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

April: 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: Tue 05 May 2009 14:13 (UK time)

Date South West North East
2009-04-01 Neil Trentham 285 Doron Limor -151 Anne Jackson 150 Joan Clark -284
2009-04-01 Neil Trentham -357 Willie Whitaker 215 Chris Dixon -106 Sally Woolsey 248
2009-04-02 Joan Clark 99 Kit Woolsey 121 Doron Limor -55 Sally Woolsey -165
2009-04-02 Joan Clark -69 Ben Chosid 82 Doron Limor 29 Anne Jackson -42
2009-04-03 Joan Clark 202 Ben Chosid 82 Kit Woolsey 93 Doris Denny -377
2009-04-03 Anne Jackson -92 Ben Chosid 162 Mac Argo -228 Doron Limor 158
2009-04-03 Anne Jackson 116 Neil Trentham 8 Doron Limor -141 Joan Clark 17
2009-04-03 Anne Jackson -208 Kit Woolsey 154 Doron Limor 134 Sally Woolsey -80
2009-04-04 Joan Clark -3 Mac Argo 136 Kit Woolsey -30 Doris Denny -103
2009-04-04 Joan Clark -39 Neil Trentham -127 Cheryl Frizzell 107 Doron Limor 59
2009-04-04 Anne Jackson -72 Doron Limor -100 Martin Garvey 16 Jon Rice 156
2009-04-04 Anne Jackson -14 Jon Rice -3 Nicholas Cheung -169 Leonardo Cima 186
2009-04-04 Neil Trentham -12 Martin Garvey 62 Doron Limor 115 Richard Probst -165
2009-04-05 Joan Clark 80 Neil Trentham -136 Cheryl Frizzell 41 Doron Limor 15
2009-04-05 Joan Clark 163 Leonardo Cima -340 Martin Garvey 261 Anne Jackson -84
2009-04-05 Neil Trentham -9 Cheryl Frizzell -196 Chris Dixon 244 Doron Limor -39
2009-04-05 Neil Trentham 7 Sally Woolsey -145 Doron Limor 267 Giles Woodruff -129
2009-04-06 Joan Clark -101 Jon Rice 16 Doris Denny -72 Sally Woolsey 157
2009-04-06 Neil Trentham 94 Ben Chosid -73 Anne Jackson 98 Mike Rice -119
2009-04-06 Neil Trentham -427 Cheryl Frizzell 12 Doron Limor 161 Sally Woolsey 254
2009-04-07 Joan Clark -98 Kit Woolsey 101 Doron Limor -172 Anne Jackson 169
2009-04-07 Joan Clark 36 Armando Pontecorvo -14 Mac Argo -32 Leonardo Cima 10
2009-04-07 Neil Trentham 329 Cheryl Frizzell -528 Anne Jackson 148 Martin Garvey 51
2009-04-07 Joan Clark -227 Kit Woolsey 91 Cheryl Frizzell -19 Sally Woolsey 155
2009-04-07 Neil Trentham -138 Jon Rice 146 Doron Limor -121 Sally Woolsey 113
2009-04-08 Joan Clark 63 Sally Woolsey -41 Mac Argo -82 Doris Denny 60
2009-04-08 Neil Trentham -80 Cheryl Frizzell 124 Anne Jackson 124 Doris Denny -168
2009-04-08 Joan Clark 75 Neil Trentham -146 Cheryl Frizzell -21 Kit Woolsey 92
2009-04-09 Neil Trentham 132 Mac Argo -194 Cheryl Frizzell 4 Doris Denny 58
2009-04-09 Neil Trentham -187 Cheryl Frizzell 30 Doron Limor 11 Mac Argo 146
2009-04-10 Joan Clark 74 Kit Woolsey 223 Doris Denny -188 Mac Argo -109
2009-04-10 Neil Trentham 4 Doron Limor 48 Martin Garvey -94 Cheryl Frizzell 42
2009-04-10 Neil Trentham -158 Martin Garvey 45 Cheryl Frizzell 122 Doron Limor -9
2009-04-10 Neil Trentham -150 Kit Woolsey 233 Doron Limor -185 Sally Woolsey 102
2009-04-11 Neil Trentham 64 Cheryl Frizzell -34 Ben Chosid 162 Nicholas Cheung -192
2009-04-12 Joan Clark 128 Lew Stansby -59 Doron Limor -234 Sally Woolsey 165
2009-04-12 Neil Trentham -164 Doron Limor 176 Willie Whitaker 142 Cheryl Frizzell -154
2009-04-12 Neil Trentham 159 Sally Woolsey -93 Doron Limor 222 Chris Dixon -288
2009-04-14 Joan Clark 35 Mac Argo 92 Martin Garvey 47 Anne Jackson -174
2009-04-14 Anne Jackson -24 Ben Chosid 167 Leonardo Cima 119 Cheryl Frizzell -262
