Online Barbu Ladder

Submitting results

Ladder results should be sent to online.barbu.results@virgin.net. 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”), but with full names, abbreviations or aliases in place of the "handles" used during the game. 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.

Steve Altus, David Beer, Lew Stansby, Neil Trentham and Giles Woodruff, for providing advice and comments.

Barbu Heroes

Largest number of ladder wins

Lew Stansby (3)

All time highest scorer

Kit Woolsey (+653)

Highest score on a single deal

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

Winners, 2005

Annual ladder: Jérome Rombaut

Annual “zester”: Martin Garvey

January: Armando Pontecorvo

February: Steve Altus

March: Mike Rice

April: Neil Trentham

May: Neil Trentham

June: David Adler

July: Jérome Rombaut

August: Jérome Rombaut

September: Armando Pontecorvo

October: Joon Pahk

November: Kit Woolsey

December: Kit Woolsey

Winners, 2003-4

2004 ladder: Joel Wooldridge

2004 “Zester”: Neil Trentham

2004 “Apple core”: Joel Wooldridge

2003 ladder: JoAnna Stansby

Monthly/bimonthly/quarterly ladders: Neil Allerton (twice), Steve Altus, Giovanni Bobbio, Graham Hazel, Francesco Mazzadi, JoAnna Stansby, Lew Stansby (three times), Laura Tidone, Willie Whitaker, Philip Wood

Zester ladder, 2005

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 31st December 2005. Congratulations to Martin Garvey.

Pos Name Average of best 10 Score 1 Score 2 Score 3 Score 4 Score 5 Score 6 Score 7 Score 8 Score 9 Score 10
1Martin Garvey391.2 456 452 429 412 395 363 360 353 350 342
2Neil Trentham387.8 415 414 412 409 391 380 373 373 360 351
3T.C. Altus368.3 485 418 385 376 366 353 335 323 322 320
4Jon Rice346.0 412 392 383 359 347 345 321 307 298 296
5Fabrizio Farnesi345.0 435 367 356 348 332 329 328 326 318 311
6Mike Rice335.9 433 404 372 347 322 313 302 297 293 276
7Kit Woolsey330.9 407 399 375 369 303 301 295 291 288 281
8Chris Dixon330.2 408 371 346 327 318 318 314 307 298 295
9John Therkelsen321.0 466 347 319 313 309 298 297 292 291 278
10Laura de Laurentiis317.0 382 368 322 317 316 304 301 287 287 286
11Armando Pontecorvo314.4 477 408 336 330 299 279 278 278 232 227
12Laura Tidone311.7 374 367 322 314 311 294 289 287 283 276
13Sally Woolsey307.2 390 348 346 309 299 288 277 275 273 267
14Tony Nunn304.9 481 395 336 280 265 264 262 262 261 243
15Dan Hoffenberg301.5 456 446 321 314 284 279 263 246 204 202
16David Beer298.5 514 337 312 304 298 262 246 243 238 231
17Luca Cesati Cassin293.8 348 322 316 312 295 292 286 265 261 241
18Prahalad Rajkumar292.0 397 355 349 320 299 267 245 231 229 228
19Jérome Rombaut287.9 429 406 320 277 269 268 237 234 222 217
20Michael Wilkinson280.4 372 355 347 316 284 256 236 226 217 195
21Joel Wooldridge278.3 375 360 340 336 261 260 259 238 181 173
22Fabio Lo Presti274.9 365 356 308 287 256 238 236 236 236 231
23Steve Altus274.6 368 304 277 274 267 258 255 254 247 242
24Andy Bowles274.1 455 324 319 273 249 248 246 241 199 187
25Massoun M ejjeh263.1 366 317 268 262 254 251 239 230 224 220
26Annabella Palma258.4 320 313 282 272 251 244 243 225 218 216
27Willie Whitaker257.0 379 353 256 242 229 228 225 223 222 213
28Raghavendra Rajkumar253.1 299 298 292 256 251 248 246 235 207 199
29Joon Pahk249.5 362 354 298 267 239 214 208 202 190 161
30David Adler244.8 315 284 265 248 236 236 228 218 217 201
31Francesco Mazzadi240.5 317 266 256 249 244 238 217 216 208 194
32Leonardo Cima238.3 352 257 252 238 226 226 222 216 208 186
33Tong Choo237.3 399 306 269 239 232 206 198 175 175 174
34Guy Campbell235.7 304 245 243 236 230 229 225 223 212 210
35David Grainger229.5 440 342 260 228 220 194 170 170 146 125
36Ben Chosid227.9 344 269 254 234 213 213 210 205 172 165
37Elisabetta Palma219.0 359 268 267 249 197 196 180 172 158 144
38Andrew Garnett217.8 330 312 237 237 189 187 184 182 174 146
39JoAnna Stansby215.9 421 297 244 234 225 202 169 141 113 113
40Dan Korbel210.7 312 259 259 225 213 188 178 173 155 145
41Nicholas Cheung208.7 314 264 225 218 216 196 185 169 158 142
42Dave Latham205.5 278 267 245 228 215 192 186 162 143 139
43Giles Woodruff189.5 368 233 223 189 181 157 143 136 134 131
44Doris Denny180.6 274 253 223 178 174 159 140 138 134 133
45Carlo Fogaroli174.0 201 196 195 180 175 161 161 160 156 155
46Jennifer Lin155.9 275 243 233 232 184 112 104 76 67 33
47Andrew Quinton128.0 330 227 226 135 118 85 84 76 20 -21
48Eric Mayefsky123.9 336 321 229 144 141 78 41 30 -25 -56
49Susie Korbel117.2 228 180 164 144 114 112 70 60 50 50
50Eria Franco83.5 318 199 160 135 69 22 21 15 -33 -71
51C. Lynn Handford70.6 105 105 101 97 83 76 71 55 10 3
52Josh Donn17.5 205 108 93 63 52 -6 -63 -63 -67 -147
53Debra Fisher-21.0 93 71 70 19 -16 -19 -86 -114 -114 -114
54Shireen Mohandes-34.0 204 78 75 31 25 2 -41 -55 -180 -479
55McKenzie Myers-66.1 176 52 25 -17 -29 -135 -138 -174 -200 -221
56Paula Leslie-82.4 240 64 31 -44 -93 -117 -173 -204 -261 -267
57Edouard Moret-105.3 79 38 28 -49 -116 -126 -134 -169 -292 -312
58Gerben Dirksen-112.0 34 -41 -69 -69 -108 -141 -163 -171 -171 -221

