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Submitting results

Ladder results should be sent to results@barbu.co.uk

 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.

This month

Ladder

Halls of Shame & Fame

Game data

This year

Ladder

Zester and Apple Core Ladder

Halls of Shame & Fame

Previous ladders

January 2011

February 2011

January 2004-December 2010

Previous game data

January 2011

February 2011

January 2003-December 2010

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, 2011

January: Chris Dixon

February: Neil Trentham

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: Thu 03 Mar 2011 23:41 (UK time)

Date South West North East
2011-02-01 Chris Dixon -72 Christophe Grosset -202 Rita Smith 149 Joan Clark 125
2011-02-01 Neil Trentham 182 Lew Stansby 62 Willie Whitaker -89 JoAnna Stansby -155
2011-02-01 Neil Trentham 191 Rita Smith -212 Alan Epley 286 Laura Tidone -265
2011-02-02 Jay Korobow -88 Michael Wilkinson -12 Tom Townsend 82 Pat Civale 18
2011-02-02 Neil Trentham 65 Rita Smith -72 Anne Jackson 105 Joan Clark -98
2011-02-02 JoAnna Stansby -260 Kit Woolsey 195 Lew Stansby 69 Neil Trentham -4
2011-02-03 Dean Pokorny -240 Ben Handley-Pritchard 372 Graham Hazel -244 Kit Woolsey 112
2011-02-03 Chris Dixon -57 Willie Whitaker 257 Rita Smith -105 Tom Townsend -95
2011-02-03 Neil Trentham 155 Joan Clark -91 Rita Smith 112 Anne Jackson -176
2011-02-03 JoAnna Stansby 48 Anne Jackson -151 Rita Smith -203 Kit Woolsey 306
2011-02-03 Neil Trentham 176 Joan Clark -34 Alan Epley 78 Kit Woolsey -220
2011-02-03 Dean Pokorny -405 Alan Epley 63 Ben Handley-Pritchard 235 Jay Korobow 107
2011-02-04 JoAnna Stansby 158 Willie Whitaker -94 Rita Smith -235 Doron Limor 171
2011-02-04 Neil Trentham 168 Lew Stansby -278 Willie Whitaker 81 Ben Handley-Pritchard 29
2011-02-04 Laura Tidone 136 Rita Smith 90 Ben Handley-Pritchard 3 Anne Jackson -229
2011-02-04 Laura Tidone -177 Willie Whitaker 76 Carlo Fogaroli -96 Ben Handley-Pritchard 197
2011-02-04 Neil Trentham -24 Willie Whitaker -501 Doron Limor 495 Andrew Garnett 30
2011-02-04 Laura Tidone 82 Ben Handley-Pritchard -175 Jay Korobow -236 Kit Woolsey 329
2011-02-05 Anne Jackson -125 Doron Limor 101 Dean Pokorny -103 Andrew Garnett 127
2011-02-05 Anne Jackson 221 Doron Limor -125 Leonardo Cima -105 Andrew Garnett 9
2011-02-05 Laura Tidone 12 Jay Korobow -56 Carlo Fogaroli -13 Neil Trentham 57
2011-02-05 Jay Korobow -189 Doron Limor 205 Ben Handley-Pritchard 50 Diana Tenery-Ascher -66
2011-02-06 Jay Korobow -55 Tom Townsend 237 Alan Epley -318 Lew Stansby 136
2011-02-06 Anne Jackson 118 Laura Tidone 157 Leonardo Cima -527 Andrew Garnett 252
2011-02-06 Neil Trentham -42 Dean Pokorny 136 Lew Stansby -131 Rita Smith 37
2011-02-06 JoAnna Stansby 73 Dean Pokorny -152 Mike Rice 94 Sally Woolsey -15
2011-02-06 Laura Tidone -163 Tom Townsend 122 Jay Korobow 194 Richard Probst -153
