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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 2013

January 2004-December 2012

Previous game data

January 2013

January 2003-December 2012

Barbu Heroes

Largest number of monthly ladder wins

Neil Trentham (18)

All time highest scorer

Kit Woolsey (+653)

Highest score on a single deal

Kit Woolsey: +275 at Dominoes, subsequently equalled by Jon Rice

Winners, 2013

January: Alan Epley

Winners, 2003-12

2012 ladder: Ben Handley-Pritchard

2012 “Zester”: Ben Handley-Pritchard

2011 ladder: Fabio Lo Presti

2011 “Zester”: Willie Whitaker

2011 “Apple core”: Steve Altus

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 (four times), Steven De Donder (twice), Alan Epley (twice), Fabrizio Farnesi, Franco Garbosi, Martin Garvey (five times), Ben Handley-Pritchard (13 times), Graham Hazel, Anne Jackson (twice), Doron Limor (seven times), Francesco Mazzadi (twice), Joon Pahk, Armando Pontecorvo (three times), Richard Probst, Jérome Rombaut (twice), Jon Rice, Mike Rice (six times), JoAnna Stansby (four times), Lew Stansby (three times), John Therkelsen (five times), Laura Tidone (twice), Neil Trentham (18 times), Willie Whitaker (10 times), Philip Wood, Kit Woolsey (four times), Sally Woolsey

Barbu Ladder - input data

Barbu Ladder Scores

Last updated: Sun 03 Feb 2013 12:01 (UK time)

