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Online Barbu Ladder

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”).

Each player’s name should either be a recognised alias, their full name, or an abbreviation which will be understood by the software.  The existing players already use a name which will be understood by the software, so there will rarely be any need to change the names.  If you send us a result that involves a new player, please let us know.

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, 2011

January: Chris Dixon

February: Neil Trentham

March: JoAnna Stansby

April: Alan Epley

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: Wed 04 May 2011 19:29 (UK time)

Date South West North East
2011-04-01 Joan Clark -149 Neil Trentham 262 Rita Smith -10 Ben Handley-Pritchard -103
2011-04-01 Chris Dixon 128 Neil Trentham -166 Rita Smith 199 Doron Limor -161
2011-04-03 Chris Dixon -123 Doron Limor -170 Rita Smith 144 Laura Tidone 149
2011-04-03 Chris Dixon 101 Neil Trentham 37 Rita Smith -64 Carlo Fogaroli -74
2011-04-03 Joan Clark -285 Nicole Gilmore 3 Doris Denny 241 Corey Robinson 41
2011-04-03 Laura Tidone 179 Rita Smith 188 Carlo Fogaroli -146 Joan Clark -221
2011-04-03 Chris Dixon -2 Rita Smith -366 Alan Epley 166 Leonardo Cima 202
2011-04-04 Steve Altus 46 Corey Robinson -233 Doris Denny -89 Rita Smith 276
2011-04-04 Chris Dixon -27 Nicole Gilmore -42 Neil Trentham 156 Leonardo Cima -87
2011-04-05 Chris Dixon 128 Rita Smith -31 Joan Clark 83 Neil Trentham -180
2011-04-05 Neil Trentham 119 Rita Smith -180 Doris Denny 11 Willie Whitaker 50
2011-04-05 Michael Wilkinson 146 Tom Townsend 142 Kit Woolsey -348 Sally Woolsey 60
2011-04-05 Alan Epley 28 Tom Townsend -26 Rita Smith 102 Leonardo Cima -104
2011-04-05 Doron Limor 140 Michael Wilkinson 8 Willie Whitaker 75 Tom Townsend -223
2011-04-06 Neil Trentham 68 Doron Limor 19 Rita Smith 38 Joan Clark -125
2011-04-06 Neil Trentham 229 Laura Tidone 15 Willie Whitaker -246 Doron Limor 2
2011-04-06 Chris Dixon 75 Neil Trentham -65 Joan Clark 218 Doron Limor -228
2011-04-07 Chris Dixon 280 Neil Trentham -195 Rita Smith 161 Willie Whitaker -246
2011-04-07 Joan Clark 225 Rita Smith 102 Anne Jackson -234 Neil Trentham -93
2011-04-07 Neil Trentham 57 Willie Whitaker -326 Alan Epley 198 Doron Limor 71
2011-04-07 Ed Levy -7 Doron Limor 126 Willie Whitaker 103 Shireen Mohandes -222
2011-04-08 Neil Trentham 51 Chris Dixon -247 Rita Smith 94 Doris Denny 102
2011-04-08 Laura Tidone 212 Willie Whitaker -16 Anne Jackson -193 Doron Limor -3
2011-04-08 Rita Smith 59 Nicole Gilmore 117 Willie Whitaker 54 Ben Handley-Pritchard -230
2011-04-08 Leonardo Cima 51 Willie Whitaker -75 Nicole Gilmore -235 John Rebardo 259
2011-04-08 Laura Tidone 171 Rita Smith -31 Willie Whitaker 43 Doris Denny -183
2011-04-09 Laura Tidone 77 Neil Trentham -232 Rita Smith 31 Fabio Lo Presti 124
2011-04-09 Neil Trentham 15 Rita Smith 191 Doris Denny -89 Tony Nunn -117
2011-04-09 Chris Dixon 210 Nicole Gilmore -52 Doron Limor -160 John Rebardo 2
2011-04-10 Steve Altus 80 Zevi Altus -268 Nicole Gilmore -52 Corey Robinson 240
2011-04-10 Corey Robinson -297 Pat Civale -93 John Rebardo 199 Nicole Gilmore 191
2011-04-10 Neil Trentham 40 Chris Dixon -173 Rita Smith 86 Laura Tidone 47
