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

Neil Trentham (7)

All time highest scorer

Kit Woolsey (+653)

Highest score on a single deal

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

Winners, 2003-7

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, Graham Hazel, Martin Garvey (four times), Francesco Mazzadi (twice), Joon Pahk, Armando Pontecorvo (twice), Richard Probst, Jérome Rombaut (twice), Mike Rice (five times), JoAnna Stansby (twice), Lew Stansby (three times), John Therkelsen (four times), Laura Tidone (twice), Neil Trentham (seven times), Willie Whitaker (three times), Philip Wood, Kit Woolsey (twice)

Zester ladder, 2007

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 31st December 2007. Congratulations to Martin Garvey (again).

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 Garvey398.5 453 439 417 399 396 395 388 384 363 351
2Neil Trentham359.1 430 399 376 363 359 351 349 346 314 304
3Willie Whitaker355.5 450 415 379 372 352 334 322 313 309 309
4John Therkelsen355.1 428 420 416 389 371 333 307 303 292 292
5Armando Pontecorvo336.7 460 380 356 332 323 319 314 311 291 281
6Ben Handley-Pritchard330.7 371 364 358 343 332 330 326 296 294 293
7Chris Dixon328.8 408 387 381 356 300 296 296 293 288 283
8Richard Probst328.7 457 435 350 329 329 303 294 286 255 249
9Kit Woolsey326.6 471 381 343 335 331 313 288 272 266 266
10Anne Jackson324.4 364 339 339 325 325 324 323 322 294 289
11Michael Wilkinson322.5 486 382 361 349 309 282 282 260 258 256
12Laura Tidone314.5 351 342 339 338 306 304 295 292 292 286
13T.C. Altus311.0 403 381 329 299 297 288 285 283 277 268
14Fabio Lo Presti295.1 337 323 315 312 291 290 283 271 268 261
15Mike Rice290.6 368 325 308 300 293 285 280 264 253 230
16Joan Clark282.4 339 304 302 288 272 271 265 262 261 260
17Laura de Laurentiis279.5 326 315 296 284 272 272 262 260 258 250
18Carlo Fogaroli266.8 332 306 298 279 275 247 245 234 227 225
19Doron Limor264.9 388 320 309 273 272 263 239 204 192 189
20Steve Altus247.3 397 328 262 244 228 217 213 196 195 193
21Fabrizio Farnesi245.4 398 284 274 260 237 217 201 199 196 188
22Sally Woolsey240.7 279 278 260 260 237 224 221 221 217 210
23Annabella Palma237.4 345 312 294 227 219 205 197 193 193 189
24Guy Campbell226.2 324 294 293 260 214 184 178 175 171 169
25Luca Cesati Cassin220.4 348 238 224 218 218 211 205 191 180 171
26Sandra Probst209.7 279 246 237 229 205 193 192 179 171 166
27Ed Levy207.8 262 251 223 219 217 194 187 184 174 167
28David Adler197.7 415 367 179 170 157 155 144 138 129 123
29Andrew Garnett182.8 304 281 280 220 155 142 127 121 101 97
30Andrew Quinton181.8 302 264 216 210 191 178 122 115 111 109
31Charlie Garrod163.2 322 253 251 183 179 140 104 83 74 43
32Jon Rice156.9 347 328 283 170 93 82 73 69 63 61
33Tony Nunn146.9 319 271 166 132 126 102 97 90 84 82
34David Beer114.7 260 180 162 150 139 87 87 48 36 -2
35Ben Chosid81.6 464 295 200 198 -5 -9 -36 -44 -121 -126
36JoAnna Stansby65.4 325 214 210 79 55 37 28 -54 -71 -169
37Lawrence Xu47.9 257 83 69 64 33 33 18 -17 -20 -41
38Lew Stansby37.9 271 104 93 85 24 23 -7 -8 -76 -130
39Alex Hydes27.3 228 84 76 48 21 18 -9 -38 -66 -89
40Massoun M ejjeh-2.4 133 99 83 70 20 6 -86 -87 -89 -173
41Dan Korbel-6.5 229 113 105 80 36 28 -64 -147 -220 -225
42Andy Bowles-10.6 206 172 116 44 -59 -70 -100 -133 -138 -144
43Nicholas Cheung-24.9 226 173 102 84 -94 -138 -138 -141 -146 -177
44Giuseppe Failla-37.8 100 86 67 34 -37 -67 -70 -136 -174 -181

Apple core ladder, 2007

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 31st December 2007. Congratulations to Tony Nunn.

