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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 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

February: Ben Handley-Pritchard

March: Ben Handley-Pritchard

April: Goran Cekol

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: Thu 02 May 2013 22:16 (UK time)

Date South West North East
2013-04-01 Joan Clark 202 Rita Smith 52 Carlo Fogaroli -85 Doris Denny -169
2013-04-01 Richard Probst 73 Dean Pokorny -89 Spiros Liarakos 160 Ben Handley-Pritchard -144
2013-04-02 Chris Dixon 22 John Parsons -9 Richard Probst 271 Beryl Dorscht -284
2013-04-02 Chris Dixon -68 Beryl Dorscht -82 Richard Probst 132 John Parsons 18
2013-04-03 Stan Schenker 24 Michael Wilkinson 208 Rita Smith 31 Doris Denny -263
2013-04-03 Stan Schenker 115 Chris Dixon 101 Carlo Fogaroli 49 Doris Denny -265
2013-04-03 Chris Dixon 215 Cinzia Giordano -170 Rita Smith 132 Doris Denny -177
2013-04-03 Dean Pokorny 260 Michael Wilkinson -55 Branko Spiljak -259 John Parsons 54
2013-04-04 Leonardo Cima 122 Beatrice Dixon 73 Joseph Schmitz -98 John Parsons -97
2013-04-04 Michael Wilkinson 11 Kiril Marinovski 146 Rita Smith 95 Doris Denny -252
2013-04-04 Stan Schenker -131 Carlo Fogaroli -110 Rita Smith 68 Doris Denny 173
2013-04-04 Stan Schenker -140 Carlo Fogaroli -245 Rita Smith 298 Doris Denny 87
2013-04-04 Stan Schenker 19 John Parsons 279 Joseph Schmitz -160 Beryl Dorscht -138
2013-04-04 Dean Pokorny -236 Ben Handley-Pritchard 242 Joseph Schmitz 51 Branko Spiljak -57
2013-04-05 Anne Jackson 263 Joseph Schmitz -300 Ben Handley-Pritchard 335 John Parsons -298
2013-04-06 Stan Schenker 47 Cinzia Giordano 76 Rita Smith -136 Doris Denny 13
2013-04-06 Stan Schenker -245 Ben Handley-Pritchard 229 Rita Smith 95 Doris Denny -79
2013-04-06 Ben Handley-Pritchard 97 Doron Limor 19 Branko Spiljak -395 Dana Berkowitz 279
2013-04-07 Stan Schenker 187 John Parsons -369 Rita Smith 231 Dean Pokorny -49
2013-04-07 Dean Pokorny -100 Chris Willenken 122 Carlo Fogaroli 115 Dana Berkowitz -137
2013-04-07 Anne Jackson 71 Carlo Fogaroli 58 Dana Berkowitz 36 Steven De Donder -165
2013-04-08 Chris Dixon -188 Joan Clark -75 Federico Iavicoli -23 Ben Handley-Pritchard 286
2013-04-08 Migry Zur Campanile -182 Steve Altus 52 Laura Tidone 117 Steven De Donder 13
2013-04-08 Migry Zur Campanile -426 Federico Iavicoli 225 Fabio Lo Presti 94 Steven De Donder 107
2013-04-09 Migry Zur Campanile 23 Sally Woolsey -280 Dana Berkowitz -39 Chris Willenken 296
2013-04-09 Joan Clark -166 Rita Smith -49 Federico Iavicoli 117 John Parsons 98
2013-04-09 Joan Clark -218 Steven De Donder 185 Rita Smith 65 John Parsons -32
2013-04-09 Anne Jackson -113 Federico Iavicoli 69 Doron Limor -85 Steven De Donder 129
