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 (14)

All time highest scorer

Kit Woolsey (+653)

Highest score on a single deal

Kit Woolsey: +275 at Dominoes, subsequently equalled by Jon Rice

Winners, 2010

January: Kit Woolsey

Winners, 2003-9

2009 ladder: Mike Rice

2009 “Zester”: Doron Limor

2009 “Apple core”: Michael Wilkinson

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), Fabrizio Farnesi, Martin Garvey (five times), Ben Handley-Pritchard (twice), Graham Hazel, Anne Jackson, Doron Limor (five times), Francesco Mazzadi (twice), Joon Pahk, Armando Pontecorvo (three times), Richard Probst, Jérome Rombaut (twice), Jon Rice, Mike Rice (six times), JoAnna Stansby (twice), Lew Stansby (three times), John Therkelsen (five times), Laura Tidone (twice), Neil Trentham (fourteen times), Willie Whitaker (six times), Philip Wood, Kit Woolsey (twice)

Barbu Ladder - input data

Barbu Ladder Scores

Last updated: Sun 07 Feb 2010 22:02 (UK time)

Date South West North East
2010-01-01 Laura Tidone 277 Leonardo Cima -278 Carlo Fogaroli 17 Doron Limor -16
2010-01-01 Joan Clark -113 Leonardo Cima 24 Cheryl Frizzell 190 Doris Denny -101
2010-01-01 Laura Tidone -24 Sally Woolsey 126 Carlo Fogaroli -191 Doron Limor 89
2010-01-02 Joan Clark 127 Cheryl Frizzell -163 Doris Denny 55 Leonardo Cima -19
2010-01-02 Chris Dixon -3 Neil Trentham 122 Doron Limor -42 Willie Whitaker -77
2010-01-02 Anne Jackson 139 Doron Limor -3 Willie Whitaker -382 Leonardo Cima 246
2010-01-02 Shireen Mohandes -7 Leonardo Cima -417 Cheryl Frizzell 80 Andrew Quinton 344
2010-01-02 Laura Tidone 41 Leonardo Cima 222 Joan Clark 13 Fabio Lo Presti -276
2010-01-03 Leonardo Cima -161 Cheryl Frizzell -61 Anne Jackson 160 Willie Whitaker 62
2010-01-03 Laura Tidone 94 Chris Dixon 98 Carlo Fogaroli -151 Doron Limor -41
2010-01-03 Laura Tidone -245 Doron Limor -127 Carlo Fogaroli 188 Fabio Lo Presti 184
2010-01-03 Joan Clark 28 Chris Dixon 147 Cheryl Frizzell -242 Fabio Lo Presti 67
2010-01-03 Laura Tidone -151 Leonardo Cima 287 Carlo Fogaroli -21 Chris Dixon -115
2010-01-03 Laura Tidone 230 Willie Whitaker 36 Carlo Fogaroli -115 Fabio Lo Presti -151
2010-01-04 Chris Dixon 173 Joan Clark -29 Cheryl Frizzell -190 Fabio Lo Presti 46
2010-01-04 Chris Dixon -113 Neil Trentham 162 Cheryl Frizzell -157 Willie Whitaker 108
2010-01-04 Laura Tidone 103 Jon Rice -194 Cheryl Frizzell -103 Fabio Lo Presti 194
2010-01-04 Leonardo Cima 122 Cheryl Frizzell -95 Anne Jackson 85 Jon Rice -112
2010-01-04 Sally Woolsey 4 Cheryl Frizzell -86 Willie Whitaker -163 Fabio Lo Presti 245
2010-01-05 Neil Trentham 40 Jon Rice 106 Cheryl Frizzell -193 Laura Tidone 47
2010-01-05 Willie Whitaker 149 Sally Woolsey 50 Cheryl Frizzell 25 Fabio Lo Presti -224
2010-01-05 Laura Tidone -218 Willie Whitaker 193 Carlo Fogaroli -149 Fabio Lo Presti 174
2010-01-06 Joan Clark -155 Anne Jackson 64 Cheryl Frizzell -158 Sally Woolsey 249
2010-01-06 Joan Clark 62 Neil Trentham 27 Cheryl Frizzell -12 Mac Argo -77
2010-01-06 Fabio Lo Presti 155 Willie Whitaker -6 Cheryl Frizzell -30 Joan Clark -119
2010-01-06 Chris Dixon -81 Carlo Fogaroli 291 Willie Whitaker -188 Sally Woolsey -22
2010-01-06 Fabio Lo Presti 50 Carlo Fogaroli -57 Anne Jackson -108 Sally Woolsey 115
2010-01-06 Andrew Garnett -5 Anne Jackson 98 Sally Woolsey 216 Fabio Lo Presti -309
