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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”).

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.

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

March 2011

April 2011

May 2011

June 2011

July 2011

January 2004-December 2010

Previous game data

January 2011

February 2011

March 2011

April 2011

May 2011

June 2011

July 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

March: JoAnna Stansby

April: Alan Epley

May: Willie Whitaker

June: Willie Whitaker

June: 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 Scores

Last updated: Wed 03 Aug 2011 23:09 (UK time)

Date	South			West			North			East
2011-07-01	Corey Robinson	172		Migry Zur Campanile	-126		Joan Clark	96		Pietro Campanile	-142
2011-07-01	Chris Dixon	88		Rita Smith	147		Doris Denny	-139		Beryl Dorscht	-96
2011-07-01	Chris Dixon	137		Neil Trentham	-3		Rita Smith	96		Carlo Fogaroli	-230
2011-07-01	Anne Jackson	-125		Willie Whitaker	-9		Christine Nelson	25		Rita Smith	109
2011-07-01	Laura Tidone	-22		Willie Whitaker	-285		Carlo Fogaroli	230		Richard Probst	77
2011-07-01	Laura Tidone	-12		Karen Blue	-369		Carlo Fogaroli	196		Willie Whitaker	185
2011-07-01	Neil Trentham	77		Willie Whitaker	-94		Carlo Fogaroli	43		Laura Tidone	-26
2011-07-01	Chris Willenken	-183		Migry Zur Campanile	145		Alan Epley	176		Corey Robinson	-138
2011-07-02	Anne Jackson	147		Rita Smith	-136		Willie Whitaker	107		Karen Blue	-118
2011-07-02	Joan Clark	164		Doron Limor	27		Rita Smith	164		Karen Blue	-355
2011-07-02	Laura Tidone	-20		Willie Whitaker	25		Carlo Fogaroli	-57		Joan Clark	52
2011-07-02	Laura Tidone	159		Willie Whitaker	-70		Carlo Fogaroli	-255		Ben Handley-Pritchard	166
2011-07-02	Laura Tidone	91		Pietro Campanile	-295		Carlo Fogaroli	4		Migry Zur Campanile	200
2011-07-03	Laura Tidone	85		Rita Smith	129		Carlo Fogaroli	57		Doris Denny	-271
2011-07-03	Joan Clark	202		Rita Smith	-80		Doris Denny	57		Beryl Dorscht	-179
2011-07-04	Joan Clark	123		Karen Blue	-118		Rita Smith	30		Migry Zur Campanile	-35
2011-07-04	Corey Robinson	137		Michael Wilkinson	60		John Rebardo	48		Nicole Gilmore	-245
2011-07-04	Corey Robinson	-263		Pat Civale	225		Chris Willenken	-26		Migry Zur Campanile	64
2011-07-04	Neil Trentham	235		Willie Whitaker	55		Anne Jackson	-26		Beryl Dorscht	-264
2011-07-04	JoAnna Stansby	266		Willie Whitaker	207		Joan Clark	-240		Karen Blue	-233
2011-07-04	Laura Tidone	-105		Joan Clark	63		Carlo Fogaroli	66		Anne Jackson	-24
2011-07-04	Neil Trentham	-164		Rita Smith	157		Willie Whitaker	123		Doris Denny	-116
2011-07-04	Neil Trentham	220		Willie Whitaker	-133		Rita Smith	-193		Ben Handley-Pritchard	106
2011-07-04	JoAnna Stansby	-30		Lew Stansby	287		Carlo Fogaroli	118		Sally Woolsey	-375
2011-07-05	JoAnna Stansby	249		Lew Stansby	5		Pietro Campanile	24		Migry Zur Campanile	-278
2011-07-05	Alan Epley	-109		Doron Limor	17		Ed Levy	-104		Doris Denny	196
2011-07-05	Anne Jackson	-109		Rita Smith	156		Willie Whitaker	-79		Joan Clark	32
2011-07-05	Neil Trentham	-83		Rita Smith	106		Willie Whitaker	92		Doris Denny	-115
