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 (12)

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

May: Martin Garvey

June: Neil Trentham

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 Jul 2009 08:48 (UK time)

Date South West North East
2009-06-01 Joan Clark 125 Kit Woolsey -90 Anne Jackson 116 Sally Woolsey -151
2009-06-01 Anne Jackson 104 Willie Whitaker 52 Cheryl Frizzell -7 Leonardo Cima -149
2009-06-02 Anne Jackson 6 Kit Woolsey -125 Sally Woolsey -21 Joan Clark 140
2009-06-02 Joan Clark 254 Willie Whitaker 267 Cheryl Frizzell 5 Leonardo Cima -526
2009-06-02 Anne Jackson -217 Leonardo Cima -53 Willie Whitaker 252 Cheryl Frizzell 18
2009-06-03 Anne Jackson -167 Kit Woolsey 48 Andrew Garnett -64 Sally Woolsey 183
2009-06-03 Neil Trentham -37 Cheryl Frizzell -275 Willie Whitaker 266 Martin Garvey 46
2009-06-03 Anne Jackson 122 Cheryl Frizzell -269 Willie Whitaker 320 Martin Garvey -173
2009-06-04 Neil Trentham 211 Cheryl Frizzell -238 Willie Whitaker 34 Joan Clark -7
2009-06-04 Neil Trentham -75 Cheryl Frizzell 1 Anne Jackson 164 Mike Rice -90
2009-06-04 Neil Trentham -28 Cheryl Frizzell 97 Willie Whitaker -85 Sally Woolsey 16
2009-06-05 Anne Jackson -46 Neil Trentham 44 Cheryl Frizzell -92 Sally Woolsey 94
2009-06-05 Anne Jackson 6 Willie Whitaker 135 Cheryl Frizzell 137 Sally Woolsey -278
2009-06-06 Neil Trentham 166 Mike Rice 322 Cheryl Frizzell -95 Nicholas Cheung -393
2009-06-06 Joan Clark -38 Leonardo Cima -308 Anne Jackson 37 Sally Woolsey 309
2009-06-07 Anne Jackson 209 Leonardo Cima -281 Willie Whitaker 252 Joan Clark -180
2009-06-08 Joan Clark 89 Jimb Esser -569 Anne Jackson 342 Doris Denny 138
2009-06-08 Neil Trentham -13 Anne Jackson -299 Willie Whitaker 88 Sally Woolsey 224
2009-06-08 Martin Garvey 2 Cheryl Frizzell 47 Willie Whitaker -107 Doris Denny 58
2009-06-08 Martin Garvey -237 Anne Jackson -123 Willie Whitaker 215 Sally Woolsey 145
2009-06-09 Neil Trentham 141 Willie Whitaker 97 Anne Jackson 163 Sally Woolsey -401
2009-06-10 Neil Trentham 211 Joan Clark -69 Cheryl Frizzell 67 Doris Denny -209
2009-06-10 Anne Jackson 95 Cheryl Frizzell -164 Willie Whitaker 196 Ben Handley-Pritchard -127
2009-06-12 Joan Clark -4 Anne Jackson -179 Cheryl Frizzell 99 Sally Woolsey 84
2009-06-12 Neil Trentham -31 Anne Jackson -8 Willie Whitaker -77 Cheryl Frizzell 116
2009-06-13 Joan Clark -143 Neil Trentham 339 Cheryl Frizzell 83 Doris Denny -279
2009-06-15 Neil Trentham -5 Anne Jackson -58 Willie Whitaker -156 Cheryl Frizzell 219
2009-06-16 Neil Trentham -57 Joan Clark 92 Cheryl Frizzell -279 Willie Whitaker 244
2009-06-17 Neil Trentham 245 Willie Whitaker -223 Cheryl Frizzell -156 Joan Clark 134
2009-06-19 Neil Trentham 11 Michael Wilkinson 183 Ben Handley-Pritchard -43 Martin Garvey -151
2009-06-19 Anne Jackson -102 Neil Trentham -93 Cheryl Frizzell 22 Sally Woolsey 173