Date South West North East
2013-01-01 Stan Schenker -34 Rita Smith -15 Doris Denny -176 Steven De Donder 225
2013-01-01 Stan Schenker 57 Carlo Fogaroli -3 Rita Smith -140 Doris Denny 86
2013-01-01 Migry Zur Campanile -27 Franco Garbosi 139 Pietro Campanile -18 Joan Clark -94
2013-01-01 Laura Tidone 243 Joseph Schmitz -117 Massimo Pasquinelli 119 Migry Zur Campanile -245
2013-01-01 Anne Jackson 30 Joseph Schmitz -219 Federico Iavicoli 100 Dean Pokorny 89
2013-01-02 Migry Zur Campanile -78 Joan Clark 97 Dana Berkowitz -4 Chris Willenken -15
2013-01-02 Migry Zur Campanile 150 Anne Jackson -83 Federico Iavicoli 84 Dean Pokorny -151
2013-01-02 Migry Zur Campanile -161 Stan Schenker 15 Anne Jackson 71 Laura Tidone 75
2013-01-02 Chris Dixon 189 Anne Jackson 134 Chris Willenken -294 Migry Zur Campanile -29
2013-01-03 Stan Schenker -270 Chris Dixon 178 Rita Smith -8 Doris Denny 100
2013-01-03 Chris Dixon 251 Rita Smith -166 Stan Schenker -17 Doris Denny -68
2013-01-03 Joan Clark 67 Stan Schenker -154 Anne Jackson 326 Andrea Bulgari -239
2013-01-03 Migry Zur Campanile 88 Kit Woolsey -114 Carlo Fogaroli 127 Sally Woolsey -101
2013-01-04 Joan Clark 39 Sabina Schiano -246 Anne Jackson 48 Federico Iavicoli 159
2013-01-04 Stan Schenker 48 Cinzia Giordano 71 Rita Smith -69 Doris Denny -50
2013-01-04 Giuseppe Failla -29 Joseph Schmitz -98 Laura Tidone 143 Dean Pokorny -16
2013-01-04 Pat Civale 90 Michael Wilkinson 65 Spiros Liarakos 21 Irene Baroni -176
2013-01-04 Dana Berkowitz 100 Sabina Schiano -146 Rita Smith -168 Doris Denny 214
2013-01-04 Michael Wilkinson 207 Gianpaolo Eramo 43 Umberto Prestini -414 Dana Berkowitz 164
2013-01-04 Neil Trentham 36 Joseph Schmitz 31 Rita Smith -9 Doris Denny -58
2013-01-05 Joan Clark 94 Alessandro Vanoglio -36 Irene Baroni 60 Andrea Bulgari -118
2013-01-05 Spiros Liarakos 87 Alan Epley -172 Dean Pokorny 40 Anne Jackson 45
2013-01-06 Joan Clark 136 Chris Dixon -187 Andrea Bulgari -77 Richard Probst 128
2013-01-06 Dean Pokorny 158 John Parsons -186 Rita Smith 159 Doris Denny -131
2013-01-06 Richard Probst -230 Roger Berry 97 Rita Smith -26 Doris Denny 159
2013-01-06 Spiros Liarakos 16 Michael Wilkinson 407 Angela Poli -278 Carlo Fogaroli -145
2013-01-06 Pat Civale -68 Theodore Hwa -68 Richard Probst 115 Laura Tidone 21
2013-01-06 Dean Pokorny -168 Pat Civale 107 Michael Wilkinson 83 Joseph Schmitz -22
2013-01-07 Stan Schenker 263 Rita Smith -289 Richard Probst 150 Carlo Fogaroli -124
2013-01-08 Joan Clark 28 Rita Smith -196 Marco Prestini 62 Neil Trentham 106
2013-01-08 Migry Zur Campanile 120 Joan Clark 57 Laura Tidone 61 Alessandro Vanoglio -238
2013-01-08 Migry Zur Campanile 336 Ben Handley-Pritchard -90 Chris Willenken 80 Joan Clark -326
2013-01-09 Migry Zur Campanile 17 Kit Woolsey 34 Dana Berkowitz -120 Sally Woolsey 69
2013-01-09 Chris Dixon -130 Beryl Dorscht -177 Beatrice Dixon 188 Pat Civale 119
2013-01-09 Neil Trentham 60 Rita Smith 43 Beryl Dorscht -270 Joseph Schmitz 167
2013-01-09 Joan Clark 72 Joseph Schmitz -81 Rita Smith 80 Beryl Dorscht -71
2013-01-09 Migry Zur Campanile 34 Alan Epley -116 Fabio Lo Presti -20 Sally Woolsey 102
