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 (11)

All time highest scorer

Kit Woolsey (+653)

Highest score on a single deal

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

Winners, 2008

January: Willie Whitaker

February: Ben Handley-Pritchard

March: Ben Handley-Pritchard

April: Armando Pontecorvo

May: Fabrizio Farnesi

June: Neil Trentham

July: Jon Rice

August: Chris Dixon

September: John Therkelsen

October: Neil Trentham

November: Neil Trentham

December: Neil Trentham

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, 2008

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 31st December 2008. Congratulations to Ben Handley-Pritchard.

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
1Ben Handley-Pritchard381.4 530 495 414 405 342 335 327 324 321 321
2Neil Trentham359.9 471 412 380 355 354 349 340 324 314 300
3Martin Garvey319.7 381 358 358 352 306 305 295 290 277 275
4Doron Limor317.3 413 409 382 359 282 280 277 262 258 251
5Mike Rice313.5 410 351 331 330 315 287 287 277 276 271
6Kit Woolsey312.2 416 369 346 318 315 298 293 260 256 251
7Jon Rice310.1 387 356 342 318 315 300 298 276 261 248
8Fabrizio Farnesi303.7 400 338 322 317 305 294 293 276 249 243
9Andrew Garnett300.3 377 353 338 313 296 294 263 260 258 251
10T.C. Altus285.2 376 356 331 316 270 267 246 244 223 223
11Chris Dixon284.2 394 374 309 268 267 266 263 245 240 216
12Armando Pontecorvo281.0 416 406 318 290 290 268 262 203 188 169
13Ed Levy269.7 445 351 274 266 265 244 222 215 214 201
14Joan Clark259.5 303 291 288 286 254 251 249 226 224 223
15Sally Woolsey258.8 341 290 286 258 256 240 237 231 226 223
16Anne Jackson256.6 300 275 274 261 248 247 246 245 239 231
17Steve Altus255.4 318 282 281 263 263 237 233 232 223 222
18Laura de Laurentiis251.6 306 305 300 299 230 225 224 212 210 205
19Lew Stansby241.4 388 310 299 257 253 207 185 178 170 167
20Willie Whitaker240.0 320 310 297 291 230 220 193 184 181 174
21JoAnna Stansby229.3 329 270 259 244 220 215 203 195 180 178
22Fabio Lo Presti205.7 266 263 239 233 190 189 187 178 166 146
23Annabella Palma186.0 287 270 248 198 177 143 138 136 135 128
24Guy Campbell175.9 354 282 201 171 147 145 126 115 109 109
25John Therkelsen169.5 364 249 179 178 165 153 117 112 97 81
26Alex Werner148.5 313 274 165 162 155 133 89 85 56 53
27Laura Tidone148.1 303 181 139 134 129 126 120 120 115 114
28Michael Wilkinson143.1 278 247 214 117 115 113 109 91 80 67
29Richard Probst132.3 229 208 201 188 159 103 97 50 47 41
30Charlie Garrod127.6 272 214 182 138 138 122 98 64 36 12
31Doris Denny116.6 236 192 149 122 106 97 69 68 65 62
32Carlo Fogaroli116.1 212 172 134 127 116 116 106 73 59 46
33Leonardo Cima100.5 174 170 124 123 111 95 60 59 46 43
34David Adler84.4 266 263 150 124 102 46 35 7 -55 -94
35Nicholas Cheung60.8 187 137 105 71 58 37 29 4 -3 -17
36Luca Cesati Cassin12.3 148 59 32 27 16 13 -11 -36 -45 -80
37Mel Klein-59.7 76 75 3 -18 -80 -89 -120 -129 -149 -166

Apple core ladder, 2008

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 31st December 2008. Congratulations to Fabio Lo Presti.

