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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 monthly ladder wins

Neil Trentham (18)

All time highest scorer

Kit Woolsey (+653)

Highest score on a single deal

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

Winners, 2003-12

2012 ladder: Ben Handley-Pritchard

2012 “Zester”: Ben Handley-Pritchard

2011 ladder: Fabio Lo Presti

2011 “Zester”: Willie Whitaker

2011 “Apple core”: Steve Altus

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 (four times), Steven De Donder (twice), Alan Epley (twice), Fabrizio Farnesi, Franco Garbosi, Martin Garvey (five times), Ben Handley-Pritchard (13 times), Graham Hazel, Anne Jackson (twice), Doron Limor (seven times), Francesco Mazzadi (twice), Joon Pahk, Armando Pontecorvo (three times), Richard Probst, Jérome Rombaut (twice), Jon Rice, Mike Rice (six times), JoAnna Stansby (four times), Lew Stansby (three times), John Therkelsen (five times), Laura Tidone (twice), Neil Trentham (18 times), Willie Whitaker (10 times), Philip Wood, Kit Woolsey (four times), Sally Woolsey

Zester ladder, 2012

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 31st December 2012. 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-Pritchard413.6 502 466 413 407 405 405 393 383 382 380
2Steven De Donder413.0 442 431 425 416 410 409 407 403 394 393
3Chris Dixon393.4 461 434 423 396 395 384 371 359 358 353
4Alessio Isaia386.9 444 434 411 398 394 376 376 374 338 324
5Thomas Joannčs378.4 464 403 387 377 372 370 366 356 350 339
6Federico Iavicoli372.0 448 411 378 365 358 354 353 351 351 351
7Stan Schenker371.4 518 406 395 388 373 340 331 330 317 316
8Fabrizio Farnesi369.8 478 462 443 388 366 349 329 296 294 293
9Marco Prestini366.8 510 418 396 367 360 337 331 323 314 312
10Neil Trentham366.5 426 412 374 369 364 358 348 343 337 334
11Alessandro Vanoglio362.0 448 388 377 363 360 353 353 348 316 314
12Dean Pokorny356.9 391 391 366 366 357 350 350 346 327 325
13Laura Tidone352.5 390 387 385 356 351 346 336 331 324 319
14Fabio Lo Presti340.5 422 411 382 368 334 327 297 295 289 280
15John Parsons339.6 406 385 380 363 320 316 313 306 305 302
16Doron Limor333.7 471 427 382 349 314 297 293 273 266 265
17Migry Zur Campanile331.3 366 363 354 351 335 319 312 308 306 299
18Alan Epley329.8 409 362 331 328 322 313 313 309 306 305
19Tom Townsend323.6 377 369 360 330 317 315 308 293 290 277
20Cinzia Giordano314.5 403 361 324 320 308 305 301 290 271 262
21Goran Cekol314.2 347 338 325 320 319 318 307 304 286 278
22Rita Smith309.4 363 349 311 309 303 302 294 292 286 285
23Spiros Liarakos308.4 385 381 371 355 285 278 264 262 252 251
24Richard Probst308.1 348 338 322 311 309 308 305 286 281 273
25Carlo Fogaroli307.7 412 364 362 306 286 284 279 277 264 243
26Kit Woolsey303.3 398 337 332 300 283 280 277 276 275 275
27Mauro Stivoli300.0 505 362 301 301 288 270 265 264 224 220
28Joan Clark299.1 371 340 331 318 299 273 269 265 264 261
29Leonardo Cima298.1 436 350 339 330 280 263 256 249 243 235
30Andrea Dato296.3 436 369 368 337 277 247 239 236 233 221
31Ophir Reshef282.4 352 310 300 292 278 272 267 260 256 237
32Sally Woolsey281.5 351 317 311 287 278 278 263 249 243 238
33Anne Jackson277.2 339 317 303 285 266 262 261 251 244 244