2013-04-10 Stan Schenker -41 Michael Wilkinson -90 Joan Clark -42 Doron Limor 173
2013-04-10 Migry Zur Campanile 137 John Parsons -209 Doron Limor -46 Laura Tidone 118
2013-04-10 Richard Probst 71 Ben Handley-Pritchard -153 Laura Tidone -60 Carlo Fogaroli 142
2013-04-10 Richard Probst -333 Goran Cekol 237 Dean Pokorny -100 Branko Spiljak 196
2013-04-11 Migry Zur Campanile 11 Leonardo Cima -181 Dean Pokorny 232 John Parsons -62
2013-04-12 Migry Zur Campanile -215 Michael Wilkinson 19 Dana Berkowitz 27 Chris Willenken 169
2013-04-12 Migry Zur Campanile -220 Dana Berkowitz -100 Doron Limor 306 Chris Willenken 14
2013-04-12 Richard Probst 130 Cinzia Giordano 73 John Parsons -64 Dana Berkowitz -139
2013-04-13 Stan Schenker 197 John Parsons -100 Rita Smith -29 Doris Denny -68
2013-04-13 Stan Schenker 109 Joan Clark -17 Rita Smith -55 Doris Denny -37
2013-04-13 Anne Jackson -5 Branko Spiljak -99 Doron Limor 214 Dean Pokorny -110
2013-04-13 Joan Clark -143 John Parsons 51 Branko Spiljak -110 Stan Schenker 202
2013-04-14 Stan Schenker 196 Mollie Nadler -78 Rita Smith -96 Joan Clark -22
2013-04-14 Richard Probst 113 Branko Spiljak 95 Stan Schenker -250 Doris Denny 42
2013-04-14 Richard Probst -110 John Parsons 193 Stan Schenker 40 Branko Spiljak -123
2013-04-14 Sally Woolsey 187 Mollie Nadler -334 Rita Smith 19 Doris Denny 128
2013-04-15 Stan Schenker 172 Andrea Bulgari -3 Rita Smith -19 John Parsons -150
2013-04-15 Joan Clark 78 Anne Jackson -14 John Parsons -249 Steven De Donder 185
2013-04-15 Carlo Fogaroli -126 Laura Tidone 210 Rita Smith 26 Doris Denny -110
2013-04-15 Migry Zur Campanile 22 Joan Clark -119 Kit Woolsey 385 Chris Willenken -288
2013-04-17 Migry Zur Campanile -166 Dana Berkowitz 59 Chris Willenken -1 Steven De Donder 108
2013-04-17 Migry Zur Campanile 41 Sally Woolsey -73 Dana Berkowitz 20 Steven De Donder 12
2013-04-18 Joan Clark -237 Laura Tidone 75 Rita Smith 103 Doris Denny 59
2013-04-18 Carlo Fogaroli 399 John Parsons -249 Rita Smith 43 Doris Denny -193
2013-04-18 Matthias Huberschwiller 226 Joseph Schmitz -370 Joan Clark -82 Rita Smith 226
2013-04-18 Joan Clark 27 Spiros Liarakos -76 Anne Jackson 165 Rita Smith -116
2013-04-19 Anne Jackson -16 Alan Epley -21 Ben Handley-Pritchard 142 Andrea Bulgari -105
2013-04-19 Spiros Liarakos 165 Cinzia Giordano 132 Ben Handley-Pritchard -421 Goran Cekol 124
2013-04-19 Anne Jackson -149 Kit Woolsey 80 Goran Cekol 77 Alan Epley -8
2013-04-20 Stan Schenker -174 John Parsons 96 Rita Smith 18 Doris Denny 60
2013-04-20 Stan Schenker -243 Anne Jackson 61 Rita Smith 154 Carlo Fogaroli 28
2013-04-20 Joan Clark -5 Dana Berkowitz 371 Manuela Schiano -165 John Parsons -201
2013-04-21 Migry Zur Campanile 306 Goran Cekol 178 Dana Berkowitz -192 Steven De Donder -292
