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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.

Chris Dixon, for sorting out the problem with serving that had been causing anguish for five years.

Steve Altus, David Beer, Lew Stansby, Neil Trentham and Giles Woodruff, for providing advice and comments on the ranking system.

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, 2003-10

2010 ladder: Steve Altus

2010 “Zester”: Andrew Garnett

2010 “Apple core”: Steve Altus

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

Barbu Ladder - input data

Barbu Ladder Scores

Last updated: Tue 04 Jan 2011 15:15 (UK time)

Date South West North East
2010-12-01 Chris Dixon 234 Ben Handley-Pritchard -210 Rita Smith 24 Neil Trentham -48
2010-12-01 Neil Trentham -90 Anne Jackson 158 Rita Smith -119 Sally Woolsey 51
2010-12-02 Neil Trentham 86 Anne Jackson 58 Rita Smith -97 Sally Woolsey -47
2010-12-02 Jay Korobow 209 Dean Pokorny 227 Alan Epley -451 Anne Jackson 15
2010-12-03 Neil Trentham 150 Alan Epley -199 Ben Handley-Pritchard 56 Sally Woolsey -7
2010-12-03 Neil Trentham -90 Jay Korobow -52 Anne Jackson 92 Alan Epley 50
2010-12-03 Chris Dixon 47 Jay Korobow 26 Laura Tidone -134 Alan Epley 61
2010-12-04 Neil Trentham -141 Anne Jackson -72 Chris Dixon 125 Sally Woolsey 88
2010-12-05 Laura Tidone -28 Rita Smith 21 Carlo Fogaroli -36 Fabio Lo Presti 43
2010-12-05 Neil Trentham 218 Diana Tenery-Ascher -682 Anne Jackson 297 Sally Woolsey 167
2010-12-05 Diana Tenery-Ascher -224 Sally Woolsey -39 Ben Handley-Pritchard 0 Alan Epley 263
2010-12-06 Neil Trentham 50 Rita Smith -52 Anne Jackson -110 Sally Woolsey 112
2010-12-07 Anne Jackson 72 Kit Woolsey 223 Andrew Garnett 41 Sally Woolsey -336
2010-12-07 Neil Trentham 10 Ben Handley-Pritchard 5 Rita Smith 106 Sally Woolsey -121
2010-12-07 Laura Tidone -7 Kit Woolsey -92 Carlo Fogaroli 138 Fabio Lo Presti -39
2010-12-07 Jay Korobow 235 Laura Tidone -37 Alan Epley -282 JoAnna Stansby 84
2010-12-08 Chris Dixon -29 Neil Trentham 109 Rita Smith 26 Doris Denny -106
2010-12-08 Anne Jackson 199 Leonardo Cima -475 Ben Handley-Pritchard 86 JoAnna Stansby 190
2010-12-08 Ben Handley-Pritchard -16 Kit Woolsey -39 Rita Smith -11 JoAnna Stansby 66
2010-12-08 Laura Tidone 242 Ben Handley-Pritchard 104 Carlo Fogaroli 26 Leonardo Cima -372
2010-12-08 Neil Trentham 208 Steve Altus 65 Alan Epley -130 Sally Woolsey -143
2010-12-09 Jay Korobow 40 Kit Woolsey -476 Sally Woolsey 109 Alan Epley 327
2010-12-09 Chris Dixon 94 Ben Handley-Pritchard -77 Rita Smith -11 Anne Jackson -6
2010-12-09 Jay Korobow 162 Alan Epley -128 Doron Limor -28 JoAnna Stansby -6
2010-12-10 Laura Tidone 46 Lew Stansby -46 Alan Epley 66 JoAnna Stansby -66
2010-12-10 Chris Dixon -206 Anne Jackson -99 Rita Smith 24 Ben Handley-Pritchard 281
2010-12-10 Laura Tidone 79 Neil Trentham 121 JoAnna Stansby -419 Lew Stansby 219