Apple core ladder, 2005

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 31st December 2005. Congratulations to Jérome Rombaut.

Pos Name Average of worst 10 Score 1 Score 2 Score 3 Score 4 Score 5 Score 6 Score 7 Score 8 Score 9 Score 10
-Shireen Mohandes-34.0 -479 -180 -55 -41 2 25 31 75 78 204
-Josh Donn-37.7 -347 -147 -67 -63 -63 -6 52 63 93 108
-Eria Franco-58.5 -325 -99 -99 -85 -71 -33 15 21 22 69
-Paula Leslie-134.6 -282 -267 -261 -204 -173 -117 -93 -44 31 64
1Jérome Rombaut-139.3 -290 -203 -149 -143 -118 -115 -115 -114 -81 -65
2Francesco Mazzadi-143.7 -258 -258 -177 -168 -124 -95 -92 -91 -88 -86
-Edouard Moret-156.6 -434 -312 -292 -169 -134 -126 -116 -49 28 38
3Joel Wooldridge-160.4 -344 -220 -179 -171 -159 -150 -144 -112 -71 -54
4Giles Woodruff-164.1 -209 -196 -171 -161 -156 -155 -151 -149 -147 -146
5Dan Korbel-172.9 -353 -321 -234 -155 -136 -121 -114 -105 -96 -94
-Eric Mayefsky-179.0 -319 -252 -236 -228 -206 -199 -166 -103 -56 -25
6Joon Pahk-180.9 -358 -334 -288 -229 -178 -147 -80 -78 -68 -49
7Leonardo Cima-191.9 -388 -282 -210 -195 -189 -153 -148 -142 -107 -105
8Susie Korbel-192.2 -253 -251 -245 -217 -175 -169 -166 -163 -143 -140
9David Grainger-207.2 -425 -332 -202 -196 -181 -164 -160 -152 -137 -123
-Gerben Dirksen-215.7 -449 -435 -229 -221 -171 -171 -163 -141 -108 -69
10Andrew Quinton-221.5 -335 -289 -257 -250 -209 -201 -187 -165 -163 -159
11Armando Pontecorvo-247.8 -315 -302 -300 -290 -261 -223 -200 -197 -195 -195
12Kit Woolsey-248.3 -299 -287 -266 -260 -255 -243 -224 -219 -215 -215
13Mike Rice-252.3 -370 -327 -303 -282 -258 -250 -203 -196 -172 -162
-McKenzie Myers-253.3 -421 -416 -326 -257 -245 -221 -200 -174 -138 -135
14JoAnna Stansby-257.1 -443 -364 -297 -286 -283 -248 -195 -173 -164 -118
15Ben Chosid-258.8 -415 -324 -308 -307 -274 -206 -204 -189 -181 -180
16Andy Bowles-262.3 -441 -349 -313 -288 -224 -217 -207 -204 -199 -181
17Tong Choo-269.7 -372 -341 -288 -281 -264 -259 -250 -246 -202 -194
18T.C. Altus-280.9 -386 -346 -337 -325 -261 -239 -238 -230 -224 -223
19Willie Whitaker-281.1 -469 -378 -360 -337 -284 -227 -202 -196 -185 -173
20Fabio Lo Presti-283.3 -330 -329 -322 -310 -282 -271 -262 -253 -240 -234