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
-David Adler-19.5 -161 -103 -96 -94 -55 7 35 46 102 124
-John Therkelsen-41.1 -213 -157 -122 -64 -63 -12 32 33 74 81
1Fabio Lo Presti-124.9 -413 -208 -202 -186 -116 -62 -26 -24 -12 0
-Mel Klein-130.5 -367 -190 -166 -149 -129 -120 -89 -80 -18 3
2Charlie Garrod-136.4 -389 -196 -178 -175 -142 -92 -71 -54 -46 -21
3Lew Stansby-142.0 -266 -216 -202 -133 -118 -113 -110 -92 -90 -80
4Michael Wilkinson-162.9 -291 -254 -249 -185 -162 -120 -113 -102 -90 -63
5Richard Probst-163.6 -277 -231 -216 -193 -132 -132 -131 -111 -109 -104
-Nicholas Cheung-179.6 -332 -332 -218 -203 -165 -142 -134 -133 -108 -29
6Guy Campbell-182.1 -262 -227 -191 -184 -178 -176 -166 -151 -145 -141
-Luca Cesati Cassin-190.1 -335 -301 -273 -222 -173 -153 -124 -115 -104 -101
7Doron Limor-205.9 -340 -289 -252 -202 -187 -172 -158 -156 -153 -150
8Laura Tidone-207.3 -375 -278 -268 -232 -181 -171 -154 -149 -134 -131
9Willie Whitaker-232.3 -420 -378 -305 -302 -183 -173 -162 -143 -130 -127
10Steve Altus-253.2 -309 -280 -261 -260 -256 -252 -236 -234 -228 -216
11Armando Pontecorvo-272.2 -444 -322 -317 -285 -282 -242 -238 -220 -189 -183
12T.C. Altus-272.4 -343 -309 -286 -284 -271 -256 -249 -249 -240 -237
13Chris Dixon-272.6 -415 -375 -354 -310 -252 -226 -225 -192 -189 -188
14JoAnna Stansby-285.8 -357 -331 -327 -322 -310 -258 -251 -243 -233 -226
15Jon Rice-288.6 -387 -370 -361 -313 -272 -266 -232 -232 -229 -224
16Alex Werner-294.3 -481 -411 -383 -295 -275 -259 -253 -230 -186 -170
17Carlo Fogaroli-299.8 -440 -407 -358 -306 -278 -274 -265 -242 -214 -214
18Mike Rice-300.4 -359 -346 -338 -314 -290 -280 -279 -277 -269 -252
19Ben Handley-Pritchard-309.8 -370 -369 -318 -303 -297 -295 -290 -289 -286 -281
20Kit Woolsey-333.9 -446 -388 -349 -338 -333 -311 -310 -301 -289 -274
21Martin Garvey-334.0 -454 -446 -411 -368 -338 -286 -278 -265 -249 -245
22Neil Trentham-336.9 -451 -434 -352 -327 -318 -318 -308 -291 -288 -282
23Ed Levy-342.9 -427 -384 -361 -350 -330 -329 -327 -325 -320 -276
24Annabella Palma-349.3 -427 -394 -373 -358 -334 -330 -326 -324 -314 -313
25Sally Woolsey-351.8 -395 -383 -376 -370 -361 -345 -330 -320 -319 -319
26Joan Clark-362.4 -456 -404 -397 -368 -361 -353 -348 -323 -309 -305
27Doris Denny-371.1 -468 -440 -424 -382 -380 -376 -343 -318 -311 -269
28Andrew Garnett-371.8 -474 -464 -387 -354 -352 -350 -346 -334 -333 -324
29Laura de Laurentiis-373.1 -557 -419 -406 -362 -349 -342 -334 -325 -320 -317
30Anne Jackson-375.5 -538 -473 -443 -392 -351 -327 -322 -304 -303 -302
31Leonardo Cima-431.9 -518 -478 -477 -473 -450 -441 -395 -381 -375 -331
32Fabrizio Farnesi-473.2 -719 -535 -482 -466 -463 -446 -424 -417 -395 -385