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 (7)

All time highest scorer

Kit Woolsey (+653)

Highest score on a single deal

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

Winners, 2008

January: Willie Whitaker

February: Ben Handley-Pritchard

March: Ben Handley-Pritchard

Winners, 2003-7

2007 ladder: Mike Rice

2007 “Zester”: Martin Garvey

2007 “Apple core”: Tony Nunn

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

Barbu Ladder - input data

Barbu Ladder Scores

Last updated: Thu 03 Apr 2008 18:44 (UK time)

Date South West North East
2008-03-01 T.C. Altus -86 JoAnna Stansby -33 Steve Altus 237 Lew Stansby -118
2008-03-01 Anne Jackson -126 Martin Garvey -168 Laura de Laurentiis 39 Mike Rice 255
2008-03-02 JoAnna Stansby 9 Dan Korbel 25 Steve Altus 23 Susie Korbel -57
2008-03-02 Joan Clark 303 Neil Trentham -84 Laura Tidone -278 Carlo Fogaroli 59
2008-03-02 Joan Clark -166 Neil Trentham 119 Martin Garvey -216 David Adler 263
2008-03-03 Joan Clark -237 Neil Trentham -21 T.C. Altus 195 Chris Dixon 63
2008-03-04 Joan Clark -23 Neil Trentham 25 Ed Levy 69 Armando Pontecorvo -71
2008-03-06 Joan Clark -24 Ed Levy -246 T.C. Altus 316 Sally Woolsey -46
2008-03-06 T.C. Altus 90 Ed Levy 178 Steve Altus -23 Martin Garvey -245
2008-03-06 T.C. Altus 267 Kit Woolsey -333 Steve Altus 318 Sally Woolsey -252
2008-03-06 T.C. Altus -249 Kit Woolsey -67 Steve Altus 218 Sally Woolsey 98
2008-03-06 T.C. Altus 246 Ed Levy 136 Steve Altus -147 Joan Clark -235
2008-03-06 T.C. Altus 176 Kit Woolsey 70 Steve Altus -234 Sally Woolsey -12
2008-03-06 T.C. Altus 131 Neil Trentham -98 Joan Clark -113 Sally Woolsey 80
2008-03-07 Joan Clark -15 Alex Werner -259 Sally Woolsey 8 Neil Trentham 266
2008-03-08 Joan Clark 216 T.C. Altus 125 Steve Altus -236 Sally Woolsey -105
2008-03-08 Joan Clark -49 Annabella Palma -100 Laura Tidone -80 Richard Probst 229
2008-03-08 Joan Clark -97 Ed Levy 215 Ben Handley-Pritchard 250 Martin Garvey -368
2008-03-09 Martin Garvey 163 Neil Trentham 12 Richard Probst 5 Fabrizio Farnesi -180
2008-03-09 Ben Handley-Pritchard -83 Neil Trentham -106 Laura Tidone -44 Fabio Lo Presti 233
2008-03-09 Joan Clark 87 Ed Levy 55 Ben Handley-Pritchard 268 Lara Ruso -410
2008-03-09 Joan Clark 158 Ben Handley-Pritchard 100 Ed Levy -206 Martin Garvey -52
2008-03-09 Ben Handley-Pritchard 121 Carlo Fogaroli 46 Laura de Laurentiis 130 Lara Ruso -297
2008-03-09 Ben Handley-Pritchard 405 Laura de Laurentiis -176 Laura Tidone -41 Lara Ruso -188
2008-03-09 Joan Clark 89 Annabella Palma -165 Anne Jackson -111 Ben Handley-Pritchard 187
2008-03-10 Martin Garvey 358 Ben Handley-Pritchard 35 Joan Clark -309 Neil Trentham -84
2008-03-10 Martin Garvey -446 Neil Trentham 168 Ben Handley-Pritchard 229 Chris Dixon 49
2008-03-10 Joan Clark -65 Annabella Palma 29 Ben Handley-Pritchard 73 Anne Jackson -37
2008-03-10 Martin Garvey 166 Annabella Palma -164 T.C. Altus 22 Ben Handley-Pritchard -24
