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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, 2022

January: Mark Tynkov

February: Kit Woolsey

March: Ben Kristensen

April: Steven De Donder

May: Ben Kristensen

June: Ben Kristensen

July: Steven De Donder

August: Fabio Quai

September: Zach Grossack

October: Ben Kristensen

November: Mark Tynkov

December: Steven De Donder

Annual winners, 2003-22

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

2016 “Zester”: Dan Hoffenberg

2015 ladder: Alessio Isaia

2015 “Zester”: Dan Hoffenberg

2014 ladder: Doron Limor

2014 “Zester”: Dean Pokorny

2013 ladder: Ben Handley-Pritchard

2013 “Zester”: Ben Handley-Pritchard

2012 ladder: Ben Handley -Pritchard

2012 “Zester”: Ben Handley-Pritchard

2011 ladder: Fabio Lo Presti

2011 “Zester”: Willie Whitaker

2011 “Apple core”: Steve Altus

2010 ladder: Steve Altus

2010 “Zester”: Andrew Garnett

2010 “Apple core”: Steve Altus

2009 ladder: Mike Rice

2009 “Zester”: Doron Limor

2009 “Apple core”: Michael Wilkinson

2008 ladder: John Therkelsen

2008 “Zester”: Ben Handley-Pritchard

2008 “Apple core”: Fabio Lo Presti

2007 ladder: Mike Rice

2007 “Zester”: Martin Garvey

2007 “Apple core”: Tony Nunn

2006 ladder: Francesco Mazzadi

2006 “Zester”: Martin Garvey

2006 “Apple core”: David Grainger

2005 ladder: Jérome Rombaut

2005 “Zester”: Martin Garvey

2005 “Apple core”: Jérome Rombaut

2004 ladder: Joel Wooldridge

2004 “Zester”: Neil Trentham

2004 “Apple core”: Joel Wooldridge

2003 ladder: JoAnna Stansby

Ladder, December 2022

This competition finished on the last day of December 2022. 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	1143.3	110.5	20	65%	157.9	433	-157	85%	12.2	170.0
2	Geoff Hampson	1088.2	98.8	33	45%	94.9	298	-318	76%	-4.9	90.0
3	Ben Kristensen	1083.7	108.1	41	51%	119.2	491	-488	71%	-35.2	84.0
4	Mark Tynkov	1079.1	100.7	38	29%	89.4	348	-229	76%	-9.7	79.7
5	Fabio Quai	1077.2	88.4	52	37%	67.1	385	-232	73%	10.1	77.2
6	Giorgio Caccia	1068.7	19.6	22	27%	72.1	350	-237	73%	5.9	78.1
7	Tracey B	1063.2	48.6	24	29%	37.5	298	-213	67%	31.9	69.4
8	Jill Levin	1059.0	39.5	48	29%	30.0	249	-316	63%	29.1	59.1
9	Sami Casanova	1054.0	58.2	41	29%	66.1	368	-286	68%	-11.9	54.2
10	Gaetano Damiata	1048.7	60.3	28	46%	38.1	262	-287	64%	13.1	51.2
11	Mike Rice	1048.7	111.2	9	56%	169.0	362	-42	89%	-66.5	102.5
12	Federico Bianchi	1046.8	36.6	38	34%	29.7	256	-428	68%	17.5	47.1
13	Migry Zur Campanile	1032.5	80.0	15	27%	21.7	255	-190	40%	24.1	45.7
14	Kit Woolsey	1031.5	82.4	33	33%	61.8	287	-210	73%	-29.7	32.1
15	Fabrizio Farnesi	1028.8	44.2	11	64%	141.4	353	-83	91%	-90.2	51.2
16	Zachary Grossack	1021.8	96.3	15	27%	19.7	315	-358	53%	11.0	30.7
