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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.

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 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, 2003-10

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: David Adler, Neil Allerton (twice), Steve Altus (twice), Giovanni Bobbio, Chris Dixon (three times), Fabrizio Farnesi, Martin Garvey (five times), Ben Handley-Pritchard (seven times), Graham Hazel, Anne Jackson, Doron Limor (six times), Francesco Mazzadi (twice), Joon Pahk, Armando Pontecorvo (three times), Richard Probst, Jérome Rombaut (twice), Jon Rice, Mike Rice (six times), JoAnna Stansby (three times), Lew Stansby (three times), John Therkelsen (five times), Laura Tidone (twice), Neil Trentham (fifteen times), Willie Whitaker (seven times), Philip Wood, Kit Woolsey (three times), Sally Woolsey

Zester ladder, 2010

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 31st December 2010. Congratulations to Andrew Garnett.

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
1Andrew Garnett359.4 477 463 434 406 364 311 306 288 274 271
2Ben Handley-Pritchard357.8 493 401 388 374 356 355 325 301 294 291
3Willie Whitaker335.7 412 386 367 350 328 323 300 300 298 293
4Neil Trentham330.1 380 371 355 342 341 321 303 299 298 291
5Kit Woolsey315.0 477 343 330 313 313 307 275 272 261 259
6Chris Dixon311.3 373 356 312 312 306 302 302 285 283 282
7JoAnna Stansby300.2 369 325 312 309 295 287 281 276 275 273
8Sally Woolsey290.6 436 319 304 296 278 274 260 249 245 245
9Jon Rice287.3 381 326 309 302 297 288 281 234 231 224
10Alan Epley285.3 396 327 311 288 263 258 257 256 249 248
11Rita Smith284.6 325 315 313 297 277 276 269 263 258 253
12Laura Tidone261.3 318 302 277 276 263 247 242 240 230 218
13Steve Altus257.2 313 301 293 288 269 247 241 240 196 184
14Anne Jackson256.2 312 297 267 264 260 249 239 228 227 219
15Joan Clark252.9 389 270 256 249 243 242 228 220 219 213
16Doron Limor250.6 356 352 329 233 223 219 216 209 187 182
17Lew Stansby245.0 304 299 289 276 229 223 219 208 202 201
18Fabio Lo Presti241.9 375 303 297 245 226 208 208 194 184 179
19Jay Korobow226.8 274 267 252 235 232 226 209 200 196 177
20Leonardo Cima198.3 287 246 225 222 202 188 186 184 122 121
21Michael Wilkinson197.9 259 250 216 213 204 188 170 168 158 153
22Carlo Fogaroli194.2 291 242 217 209 203 188 164 160 138 130
23Dean Pokorny173.8 251 227 225 204 200 157 135 126 115 98
24Doris Denny132.5 215 147 143 132 132 128 120 115 97 96
25Laura de Laurentiis125.9 334 221 204 173 170 93 20 20 12 12
26T.C. Altus121.0 311 193 158 139 105 100 86 50 47 21
27Massoun M ejjeh109.7 250 199 157 116 90 84 81 65 31 24
28Diana Tenery-Ascher99.9 217 151 150 146 130 82 73 56 12 -18
29Tom Townsend86.5 240 139 97 96 79 75 70 38 16 15
30Mac Argo83.0 325 208 155 76 65 62 9 -8 -25 -37
31Shireen Mohandes77.9 224 176 157 152 112 5 -2 -7 -8 -30
32Ed Levy73.0 307 203 110 47 42 36 23 2 -18 -22
33Christophe Grosset58.4 154 90 86 84 83 79 78 2 -27 -45
34Mike Rice36.2 123 98 95 79 69 23 -26 -26 -36 -37
35Pat Civale-2.4 129 78 48 8 1 -26 -46 -55 -80 -81

Apple core ladder, 2010

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 31st December 2010. Congratulations to Steve Altus.

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
-Laura de Laurentiis-52.6 -164 -140 -93 -90 -71 -12 0 12 12 20
-Mike Rice-59.2 -213 -104 -70 -55 -48 -37 -36 -26 -26 23
-Shireen Mohandes-98.4 -245 -150 -118 -112 -95 -73 -58 -57 -39 -37
-Massoun M ejjeh-108.4 -303 -273 -194 -168 -141 -53 -4 -3 24 31
1Steve Altus-116.3 -174 -157 -156 -154 -146 -115 -94 -58 -57 -52
-Pat Civale-121.6 -208 -206 -170 -140 -135 -95 -81 -80 -55 -46
-T.C. Altus-144.0 -241 -224 -154 -141 -138 -131 -131 -114 -98 -68
-Christophe Grosset-186.7 -306 -290 -266 -206 -195 -157 -129 -117 -101 -100
2Jon Rice-206.5 -363 -260 -216 -211 -194 -176 -171 -161 -158 -155
3Ed Levy-221.9 -378 -244 -235 -217 -216 -209 -206 -190 -174 -150
4Tom Townsend-229.7 -333 -270 -264 -253 -235 -229 -211 -183 -161 -158
5Fabio Lo Presti-242.1 -399 -353 -309 -276 -235 -224 -198 -151 -139 -137
6Michael Wilkinson-242.6 -415 -343 -318 -214 -211 -201 -190 -188 -177 -169
7Doron Limor-246.7 -320 -287 -282 -279 -264 -239 -227 -215 -177 -177
8Ben Handley-Pritchard-256.7 -337 -335 -282 -275 -265 -239 -227 -210 -201 -196
9Jay Korobow-260.9 -363 -319 -297 -278 -237 -235 -229 -228 -212 -211
10Alan Epley-268.0 -451 -368 -282 -253 -252 -232 -227 -223 -199 -193
11Dean Pokorny-268.1 -416 -277 -271 -262 -260 -260 -248 -236 -231 -220
12JoAnna Stansby-269.1 -419 -364 -333 -264 -255 -231 -228 -216 -192 -189
13Laura Tidone-280.9 -438 -307 -300 -297 -268 -260 -258 -245 -218 -218
14Carlo Fogaroli-287.5 -354 -336 -334 -319 -272 -268 -263 -251 -241 -237
15Kit Woolsey-290.0 -476 -459 -296 -281 -250 -241 -238 -235 -221 -203
16Joan Clark-295.7 -409 -351 -308 -307 -281 -273 -272 -266 -253 -237
17Willie Whitaker-299.1 -382 -333 -332 -323 -307 -301 -273 -260 -249 -231
18Anne Jackson-309.9 -430 -367 -346 -335 -298 -280 -277 -266 -250 -250
19Lew Stansby-315.0 -522 -356 -334 -334 -289 -288 -278 -275 -251 -223
20Chris Dixon-317.9 -375 -362 -351 -344 -340 -300 -283 -281 -272 -271
21Diana Tenery-Ascher-326.9 -682 -365 -347 -327 -316 -306 -237 -233 -232 -224
22Sally Woolsey-330.0 -611 -387 -336 -311 -300 -290 -285 -265 -264 -251
23Doris Denny-331.1 -380 -377 -359 -328 -327 -323 -317 -311 -302 -287
24Neil Trentham-360.8 -437 -426 -364 -355 -346 -341 -340 -337 -337 -325
25Mac Argo-371.8 -571 -464 -452 -407 -351 -339 -308 -300 -270 -256
26Rita Smith-387.6 -563 -418 -401 -387 -376 -363 -356 -353 -332 -327
27Andrew Garnett-427.0 -726 -560 -473 -467 -419 -369 -331 -317 -312 -296
28Leonardo Cima-447.8 -564 -507 -475 -448 -432 -431 -417 -415 -404 -385