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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

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, March 2025

Minimum games to qualify: 6.

Last updated: Sat 15 Mar 2025 03:33 (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
1	Fabio Quai	1089.8	92.9	68	31%	54.0	423	-366	69%	35.9	89.8
2	Patric Sierzega	1087.2	63.9	44	34%	42.0	328	-311	64%	45.4	87.3
3	Steven De Donder	1073.8	104.5	22	45%	47.5	330	-392	64%	36.4	83.9
4	Geoff Hampson	1068.5	94.4	35	31%	29.0	347	-351	63%	40.4	69.4
5	Mark Tynkov	1065.9	81.6	7	57%	148.9	343	-43	71%	24.8	173.6
6	Tracey B	1064.9	57.3	23	35%	27.8	292	-256	57%	44.5	72.4
7	Gaetano Damiata	1063.9	51.3	33	15%	19.0	208	-289	64%	46.2	65.2
8	John Parsons	1063.8	60.5	27	26%	32.6	309	-438	63%	35.0	67.6
9	Rosalind Lin	1054.8	43.3	21	14%	17.4	250	-195	57%	46.2	63.6
10	Alessandro Colombo	1047.8	27.1	15	27%	21.1	174	-189	60%	46.1	67.2
11	Gianluca Lodato	1045.3	29.6	28	29%	4.0	236	-261	57%	43.6	47.6
12	Mira	1038.5	21.7	32	22%	-2.3	220	-295	47%	41.7	39.4
13	Jaron Marcus	1037.4	56.9	28	25%	-1.0	381	-332	57%	40.2	39.2
14	Federico Bianchi	1036.9	48.6	15	20%	15.3	232	-236	67%	36.6	51.9
15	Stan Schenker	1036.3	16.7	27	22%	-1.8	280	-334	52%	40.3	38.5
16	Marco Prestini	1032.5	53.1	16	25%	6.1	207	-272	56%	37.8	43.8
-	John Diamond	1031.3	80.6	4	50%	123.5	342	1	100%	17.1	140.6
17	Michael Wilkinson	1023.7	42.6	13	31%	-2.9	254	-249	54%	39.8	36.9
-	Mike Rice	1023.5	101.1	5	40%	37.2	293	-314	80%	47.7	84.9
-	Benoit Guiot	1023.0	30.9	2	50%	168.0	333	3	100%	36.3	204.3
-	Ben Kristensen	1022.3	103.7	2	50%	134.0	253	15	100%	64.0	198.0
-	Zachary Grossack	1013.3	78.2	1	100%	180.0	180	180	100%	56.1	236.1
18	Sami Casanova	1012.6	47.5	12	17%	-25.8	221	-263	33%	46.7	20.9
19	Filippo Lagostena	1009.0	-3.2	6	17%	-22.5	132	-169	50%	49.9	27.4
20	Fabrizio Farnesi	1008.5	48.1	24	21%	-13.1	240	-248	54%	22.5	9.4
21	Jill Levin	1008.2	20.2	47	23%	-44.3	380	-463	47%	52.5	8.2
22	Joan Clark	1006.5	17.8	8	25%	-25.1	169	-266	50%	40.4	15.2
23	Giorgio Caccia	1005.9	13.7	16	25%	-48.8	233	-519	44%	56.8	8.0
-	Migry Zur Campanile	1003.3	59.0	3	33%	-37.3	75	-107	33%	57.2	19.9
-	Steven Dupree	1003.2	-74.5	1	0%	31.0	31	31	100%	25.1	56.1
24	Matt Dobbs	1001.4	52.9	17	6%	-39.2	121	-324	47%	41.1	1.8
25	Jackie Smith	996.9	-36.5	14	21%	-45.5	170	-416	57%	41.0	-4.5
26	Umberto Prestini	993.6	-6.7	19	21%	-50.0	340	-398	47%	42.2	-7.8
-	Alessio Isaia	987.4	70.9	1	0%	-201.0	-201	-201	0%	-22.3	-223.3
27	Brad Moss	986.3	-15.7	18	22%	-54.9	266	-495	39%	37.6	-17.2
28	Dan Hoffenberg	973.3	35.5	9	0%	-110.2	90	-278	22%	54.1	-56.1
29	Cian Moss	972.3	-64.6	8	25%	-76.4	255	-391	50%	11.8	-64.5
-	Tsahi Maimon	967.6	15.3	1	0%	-617.0	-617	-617	0%	42.5	-574.5
30	Giorgio Peterlongo	966.8	-70.9	13	8%	-99.9	64	-263	23%	48.1	-51.8
-	Beryel Dorscht	954.4	-117.2	5	0%	-205.4	-84	-353	0%	40.3	-165.1
31	Maree Crawford	953.0	-20.0	10	10%	-126.6	248	-520	20%	36.2	-90.4