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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.

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

October: Mark Tynkov

November: John Diamond

December: Geoff Hampson

Annual winners, 2003-25

2025 ladder: Ben Kristensen

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: Jérome Rombaut

2004 ladder: Joel Wooldridge

2003 ladder: JoAnna Stansby

Ladder, December 2025

This competition finished on the last day of December 2025. Congratulations to Geoff Hampson.

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	Geoff Hampson	1121.9	96.0	20	40%	110.7	351	-258	85%	34.0	144.7
2	Marco Prestini	1093.7	58.5	18	39%	63.8	359	-130	61%	53.8	117.6
3	Jaron Marcus	1090.6	63.9	53	36%	48.1	301	-300	70%	42.5	90.6
4	Fabio Quai	1082.6	68.6	58	33%	39.2	347	-356	64%	43.5	82.6
5	Steven De Donder	1081.3	93.9	63	35%	43.7	383	-333	63%	37.6	81.3
6	Ben Kristensen	1073.6	116.2	8	50%	126.9	424	-44	75%	45.0	171.9
7	Mark Tynkov	1070.5	79.9	37	38%	35.7	379	-277	65%	35.5	71.1
8	Tracey B	1067.9	60.4	55	31%	25.1	294	-315	55%	42.8	67.9
9	Michael Wilkinson	1067.2	56.3	20	40%	54.7	332	-167	50%	25.0	79.7
10	Matt Dobbs	1063.1	62.9	16	38%	58.0	339	-183	69%	27.0	85.0
11	Zachary Grossack	1062.7	83.7	7	57%	119.1	186	51	100%	46.0	165.2
12	Brad Moss	1057.4	46.3	54	28%	26.2	284	-268	57%	31.2	57.4
13	Mira	1054.1	50.6	110	21%	7.8	395	-306	49%	46.3	54.1
14	Gaetano Damiata	1053.1	54.8	55	20%	7.0	270	-396	62%	46.1	53.1
15	Patric Sierzega	1050.7	69.9	16	25%	17.1	234	-232	50%	51.3	68.4
16	Sami Casanova	1049.0	59.8	13	15%	24.1	306	-105	46%	52.2	76.2
17	Beppe Mistretta	1048.1	42.3	60	37%	3.3	261	-388	58%	44.9	48.1
18	John Diamond	1044.4	84.2	15	33%	30.8	271	-229	60%	31.6	62.4
19	Joan Clark	1042.5	23.9	15	27%	30.0	234	-343	53%	29.7	59.7
20	Federico Bianchi	1040.0	45.6	57	28%	-0.4	277	-447	54%	40.4	40.0
21	Mike Rice	1039.1	103.2	6	33%	76.2	214	-40	67%	42.7	118.9
22	Migry Zur Campanile	1038.3	70.7	23	17%	-4.4	310	-399	61%	47.1	42.7
23	John Parsons	1034.5	52.8	21	10%	0.0	360	-184	48%	39.9	40.0
24	Jill Levin	1033.5	26.9	85	18%	-14.4	304	-381	45%	48.0	33.5
25	Alessandro Colombo	1032.1	25.0	19	26%	-13.2	217	-204	42%	52.3	39.1
26	Fabrizio Farnesi	1032.0	38.8	31	23%	-4.3	236	-298	52%	37.2	32.9
27	Silvia Saccomanno	1014.8	25.0	24	21%	-30.2	193	-221	38%	46.4	16.2
28	Stan Schenker	1014.0	19.5	23	22%	-23.9	206	-398	48%	39.5	15.6
-	Dan Hoffenberg	1013.3	60.7	4	0%	21.3	100	-43	75%	38.7	59.9
-	Benoit Guiot	1010.0	32.9	1	100%	132.0	132	132	100%	45.8	177.8
-	Alessio Isaia	1010.0	70.2	1	0%	125.0	125	125	100%	52.3	177.3
-	Hilto 37	1009.7	43.6	1	100%	166.0	166	166	100%	5.9	171.9
-	Gianluca Lodato	1003.0	33.4	4	25%	-28.5	98	-132	50%	41.9	13.4
-	Marco Novara	1001.5	53.7	4	0%	-18.3	148	-156	50%	25.1	6.8
29	Rosalind Lin	1001.4	36.6	37	19%	-35.6	274	-329	43%	37.1	1.4
30	Giorgio Caccia	998.2	10.7	15	7%	-43.4	205	-273	47%	40.9	-2.5
31	Umberto Prestini	995.3	-2.5	18	22%	-41.9	273	-450	44%	36.0	-6.0
-	Sarina Chaiken	989.0	-37.6	1	0%	-249.0	-249	-249	0%	54.3	-194.7
-	Jackie Smith	988.1	-59.1	4	25%	-90.3	199	-419	25%	37.0	-53.3
-	Arm Pontecom	983.7	-34.4	1	0%	-338.0	-338	-338	0%	49.1	-288.9
-	Giorgio Peterlongo	983.3	-74.6	3	0%	-133.3	65	-416	33%	33.7	-99.6
-	JoAnna Stansby	981.6	55.2	3	0%	-142.7	80	-335	33%	32.9	-109.8
32	Raz Betzalel	972.0	-52.0	12	8%	-88.8	155	-335	33%	42.4	-46.3
-	Beryel Dorscht	964.0	-108.7	4	0%	-196.3	45	-445	25%	34.7	-161.5
-	Chris Dixon	956.9	48.5	5	20%	-200.8	175	-619	20%	44.9	-155.9
33	Cian Moss	953.2	-71.7	8	0%	-139.1	177	-369	25%	29.9	-109.2
34	Filippo Lagostena	942.0	-18.4	14	7%	-122.7	180	-506	14%	37.1	-85.6
35	Maree Crawford	930.6	-38.7	35	6%	-111.9	309	-378	17%	41.6	-70.3
36	Polina Binder	924.7	-63.5	47	15%	-117.7	276	-496	30%	42.3	-75.4

Hall of Fame, December 2025

Highest scores achieved over the period:

	Name	Result
	Ben Kristensen	424
	Mira	395
	Steven De Donder	383
	Steven De Donder	381
	Mark Tynkov	379

Hall of Shame, December 2025

Lowest scores over the period:

	Name	Result
	Chris Dixon	-619
	Filippo Lagostena	-506
	Polina Binder	-496
	Umberto Prestini	-450
	Federico Bianchi	-447

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