34Dana Berkowitz275.5 333 305 305 298 273 266 263 244 241 227
35Manuela Schiano273.3 352 315 292 276 262 259 255 248 239 235
36Chris Willenken273.2 402 370 271 270 265 263 242 226 223 200
37Steve De Roos271.3 418 311 303 299 256 251 235 233 213 194
38Pat Civale265.2 350 309 283 280 252 245 240 232 232 229
39Krisztina Ormay265.1 458 313 265 265 260 228 227 226 208 201
40Joseph Schmitz262.3 351 345 297 277 264 228 223 219 214 205
41Gianpaolo Eramo253.4 366 331 310 262 258 246 206 194 182 179
42Franco Garbosi253.1 435 291 280 269 251 227 223 200 180 175
43Nicole Gilmore250.2 356 310 300 276 236 215 212 211 198 188
44Umberto Prestini249.1 387 269 249 247 244 242 234 214 204 201
45John Rebardo243.1 300 287 268 258 248 221 218 215 212 204
46Mike Rice237.2 374 369 326 245 223 220 217 206 99 93
47Ed Levy235.4 387 311 300 272 208 196 186 169 164 161
48Mihaela Popa234.5 318 273 264 263 218 216 214 213 192 174
49Georgio Sigon231.5 329 251 250 240 227 223 221 202 191 181
50Beatrice Dixon231.3 271 253 250 248 239 238 212 209 201 192
51Vedran Zoric229.1 357 264 231 225 224 219 206 196 194 175
52Sabina Schiano229.1 260 257 251 238 227 219 219 218 208 194
53Willie Whittaker228.5 328 299 288 264 235 233 195 155 146 142
54Michael Wilkinson224.1 368 294 259 259 219 202 170 162 158 150
55Theodore Hwa222.4 285 269 250 245 236 209 205 179 179 167
56Doris Denny216.1 342 244 234 218 192 190 188 187 185 181
57Giuseppe Delle Cave214.7 308 235 228 226 224 216 210 170 167 163
58Irene Baroni211.3 377 325 252 212 192 178 156 146 146 129
59Steve Altus187.5 248 245 240 219 209 168 167 150 117 112
60Chris Somers136.9 243 206 184 136 126 125 99 95 89 66
61Daryu Aliotuus135.0 348 154 152 134 134 101 101 81 73 72
62Pete Whipple114.9 236 159 150 137 125 122 62 58 50 50
63Corey Robinson113.4 205 200 162 136 113 78 75 59 55 51
64Roger Berry111.1 258 192 107 93 88 85 84 82 64 58
65Jon Cooke109.3 250 217 187 181 135 76 49 31 -5 -28
66Leonardo Rafat102.6 165 162 151 116 99 88 82 77 46 40
67Vincenzo Serino100.7 226 223 158 135 116 84 84 -4 -7 -8
68Matthias Huberschwiller99.5 316 165 137 131 122 70 39 29 17 -31
69Jay Korobow92.2 278 168 158 103 100 81 50 8 6 -30
70Beryl Dorscht87.2 160 146 121 105 81 72 63 56 41 27
71Francesco Mazzadi83.8 260 172 135 108 105 45 35 4 -9 -17
72Christine Nelson80.0 356 132 114 76 53 43 23 22 -5 -14
73Andrea Bulgari77.0 249 138 137 106 104 52 52 32 -44 -56
74Gergely Szentandrási56.5 142 137 115 102 68 48 42 -25 -28 -36
75Bryan Delfs34.9 155 132 126 102 78 66 36 -88 -94 -164
76Ivan Poštic33.0 164 163 132 124 114 -21 -65 -80 -85 -116
77Toni Meštrovic17.6 115 109 64 57 9 0 -10 -21 -41 -106
78Loren Perry4.4 120 47 46 10 -10 -15 -25 -39 -42 -48
79Alex Hydes-1.9 189 164 77 69 35 -58 -83 -105 -109 -198
80Una Pecina-Milisavljevic-5.3 178 144 39 -3 -13 -57 -63 -72 -100 -106
81Aldo Gerli-40.0 54 44 32 3 -46 -49 -71 -78 -142 -147
82Pietro Campanile-51.6 65 -4 -20 -24 -33 -59 -74 -83 -140 -144
83Bob Drijver-66.4 120 76 47 14 -2 -47 -99 -183 -245 -345
84Diana Tenery-Ascher-131.2 123 -17 -32 -118 -151 -168 -180 -183 -273 -313
85Angela Poli-272.9 -30 -161 -191 -223 -300 -312 -316 -370 -379 -447

Apple core ladder, 2012

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 31st December 2012. Congratulations to Willie Whittaker.

