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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.

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Barbu Heroes

Monthly winners, 2025

January: Geoff Hampson

February: Fabio Quai

March: Steven De Donder

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: Sun 27 Apr 2025 00:19 (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 Kristensen	1128.1	108.6	37	41%	97.8	400	-183	68%	31.4	129.2
1	Geoff Hampson	1098.3	95.8	164	35%	60.1	468	-429	65%	38.2	98.3
-	John Diamond	1089.7	80.2	77	32%	52.9	342	-237	65%	36.8	89.7
2	Steven De Donder	1087.3	92.2	165	38%	59.0	401	-392	65%	28.4	87.3
-	Marco Novara	1086.9	57.0	43	42%	51.3	396	-379	63%	35.8	87.1
-	Mike Rice	1084.7	100.2	28	32%	55.9	293	-345	71%	33.0	89.0
3	Fabio Quai	1080.8	76.8	493	33%	45.4	463	-500	64%	35.4	80.8
4	Mark Tynkov	1071.9	78.4	144	35%	41.1	343	-408	63%	30.7	71.9
5	Patric Sierzega	1069.8	69.9	244	35%	28.5	355	-546	61%	41.3	69.8
-	Marco Prestini	1068.2	56.9	94	34%	27.5	351	-319	59%	40.7	68.2
-	Zachary Grossack	1066.6	81.2	23	35%	41.6	375	-597	61%	32.7	74.3
6	Jaron Marcus	1054.6	55.0	192	29%	15.2	381	-354	54%	39.3	54.6
7	Matt Dobbs	1054.5	53.7	165	28%	16.2	330	-496	57%	38.3	54.5
8	Tracey B	1053.7	58.9	155	30%	8.9	301	-539	54%	44.8	53.7
9	John Parsons	1053.2	49.2	196	30%	19.7	390	-438	57%	33.6	53.2
10	Fabrizio Farnesi	1053.0	47.1	311	30%	21.2	330	-560	58%	31.8	53.0
11	Gaetano Damiata	1050.9	49.7	245	24%	9.5	380	-406	57%	41.3	50.9
12	Federico Bianchi	1048.1	44.7	155	27%	7.1	305	-441	49%	41.0	48.1
-	Goran Cekol	1048.0	71.5	26	27%	8.3	397	-297	58%	43.2	51.4
13	Sami Casanova	1047.0	52.4	149	25%	3.7	400	-335	53%	43.3	47.0
-	Nicole Gilmore	1045.9	69.8	9	33%	62.2	344	-148	67%	34.2	96.5
-	Giles Woodruff	1044.4	70.5	25	16%	6.1	190	-250	56%	42.0	48.1
14	Gianluca Lodato	1043.6	36.2	238	18%	2.6	382	-518	51%	41.0	43.6
-	Benoit Guiot	1043.4	31.1	15	27%	22.9	333	-225	47%	38.1	61.0
15	Dan Hoffenberg	1042.6	43.0	161	25%	6.0	388	-420	48%	36.6	42.6
16	Michael Wilkinson	1041.5	46.2	128	30%	10.2	464	-403	58%	31.3	41.5
-	Migry Zur Campanile	1037.8	58.1	33	21%	-6.7	272	-213	52%	45.3	38.6
17	Rosalind Lin	1037.2	41.7	197	23%	0.2	388	-528	53%	37.1	37.2
18	Brad Moss	1035.4	43.2	189	20%	3.4	400	-495	51%	32.0	35.4
-	Hilto 37	1034.5	22.4	37	19%	-2.8	270	-392	51%	37.6	34.8
