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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.

This month

Ladder

Halls of Shame & Fame

Game data

This year

Ladder

Zester and Apple Core Ladder

Halls of Shame & Fame

Previous ladders

January 2025

February 2025

March 2025

2004-2024

Previous game data

January 2025

February 2025

March 2025

2003-2024

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, March 2025

This competition finished on the last day of March 2025. Congratulations to Steven De Donder.

Minimum games to qualify: 6.

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	Steven De Donder	1105.4	107.9	52	38%	74.2	401	-392	67%	31.3	105.5
2	Geoff Hampson	1096.8	101.2	53	38%	58.3	376	-351	68%	38.5	96.8
3	Patric Sierzega	1092.4	71.4	76	38%	47.5	328	-312	67%	44.9	92.4
4	Mark Tynkov	1088.8	80.6	20	50%	71.4	343	-284	65%	33.9	105.3
5	Mike Rice	1087.6	105.4	12	50%	113.3	293	-314	92%	31.8	145.1
6	Tracey B	1075.0	60.7	45	36%	31.8	292	-256	60%	43.3	75.1
7	Fabio Quai	1071.6	79.6	130	32%	36.3	423	-500	66%	35.2	71.6
8	Ben Kristensen	1069.3	107.0	6	67%	182.3	381	15	100%	28.6	210.9
9	Gianluca Lodato	1061.2	39.3	73	18%	21.5	287	-261	58%	39.8	61.2
10	John Parsons	1060.0	59.1	51	33%	27.1	309	-438	61%	33.0	60.1
11	Gaetano Damiata	1057.6	51.7	72	21%	14.2	233	-350	61%	43.4	57.6
12	Federico Bianchi	1048.3	48.2	37	24%	8.2	232	-331	51%	40.5	48.7
13	John Diamond	1043.1	80.2	8	38%	63.5	342	-73	63%	37.0	100.5
14	Sami Casanova	1037.8	48.2	30	23%	-7.5	229	-266	43%	46.7	39.1
15	Fabrizio Farnesi	1036.6	49.0	66	26%	7.7	290	-248	53%	29.0	36.6
16	Mira	1036.3	27.1	89	24%	-6.3	322	-349	47%	42.6	36.3
17	Michael Wilkinson	1035.9	43.7	17	41%	7.5	254	-249	59%	39.0	46.5
18	Marco Prestini	1035.0	51.4	27	19%	-3.7	207	-272	52%	40.8	37.1
19	Matt Dobbs	1034.6	55.2	33	21%	-3.9	304	-324	52%	39.1	35.2
20	Jaron Marcus	1032.7	50.7	63	22%	-6.3	381	-345	49%	38.9	32.7
21	Stan Schenker	1030.5	18.0	53	23%	-10.6	280	-334	47%	41.1	30.5
22	Joan Clark	1030.0	20.4	21	19%	-2.9	210	-266	52%	37.6	34.8
-	Marco Novara	1028.9	48.5	3	67%	151.3	234	49	100%	20.8	172.1
-	Benoit Guiot	1023.0	31.0	2	50%	168.0	333	3	100%	36.3	204.3
23	Giles Woodruff	1021.5	70.0	6	17%	20.7	190	-172	50%	44.8	65.4
24	Alessandro Colombo	1020.9	22.0	51	18%	-24.3	249	-347	49%	45.2	20.9
25	Jennifer Mourgues	1019.7	12.3	17	24%	-1.6	341	-240	47%	27.1	25.5
26	Dan Hoffenberg	1015.8	35.7	40	25%	-22.0	317	-420	50%	37.9	15.8
27	Rosalind Lin	1014.5	30.7	58	10%	-25.7	292	-528	47%	40.2	14.5
-	Zachary Grossack	1013.3	78.4	1	100%	180.0	180	180	100%	56.1	236.1
-	Hilto 37	1012.8	20.7	1	100%	181.0	181	181	100%	46.4	227.4
28	Giorgio Caccia	1012.4	13.9	35	20%	-35.1	310	-519	43%	47.6	12.5
29	Jill Levin	1012.2	20.8	60	25%	-36.4	380	-463	48%	48.5	12.2
-	John McAllister	1005.2	15.6	1	0%	38.0	38	38	100%	54.2	92.2
30	Brad Moss	1005.1	7.2	58	19%	-28.1	340	-495	45%	33.2	5.1
-	Sarina Chaiken	1001.6	-41.5	1	0%	-20.0	-20	-20	0%	49.3	29.3
-	Tamara Hoylaerts	999.8	-5.5	1	0%	-57.0	-57	-57	0%	54.0	-3.0
31	Umberto Prestini	994.7	-6.4	38	24%	-49.1	340	-464	45%	43.8	-5.3
-	Migry Zur Campanile	993.8	57.2	5	20%	-71.6	75	-168	20%	49.0	-22.6
-	Matt Mauro	991.5	-185.0	1	0%	61.0	61	61	100%	-211.2	-150.2
-	Rory Hatfield	991.3	-159.6	1	100%	69.0	69	69	100%	-223.9	-154.9
-	Steven Dupree	990.1	-84.1	2	0%	26.5	31	22	100%	-114.5	-88.0
-	Alessio Isaia	987.4	71.1	1	0%	-201.0	-201	-201	0%	-22.3	-223.3
32	Filippo Lagostena	984.6	-6.1	15	13%	-59.9	132	-489	33%	38.3	-21.6
-	Borjan Zic	983.1	-346.6	1	0%	-152.0	-152	-152	0%	-147.3	-299.3
-	Raz Betzalel	983.1	-51.5	2	0%	-197.0	-181	-213	0%	46.8	-150.2
33	Jackie Smith	966.7	-39.2	27	11%	-67.1	170	-500	44%	31.8	-35.3
34	Maree Crawford	955.0	-20.7	31	13%	-74.6	248	-520	35%	28.3	-46.3
35	Tsahi Maimon	954.8	12.8	9	0%	-139.0	87	-617	33%	43.9	-95.1
36	Giorgio Peterlongo	942.3	-70.4	30	10%	-103.3	117	-361	23%	43.5	-59.8
37	Beryel Dorscht	928.7	-119.6	6	0%	-258.3	-84	-523	0%	41.2	-217.1
38	Cian Moss	904.7	-109.1	22	14%	-128.5	255	-748	36%	20.3	-108.3

Hall of Fame, March 2025

Highest scores achieved over the period:

	Name	Result
	Fabio Quai	423
	Steven De Donder	401
	Fabio Quai	399
	Jaron Marcus	381
	Ben Kristensen	381

Hall of Shame, March 2025

Lowest scores over the period:

	Name	Result
	Cian Moss	-748
	Tsahi Maimon	-617
	Rosalind Lin	-528
	Beryel Dorscht	-523
	Maree Crawford	-520