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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.

Barbu Heroes

Monthly winners, 2025

January: Geoff Hampson

February: Fabio Quai

March: Steven De Donder

April: Marco Novara

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

This competition finished on the last day of April 2025. Congratulations to Marco Novara.

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	Marco Novara	1090.9	60.9	43	44%	55.9	396	-379	65%	35.2	91.1
2	Ben Kristensen	1086.6	109.1	15	33%	81.1	400	-183	53%	40.6	121.7
3	Geoff Hampson	1078.9	96.4	44	32%	46.2	468	-319	57%	32.9	79.1
4	Fabio Quai	1066.6	74.4	150	27%	34.2	418	-400	61%	32.4	66.6
5	Jaron Marcus	1064.8	54.1	35	29%	29.0	322	-216	60%	36.6	65.6
6	Sami Casanova	1062.4	51.9	43	33%	21.8	400	-371	56%	40.8	62.6
7	Mark Tynkov	1060.3	75.2	46	28%	31.3	338	-248	57%	29.1	60.4
8	Dan Hoffenberg	1058.8	44.3	79	28%	25.9	486	-355	49%	32.9	58.8
9	Marco Prestini	1058.6	56.4	8	50%	91.5	351	-87	63%	45.3	136.8
10	Rosalind Lin	1057.3	37.8	45	33%	23.7	388	-374	58%	33.7	57.4
11	Michael Wilkinson	1057.1	47.8	38	21%	34.2	428	-384	66%	23.4	57.6
12	Zachary Grossack	1055.4	81.7	8	50%	103.5	375	-235	75%	25.7	129.2
13	Patric Sierzega	1053.8	67.2	41	29%	17.0	240	-364	59%	37.1	54.0
14	Matt Dobbs	1053.6	55.4	45	31%	13.6	284	-445	58%	40.1	53.7
15	Brad Moss	1050.1	45.3	132	21%	19.0	400	-409	55%	31.0	50.1
16	Tracey B	1049.5	59.5	33	27%	8.7	301	-277	42%	41.8	50.5
17	Steven De Donder	1049.3	93.6	46	35%	26.6	293	-294	59%	22.8	49.4
18	Gaetano Damiata	1048.2	50.8	58	29%	4.6	304	-406	57%	43.5	48.2
19	Jill Levin	1047.0	28.8	55	25%	-0.5	331	-278	53%	47.5	47.0
20	Fabrizio Farnesi	1038.7	46.7	92	28%	5.6	313	-560	51%	33.1	38.7
21	Mike Rice	1038.0	102.1	13	23%	23.1	286	-345	62%	36.1	59.2
22	Stan Schenker	1031.9	21.4	33	24%	-3.5	198	-206	55%	36.1	32.6
23	Gianluca Lodato	1031.3	36.1	60	23%	-7.6	277	-518	48%	38.9	31.3
24	Hilto 37	1029.7	22.9	26	19%	-3.4	270	-273	46%	35.3	31.8
25	John Parsons	1025.2	49.7	47	23%	-3.7	255	-321	51%	29.0	25.3
26	Umberto Prestini	1024.9	6.4	66	24%	-21.3	253	-328	47%	46.2	24.9
27	Alessio Isaia	1021.7	70.5	8	25%	6.5	77	-115	63%	44.1	50.6
28	Tsahi Maimon	1019.2	14.9	14	29%	-8.2	258	-438	64%	36.6	28.4
29	Mira	1017.9	23.3	96	21%	-19.7	258	-390	45%	37.6	17.9
30	Alessandro Colombo	1014.7	21.4	32	19%	-23.2	280	-342	47%	38.2	15.1
-	Nicole Gilmore	1014.3	70.4	5	20%	12.0	237	-148	60%	39.7	51.7
-	Migry Zur Campanile	1013.4	58.6	2	50%	107.5	165	50	100%	11.6	119.1
-	Giles Woodruff	1008.2	71.0	1	0%	119.0	119	119	100%	26.4	145.4
-	David Halasi	1008.2	107.5	5	20%	-4.6	103	-103	60%	34.2	29.6
31	Jennifer Mourgues	1007.3	10.2	84	20%	-32.2	305	-473	49%	39.4	7.3
32	Federico Bianchi	1003.5	44.5	15	33%	-34.9	267	-441	40%	39.9	5.0
-	Benoit Guiot	1001.8	31.1	3	33%	-3.0	114	-92	33%	13.7	10.7
-	Raz Betzalel	1001.7	-50.2	1	0%	11.0	11	11	100%	18.7	29.7
33	Giorgio Caccia	1001.0	11.1	35	20%	-40.3	218	-454	49%	41.3	1.0
-	Finn Kolesnik	1000.2	-30.4	2	0%	-61.5	143	-266	50%	63.5	2.0
-	Corey Robinson	999.9	-44.4	2	0%	-2.5	58	-63	50%	2.0	-0.5
34	Filippo Lagostena	998.9	-5.3	13	0%	-43.1	114	-422	38%	41.3	-1.7
-	Beryel Dorscht	994.3	-115.6	5	20%	-65.2	150	-215	40%	44.7	-20.5
-	Pete Whipple	993.8	62.7	3	0%	-81.0	55	-197	33%	44.0	-37.0
-	Chris Dixon	993.7	54.4	1	0%	-141.0	-141	-141	0%	28.5	-112.5
-	Barbie W	992.6	-93.8	4	25%	-51.5	90	-206	50%	18.2	-33.3
-	Adam Grossack	990.8	49.6	1	0%	-201.0	-201	-201	0%	37.5	-163.5
35	Giorgio Peterlongo	989.5	-54.2	48	21%	-54.9	291	-479	42%	44.4	-10.5
-	Joe Grue	974.3	-152.9	3	0%	-186.7	-58	-307	0%	33.5	-153.2
36	Joan Clark	956.7	8.5	32	16%	-78.1	243	-474	31%	33.8	-44.4
37	Maree Crawford	949.4	-28.0	47	9%	-78.9	281	-400	34%	28.2	-50.7
38	Cian Moss	912.3	-102.3	23	9%	-125.8	135	-466	22%	28.0	-97.8
39	Jackie Smith	911.0	-47.9	26	15%	-124.4	118	-561	38%	29.2	-95.2

Hall of Fame, April 2025

Highest scores achieved over the period:

	Name	Result
	Dan Hoffenberg	486
	Geoff Hampson	468
	Michael Wilkinson	428
	Fabio Quai	418
	Sami Casanova	400

Hall of Shame, April 2025

Lowest scores over the period:

	Name	Result
	Jackie Smith	-561
	Fabrizio Farnesi	-560
	Gianluca Lodato	-518
	Giorgio Peterlongo	-479
	Joan Clark	-474

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