2011-02-06 Dean Pokorny 11 Anne Jackson 11 Alan Epley -45 Ben Handley-Pritchard 23
2011-02-07 JoAnna Stansby -198 Kit Woolsey 34 Lew Stansby -1 Sally Woolsey 165
2011-02-07 Neil Trentham 102 Rita Smith -125 Anne Jackson -151 Andrew Garnett 174
2011-02-07 Jay Korobow 78 Tom Townsend 110 Alan Epley -108 Joan Clark -80
2011-02-07 Andrew Garnett -87 Jay Korobow -105 Kit Woolsey 101 Sally Woolsey 91
2011-02-07 Andrew Garnett -381 Sally Woolsey 154 Laura Tidone 180 Jay Korobow 47
2011-02-07 Neil Trentham 271 Kit Woolsey 4 Doron Limor -98 Laura Tidone -177
2011-02-08 Anne Jackson -71 Alan Epley -107 Joan Clark 90 Sally Woolsey 88
2011-02-08 Chris Dixon -165 Doron Limor 79 Ben Handley-Pritchard 142 Tom Townsend -56
2011-02-08 Jay Korobow 290 Tom Townsend -131 Alan Epley 172 Doron Limor -331
2011-02-08 JoAnna Stansby 91 Willie Whitaker -48 Lew Stansby 61 Joan Clark -104
2011-02-08 Neil Trentham 186 Rita Smith -371 Anne Jackson 97 Ben Handley-Pritchard 88
2011-02-08 Chris Dixon 16 Anne Jackson 98 Laura Tidone -140 Ed Levy 26
2011-02-08 Neil Trentham -134 Ben Handley-Pritchard -213 Doron Limor 278 Alan Epley 69
2011-02-08 JoAnna Stansby 69 Jay Korobow 239 Chris Dixon -31 Kit Woolsey -277
2011-02-09 JoAnna Stansby -143 Kit Woolsey -23 Jay Korobow -65 Sally Woolsey 231
2011-02-09 Chris Dixon 191 Doris Denny -357 Anne Jackson 130 Laura Tidone 36
2011-02-09 Neil Trentham 126 Anne Jackson 121 Chris Dixon -123 Doris Denny -124
2011-02-09 Neil Trentham 360 Dean Pokorny -250 Alan Epley 99 Sally Woolsey -209
2011-02-09 Joan Clark 84 Michael Wilkinson -207 Willie Whitaker 18 Jay Korobow 105
2011-02-10 Chris Dixon 51 Rita Smith 211 Laura Tidone -151 Ben Handley-Pritchard -111
2011-02-10 Chris Dixon 101 Neil Trentham 33 Laura Tidone -104 Anne Jackson -30
2011-02-10 Laura Tidone 190 Alex Hydes 162 Kit Woolsey -21 Tom Townsend -331
2011-02-10 Neil Trentham 184 Doron Limor 168 Dean Pokorny -249 Alan Epley -103
2011-02-11 JoAnna Stansby -34 Lew Stansby -139 Jay Korobow -9 Michael Wilkinson 182
2011-02-11 Neil Trentham 18 Anne Jackson -10 Willie Whitaker -84 Doron Limor 76
2011-02-11 Laura Tidone 93 Chris Dixon 131 Carlo Fogaroli -242 Doron Limor 18
2011-02-11 Laura Tidone -38 Kit Woolsey -54 Doron Limor 262 Sally Woolsey -170
2011-02-12 JoAnna Stansby -102 Jay Korobow -110 Joan Clark 133 Lew Stansby 79
2011-02-12 Chris Dixon 10 Diana Tenery-Ascher -44 Anne Jackson -99 Doron Limor 133
2011-02-12 Laura Tidone 14 Carlo Fogaroli 41 Doron Limor -22 Joan Clark -33
2011-02-13 Anne Jackson -150 Tom Townsend 41 Doron Limor 77 Diana Tenery-Ascher 32
2011-02-13 Laura Tidone 52 Chris Dixon 17 Joan Clark 7 Christophe Grosset -76
2011-02-13 Anne Jackson 135 Doron Limor -392 Neil Trentham 116 Chris Dixon 141
2011-02-13 Laura Tidone 18 Rita Smith -195 Jay Korobow 75 Joan Clark 102
2011-02-13 Chris Dixon -222 Jay Korobow 58 Laura Tidone -24 Doris Denny 188