2011-07-05	Neil Trentham	12		Willie Whitaker	50		Rita Smith	-126		Doris Denny	64
2011-07-06	Nicole Gilmore	39		Pat Civale	-105		Steve Altus	161		John Rebardo	-95
2011-07-06	Nicole Gilmore	4		Migry Zur Campanile	256		Pietro Campanile	166		Chris Willenken	-426
2011-07-06	Chris Dixon	269		Steve Altus	-210		Rita Smith	128		Carlo Fogaroli	-187
2011-07-06	Chris Dixon	282		Carlo Fogaroli	-55		Rita Smith	115		Doris Denny	-342
2011-07-06	Neil Trentham	115		JoAnna Stansby	132		Rita Smith	73		Christine Nelson	-320
2011-07-07	Chris Dixon	97		Armando Pontecorvo	-42		Rita Smith	125		Doris Denny	-180
2011-07-07	Neil Trentham	175		Joan Clark	-26		Rita Smith	-52		Christine Nelson	-97
2011-07-07	Neil Trentham	184		JoAnna Stansby	63		Rita Smith	-95		Beryl Dorscht	-152
2011-07-07	Laura Tidone	-304		Alan Epley	65		Carlo Fogaroli	-56		John Parsons	295
2011-07-08	JoAnna Stansby	-59		Migry Zur Campanile	-20		Lew Stansby	-5		Chris Willenken	84
2011-07-08	Sally Woolsey	49		Pietro Campanile	124		Chris Willenken	-222		Migry Zur Campanile	49
2011-07-08	Chris Dixon	19		Doron Limor	-30		Rita Smith	-196		Carlo Fogaroli	207
2011-07-08	Neil Trentham	27		Doron Limor	166		Rita Smith	-306		Beryl Dorscht	113
2011-07-08	Neil Trentham	166		Alan Epley	-10		Migry Zur Campanile	-318		Sally Woolsey	162
2011-07-08	Chris Dixon	-3		Christine Nelson	28		Rita Smith	119		Corey Robinson	-144
2011-07-09	Corey Robinson	-149		Kit Woolsey	217		Joan Clark	104		Sally Woolsey	-172
2011-07-09	Corey Robinson	62		Pietro Campanile	-129		Christine Nelson	-25		Migry Zur Campanile	92
2011-07-09	Joan Clark	182		Charlie Garrod	31		Rita Smith	-156		Laura Tidone	-57
2011-07-09	Neil Trentham	189		Migry Zur Campanile	-38		Doron Limor	86		Chris Willenken	-237
2011-07-10	Corey Robinson	-151		Anne Jackson	95		Christine Nelson	-1		Pat Civale	57
2011-07-10	Corey Robinson	-467		Mauro Stivoli	236		Christine Nelson	145		Pat Civale	86
2011-07-10	Laura Tidone	-92		Rita Smith	-123		Carlo Fogaroli	1		Fabio Lo Presti	214
2011-07-10	Joan Clark	174		Rita Smith	10		Anne Jackson	2		Carlo Fogaroli	-186
2011-07-10	Joan Clark	-60		Laura Tidone	49		Rita Smith	230		Carlo Fogaroli	-219
2011-07-10	Neil Trentham	39		Pat Civale	35		Migry Zur Campanile	31		Shireen Mohandes	-105
2011-07-10	Chris Dixon	68		John Parsons	-1		Rita Smith	64		Migry Zur Campanile	-131
2011-07-10	Pat Civale	-78		Giles Woodruff	-50		Doron Limor	153		Anne Jackson	-25
2011-07-11	Chris Willenken	-169		Kit Woolsey	111		Migry Zur Campanile	57		Sally Woolsey	1
2011-07-11	Neil Trentham	-72		Chris Dixon	187		Rita Smith	2		Carlo Fogaroli	-117
2011-07-11	Anne Jackson	144		Rita Smith	5		Migry Zur Campanile	-87		Christine Nelson	-62
2011-07-11	Neil Trentham	118		Alan Epley	34		Ben Handley-Pritchard	135		Christine Nelson	-287
2011-07-12	Joan Clark	57		Rita Smith	75		Doris Denny	-41		Carlo Fogaroli	-91
2011-07-12	Sally Woolsey	-22		Kit Woolsey	235		Migry Zur Campanile	17		Chris Willenken	-230
2011-07-12	Chris Dixon	-36		Rita Smith	85		Ed Levy	-44		Armando Pontecorvo	-5