2009-06-19 Anne Jackson 167 Kit Woolsey 53 Cheryl Frizzell -144 Sally Woolsey -76
2009-06-21 Joan Clark -4 Neil Trentham 283 Willie Whitaker -15 Leonardo Cima -264
2009-06-22 Anne Jackson 121 Neil Trentham -197 Martin Garvey -39 Martin Garvey 115
2009-06-22 Anne Jackson -145 Neil Trentham 110 Willie Whitaker 233 Cheryl Frizzell -198
2009-06-22 Martin Garvey -53 Cheryl Frizzell 62 Anne Jackson -27 Willie Whitaker 18
2009-06-22 Martin Garvey 75 Neil Trentham 275 Anne Jackson -162 Sally Woolsey -188
2009-06-22 Martin Garvey 238 Anne Jackson -141 Willie Whitaker 179 Cheryl Frizzell -276
2009-06-22 Martin Garvey 153 Neil Trentham 97 Willie Whitaker -234 Kit Woolsey -16
2009-06-22 Martin Garvey -242 Cheryl Frizzell 251 Willie Whitaker 79 Sally Woolsey -88
2009-06-22 Martin Garvey -81 Sally Woolsey -63 Cheryl Frizzell -144 Willie Whitaker 288
2009-06-23 Joan Clark -54 Neil Trentham 56 Cheryl Frizzell 30 Michael Wilkinson -32
2009-06-23 Anne Jackson -256 Neil Trentham 264 Cheryl Frizzell -80 Joan Clark 72
2009-06-23 Anne Jackson -131 Neil Trentham 197 Willie Whitaker -317 Cheryl Frizzell 251
2009-06-24 Joan Clark -301 Kit Woolsey 290 Anne Jackson -157 Sally Woolsey 168
2009-06-24 Joan Clark -34 Michael Wilkinson 48 Cheryl Frizzell -191 Neil Trentham 177
2009-06-24 Neil Trentham 139 Anne Jackson 344 Willie Whitaker -122 Sally Woolsey -361
2009-06-25 Neil Trentham 188 Willie Whitaker 294 Cheryl Frizzell -322 Ben Handley-Pritchard -160
2009-06-25 Anne Jackson -128 Cheryl Frizzell -8 Willie Whitaker 68 Neil Trentham 68
2009-06-25 Anne Jackson 91 Cheryl Frizzell 86 Willie Whitaker -76 Joan Clark -101
2009-06-26 Anne Jackson 80 Willie Whitaker 210 Richard Probst -493 Charlie Garrod 203
2009-06-27 Anne Jackson -198 Kit Woolsey 152 Joan Clark -105 Sally Woolsey 151
2009-06-27 Neil Trentham -85 Willie Whitaker 129 Cheryl Frizzell -210 Anne Jackson 166
2009-06-27 Anne Jackson -149 Kit Woolsey 55 Cheryl Frizzell -119 Sally Woolsey 213
2009-06-28 Joan Clark 73 Neil Trentham -123 Cheryl Frizzell 99 Lawrence Xu -49
2009-06-28 Martin Garvey 18 Sally Woolsey 54 Anne Jackson -34 Willie Whitaker -38
2009-06-28 Martin Garvey -91 Cheryl Frizzell -27 Willie Whitaker 10 Anne Jackson 108
2009-06-28 Martin Garvey -55 Cheryl Frizzell 77 Willie Whitaker 94 Kit Woolsey -116
2009-06-28 Anne Jackson 99 Ben Handley-Pritchard 89 Joan Clark 16 Cheryl Frizzell -204
2009-06-29 Anne Jackson 83 Willie Whitaker 166 Cheryl Frizzell -150 Neil Trentham -99
2009-06-29 Anne Jackson -203 Cheryl Frizzell 91 Willie Whitaker 122 Neil Trentham -10
2009-06-30 Joan Clark -73 Kit Woolsey 74 Sally Woolsey 304 Lawrence Xu -305
2009-06-30 Joan Clark -67 Neil Trentham 10 Willie Whitaker -65 Charlie Garrod 122
2009-06-30 Neil Trentham 133 Doron Limor 225 Willie Whitaker -138 Kit Woolsey -220