2008-03-10 Martin Garvey -64 Charlie Garrod 3 Guy Campbell 115 Ben Handley-Pritchard -54
2008-03-10 Joan Clark 97 Annabella Palma -24 Anne Jackson -14 Ben Handley-Pritchard -59
2008-03-11 Joan Clark -195 Ed Levy 266 Ben Handley-Pritchard -273 Chris Dixon 202
2008-03-11 Anne Jackson -3 Charlie Garrod -389 T.C. Altus 193 Sally Woolsey 199
2008-03-12 Ben Handley-Pritchard 138 Annabella Palma -49 Anne Jackson 167 T.C. Altus -256
2008-03-12 Joan Clark 33 Annabella Palma 198 T.C. Altus -89 Sally Woolsey -142
2008-03-12 Anne Jackson -155 Ben Handley-Pritchard -8 T.C. Altus 244 Sally Woolsey -81
2008-03-13 Joan Clark -122 Sally Woolsey 45 Ben Handley-Pritchard 194 Anne Jackson -117
2008-03-13 Joan Clark -90 Annabella Palma -178 Fabrizio Farnesi 231 Laura de Laurentiis 37
2008-03-13 Joan Clark 10 Anne Jackson 72 Ben Handley-Pritchard 44 Sally Woolsey -126
2008-03-13 Ben Handley-Pritchard -40 Chris Dixon -18 T.C. Altus -66 Anne Jackson 124
2008-03-14 Joan Clark 40 Ed Levy -152 Sally Woolsey 189 Annabella Palma -77
2008-03-14 Joan Clark 77 Annabella Palma -37 Ben Handley-Pritchard 114 Anne Jackson -154
2008-03-14 Ben Handley-Pritchard 73 Neil Trentham 135 Alex Werner -411 Chris Dixon 203
2008-03-15 Martin Garvey -108 Ed Levy 37 Sally Woolsey 159 Annabella Palma -88
2008-03-15 Martin Garvey 209 Neil Trentham -120 Annabella Palma -29 Joan Clark -60
2008-03-15 Martin Garvey -205 Alex Hydes 249 Anne Jackson -45 Fabrizio Farnesi 1
2008-03-15 Martin Garvey -129 Anne Jackson -17 Ed Levy 114 Guy Campbell 32
2008-03-15 Martin Garvey -145 Steve Altus 120 T.C. Altus -103 Chris Dixon 128
2008-03-16 Joan Clark 43 Annabella Palma -394 T.C. Altus 100 Alex Hydes 251
2008-03-16 Martin Garvey -70 Ed Levy 117 Steve Altus 51 Annabella Palma -98
2008-03-16 Martin Garvey -157 Ben Handley-Pritchard 9 Laura Tidone 120 Fabrizio Farnesi 28
2008-03-16 Martin Garvey -137 Fabrizio Farnesi 92 Neil Trentham -112 Ben Handley-Pritchard 157
2008-03-16 Martin Garvey -22 Carlo Fogaroli 42 Anne Jackson 13 Laura Tidone -33
2008-03-16 Martin Garvey 87 Carlo Fogaroli 25 Ben Handley-Pritchard 53 Anne Jackson -165
2008-03-16 Martin Garvey -192 Ben Handley-Pritchard 250 Joan Clark -65 Ed Levy 7
2008-03-16 Martin Garvey -83 Ed Levy 351 Ben Handley-Pritchard -90 Neil Trentham -178
2008-03-16 Martin Garvey -90 Sally Woolsey -121 Ben Handley-Pritchard 312 T.C. Altus -101
2008-03-16 Joan Clark 48 Ed Levy 48 Laura de Laurentiis 26 Neil Trentham -122
2008-03-16 Martin Garvey 48 Laura de Laurentiis -88 T.C. Altus -16 Ben Handley-Pritchard 56
2008-03-16 Martin Garvey -169 Ben Handley-Pritchard 125 Steve Altus -90 Laura Tidone 134
2008-03-16 Joan Clark 27 Annabella Palma -11 T.C. Altus -134 Chris Dixon 118
2008-03-17 Martin Garvey -93 Ben Handley-Pritchard 324 T.C. Altus -155 Annabella Palma -76
2008-03-17 Martin Garvey 214 Anne Jackson 43 T.C. Altus -66 Ben Handley-Pritchard -191
2008-03-17 Ben Handley-Pritchard 315 Chris Dixon -226 Laura de Laurentiis 60 Joan Clark -149
