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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.

Stephen Frechette and Aashish Welling, for giving us a brand-new web-based version of the software in 2020.

Steve Altus, David Beer, Lew Stansby, Neil Trentham and Giles Woodruff, for providing advice and comments on the ranking system.

Barbu Heroes

Monthly winners, 2025

January: Geoff Hampson

February: Fabio Quai

March: Steven De Donder

April: Marco Novara

May: Sami Casanova

June: Matt Dobbs

July: Steven De Donder

August: Geoff Hampson

September: Matt Dobbs

Annual winners, 2003-24

2024 ladder: Steven De Donder

2023 ladder: Ben Kristensen

2022 ladder: Mike Rice

2021 ladder: Steven De Donder

2020 ladder: Steven De Donder

2019 ladder: Steven De Donder

2018 ladder: Mark Tynkov

2017 ladder: Doron Limor

2016 ladder: Neil Trentham

2015 ladder: Alessio Isaia

2014 ladder: Doron Limor

2013 ladder: Ben Handley-Pritchard

2012 ladder: Ben Handley�� -Pritchard

2011 ladder: Fabio Lo Presti

2010 ladder: Steve Altus

2009 ladder: Mike Rice

2008 ladder: John Therkelsen

2007 ladder: Mike Rice

2006 ladder: Francesco Mazzadi

2005 ladder: J�rome Rombaut

2004 ladder: Joel Wooldridge

2003 ladder: JoAnna Stansby


Ladder, 2025

Minimum games to qualify: 100.

Last updated: Thu 23 Oct 2025 10:40 (UK time)