2013-01-09 Stan Schenker -73 Alessandro Vanoglio 276 Rita Smith 76 Doris Denny -279
2013-01-09 Joan Clark 42 Michael Wilkinson -59 Rita Smith -133 Sally Woolsey 150
2013-01-10 Migry Zur Campanile 73 Michael Wilkinson 461 Andrea Bulgari -580 Joan Clark 46
2013-01-10 Beatrice Dixon -82 Cinzia Giordano 110 Laura Tidone 247 Joseph Schmitz -275
2013-01-10 Stan Schenker -313 Neil Trentham 162 Rita Smith 89 Joan Clark 62
2013-01-11 Migry Zur Campanile -227 Sally Woolsey -15 Alan Epley 276 Joan Clark -34
2013-01-11 Migry Zur Campanile 165 Chris Willenken 96 Federico Iavicoli 19 Dana Berkowitz -280
2013-01-11 Stan Schenker 33 Marco Prestini 80 Rita Smith 49 Doris Denny -162
2013-01-11 Stan Schenker -201 Neil Trentham 89 Rita Smith -27 Carlo Fogaroli 139
2013-01-11 Neil Trentham 218 Anne Jackson 88 Dana Berkowitz -83 Stan Schenker -223
2013-01-11 Spiros Liarakos -76 Michael Wilkinson -11 Dana Berkowitz -38 Alan Epley 125
2013-01-12 Dana Berkowitz 89 Joseph Schmitz -242 Alessandro Vanoglio -3 Joan Clark 156
2013-01-12 Neil Trentham 62 Stan Schenker 93 Rita Smith 89 Alessandro Vanoglio -244
2013-01-12 Migry Zur Campanile 316 Federico Iavicoli -195 Dana Berkowitz 108 Neil Trentham -229
2013-01-13 Chris Dixon -34 Laura Tidone 183 Rita Smith 154 Doris Denny -303
2013-01-13 Stan Schenker 120 Carlo Fogaroli -75 Rita Smith 29 Doris Denny -74
2013-01-13 Neil Trentham -68 Carlo Fogaroli -84 Joan Clark 220 Sally Woolsey -68
2013-01-13 Migry Zur Campanile 52 Laura Tidone 167 Anne Jackson -29 Andrea Bulgari -190
2013-01-13 Pat Civale 121 Dana Berkowitz 42 Anne Jackson -190 John Parsons 27
2013-01-13 Migry Zur Campanile -217 Carlo Fogaroli -55 Dana Berkowitz 16 Laura Tidone 256
2013-01-14 Anne Jackson 23 Michael Wilkinson 125 Joan Clark 115 Kit Woolsey -263
2013-01-14 Stan Schenker 84 Laura Tidone 51 Rita Smith -341 Carlo Fogaroli 206
2013-01-14 Alan Epley 341 Joseph Schmitz -219 Anne Jackson -351 Richard Probst 229
2013-01-15 Stan Schenker 266 Joseph Schmitz -175 Michael Wilkinson 122 Doris Denny -213
2013-01-15 Migry Zur Campanile 102 Chris Willenken 176 Dana Berkowitz -161 Andrea Bulgari -117
2013-01-15 Neil Trentham -44 Joan Clark 141 Richard Probst -247 Federico Iavicoli 150
2013-01-15 Anne Jackson -189 Federico Iavicoli -77 Migry Zur Campanile 236 Fabio Lo Presti 30
2013-01-16 Stan Schenker 139 Rita Smith 159 Carlo Fogaroli -378 Ben Handley-Pritchard 80
2013-01-16 Neil Trentham 79 Joseph Schmitz -214 Doris Denny 132 Beryl Dorscht 3
2013-01-16 Chris Dixon -45 Alan Epley 131 Dana Berkowitz 81 Joan Clark -167
2013-01-17 Joan Clark -48 Carlo Fogaroli -19 Rita Smith -80 Doris Denny 147
2013-01-17 Neil Trentham 116 Joseph Schmitz -252 Anne Jackson 72 Stan Schenker 64
2013-01-17 Dana Berkowitz -58 Alan Epley 191 Rita Smith 242 Doris Denny -375
2013-01-17 Dana Berkowitz 46 Anne Jackson 94 Federico Iavicoli 84 Sabina Schiano -224
2013-01-17 Laura Tidone 60 Carlo Fogaroli 149 Rita Smith -116 Doris Denny -93
2013-01-17 Stan Schenker -69 Joseph Schmitz -94 Rita Smith 32 Beryl Dorscht 131