21Dave Latham-290.5 -380 -318 -313 -301 -298 -286 -276 -256 -243 -234
22Raghavendra Rajkumar-303.4 -495 -370 -311 -309 -284 -270 -265 -260 -239 -231
23Nicholas Cheung-306.3 -388 -353 -340 -309 -291 -290 -281 -273 -271 -267
24Tony Nunn-309.8 -438 -347 -334 -310 -303 -299 -293 -276 -259 -239
25Jennifer Lin-311.8 -459 -449 -369 -310 -306 -261 -258 -249 -243 -214
26Steve Altus-312.4 -618 -352 -307 -291 -291 -274 -265 -254 -247 -225
27Laura Tidone-312.8 -454 -346 -332 -312 -298 -283 -281 -278 -278 -266
28David Adler-314.4 -429 -408 -381 -351 -336 -294 -257 -238 -229 -221
29Michael Wilkinson-315.8 -451 -344 -331 -301 -300 -292 -291 -286 -284 -278
30Prahalad Rajkumar-316.0 -449 -430 -401 -317 -314 -303 -256 -253 -219 -218
-Debra Fisher-331.4 -501 -370 -368 -368 -357 -321 -282 -279 -235 -233
31Elisabetta Palma-335.7 -472 -368 -355 -346 -320 -317 -305 -301 -297 -276
32Jon Rice-338.3 -427 -386 -384 -376 -349 -333 -321 -276 -269 -262
33Luca Cesati Cassin-342.2 -455 -398 -373 -338 -334 -332 -313 -309 -286 -284
34Guy Campbell-343.6 -434 -411 -388 -367 -364 -320 -315 -307 -295 -235
35John Therkelsen-346.8 -585 -382 -371 -365 -334 -307 -288 -282 -280 -274
36Dan Hoffenberg-355.4 -611 -483 -459 -350 -337 -312 -311 -243 -232 -216
37Sally Woolsey-358.3 -387 -384 -383 -356 -353 -353 -349 -345 -338 -335
38David Beer-359.9 -486 -468 -419 -396 -321 -310 -309 -307 -300 -283
39Carlo Fogaroli-362.7 -467 -448 -414 -399 -345 -344 -321 -307 -298 -284
40Doris Denny-364.6 -427 -404 -398 -395 -380 -356 -336 -329 -322 -299
41Massoun M ejjeh-377.7 -607 -455 -430 -377 -342 -320 -317 -313 -308 -308
42Fabrizio Farnesi-379.8 -495 -457 -431 -386 -366 -347 -342 -331 -323 -320
43Laura de Laurentiis-380.5 -554 -451 -383 -380 -372 -358 -351 -341 -311 -304
44Martin Garvey-380.7 -579 -456 -427 -417 -327 -327 -325 -318 -317 -314
45Annabella Palma-381.0 -495 -444 -421 -377 -375 -355 -354 -335 -329 -325
46Neil Trentham-382.6 -614 -448 -437 -394 -348 -338 -324 -320 -304 -299
47C. Lynn Handford-384.8 -692 -465 -395 -360 -358 -357 -324 -306 -299 -292
48Chris Dixon-427.0 -498 -489 -455 -449 -430 -429 -424 -378 -376 -342
49Andrew Garnett-544.1 -760 -754 -685 -534 -476 -464 -463 -447 -442 -416