2011-02-14 Andrew Garnett 43 Jay Korobow 192 Alan Epley -299 Tom Townsend 64
2011-02-14 Anne Jackson 189 Kit Woolsey -120 Joan Clark -89 Alex Hydes 20
2011-02-14 T.C. Altus 117 Andrew Garnett -128 Steve Altus 153 Charlie Garrod -142
2011-02-14 JoAnna Stansby 318 Kit Woolsey -293 Alan Epley 11 Sally Woolsey -36
2011-02-14 Joan Clark 339 Armando Pontecorvo -112 Rita Smith -71 Doris Denny -156
2011-02-14 Neil Trentham -123 JoAnna Stansby 272 Rita Smith -95 Lew Stansby -54
2011-02-14 Laura Tidone -198 Doron Limor 103 Alan Epley -49 Kit Woolsey 144
2011-02-14 Steve Altus 20 Kit Woolsey 177 T.C. Altus -241 Sally Woolsey 44
2011-02-15 Steve Altus 145 Kit Woolsey 93 T.C. Altus -29 Sally Woolsey -209
2011-02-15 Neil Trentham 160 Rita Smith -72 Anne Jackson -2 Willie Whitaker -86
2011-02-15 JoAnna Stansby -131 Ben Handley-Pritchard 256 Alan Epley 299 Sally Woolsey -424
2011-02-16 Anne Jackson -355 Willie Whitaker 402 Ben Handley-Pritchard 223 Tom Townsend -270
2011-02-16 Doron Limor -59 Ben Handley-Pritchard -222 Willie Whitaker 86 Tom Townsend 195
2011-02-17 Anne Jackson -13 Neil Trentham -191 Willie Whitaker 361 Chris Dixon -157
2011-02-17 Chris Dixon 100 Anne Jackson 82 Rita Smith -102 Joan Clark -80
2011-02-17 JoAnna Stansby -147 Willie Whitaker 214 Ben Handley-Pritchard -24 Sally Woolsey -43
2011-02-17 JoAnna Stansby 16 Willie Whitaker -148 Doron Limor -128 Michael Wilkinson 260
2011-02-18 Steve Altus 74 Alan Epley -34 T.C. Altus -128 Sally Woolsey 88
2011-02-18 Chris Dixon -15 Dean Pokorny -106 Rita Smith -88 Doron Limor 209
2011-02-18 Neil Trentham 67 Doron Limor 218 Willie Whitaker -77 Alan Epley -208
2011-02-18 Tom Townsend 124 Dan Korbel 38 Rita Smith 269 Sally Woolsey -431
2011-02-19 Joan Clark -62 Rita Smith -119 Willie Whitaker 136 Tom Townsend 45
2011-02-19 Chris Dixon -21 Willie Whitaker 79 Anne Jackson 138 Doron Limor -196
2011-02-19 Chris Dixon 220 Joan Clark 28 Rita Smith -161 Doron Limor -87
2011-02-19 Dean Pokorny 27 Alan Epley 173 Ben Handley-Pritchard 163 Tom Townsend -363
2011-02-19 Joan Clark 115 Tom Townsend 146 Dean Pokorny -214 Ben Handley-Pritchard -47
2011-02-20 Alan Epley 189 Doron Limor 30 Jay Korobow -333 Tom Townsend 114
2011-02-20 Anne Jackson -66 Ben Handley-Pritchard -76 Doron Limor 218 Tom Townsend -76
2011-02-20 Anne Jackson 66 Jay Korobow 42 Mauro Stivoli 82 Michael Wilkinson -190
2011-02-20 Steve Altus -261 JoAnna Stansby -70 Jay Korobow 148 Sally Woolsey 183
2011-02-20 JoAnna Stansby 136 Rita Smith 47 Anne Jackson -41 Neil Trentham -142
2011-02-20 Laura Tidone 118 Rita Smith -322 Fabio Lo Presti -33 Carlo Fogaroli 237
2011-02-20 Anne Jackson -106 Doron Limor 161 Rita Smith -53 Dean Pokorny -2
2011-02-20 Irene Baroni -18 Willie Whitaker 275 Martina Chiaramonte -361 JoAnna Stansby 104
2011-02-20 Doron Limor 129 Dean Pokorny -17 Willie Whitaker 121 Diana Tenery-Ascher -233
2011-02-21 Alan Epley 4 Steve Altus -143 Willie Whitaker -10 Tom Townsend 149
