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How the rating system works

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

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

Zester ladder, 2025

Best 10 scores. Minimum games to qualify: 10.
Pos Name Average of best 10 Score 1 Score 2 Score 3 Score 4 Score 5 Score 6 Score 7 Score 8 Score 9 Score 10
1Fabio Quai399.0 463 424 423 418 399 399 398 371 356 339
2Steven De Donder367.7 420 414 401 384 382 369 330 330 327 320
3Brad Moss367.1 453 407 400 371 369 366 340 323 323 319
4Michael Wilkinson364.8 464 436 428 425 370 334 312 301 289 289
5Geoff Hampson351.5 468 388 376 358 358 347 316 310 302 292
6Dan Hoffenberg350.4 486 388 356 353 349 324 317 316 313 302
7Fabrizio Farnesi340.0 450 390 354 334 330 313 310 308 308 303
8Marco Prestini336.4 458 351 338 337 330 326 319 317 302 286
9Zachary Grossack323.5 494 478 375 317 316 292 278 237 232 216
10Jaron Marcus319.8 381 371 345 339 322 314 294 279 277 276
11Sami Casanova317.7 410 400 348 342 303 284 282 270 269 269
12Mira315.3 396 395 322 317 315 306 291 283 265 263
13Patric Sierzega313.3 355 340 335 334 328 299 297 288 279 278
14Ben Kristensen310.8 400 381 381 365 291 274 260 253 253 250
15Rosalind Lin309.7 388 338 326 309 307 304 296 292 279 258
16Mike Rice308.9 444 375 370 293 286 282 277 261 260 241
17Mark Tynkov306.6 343 341 338 319 305 298 292 292 270 268
18Tracey B302.3 368 365 318 301 298 292 273 272 270 266
19Jennifer Mourgues301.7 357 341 313 310 305 301 279 276 274 261
20John Parsons298.0 390 360 309 297 289 275 272 268 265 255
21Matt Dobbs297.6 330 306 304 301 299 296 293 284 283 280
22Gianluca Lodato294.1 382 326 321 287 281 279 277 264 263 261
23Umberto Prestini293.6 340 338 312 311 309 304 273 258 253 238
24Marco Novara290.9 396 351 340 308 306 283 243 234 229 219
25John Diamond287.0 410 342 301 297 297 275 242 242 233 231
26Federico Bianchi286.8 332 317 305 303 292 267 267 266 260 259
27Gaetano Damiata282.9 380 379 304 283 266 254 248 245 237 233
28Alessandro Colombo280.3 346 326 325 280 277 266 250 249 245 239
29Hilto 37277.5 408 347 299 284 270 247 242 232 226 220
30Giorgio Caccia274.8 357 333 310 290 279 260 241 233 227 218
31Jill Levin274.5 380 331 285 270 260 257 254 240 235 233
32Goran Cekol259.6 397 330 271 269 267 252 237 196 190 187
33Stan Schenker253.6 290 280 269 268 258 258 243 227 222 221
34Tsahi Maimon236.7 386 296 274 258 242 240 179 168 168 156
35Jackie Smith236.2 487 277 247 229 220 214 179 172 170 167
36Joan Clark231.0 354 243 235 232 228 210 209 202 199 198
37Maree Crawford227.4 286 281 248 247 244 235 200 183 181 169
38Nicole Gilmore220.4 344 322 237 233 209 192 180 174 158 155
39Giorgio Peterlongo204.0 291 287 226 210 204 200 198 149 142 133
40Migry Zur Campanile181.4 272 223 210 195 181 180 165 159 133 96
41Cian Moss145.5 255 163 157 149 135 129 123 119 113 112
42Filippo Lagostena141.2 243 204 141 138 132 116 114 113 109 102
43Giles Woodruff139.5 190 175 159 155 133 127 121 119 114 102
44Benoit Guiot97.6 333 165 156 128 114 97 3 -4 -8 -8
45Alessio Isaia71.6 232 218 77 73 54 52 34 31 -22 -33
46Beryel Dorscht70.5 182 150 82 60 58 56 46 31 27 13
47Steven Dupree48.4 306 119 117 31 22 -2 -20 -23 -27 -39
48David Halasi29.4 204 113 103 62 55 7 -13 -42 -92 -103
49Barbie W17.4 209 91 90 32 -9 -25 -25 -43 -70 -76
50Beppe Mistretta-20.7 89 82 14 4 -7 -45 -46 -69 -75 -154
51Polina Binder-28.4 360 105 81 48 4 -67 -130 -179 -218 -288

