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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

Monthly winners, 2019

January: Dan Hoffenberg

February: Ben Kristensen

March: Migry Zur Campanile

April: Zach Grossack

May: Fabio Quai

June: Tracey B

July: Steven De Donder

August: Fabio Quai

September: Fabio Quai

October: Fabio Quai

November: Dan Hoffenberg

December: Fabio Quai

Annual winners, 2003-19

2019 ladder: Steven De Donder

2018 ladder: Mark Tynkov

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, 2019

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
1Fabio Quai394.1 472 445 396 392 392 376 375 367 363 363
2Zach Grossack383.6 468 441 412 382 376 356 354 352 352 343
3Tracey B371.7 466 440 401 394 363 355 334 323 321 320
4Migry Zur Campanile364.3 480 383 369 369 359 354 352 346 321 310
5Steven De Donder350.9 435 433 400 390 367 337 303 296 276 272
6Dana Berkowitz350.8 397 396 378 365 353 334 331 320 318 316
7John Parsons343.2 446 400 391 338 320 312 310 310 308 297
8Krisztina Ormay320.8 404 366 323 322 307 306 305 299 289 287
9Mark Tynkov319.0 405 375 345 332 327 298 284 281 272 271
10Anne Jackson316.3 378 371 324 318 317 305 295 294 281 280
11Stan Schenker314.5 377 331 321 311 306 304 303 301 296 295
12Dan Hoffenberg312.6 363 361 358 325 318 294 291 284 269 263
13Todd MacMullin295.2 466 445 386 312 267 229 224 220 219 184
14Stephen Frechette294.5 350 338 323 292 288 285 282 273 263 251
15Joan Clark289.9 338 305 298 296 291 282 278 274 273 264
16Enrico Bongiorno286.7 344 332 328 297 283 280 280 257 234 232
17Paolo Catoni280.4 368 353 332 330 250 246 245 232 224 224
18Ben Kristensen278.8 378 310 308 294 290 273 253 249 230 203
19Tamara Hoylaerts266.9 354 287 270 263 261 254 254 249 246 231
20Richard Probst260.5 394 372 323 318 307 259 197 164 150 121
21Beryl Dorscht259.1 297 285 278 263 258 249 247 246 241 227
22Francesco Mazzadi256.5 322 292 276 268 266 237 235 225 223 221
23Filippo Lagostena232.1 273 262 245 243 242 241 216 207 197 195
24Jennifer Mourgues220.6 343 309 273 224 211 189 176 173 157 151
25Giorgio Peterlongo212.4 306 230 218 212 210 205 200 194 181 168
26Neil Trentham205.9 436 396 252 242 181 138 125 122 97 70
27Adam Grossack200.0 256 235 235 234 204 183 179 170 165 139
28Yael Chonin188.8 309 258 214 184 175 164 154 150 141 139
29Federico Bianchi180.4 243 243 238 238 182 163 162 144 101 90
30Sami Casanova180.3 243 226 224 206 179 179 162 151 128 105
31Dean Pokorny160.8 327 253 225 221 172 137 89 79 56 49
32Ben Handley-Pritchard99.9 279 232 164 142 135 108 65 3 -62 -67
33Chris Willenken12.3 371 180 14 14 -11 -21 -34 -37 -157 -196

Apple core ladder, 2019

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
-Chris Willenken-49.1 -243 -196 -157 -37 -34 -21 -11 14 14 180
-Neil Trentham-70.5 -232 -204 -122 -107 -64 -14 -9 5 17 25
-Dean Pokorny-86.1 -353 -141 -106 -98 -93 -57 -46 -10 -6 49
1Ben Kristensen-88.6 -225 -163 -115 -97 -77 -61 -49 -48 -46 -5
-Ben Handley-Pritchard-117.4 -337 -220 -191 -158 -124 -83 -67 -62 3 65
-Richard Probst-166.0 -497 -324 -284 -278 -143 -125 -32 -31 22 32
2Adam Grossack-186.0 -482 -286 -188 -177 -167 -131 -124 -105 -101 -99
3Sami Casanova-188.9 -368 -316 -258 -181 -175 -127 -123 -120 -112 -109
4Jennifer Mourgues-204.2 -301 -277 -230 -217 -186 -182 -168 -165 -158 -158
5Steven De Donder-221.1 -466 -271 -270 -218 -214 -195 -150 -147 -143 -137
6Mark Tynkov-242.9 -512 -279 -273 -250 -212 -204 -196 -186 -161 -156
7Anne Jackson-282.8 -427 -296 -291 -284 -273 -261 -257 -257 -252 -230
8Migry Zur Campanile-288.7 -352 -332 -325 -306 -270 -268 -262 -259 -257 -256
9Todd MacMullin-296.1 -380 -364 -337 -322 -303 -273 -259 -254 -248 -221
10Dan Hoffenberg-301.1 -515 -467 -290 -270 -270 -256 -253 -242 -225 -223
11Joan Clark-316.5 -369 -367 -351 -348 -327 -298 -289 -282 -275 -259
12John Parsons-325.8 -443 -428 -396 -362 -346 -309 -263 -254 -236 -221
13Dana Berkowitz-342.3 -449 -430 -386 -372 -316 -308 -305 -298 -283 -276
14Paolo Catoni-348.3 -456 -422 -417 -375 -344 -335 -332 -279 -270 -253
15Stephen Frechette-352.4 -446 -437 -430 -348 -322 -311 -310 -309 -306 -305
16Stan Schenker-352.5 -578 -386 -365 -356 -338 -332 -332 -298 -274 -266
17Filippo Lagostena-354.0 -516 -380 -362 -358 -347 -335 -331 -324 -299 -288
18Francesco Mazzadi-354.8 -522 -381 -375 -368 -355 -324 -310 -306 -306 -301
19Fabio Quai-355.5 -504 -455 -353 -351 -349 -327 -325 -302 -297 -292
20Federico Bianchi-359.2 -620 -482 -466 -449 -380 -359 -235 -230 -210 -161
21Krisztina Ormay-361.2 -507 -424 -412 -390 -361 -320 -319 -311 -294 -274
22Yael Chonin-363.5 -520 -492 -481 -415 -330 -324 -286 -275 -261 -251
23Zach Grossack-394.6 -544 -498 -458 -429 -423 -369 -348 -295 -295 -287
24Tamara Hoylaerts-396.8 -479 -452 -422 -405 -383 -379 -372 -360 -359 -357
25Enrico Bongiorno-399.5 -480 -422 -407 -404 -404 -397 -395 -383 -362 -341
26Tracey B-418.7 -593 -460 -457 -410 -404 -401 -371 -370 -361 -360
27Beryl Dorscht-527.0 -636 -569 -560 -541 -528 -497 -496 -487 -486 -470
28Giorgio Peterlongo-581.2 -732 -702 -616 -602 -560 -556 -537 -516 -505 -486