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 (14)

All time highest scorer

Kit Woolsey (+653)

Highest score on a single deal

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

Winners, 2003-9

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 (twice), Fabrizio Farnesi, Martin Garvey (five times), Ben Handley-Pritchard (twice), Graham Hazel, Anne Jackson, Doron Limor (five times), Francesco Mazzadi (twice), Joon Pahk, Armando Pontecorvo (three times), Richard Probst, Jérome Rombaut (twice), Jon Rice, Mike Rice (six times), JoAnna Stansby (twice), Lew Stansby (three times), John Therkelsen (five times), Laura Tidone (twice), Neil Trentham (fourteen times), Willie Whitaker (six times), Philip Wood, Kit Woolsey (twice)

Zester ladder, 2009

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 31st December 2009. Congratulations to Doron Limor.

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
1Doron Limor395.0 494 480 411 405 398 390 366 341 336 329
2Neil Trentham349.9 409 406 375 361 339 329 324 323 318 315
3Willie Whitaker322.2 383 338 336 320 318 310 306 306 303 302
4Anne Jackson318.5 428 406 344 342 334 291 279 259 251 251
5Kit Woolsey313.0 386 335 309 307 306 304 304 298 291 290
6Martin Garvey309.7 395 366 365 343 319 277 267 261 257 247
7Mike Rice296.3 392 355 322 304 283 275 271 267 254 240
8Cheryl Frizzell284.5 389 351 305 280 266 254 251 251 251 247
9Joan Clark269.6 323 288 281 270 270 263 254 253 252 242
10Sally Woolsey264.2 324 309 304 297 254 248 235 226 224 221
11John Therkelsen248.6 402 335 278 263 240 215 213 193 186 161
12Andrew Garnett246.8 362 357 265 260 257 217 210 189 183 168
13Ben Handley-Pritchard240.8 314 306 303 257 248 228 219 197 172 164
14Leonardo Cima234.4 396 302 290 214 212 203 190 186 176 175
15Jon Rice229.4 319 283 267 265 264 234 202 156 153 151
16Fabio Lo Presti222.3 320 287 235 235 230 205 190 187 175 159
17Giles Woodruff185.0 276 250 246 229 210 201 157 116 101 64
18Chris Dixon184.9 354 244 207 204 161 145 144 138 130 122
19Doris Denny161.7 223 211 210 187 171 138 136 134 113 94
20Mac Argo156.2 253 199 174 146 142 140 136 131 127 114
21Michael Wilkinson138.4 228 212 183 160 139 127 114 80 75 66
22Lew Stansby114.2 295 175 113 111 106 96 70 65 64 47
23JoAnna Stansby105.4 245 208 175 114 93 83 83 46 16 -9
24Laura de Laurentiis71.3 303 166 114 106 94 40 -18 -24 -33 -35
25Nicholas Cheung47.2 275 161 104 81 67 34 -32 -50 -67 -101
26Ben Chosid38.6 167 162 162 82 82 69 -25 -53 -73 -187
27Laura Tidone37.1 172 170 132 37 34 19 11 -12 -60 -132
28Charlie Garrod7.1 206 203 168 122 36 -45 -88 -119 -204 -208

Apple core ladder, 2009

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 31st December 2009. Congratulations to Michael Wilkinson.

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
-Charlie Garrod7.1 -208 -204 -119 -88 -45 36 122 168 203 206
-Ben Chosid-28.9 -508 -187 -73 -53 -25 69 82 82 162 162
-Laura Tidone-33.8 -199 -168 -132 -60 -12 11 19 34 37 132
-Laura de Laurentiis-70.1 -170 -162 -110 -110 -79 -35 -33 -24 -18 40
1Michael Wilkinson-94.9 -309 -186 -135 -131 -88 -54 -32 -6 -6 -2
2Lew Stansby-148.0 -270 -250 -214 -176 -159 -115 -89 -76 -72 -59
3Fabio Lo Presti-170.7 -375 -247 -173 -156 -148 -142 -140 -136 -95 -95
-JoAnna Stansby-171.7 -391 -337 -248 -242 -237 -105 -70 -43 -35 -9
4John Therkelsen-175.1 -371 -226 -199 -182 -163 -149 -143 -134 -97 -87
-Giles Woodruff-199.2 -376 -257 -256 -242 -185 -183 -136 -129 -126 -102
5Chris Dixon-215.1 -470 -345 -288 -253 -236 -177 -128 -106 -85 -63
6Mike Rice-222.6 -343 -313 -305 -226 -225 -193 -187 -183 -132 -119
7Doron Limor-232.8 -297 -262 -239 -234 -231 -227 -220 -213 -204 -201
8Ben Handley-Pritchard-234.3 -444 -325 -322 -266 -250 -203 -160 -127 -125 -121
9Jon Rice-249.0 -313 -303 -302 -268 -242 -239 -238 -211 -194 -180
10Martin Garvey-258.0 -406 -284 -278 -258 -244 -242 -237 -233 -204 -194
11Andrew Garnett-266.6 -360 -341 -297 -273 -258 -246 -238 -232 -211 -210
12Kit Woolsey-271.1 -463 -392 -274 -251 -248 -243 -230 -220 -199 -191
-Nicholas Cheung-277.1 -483 -443 -393 -384 -222 -203 -192 -169 -143 -139
13Anne Jackson-324.1 -387 -356 -348 -317 -317 -312 -311 -299 -298 -296
14Neil Trentham-331.4 -427 -383 -379 -362 -357 -331 -325 -266 -244 -240
15Joan Clark-359.1 -535 -409 -408 -368 -366 -333 -301 -300 -286 -285
16Sally Woolsey-362.8 -505 -484 -401 -369 -361 -340 -311 -306 -278 -273
17Willie Whitaker-374.6 -487 -455 -411 -376 -374 -351 -341 -318 -317 -316
18Doris Denny-386.5 -501 -462 -411 -391 -388 -377 -350 -331 -331 -323
19Cheryl Frizzell-448.6 -634 -550 -528 -473 -421 -420 -394 -360 -358 -348
20Leonardo Cima-459.3 -527 -526 -514 -501 -480 -441 -421 -412 -386 -385
21Mac Argo-485.8 -778 -611 -604 -440 -439 -422 -416 -415 -379 -354