19	Jill Levin	1027.3	29.8	271	21%	-20.8	380	-463	50%	48.1	27.3
20	Mira	1021.3	22.1	385	23%	-16.5	396	-411	45%	37.9	21.3
21	Stan Schenker	1020.0	20.9	173	20%	-19.8	290	-441	43%	39.8	20.0
22	Alessandro Colombo	1017.7	20.2	185	19%	-23.4	325	-491	45%	41.1	17.7
-	John McAllister	1017.5	15.6	2	50%	122.5	207	38	100%	33.0	155.5
-	Aaron Jones	1013.7	18.7	1	100%	216.0	216	216	100%	27.3	243.3
-	Pete Whipple	1010.7	66.0	3	0%	12.7	84	-101	67%	51.0	63.6
23	Giorgio Caccia	1009.0	11.2	134	19%	-36.3	333	-519	45%	45.3	9.0
24	Jennifer Mourgues	1008.5	8.2	206	19%	-26.7	341	-482	51%	35.2	8.5
25	Umberto Prestini	1006.8	1.5	165	22%	-39.5	340	-467	44%	46.3	6.8
-	Tsahi Maimon	1003.6	15.8	52	19%	-39.2	296	-617	44%	42.8	3.6
-	Sarina Chaiken	1003.6	-41.5	2	0%	-24.0	-20	-28	0%	56.1	32.1
-	David Halasi	1002.0	106.9	4	0%	-21.3	103	-103	50%	30.3	9.1
-	Finn Kolesnik	1000.2	-30.9	2	0%	-61.5	143	-266	50%	63.5	2.0
-	Corey Robinson	999.9	-44.9	2	0%	-2.5	58	-63	50%	2.0	-0.5
-	Stephen Frechette	999.9	13.0	4	25%	-17.5	193	-194	50%	17.0	-0.5
-	Clovis Dehaye	995.9	50.3	2	0%	-70.5	-27	-114	0%	34.0	-36.5
-	Chris Dixon	993.7	53.9	1	0%	-141.0	-141	-141	0%	28.5	-112.5
-	Adam Grossack	992.5	49.0	7	0%	-59.7	147	-223	43%	39.8	-19.9
-	Filippo Lagostena	991.2	-5.2	59	8%	-51.3	138	-490	36%	42.4	-8.8
-	Joan Clark	989.7	3.3	97	15%	-44.5	235	-474	41%	34.2	-10.3
-	Mauro Camerota	986.5	-147.2	1	0%	-280.0	-280	-280	0%	41.0	-239.0
-	Raz Betzalel	985.1	-50.8	6	17%	-85.0	144	-229	33%	39.7	-45.3
-	Alessio Isaia	982.4	70.0	10	20%	-68.5	77	-332	40%	34.7	-33.8
-	Rory Hatfield	982.0	-159.6	2	50%	79.5	90	69	100%	-239.2	-159.7
-	Tamara Hoylaerts	979.7	-5.5	7	0%	-99.6	88	-405	29%	46.1	-53.5
26	Maree Crawford	977.0	-28.5	178	11%	-53.0	286	-560	41%	30.0	-23.0
-	Joe Grue	974.3	-153.5	3	0%	-186.7	-58	-307	0%	33.5	-153.2
-	Matt Mauro	968.9	-185.0	3	0%	-34.3	61	-212	67%	-151.1	-185.4
-	Beppe Mistretta	961.9	39.8	14	7%	-108.0	89	-441	29%	51.7	-56.3
-	Borjan Zic	961.0	-346.6	2	0%	-203.5	-152	-255	0%	-143.4	-346.9
27	Giorgio Peterlongo	944.0	-56.0	126	12%	-96.9	291	-484	28%	40.9	-56.0
28	Jackie Smith	941.6	-49.4	129	14%	-89.8	487	-575	35%	31.4	-58.4
-	Steven Dupree	935.6	-84.1	17	12%	-86.7	306	-495	29%	3.2	-83.5
-	Barbie W	932.1	-94.3	8	13%	-176.6	90	-379	25%	18.1	-158.5
-	Beryel Dorscht	897.4	-118.0	15	0%	-186.7	58	-523	13%	42.4	-144.3
-	Cian Moss	894.5	-106.1	44	11%	-129.8	255	-748	30%	24.0	-105.7