2010-01-07 Steve Altus -52 Jon Rice -133 Michael Wilkinson 83 Sally Woolsey 102
2010-01-07 Neil Trentham 39 Chris Dixon -300 Willie Whitaker 53 Fabio Lo Presti 208
2010-01-08 Chris Dixon -202 Neil Trentham 261 Ben Handley-Pritchard 115 Anne Jackson -174
2010-01-08 Fabio Lo Presti 88 Jon Rice -59 Willie Whitaker 48 Sally Woolsey -77
2010-01-08 Laura Tidone 1 Fabio Lo Presti 303 Carlo Fogaroli -153 Willie Whitaker -151
2010-01-09 Joan Clark 22 Nicholas Cheung -293 Leonardo Cima 225 Willie Whitaker 46
2010-01-09 Anne Jackson 160 Neil Trentham 50 Cheryl Frizzell -418 Mac Argo 208
2010-01-09 Fabio Lo Presti 15 Leonardo Cima -107 Willie Whitaker -58 Sally Woolsey 150
2010-01-10 Giles Woodruff 17 Leonardo Cima 69 Willie Whitaker -149 Fabio Lo Presti 63
2010-01-10 Andrew Garnett -182 Neil Trentham 299 Anne Jackson 32 Willie Whitaker -149
2010-01-10 Andrew Garnett 42 Jon Rice -26 Anne Jackson 76 Mac Argo -92
2010-01-10 Laura Tidone -218 Fabio Lo Presti 34 Carlo Fogaroli 130 Leonardo Cima 54
2010-01-10 Anne Jackson 9 Neil Trentham 80 Cheryl Frizzell -120 Doris Denny 31
2010-01-10 Andrew Garnett 124 Doron Limor 160 Willie Whitaker -323 Leonardo Cima 39
2010-01-10 Andrew Garnett 271 Leonardo Cima -173 Willie Whitaker 65 Doron Limor -163
2010-01-10 Andrew Garnett -4 Fabio Lo Presti 42 Laura Tidone 22 Sally Woolsey -60
2010-01-11 Andrew Garnett -22 Neil Trentham -146 Cheryl Frizzell 38 Chris Dixon 130
2010-01-11 Anne Jackson 172 Fabio Lo Presti 28 Leonardo Cima -71 Carlo Fogaroli -129
2010-01-11 Laura de Laurentiis 93 Willie Whitaker -175 Anne Jackson 199 Jon Rice -117
2010-01-12 Anne Jackson 40 Cheryl Frizzell -227 Joan Clark 213 Neil Trentham -26
2010-01-12 Chris Dixon 160 Kit Woolsey 135 Willie Whitaker 137 Leonardo Cima -432
2010-01-12 Laura Tidone 165 Leonardo Cima 74 Carlo Fogaroli -142 Fabio Lo Presti -97
2010-01-13 Chris Dixon 110 Doron Limor -136 Willie Whitaker 45 Kit Woolsey -19
2010-01-13 Neil Trentham -124 Cheryl Frizzell -63 Willie Whitaker 90 Chris Dixon 97
2010-01-13 Anne Jackson -8 Cheryl Frizzell 175 Joan Clark -187 Laura de Laurentiis 20
2010-01-14 Andrew Garnett -29 Lew Stansby -522 Cheryl Frizzell 182 JoAnna Stansby 369
2010-01-14 Andrew Garnett -213 Neil Trentham 246 Anne Jackson 1 Doron Limor -34
2010-01-14 Anne Jackson 228 Jon Rice -158 Willie Whitaker 39 Fabio Lo Presti -109
2010-01-14 Ben Handley-Pritchard 21 Leonardo Cima 106 Willie Whitaker -26 Sally Woolsey -101
2010-01-15 Andrew Garnett 311 Cheryl Frizzell -140 Chris Dixon -47 Doris Denny -124
2010-01-15 Neil Trentham 107 Kit Woolsey 101 Cheryl Frizzell -16 Sally Woolsey -192
2010-01-16 Neil Trentham 44 Leonardo Cima 186 Anne Jackson -123 Cheryl Frizzell -107
2010-01-16 Anne Jackson 66 Lew Stansby 35 Cheryl Frizzell -302 JoAnna Stansby 201
2010-01-16 Neil Trentham -138 Willie Whitaker 103 Chris Dixon 165 Kit Woolsey -130
2010-01-17 Andrew Garnett -62 Neil Trentham 298 Laura Tidone 5 Carlo Fogaroli -241
2010-01-17 Neil Trentham 69 Anne Jackson -170 Chris Dixon 149 Mike Rice -48
2010-01-17 Joan Clark 127 Leonardo Cima 48 Willie Whitaker -36 Fabio Lo Presti -139
2010-01-17 Laura Tidone -32 Leonardo Cima -69 Carlo Fogaroli 68 JoAnna Stansby 33
2010-01-17 JoAnna Stansby -74 Lew Stansby 39 Sally Woolsey -49 Leonardo Cima 84
2010-01-18 Andrew Garnett -215 Joan Clark 115 Anne Jackson -36 Chris Dixon 136
2010-01-18 Andrew Garnett -75 Neil Trentham -140 Willie Whitaker 244 Anne Jackson -29