2011-04-10 Chris Dixon 37 Rita Smith -46 Joan Clark -35 Nicole Gilmore 44
2011-04-10 Laura Tidone -18 Kit Woolsey -13 Alan Epley 117 Sally Woolsey -86
2011-04-10 Joan Clark -53 Pat Civale -28 Anne Jackson 101 Leonardo Cima -20
2011-04-11 Corey Robinson -108 Irene Baroni 77 Doris Denny 13 Nicole Gilmore 18
2011-04-12 Corey Robinson -117 Christine Nelson 67 John Rebardo 64 Nicole Gilmore -14
2011-04-12 Joan Clark -50 Nicole Gilmore 146 Doris Denny 27 Christine Nelson -123
2011-04-12 Laura Tidone 80 Alan Epley 186 Carlo Fogaroli -125 Nicole Gilmore -141
2011-04-12 Neil Trentham 53 Rita Smith -38 Sally Woolsey 27 Willie Whitaker -42
2011-04-12 Chris Dixon 74 Christine Nelson -25 Rita Smith -6 Fabio Lo Presti -43
2011-04-13 Chris Dixon -50 Neil Trentham 197 Rita Smith -114 Laura Tidone -33
2011-04-13 Chris Dixon 391 Christine Nelson -240 Rita Smith -194 Willie Whitaker 43
2011-04-13 Laura Tidone -111 Nicole Gilmore -39 Christine Nelson -157 Carlo Fogaroli 307
2011-04-13 Laura Tidone -122 Willie Whitaker 276 Carlo Fogaroli -86 Christine Nelson -68
2011-04-13 Neil Trentham 228 Christine Nelson -575 Alan Epley 182 Sally Woolsey 165
2011-04-14 Neil Trentham -199 Christine Nelson 69 Rita Smith -44 Doron Limor 174
2011-04-14 Joan Clark 216 Willie Whitaker -38 Rita Smith 18 Leonardo Cima -196
2011-04-14 Neil Trentham -469 Christine Nelson 102 John Rebardo 192 Nicole Gilmore 175
2011-04-15 Neil Trentham 204 Chris Dixon 172 Rita Smith -16 Christine Nelson -360
2011-04-15 Neil Trentham -128 Nicole Gilmore 153 Rita Smith 70 John Rebardo -95
2011-04-15 Doron Limor 30 Nicole Gilmore -84 Sally Woolsey 170 Christine Nelson -116
2011-04-16 Laura Tidone 66 Nicole Gilmore -7 Rita Smith 129 Doris Denny -188
2011-04-17 Laura Tidone -20 Rita Smith 217 Carlo Fogaroli -19 Fabio Lo Presti -178
2011-04-17 Neil Trentham 113 Willie Whitaker -185 Rita Smith -56 Laura Tidone 128
2011-04-17 Neil Trentham 67 Doron Limor 30 Rita Smith -108 Laura Tidone 11
2011-04-17 Laura Tidone 134 Nicole Gilmore -308 Carlo Fogaroli 169 Sally Woolsey 5
2011-04-18 Nicole Gilmore -303 John Rebardo 127 Christine Nelson -36 Pat Civale 212
2011-04-18 Chris Dixon 24 Neil Trentham 42 John Rebardo 33 Christine Nelson -99
2011-04-18 Laura Tidone -151 Willie Whitaker 196 Irene Baroni -64 Kit Woolsey 19
2011-04-19 Nicole Gilmore 85 Mauro Stivoli 257 Doris Denny -352 Christine Nelson 10
2011-04-19 Chris Dixon 105 Rita Smith -84 Doris Denny -133 Laura Tidone 112
2011-04-19 Neil Trentham 93 Willie Whitaker 149 Rita Smith -13 Chris Dixon -229
2011-04-19 Laura Tidone 74 Rita Smith 109 Carlo Fogaroli -229 Joan Clark 46
2011-04-19 Nicole Gilmore -149 Chris Dixon -127 John Rebardo 266 Sally Woolsey 10
2011-04-19 Laura Tidone 141 Kit Woolsey -262 Doron Limor -70 Sally Woolsey 191
2011-04-20 Nicole Gilmore 37 Shawn Mccall -135 Pat Civale 73 Corey Robinson 25
2011-04-20 Neil Trentham -246 Laura Tidone -234 Doron Limor 278 Joan Clark 202
2011-04-20 Nicole Gilmore -48 Ben Handley-Pritchard 323 Christine Nelson -55 John Rebardo -220
2011-04-20 Chris Dixon 273 Doron Limor -52 Rita Smith -158 Alan Epley -63
2011-04-20 Laura Tidone -300 Ben Handley-Pritchard 206 Alan Epley 85 Carlo Fogaroli 9
2011-04-21 Nicole Gilmore 67 Pat Civale 225 John Rebardo -379 Ben Handley-Pritchard 87