2010-12-10 Laura Tidone 115 Sally Woolsey 296 Doron Limor -55 Lew Stansby -356
2010-12-10 Neil Trentham 51 Alan Epley -46 Anne Jackson -63 JoAnna Stansby 58
2010-12-11 Neil Trentham 149 Anne Jackson 41 Rita Smith -129 Doris Denny -61
2010-12-11 Diana Tenery-Ascher -141 Alan Epley -252 Steve Altus 293 T.C. Altus 100
2010-12-12 Chris Dixon 88 Steve Altus 19 Doron Limor -160 Alan Epley 53
2010-12-12 Chris Dixon -62 Ben Handley-Pritchard -184 Leonardo Cima 20 Sally Woolsey 226
2010-12-13 Anne Jackson -17 Neil Trentham -28 Rita Smith 150 Chris Dixon -105
2010-12-13 JoAnna Stansby 276 Alan Epley 49 Lew Stansby -288 Steve Altus -37
2010-12-14 JoAnna Stansby 197 Alan Epley -227 Anne Jackson -135 Doron Limor 165
2010-12-14 Chris Dixon 282 Rita Smith -315 Ben Handley-Pritchard -46 Neil Trentham 79
2010-12-14 JoAnna Stansby -97 Anne Jackson 110 Alan Epley 58 Laura Tidone -71
2010-12-14 JoAnna Stansby 160 Lew Stansby 4 Laura Tidone -258 Alan Epley 94
2010-12-15 Chris Dixon -86 Anne Jackson 267 Rita Smith 142 Doris Denny -323
2010-12-15 JoAnna Stansby -50 Tom Townsend -110 Willie Whitaker 121 Alex Hydes 39
2010-12-15 JoAnna Stansby -7 Steve Altus 101 Lew Stansby -99 Rita Smith 5
2010-12-15 Laura Tidone 70 Tom Townsend 38 Carlo Fogaroli -334 Fabio Lo Presti 226
2010-12-15 JoAnna Stansby -59 Alan Epley 142 Steve Altus 196 Doron Limor -279
2010-12-16 Neil Trentham -9 Carlo Fogaroli 164 Rita Smith -45 Laura Tidone -110
2010-12-16 Chris Dixon 163 Tom Townsend -229 Alan Epley -17 Ben Handley-Pritchard 83
2010-12-16 JoAnna Stansby -33 Willie Whitaker 126 Lew Stansby 289 Kevin Epley -382
2010-12-16 Chris Dixon 63 Ben Handley-Pritchard 68 Tom Townsend -264 Alan Epley 133
2010-12-17 Neil Trentham 74 Tom Townsend -235 Rita Smith 1 Laura Tidone 160
2010-12-17 Neil Trentham 110 Steve Altus -115 Rita Smith 136 T.C. Altus -131
2010-12-18 Laura Tidone 132 Ben Handley-Pritchard 67 Carlo Fogaroli -268 Rita Smith 69
2010-12-18 Laura Tidone 240 Neil Trentham -103 Rita Smith 81 Carlo Fogaroli -218
2010-12-18 Steve Altus 65 Doron Limor -12 T.C. Altus 47 Joan Clark -100
2010-12-19 Steve Altus 61 Michael Wilkinson 170 T.C. Altus -98 Doron Limor -133
2010-12-19 Laura Tidone 26 Rita Smith 23 Carlo Fogaroli -76 Joan Clark 27
2010-12-19 Neil Trentham -40 Rita Smith 78 Anne Jackson 120 Diana Tenery-Ascher -158
2010-12-19 Chris Dixon 45 Doron Limor 209 Leonardo Cima -80 Steve Altus -174
2010-12-19 Tom Townsend -270 Ben Handley-Pritchard 325 Rita Smith 22 Doris Denny -77
2010-12-20 Steve Altus -58 Doron Limor -287 T.C. Altus 105 Tom Townsend 240
2010-12-20 Chris Dixon 151 Doron Limor 11 Anne Jackson -78 Joan Clark -84
2010-12-20 Chris Dixon -136 Ben Handley-Pritchard 141 Rita Smith -209 Joan Clark 204
2010-12-20 Chris Dixon -12 Rita Smith -89 Ben Handley-Pritchard 0 Neil Trentham 101
2010-12-20 Laura Tidone 263 Tom Townsend -253 Carlo Fogaroli 43 Joan Clark -53