2011-07-12	Chris Dixon	53		Ben Handley-Pritchard	176		Doron Limor	-17		Carlo Fogaroli	-212
2011-07-12	Chris Dixon	-77		Rita Smith	90		Christine Nelson	113		Beatrice Dixon	-126
2011-07-12	Neil Trentham	62		Rita Smith	-107		Ben Handley-Pritchard	206		Carlo Fogaroli	-161
2011-07-12	Chris Dixon	99		Ben Handley-Pritchard	-105		Christine Nelson	-132		Rita Smith	138
2011-07-12	Beatrice Dixon	-457		Doron Limor	194		Alan Epley	42		Christine Nelson	221
2011-07-13	Chris Dixon	2		Ed Levy	5		Rita Smith	-29		Michael Wilkinson	22
2011-07-13	Chris Dixon	-67		Christine Nelson	12		Neil Trentham	63		Rita Smith	-8
2011-07-13	Laura Tidone	-39		Migry Zur Campanile	60		Carlo Fogaroli	40		Pietro Campanile	-61
2011-07-13	Chris Dixon	227		Christine Nelson	-61		Rita Smith	-204		Neil Trentham	38
2011-07-13	Laura Tidone	87		Christine Nelson	-238		Carlo Fogaroli	18		Ben Handley-Pritchard	133
2011-07-14	Alan Epley	314		Doron Limor	-85		Chris Dixon	-233		JoAnna Stansby	4
2011-07-14	Shireen Mohandes	-432		John Parsons	101		Rita Smith	175		Doron Limor	156
2011-07-14	Neil Trentham	126		Rita Smith	-54		Joan Clark	21		John Parsons	-93
2011-07-14	Chris Dixon	-141		Anne Jackson	-38		Doron Limor	41		Christine Nelson	138
2011-07-14	Chris Dixon	113		Rita Smith	68		Christine Nelson	-38		Ed Levy	-143
2011-07-15	Anne Jackson	161		John Parsons	-224		Chris Willenken	234		Ed Levy	-171
2011-07-15	Chris Dixon	146		Doron Limor	-60		Rita Smith	-35		Doris Denny	-51
2011-07-15	Neil Trentham	-53		Doron Limor	315		Christine Nelson	-213		Migry Zur Campanile	-49
2011-07-15	Neil Trentham	332		Christine Nelson	46		Rita Smith	-56		John Parsons	-322
2011-07-16	JoAnna Stansby	182		Lew Stansby	206		Migry Zur Campanile	-196		Chris Willenken	-192
2011-07-16	Joan Clark	6		Anne Jackson	-139		Rita Smith	-14		Neil Trentham	147
2011-07-16	Chris Dixon	-166		Doron Limor	-27		Rita Smith	19		Neil Trentham	174
2011-07-17	JoAnna Stansby	157		Lew Stansby	3		Pietro Campanile	54		Migry Zur Campanile	-214
2011-07-17	JoAnna Stansby	164		Lew Stansby	-40		Anne Jackson	20		Migry Zur Campanile	-144
2011-07-17	Joan Clark	115		Willie Whitaker	-22		Doron Limor	-67		Chris Dixon	-26
2011-07-17	Neil Trentham	-70		Willie Whitaker	43		Doron Limor	21		Rita Smith	6
2011-07-17	Chris Dixon	261		Doron Limor	-186		Willie Whitaker	4		John Parsons	-79
2011-07-17	Chris Dixon	409		John Parsons	-146		Rita Smith	299		Beatrice Dixon	-562
2011-07-18	Nicole Gilmore	34		Pat Civale	63		John Rebardo	-310		Anne Jackson	213
2011-07-18	Chris Dixon	57		Rita Smith	-420		Willie Whitaker	136		Doron Limor	227
2011-07-18	Chris Dixon	164		Willie Whitaker	-61		Rita Smith	29		Migry Zur Campanile	-132
2011-07-18	Rita Smith	97		John Parsons	-215		Joan Clark	43		Migry Zur Campanile	75
2011-07-18	JoAnna Stansby	-7		Lew Stansby	-39		Christine Nelson	101		Doron Limor	-55
2011-07-18	Chris Dixon	-192		Neil Trentham	265		Anne Jackson	-221		Alan Epley	148
2011-07-19	JoAnna Stansby	-262		Lew Stansby	268		Migry Zur Campanile	313		Chris Willenken	-319
2011-07-19	Chris Dixon	-184		Neil Trentham	254		Rita Smith	-170		Joan Clark	100
2011-07-19	Chris Dixon	157		Christine Nelson	-23		Rita Smith	-77		Neil Trentham	-57