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
-Lew Stansby37.9 -130 -76 -8 -7 23 24 85 93 104 271
-JoAnna Stansby14.2 -187 -169 -71 -54 28 37 55 79 210 214
-Massoun M ejjeh-2.4 -173 -89 -87 -86 6 20 70 83 99 133
-Dan Korbel-6.5 -225 -220 -147 -64 28 36 80 105 113 229
-Giuseppe Failla-37.8 -181 -174 -136 -70 -67 -37 34 67 86 100
-Jon Rice-51.5 -201 -122 -120 -70 -37 -35 -22 -22 56 58
-Nicholas Cheung-72.5 -250 -177 -146 -141 -138 -138 -94 84 102 173
-David Beer-83.6 -159 -152 -146 -87 -63 -58 -49 -43 -43 -36
-Andy Bowles-116.2 -367 -311 -144 -138 -133 -100 -70 -59 44 116
-Alex Hydes-123.3 -272 -242 -237 -194 -104 -89 -66 -38 -9 18
1Tony Nunn-130.4 -213 -202 -185 -135 -117 -114 -101 -99 -70 -68
-Ben Chosid-173.0 -346 -233 -197 -186 -179 -162 -136 -126 -121 -44
2David Adler-188.3 -294 -271 -208 -203 -192 -181 -156 -137 -121 -120
3Charlie Garrod-202.7 -452 -278 -257 -180 -164 -160 -143 -135 -131 -127
4Andrew Quinton-211.2 -373 -322 -315 -178 -174 -164 -156 -148 -147 -135
5Guy Campbell-232.6 -283 -254 -250 -240 -235 -226 -220 -219 -203 -196
6Steve Altus-235.0 -407 -258 -244 -237 -234 -219 -200 -196 -178 -177
7Doron Limor-251.3 -304 -296 -265 -252 -251 -246 -245 -222 -216 -216
8Fabio Lo Presti-261.6 -346 -302 -289 -283 -272 -258 -233 -228 -207 -198
9Luca Cesati Cassin-267.7 -309 -305 -300 -276 -275 -268 -261 -256 -222 -205
10Mike Rice-270.8 -487 -383 -364 -346 -279 -243 -176 -153 -151 -126
11Andrew Garnett-285.6 -362 -357 -338 -302 -281 -260 -257 -237 -234 -228
12T.C. Altus-287.0 -355 -337 -323 -309 -279 -270 -261 -255 -241 -240
13John Therkelsen-312.1 -390 -389 -363 -315 -307 -301 -289 -266 -254 -247
14Armando Pontecorvo-315.7 -388 -356 -329 -317 -312 -294 -294 -291 -289 -287
15Laura Tidone-326.6 -419 -396 -384 -319 -315 -312 -286 -285 -277 -273
16Kit Woolsey-326.7 -419 -388 -358 -347 -311 -309 -298 -294 -290 -253
17Martin Garvey-349.4 -409 -407 -382 -363 -331 -331 -321 -321 -318 -311
18Neil Trentham-356.9 -433 -416 -393 -392 -345 -345 -317 -312 -308 -308
19Carlo Fogaroli-358.6 -462 -459 -435 -410 -334 -313 -301 -294 -290 -288
20Lawrence Xu-359.3 -634 -536 -500 -337 -304 -300 -290 -258 -222 -212
21Sandra Probst-360.5 -525 -379 -377 -376 -357 -351 -340 -328 -299 -273
22Willie Whitaker-364.2 -468 -420 -404 -385 -356 -344 -341 -312 -309 -303
23Sally Woolsey-365.4 -442 -429 -427 -401 -364 -355 -319 -316 -304 -297
24Chris Dixon-369.2 -514 -497 -450 -355 -332 -316 -314 -314 -304 -296
25Fabrizio Farnesi-377.8 -537 -476 -457 -438 -382 -344 -293 -289 -286 -276
26Anne Jackson-379.0 -502 -481 -381 -373 -358 -357 -345 -334 -330 -329
27Laura de Laurentiis-379.0 -480 -395 -394 -382 -372 -371 -369 -346 -341 -340
28Ed Levy-392.0 -455 -446 -432 -405 -394 -391 -381 -366 -341 -309
29Ben Handley-Pritchard-397.6 -635 -488 -403 -387 -385 -346 -343 -335 -330 -324
30Richard Probst-400.6 -540 -490 -418 -409 -398 -391 -377 -338 -323 -322
31Michael Wilkinson-439.3 -575 -536 -460 -456 -433 -428 -412 -370 -362 -361
32Annabella Palma-450.9 -674 -469 -455 -437 -436 -430 -427 -423 -391 -367
33Joan Clark-470.1 -512 -506 -502 -496 -490 -486 -452 -426 -422 -409