2013-01-17 Dana Berkowitz -9 Michael Wilkinson -33 Andrea Bulgari 12 Chris Willenken 30
2013-01-17 Alan Epley 125 Anne Jackson -42 Dana Berkowitz 55 Michael Wilkinson -138
2013-01-18 Migry Zur Campanile -138 Kit Woolsey 315 Alan Epley -109 Sally Woolsey -68
2013-01-18 Joan Clark 223 Neil Trentham 144 Joseph Schmitz -311 Sabina Schiano -56
2013-01-19 Carlo Fogaroli 37 Laura Tidone 194 Rita Smith -203 Doris Denny -28
2013-01-19 Roger Berry -230 Dana Berkowitz 55 Rita Smith 249 Doris Denny -74
2013-01-19 Dana Berkowitz -4 Tom Townsend 36 Rita Smith -74 Doris Denny 42
2013-01-19 Beryl Dorscht -229 Joseph Schmitz -26 Rita Smith 296 Doris Denny -41
2013-01-19 Stan Schenker 151 Joan Clark -82 Rita Smith 66 Doris Denny -135
2013-01-19 Chris Dixon -117 Joseph Schmitz -133 Federico Iavicoli 66 Joan Clark 184
2013-01-20 Anne Jackson 124 Joseph Schmitz 82 Dana Berkowitz -20 Maja Bruketa -186
2013-01-20 Stan Schenker 3 Carlo Fogaroli 153 Rita Smith -68 Doris Denny -88
2013-01-20 Andrea Bulgari -290 Pat Civale 56 Dana Berkowitz 100 Spiros Liarakos 134
2013-01-20 Carlo Fogaroli 130 Stan Schenker 134 Rita Smith -247 Doris Denny -17
2013-01-20 Dana Berkowitz 29 Carlo Fogaroli -31 Rita Smith 83 Doris Denny -81
2013-01-20 Michael Wilkinson 20 Joseph Schmitz -232 Aymeric Lebatteaux 130 Dana Berkowitz 82
2013-01-20 Joan Clark -111 Joseph Schmitz -99 Irene Baroni 18 Dana Berkowitz 192
2013-01-21 Migry Zur Campanile 129 Steve Altus -50 Federico Iavicoli 234 Andrea Bulgari -313
2013-01-21 Migry Zur Campanile 93 Federico Iavicoli -126 Dana Berkowitz -5 Joan Clark 38
2013-01-21 Stan Schenker -73 Carlo Fogaroli 184 Rita Smith -89 Doris Denny -22
2013-01-21 Stan Schenker -52 Beryl Dorscht 85 Rita Smith 13 Doris Denny -46
2013-01-21 Chris Dixon 141 Doris Denny 15 Carlo Fogaroli -258 Krisztina Ormay 102
2013-01-21 Roger Berry 82 Dana Berkowitz 55 Rita Smith -26 Doris Denny -111
2013-01-21 Irene Baroni -44 Joseph Schmitz 94 Rita Smith -87 Dana Berkowitz 37
2013-01-22 Chris Dixon 65 Irene Baroni -45 Rita Smith 69 Beryl Dorscht -89
2013-01-22 Chris Dixon 121 Carlo Fogaroli -109 Rita Smith -30 Doris Denny 18
2013-01-22 Migry Zur Campanile 79 Carlo Fogaroli 111 Laura Tidone -125 John Parsons -65
2013-01-22 Migry Zur Campanile 102 Joseph Schmitz 26 Alan Epley 196 Maja Bruketa -324
2013-01-22 Anne Jackson 2 Carlo Fogaroli -179 Joan Clark -77 Richard Probst 254
2013-01-22 Dean Pokorny 147 Gordan Valjak -392 Ben Handley-Pritchard 632 Maja Bruketa -387
2013-01-23 Migry Zur Campanile -108 Dana Berkowitz 36 Anne Jackson -66 Alan Epley 138
2013-01-23 Laura Tidone 9 Beryl Dorscht 48 Rita Smith 137 Carlo Fogaroli -194
2013-01-23 Stan Schenker -4 Beryl Dorscht -85 Rita Smith -36 Doris Denny 125
2013-01-24 Migry Zur Campanile 108 Manuela Schiano -47 Joan Clark -54 Federico Iavicoli -7
2013-01-24 Stan Schenker 17 Laura Tidone -28 Rita Smith 245 Doris Denny -234
2013-01-24 Neil Trentham -11 Rita Smith 41 Joan Clark -149 Stan Schenker 119
2013-01-24 Alan Epley 26 Migry Zur Campanile -7 Spiros Liarakos 24 Andrea Bulgari -43
2013-01-25 Stan Schenker 122 Andrea Bulgari -211 Rita Smith 82 Richard Probst 7
