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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

Monthly winners, 2017

January: Ben Kristensen

February: Ben Kristensen

March: Neil Trentham

April: Dan Hoffenberg

May: Tracey B

June: Fabio Quai

July: Migry Zur Campanile

August: Migry Zur Campanile

September: Ben Kristensen

October: Fabio Quai

November: Migry Zur Campanile

December: Dan Hoffenberg

Annual winners, 2003-17

2017 ladder: Doron Limor

2016 ladder: Neil Trentham

2016 “Zester”: Dan Hoffenberg

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

Zester ladder, 2017

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 Hoffenberg385.8 474 469 447 392 382 351 345 337 333 328
2Ben Kristensen383.7 464 410 392 385 375 367 365 364 361 354
3Tracey B370.7 481 456 390 354 353 342 341 335 329 326
4Fabio Quai360.5 451 381 374 370 353 350 346 331 326 323
5Stan Schenker359.0 494 407 379 378 339 333 332 316 306 306
6Migry Zur Campanile346.9 391 378 375 367 360 341 328 320 310 299
7Neil Trentham339.9 391 390 373 369 344 330 317 302 292 291
8Chris Dixon339.6 431 381 364 357 341 337 307 304 291 283
9Paolo Catoni328.0 498 398 360 340 339 285 274 269 260 257
10John Parsons325.9 426 355 344 332 329 327 301 286 282 277
11Richard Probst317.2 443 373 345 341 310 309 281 263 254 253
12Mark Tynkov304.9 430 358 327 309 299 293 274 266 253 240
13Simon Hunter304.9 415 359 312 299 286 284 276 273 273 272
14Krisztina Ormay303.5 386 331 320 319 294 287 280 278 271 269
15Dana Berkowitz300.4 370 306 305 304 295 295 289 286 285 269
16Anne Jackson292.2 375 319 299 298 293 283 279 274 255 247
17Vedran Zoric291.9 410 369 332 293 273 271 268 251 228 224
18Enrico Bongiorno278.8 534 286 277 273 246 245 240 236 226 225
19Doron Limor270.2 340 308 297 292 287 276 239 224 221 218
20Goran Cekol257.4 315 310 298 270 261 241 240 219 216 204
21Joan Clark251.7 311 300 278 257 252 227 226 224 223 219
22Steven De Donder249.5 357 306 283 278 274 217 210 198 189 183
23Sami Casanova248.7 371 326 287 266 249 239 203 190 178 178
24Beryl Dorscht243.5 326 298 262 251 229 227 221 215 209 197
25Dean Pokorny239.2 360 277 248 233 229 227 213 205 200 200
26Ben Handley-Pritchard227.3 339 271 258 253 216 211 208 184 181 152
27Kit Woolsey227.3 386 266 257 211 210 209 195 193 175 171
28Zach Grossack175.6 272 223 220 165 162 151 146 142 141 134
29Branko Spiljak171.5 256 201 186 182 179 159 148 145 136 123
30Dave Beer168.4 251 239 203 151 149 145 144 138 132 132
31Jennifer Mourgues146.6 246 215 168 164 160 125 109 102 97 80
32Sally Woolsey143.0 239 225 219 194 164 140 113 57 45 34
33Mark Gray138.4 289 217 171 166 121 104 92 82 73 69
34Chris Willenken132.1 317 240 235 144 132 121 49 43 23 17
35Michael Wilkinson131.2 332 174 133 127 113 109 99 81 75 69
36Caterina Burgio126.2 283 259 225 208 195 123 76 3 -50 -60
37Beppe Mistretta112.8 335 166 140 134 121 77 76 75 9 -5
38Liz Goulding-Gray111.5 322 143 112 102 90 86 82 72 55 51
39Kent Goulding111.2 187 165 164 137 125 121 94 62 33 24
40Joe Elleson98.9 364 173 162 106 90 43 37 20 -1 -5
41Gonçalo Abreu80.7 255 205 136 118 56 38 6 5 3 -15
42C Lynn Handford14.6 177 104 96 68 48 31 -53 -79 -84 -162
43Alessio Isaia3.8 245 98 80 73 68 64 -59 -106 -112 -313
44David Adler-2.5 352 150 99 93 50 -42 -89 -160 -227 -251
45Gary Southard-37.1 148 29 28 -4 -63 -73 -81 -104 -114 -137
46Francisco Placido-78.4 15 10 -9 -16 -57 -99 -109 -138 -171 -210
47Pat Civale-92.6 91 28 5 0 -77 -78 -164 -195 -207 -329

