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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.

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Ladder

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This year

Ladder

Zester and Apple Core Ladder

Halls of Shame & Fame

Previous ladders

January 2025

February 2025

March 2025

April 2025

May 2025

June 2025

July 2025

2004-2024

Previous game data

January 2025

February 2025

March 2025

April 2025

May 2025

June 2025

July 2025

2003-2024

Barbu Heroes

Monthly winners, 2025

January: Geoff Hampson

February: Fabio Quai

March: Steven De Donder

April: Marco Novara

May: Sami Casanova

June: Matt Dobbs

July: 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, July 2025

This competition finished on the last day of July 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	1144.8	110.9	19	53%	152.3	440	-233	89%	24.1	176.4
2	Migry Zur Campanile	1100.4	70.7	16	63%	93.1	287	-171	75%	42.1	135.3
3	Geoff Hampson	1089.5	93.4	42	31%	50.4	408	-349	62%	39.4	89.8
4	Dan Hoffenberg	1081.0	66.0	43	35%	34.4	380	-575	60%	46.8	81.2
5	Federico Bianchi	1077.7	62.8	50	28%	35.5	395	-229	64%	42.2	77.7
6	Rosalind Lin	1070.4	56.8	13	46%	80.8	333	-110	69%	28.8	109.6
7	Jill Levin	1066.6	30.2	40	18%	22.0	385	-318	43%	44.9	67.0
8	Matt Dobbs	1065.4	59.7	35	31%	28.6	472	-270	57%	37.6	66.3
9	Mira	1064.5	45.7	74	31%	31.9	362	-378	53%	32.7	64.5
10	Gianluca Lodato	1064.2	34.0	27	33%	38.3	269	-409	67%	29.7	68.0
11	Michael Wilkinson	1059.9	54.5	50	30%	12.8	260	-615	58%	47.1	59.9
12	Beppe Mistretta	1057.0	44.4	10	70%	87.7	224	-259	80%	21.9	109.6
13	Fabrizio Farnesi	1056.6	47.7	61	28%	20.6	337	-285	57%	36.0	56.6
14	Gaetano Damiata	1054.6	56.7	45	36%	13.7	337	-337	51%	41.0	54.7
15	Tracey B	1052.4	53.5	36	36%	11.7	327	-308	56%	41.3	52.9
16	Marco Prestini	1051.3	52.9	17	35%	30.9	292	-239	65%	35.6	66.6
17	Stan Schenker	1050.5	30.6	27	19%	26.0	286	-174	63%	27.6	53.5
18	Fabio Quai	1044.7	60.7	70	24%	9.4	398	-362	54%	35.3	44.7
19	Jaron Marcus	1044.1	52.8	78	26%	3.0	326	-367	53%	41.0	44.1
20	Mark Tynkov	1040.2	74.1	18	17%	24.3	349	-316	61%	26.1	50.4
21	Brad Moss	1040.1	42.7	29	10%	-2.4	206	-173	55%	44.1	41.8
22	Joan Clark	1038.7	13.6	27	22%	8.7	212	-217	56%	32.3	41.0
23	John Diamond	1031.4	81.9	12	33%	17.1	233	-179	50%	35.0	52.0
24	Nicole Gilmore	1029.2	65.3	15	7%	-5.7	87	-147	53%	46.8	41.0
25	Patric Sierzega	1029.1	55.4	26	27%	-12.0	314	-538	50%	43.2	31.2
26	Alessio Isaia	1027.6	69.6	10	20%	33.7	405	-220	40%	19.4	53.1
27	Marco Novara	1022.9	51.8	41	20%	-14.3	351	-448	51%	37.3	23.0
-	David Halasi	1022.2	105.6	4	50%	68.8	243	-44	75%	31.1	99.9
28	Sami Casanova	1021.7	58.1	17	24%	-20.0	296	-316	35%	48.2	28.2
29	Zachary Grossack	1017.1	83.8	6	50%	4.7	200	-289	50%	47.4	52.1
-	Hilto 37	1014.3	43.6	4	25%	50.5	189	-64	75%	13.8	64.3
30	Tsahi Maimon	1010.6	13.9	15	7%	-29.6	142	-184	47%	44.5	14.9
-	Thomas Jones	1008.5	150.3	1	0%	83.0	83	83	100%	67.3	150.3
-	Ben Kristensen	1008.4	113.4	1	100%	144.0	144	144	100%	4.7	148.7
-	Mike Rice	1004.3	102.7	3	33%	-14.7	149	-168	33%	40.4	25.7
-	Vedran Zoric	996.5	30.6	5	0%	-61.6	152	-206	20%	48.9	-12.7
-	Benoit Guiot	991.7	31.0	2	0%	-132.5	17	-282	50%	58.3	-74.2
-	Jackie Smith	991.4	-46.4	3	0%	-101.7	-78	-134	0%	50.6	-51.1
-	John Parsons	990.3	52.6	2	0%	-128.0	-7	-249	0%	41.5	-86.5
-	Raz Betzalel	989.0	-50.1	4	0%	-92.8	80	-314	50%	43.5	-49.3
31	Umberto Prestini	982.3	2.5	35	11%	-56.7	302	-410	37%	38.8	-17.9
-	Pete Whipple	982.3	56.8	1	0%	-391.0	-391	-391	0%	77.3	-313.7
32	Filippo Lagostena	971.5	-8.4	10	10%	-96.0	268	-327	30%	41.3	-54.7
33	Giorgio Caccia	961.2	16.2	11	0%	-101.3	223	-413	27%	32.4	-68.9
34	Barbie W	948.8	-87.6	6	0%	-175.5	19	-362	17%	19.7	-155.8
35	Maree Crawford	938.6	-44.9	29	7%	-95.9	240	-342	21%	32.0	-63.9
36	Beryel Dorscht	917.9	-115.4	27	4%	-126.5	109	-533	26%	39.6	-87.0
37	Giorgio Peterlongo	912.6	-70.0	32	16%	-126.2	161	-516	38%	36.7	-89.5
38	Polina Binder	852.2	-129.2	23	0%	-210.4	120	-536	13%	45.5	-164.9

Hall of Fame, July 2025

Highest scores achieved over the period:

	Name	Result
	Matt Dobbs	472
	Steven De Donder	440
	Geoff Hampson	408
	Alessio Isaia	405
	Fabio Quai	398

Hall of Shame, July 2025

Lowest scores over the period:

	Name	Result
	Michael Wilkinson	-615
	Dan Hoffenberg	-575
	Patric Sierzega	-538
	Polina Binder	-536
	Michael Wilkinson	-535