2011-07-20	Chris Dixon	213		Doron Limor	143		Rita Smith	157		Beryl Dorscht	-513
2011-07-21	Neil Trentham	-105		Rita Smith	88		Christine Nelson	25		Doron Limor	-8
2011-07-21	Chris Dixon	-65		Rita Smith	28		Joan Clark	69		Laura Tidone	-32
2011-07-21	Chris Dixon	-156		John Parsons	126		Rita Smith	166		Christine Nelson	-136
2011-07-22	Joan Clark	12		Doron Limor	191		Rita Smith	-83		Christine Nelson	-120
2011-07-22	Neil Trentham	103		Willie Whitaker	-89		Rita Smith	-152		Laura Tidone	138
2011-07-22	Chris Dixon	68		Doron Limor	11		John Parsons	-60		Willie Whitaker	-19
2011-07-23	Nicole Gilmore	2		Joan Clark	56		Rita Smith	-184		John Parsons	126
2011-07-23	Anne Jackson	-88		John Parsons	-86		Doron Limor	67		Willie Whitaker	107
2011-07-23	Chris Dixon	-89		Doron Limor	148		Rita Smith	16		Carlo Fogaroli	-75
2011-07-23	Chris Dixon	47		Neil Trentham	158		Ben Handley-Pritchard	44		Doron Limor	-249
2011-07-24	Corey Robinson	-262		Pat Civale	67		John Rebardo	163		Jay Korobow	32
2011-07-24	Chris Dixon	179		Richard Probst	25		Rita Smith	91		John Parsons	-295
2011-07-24	Joan Clark	-324		Rita Smith	175		Alan Epley	247		Anne Jackson	-98
2011-07-24	Doron Limor	-164		Ed Levy	137		Laura Tidone	190		Ben Handley-Pritchard	-163
2011-07-25	Nicole Gilmore	119		Pat Civale	-15		John Rebardo	-278		Joan Clark	174
2011-07-25	Joan Clark	236		Doron Limor	-191		Rita Smith	-88		Ben Handley-Pritchard	43
2011-07-25	Chris Dixon	201		Willie Whitaker	27		Rita Smith	181		John Parsons	-409
2011-07-25	Neil Trentham	178		Chris Dixon	-148		Rita Smith	-70		Ed Levy	40
2011-07-25	Nicole Gilmore	-138		Alan Epley	348		Ben Handley-Pritchard	-328		Christine Nelson	118
2011-07-26	Nicole Gilmore	15		Chris Dixon	-144		Rita Smith	-105		Alan Epley	234
2011-07-27	Chris Dixon	-33		Willie Whitaker	191		Rita Smith	131		Seth Gold	-289
2011-07-27	Chris Dixon	-31		Neil Trentham	95		Rita Smith	58		Christine Nelson	-122
2011-07-27	Chris Dixon	37		Christine Nelson	-190		Rita Smith	219		Richard Probst	-66
2011-07-27	Neil Trentham	300		Carlo Fogaroli	-144		Rita Smith	-214		Christine Nelson	58
2011-07-28	Nicole Gilmore	-15		Alan Epley	116		John Rebardo	-57		Jay Korobow	-44
2011-07-28	Chris Dixon	-45		Mauro Stivoli	224		Rita Smith	-46		John Parsons	-133
2011-07-28	Chris Dixon	320		Neil Trentham	-462		Rita Smith	191		Christine Nelson	-49
2011-07-29	Christine Nelson	-92		John Parsons	-25		Rita Smith	-76		Anne Jackson	193
2011-07-29	Joan Clark	-117		Doris Denny	112		Rita Smith	41		Carlo Fogaroli	-36
2011-07-29	Chris Dixon	-46		Willie Whitaker	-46		Rita Smith	-40		Anne Jackson	132
2011-07-30	Laura Tidone	77		Rita Smith	-43		Carlo Fogaroli	49		John Parsons	-83
2011-07-30	Anne Jackson	32		Willie Whitaker	-83		Rita Smith	-28		Doris Denny	79
2011-07-31	Chris Dixon	193		Carlo Fogaroli	-101		Laura Tidone	-9		Doris Denny	-83
2011-07-31	Chris Dixon	-61		Joan Clark	159		Rita Smith	-45		Giles Woodruff	-53
2011-07-31	Joan Clark	99		Anne Jackson	130		Rita Smith	-182		Ed Levy	-47
2011-07-31	Chris Dixon	-65		Giles Woodruff	204		Rita Smith	-378		Willie Whitaker	239