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

August: Anne Jackson and Doron Limor

September: Neil Trentham

October: 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: Sat 07 Nov 2009 10:45 (UK time)

Date South West North East
2009-10-01 Neil Trentham 125 Cheryl Frizzell -360 Willie Whitaker 112 Joan Clark 123
2009-10-01 Neil Trentham -208 Sally Woolsey 193 Doron Limor -57 Cheryl Frizzell 72
2009-10-02 Anne Jackson 161 Armando Pontecorvo 69 Cheryl Frizzell -193 Neil Trentham -37
2009-10-02 Neil Trentham 215 Anne Jackson -87 Willie Whitaker 44 Cheryl Frizzell -172
2009-10-03 Joan Clark 270 Neil Trentham 41 Cheryl Frizzell -89 Nicholas Cheung -222
2009-10-04 Joan Clark -214 JoAnna Stansby -9 Doron Limor 295 Lew Stansby -72
2009-10-04 Joan Clark -140 Neil Trentham -69 Leonardo Cima 190 Ben Handley-Pritchard 19
2009-10-04 Joan Clark 50 Kit Woolsey -10 Doron Limor -143 Sally Woolsey 103
2009-10-05 Joan Clark 17 Neil Trentham 58 Anne Jackson -14 Doris Denny -61
2009-10-06 Joan Clark 165 Neil Trentham 22 Willie Whitaker -105 Doris Denny -82
2009-10-06 Neil Trentham 47 Kit Woolsey -72 Doron Limor 219 Sally Woolsey -194
2009-10-07 Neil Trentham -92 Anne Jackson 120 Joan Clark -120 Doron Limor 92
2009-10-08 Neil Trentham 36 Doron Limor 118 Willie Whitaker -60 Cheryl Frizzell -94
2009-10-08 Neil Trentham -73 Kit Woolsey 335 Doron Limor 49 Sally Woolsey -311
2009-10-09 Neil Trentham -13 Willie Whitaker 190 Anne Jackson 26 Cheryl Frizzell -203
2009-10-10 Joan Clark -21 Neil Trentham -205 Cheryl Frizzell 198 Doris Denny 28
2009-10-10 Anne Jackson 45 Cheryl Frizzell -170 Doron Limor -79 Sally Woolsey 204
2009-10-11 Neil Trentham 178 Willie Whitaker 59 Cheryl Frizzell -150 Leonardo Cima -87
2009-10-11 Joan Clark -195 Leonardo Cima 166 Cheryl Frizzell 13 Mac Argo 16
2009-10-12 Neil Trentham -88 Willie Whitaker 94 Cheryl Frizzell -131 Andrew Garnett 125
2009-10-12 Neil Trentham 158 Cheryl Frizzell -137 Andrew Garnett 168 Joan Clark -189
2009-10-13 Neil Trentham 56 Cheryl Frizzell -9 Doron Limor -14 Willie Whitaker -33
2009-10-13 Joan Clark 2 Leonardo Cima 203 Doron Limor 39 Sally Woolsey -244
2009-10-14 Neil Trentham -235 Mac Argo 114 Cheryl Frizzell 84 Doris Denny 37
2009-10-14 Joan Clark 12 Leonardo Cima 122 Doron Limor -86 Mac Argo -48
2009-10-15 Doron Limor -227 Mac Argo 50 Cheryl Frizzell 203 Willie Whitaker -26
2009-10-15 Joan Clark 3 Kit Woolsey 304 Lew Stansby -89 Sally Woolsey -218
2009-10-15 Martin Garvey 231 Cheryl Frizzell -312 Willie Whitaker 106 Leonardo Cima -25
2009-10-15 Neil Trentham 26 Cheryl Frizzell -159 Willie Whitaker -26 Ben Handley-Pritchard 159
2009-10-16 Neil Trentham 29 Cheryl Frizzell 167 Willie Whitaker -8 Sally Woolsey -188
2009-10-17 Neil Trentham 194 Anne Jackson 406 Cheryl Frizzell -634 Doron Limor 34
2009-10-18 Joan Clark -74 Leonardo Cima -138 Doron Limor 167 Sally Woolsey 45
2009-10-18 Joan Clark -171 Cheryl Frizzell -62 Doron Limor 94 Anne Jackson 139
2009-10-18 Anne Jackson 177 Leonardo Cima -441 Doron Limor 269 Sally Woolsey -5
2009-10-18 Neil Trentham 260 Kit Woolsey -251 Doron Limor 20 Sally Woolsey -29
2009-10-19 Joan Clark -56 Kit Woolsey -188 Doron Limor 336 Sally Woolsey -92
2009-10-20 Neil Trentham -152 Anne Jackson -100 Ben Handley-Pritchard 122 Martin Garvey 130
2009-10-20 Joan Clark 190 Willie Whitaker -83 Doron Limor 162 Sally Woolsey -269
2009-10-21 Anne Jackson -356 Neil Trentham 93 Ben Handley-Pritchard 150 Joan Clark 113
2009-10-22 Anne Jackson 3 Leonardo Cima -421 Willie Whitaker 306 Neil Trentham 112
2009-10-23 Anne Jackson -283 Neil Trentham 406 Leonardo Cima -65 Cheryl Frizzell -58
2009-10-24 Anne Jackson 13 Lew Stansby 47 Doris Denny 10 JoAnna Stansby -70
2009-10-24 Joan Clark -143 Leonardo Cima 170 Cheryl Frizzell -31 Anne Jackson 4
2009-10-24 Neil Trentham -157 Doron Limor 172 Cheryl Frizzell 128 Anne Jackson -143
2009-10-25 Joan Clark 7 Kit Woolsey -89 Doron Limor 152 Anne Jackson -70
2009-10-25 Joan Clark -39 Kit Woolsey 274 Doron Limor -150 Sally Woolsey -85
2009-10-25 Joan Clark 7 Cheryl Frizzell -198 Leonardo Cima -64 Neil Trentham 255
2009-10-25 Anne Jackson -5 Lew Stansby 113 Joan Clark -53 Doron Limor -55
2009-10-26 Neil Trentham 87 Anne Jackson 36 Doron Limor -152 Cheryl Frizzell 29
2009-10-26 Neil Trentham 161 Doron Limor 84 Willie Whitaker -318 Sally Woolsey 73
2009-10-28 Martin Garvey -5 Kit Woolsey -16 Willie Whitaker 74 Sally Woolsey -53
2009-10-28 Neil Trentham 246 Kit Woolsey -191 Doron Limor 171 Sally Woolsey -226
2009-10-29 Joan Clark -68 Lew Stansby 21 Cheryl Frizzell 77 Sally Woolsey -30
2009-10-29 Neil Trentham -81 Doron Limor 166 Willie Whitaker -77 Cheryl Frizzell -8
2009-10-29 Neil Trentham -134 Kit Woolsey 134 Cheryl Frizzell -71 Sally Woolsey 71