2013-01-25 Stan Schenker -62 Carlo Fogaroli -152 Rita Smith 71 Neil Trentham 143
2013-01-25 Anne Jackson -203 Alan Epley 269 Dean Pokorny 201 Beatrice Dixon -267
2013-01-25 Migry Zur Campanile -73 Chris Willenken 126 Alan Epley -155 Mike Rice 102
2013-01-26 Andrea Bulgari -210 Beryl Dorscht 69 Rita Smith 100 Doris Denny 41
2013-01-26 Carlo Fogaroli 48 Beryl Dorscht -9 Rita Smith 123 Joseph Schmitz -162
2013-01-26 Carlo Fogaroli 76 Joseph Schmitz 56 Rita Smith -77 Beryl Dorscht -55
2013-01-26 Migry Zur Campanile -45 Joan Clark -106 Anne Jackson 36 Chris Willenken 115
2013-01-26 Corey Robinson 114 Roger Berry -368 Doris Denny 120 Joan Clark 134
2013-01-26 Neil Trentham 125 Rita Smith -150 Andrea Bulgari -88 Beryl Dorscht 113
2013-01-26 Neil Trentham -5 Joan Clark 85 Anne Jackson 63 Migry Zur Campanile -143
2013-01-26 Richard Probst 58 Joseph Schmitz -283 Andrea Bulgari -160 Sandra Probst 385
2013-01-26 Pat Civale 118 Joseph Schmitz -594 Spiros Liarakos 158 Richard Probst 318
2013-01-27 Laura Tidone -14 Sandra Probst -224 Richard Probst 141 Goran Cekol 97
2013-01-27 Stan Schenker -30 Joan Clark 18 Rita Smith 146 Doris Denny -134
2013-01-27 Neil Trentham -104 Pat Civale -196 Dean Pokorny 92 Richard Probst 208
2013-01-27 Chris Dixon 203 Pat Civale -134 Anne Jackson -267 Neil Trentham 198
2013-01-27 Pat Civale -84 Anne Jackson -126 Chris Willenken 69 Dean Pokorny 141
2013-01-27 Laura Tidone -112 Andrea Bulgari 161 Irene Baroni 32 Goran Cekol -81
2013-01-28 Roger Berry -66 Joan Clark 223 Rita Smith 147 Doris Denny -304
2013-01-28 Joan Clark 109 Alessio Isaia 88 Andrea Bulgari -103 Migry Zur Campanile -94
2013-01-28 Chris Dixon 173 Ben Handley-Pritchard 73 Laura Tidone -92 Rita Smith -154
2013-01-28 Stan Schenker 32 Beryl Dorscht -270 Rita Smith 110 Neil Trentham 128
2013-01-28 Laura Tidone 105 Joan Clark 15 Carlo Fogaroli -101 Steven De Donder -19
2013-01-28 Stan Schenker 215 Neil Trentham 72 Rita Smith 39 Doris Denny -326
2013-01-29 Anne Jackson 109 Michael Wilkinson 24 Joan Clark -23 Andrea Bulgari -110
2013-01-29 Stan Schenker 69 Chris Dixon -74 Rita Smith 41 Doris Denny -36
2013-01-29 Stan Schenker 241 Laura Tidone 71 Rita Smith -14 Doris Denny -298
2013-01-29 Richard Probst 99 Beryl Dorscht -561 Andrea Bulgari 120 Steven De Donder 342
2013-01-29 Anne Jackson 261 Sandra Probst 8 Laura Tidone -57 Joseph Schmitz -212
2013-01-30 Richard Probst -415 Sandra Probst 323 Rita Smith 57 Stan Schenker 35
2013-01-30 Joan Clark -93 Joseph Schmitz 138 Laura Tidone -9 Krisztina Ormay -36
2013-01-30 Dean Pokorny -182 Beryl Dorscht -144 Anne Jackson 109 Alan Epley 217
2013-01-30 Migry Zur Campanile -318 Michael Wilkinson 230 Kit Woolsey 53 Sally Woolsey 35
2013-01-30 Roger Berry -116 Beryl Dorscht -162 Rita Smith 193 Doris Denny 85
2013-01-30 Michael Wilkinson -61 Beryl Dorscht -102 Rita Smith 40 Doris Denny 123
2013-01-31 Migry Zur Campanile -47 Chris Willenken -80 Dana Berkowitz -42 Mike Rice 169
2013-01-31 Roger Berry 207 Beryl Dorscht -150 Rita Smith 175 Joseph Schmitz -232
2013-01-31 Anne Jackson -198 Kit Woolsey 173 Migry Zur Campanile -1 Federico Iavicoli 26