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

March: Doron Limor

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: Sun 05 Apr 2009 09:36 (UK time)

Date South West North East
2009-03-01 Joan Clark 120 Kit Woolsey -18 Anne Jackson -72 Sally Woolsey -30
2009-03-01 Joan Clark 12 Doron Limor -130 Ben Handley-Pritchard 72 Mike Rice 46
2009-03-01 Martin Garvey -3 Kit Woolsey -55 John Therkelsen 160 Giles Woodruff -102
2009-03-02 Anne Jackson 428 Doron Limor 79 Ben Handley-Pritchard -2 Sally Woolsey -505
2009-03-02 Anne Jackson 144 Neil Trentham 86 Willie Whitaker -5 Mike Rice -225
2009-03-03 Joan Clark -26 Doron Limor -132 Willie Whitaker 78 Jon Rice 80
2009-03-03 Doron Limor 94 Neil Trentham 60 Willie Whitaker 29 Sally Woolsey -183
2009-03-03 Joan Clark -110 Kit Woolsey -118 Doron Limor 104 Sally Woolsey 124
2009-03-04 Neil Trentham -58 Willie Whitaker 143 Doron Limor -46 Mike Rice -39
2009-03-04 Giles Woodruff 101 Kit Woolsey 306 Willie Whitaker -257 Sally Woolsey -150
2009-03-04 Joan Clark -203 Mike Rice -29 Doron Limor 122 Sally Woolsey 110
2009-03-05 Neil Trentham 116 Cheryl Frizzell -119 Willie Whitaker -40 Joan Clark 43
2009-03-05 Joan Clark -44 Doron Limor 19 Willie Whitaker 115 Sally Woolsey -90
2009-03-06 Joan Clark 164 Sally Woolsey 123 Willie Whitaker 63 Doris Denny -350
2009-03-06 Neil Trentham -45 Doron Limor 38 Anne Jackson 58 Mike Rice -51
2009-03-07 Anne Jackson -8 Fabio Lo Presti 230 Doron Limor -297 Mike Rice 75
2009-03-07 Giles Woodruff -76 John Therkelsen 240 Willie Whitaker -100 Doron Limor -64
2009-03-07 John Therkelsen 186 Willie Whitaker 48 Doron Limor -170 Sally Woolsey -64
2009-03-08 Neil Trentham 11 Anne Jackson -126 Doron Limor 13 Mike Rice 102
2009-03-09 Neil Trentham 235 Anne Jackson 110 John Therkelsen -163 Sally Woolsey -182
2009-03-09 Giles Woodruff 229 Willie Whitaker -28 Doron Limor -204 John Therkelsen 3
2009-03-10 Neil Trentham 104 Anne Jackson -18 Doron Limor 24 Mike Rice -110
2009-03-10 John Therkelsen -199 Leonardo Cima -124 Doron Limor 329 Kit Woolsey -6
2009-03-11 Neil Trentham 202 Ben Handley-Pritchard -5 Doron Limor -119 Anne Jackson -78
2009-03-11 John Therkelsen -87 Doron Limor 141 Willie Whitaker -101 Cheryl Frizzell 47
2009-03-12 John Therkelsen -371 Kit Woolsey 187 Doris Denny 211 Sally Woolsey -27
2009-03-13 Neil Trentham -48 Ben Handley-Pritchard 84 John Therkelsen -182 Sally Woolsey 146
2009-03-13 John Therkelsen 111 Neil Trentham -44 Anne Jackson 26 Cheryl Frizzell -93
2009-03-13 Anne Jackson -200 Doron Limor 251 Cheryl Frizzell -348 Sally Woolsey 297
2009-03-14 Giles Woodruff 25 Mike Rice -343 Doron Limor 405 Sally Woolsey -87
2009-03-14 John Therkelsen 215 Doris Denny 4 Doron Limor -193 Sally Woolsey -26
2009-03-14 Giles Woodruff 246 Doron Limor -166 Cheryl Frizzell 13 Fabio Lo Presti -93
2009-03-14 Neil Trentham 85 Cheryl Frizzell -108 John Therkelsen -13 Charlie Garrod 36
