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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, 2016

January: Anne Jackson

February: Stan Schenker

March: Migry Zur Campanile

April: Dana Berkowitz

May: Dana Berkowitz

June: Migry Zur Campanile

July: Ben Handley-Pritchard

August: Neil Trentham

September: Dan Hoffenberg

October: Tracey B

November: Ben Kristensen

December: Tracey B

2016 ladder: Neil Trentham

2016 “Zester”: Dan Hoffenberg

Winners, 2003-15

2015 ladder: Alessio Isaia

2015 “Zester”: Dan Hoffenberg

2014 ladder: Doron Limor

2014 “Zester”: Dean Pokorny

2013 ladder: Ben Handley-Pritchard

2013 “Zester”: Ben Handley-Pritchard

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 (up to 2014):
David Adler, Neil Allerton (twice), Steve Altus (twice), Giovanni Bobbio, Goran Cekol (twice), Chris Dixon (four times), Steven De Donder (five times), Alan Epley (three times), Fabrizio Farnesi, Franco Garbosi, Martin Garvey (five times), Ben Handley-Pritchard (15 times), Graham Hazel, Anne Jackson (five times), Doron Limor (10 times), Francesco Mazzadi (twice), Joon Pahk, John Parsons, Dean Pokorny (five times), 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 (20 times), Willie Whitaker (10 times), Philip Wood, Kit Woolsey (four times), Sally Woolsey, Migry Zur Campanile (twice)

Barbu Ladder - input data

Barbu Ladder Scores

Last updated: Thu 05 Jan 2017 21:59 (UK time)

