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

February: Doron Limor

March: JoAnna Stansby

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: Wed 07 Apr 2010 10:03 (UK time)

Date South West North East
2010-03-01 Neil Trentham 99 Mac Argo -85 Cheryl Frizzell 101 Doris Denny -115
2010-03-01 JoAnna Stansby 325 Doron Limor -56 Cheryl Frizzell -291 Fabio Lo Presti 22
2010-03-01 Anne Jackson 28 Kit Woolsey 131 Alex Werner -72 Doron Limor -87
2010-03-02 Joan Clark -24 Mac Argo -95 Doron Limor -111 Neil Trentham 230
2010-03-02 JoAnna Stansby 0 Doron Limor -19 Chris Dixon 82 Lew Stansby -63
2010-03-03 Joan Clark 138 Neil Trentham -92 Mac Argo -189 Doris Denny 143
2010-03-03 Andrew Garnett -43 Cheryl Frizzell 126 Anne Jackson -14 Neil Trentham -69
2010-03-03 Andrew Garnett 22 Neil Trentham 16 Cheryl Frizzell -209 Anne Jackson 171
2010-03-04 Neil Trentham 93 Anne Jackson 90 Willie Whitaker -83 Joan Clark -100
2010-03-05 Anne Jackson -133 Mac Argo -148 Doron Limor 171 Andrew Garnett 110
2010-03-05 Andrew Garnett -63 Neil Trentham 103 Anne Jackson -18 Doron Limor -22
2010-03-05 JoAnna Stansby 157 Kit Woolsey -250 Andrew Garnett 172 Sally Woolsey -79
2010-03-06 JoAnna Stansby 182 Kit Woolsey 73 Doron Limor -264 Andrew Garnett 9
2010-03-06 Neil Trentham 46 Andrew Garnett -11 Cheryl Frizzell 36 Doris Denny -71
2010-03-06 Andrew Garnett 434 Mac Argo -72 Anne Jackson -202 Cheryl Frizzell -160
2010-03-06 Andrew Garnett -296 Neil Trentham 267 Cheryl Frizzell -327 Doron Limor 356
2010-03-07 JoAnna Stansby 40 Lew Stansby -162 Cheryl Frizzell -94 Doron Limor 216
2010-03-07 Andrew Garnett 55 Anne Jackson 7 Cheryl Frizzell 166 JoAnna Stansby -228
2010-03-07 Andrew Garnett -135 Jon Rice 76 Anne Jackson 214 Joan Clark -155
2010-03-07 Andrew Garnett 74 Neil Trentham 76 Cheryl Frizzell 161 Doris Denny -311
2010-03-07 Andrew Garnett -243 Doron Limor 103 Anne Jackson 116 Cheryl Frizzell 24
2010-03-07 Joan Clark 208 Mac Argo -452 Cheryl Frizzell 21 Doron Limor 223
2010-03-07 Anne Jackson 149 Cheryl Frizzell -180 Leonardo Cima -44 Doron Limor 75
2010-03-08 Anne Jackson -31 Mac Argo -62 Doron Limor 130 Cheryl Frizzell -37
2010-03-08 Neil Trentham 51 Mac Argo -77 Cheryl Frizzell 42 Doris Denny -16
2010-03-08 Anne Jackson 14 Mac Argo -148 Doron Limor -27 Jon Rice 161
2010-03-08 JoAnna Stansby 189 Shireen Mohandes -2 Doron Limor -46 Willie Whitaker -141
2010-03-08 Anne Jackson -152 Kit Woolsey -296 Leonardo Cima 12 Sally Woolsey 436
2010-03-09 Neil Trentham 29 Mac Argo -170 Cheryl Frizzell 45 Doris Denny 96
2010-03-09 Neil Trentham 189 Willie Whitaker 300 Anne Jackson -127 Chris Dixon -362
2010-03-09 Neil Trentham -207 Willie Whitaker -73 Cheryl Frizzell 52 Sally Woolsey 228
2010-03-10 Neil Trentham -169 Anne Jackson 164 Cheryl Frizzell 253 Doris Denny -248
2010-03-10 Neil Trentham -7 Cheryl Frizzell -252 Willie Whitaker 52 Anne Jackson 207
2010-03-10 Joan Clark -67 Jon Rice -61 Doron Limor 114 Sally Woolsey 14
2010-03-11 Neil Trentham -72 Mac Argo 325 Cheryl Frizzell -219 Doris Denny -34
2010-03-11 Neil Trentham 173 Anne Jackson -77 Cheryl Frizzell -57 Joan Clark -39
