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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, 2013

January: Alan Epley

February: Ben Handley-Pritchard

March: Ben Handley-Pritchard

April: Goran Cekol

May: Steven De Donder

June: Steven De Donder

July: Doron Limor

August: Steven De Donder

September: Doron Limor

October: Migry Zur Campanile

November: Anne Jackson

December: Dean Pokorny

Winners, 2003-13

2013 ladder: Ben Handley-Pritchard

2013 “Zester”: Ben Handley-Pritchard

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, 2013

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 31st December 2013. 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-Pritchard410.6 632 487 431 416 376 372 358 353 346 335
2Steven De Donder364.5 596 370 366 353 342 340 331 328 311 308
3Dean Pokorny344.2 430 420 348 329 327 324 322 317 314 311
4Goran Cekol330.2 459 402 388 383 313 312 284 271 245 245
5Neil Trentham323.6 474 353 344 330 326 320 283 280 268 258
6Migry Zur Campanile310.6 455 336 327 316 313 306 281 264 260 248
7Doron Limor309.2 381 369 341 335 306 280 278 271 269 262
8Anne Jackson305.9 427 358 326 312 309 271 270 263 262 261
9Federico Iavicoli297.3 401 381 329 327 293 281 244 240 239 238
10Michael Wilkinson292.8 461 407 332 312 305 233 233 230 208 207
11Richard Probst288.1 381 360 318 292 287 279 271 254 229 210
12Alan Epley287.0 420 341 313 282 276 269 257 249 232 231
13John Parsons286.2 363 332 328 306 301 279 279 229 223 222
14Dana Berkowitz285.6 371 362 296 279 270 269 268 267 241 233
15Chris Willenken283.7 380 298 296 289 286 275 274 267 254 218
16Kit Woolsey282.6 385 366 322 315 264 250 248 238 228 210
17Rita Smith282.1 349 298 296 290 273 266 266 265 259 259
18Carlo Fogaroli272.0 399 342 304 299 289 234 224 221 206 202
19Joan Clark270.0 332 304 283 280 264 253 251 248 246 239
20Chris Dixon260.9 344 339 294 267 253 251 239 215 204 203
21Stan Schenker259.5 313 266 265 263 253 252 251 246 244 242
22Manuela Schiano258.6 321 301 298 283 280 245 240 217 204 197
23Branko Spiljak247.6 314 311 284 259 246 243 237 196 196 190
24Sally Woolsey238.1 446 279 265 258 236 195 187 184 176 155
25Doris Denny215.4 295 236 236 236 214 200 194 193 177 173
26Franco Garbosi205.4 328 240 225 222 221 216 180 162 139 121
27Joseph Schmitz204.2 296 254 218 209 202 182 177 170 167 167
28Wouter Van den hove202.7 332 285 260 247 213 177 149 142 128 94
29Laura Tidone190.4 256 247 243 210 194 183 167 143 131 130
30Andrea Bulgari188.9 329 297 268 189 161 138 130 129 128 120
31Leonardo Cima185.9 303 205 201 171 170 170 169 161 158 151
32Beryl Dorscht179.4 255 253 219 175 160 157 146 143 143 143
33Cinzia Giordano173.3 215 212 202 172 171 158 157 150 149 147
34Pat Civale153.8 212 198 177 174 172 140 121 119 118 107
35Spiros Liarakos138.2 177 165 160 158 143 134 129 117 103 96
36Krisztina Ormay124.8 317 196 156 106 102 101 92 77 55 46
37Una Pecina-Milisavljevic109.9 285 220 151 108 93 70 63 50 30 29
38Fabio Lo Presti98.9 245 227 94 93 88 75 60 55 30 22
39Sandra Probst94.8 385 323 214 179 149 72 8 -6 -180 -196
40Giuseppe Failla35.8 161 154 139 46 38 8 -29 -31 -33 -95
41Alessio Isaia20.0 184 150 88 56 12 4 -41 -44 -77 -132
42Tomislav Bosnjak8.9 261 147 119 93 24 3 -122 -130 -142 -164
43Roger Berry-28.7 207 97 82 15 -14 -66 -116 -136 -154 -202
44Kiril Marinovski-42.6 146 4 1 -3 -29 -47 -103 -113 -135 -147
45Beatrice Dixon-48.8 188 116 73 15 0 -59 -82 -133 -267 -339
46Irene Baroni-62.2 137 60 32 18 4 -44 -45 -176 -246 -362
47Ophir Reshef-66.5 89 28 7 -42 -47 -55 -77 -147 -149 -272
48Theodore Hwa-72.5 229 113 14 12 -68 -116 -121 -194 -224 -370

Apple core ladder, 2013

This competition finished at midnight (UK time) on 31st December 2013. Congratulations to Laura Tidone.