2009-04-14 Martin Garvey 117 Doron Limor 195 Willie Whitaker -69 Kit Woolsey -243
2009-04-14 Martin Garvey 6 Doron Limor -81 Willie Whitaker 213 Leonardo Cima -138
2009-04-15 Martin Garvey -204 Ben Handley-Pritchard 314 Anne Jackson 94 Sally Woolsey -204
2009-04-15 Joan Clark -42 Alex Werner 121 Prahalad Rajkumar 179 Martin Garvey -258
2009-04-15 Joan Clark 16 Ben Handley-Pritchard -14 Doron Limor 86 Martin Garvey -88
2009-04-15 Martin Garvey 61 Doron Limor -11 Willie Whitaker 95 Cheryl Frizzell -145
2009-04-16 Joan Clark 34 Mac Argo -122 Anne Jackson 54 Nicholas Cheung 34
2009-04-16 Joan Clark -45 Willie Whitaker 173 Anne Jackson -88 Cheryl Frizzell -40
2009-04-17 Martin Garvey 58 Ben Chosid -53 Doron Limor -19 Cheryl Frizzell 14
2009-04-18 Joan Clark -120 Mac Argo -163 Doron Limor 163 Martin Garvey 120
2009-04-18 Joan Clark 113 Mac Argo 111 Willie Whitaker -487 Doron Limor 263
2009-04-19 Joan Clark 129 Anne Jackson 23 Doron Limor 11 Willie Whitaker -163
2009-04-20 Joan Clark -12 Doron Limor 480 Anne Jackson -348 Mac Argo -120
2009-04-20 Anne Jackson -96 Cheryl Frizzell -35 Willie Whitaker 303 Doron Limor -172
2009-04-20 Anne Jackson -63 Martin Garvey 7 Doron Limor 17 Cheryl Frizzell 39
2009-04-21 Joan Clark 108 Mac Argo -322 Anne Jackson 215 Lew Stansby -1
2009-04-22 Anne Jackson 195 Kit Woolsey -29 Joan Clark -285 Willie Whitaker 119
2009-04-22 Joan Clark -278 Neil Trentham -102 Doron Limor 398 Mac Argo -18
2009-04-22 Martin Garvey -32 Cheryl Frizzell 25 Doron Limor -133 Mac Argo 140
2009-04-23 Anne Jackson -38 Neil Trentham 308 Willie Whitaker 124 Cheryl Frizzell -394
2009-04-23 Martin Garvey 2 Kit Woolsey -145 Doron Limor 146 Anne Jackson -3
2009-04-24 Joan Clark 35 Kit Woolsey 193 Sally Woolsey -161 Mac Argo -67
2009-04-25 Joan Clark 235 Mac Argo -104 Willie Whitaker 83 Lew Stansby -214
2009-04-25 Neil Trentham 259 Mac Argo -440 Willie Whitaker 16 Doron Limor 165
2009-04-26 Anne Jackson 2 Doron Limor 123 Willie Whitaker -39 Mac Argo -86
2009-04-26 Martin Garvey -406 Doron Limor 267 Willie Whitaker 267 Mac Argo -128
2009-04-26 Martin Garvey -41 Cheryl Frizzell 129 Anne Jackson 162 Mac Argo -250
2009-04-26 Martin Garvey -21 Cheryl Frizzell -102 Willie Whitaker 88 Mac Argo 35
2009-04-26 Neil Trentham 76 Mac Argo -115 Willie Whitaker -455 Doron Limor 494
2009-04-27 Joan Clark -57 Doron Limor 200 Doris Denny 11 Cheryl Frizzell -154
2009-04-27 Joan Clark 72 Lew Stansby 27 Doris Denny -18 Mac Argo -81
2009-04-27 Anne Jackson 212 Ben Chosid -508 Willie Whitaker 212 Martin Garvey 84
2009-04-27 Neil Trentham 96 Anne Jackson 86 Doron Limor -190 Cheryl Frizzell 8
2009-04-28 Anne Jackson 108 Mac Argo -151 Joan Clark 110 Doron Limor -67
2009-04-28 Neil Trentham 50 Willie Whitaker 43 Anne Jackson 17 Cheryl Frizzell -110
2009-04-29 Joan Clark -14 Mac Argo -46 Anne Jackson 214 Doris Denny -154
2009-04-29 Joan Clark 104 Neil Trentham 219 Mac Argo -246 Cheryl Frizzell -77
2009-04-30 Joan Clark 116 Mac Argo -180 Martin Garvey 159 Cheryl Frizzell -95
2009-04-30 Anne Jackson -116 Neil Trentham -244 Willie Whitaker 306 Cheryl Frizzell 54
2009-04-30 Joan Clark 34 Kit Woolsey 80 Doron Limor -153 Cheryl Frizzell 39
2009-04-30 Willie Whitaker 71 Kit Woolsey 48 Cheryl Frizzell -37 Doron Limor -82