne Jackson -10 Ben Handley-Pritchard 183 Willie Whitaker -57 Laura de Laurentiis -116
2007-11-25 Neil Trentham -11 Carlo Fogaroli -162 Willie Whitaker 119 Laura Tidone 54
2007-11-26 Neil Trentham -131 Ben Handley-Pritchard 62 Joan Clark 42 Laura Tidone 27
2007-11-26 Ben Handley-Pritchard -92 Fabio Lo Presti 29 Massoun M ejjeh 6 Joan Clark 57
2007-11-27 Anne Jackson 8 Michael Wilkinson -157 Joan Clark 76 Annabella Palma 73
2007-11-27 Anne Jackson 148 Willie Whitaker -71 Armando Pontecorvo -10 Joan Clark -67
2007-11-28 Chris Dixon -47 Armando Pontecorvo -206 Laura de Laurentiis 108 Joan Clark 145
2007-11-28 Anne Jackson 105 Willie Whitaker -34 Joan Clark -57 Ben Handley-Pritchard -14
2007-11-28 Martin Garvey -93 Annabella Palma -70 Willie Whitaker -21 Chris Dixon 184
2007-11-29 Ben Handley-Pritchard -168 Annabella Palma -346 Joan Clark 339 Anne Jackson 175
2007-11-29 Anne Jackson 364 Armando Pontecorvo 92 Ben Handley-Pritchard -488 Doron Limor 32
2007-11-29 Anne Jackson 54 Ed Levy -55 Laura Tidone -74 Carlo Fogaroli 75
2007-11-29 Martin Garvey 18 Annabella Palma -61 Doron Limor 192 Sally Woolsey -149
2007-11-30 Chris Dixon 219 Neil Trentham 23 Laura de Laurentiis -130 Laura Tidone -112
2007-11-30 Anne Jackson 153 Neil Trentham -317 Joan Clark -5 Ben Handley-Pritchard 169
2007-11-30 Ben Handley-Pritchard 19 Fabio Lo Presti -196 Laura Tidone 193 Anne Jackson -16