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 (11)

All time highest scorer

Kit Woolsey (+653)

Highest score on a single deal

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

Winners, 2009

January: Mike Rice

February: Willie Whitaker

Winners, 2003-8

2008 ladder: John Therkelsen

2008 “Zester”: Ben Handley-Pritchard

2008 “Apple core”: Fabio Lo Presti

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 (twice), Graham Hazel, Martin Garvey (four times), Ben Handley-Pritchard (twice), Fabrizio Farnesi, Francesco Mazzadi (twice), Joon Pahk, Armando Pontecorvo (three times), Richard Probst, Jérome Rombaut (twice), Jon Rice, Mike Rice (five times), JoAnna Stansby (twice), Lew Stansby (three times), John Therkelsen (five times), Laura Tidone (twice), Neil Trentham (eleven times), Willie Whitaker (four times), Philip Wood, Kit Woolsey (twice)

Barbu Ladder - input data

Barbu Ladder Scores

Last updated: Wed 04 Mar 2009 22:47 (UK time)

Date South West North East
2009-02-01 Joan Clark 15 Jon Rice -8 Kit Woolsey 53 Anne Jackson -60
2009-02-01 Martin Garvey 76 Joan Clark -70 Willie Whitaker 130 Giles Woodruff -136
2009-02-01 Martin Garvey -180 Kit Woolsey 267 Willie Whitaker -219 Laura Tidone 132
2009-02-02 Neil Trentham 2 Willie Whitaker 41 Martin Garvey 78 Ben Handley-Pritchard -121
2009-02-05 Neil Trentham 157 Jon Rice -49 Mike Rice 111 Joan Clark -219
2009-02-05 Anne Jackson 53 Mike Rice 179 Willie Whitaker 212 Ben Handley-Pritchard -444
2009-02-05 Neil Trentham -116 Jon Rice 116 Anne Jackson -214 Kit Woolsey 214
2009-02-07 Anne Jackson -231 Neil Trentham 78 Willie Whitaker 132 Mike Rice 21
2009-02-07 Anne Jackson 165 Willie Whitaker -99 Leonardo Cima -316 Giles Woodruff 250
2009-02-08 Martin Garvey 133 Laura Tidone -132 Willie Whitaker -150 Fabio Lo Presti 149
2009-02-08 Martin Garvey -125 Neil Trentham 44 Giles Woodruff 201 Kit Woolsey -120
2009-02-08 Anne Jackson -12 Martin Garvey -19 Joan Clark -40 Willie Whitaker 71
2009-02-08 Martin Garvey 58 Guy Campbell -87 Anne Jackson 72 Willie Whitaker -43
2009-02-09 Anne Jackson -2 Kit Woolsey -463 Willie Whitaker 69 Leonardo Cima 396
2009-02-10 Anne Jackson 259 Neil Trentham 13 Willie Whitaker 139 Doris Denny -411
2009-02-10 Anne Jackson -157 Leonardo Cima -324 Willie Whitaker 338 Kit Woolsey 143
2009-02-11 Martin Garvey -83 Anne Jackson -270 Leonardo Cima 302 Mike Rice 51
2009-02-11 Martin Garvey 200 Mike Rice -187 Willie Whitaker 129 Fabio Lo Presti -142
2009-02-12 Anne Jackson 251 Neil Trentham 221 Jon Rice -239 Martin Garvey -233
2009-02-12 Martin Garvey 218 Mike Rice -5 Leonardo Cima -263 Fabio Lo Presti 50
2009-02-12 Neil Trentham 2 Martin Garvey 13 Willie Whitaker -84 Fabio Lo Presti 69
2009-02-13 Neil Trentham -151 Mike Rice 146 Chris Dixon -63 Willie Whitaker 68
2009-02-14 Giles Woodruff -256 John Therkelsen 213 Martin Garvey 38 Anne Jackson 5
2009-02-15 Anne Jackson 144 Martin Garvey 277 Leonardo Cima -480 Sally Woolsey 59
2009-02-15 Giles Woodruff 116 Jon Rice 113 Sally Woolsey -241 John Therkelsen 12
2009-02-16 Anne Jackson -55 Neil Trentham 34 Leonardo Cima -95 Mike Rice 116
2009-02-16 Neil Trentham -131 Nicholas Cheung -143 Willie Whitaker 124 Sally Woolsey 150
2009-02-17 Neil Trentham -224 Willie Whitaker 120 Ben Handley-Pritchard -14 Anne Jackson 118
2009-02-17 Neil Trentham 126 Fabio Lo Presti -375 Willie Whitaker 247 Anne Jackson 2
2009-02-18 Anne Jackson -235 Kit Woolsey -118 John Therkelsen 278 Sally Woolsey 75
2009-02-18 Joan Clark -116 Ben Handley-Pritchard 155 Laura de Laurentiis -79 Fabio Lo Presti 40
2009-02-18 Anne Jackson 76 Neil Trentham -183 Ben Handley-Pritchard 164 Massoun M ejjeh -57
2009-02-19 Joan Clark 107 Kit Woolsey -135 Anne Jackson -37 Sally Woolsey 65
2009-02-19 Joan Clark -79 Willie Whitaker -164 Ben Handley-Pritchard 88 Neil Trentham 155
2009-02-19 Anne Jackson -125 Joan Clark 120 Fabio Lo Presti 46 Sally Woolsey -41
2009-02-21 Anne Jackson -181 Neil Trentham 38 Joan Clark -50 John Therkelsen 193
2009-02-21 Anne Jackson -62 Kit Woolsey 3 Chris Dixon 138 Fabio Lo Presti -79
2009-02-21 Giles Woodruff 210 Doris Denny -33 Anne Jackson -282 John Therkelsen 105
2009-02-22 Neil Trentham 123 Kit Woolsey 67 John Therkelsen -54 Fabio Lo Presti -136
2009-02-23 Anne Jackson -387 Laura de Laurentiis 40 Fabio Lo Presti 175 Ben Handley-Pritchard 172
2009-02-23 Anne Jackson 167 Neil Trentham 38 Willie Whitaker -201 Fabio Lo Presti -4
2009-02-24 Joan Clark 73 Kit Woolsey 91 Doris Denny -323 Sally Woolsey 159
2009-02-24 Anne Jackson 47 Neil Trentham 44 Willie Whitaker 175 Ben Handley-Pritchard -266
2009-02-24 Anne Jackson 22 Neil Trentham -325 Willie Whitaker 318 Sally Woolsey -15
2009-02-25 Joan Clark -96 Neil Trentham 196 Willie Whitaker 37 Doris Denny -137
2009-02-26 Neil Trentham 287 Willie Whitaker 50 Joan Clark -131 Anne Jackson -206
2009-02-27 Anne Jackson -41 Kit Woolsey -2 Doron Limor 186 John Therkelsen -143
2009-02-27 Anne Jackson -298 Kit Woolsey -60 Fabio Lo Presti 235 Sally Woolsey 123
2009-02-28 Neil Trentham -107 Doron Limor -64 John Therkelsen 161 Anne Jackson 10
2009-02-28 Joan Clark -366 Jon Rice 23 Mike Rice 271 John Therkelsen 72
2009-02-28 Giles Woodruff -126 Neil Trentham 166 Martin Garvey -123 Willie Whitaker 83
2009-03-01 Anne Jackson -311 Doron Limor 105 Ben Handley-Pritchard 303 John Therkelsen -97