2008-03-17 Ben Handley-Pritchard 116 Fabrizio Farnesi 62 Laura de Laurentiis 104 Neil Trentham -282
2008-03-17 Ben Handley-Pritchard 209 Annabella Palma -52 Laura de Laurentiis -406 Fabrizio Farnesi 249
2008-03-18 Martin Garvey -183 Steve Altus -8 Joan Clark -165 T.C. Altus 356
2008-03-18 Ben Handley-Pritchard 9 Laura Tidone -50 Laura de Laurentiis -75 Chris Dixon 116
2008-03-18 Martin Garvey -208 Neil Trentham 272 Ben Handley-Pritchard 7 Mike Rice -71
2008-03-18 Martin Garvey -57 Kit Woolsey -264 T.C. Altus 94 Ben Handley-Pritchard 227
2008-03-19 Martin Garvey 155 Ben Handley-Pritchard 26 Laura de Laurentiis 149 Annabella Palma -330
2008-03-19 Joan Clark -368 Ed Levy 89 Ben Handley-Pritchard 143 JoAnna Stansby 136
2008-03-19 Martin Garvey 153 Ed Levy -54 Laura de Laurentiis -113 Fabrizio Farnesi 14
2008-03-19 Martin Garvey -30 Laura de Laurentiis -130 Richard Probst 97 Ben Handley-Pritchard 63
2008-03-19 Joan Clark -165 Ben Handley-Pritchard 149 Lara Ruso 54 Ed Levy -38
2008-03-19 Ben Handley-Pritchard 495 Annabella Palma -145 Lara Ruso -359 Neil Trentham 9
2008-03-19 Martin Garvey -83 Chris Dixon -188 T.C. Altus 107 Laura de Laurentiis 164
2008-03-19 Martin Garvey 18 Chris Dixon 185 Richard Probst -231 Joan Clark 28
2008-03-19 Martin Garvey 180 Kit Woolsey 7 T.C. Altus 84 Annabella Palma -271
2008-03-20 Martin Garvey 72 Guy Campbell 171 T.C. Altus -240 Andy Bowles -3
2008-03-20 Martin Garvey -183 Kit Woolsey -55 Ben Handley-Pritchard 15 T.C. Altus 223
2008-03-20 JoAnna Stansby 81 T.C. Altus 79 Steve Altus 5 Joan Clark -165
2008-03-20 Ben Handley-Pritchard 203 Richard Probst -111 Laura de Laurentiis 18 Ed Levy -110
2008-03-20 Joan Clark -83 Fabrizio Farnesi 50 Ed Levy 31 Ben Handley-Pritchard 2
2008-03-20 Ben Handley-Pritchard 196 Chris Dixon -57 T.C. Altus 12 Guy Campbell -151
2008-03-20 Ben Handley-Pritchard 97 Kit Woolsey -75 T.C. Altus -7 JoAnna Stansby -15
2008-03-20 Ben Handley-Pritchard 60 Richard Probst -93 T.C. Altus -174 Alex Hydes 207
2008-03-21 Joan Clark -26 Annabella Palma -39 Ben Handley-Pritchard 3 Anne Jackson 62
2008-03-21 Joan Clark 114 Alex Werner -37 T.C. Altus -249 Kit Woolsey 172
2008-03-21 JoAnna Stansby -47 Steve Altus 49 Lew Stansby -80 T.C. Altus 78
2008-03-21 Martin Garvey 81 Fabrizio Farnesi -63 Laura de Laurentiis -55 Laura Tidone 37
2008-03-21 Joan Clark 83 Lara Ruso -140 Laura de Laurentiis -77 Ben Handley-Pritchard 134
2008-03-21 Anne Jackson 96 T.C. Altus 26 Fabrizio Farnesi -121 Joan Clark -1
2008-03-22 Anne Jackson 34 Joan Clark 179 Laura de Laurentiis -320 T.C. Altus 107
2008-03-22 Joan Clark 69 Laura de Laurentiis -110 Anne Jackson -167 Richard Probst 208
2008-03-22 Anne Jackson -60 Annabella Palma -273 Laura de Laurentiis 225 T.C. Altus 108
2008-03-23 Joan Clark -84 T.C. Altus -49 Fabrizio Farnesi -6 Anne Jackson 139
2008-03-23 Joan Clark -139 Richard Probst -67 T.C. Altus 163 Anne Jackson 43
