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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

May: Sami Casanova

June: Matt Dobbs

July: Steven De Donder

August: Geoff Hampson

September: Matt Dobbs

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, September 2025

This competition finished on the last day of September 2025. Congratulations to Matt Dobbs.

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	Matt Dobbs	1102.4	70.4	31	35%	82.5	391	-186	77%	22.9	105.4
2	Steven De Donder	1098.4	102.6	72	33%	73.7	465	-412	72%	24.7	98.4
3	John Diamond	1078.8	82.6	34	32%	52.8	366	-305	68%	27.3	80.1
4	Fabio Quai	1078.6	70.6	103	30%	43.9	486	-225	62%	34.8	78.6
5	Ben Kristensen	1074.9	116.1	9	56%	119.1	389	-170	89%	38.4	157.5
6	Geoff Hampson	1072.5	93.4	30	37%	54.8	336	-251	60%	20.2	75.0
7	Tracey B	1067.7	57.5	40	25%	31.8	351	-339	58%	36.2	68.0
8	Migry Zur Campanile	1067.5	71.6	18	33%	49.5	372	-329	72%	35.2	84.7
9	Marco Novara	1066.9	55.6	27	41%	39.3	271	-298	67%	31.6	70.9
10	Michael Wilkinson	1062.6	54.4	33	33%	35.0	347	-205	61%	28.9	63.9
11	Patric Sierzega	1058.2	52.2	42	31%	21.5	294	-454	57%	36.9	58.4
12	Federico Bianchi	1058.2	55.6	35	20%	17.4	354	-441	54%	41.5	59.0
13	Fabrizio Farnesi	1055.8	52.5	70	37%	24.1	418	-341	56%	31.7	55.8
14	Ben Handley-Pritchard	1054.2	82.9	12	17%	52.4	374	-153	50%	37.3	89.7
15	Marco Prestini	1051.8	52.3	34	29%	4.2	366	-327	53%	48.5	52.7
16	Gaetano Damiata	1049.7	58.1	59	24%	8.5	369	-413	49%	41.1	49.7
17	Alessio Isaia	1049.5	72.1	8	50%	94.3	273	-66	75%	21.2	115.4
18	Brad Moss	1049.2	43.0	62	37%	36.3	356	-369	61%	12.9	49.2
19	Stan Schenker	1042.8	31.6	37	24%	11.7	273	-203	46%	31.5	43.2
20	Mira	1042.5	35.1	90	24%	9.2	379	-462	52%	33.3	42.5
21	Jaron Marcus	1040.3	47.0	59	25%	3.4	224	-572	58%	36.9	40.3
22	Silvia Saccomanno	1038.1	23.7	11	27%	30.2	352	-164	55%	37.4	67.6
23	Rosalind Lin	1036.2	51.7	29	28%	7.9	282	-209	48%	29.8	37.7
24	Mark Tynkov	1032.4	70.4	21	43%	12.6	320	-406	48%	24.9	37.5
25	Maree Crawford	1032.2	-39.7	10	30%	39.1	232	-212	60%	22.8	61.9
26	Gianluca Lodato	1023.2	39.7	35	20%	-14.6	271	-419	51%	38.1	23.5
27	John Parsons	1022.6	52.2	8	25%	-4.4	155	-309	63%	57.2	52.8
28	Jill Levin	1022.1	33.1	65	22%	-23.5	288	-342	43%	45.6	22.1
29	Beppe Mistretta	1021.3	31.2	100	22%	-11.0	298	-493	54%	32.3	21.3
30	Giorgio Caccia	1009.5	19.2	32	22%	-19.1	350	-251	38%	28.8	9.8
31	Dan Hoffenberg	1005.4	58.3	19	11%	-29.6	358	-364	53%	36.2	6.5
-	Hilto 37	1003.4	44.2	1	0%	67.0	67	67	100%	-6.5	60.5
-	Sami Casanova	1003.0	54.5	1	0%	56.0	56	56	100%	-2.1	53.9
-	Tamara Hoylaerts	1002.0	-4.7	1	0%	-11.0	-11	-11	0%	45.7	34.7
-	Kit Woolsey	1000.3	68.3	1	0%	25.0	25	25	100%	-19.7	5.3
-	Tsahi Maimon	999.9	10.6	3	0%	-42.3	47	-95	33%	41.6	-0.7
-	Aaron Jones	997.9	19.1	5	20%	-62.8	102	-182	20%	55.2	-7.6
32	Joan Clark	997.5	11.4	39	8%	-38.9	269	-363	38%	36.4	-2.5
-	Dan Korbel	997.0	73.1	1	0%	-121.0	-121	-121	0%	67.4	-53.6
33	Filippo Lagostena	991.8	-9.0	6	17%	-52.0	124	-323	50%	26.9	-25.1
34	Alessandro Colombo	990.1	21.1	14	0%	-73.4	106	-280	14%	58.8	-14.6
35	Umberto Prestini	989.1	2.0	27	19%	-45.6	281	-662	44%	34.1	-11.6
-	Jackie Smith	986.6	-57.5	3	0%	-113.7	63	-285	33%	33.7	-80.0
-	Zachary Grossack	983.2	80.9	4	0%	-108.0	1	-355	25%	32.4	-75.6
-	Francisco Castro	980.3	-145.7	4	0%	-112.3	55	-232	25%	23.7	-88.5
36	Raz Betzalel	979.5	-46.9	12	8%	-61.0	139	-307	50%	27.1	-33.9
37	Barbie W	969.6	-82.9	9	11%	-92.0	82	-278	44%	28.2	-63.8
38	Cian Moss	954.1	-66.5	30	10%	-74.7	230	-315	23%	27.2	-47.5
39	Polina Binder	948.0	-68.6	59	15%	-83.7	207	-387	31%	31.7	-52.0
40	Beryel Dorscht	890.1	-111.7	46	15%	-141.5	282	-664	26%	31.5	-110.0
41	Giorgio Peterlongo	889.7	-85.2	39	8%	-156.3	134	-495	23%	45.4	-110.9

Hall of Fame, September 2025

Highest scores achieved over the period:

	Name	Result
	Fabio Quai	486
	Steven De Donder	465
	Fabrizio Farnesi	418
	Steven De Donder	393
	Matt Dobbs	391

Hall of Shame, September 2025

Lowest scores over the period:

	Name	Result
	Beryel Dorscht	-664
	Umberto Prestini	-662
	Jaron Marcus	-572
	Beryel Dorscht	-569
	Beryel Dorscht	-511

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