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Online Barbu Ladder

Submitting results

Ladder results should be sent to results@barbu.co.uk

 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”).

Each player’s name should either be a recognised alias, their full name, or an abbreviation which will be understood by the software.  The existing players already use a name which will be understood by the software, so there will rarely be any need to change the names.  If you send us a result that involves a new player, please let us know.

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, 2011

January: Chris Dixon

February: Neil Trentham

March: JoAnna Stansby

April: Alan Epley

May: Willie Whitaker

June: Willie Whitaker

July: Alan Epley

August: Ben Handley-Pritchard

September: Willie Whitaker

October: Ben Handley-Pritchard

November: Kit Woolsey

December: Ben Handley-Pritchard

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, 2011

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 31st December 2011. Congratulations to Willie Whitaker.

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
1Willie Whitaker387.4 502 418 410 404 402 364 361 361 332 320
2Ben Handley-Pritchard364.3 398 397 389 372 368 366 355 343 330 325
3Neil Trentham363.3 413 402 386 367 365 360 339 338 332 331
4Steven De Donder362.5 434 401 400 384 380 345 327 326 322 306
5Kit Woolsey360.6 531 466 437 331 329 329 318 306 283 276
6Alan Epley357.2 456 394 373 368 366 348 330 316 314 307
7Chris Dixon352.6 479 409 398 391 324 323 320 309 287 286
8JoAnna Stansby336.4 434 363 359 347 344 318 317 314 296 272
9Doron Limor328.8 495 329 320 317 315 309 308 306 300 289
10Rita Smith318.1 365 357 346 336 326 310 299 288 278 276
11Richard Probst317.9 664 352 323 319 302 275 261 254 216 213
12Carlo Fogaroli307.2 369 340 338 307 307 306 291 279 270 265
13Tom Townsend304.0 406 349 339 307 292 275 271 268 268 265
14Laura Tidone303.9 349 335 331 327 325 294 278 270 270 260
15Sally Woolsey300.9 399 389 366 294 286 263 255 253 253 251
16Dean Pokorny297.5 409 331 327 295 283 275 272 267 262 254
17Steve De Roos294.6 382 376 302 301 297 283 267 250 247 241
18Fabio Lo Presti287.5 330 330 310 308 290 274 269 261 257 246
19Nicole Gilmore280.0 354 305 299 295 292 283 254 243 240 235
20Anne Jackson268.7 343 312 300 283 258 254 249 232 229 227
21Michael Wilkinson267.7 474 283 260 259 248 243 242 240 218 210
22John Parsons266.2 358 296 296 295 283 256 241 224 212 201
23Joan Clark264.5 339 284 281 280 252 251 249 245 236 228
24Krisztina Ormay262.9 496 332 332 279 253 247 187 181 163 159
25Vedran Zoric256.0 343 329 312 278 257 256 222 211 179 173
26Migry Zur Campanile250.1 313 311 268 256 255 250 242 211 200 195
27Andrew Garnett240.6 272 268 267 264 252 237 229 229 206 182
28Tim Verbeek236.8 550 362 335 331 297 260 79 71 63 20
29Doris Denny231.8 331 323 243 241 217 216 196 188 188 175
30John Rebardo225.6 303 266 259 252 213 199 192 192 190 190
31Lew Stansby224.6 307 287 268 247 208 206 204 192 165 162
32Pat Civale222.7 289 251 225 225 223 221 212 205 188 188
33Ed Levy221.8 298 285 276 271 240 234 194 141 140 139
34Christine Nelson214.6 304 294 230 221 218 195 182 173 168 161
35Chris Willenken209.8 431 297 234 216 214 170 161 130 129 116
36Leonardo Cima208.1 359 332 318 238 202 156 128 128 115 105
37Jay Korobow185.8 290 239 219 197 194 192 148 145 118 116
38Beatrice Dixon174.3 355 295 228 190 160 115 112 107 91 90
39Steve Altus169.2 260 211 204 186 161 153 145 142 120 110
40Spiros Liarakos168.9 234 223 215 188 149 147 140 137 130 126
41Pete Whipple158.3 221 221 183 180 169 143 142 135 135 54
42Corey Robinson153.5 287 240 172 166 137 123 114 109 96 91
43Goran Cekol153.0 243 210 201 172 158 141 118 117 87 83
44Mauro Stivoli150.9 257 236 224 220 213 152 133 85 82 -93
45Shireen Mohandes128.1 407 162 125 95 89 86 82 82 78 75
46Jovana Marinkovic119.9 309 307 219 201 89 56 55 6 -1 -42
47Bryan Delfs116.5 370 238 201 118 113 75 25 19 6 0
48Alex Hydes95.7 194 162 150 143 132 75 48 39 20 -6
49Armando Pontecorvo93.2 315 258 120 107 104 37 16 1 -5 -21
50Toni Meštrovic91.3 260 237 224 200 80 69 10 -17 -18 -132
51Chris Somers83.0 166 163 142 137 107 52 32 26 16 -11
52Ivan Poštic80.7 396 147 73 62 56 29 29 19 15 -19
53Theodore Hwa78.7 207 127 127 118 95 85 37 5 0 -14
54T.C. Altus72.3 216 121 119 117 48 40 37 21 20 -16
55Dana Berkowitz52.3 147 136 99 79 64 37 29 12 8 -88
56Diana Tenery-Ascher20.5 117 104 64 32 6 4 -10 -23 -44 -45
57Pietro Campanile17.6 166 124 54 24 -12 -13 -15 -39 -52 -61
58Jon Rice14.8 401 127 121 72 36 -27 -77 -127 -186 -192
59Beryl Dorscht-17.2 113 50 12 -1 -20 -28 -29 -64 -96 -109
60Joseph Schmitz-33.5 87 47 15 -14 -40 -65 -65 -82 -104 -114
61Justin Lall-45.9 200 74 70 42 -82 -87 -126 -150 -179 -221
62Kenny Colloran-59.6 235 182 51 37 -69 -138 -201 -202 -240 -251
63Roger Berry-89.7 102 -3 -6 -17 -39 -42 -181 -195 -258 -258
64Daryu Aliotuus-131.8 16 -35 -39 -80 -85 -147 -185 -231 -246 -286
65Karen Blue-192.2 32 -49 -118 -118 -120 -233 -270 -322 -355 -369