2008-03-23 Joan Clark 13 Kit Woolsey 24 T.C. Altus 58 JoAnna Stansby -95
2008-03-23 Steve Altus 281 Kit Woolsey -88 JoAnna Stansby -357 Sally Woolsey 164
2008-03-23 Martin Garvey -45 Giles Woodruff 173 Joan Clark -278 David Adler 150
2008-03-23 Martin Garvey 277 Chris Dixon -31 Anne Jackson -151 Joan Clark -95
2008-03-23 Martin Garvey -56 Steve Altus 87 T.C. Altus 46 Sally Woolsey -77
2008-03-23 Martin Garvey -40 Luca Cesati Cassin 32 Laura de Laurentiis 69 T.C. Altus -61
2008-03-23 T.C. Altus 31 Laura Tidone 8 Laura de Laurentiis -94 Sally Woolsey 55
2008-03-23 Martin Garvey 121 Giles Woodruff -156 Laura de Laurentiis -54 Sally Woolsey 89
2008-03-23 T.C. Altus -218 Kit Woolsey 131 Steve Altus 72 Sally Woolsey 15
2008-03-23 T.C. Altus -52 Laura Tidone -20 Laura de Laurentiis 123 Joan Clark -51
2008-03-23 T.C. Altus -343 Charlie Garrod 98 Sally Woolsey 138 Joan Clark 107
2008-03-23 T.C. Altus 54 Doron Limor 6 Anne Jackson 1 Sally Woolsey -61
2008-03-23 T.C. Altus 11 Charlie Garrod 138 Steve Altus -69 Sally Woolsey -80
2008-03-23 Ben Handley-Pritchard 123 Martin Garvey 20 Laura de Laurentiis -38 Giles Woodruff -105
2008-03-23 Ben Handley-Pritchard -76 Richard Probst 159 Martin Garvey 104 Kit Woolsey -187
2008-03-23 Steve Altus 166 Charlie Garrod -178 Lew Stansby -22 JoAnna Stansby 34
2008-03-24 JoAnna Stansby 53 Martin Garvey -33 T.C. Altus 103 Anne Jackson -123
2008-03-24 T.C. Altus 2 Anne Jackson 178 Sally Woolsey -345 Joan Clark 165
2008-03-24 T.C. Altus -82 Neil Trentham 192 Chris Dixon -10 Sally Woolsey -100
2008-03-24 JoAnna Stansby 100 Kit Woolsey -201 T.C. Altus -136 Sally Woolsey 237
2008-03-24 Joan Clark -210 Sally Woolsey 153 Ben Handley-Pritchard -5 Anne Jackson 62
2008-03-24 T.C. Altus 149 Ben Handley-Pritchard 218 Laura de Laurentiis -419 Anne Jackson 52
2008-03-24 T.C. Altus 22 Charlie Garrod -5 Steve Altus 53 Joan Clark -70
2008-03-24 T.C. Altus 142 Kit Woolsey -203 Anne Jackson -55 Sally Woolsey 116
2008-03-24 T.C. Altus -20 Laura de Laurentiis 106 Fabrizio Farnesi 41 Laura Tidone -127
2008-03-24 T.C. Altus -16 Steve Altus -199 Sally Woolsey 223 JoAnna Stansby -8
2008-03-24 Joan Clark 29 Annabella Palma -117 Laura de Laurentiis -20 Laura Tidone 108
2008-03-24 Joan Clark -36 Anne Jackson -18 Fabrizio Farnesi 56 Richard Probst -2
2008-03-25 JoAnna Stansby -193 Richard Probst -131 T.C. Altus 24 Anne Jackson 300
2008-03-25 Anne Jackson 22 Neil Trentham 156 Ben Handley-Pritchard 127 Joan Clark -305
2008-03-25 Ben Handley-Pritchard 17 Fabrizio Farnesi 112 Sally Woolsey -165 Neil Trentham 36
2008-03-25 T.C. Altus 223 Anne Jackson -19 Laura Tidone -36 Carlo Fogaroli -168
2008-03-25 T.C. Altus 138 Annabella Palma -427 Laura de Laurentiis 196 Laura Tidone 93
2008-03-25 T.C. Altus 9 Carlo Fogaroli 116 Laura de Laurentiis -155 Laura Tidone 30
2008-03-25 T.C. Altus -97 Kit Woolsey -123 Charlie Garrod 182 Sally Woolsey 38
2008-03-25 T.C. Altus 36 Neil Trentham -174 Sally Woolsey 54 Ben Handley-Pritchard 84