Apple core ladder, 2017

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
-Alessio Isaia3.8 -313 -112 -106 -59 64 68 73 80 98 245
-Michael Wilkinson-11.1 -165 -36 -35 -32 -28 0 5 36 69 75
-Kent Goulding-49.7 -241 -180 -83 -69 -29 2 22 24 24 33
-Chris Willenken-56.4 -125 -94 -93 -78 -65 -41 -32 -28 -9 1
-David Adler-70.2 -325 -251 -227 -160 -89 -42 50 93 99 150
-Joe Elleson-84.2 -173 -172 -101 -92 -87 -75 -64 -53 -20 -5
-Caterina Burgio-124.5 -513 -434 -418 -167 -60 -50 3 76 123 195
-Pat Civale-134.8 -331 -329 -207 -195 -164 -78 -77 0 5 28
-Francisco Placido-159.3 -538 -246 -210 -171 -138 -109 -99 -57 -16 -9
1Ben Handley-Pritchard-170.0 -228 -214 -202 -194 -184 -178 -158 -120 -114 -108
2Steven De Donder-173.6 -377 -317 -191 -166 -165 -161 -113 -86 -83 -77
3Sally Woolsey-175.8 -319 -306 -247 -203 -165 -142 -121 -98 -85 -72
4Beppe Mistretta-180.2 -309 -234 -214 -207 -189 -162 -137 -123 -116 -111
-C Lynn Handford-201.3 -351 -329 -227 -224 -209 -182 -166 -162 -84 -79
5Mark Gray-219.0 -367 -319 -295 -253 -198 -171 -158 -149 -146 -134
6Kit Woolsey-220.9 -298 -272 -261 -259 -238 -210 -195 -173 -164 -139
7Branko Spiljak-244.0 -473 -398 -307 -242 -226 -214 -191 -177 -122 -90
8Dave Beer-245.2 -395 -326 -285 -277 -241 -204 -199 -184 -175 -166
9Vedran Zoric-255.4 -323 -290 -286 -278 -255 -237 -235 -222 -219 -209
10Jennifer Mourgues-260.2 -370 -315 -301 -293 -278 -250 -238 -200 -189 -168
11Richard Probst-264.2 -405 -366 -340 -264 -262 -252 -209 -189 -188 -167
12Liz Goulding-Gray-295.0 -514 -365 -340 -274 -272 -255 -252 -248 -232 -198
13Neil Trentham-298.5 -425 -369 -346 -298 -295 -265 -254 -248 -247 -238
14Mark Tynkov-300.6 -436 -391 -347 -336 -325 -286 -247 -216 -212 -210
15Krisztina Ormay-304.7 -403 -351 -338 -318 -312 -301 -265 -258 -258 -243
16Zach Grossack-309.0 -465 -402 -347 -343 -324 -294 -277 -224 -211 -203
17Simon Hunter-310.5 -486 -413 -396 -300 -281 -259 -259 -242 -237 -232
18Goran Cekol-314.6 -573 -418 -412 -276 -270 -252 -246 -243 -228 -228
19Dean Pokorny-323.2 -610 -380 -351 -339 -336 -324 -278 -227 -202 -185
20Joan Clark-328.1 -518 -502 -338 -312 -299 -288 -266 -256 -251 -251
21Chris Dixon-332.4 -557 -389 -346 -335 -293 -291 -288 -281 -272 -272
22John Parsons-333.0 -430 -415 -385 -352 -344 -310 -284 -273 -270 -267
23Doron Limor-333.3 -463 -450 -349 -341 -321 -299 -285 -282 -280 -263
24Gonçalo Abreu-342.0 -503 -395 -389 -377 -372 -331 -292 -287 -253 -221
25Ben Kristensen-346.2 -495 -400 -353 -344 -336 -329 -302 -302 -301 -300
26Dana Berkowitz-357.9 -424 -386 -379 -370 -357 -348 -342 -326 -325 -322
27Anne Jackson-366.7 -491 -485 -410 -376 -359 -351 -325 -312 -284 -274
28Dan Hoffenberg-375.3 -533 -430 -381 -374 -365 -352 -344 -343 -316 -315
29Migry Zur Campanile-383.2 -518 -440 -412 -375 -365 -362 -351 -350 -343 -316
30Fabio Quai-386.3 -521 -387 -385 -384 -375 -374 -366 -365 -360 -346
31Enrico Bongiorno-386.6 -464 -448 -435 -431 -392 -361 -360 -343 -323 -309
32Stan Schenker-396.2 -482 -445 -410 -406 -401 -388 -380 -372 -354 -324
33Tracey B-399.5 -487 -472 -420 -397 -394 -377 -376 -366 -358 -348
34Gary Southard-404.8 -595 -527 -485 -478 -432 -338 -327 -303 -289 -274
35Sami Casanova-410.8 -552 -518 -491 -480 -370 -359 -342 -342 -335 -319
36Paolo Catoni-473.6 -559 -542 -507 -484 -477 -451 -446 -436 -428 -406
37Beryl Dorscht-499.0 -564 -518 -506 -501 -499 -495 -487 -478 -471 -471