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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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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, April 2025

Minimum games to qualify: 6.

Last updated: Fri 18 Apr 2025 13:01 (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	Ben Kristensen	1086.6	108.6	15	33%	81.1	400	-183	53%	40.6	121.7
2	Rosalind Lin	1083.1	40.7	26	35%	54.7	388	-374	69%	34.3	89.0
3	Geoff Hampson	1073.8	95.4	37	30%	38.5	468	-319	54%	36.0	74.5
4	Jaron Marcus	1065.8	53.7	26	31%	31.3	322	-216	65%	39.1	70.4
5	Dan Hoffenberg	1064.2	43.8	59	31%	31.4	388	-251	51%	32.7	64.2
6	Marco Prestini	1062.0	56.9	6	67%	146.0	351	-75	83%	42.5	188.5
7	Patric Sierzega	1061.1	70.5	25	40%	34.2	240	-360	60%	32.1	66.2
8	Marco Novara	1060.5	51.1	28	39%	26.1	201	-379	57%	37.4	63.5
9	Sami Casanova	1060.1	51.4	17	29%	36.8	400	-332	53%	41.1	77.9
10	Jill Levin	1054.7	29.1	43	30%	6.9	331	-278	53%	48.0	54.8
11	Fabio Quai	1054.1	67.9	95	26%	21.9	287	-400	59%	32.2	54.1
12	Gaetano Damiata	1054.0	52.2	36	31%	8.1	304	-406	61%	46.4	54.6
13	Mark Tynkov	1050.6	79.0	17	18%	36.6	319	-221	71%	29.0	65.6
14	Gianluca Lodato	1046.9	40.5	32	25%	7.2	277	-518	53%	40.8	48.0
15	Matt Dobbs	1045.4	52.9	36	28%	5.6	284	-445	53%	40.3	45.9
16	Brad Moss	1044.3	37.0	114	18%	10.6	400	-409	52%	33.7	44.3
17	Michael Wilkinson	1040.1	44.2	21	24%	19.4	428	-384	62%	27.1	46.5
18	Mira	1036.0	31.4	57	28%	-2.5	258	-390	53%	38.4	36.0
19	Hilto 37	1035.7	23.6	24	21%	4.2	270	-273	50%	35.1	39.2
20	Giorgio Peterlongo	1035.6	-50.8	29	28%	-7.6	291	-276	55%	44.7	37.1
21	Tracey B	1035.2	57.3	25	24%	-4.5	301	-277	40%	42.6	38.1
22	Fabrizio Farnesi	1032.9	45.3	61	31%	0.4	308	-560	54%	32.5	33.0
23	John Parsons	1032.3	53.2	35	29%	5.8	255	-321	51%	27.0	32.8
-	Zachary Grossack	1031.7	79.6	5	60%	87.0	292	-235	80%	27.6	114.6
24	Stan Schenker	1026.7	19.6	22	18%	-2.0	198	-198	55%	32.4	30.4
25	Filippo Lagostena	1021.5	-3.0	9	0%	2.9	114	-111	44%	42.3	45.2
26	Alessandro Colombo	1017.8	21.8	26	19%	-18.7	280	-342	50%	37.7	19.0
27	Mike Rice	1015.9	101.1	9	11%	1.3	189	-345	67%	32.1	33.4
28	Giorgio Caccia	1014.8	14.1	20	20%	-24.7	162	-282	50%	42.3	17.6
-	Nicole Gilmore	1014.3	69.8	5	20%	12.0	237	-148	60%	39.7	51.7
-	Migry Zur Campanile	1013.4	58.1	2	50%	107.5	165	50	100%	11.6	119.1
-	Benoit Guiot	1008.4	31.8	1	100%	114.0	114	114	100%	34.7	148.7
29	Steven De Donder	1008.1	93.5	23	22%	-13.2	231	-294	48%	22.3	9.1
-	David Halasi	1007.7	108.4	3	0%	2.3	103	-103	67%	43.7	46.0
-	Pete Whipple	1006.6	67.7	1	0%	55.0	55	55	100%	62.1	117.1
30	Federico Bianchi	1006.6	44.7	14	36%	-30.9	267	-441	43%	40.6	9.7
31	Jennifer Mourgues	1002.0	7.7	63	19%	-36.4	305	-473	51%	38.4	2.0
-	Raz Betzalel	1001.7	-50.8	1	0%	11.0	11	11	100%	18.7	29.7
-	Alessio Isaia	1001.1	70.2	2	50%	-31.5	52	-115	50%	41.0	9.5
-	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
32	Umberto Prestini	991.4	-7.3	30	17%	-59.1	223	-325	40%	50.2	-8.9
-	Adam Grossack	990.8	49.0	1	0%	-201.0	-201	-201	0%	37.5	-163.5
-	Barbie W	987.3	-95.7	3	0%	-98.7	32	-206	33%	22.9	-75.8
33	Tsahi Maimon	980.1	9.6	8	25%	-83.6	168	-438	50%	37.2	-46.4
34	Maree Crawford	940.8	-29.0	35	9%	-88.1	281	-400	34%	28.2	-60.0
35	Jackie Smith	940.7	-43.7	14	21%	-114.7	118	-561	50%	27.2	-87.5
36	Cian Moss	937.7	-104.6	13	15%	-118.3	135	-466	23%	21.3	-97.0
37	Joan Clark	931.2	6.2	22	9%	-115.6	125	-474	27%	37.5	-78.1