2008-03-25 T.C. Altus -159 Ben Handley-Pritchard 54 Chris Dixon 54 Sally Woolsey 51
2008-03-25 T.C. Altus -204 Kit Woolsey -172 Steve Altus 222 Sally Woolsey 154
2008-03-25 Martin Garvey 22 Ben Handley-Pritchard -48 Anne Jackson -66 Kit Woolsey 92
2008-03-26 Martin Garvey -105 Annabella Palma -98 Richard Probst 47 Laura de Laurentiis 156
2008-03-26 Martin Garvey 96 Annabella Palma 287 Laura de Laurentiis -315 Ed Levy -68
2008-03-26 Anne Jackson 212 Ben Handley-Pritchard -37 Laura de Laurentiis 145 Ed Levy -320
2008-03-26 Joan Clark -245 Sandra Probst -111 T.C. Altus 169 Fabrizio Farnesi 187
2008-03-26 Joan Clark 49 Doron Limor 54 Anne Jackson -22 Guy Campbell -81
2008-03-27 Joan Clark 156 Steve Altus -84 Charlie Garrod -46 T.C. Altus -26
2008-03-27 Anne Jackson 186 Ben Handley-Pritchard -30 Laura de Laurentiis 14 T.C. Altus -170
2008-03-27 Joan Clark -161 Fabio Lo Presti 24 T.C. Altus -74 Chris Dixon 211
2008-03-27 Joan Clark 137 Neil Trentham -194 Guy Campbell 10 Anne Jackson 47
2008-03-28 Anne Jackson 37 Annabella Palma -314 Laura de Laurentiis 76 Guy Campbell 201
2008-03-28 JoAnna Stansby 133 T.C. Altus 9 Sally Woolsey -223 Joan Clark 81
2008-03-28 Martin Garvey -286 Fabrizio Farnesi 137 Laura de Laurentiis 122 Ed Levy 27
2008-03-28 Martin Garvey 171 Charlie Garrod 12 Guy Campbell -145 Fabrizio Farnesi -38
2008-03-29 Martin Garvey 295 Annabella Palma 37 Laura de Laurentiis -140 Chris Dixon -192
2008-03-29 JoAnna Stansby 203 Steve Altus -177 Sally Woolsey -86 T.C. Altus 60
2008-03-29 Martin Garvey 178 Annabella Palma -326 Fabrizio Farnesi -48 Federico Di Noto 196
2008-03-29 Anne Jackson 66 Neil Trentham 119 Ed Levy -272 Doron Limor 87
2008-03-29 Martin Garvey 381 Ed Levy 108 Chris Dixon -162 Anne Jackson -327
2008-03-30 Martin Garvey -57 Neil Trentham 43 Fabrizio Farnesi 125 Laura de Laurentiis -111
2008-03-30 Anne Jackson -62 Fabrizio Farnesi -155 Laura de Laurentiis 204 Luca Cesati Cassin 13
2008-03-30 Martin Garvey 63 Fabrizio Farnesi -38 Laura de Laurentiis 55 Luca Cesati Cassin -80
2008-03-30 Martin Garvey 305 Fabrizio Farnesi -164 Annabella Palma 92 JoAnna Stansby -233
2008-03-30 Joan Clark 58 Annabella Palma -106 T.C. Altus 93 Sally Woolsey -45
2008-03-31 Joan Clark 13 Steve Altus -252 Charlie Garrod -92 T.C. Altus 331
2008-03-31 JoAnna Stansby -29 Steve Altus 112 Charlie Garrod -71 T.C. Altus -12
2008-03-31 T.C. Altus 138 Kit Woolsey 131 Steve Altus 50 Sally Woolsey -319
2008-03-31 T.C. Altus 26 Kit Woolsey -9 Steve Altus 81 Sally Woolsey -98
2008-03-31 T.C. Altus -97 Kit Woolsey 157 Steve Altus 156 Sally Woolsey -216
2008-03-31 Anne Jackson 121 Neil Trentham -155 Joan Clark -18 Laura de Laurentiis 52
2008-03-31 Joan Clark 141 Laura de Laurentiis 55 T.C. Altus -309 Fabrizio Farnesi 113
2008-03-31 JoAnna Stansby 93 Annabella Palma -358 T.C. Altus 211 Martin Garvey 54
2008-03-31 Martin Garvey 115 Annabella Palma -111 Anne Jackson 50 Charlie Garrod -54