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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, 2015

January: Ben Handley-Pritchard

February: John Parsons

March: Krisztina Ormay

April: Alessio Isaia

May: Migry Zur Campanile

June: Alessio Isaia

July: Dan Hoffenberg

August: Joan Clark

September: Neil Trentham

October: Ben Handley-Pritchard

November: Neil Trentham

December: Alessio Isaia

2015: Alessio Isaia

Winners, 2003-14

2014 ladder: Doron Limor

2014 “Zester”: Dean Pokorny

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, Goran Cekol (twice), Chris Dixon (four times), Steven De Donder (five times), Alan Epley (three times), Fabrizio Farnesi, Franco Garbosi, Martin Garvey (five times), Ben Handley-Pritchard (15 times), Graham Hazel, Anne Jackson (five times), Doron Limor (10 times), Francesco Mazzadi (twice), Joon Pahk, John Parsons, Dean Pokorny (five times), 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 (20 times), Willie Whitaker (10 times), Philip Wood, Kit Woolsey (four times), Sally Woolsey, Migry Zur Campanile (twice)

Zester ladder, 2015

Best 10 scores. Minimum games to qualify: 10.
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
1Dan Hoffenberg373.7 443 401 399 394 364 356 350 349 342 339
2Alessio Isaia369.0 559 424 385 381 341 330 324 316 315 315
3John Parsons358.9 474 426 393 373 354 347 340 300 298 284
4Tracey B356.5 427 393 385 384 346 344 343 332 307 304
5Simon Hunter355.6 434 392 386 353 351 345 340 330 314 311
6Ben Handley-Pritchard342.1 415 406 374 345 335 322 312 309 305 298
7Migry Zur Campanile341.1 481 378 371 362 324 316 305 302 287 285
8Stan Schenker334.3 393 376 336 332 332 329 328 317 307 293
9Anne Jackson320.9 404 395 350 324 303 301 292 284 280 276
10Ed Levy316.6 448 365 357 326 312 292 289 267 263 247
11Joan Clark313.9 380 372 368 354 326 274 272 266 264 263
12Neil Trentham312.1 423 356 324 321 311 300 288 273 268 257
13Dana Berkowitz294.9 350 345 341 312 291 290 282 252 251 235
14Dean Pokorny264.8 424 325 302 279 243 230 216 214 210 205
15Sally Woolsey263.8 352 309 309 288 250 248 237 229 216 200
16Michael Wilkinson254.8 337 304 270 262 247 244 238 224 220 202
17Richard Probst253.0 403 395 357 231 216 198 191 183 181 175
18Kit Woolsey247.8 440 403 297 236 193 192 191 188 174 164
19Rita Smith245.7 296 285 262 254 237 236 236 233 219 199
20Krisztina Ormay238.1 337 289 268 229 222 218 215 207 199 197
21Beryl Dorscht216.6 295 294 254 227 197 194 185 175 173 172
22Doron Limor211.5 468 285 234 219 190 187 174 134 124 100
23Jennifer Mourgues203.7 350 237 231 202 190 183 175 161 160 148
24Steven De Donder182.5 432 344 201 175 165 115 109 106 97 81
25Doris Denny180.1 243 211 195 193 171 169 167 160 155 137
26Cinzia Giordano169.1 273 227 223 171 170 162 155 109 106 95
27Goran Cekol166.2 412 209 209 176 156 147 125 109 63 56
28JoAnna Stansby147.3 341 257 223 190 118 92 89 78 64 21
29Pat Civale144.1 216 187 170 168 146 127 115 112 101 99
30Fabio Lo Presti132.6 325 275 219 194 132 122 120 80 -69 -72
31Wouter Van den hove77.2 151 139 134 120 61 56 50 29 21 11
32Chris Willenken57.0 163 163 114 88 29 24 12 -1 -2 -20
33Aymeric Lebatteaux-16.6 299 152 121 75 39 -73 -150 -193 -212 -224
34Stephen Frechette-43.2 203 175 33 -9 -14 -26 -154 -162 -187 -291
35Matthias Huberschwiller-59.5 122 65 61 14 -65 -111 -145 -156 -175 -205
36C Lynn Handford-66.0 182 128 43 21 -36 -75 -121 -233 -233 -336
37Pietro Campanile-70.6 231 229 101 -28 -63 -67 -122 -202 -385 -400