Apple core ladder, 2011

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 31st December 2011. 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
-Jon Rice14.8 -192 -186 -127 -77 -27 36 72 121 127 401
-Tim Verbeek-26.6 -199 -118 -62 -40 -11 -4 14 20 63 71
-Pete Whipple-35.8 -353 -243 -188 -74 0 34 54 135 135 142
-Justin Lall-45.9 -221 -179 -150 -126 -87 -82 42 70 74 200
-Alex Hydes-57.4 -372 -243 -188 -79 -6 20 39 48 75 132
-Armando Pontecorvo-80.7 -201 -199 -152 -112 -52 -42 -24 -21 -5 1
-Mauro Stivoli-84.6 -413 -332 -230 -130 -100 -93 82 85 133 152
-Kenny Colloran-108.9 -258 -251 -240 -202 -201 -138 -69 37 51 182
-T.C. Altus-138.3 -241 -208 -178 -168 -166 -166 -128 -66 -33 -29
1Steve Altus-176.2 -261 -223 -217 -210 -165 -159 -154 -143 -118 -112
-Dana Berkowitz-183.8 -326 -295 -266 -170 -162 -161 -126 -122 -109 -101
-Diana Tenery-Ascher-189.0 -353 -333 -304 -253 -233 -130 -77 -76 -66 -65
2Jovana Marinkovic-190.2 -444 -207 -195 -195 -175 -172 -145 -129 -122 -118
3Lew Stansby-199.4 -326 -278 -263 -233 -178 -153 -153 -140 -139 -131
4Jay Korobow-202.2 -333 -323 -236 -198 -189 -188 -173 -153 -118 -111
5Spiros Liarakos-207.5 -429 -283 -259 -238 -172 -160 -143 -136 -130 -125
6Pat Civale-209.7 -281 -232 -226 -219 -208 -203 -203 -178 -175 -172
7Fabio Lo Presti-213.7 -295 -291 -261 -255 -246 -237 -178 -137 -127 -110
8Shireen Mohandes-214.4 -432 -277 -250 -222 -215 -200 -187 -146 -110 -105
-Daryu Aliotuus-217.5 -532 -344 -286 -246 -231 -185 -147 -85 -80 -39
-Theodore Hwa-230.0 -569 -332 -301 -235 -224 -177 -150 -146 -89 -77
-Joseph Schmitz-235.0 -398 -348 -282 -270 -269 -202 -199 -141 -127 -114
-Bryan Delfs-236.2 -512 -411 -330 -329 -233 -187 -146 -103 -90 -21
9Michael Wilkinson-241.5 -364 -265 -262 -255 -243 -238 -207 -204 -190 -187
10Chris Willenken-246.2 -426 -319 -250 -237 -230 -222 -206 -197 -192 -183
11Andrew Garnett-247.1 -410 -381 -353 -299 -218 -208 -178 -158 -136 -130
12Ed Levy-250.2 -468 -384 -278 -265 -218 -195 -176 -174 -173 -171
13Ivan Poštic-259.8 -390 -369 -260 -252 -244 -240 -221 -211 -209 -202
14Corey Robinson-267.8 -467 -318 -297 -268 -263 -262 -233 -213 -206 -151
15Kit Woolsey-275.3 -384 -348 -293 -277 -277 -262 -256 -224 -220 -212
16Nicole Gilmore-284.4 -344 -308 -303 -299 -283 -269 -265 -263 -259 -251
-Karen Blue-284.9 -521 -423 -369 -355 -322 -270 -233 -120 -118 -118