2011-02-21 Steve Altus -159 Irene Baroni 141 Jay Korobow 51 T.C. Altus -33
2011-02-21 Ben Handley-Pritchard 30 Alex Hydes 150 Anne Jackson 18 Tom Townsend -198
2011-02-21 Chris Dixon 46 Willie Whitaker 106 Joan Clark -88 Leonardo Cima -64
2011-02-21 Chris Dixon -35 Doron Limor -12 Willie Whitaker -6 Anne Jackson 53
2011-02-21 Laura Tidone 141 Rita Smith -305 Tom Townsend 116 Dean Pokorny 48
2011-02-21 Laura Tidone -17 Doron Limor 105 Alan Epley -63 Sally Woolsey -25
2011-02-21 Tom Townsend 1 Jay Korobow 219 Kit Woolsey -224 Sally Woolsey 4
2011-02-21 Alex Hydes 48 Ben Handley-Pritchard -239 Tom Townsend 62 Willie Whitaker 129
2011-02-22 Doron Limor 181 Diana Tenery-Ascher -253 Michael Wilkinson 172 Jay Korobow -100
2011-02-22 Chris Dixon -48 Willie Whitaker 140 Neil Trentham -4 Christophe Grosset -88
2011-02-22 JoAnna Stansby 79 Ed Levy 8 Tom Townsend -49 Willie Whitaker -38
2011-02-22 JoAnna Stansby 109 Kit Woolsey -72 Doron Limor 30 Sally Woolsey -67
2011-02-22 Neil Trentham -69 Jay Korobow 62 Willie Whitaker -18 Alan Epley 25
2011-02-23 Chris Dixon 82 Kit Woolsey -256 Ben Handley-Pritchard 43 Tom Townsend 131
2011-02-23 JoAnna Stansby -27 Kit Woolsey -32 Tom Townsend 211 Sally Woolsey -152
2011-02-23 Neil Trentham 115 Willie Whitaker -199 Chris Dixon -36 Armando Pontecorvo 120
2011-02-24 Anne Jackson 145 Neil Trentham -3 Joan Clark -170 Doron Limor 28
2011-02-25 Tom Townsend 50 Jay Korobow -198 Doron Limor -177 Ben Handley-Pritchard 325
2011-02-25 Neil Trentham 28 Anne Jackson 51 Joan Clark 75 Sally Woolsey -154
2011-02-25 Laura Tidone 18 Ben Handley-Pritchard -272 Doron Limor 278 Armando Pontecorvo -24
2011-02-25 Neil Trentham -174 Alan Epley 71 Laura Tidone 65 Tom Townsend 38
2011-02-25 Joan Clark -104 Graham Hazel -325 Tom Townsend 243 JoAnna Stansby 186
2011-02-26 JoAnna Stansby 146 Kit Woolsey 93 Andrew Garnett -353 Sally Woolsey 114
2011-02-26 Steve Altus 20 Kit Woolsey 104 T.C. Altus -166 Sally Woolsey 42
2011-02-26 Chris Dixon -57 Tom Townsend -74 Neil Trentham 42 Ben Handley-Pritchard 89
2011-02-27 Anne Jackson 214 Tom Townsend -7 Alan Epley 114 Irene Baroni -321
2011-02-27 JoAnna Stansby 82 Kit Woolsey -44 Jay Korobow 104 Sally Woolsey -142
2011-02-27 Neil Trentham 129 Rita Smith -14 Joan Clark -63 Doron Limor -52
2011-02-27 Chris Dixon -111 Doron Limor 210 Anne Jackson -51 Tom Townsend -48
2011-02-27 Laura Tidone -116 Kit Woolsey 187 Carlo Fogaroli -291 Tom Townsend 220
2011-02-28 JoAnna Stansby 123 Kit Woolsey 34 Alan Epley -219 Sally Woolsey 62
2011-02-28 Doron Limor 125 Tom Townsend 50 Ben Handley-Pritchard -227 Jay Korobow 52
2011-02-28 Chris Dixon 34 Neil Trentham 167 Rita Smith 20 Anne Jackson -221
2011-02-28 Joan Clark -378 Armando Pontecorvo 258 Doron Limor 88 Tom Townsend 32
2011-02-28 JoAnna Stansby 47 Irene Baroni -90 Rita Smith -149 Doron Limor 192
2011-03-01 Doron Limor -393 Kit Woolsey 466 Tom Townsend -113 Sally Woolsey 40