Apple core ladder, 2015

Worst 10 scores. Minimum games to qualify: 25.
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
-Steven De Donder0.5 -195 -127 -54 1 13 40 43 81 97 106
-Chris Willenken-20.9 -176 -133 -30 -20 -2 -1 12 24 29 88
-Pietro Campanile-70.6 -400 -385 -202 -122 -67 -63 -28 101 229 231
1Cinzia Giordano-85.2 -131 -117 -110 -107 -91 -88 -66 -58 -45 -39
-Matthias Huberschwiller-103.0 -313 -205 -175 -156 -145 -111 -65 14 61 65
-Stephen Frechette-105.7 -422 -291 -187 -162 -154 -26 -14 -9 33 175
-Aymeric Lebatteaux-107.0 -227 -226 -224 -212 -193 -150 -73 39 75 121
-C Lynn Handford-120.5 -363 -336 -233 -233 -121 -75 -36 21 43 128
2JoAnna Stansby-133.7 -283 -233 -195 -149 -136 -108 -82 -58 -58 -35
-Fabio Lo Presti-136.7 -271 -243 -215 -195 -157 -132 -93 -72 -69 80
3Doron Limor-142.1 -258 -222 -154 -145 -141 -140 -109 -90 -81 -81
4Goran Cekol-165.1 -278 -221 -188 -163 -151 -150 -147 -136 -124 -93
5Ben Handley-Pritchard-199.7 -312 -276 -264 -229 -182 -164 -159 -148 -133 -130
6Rita Smith-206.6 -364 -234 -225 -222 -212 -189 -174 -168 -150 -128
7Michael Wilkinson-218.4 -304 -300 -239 -239 -216 -195 -190 -188 -164 -149
8Wouter Van den hove-232.0 -388 -325 -271 -242 -241 -213 -211 -193 -129 -107
9Pat Civale-244.7 -352 -319 -263 -256 -248 -238 -213 -200 -195 -163
10Kit Woolsey-249.9 -349 -302 -291 -270 -243 -236 -222 -215 -194 -177
11Richard Probst-251.1 -488 -405 -388 -382 -192 -167 -139 -124 -123 -103
12Krisztina Ormay-255.9 -520 -273 -266 -263 -231 -227 -200 -199 -195 -185
13Dean Pokorny-257.5 -321 -285 -283 -272 -250 -243 -233 -232 -230 -226
14Sally Woolsey-260.5 -438 -329 -312 -245 -233 -231 -217 -202 -199 -199
15Neil Trentham-265.1 -391 -333 -328 -260 -241 -225 -224 -218 -217 -214
16Dana Berkowitz-283.8 -324 -310 -295 -290 -290 -288 -279 -263 -250 -249
17Alessio Isaia-284.4 -395 -350 -323 -307 -263 -258 -242 -241 -234 -231
18Ed Levy-288.4 -407 -385 -331 -289 -281 -277 -237 -230 -225 -222
19Joan Clark-330.9 -426 -391 -358 -350 -330 -311 -295 -288 -282 -278
20John Parsons-333.2 -420 -399 -369 -364 -316 -311 -301 -287 -284 -281
21Simon Hunter-339.6 -563 -377 -343 -336 -325 -310 -291 -289 -286 -276
22Anne Jackson-349.8 -425 -375 -364 -361 -343 -341 -339 -336 -315 -299
23Stan Schenker-357.0 -425 -424 -363 -348 -343 -342 -335 -331 -331 -328
24Dan Hoffenberg-406.6 -478 -472 -452 -444 -440 -398 -363 -349 -340 -330
25Migry Zur Campanile-421.3 -535 -507 -502 -438 -432 -388 -358 -354 -350 -349
26Doris Denny-435.3 -667 -551 -494 -438 -417 -390 -370 -354 -349 -323
27Jennifer Mourgues-484.0 -676 -584 -567 -520 -509 -424 -399 -397 -385 -379
28Tracey B-517.9 -660 -601 -565 -513 -501 -498 -482 -457 -455 -447
29Beryl Dorscht-543.1 -741 -639 -567 -564 -522 -517 -502 -462 -461 -456