Apple core ladder, 2025

Worst 10 scores. Minimum games to qualify: 25.
Pos Name Average of worst 10 Score 1 Score 2 Score 3 Score 4 Score 5 Score 6 Score 7 Score 8 Score 9 Score 10
-David Halasi-13.0 -220 -103 -92 -42 -13 7 55 62 103 113
-Benoit Guiot-83.5 -225 -188 -118 -92 -91 -70 -31 -8 -8 -4
1Ben Kristensen-97.0 -183 -175 -153 -104 -90 -68 -65 -55 -51 -26
-Polina Binder-111.7 -473 -288 -218 -179 -130 -67 4 48 81 105
-Alessio Isaia-137.5 -332 -282 -201 -173 -161 -115 -87 -33 -22 31
2Giles Woodruff-138.9 -250 -183 -177 -172 -152 -137 -109 -88 -65 -56
3Nicole Gilmore-148.4 -252 -199 -160 -148 -142 -139 -127 -114 -114 -89
4Migry Zur Campanile-163.7 -300 -213 -174 -169 -168 -166 -138 -107 -103 -99
-Beppe Mistretta-170.1 -441 -348 -273 -243 -154 -75 -69 -46 -45 -7
5John Diamond-191.5 -237 -206 -203 -199 -198 -191 -189 -177 -176 -139
-Steven Dupree-204.7 -495 -453 -304 -250 -210 -143 -103 -39 -27 -23
6Goran Cekol-216.3 -297 -297 -253 -220 -217 -204 -190 -165 -160 -160
7Mike Rice-220.4 -345 -314 -313 -235 -196 -177 -175 -174 -154 -121
-Barbie W-225.8 -379 -336 -268 -266 -224 -224 -206 -157 -122 -76
8Marco Novara-226.0 -379 -273 -248 -247 -220 -207 -180 -179 -174 -153
9Hilto 37-258.6 -392 -345 -273 -259 -249 -240 -237 -205 -202 -184
10Steven De Donder-265.7 -392 -323 -297 -294 -256 -248 -216 -216 -211 -204
11Zachary Grossack-268.3 -597 -364 -315 -258 -244 -235 -212 -212 -125 -121
12Sami Casanova-282.1 -371 -335 -332 -269 -266 -263 -261 -245 -241 -238
13Marco Prestini-282.9 -348 -342 -319 -303 -282 -272 -261 -238 -236 -228
14Mark Tynkov-286.1 -408 -364 -321 -284 -273 -257 -248 -244 -241 -221
15Geoff Hampson-293.6 -429 -351 -323 -319 -315 -289 -237 -228 -225 -220
16Gaetano Damiata-310.3 -406 -353 -350 -345 -314 -289 -266 -264 -260 -256
17Jaron Marcus-318.9 -426 -354 -345 -332 -323 -316 -299 -268 -264 -262
18Filippo Lagostena-321.1 -490 -489 -422 -331 -302 -260 -244 -238 -228 -207
19Federico Bianchi-321.2 -441 -378 -358 -331 -314 -299 -293 -272 -265 -261
20Dan Hoffenberg-321.6 -420 -390 -355 -346 -294 -291 -286 -278 -278 -278
21John Parsons-326.0 -438 -396 -382 -368 -321 -312 -275 -263 -256 -249
22Stan Schenker-337.9 -441 -429 -394 -334 -330 -322 -315 -276 -269 -269
23Tracey B-346.5 -539 -432 -350 -347 -338 -310 -308 -284 -280 -277
24Joan Clark-358.5 -474 -388 -386 -370 -349 -340 -324 -321 -318 -315
25Alessandro Colombo-365.2 -491 -417 -379 -370 -363 -347 -342 -323 -311 -309
26Matt Dobbs-365.7 -496 -453 -445 -352 -339 -334 -324 -314 -305 -295
27Michael Wilkinson-366.6 -403 -395 -393 -387 -384 -365 -361 -344 -324 -310
28Gianluca Lodato-368.3 -518 -450 -398 -370 -349 -342 -340 -312 -309 -295
29Mira-369.1 -411 -410 -401 -390 -376 -351 -349 -340 -337 -326
30Brad Moss-374.5 -495 -409 -406 -403 -391 -335 -332 -327 -327 -320
31Patric Sierzega-385.7 -546 -432 -422 -385 -369 -364 -360 -342 -325 -312
32Jill Levin-385.8 -535 -463 -405 -385 -376 -375 -347 -337 -321 -314
33Jennifer Mourgues-387.6 -482 -473 -428 -408 -390 -362 -343 -335 -329 -326
34Fabio Quai-389.0 -500 -462 -446 -400 -366 -363 -351 -340 -331 -331
35Giorgio Caccia-397.1 -519 -465 -454 -411 -406 -401 -379 -327 -317 -292
36Tsahi Maimon-412.1 -617 -616 -590 -468 -438 -367 -360 -224 -222 -219
37Rosalind Lin-417.5 -528 -484 -457 -442 -431 -407 -389 -374 -372 -291
38Cian Moss-418.5 -748 -466 -446 -391 -380 -369 -363 -361 -335 -326
39Fabrizio Farnesi-425.7 -560 -517 -427 -419 -413 -405 -401 -386 -371 -358
40Jackie Smith-426.0 -575 -561 -500 -424 -416 -372 -358 -354 -352 -348
41Maree Crawford-428.7 -560 -520 -482 -440 -425 -400 -386 -366 -357 -351
42Umberto Prestini-439.4 -530 -499 -467 -464 -445 -412 -398 -395 -394 -390
43Beryel Dorscht-447.0 -624 -549 -523 -505 -414 -401 -381 -368 -353 -352
44Giorgio Peterlongo-474.8 -670 -619 -484 -479 -475 -449 -401 -397 -389 -385