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
-Tomislav Bosnjak-42.3 -251 -164 -142 -130 -122 3 24 93 119 147
-Irene Baroni-62.2 -362 -246 -176 -45 -44 4 18 32 60 137
-Ophir Reshef-66.5 -272 -149 -147 -77 -55 -47 -42 7 28 89
-Krisztina Ormay-76.3 -303 -177 -141 -115 -36 -35 3 6 8 27
-Giuseppe Failla-81.1 -158 -148 -118 -107 -100 -95 -33 -31 -29 8
-Fabio Lo Presti-84.3 -212 -173 -127 -111 -92 -55 -39 -20 -12 -2
1Laura Tidone-91.7 -125 -123 -121 -112 -105 -92 -77 -60 -57 -45
2Franco Garbosi-106.1 -262 -241 -202 -136 -113 -111 -10 1 1 12
-Beatrice Dixon-107.9 -403 -339 -267 -133 -82 -59 0 15 73 116
-Alessio Isaia-112.3 -291 -242 -177 -135 -132 -77 -44 -41 4 12
-Theodore Hwa-134.5 -391 -370 -224 -194 -121 -116 -68 12 14 113
-Sandra Probst-150.3 -253 -245 -241 -238 -224 -196 -180 -6 8 72
-Roger Berry-156.6 -368 -295 -230 -202 -154 -136 -116 -66 -14 15
-Kiril Marinovski-162.4 -572 -241 -234 -147 -135 -113 -103 -47 -29 -3
3Spiros Liarakos-195.1 -301 -225 -219 -206 -205 -189 -180 -157 -149 -120
4Alan Epley-211.6 -343 -336 -195 -192 -179 -179 -179 -174 -172 -167
5Cinzia Giordano-232.3 -477 -241 -238 -215 -207 -205 -201 -182 -179 -178
6Chris Dixon-239.3 -388 -337 -309 -304 -196 -188 -187 -184 -170 -130
7Manuela Schiano-246.5 -357 -296 -284 -260 -239 -229 -227 -196 -193 -184
8Dana Berkowitz-250.5 -408 -357 -280 -243 -210 -210 -205 -202 -198 -192
9Steven De Donder-252.2 -383 -294 -292 -268 -257 -242 -213 -212 -192 -169
10Pat Civale-254.9 -371 -365 -337 -324 -240 -196 -196 -191 -166 -163
11Chris Willenken-261.3 -481 -294 -288 -272 -253 -222 -220 -211 -203 -169
12Kit Woolsey-264.0 -393 -325 -296 -277 -269 -263 -226 -210 -194 -187
13Doron Limor-270.0 -379 -356 -280 -274 -269 -245 -244 -224 -223 -206
14Carlo Fogaroli-276.9 -378 -329 -324 -286 -278 -258 -245 -229 -221 -221
15Branko Spiljak-277.1 -395 -353 -323 -310 -259 -247 -240 -239 -204 -201
16Michael Wilkinson-280.2 -458 -375 -309 -288 -275 -260 -234 -218 -202 -183
17Neil Trentham-281.0 -588 -278 -264 -261 -259 -255 -236 -229 -224 -216
18Una Pecina-Milisavljevic-282.4 -388 -356 -300 -296 -292 -255 -246 -242 -236 -213
19Federico Iavicoli-284.5 -399 -316 -311 -300 -299 -274 -261 -248 -239 -198
20Goran Cekol-289.4 -454 -307 -303 -294 -281 -276 -261 -260 -251 -207
21Joan Clark-292.7 -364 -334 -326 -296 -291 -281 -267 -266 -265 -237
22Richard Probst-295.3 -415 -379 -333 -315 -282 -259 -255 -247 -238 -230
23Sally Woolsey-306.9 -407 -367 -337 -305 -300 -297 -280 -276 -254 -246
24Leonardo Cima-308.8 -392 -366 -356 -348 -308 -289 -271 -262 -259 -237
25Ben Handley-Pritchard-329.0 -558 -421 -386 -384 -298 -265 -253 -243 -242 -240
26Anne Jackson-335.8 -413 -411 -356 -351 -321 -320 -319 -290 -289 -288
27Dean Pokorny-338.2 -468 -397 -337 -332 -324 -316 -315 -306 -303 -284
28Rita Smith-341.4 -445 -444 -372 -352 -341 -304 -299 -296 -289 -272
29Wouter Van den hove-346.4 -503 -480 -433 -407 -351 -318 -251 -250 -240 -231
30Doris Denny-354.7 -388 -375 -372 -363 -359 -356 -352 -341 -326 -315
31John Parsons-356.2 -622 -469 -397 -369 -298 -296 -290 -279 -274 -268
32Stan Schenker-385.9 -609 -417 -413 -391 -375 -352 -343 -327 -319 -313
33Andrea Bulgari-388.0 -589 -580 -468 -352 -322 -321 -317 -313 -312 -306
34Migry Zur Campanile-415.0 -518 -502 -435 -430 -426 -409 -408 -362 -342 -318
35Joseph Schmitz-430.6 -600 -594 -525 -511 -384 -370 -348 -342 -321 -311
36Beryl Dorscht-472.1 -620 -561 -525 -492 -472 -426 -420 -409 -400 -396