2010-12-20 JoAnna Stansby 107 Alan Epley 8 Ben Handley-Pritchard 158 Willie Whitaker -273
2010-12-20 JoAnna Stansby -159 Willie Whitaker 6 Lew Stansby -30 Ben Handley-Pritchard 183
2010-12-20 Alan Epley -87 Ben Handley-Pritchard 62 Tom Townsend -161 Willie Whitaker 186
2010-12-20 Doron Limor -96 Kit Woolsey 70 Andy Bowles -42 Sally Woolsey 68
2010-12-21 Steve Altus 60 Ben Handley-Pritchard 294 T.C. Altus -138 JoAnna Stansby -216
2010-12-21 Chris Dixon 261 Willie Whitaker 49 Rita Smith -278 Neil Trentham -32
2010-12-21 Alan Epley 39 Ben Handley-Pritchard 71 Willie Whitaker -15 Shireen Mohandes -95
2010-12-22 Doron Limor 15 Alan Epley -173 Tom Townsend -142 Willie Whitaker 300
2010-12-22 Chris Dixon 67 Neil Trentham 26 Rita Smith -121 Joan Clark 28
2010-12-22 JoAnna Stansby 21 Rita Smith 174 Willie Whitaker 170 Diana Tenery-Ascher -365
2010-12-22 Laura Tidone -25 Ben Handley-Pritchard 250 Steve Altus -32 Carlo Fogaroli -193
2010-12-23 Steve Altus -156 Kit Woolsey 313 Jennifer Lin -160 Sally Woolsey 3
2010-12-23 Chris Dixon -47 Tom Townsend 4 Rita Smith -52 Mike Rice 95
2010-12-23 Steve Altus -146 Alan Epley 76 T.C. Altus 50 Anne Jackson 20
2010-12-23 Laura Tidone -53 Diana Tenery-Ascher 217 Willie Whitaker -187 Sally Woolsey 23
2010-12-23 Steve Altus -154 Tom Townsend 70 Laura Tidone 10 Willie Whitaker 74
2010-12-23 Steve Altus 313 Anne Jackson -204 Alan Epley -70 Ed Levy -39
2010-12-23 Steve Altus 50 Lew Stansby -24 Alan Epley 32 Willie Whitaker -58
2010-12-23 Laura Tidone 44 Tom Townsend 16 Doron Limor -20 Kevin Epley -40
2010-12-24 Ben Handley-Pritchard 107 Tom Townsend 139 Alan Epley -81 Michael Wilkinson -165
2010-12-24 Ben Handley-Pritchard 155 Tom Townsend -12 Kit Woolsey 168 Sally Woolsey -311
2010-12-24 Steve Altus -7 Joan Clark -149 T.C. Altus 12 Doron Limor 144
2010-12-24 Joan Clark 118 Rita Smith 114 Willie Whitaker -65 Diana Tenery-Ascher -167
2010-12-24 JoAnna Stansby 15 Rita Smith -107 Willie Whitaker 146 Chris Dixon -54
2010-12-24 JoAnna Stansby 222 Willie Whitaker 81 Lew Stansby -109 Massoun M ejjeh -194
2010-12-24 Steve Altus 247 Jennifer Lin -137 T.C. Altus -224 Alan Epley 114
2010-12-24 Laura Tidone 276 Lew Stansby -275 Carlo Fogaroli -62 Doron Limor 61
2010-12-24 Chris Dixon -48 Kit Woolsey 71 Willie Whitaker 188 Diana Tenery-Ascher -211
2010-12-25 Steve Altus -10 Nicholas Cheung -1 T.C. Altus -10 Jennifer Lin 21
2010-12-25 Joan Clark 205 Carlo Fogaroli -130 Rita Smith -39 Laura Tidone -36
2010-12-25 Laura Tidone -212 Diana Tenery-Ascher -237 Willie Whitaker 60 Joan Clark 389
2010-12-25 Doron Limor -83 Kit Woolsey -241 Alan Epley 120 Sally Woolsey 204
2010-12-25 Laura Tidone 85 Ben Handley-Pritchard 198 Tom Townsend -183 Joan Clark -100
2010-12-26 Laura Tidone 41 Tom Townsend 75 Ben Handley-Pritchard 96 Jay Korobow -212
2010-12-26 Steve Altus 241 Michael Wilkinson 213 T.C. Altus 21 Ellena Moskovsky -475