Date South West North East
2016-12-01 Dan Hoffenberg -92 Michael Wilkinson 191 Beryl Dorscht -159 Wouter Van den hove 60
2016-12-01 Tracey B 123 Ben Kristensen -15 Stan Schenker 187 Beryl Dorscht -295
2016-12-01 Anne Jackson -167 Joan Clark -196 Migry Zur Campanile 311 Aymeric Lebatteaux 52
2016-12-01 Anne Jackson 87 Ben Kristensen -40 Migry Zur Campanile -192 Tracey B 145
2016-12-02 Tracey B 243 Beryl Dorscht -288 John Parsons 114 Ben Kristensen -69
2016-12-04 Tracey B -24 Beryl Dorscht 196 Dan Hoffenberg 5 Jennifer Mourgues -177
2016-12-04 Tracey B -108 Michael Wilkinson 156 Joan Clark -20 Dana Berkowitz -28
2016-12-05 Anne Jackson -23 Ben Kristensen -10 Migry Zur Campanile 186 John Parsons -153
2016-12-06 Anne Jackson -72 Neil Trentham -115 Richard Probst 202 John Parsons -15
2016-12-06 Tracey B 78 Ben Kristensen 20 Migry Zur Campanile -1 Stan Schenker -97
2016-12-08 Tracey B -35 Ben Kristensen 121 Richard Probst 157 Francisco Placido -243
2016-12-08 Dan Hoffenberg 187 Ben Kristensen -217 Stan Schenker -25 Michael Wilkinson 55
2016-12-08 Dan Hoffenberg -4 Beryl Dorscht -140 Stan Schenker -126 Ben Kristensen 270
2016-12-08 Anne Jackson 177 Beryl Dorscht 86 Neil Trentham -30 Tracey B -233
2016-12-08 Tracey B -46 Kit Woolsey -123 John Parsons 249 Sally Woolsey -80
2016-12-09 Dan Hoffenberg 158 Kit Woolsey 341 Tracey B 94 Ben Kristensen -593
2016-12-09 Dan Hoffenberg 120 Steven De Donder -32 Ben Handley-Pritchard 41 Tracey B -129
2016-12-09 Migry Zur Campanile -135 Richard Probst -19 Tracey B 281 JoAnna Stansby -127
2016-12-10 Migry Zur Campanile 141 Anne Jackson -63 Dana Berkowitz -57 Tracey B -21
2016-12-10 Tracey B -337 Beryl Dorscht 22 Stan Schenker 245 Francisco Placido 70
2016-12-11 Tracey B -61 Simon Hunter -144 Stan Schenker 194 Ben Kristensen 11
2016-12-11 Migry Zur Campanile -88 Dan Hoffenberg 296 Neil Trentham -301 Tracey B 93
2016-12-11 Anne Jackson -25 Migry Zur Campanile 92 Simon Hunter -223 Stan Schenker 156
2016-12-11 Anne Jackson 66 Tracey B 160 Migry Zur Campanile 74 Stan Schenker -300
2016-12-12 Migry Zur Campanile 364 Neil Trentham -147 Stan Schenker -77 Beryl Dorscht -140
2016-12-12 Anne Jackson 70 Ben Kristensen -130 Migry Zur Campanile 139 Stan Schenker -79
2016-12-13 Anne Jackson 78 Michael Wilkinson -52 Migry Zur Campanile -124 Ben Kristensen 98
2016-12-13 Anne Jackson -59 Dan Hoffenberg 27 Simon Hunter 10 Francisco Placido 22
2016-12-13 Dan Hoffenberg -97 Francisco Placido -158 Adam Grossack 248 Migry Zur Campanile 7
2016-12-14 Dan Hoffenberg 49 Chris Dixon 214 Tracey B -63 Vedran Zoric -200
2016-12-14 Tracey B 303 Beryl Dorscht -345 Dan Hoffenberg 11 Ben Handley-Pritchard 31
2016-12-14 Tracey B 230 Ben Kristensen -59 John Parsons 99 Beryl Dorscht -270
2016-12-15 Tracey B 460 Ben Kristensen -17 Neil Trentham -186 Francisco Placido -257
2016-12-16 Tracey B -300 Joan Clark 65 Stan Schenker 189 Simon Hunter 46
2016-12-17 Tracey B 131 Simon Hunter 1 Dan Hoffenberg -1 Stan Schenker -131
2016-12-18 Tracey B 215 Jennifer Mourgues 47 Steven De Donder -137 Dan Hoffenberg -125
2016-12-18 Dan Hoffenberg -232 Richard Probst -68 Tracey B 48 Dana Berkowitz 252
2016-12-19 Dan Hoffenberg -157 Richard Probst 60 Tracey B -33 Ben Kristensen 130
2016-12-26 Dan Hoffenberg 64 Kit Woolsey -243 Stephen Frechette 116 Sally Woolsey 63
2016-12-26 Vedran Zoric 27 Paolo Catoni -27 Stan Schenker 73 Cinzia Giordano -73
2016-12-27 Dan Hoffenberg 57 Stan Schenker -16 Richard Probst -263 Dean Pokorny 222
2016-12-28 Tracey B 127 Stephen Frechette -263 Dan Hoffenberg -160 Stan Schenker 296
2016-12-28 Tracey B -4 Jennifer Mourgues 88 Dan Hoffenberg 239 Stan Schenker -323
2016-12-28 Dan Hoffenberg -120 Richard Probst 179 Tracey B -21 Jennifer Mourgues -38
2016-12-28 Tracey B 42 Paolo Catoni 15 John Parsons -160 Ben Kristensen 103
2016-12-29 Chris Dixon 41 Migry Zur Campanile -156 Dean Pokorny 44 Tracey B 71
2016-12-29 Tracey B -365 John Parsons 219 Joan Clark -1 Kit Woolsey 147
2016-12-31 Tracey B 18 Ben Kristensen -2 Dan Hoffenberg 37 Beryl Dorscht -53
2016-12-31 Dan Hoffenberg 203 Ben Kristensen 133 Stan Schenker -149 Beryl Dorscht -187
2016-12-31 Simon Hunter 85 Ben Kristensen 208 Cinzia Giordano 118 Paolo Catoni -411
2016-12-31 Simon Hunter 244 Paolo Catoni -372 Stan Schenker 159 Beryl Dorscht -31
2016-12-31 Anne Jackson -122 Joan Clark 114 Dana Berkowitz 337 Goran Cekol -329
2016-12-31 Liz Goulding-Gray -227 Stephen Frechette -179 Mark Gray 270 Sally Woolsey 136
2017-01-01 Dan Hoffenberg -50 Beryl Dorscht 109 Stan Schenker -177 Cinzia Giordano 118