-Toni Meštrovic-286.6 -678 -458 -383 -300 -272 -241 -212 -172 -132 -18
17Chris Somers-292.1 -604 -341 -336 -304 -300 -282 -271 -190 -157 -136
18JoAnna Stansby-293.4 -522 -307 -288 -279 -265 -262 -260 -259 -247 -245
19Anne Jackson-297.5 -415 -377 -355 -275 -271 -269 -267 -259 -253 -234
20Goran Cekol-297.7 -471 -371 -349 -348 -270 -270 -254 -225 -213 -206
21Pietro Campanile-297.8 -481 -353 -321 -316 -315 -295 -245 -241 -222 -189
22Laura Tidone-301.4 -396 -381 -304 -300 -289 -281 -275 -265 -264 -259
23John Rebardo-306.8 -379 -377 -367 -353 -313 -310 -278 -275 -220 -196
24Doron Limor-317.8 -410 -393 -392 -379 -331 -295 -263 -249 -238 -228
25Chris Dixon-318.5 -427 -374 -358 -343 -304 -297 -276 -275 -267 -264
26Ben Handley-Pritchard-319.8 -462 -424 -365 -328 -318 -284 -272 -256 -250 -239
-Roger Berry-323.4 -523 -451 -416 -354 -307 -291 -258 -258 -195 -181
27Dean Pokorny-329.2 -405 -405 -379 -360 -331 -309 -283 -279 -273 -268
28Sally Woolsey-334.1 -431 -424 -378 -375 -348 -296 -287 -277 -264 -261
29Migry Zur Campanile-334.3 -458 -381 -369 -336 -328 -318 -313 -285 -278 -277
30Vedran Zoric-339.4 -476 -431 -392 -381 -348 -302 -289 -268 -264 -243
31Joan Clark-341.7 -596 -402 -378 -324 -309 -292 -285 -282 -281 -268
32Neil Trentham-351.8 -469 -462 -429 -408 -376 -312 -296 -275 -246 -245
33Alan Epley-351.8 -523 -435 -381 -369 -360 -318 -299 -284 -282 -267
34Leonardo Cima-360.8 -557 -527 -416 -400 -355 -285 -282 -267 -261 -258
35Richard Probst-360.9 -551 -501 -406 -389 -343 -341 -310 -270 -251 -247
36Beryl Dorscht-363.4 -581 -519 -513 -387 -329 -301 -264 -256 -251 -233
37Carlo Fogaroli-370.0 -479 -456 -434 -380 -348 -342 -328 -324 -306 -303
38Willie Whitaker-372.1 -680 -501 -469 -326 -315 -315 -289 -289 -285 -252
39Steven De Donder-377.6 -488 -485 -446 -403 -391 -384 -308 -302 -286 -283
40Tom Townsend-386.3 -530 -490 -471 -438 -386 -363 -331 -304 -280 -270
41Rita Smith-391.4 -458 -442 -421 -420 -378 -373 -371 -366 -363 -322
42John Parsons-402.6 -461 -434 -428 -423 -409 -409 -391 -368 -357 -346
43Krisztina Ormay-403.6 -504 -493 -481 -473 -459 -386 -328 -309 -307 -296
44Doris Denny-407.5 -688 -447 -407 -402 -390 -363 -357 -352 -342 -327
45Christine Nelson-420.8 -575 -500 -483 -422 -408 -374 -370 -366 -360 -350
46Steve De Roos-542.8 -1104 -692 -545 -539 -499 -457 -453 -401 -386 -352
47Beatrice Dixon-556.9 -845 -804 -562 -517 -517 -496 -483 -457 -448 -440