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
-Pete Whipple-23.6 -131 -122 -56 -17 -8 9 14 20 27 28
-Bryan Delfs-40.0 -243 -219 -164 -94 -88 36 66 78 102 126
-Jay Korobow-65.2 -271 -205 -150 -107 -34 -30 6 8 50 81
-Mike Rice-68.1 -310 -207 -151 -95 -61 -54 0 30 74 93
-Alex Hydes-81.3 -222 -219 -198 -109 -105 -83 -58 35 69 77
-Francesco Mazzadi-92.3 -573 -106 -102 -77 -44 -34 -17 -9 4 35
1Willie Whittaker-94.9 -167 -147 -118 -96 -94 -89 -62 -62 -59 -55
-Matthias Huberschwiller-95.4 -428 -325 -251 -196 -31 17 29 39 70 122
-Ivan Poštic-97.1 -228 -187 -173 -130 -116 -85 -80 -65 -21 114
-Toni Meštrovic-102.7 -246 -234 -145 -116 -108 -106 -41 -21 -10 0
-Una Pecina-Milisavljevic-145.0 -292 -207 -189 -183 -181 -106 -100 -72 -63 -57
2Franco Garbosi-147.8 -331 -226 -139 -129 -125 -115 -115 -104 -103 -91
-Christine Nelson-150.1 -285 -270 -252 -188 -133 -130 -100 -93 -36 -14
3Steve Altus-155.2 -289 -229 -223 -196 -157 -150 -109 -69 -66 -64
-Jon Cooke-165.6 -460 -265 -207 -170 -169 -124 -114 -114 -28 -5
4Leonardo Rafat-172.0 -399 -209 -181 -153 -143 -141 -129 -125 -121 -119
5Giuseppe Delle Cave-174.7 -447 -203 -186 -175 -167 -139 -126 -106 -99 -99
-Diana Tenery-Ascher-181.5 -380 -313 -273 -183 -180 -168 -151 -118 -32 -17
-Loren Perry-182.0 -329 -286 -278 -242 -209 -204 -114 -58 -52 -48
6Vedran Zoric-185.3 -306 -296 -201 -194 -178 -159 -149 -126 -126 -118
-Aldo Gerli-186.8 -414 -323 -231 -211 -202 -147 -142 -78 -71 -49
-Pietro Campanile-187.5 -396 -309 -264 -164 -153 -148 -144 -140 -83 -74
-Bob Drijver-189.5 -564 -471 -345 -245 -183 -99 -47 -2 14 47
7Michael Wilkinson-222.8 -418 -392 -214 -208 -188 -180 -177 -160 -149 -142
8Corey Robinson-232.6 -440 -287 -285 -275 -203 -202 -199 -186 -128 -121
9Tom Townsend-233.1 -284 -275 -245 -242 -225 -224 -222 -207 -204 -203
10John Rebardo-238.2 -395 -271 -247 -246 -238 -225 -220 -211 -171 -158
11Ed Levy-246.0 -339 -316 -295 -271 -270 -246 -213 -177 -168 -165
12Ophir Reshef-254.0 -377 -377 -275 -252 -235 -213 -213 -209 -200 -189
-Gergely Szentandrási-256.5 -638 -439 -363 -315 -239 -147 -139 -130 -114 -41
13Chris Somers-258.6 -409 -386 -299 -290 -267 -252 -247 -172 -145 -119
14Vincenzo Serino-264.3 -499 -358 -328 -296 -254 -211 -208 -178 -156 -155
15Nicole Gilmore-265.1 -390 -308 -299 -291 -254 -234 -230 -223 -218 -204
16Alan Epley-269.8 -406 -353 -321 -297 -271 -234 -225 -208 -197 -186
17Fabio Lo Presti-269.8 -320 -307 -304 -282 -280 -262 -243 -241 -231 -228
18Ben Handley-Pritchard-270.5 -307 -295 -287 -282 -268 -263 -262 -255 -251 -235
19Daryu Aliotuus-272.5 -366 -316 -310 -304 -288 -286 -253 -214 -197 -191
20Chris Willenken-285.5 -348 -335 -319 -317 -300 -295 -254 -250 -222 -215
21Doron Limor-290.0 -439 -374 -362 -286 -276 -255 -238 -230 -224 -216
22Laura Tidone-293.0 -355 -353 -299 -299 -298 -283 -275 -264 -252 -252
23Alessio Isaia-294.8 -375 -355 -299 -296 -288 -280 -274 -273 -255 -253
24Irene Baroni-303.3 -469 -349 -334 -315 -295 -291 -267 -251 -235 -227
25Spiros Liarakos-303.6 -375 -367 -341 -333 -303 -280 -271 -262 -253 -251