2010-03-11 JoAnna Stansby 229 Willie Whitaker -16 Doron Limor -320 Anne Jackson 107
2010-03-12 Neil Trentham -55 Anne Jackson 219 Cheryl Frizzell -289 Jon Rice 125
2010-03-13 Neil Trentham 56 Willie Whitaker 31 Cheryl Frizzell -207 Doris Denny 120
2010-03-13 Neil Trentham -54 Jon Rice 200 Anne Jackson -43 Joan Clark -103
2010-03-13 Anne Jackson 215 JoAnna Stansby -144 Jon Rice 118 Andrew Garnett -189
2010-03-14 Anne Jackson 7 Neil Trentham 13 Cheryl Frizzell 297 Doris Denny -317
2010-03-14 Anne Jackson -5 Jon Rice 55 Sally Woolsey -119 JoAnna Stansby 69
2010-03-15 Neil Trentham 274 Ben Handley-Pritchard -227 Cheryl Frizzell -33 Doris Denny -14
2010-03-15 Anne Jackson -99 Cheryl Frizzell -198 Leonardo Cima 184 Neil Trentham 113
2010-03-16 Anne Jackson -9 Neil Trentham -81 Joan Clark -34 Jon Rice 124
2010-03-17 Joan Clark -409 Willie Whitaker 57 Neil Trentham 355 Doris Denny -3
2010-03-18 Anne Jackson 60 Neil Trentham 81 Willie Whitaker 145 Andrew Garnett -286
2010-03-19 Anne Jackson -42 Neil Trentham 269 Jon Rice -83 Chris Dixon -144
2010-03-20 Joan Clark 87 Leonardo Cima -189 Chris Dixon -45 Doris Denny 147
2010-03-20 Neil Trentham 5 Anne Jackson -335 Prahalad Rajkumar 152 Chris Dixon 178
2010-03-21 Joan Clark -76 Mac Argo -143 Laura de Laurentiis 173 Doris Denny 46
2010-03-22 Neil Trentham 291 Mac Argo -209 Cheryl Frizzell 134 Doris Denny -216
2010-03-23 Neil Trentham -24 Cheryl Frizzell 205 Joan Clark -138 Mac Argo -43
2010-03-23 Neil Trentham 94 Mac Argo -37 Cheryl Frizzell 171 Willie Whitaker -228
2010-03-23 JoAnna Stansby 180 Neil Trentham -262 Willie Whitaker 102 Cheryl Frizzell -20
2010-03-24 Joan Clark -14 Mac Argo -179 Cheryl Frizzell 33 Willie Whitaker 160
2010-03-24 Neil Trentham -62 Mac Argo -139 Cheryl Frizzell 226 Chris Dixon -25
2010-03-25 Neil Trentham 282 Mac Argo -195 Cheryl Frizzell -36 Doris Denny -51
2010-03-25 JoAnna Stansby 99 Chris Dixon -72 Willie Whitaker -27 Laura de Laurentiis 0
2010-03-26 JoAnna Stansby 273 Mac Argo -351 Cheryl Frizzell 151 Doris Denny -73
2010-03-26 Anne Jackson 63 Neil Trentham 157 Cheryl Frizzell -92 Mac Argo -128
2010-03-26 JoAnna Stansby -141 Willie Whitaker 233 Laura de Laurentiis 204 Leonardo Cima -296
2010-03-27 Anne Jackson -36 Carlo Fogaroli 242 Leonardo Cima -448 Joan Clark 242
2010-03-27 Andrew Garnett -80 Jon Rice -161 Willie Whitaker 212 Alex Werner 29
2010-03-27 Anne Jackson -9 Andrew Garnett -2 Cheryl Frizzell -9 Laura de Laurentiis 20
2010-03-28 Neil Trentham 290 Cheryl Frizzell -40 Mac Argo -136 Doris Denny -114
2010-03-29 JoAnna Stansby -333 Kit Woolsey 275 Andrew Garnett 33 Sally Woolsey 25
2010-03-29 Anne Jackson -41 Neil Trentham 22 Cheryl Frizzell 173 Mac Argo -154
2010-03-29 JoAnna Stansby -68 Cheryl Frizzell 163 Anne Jackson -70 Mac Argo -25
2010-03-30 Andrew Garnett 177 Kit Woolsey 3 Sally Woolsey -236 Joan Clark 56
2010-03-30 JoAnna Stansby -32 Andrew Garnett 85 Willie Whitaker -53 Anne Jackson 0
2010-03-30 Neil Trentham 371 Cheryl Frizzell -242 Chris Dixon -9 Mac Argo -120
2010-03-31 Joan Clark -45 Neil Trentham 53 Cheryl Frizzell -17 Willie Whitaker 9
2010-03-31 JoAnna Stansby 164 Cheryl Frizzell -108 Willie Whitaker -32 Neil Trentham -24