Pos Name Ladder
score
Current playing strength Games Wins Avg.
score
High
score
Low
score
Positive
scores
Avg. playing strengh of oppo Avg. score adj. for oppo's strength
-Ben Kristensen1139.9119.56847%108.1400-18376%31.8139.9
1Steven De Donder1097.396.842938%71.3500-41269%26.197.3
-Mike Rice1096.9102.98736%62.3444-34571%34.696.9
2Geoff Hampson1093.492.332934%56.5468-42964%36.993.4
3John Diamond1084.281.119834%49.9432-30565%34.284.2
4Migry Zur Campanile1079.276.210631%36.8372-32965%42.479.2
5Fabio Quai1074.981.1103031%40.7486-50063%34.274.9
6Mark Tynkov1073.880.932036%47.3392-40863%26.573.8
-Zachary Grossack1072.580.16838%32.9503-59759%39.672.5
-Silvia Saccomanno1062.026.32931%35.5352-16455%29.164.6
7Patric Sierzega1061.468.651432%24.3370-54660%37.161.4
-Goran Cekol1060.972.56028%23.0397-29753%38.060.9
8Marco Novara1060.157.020832%27.5396-44859%32.660.1
9Dan Hoffenberg1058.963.435930%21.4571-57556%37.558.9
10Matt Dobbs1058.863.838728%24.7472-49658%34.258.8
11Hilto 371057.843.612026%22.0408-39256%35.757.8
12Marco Prestini1056.353.621031%16.9458-34855%39.556.3
13Gaetano Damiata1056.259.246528%16.6380-41358%39.756.2
-Ben Handley-Pritchard1054.282.91217%52.4374-15350%37.389.7
14John Parsons1053.352.023830%18.9390-43856%34.453.3
15Sami Casanova1053.257.525626%12.6410-37152%40.653.2
-Nicole Gilmore1052.963.36623%13.1344-25252%39.852.9
16Tracey B1052.356.039130%10.9368-53954%41.452.3
17Fabrizio Farnesi1050.849.370132%18.3450-56057%32.550.8
18Michael Wilkinson1050.453.733629%16.9464-61558%33.550.4
-David Halasi1050.0106.91735%43.5243-22065%21.464.9
19Federico Bianchi1049.943.543226%11.5477-46654%38.449.9
20Jaron Marcus1049.543.756227%10.4381-57254%39.149.5
-Giles Woodruff1044.471.02516%6.1190-25056%42.048.1
21Rosalind Lin1043.547.343625%5.0388-52854%38.543.5
22Brad Moss1039.238.360126%11.3453-49552%27.939.2
23Gianluca Lodato1039.236.743521%-0.2493-51851%39.339.2
-Alessio Isaia1038.472.13526%13.0405-33251%25.938.9
-Benoit Guiot1036.431.92322%-0.9333-28248%41.540.6
24Beppe Mistretta1033.132.826424%1.9302-49355%31.233.1
25Mira1031.044.282524%-4.0396-46249%35.031.0
26Jill Levin1027.123.864419%-18.7385-53548%45.827.1
27Stan Schenker1022.221.435618%-14.2290-44144%36.422.2
-John McAllister1017.516.2250%122.520738100%33.0155.5
28Giorgio Caccia1016.218.125821%-23.1358-51945%39.316.2
29Alessandro Colombo1016.216.631218%-26.8346-49146%43.016.2
-Aaron Jones1010.719.1825%-27.1216-18238%52.125.0
30Jennifer Mourgues1008.912.934319%-27.8357-48248%36.78.9
-Thomas Jones1008.5150.310%83.08383100%67.3150.3
31Joan Clark1007.614.329816%-28.4354-47446%36.17.6
-Clovis Dehaye1003.652.540%-21.883-11425%38.016.2
-Chris Dixon1002.756.630%-31.0117-14133%47.116.1
32Umberto Prestini1002.6-0.432720%-38.8340-66246%41.52.6
-Thomas Bessis1001.5-157.210%24.02424100%3.527.5
-JoAnna Stansby1001.355.030%-26.7117-14533%34.68.0
-Kit Woolsey1000.368.310%25.02525100%-19.75.3
-Finn Kolesnik1000.2-30.420%-61.5143-26650%63.52.0
-Stephen Frechette999.913.0425%-17.5193-19450%17.0-0.5
-Ben Chosid999.635.410%-24.0-24-240%17.1-6.9
-Francisco Castro998.0-145.7520%-35.6271-23240%28.4-7.2
-Dan Korbel997.073.110%-121.0-121-1210%67.4-53.6
-Olivia Schireson996.5-252.810%-113.0-113-1130%50.3-62.7
-Tsahi Maimon996.210.69515%-44.0386-61743%40.3-3.8
-Topher Robinson992.7-217.210%-114.0-114-1140%-16.3-130.3
-Vedran Zoric991.729.760%-73.2152-20617%47.9-25.3
-Adam Grossack991.150.590%-62.2147-22344%43.5-18.7
-Sarina Chaiken990.9-41.560%-74.0-14-1880%46.3-27.7
-Mauro Camerota986.5-147.210%-280.0-280-2800%41.0-239.0
33Filippo Lagostena984.8-10.313513%-54.3268-49039%39.1-15.2
-Pete Whipple982.456.8714%-90.7157-39143%44.3-46.5
-Rory Hatfield982.0-159.0250%79.59069100%-239.2-159.7
-Corey Robinson977.4-44.750%-116.058-28520%34.2-81.8
-Adam Kaplan975.3-87.750%-106.6-30-2400%17.2-89.4
-Joe Grue974.3-152.930%-186.7-58-3070%33.5-153.2
-Tamara Hoylaerts970.0-6.3100%-94.588-40520%36.8-57.7
-Matt Mauro968.9-184.530%-34.361-21267%-151.1-185.4
34Maree Crawford966.2-33.528911%-64.5286-64637%30.7-33.8
-Gabriel Feldstein965.4-68.340%-200.0-61-4520%44.8-155.2
-Borjan Zic961.0-346.020%-203.5-152-2550%-143.4-346.9
-Raz Betzalel949.1-49.5575%-84.4159-43739%33.5-50.9
-Steven Dupree935.6-83.61712%-86.7306-49529%3.2-83.5
35Jackie Smith933.7-58.016312%-98.0487-57533%31.7-66.3
-Katie Sullivan931.9-404.830%-426.0-340-4710%20.8-405.2
-Barbie W930.5-82.94010%-100.4209-37928%30.6-69.8
36Cian Moss928.0-64.91419%-104.8255-74828%32.7-72.0
37Polina Binder925.3-71.519612%-114.7499-77927%40.0-74.7
38Giorgio Peterlongo923.3-80.436310%-118.9291-68825%42.2-76.7
39Beryel Dorscht886.7-109.71969%-151.8282-66423%38.6-113.3