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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, 2016

January: Anne Jackson

February: Stan Schenker

March: Migry Zur Campanile

April: Dana Berkowitz

May: Dana Berkowitz

June: Migry Zur Campanile

July: Ben Handley-Pritchard

August: Neil Trentham

September: Dan Hoffenberg

October: Tracey B

November: Ben Kristensen

December: Tracey B

2016 ladder: Neil Trentham

2016 “Zester”: Dan Hoffenberg

Winners, 2003-15

2015 ladder: Alessio Isaia

2015 “Zester”: Dan Hoffenberg

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 (up to 2014):
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, 2016

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 Hoffenberg431.9 585 556 502 417 406 397 370 366 361 359
2Tracey B390.3 495 460 427 420 367 355 350 346 346 337
3Migry Zur Campanile377.0 497 407 401 367 364 358 357 353 340 326
4Neil Trentham373.2 629 427 362 360 350 346 330 324 323 281
5Dana Berkowitz369.2 462 399 397 372 368 355 354 337 326 322
6Stan Schenker324.4 414 386 348 323 323 296 294 292 286 282
7Ben Kristensen308.2 384 350 334 324 319 294 271 270 269 267
8Kit Woolsey305.3 435 380 377 350 341 248 248 227 225 222
9Anne Jackson290.5 350 342 307 298 288 286 265 258 256 255
10John Parsons281.6 404 400 293 277 270 249 241 239 224 219
11Chris Dixon279.9 440 418 371 262 260 232 214 206 204 192
12Simon Hunter270.6 325 312 306 284 257 255 248 244 239 236
13Dean Pokorny262.4 330 309 296 264 257 248 237 235 226 222
14Beryl Dorscht261.3 396 303 275 266 261 253 235 214 208 202
15Jennifer Mourgues254.3 340 294 287 263 258 239 238 224 204 196
16Chris Willenken252.3 391 299 287 255 249 241 226 200 190 185
17Ben Handley-Pritchard247.3 376 307 297 294 276 251 199 175 163 135
18Alessio Isaia245.6 338 305 267 257 249 234 228 200 189 189
19Joan Clark244.8 266 262 262 259 253 248 234 232 230 202
20David Adler243.2 383 353 239 230 229 204 204 203 200 187
21Kent Goulding241.6 324 280 280 249 242 239 226 209 187 180
22Michael Wilkinson223.0 402 282 223 222 197 191 186 182 178 167
23Richard Probst220.4 371 284 217 213 202 189 188 183 179 178
24Sally Woolsey199.2 320 288 206 204 185 179 163 158 153 136
25Gonçalo Abreu198.9 304 251 247 234 229 184 152 151 137 100
26Francisco Placido196.1 283 241 239 208 205 193 187 146 136 123
27Cinzia Giordano158.0 362 217 176 168 118 118 117 116 95 93
28Stephen Frechette156.5 311 244 213 134 127 120 116 115 94 91
29Mark Gray155.6 270 186 177 164 145 140 139 115 111 109
30Goran Cekol121.1 223 182 179 150 119 114 84 76 50 34
31Doris Denny64.6 107 95 94 90 56 55 45 45 31 28
32Steven De Donder62.9 336 278 98 90 20 17 -32 -36 -41 -101
33Joăo Teotónio Pereira Morgado61.8 299 156 69 62 55 18 11 -12 -13 -27
34Liz Goulding-Gray61.3 140 110 109 92 62 55 26 23 -1 -3
35Aymeric Lebatteaux50.4 304 170 113 69 52 7 -16 -44 -58 -93
36Bryan Delfs-6.8 195 150 26 24 23 -48 -71 -82 -121 -164
37Corey Robinson-47.7 156 113 82 56 20 -93 -140 -193 -235 -243