2009-03-14 Anne Jackson -11 Neil Trentham 21 Leonardo Cima 175 Giles Woodruff -185
2009-03-14 John Therkelsen 35 Ben Handley-Pritchard -57 Willie Whitaker -191 Doron Limor 213
2009-03-14 Giles Woodruff -376 Willie Whitaker 242 Anne Jackson -11 Ben Handley-Pritchard 145
2009-03-15 Neil Trentham -331 Doron Limor 169 John Therkelsen -76 Mike Rice 238
2009-03-15 John Therkelsen -149 Cheryl Frizzell -217 Doron Limor 209 Giles Woodruff 157
2009-03-15 John Therkelsen 128 Doron Limor 366 Leonardo Cima -386 Cheryl Frizzell -108
2009-03-16 Neil Trentham 132 Willie Whitaker -172 Anne Jackson 15 Leonardo Cima 25
2009-03-18 John Therkelsen 402 Neil Trentham -88 Willie Whitaker -8 Sally Woolsey -306
2009-03-18 Neil Trentham -34 Cheryl Frizzell -89 John Therkelsen 129 Mike Rice -6
2009-03-18 Neil Trentham -161 John Therkelsen 52 Willie Whitaker 90 Sally Woolsey 19
2009-03-19 Neil Trentham 224 Willie Whitaker 231 Ben Handley-Pritchard -203 Anne Jackson -252
2009-03-19 John Therkelsen -226 Doron Limor 146 Willie Whitaker 126 Fabio Lo Presti -46
2009-03-20 Neil Trentham 14 Willie Whitaker 147 Doron Limor -27 John Therkelsen -134
2009-03-21 Neil Trentham 45 Raghavendra Rajkumar 154 Willie Whitaker 53 Andrew Quinton -252
2009-03-22 Joan Clark 79 Neil Trentham 123 Doron Limor -19 Doris Denny -183
2009-03-23 Neil Trentham 97 Doron Limor 328 Willie Whitaker -376 Mike Rice -49
2009-03-24 Joan Clark 130 Ben Chosid -25 Tony Nunn -112 Ben Handley-Pritchard 7
2009-03-24 Neil Trentham -10 Anne Jackson -68 Willie Whitaker -51 Doron Limor 129
2009-03-24 Joan Clark 163 Doron Limor 146 Tony Nunn -354 Sally Woolsey 45
2009-03-24 Neil Trentham 315 Kit Woolsey -85 Willie Whitaker -207 Mike Rice -23
2009-03-25 Joan Clark -32 Ben Chosid -187 Cheryl Frizzell 30 Anne Jackson 189
2009-03-25 Joan Clark 178 Anne Jackson 158 Doron Limor -143 Mike Rice -193
2009-03-26 Anne Jackson -208 Kit Woolsey 154 Doron Limor 134 Sally Woolsey -80
2009-03-26 Joan Clark -21 Anne Jackson -35 Cheryl Frizzell -96 Sally Woolsey 152
2009-03-26 Doron Limor 144 Cheryl Frizzell -204 Neil Trentham 123 Sally Woolsey -63
2009-03-27 Neil Trentham -20 Anne Jackson -136 Doron Limor 205 Cheryl Frizzell -49
2009-03-28 Joan Clark 44 Fabrizio Farnesi -7 Doris Denny -179 Mac Argo 142
2009-03-28 Neil Trentham 159 Leonardo Cima -309 Anne Jackson -75 Doron Limor 225
2009-03-28 Giles Woodruff 52 Leonardo Cima 176 Willie Whitaker -15 Andrew Quinton -213
2009-03-28 Anne Jackson 78 Willie Whitaker 144 Andrew Quinton -290 Joan Clark 68
2009-03-29 Joan Clark 205 Nicholas Cheung -483 Anne Jackson -12 Leonardo Cima 290
2009-03-29 Joan Clark 212 Leonardo Cima -37 Anne Jackson 31 Doris Denny -206
2009-03-30 Neil Trentham 140 Anne Jackson -46 Willie Whitaker -19 Ben Handley-Pritchard -75
2009-03-30 Anne Jackson 334 Mac Argo -611 Doron Limor 185 Sally Woolsey 92
2009-03-31 Neil Trentham 232 Willie Whitaker 5 Anne Jackson 88 Ben Handley-Pritchard -325