2010-01-18 Andrew Garnett -26 Kit Woolsey 105 Willie Whitaker 156 Fabio Lo Presti -235
2010-01-18 Anne Jackson 72 Sally Woolsey 181 Leonardo Cima -385 JoAnna Stansby 132
2010-01-19 JoAnna Stansby 189 Lew Stansby 304 Willie Whitaker -106 Sally Woolsey -387
2010-01-19 Neil Trentham 58 Anne Jackson -430 Willie Whitaker 213 Chris Dixon 159
2010-01-19 Neil Trentham 201 Kit Woolsey 24 Willie Whitaker 75 Sally Woolsey -300
2010-01-19 JoAnna Stansby 26 Joan Clark 126 Lew Stansby 139 Leonardo Cima -291
2010-01-20 Anne Jackson 183 Neil Trentham -122 Mac Argo -101 Willie Whitaker 40
2010-01-20 Leonardo Cima -243 Kit Woolsey 61 Chris Dixon -141 Willie Whitaker 323
2010-01-21 JoAnna Stansby -189 Kit Woolsey -221 Lew Stansby 299 Ben Handley-Pritchard 111
2010-01-21 Neil Trentham -95 Sally Woolsey 132 Chris Dixon -62 JoAnna Stansby 25
2010-01-21 Anne Jackson -113 Willie Whitaker -153 Cheryl Frizzell 123 Joan Clark 143
2010-01-21 Anne Jackson -266 Neil Trentham -19 Cheryl Frizzell -19 Sally Woolsey 304
2010-01-21 JoAnna Stansby 237 Leonardo Cima -243 Lew Stansby 19 Sally Woolsey -13
2010-01-22 JoAnna Stansby 24 Kit Woolsey -4 Lew Stansby 165 Cheryl Frizzell -185
2010-01-22 Cheryl Frizzell -44 Neil Trentham 225 Willie Whitaker -65 Chris Dixon -116
2010-01-22 JoAnna Stansby -56 Kit Woolsey 182 Lew Stansby -67 Doron Limor -59
2010-01-23 JoAnna Stansby 61 Kit Woolsey 149 Lew Stansby -123 Cheryl Frizzell -87
2010-01-23 Joan Clark -179 Carlo Fogaroli 117 Cheryl Frizzell 131 Neil Trentham -69
2010-01-24 Joan Clark 125 Neil Trentham 197 Leonardo Cima -175 Cheryl Frizzell -147
2010-01-24 JoAnna Stansby -61 Lew Stansby 143 Cheryl Frizzell -55 Sally Woolsey -27
2010-01-25 Joan Clark -24 Cheryl Frizzell -24 Willie Whitaker 59 Neil Trentham -11
2010-01-25 JoAnna Stansby 312 Ben Handley-Pritchard 187 Willie Whitaker -162 Neil Trentham -337
2010-01-26 JoAnna Stansby 21 Kit Woolsey 261 Cheryl Frizzell -120 Sally Woolsey -162
2010-01-26 Joan Clark -253 Leonardo Cima -302 Willie Whitaker 78 Kit Woolsey 477
2010-01-27 JoAnna Stansby -96 Alex Werner 104 Ben Handley-Pritchard 46 Michael Wilkinson -54
2010-01-28 Neil Trentham 68 JoAnna Stansby -151 Willie Whitaker 87 Andrew Garnett -4
2010-01-29 Joan Clark 199 Michael Wilkinson -30 Cheryl Frizzell -301 Doris Denny 132
2010-01-29 JoAnna Stansby -148 Cheryl Frizzell 193 Lew Stansby 52 Anne Jackson -97
2010-01-29 Neil Trentham 197 Cheryl Frizzell -176 Willie Whitaker -45 Chris Dixon 24
2010-01-29 JoAnna Stansby -52 Doron Limor 182 Cheryl Frizzell -148 Leonardo Cima 18
2010-01-30 Neil Trentham 107 Carlo Fogaroli 95 Chris Dixon 135 Ben Handley-Pritchard -337
2010-01-30 Anne Jackson 32 Cheryl Frizzell 10 Chris Dixon 285 Doris Denny -327
2010-01-30 Joan Clark -106 Michael Wilkinson -20 Cheryl Frizzell 83 Leonardo Cima 43
2010-01-31 Andrew Garnett -80 Michael Wilkinson -32 Cheryl Frizzell 186 Doron Limor -74
2010-01-31 Anne Jackson 33 Nicholas Cheung -197 Mike Rice -37 Joan Clark 201
2010-01-31 Neil Trentham -2 Cheryl Frizzell 25 Joan Clark -13 Andrew Garnett -10
2010-01-31 Neil Trentham 178 Cheryl Frizzell -189 Sally Woolsey 75 Andrew Garnett -64
2010-01-31 Anne Jackson -214 Leonardo Cima 81 Willie Whitaker -15 Doron Limor 148
2010-01-31 Andrew Garnett 160 Mike Rice -213 Leonardo Cima 57 Joan Clark -4
2010-02-01 Anne Jackson 125 Michael Wilkinson 85 Doron Limor -77 Jon Rice -133