Apple core ladder, 2016

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
-Corey Robinson-47.7 -243 -235 -193 -140 -93 20 56 82 113 156
-Aymeric Lebatteaux-69.9 -231 -209 -176 -93 -58 -44 -16 7 52 69
1Kent Goulding-78.9 -163 -149 -136 -99 -72 -52 -51 -34 -24 -9
-Bryan Delfs-118.5 -403 -179 -164 -164 -121 -82 -71 -48 23 24
-Steven De Donder-120.7 -595 -180 -137 -122 -101 -41 -36 -32 17 20
2Ben Handley-Pritchard-121.6 -260 -254 -169 -163 -144 -114 -50 -34 -24 -4
3Michael Wilkinson-147.9 -344 -294 -226 -170 -164 -80 -60 -52 -45 -44
-Goran Cekol-163.6 -432 -329 -187 -151 -148 -140 -89 -80 -60 -20
4Mark Gray-176.5 -402 -304 -209 -204 -161 -160 -133 -87 -56 -49
5Kit Woolsey-179.1 -338 -243 -220 -196 -180 -173 -123 -122 -105 -91
6David Adler-180.1 -434 -219 -196 -177 -151 -141 -140 -122 -121 -100
7Richard Probst-180.8 -296 -263 -260 -220 -211 -190 -152 -76 -72 -68
8Cinzia Giordano-196.6 -294 -254 -225 -192 -190 -190 -174 -155 -149 -143
9Chris Willenken-201.2 -287 -249 -221 -219 -212 -203 -186 -181 -177 -77
10Chris Dixon-204.5 -410 -264 -253 -246 -171 -154 -149 -141 -131 -126
11Alessio Isaia-226.7 -370 -338 -305 -228 -203 -191 -176 -170 -147 -139
12Dean Pokorny-229.9 -565 -401 -362 -216 -161 -156 -125 -118 -102 -93
13Doris Denny-258.3 -325 -321 -267 -254 -252 -249 -245 -230 -227 -213
14Joăo Teotónio Pereira Morgado-302.3 -523 -319 -314 -297 -290 -288 -272 -254 -248 -218
15Simon Hunter-302.9 -453 -437 -311 -280 -278 -273 -259 -252 -250 -236
16Neil Trentham-304.1 -506 -326 -306 -301 -295 -291 -269 -257 -250 -240
17Stan Schenker-306.8 -360 -323 -319 -315 -307 -300 -297 -293 -280 -274
18John Parsons-311.9 -507 -494 -341 -327 -273 -272 -270 -233 -201 -201
19Dana Berkowitz-327.6 -476 -394 -351 -343 -326 -289 -288 -281 -265 -263
20Joan Clark-327.8 -445 -379 -356 -355 -353 -314 -294 -264 -260 -258
21Liz Goulding-Gray-337.8 -536 -415 -366 -364 -338 -292 -279 -268 -267 -253
22Sally Woolsey-340.6 -508 -402 -378 -327 -316 -316 -303 -296 -283 -277
23Anne Jackson-359.4 -462 -405 -373 -351 -350 -345 -341 -338 -322 -307
24Stephen Frechette-361.0 -500 -484 -464 -459 -331 -308 -282 -263 -260 -259
25Ben Kristensen-379.1 -593 -408 -408 -381 -365 -351 -345 -342 -321 -277
26Migry Zur Campanile-380.6 -448 -420 -407 -406 -391 -369 -360 -345 -330 -330
27Francisco Placido-406.0 -486 -481 -449 -426 -406 -404 -381 -376 -334 -317
28Gonçalo Abreu-411.7 -547 -504 -464 -410 -397 -390 -377 -373 -351 -304
29Jennifer Mourgues-426.6 -544 -543 -451 -443 -437 -428 -408 -363 -340 -309
30Dan Hoffenberg-456.3 -577 -542 -515 -490 -451 -448 -407 -395 -384 -354
31Tracey B-493.9 -657 -555 -538 -490 -482 -464 -454 -451 -425 -423
32Beryl Dorscht-534.8 -885 -606 -539 -524 -498 -478 -466 -456 -450 -446