2013-04-21 Stan Schenker 64 Federico Iavicoli -4 Rita Smith 25 Michael Wilkinson -85
2013-04-21 Migry Zur Campanile -217 Goran Cekol -27 Dana Berkowitz 268 Steven De Donder -24
2013-04-21 Dean Pokorny 3 Carlo Fogaroli 32 Ben Handley-Pritchard 66 Branko Spiljak -101
2013-04-21 Stan Schenker 79 Franco Garbosi -241 Rita Smith 111 Steven De Donder 51
2013-04-23 Migry Zur Campanile -306 Kit Woolsey 53 Chris Willenken 298 Sally Woolsey -45
2013-04-23 Dana Berkowitz -88 Dean Pokorny -36 Goran Cekol -55 Steven De Donder 179
2013-04-23 Goran Cekol 207 Dana Berkowitz -202 Dean Pokorny 9 Steven De Donder -14
2013-04-23 Stan Schenker 11 Pat Civale 174 Rita Smith -149 Joan Clark -36
2013-04-23 Stan Schenker 31 Pat Civale -7 Rita Smith -26 Joan Clark 2
2013-04-24 Pat Civale -102 Alan Epley 71 Goran Cekol 175 Marco Prestini -144
2013-04-25 Andrea Bulgari -3 Joan Clark -13 Rita Smith 86 Doris Denny -70
2013-04-25 Manuela Schiano -168 Michael Wilkinson 312 Goran Cekol -106 John Parsons -38
2013-04-27 Migry Zur Campanile -245 Chris Willenken 275 Dana Berkowitz 1 Kit Woolsey -31
2013-04-27 Stan Schenker -206 Doris Denny 31 Rita Smith -23 John Parsons 198
2013-04-28 Stan Schenker 28 Cinzia Giordano 149 Rita Smith -232 Carlo Fogaroli 55
2013-04-28 Migry Zur Campanile 109 Cinzia Giordano 172 Chris Willenken -59 Anne Jackson -222
2013-04-28 Migry Zur Campanile -196 Kit Woolsey 36 Sally Woolsey 147 John Parsons 13
2013-04-29 Migry Zur Campanile 52 Michael Wilkinson -96 Chris Willenken 52 John Parsons -8
2013-04-29 Joan Clark -43 Cinzia Giordano 158 Rita Smith 177 Doris Denny -292
2013-04-29 Anne Jackson 123 Andrea Bulgari 37 Doris Denny -5 Steven De Donder -155
2013-04-29 Goran Cekol 383 John Parsons -76 Rita Smith 56 Doris Denny -363
2013-04-29 Goran Cekol 53 Pat Civale -5 Rita Smith 53 Doris Denny -101
2013-04-29 John Parsons -33 Migry Zur Campanile 103 Rita Smith 99 Steven De Donder -169
2013-04-29 Mollie Nadler -257 Umberto Prestini -37 Rita Smith 177 Doris Denny 117
2013-04-29 Joan Clark 20 Kit Woolsey -56 Goran Cekol 0 Andrea Bulgari 36
2013-04-30 Migry Zur Campanile 70 Michael Wilkinson -171 Chris Willenken -29 Federico Iavicoli 130
2013-04-30 Joan Clark -12 Sally Woolsey 76 Rita Smith -9 Doris Denny -55
2013-04-30 Migry Zur Campanile -62 Joan Clark 65 Chris Willenken 76 Dana Berkowitz -79
2013-04-30 Joan Clark -21 Neil Trentham -50 Rita Smith 117 Doris Denny -46
2013-04-30 Joan Clark 42 Rita Smith 181 Anne Jackson -221 Doris Denny -2
2013-04-30 Anne Jackson 196 Michael Wilkinson -309 Kit Woolsey -123 Sally Woolsey 236
2013-05-01 Chris Willenken -169 Goran Cekol 163 Alan Epley -195 Leonardo Cima 201
2013-05-01 Anne Jackson -320 Migry Zur Campanile 178 Rita Smith 183 Andrea Bulgari -41