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

July: 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: Thu 06 Aug 2009 23:25 (UK time)

Date South West North East
2009-07-01 Joan Clark 126 Kit Woolsey -16 Willie Whitaker -52 Sally Woolsey -58
2009-07-01 Joan Clark 122 Sally Woolsey -106 Jon Rice -48 Andrew Garnett 32
2009-07-01 Joan Clark 61 Neil Trentham -190 Willie Whitaker -88 Andrew Garnett 217
2009-07-01 Neil Trentham -210 Cheryl Frizzell 59 Willie Whitaker -33 Doron Limor 184
2009-07-02 Joan Clark 323 Neil Trentham 31 Cheryl Frizzell -121 Willie Whitaker -233
2009-07-02 Neil Trentham -80 Willie Whitaker 17 Cheryl Frizzell -48 Sally Woolsey 111
2009-07-02 Neil Trentham 31 Anne Jackson -217 Cheryl Frizzell -46 Willie Whitaker 232
2009-07-03 Joan Clark -202 Doron Limor 39 Cheryl Frizzell 56 Neil Trentham 107
2009-07-03 Joan Clark -37 Neil Trentham -158 Willie Whitaker 336 Cheryl Frizzell -141
2009-07-03 Anne Jackson 90 Cheryl Frizzell 138 Willie Whitaker -59 Neil Trentham -169
2009-07-04 Joan Clark 179 Neil Trentham 94 Doris Denny -229 Willie Whitaker -44
2009-07-04 Anne Jackson 46 Martin Garvey 37 Joan Clark -186 Sally Woolsey 103
2009-07-05 Joan Clark 121 Willie Whitaker 113 Cheryl Frizzell 30 Doris Denny -264
2009-07-05 Neil Trentham 85 Joan Clark 253 Anne Jackson 74 Leonardo Cima -412
2009-07-06 Neil Trentham 228 Anne Jackson -235 Cheryl Frizzell -203 Andrew Garnett 210
2009-07-06 Neil Trentham 18 Willie Whitaker -248 Cheryl Frizzell 142 Sally Woolsey 88
2009-07-07 Joan Clark -129 Neil Trentham 184 Cheryl Frizzell 33 Doris Denny -88
2009-07-08 Neil Trentham 80 Cheryl Frizzell 148 Joan Clark 163 Doris Denny -391
2009-07-08 Neil Trentham 266 Cheryl Frizzell -146 Willie Whitaker 57 Sally Woolsey -177
2009-07-09 Anne Jackson 230 Willie Whitaker -69 Sally Woolsey -50 Joan Clark -111
2009-07-09 Anne Jackson 127 Cheryl Frizzell -124 Joan Clark 32 Doris Denny -35
2009-07-09 Anne Jackson 7 Neil Trentham 14 Cheryl Frizzell 7 Willie Whitaker -28
2009-07-09 Martin Garvey -194 Neil Trentham -19 Cheryl Frizzell 133 Willie Whitaker 80
2009-07-09 Martin Garvey -20 Cheryl Frizzell -42 Willie Whitaker 150 Charlie Garrod -88
2009-07-09 Martin Garvey 218 Willie Whitaker -178 Cheryl Frizzell 40 Ben Handley-Pritchard -80
2009-07-09 Martin Garvey 36 Willie Whitaker 265 Sally Woolsey -484 Andrew Garnett 183
2009-07-10 Joan Clark 39 Cheryl Frizzell 153 Willie Whitaker 0 Doris Denny -192
2009-07-10 Anne Jackson -172 Neil Trentham 198 Cheryl Frizzell 105 Willie Whitaker -131
2009-07-11 Joan Clark -230 Doron Limor 246 Cheryl Frizzell 84 Doris Denny -100
2009-07-11 Anne Jackson -132 Neil Trentham 71 Cheryl Frizzell -280 Doron Limor 341
2009-07-13 Anne Jackson 184 Willie Whitaker -374 Cheryl Frizzell 235 Charlie Garrod -45
2009-07-14 Neil Trentham 93 Cheryl Frizzell -51 Joan Clark -75 Willie Whitaker 33
2009-07-14 Neil Trentham -23 Anne Jackson 147 Willie Whitaker 147 Cheryl Frizzell -271
2009-07-14 Anne Jackson -200 Neil Trentham 96 Andrew Garnett -73 Kit Woolsey 177
2009-07-15 Anne Jackson -11 Neil Trentham 8 Richard Probst 67 Andrew Garnett -64
2009-07-15 Anne Jackson -25 Neil Trentham -93 Doron Limor 145 Andrew Garnett -27
2009-07-16 Neil Trentham -16 Anne Jackson -76 Martin Garvey 343 Cheryl Frizzell -251
2009-07-18 Anne Jackson -33 Neil Trentham 187 Cheryl Frizzell -206 Doron Limor 52
2009-07-18 Anne Jackson 28 Doron Limor 167 Willie Whitaker -220 Kit Woolsey 25
2009-07-19 Martin Garvey -130 Cheryl Frizzell -39 Anne Jackson -125 Doron Limor 294
2009-07-19 Martin Garvey -103 Anne Jackson 81 Cheryl Frizzell -95 Willie Whitaker 117
2009-07-19 Martin Garvey -244 Charlie Garrod 168 Andrew Garnett 6 Joan Clark 70
2009-07-19 Martin Garvey 27 Cheryl Frizzell -54 Willie Whitaker -30 Neil Trentham 57
2009-07-20 Anne Jackson 166 Neil Trentham -91 Cheryl Frizzell 33 Doris Denny -108
2009-07-21 Neil Trentham 66 Cheryl Frizzell -69 Chris Dixon 130 Anne Jackson -127
2009-07-22 Neil Trentham 229 Cheryl Frizzell -550 Willie Whitaker 54 Martin Garvey 267
2009-07-23 Neil Trentham 127 Anne Jackson -8 Willie Whitaker 71 Cheryl Frizzell -190
2009-07-23 Neil Trentham 129 Anne Jackson 84 Cheryl Frizzell -165 Willie Whitaker -48
2009-07-24 Anne Jackson -2 Martin Garvey 166 Cheryl Frizzell -90 Doris Denny -74
2009-07-24 Neil Trentham -61 Cheryl Frizzell -205 Mac Argo 199 Anne Jackson 67
2009-07-25 Anne Jackson 38 Neil Trentham -147 Cheryl Frizzell 60 Leonardo Cima 49
2009-07-27 Neil Trentham 78 Cheryl Frizzell -287 Willie Whitaker 223 Anne Jackson -14
2009-07-27 Anne Jackson -39 Cheryl Frizzell -95 Willie Whitaker 235 Doris Denny -101
2009-07-28 Neil Trentham -1 Willie Whitaker 176 Cheryl Frizzell -37 Doris Denny -138
2009-07-29 Anne Jackson 34 Neil Trentham -11 Cheryl Frizzell -73 Doris Denny 50
2009-07-29 Anne Jackson -52 Neil Trentham -183 Chris Dixon 122 Doris Denny 113
2009-07-30 Neil Trentham 279 Anne Jackson -89 Cheryl Frizzell -134 Doris Denny -56
2009-07-31 Neil Trentham -92 Cheryl Frizzell 266 Willie Whitaker 35 Sally Woolsey -209
2009-07-31 Neil Trentham -2 Willie Whitaker 30 Cheryl Frizzell 81 Anne Jackson -109
2009-07-31 Anne Jackson 12 Willie Whitaker 70 Cheryl Frizzell 118 Doris Denny -200