26Andrea Bulgari-304.5 -591 -410 -381 -291 -277 -235 -223 -219 -209 -209
27Neil Trentham-308.7 -396 -355 -344 -314 -285 -284 -282 -279 -277 -271
28Theodore Hwa-312.9 -415 -412 -325 -320 -318 -308 -283 -276 -258 -214
29Pat Civale-313.6 -399 -378 -358 -328 -311 -295 -280 -266 -263 -258
-Angela Poli-320.5 -506 -447 -379 -370 -316 -312 -300 -223 -191 -161
30Gianpaolo Eramo-322.7 -557 -548 -317 -298 -296 -270 -270 -248 -234 -189
31Kit Woolsey-323.8 -525 -406 -383 -368 -287 -282 -254 -251 -247 -235
32Mauro Stivoli-329.2 -521 -410 -377 -319 -295 -289 -288 -284 -257 -252
33Richard Probst-329.5 -487 -434 -364 -331 -301 -298 -292 -274 -262 -252
34Georgio Sigon-329.6 -403 -394 -366 -360 -345 -338 -290 -274 -264 -262
35Steve De Roos-329.9 -638 -403 -325 -324 -311 -304 -288 -278 -227 -201
36Carlo Fogaroli-341.9 -424 -415 -379 -350 -349 -307 -307 -300 -296 -292
37Dana Berkowitz-347.3 -524 -357 -354 -350 -336 -335 -329 -311 -292 -285
38Chris Dixon-351.9 -432 -410 -405 -350 -346 -337 -328 -317 -300 -294
39Sally Woolsey-352.1 -438 -397 -394 -375 -349 -348 -335 -333 -302 -250
40Thomas Joannčs-352.4 -453 -436 -431 -414 -322 -318 -304 -297 -280 -269
41Anne Jackson-353.0 -582 -398 -367 -351 -339 -318 -311 -292 -287 -285
42Andrea Dato-353.1 -486 -480 -439 -380 -357 -315 -284 -268 -262 -260
43Marco Prestini-353.8 -473 -399 -384 -377 -342 -338 -338 -312 -291 -284
44Federico Iavicoli-365.8 -473 -423 -389 -363 -353 -350 -336 -330 -326 -315
45Rita Smith-370.0 -442 -428 -394 -384 -371 -354 -342 -333 -331 -321
46Doris Denny-370.2 -517 -433 -412 -372 -361 -349 -320 -317 -315 -306
47Goran Cekol-370.3 -486 -451 -402 -356 -353 -348 -340 -326 -322 -319
48Migry Zur Campanile-372.3 -441 -393 -388 -380 -362 -359 -355 -353 -346 -346
49Steven De Donder-374.1 -483 -452 -443 -376 -361 -361 -320 -319 -316 -310
50Joan Clark-378.6 -588 -456 -416 -388 -350 -349 -329 -315 -302 -293
51Cinzia Giordano-384.6 -503 -471 -454 -393 -368 -349 -339 -330 -320 -319
52Stan Schenker-391.1 -422 -411 -410 -403 -392 -381 -376 -373 -372 -371
53Alessandro Vanoglio-391.2 -483 -473 -471 -417 -373 -370 -349 -328 -327 -321
54Krisztina Ormay-398.7 -618 -447 -401 -392 -372 -360 -358 -352 -346 -341
55Manuela Schiano-408.5 -516 -439 -425 -418 -414 -395 -375 -375 -373 -355
56Dean Pokorny-411.9 -532 -473 -470 -457 -439 -392 -368 -342 -328 -318
57John Parsons-414.6 -593 -484 -467 -461 -387 -369 -360 -345 -345 -335
58Fabrizio Farnesi-426.5 -700 -464 -444 -439 -405 -388 -380 -351 -349 -345
59Roger Berry-429.2 -638 -552 -505 -439 -386 -382 -381 -368 -327 -314
60Leonardo Cima-431.7 -619 -534 -489 -425 -391 -382 -382 -380 -358 -357
61Umberto Prestini-438.4 -486 -476 -460 -452 -442 -437 -423 -423 -393 -392
62Beryl Dorscht-470.1 -595 -530 -494 -488 -470 -440 -439 -431 -408 -406
63Mihaela Popa-490.5 -617 -616 -602 -544 -503 -438 -407 -405 -394 -379
64Sabina Schiano-533.9 -626 -607 -568 -565 -530 -526 -515 -502 -454 -446
65Beatrice Dixon-592.4 -720 -659 -658 -622 -590 -581 -550 -533 -525 -486
66Joseph Schmitz-602.6 -716 -652 -641 -633 -597 -579 -563 -560 -545 -540