2010-12-26 Joan Clark -92 Doron Limor 119 Rita Smith 210 Doris Denny -237
2010-12-26 Laura Tidone -67 Rita Smith 12 Fabio Lo Presti 153 Carlo Fogaroli -98
2010-12-26 Laura Tidone 0 Carlo Fogaroli -58 Fabio Lo Presti 112 Lew Stansby -54
2010-12-26 Steve Altus 301 Doron Limor -227 T.C. Altus -114 Leonardo Cima 40
2010-12-26 Laura Tidone -86 Lew Stansby 89 Alan Epley 14 Joan Clark -17
2010-12-27 Steve Altus -17 Sally Woolsey 192 T.C. Altus -241 JoAnna Stansby 66
2010-12-27 Chris Dixon 206 Willie Whitaker -5 Rita Smith -123 Michael Wilkinson -78
2010-12-27 Joan Clark -281 Armando Pontecorvo 113 Doron Limor 352 Richard Probst -184
2010-12-27 Joan Clark 43 Anne Jackson -51 Rita Smith -49 Doron Limor 57
2010-12-27 Laura Tidone -114 Willie Whitaker 146 Rita Smith -21 Ben Handley-Pritchard -11
2010-12-27 Lew Stansby 66 Steve Altus -57 Doron Limor 6 T.C. Altus -15
2010-12-27 Jay Korobow -228 Anne Jackson -9 Alan Epley 137 Rita Smith 100
2010-12-27 Laura Tidone 26 Steve Altus 83 Doron Limor -239 Sally Woolsey 130
2010-12-27 Jay Korobow 78 JoAnna Stansby -130 Alan Epley 42 Laura Tidone 10
2010-12-28 Joan Clark 40 Alan Epley 16 Anne Jackson -154 Mike Rice 98
2010-12-28 JoAnna Stansby -109 Lew Stansby 40 Jennifer Lin -89 T.C. Altus 158
2010-12-28 Steve Altus 77 Kit Woolsey 88 T.C. Altus 86 Sally Woolsey -251
2010-12-28 Chris Dixon -30 Joan Clark -54 Rita Smith -209 Willie Whitaker 293
2010-12-28 Joan Clark -22 Willie Whitaker 350 Rita Smith -213 Doris Denny -115
2010-12-28 Chris Dixon -3 Willie Whitaker -62 Rita Smith -174 Anne Jackson 239
2010-12-28 JoAnna Stansby 74 Steve Altus -94 Laura Tidone 151 T.C. Altus -131
2010-12-28 JoAnna Stansby 158 Laura Tidone -205 Alan Epley -137 Sally Woolsey 184
2010-12-29 JoAnna Stansby 281 Kit Woolsey 76 Jay Korobow -297 Sally Woolsey -60
2010-12-29 T.C. Altus -141 Kit Woolsey 36 Steve Altus 129 Sally Woolsey -24
2010-12-29 Chris Dixon -115 Joan Clark -90 Rita Smith 149 Diana Tenery-Ascher 56
2010-12-29 Chris Dixon 312 Rita Smith -15 Doris Denny -207 Leonardo Cima -90
2010-12-29 Laura Tidone 93 Anne Jackson 15 Willie Whitaker -249 Joan Clark 141
2010-12-29 Jay Korobow -96 Laura Tidone -46 Justin Lall -169 Alan Epley 311
2010-12-30 Steve Altus 288 Alan Epley -102 Lew Stansby -32 T.C. Altus -154
2010-12-30 Joan Clark 25 Armando Pontecorvo 85 Rita Smith -10 Chris Dixon -100
2010-12-30 Laura Tidone 65 Willie Whitaker 51 Carlo Fogaroli 84 Lew Stansby -200
2010-12-31 Michael Wilkinson 90 Jay Korobow -164 T.C. Altus -68 JoAnna Stansby 142
2010-12-31 Joan Clark 63 Willie Whitaker -39 Rita Smith -32 Anne Jackson 8
2010-12-31 Chris Dixon -71 Anne Jackson 6 Rita Smith -56 Willie Whitaker 121
2010-12-31 Laura Tidone 61 Rita Smith -9 Willie Whitaker -260 Chris Dixon 208
2010-12-31 Kit Woolsey -140 Drew Hoskins -73 Rita Smith 63 Sally Woolsey 150
2011-01-01 Steve Altus 20 Alan Epley 114 T.C. Altus 193 Diana Tenery-Ascher -327