2011-04-21 Chris Dixon 140 Christine Nelson -125 Rita Smith -122 Neil Trentham 107
2011-04-21 Joan Clark 281 Nicole Gilmore -245 Rita Smith -218 Doron Limor 182
2011-04-21 Neil Trentham 30 Doron Limor 134 Ben Handley-Pritchard 217 Laura Tidone -381
2011-04-22 Nicole Gilmore 173 Willie Whitaker 410 Ben Handley-Pritchard -83 Christine Nelson -500
2011-04-22 Neil Trentham 1 Laura Tidone -66 Doron Limor 308 Christine Nelson -243
2011-04-22 Chris Dixon 232 Pat Civale 165 Carlo Fogaroli -173 Alan Epley -224
2011-04-22 Joan Clark -193 Pat Civale -40 Neil Trentham 159 Sally Woolsey 74
2011-04-23 Laura Tidone 142 Rita Smith 24 Carlo Fogaroli -102 Pat Civale -64
2011-04-23 Joan Clark 45 Neil Trentham 23 Rita Smith 90 Laura Tidone -158
2011-04-23 Nicole Gilmore -24 Neil Trentham 261 Doron Limor 320 Leonardo Cima -557
2011-04-24 Corey Robinson -63 Pat Civale -11 John Rebardo 113 Nicole Gilmore -39
2011-04-24 Corey Robinson -93 Pat Civale 163 John Rebardo 213 Nicole Gilmore -283
2011-04-24 Chris Dixon 177 Diana Tenery-Ascher -65 Rita Smith -8 Michael Wilkinson -104
2011-04-24 Neil Trentham 263 Doron Limor 5 Rita Smith -21 Joan Clark -247
2011-04-24 Laura Tidone 174 Ben Handley-Pritchard 216 Carlo Fogaroli -434 Fabio Lo Presti 44
2011-04-24 Laura Tidone 143 Doron Limor -76 Joan Clark 38 Leonardo Cima -105
2011-04-25 Laura Tidone 59 Carlo Fogaroli 214 Rita Smith -363 Chris Dixon 90
2011-04-25 Neil Trentham 79 Christine Nelson -131 Rita Smith -107 Joan Clark 159
2011-04-25 Laura Tidone -4 Irene Baroni -17 Carlo Fogaroli -55 Ben Handley-Pritchard 76
2011-04-26 Nicole Gilmore -299 Doron Limor 137 John Rebardo 102 Joan Clark 60
2011-04-26 Chris Dixon -210 Ben Handley-Pritchard 99 Joan Clark -47 Rita Smith 158
2011-04-26 Neil Trentham 247 Doron Limor -379 Laura Tidone 65 Christine Nelson 67
2011-04-26 Laura Tidone -95 Ben Handley-Pritchard -12 Carlo Fogaroli 147 Christine Nelson -40
2011-04-26 Laura Tidone 8 Neil Trentham -20 Carlo Fogaroli 99 Leonardo Cima -87
2011-04-27 Corey Robinson -137 Pat Civale 27 Nicole Gilmore 155 John Rebardo -45
2011-04-27 Chris Dixon -2 Doron Limor 309 Rita Smith 101 Christine Nelson -408
2011-04-27 Neil Trentham 184 Doron Limor 25 Rita Smith -266 Joan Clark 57
2011-04-27 Laura Tidone 39 Alan Epley 244 Rita Smith -48 Carlo Fogaroli -235
2011-04-28 Nicole Gilmore -84 Pat Civale -121 John Rebardo -48 Sally Woolsey 253
2011-04-28 Chris Dixon -53 Ben Handley-Pritchard 56 Rita Smith -52 Willie Whitaker 49
2011-04-28 Chris Dixon -161 Willie Whitaker 2 Rita Smith 65 Doron Limor 94
2011-04-28 Chris Dixon 1 Alan Epley 146 Willie Whitaker 255 Joan Clark -402
2011-04-28 Neil Trentham 191 JoAnna Stansby -259 Rita Smith 51 Nicole Gilmore 17
2011-04-29 Nicole Gilmore -227 Pat Civale 104 Christine Nelson 121 Sally Woolsey 2
2011-04-29 Chris Dixon -264 Doron Limor 72 Rita Smith 115 Christine Nelson 77
2011-04-29 Nicholas Cheung -266 Rita Smith 218 Nicole Gilmore -45 Christine Nelson 93
2011-04-30 Corey Robinson -86 Shawn Mccall -331 John Rebardo 192 Nicole Gilmore 225
2011-04-30 Nicole Gilmore 74 Corey Robinson -142 Pat Civale 45 Jay Korobow 23
2011-04-30 Neil Trentham 41 Chris Dixon -26 Rita Smith -144 Willie Whitaker 129
2011-04-30 Neil Trentham 84 Rita Smith 68 Doron Limor 115 Chris Dixon -267