-	Adam Grossack	1019.8	45.9	1	100%	301.0	301	301	100%	50.8	351.8
-	Benoit Guiot	1019.1	29.1	4	75%	57.5	207	-302	75%	28.2	85.7
17	Rosalind Lin	1018.2	25.7	19	26%	25.5	293	-309	58%	-3.4	22.1
-	Keiran Crowe-Mai	1016.4	-39.8	1	100%	238.0	238	238	100%	53.6	291.6
-	Chris Smith	1015.9	47.8	2	50%	181.0	361	1	100%	-40.0	141.0
18	Dan Hoffenberg	1015.4	61.0	35	37%	62.2	477	-388	66%	-46.6	15.6
19	John Diamond	1014.5	71.3	6	33%	31.3	248	-112	33%	12.9	44.3
-	John Parsons	1013.3	51.5	2	50%	155.0	364	-54	50%	-37.0	118.0
20	Stan Schenker	1010.4	21.1	52	19%	-6.5	265	-537	60%	16.9	10.4
21	Hilto 37	1007.3	31.9	42	36%	6.7	525	-619	50%	0.6	7.3
22	Nicole Gilmore	1006.1	55.7	25	28%	23.5	258	-315	48%	-16.9	6.6
-	Bud Stuart	1005.9	-42.8	5	20%	42.8	188	-227	80%	-21.3	21.5
-	Christine Rebardo	1002.3	-93.3	1	0%	50.0	50	50	100%	-8.6	41.4
-	Aashish Welling	998.3	-53.9	1	0%	-71.0	-71	-71	0%	41.6	-29.4
23	John Rebardo	997.5	30.7	6	17%	-30.0	207	-331	50%	22.3	-7.7
-	Michael Wilkinson	997.1	83.9	3	0%	-34.3	168	-341	67%	17.1	-17.2
24	Alessandro Colombo	995.8	15.1	55	18%	-12.6	270	-395	51%	8.4	-4.2
-	Stephen Frechette	995.3	12.5	1	0%	-102.0	-102	-102	0%	18.9	-83.1
25	Sally Woolsey	995.3	-54.5	10	10%	-10.0	256	-259	50%	0.9	-9.1
-	David Halasi	995.0	113.0	2	50%	6.5	193	-180	50%	-51.1	-44.6
26	Chris Dixon	993.4	59.0	17	18%	-11.4	168	-323	53%	2.8	-8.6
-	Josh Richards	992.5	1.7	3	33%	-9.0	57	-45	33%	-35.4	-44.4
-	Alessio Isaia	991.7	83.5	5	0%	-29.4	186	-353	40%	-0.6	-30.0
-	Rayna Mall	979.9	-134.1	1	0%	-344.0	-344	-344	0%	-12.5	-356.5
27	Joan Clark	974.4	17.1	29	10%	-9.4	268	-404	52%	-17.2	-26.6
28	Patric Sierzega	972.2	-29.9	115	22%	-11.9	349	-397	43%	-15.8	-27.8
29	Matt Dobbs	972.1	-16.2	84	23%	31.4	529	-496	61%	-59.3	-27.9
30	Gianluca Lodato	971.1	12.1	8	0%	-83.5	113	-193	13%	16.1	-67.4
31	Tamara Hoylaerts	955.0	-1.5	19	5%	-55.1	96	-283	26%	0.3	-54.8
-	Maree Crawford	954.4	-267.5	3	0%	-151.0	48	-339	33%	-120.2	-271.2
32	Umberto Prestini	942.1	-31.6	16	6%	-84.3	255	-303	38%	6.3	-78.1
33	Corey Robinson	931.6	-26.7	16	19%	-15.0	277	-304	38%	-77.1	-92.1
34	Beryel Dorscht	931.3	-73.2	36	19%	-69.4	384	-455	31%	0.0	-69.4
35	Jaron Marcus	930.9	-54.9	72	17%	-13.8	478	-623	49%	-55.3	-69.1
-	Nancy Stuart	918.9	-194.2	5	0%	-321.2	-51	-614	0%	27.8	-293.4
36	Barbie W	918.1	-77.5	59	19%	-74.3	458	-465	34%	-7.6	-81.9
37	Sarina Chaiken	913.1	-109.2	11	18%	-112.7	491	-593	45%	-41.5	-154.3
38	Giorgio Peterlongo	896.8	-77.5	42	5%	-108.3	166	-443	26%	4.8	-103.6
39	Lori M	751.4	-262.5	26	8%	-218.2	95	-551	12%	-48.0	-266.1
40	Jackie Smith	738.1	-258.5	56	4%	-215.3	229	-791	13%	-46.7	-262.0

Hall of Fame, December 2022

Highest scores achieved over the period:

	Name	Result
	Matt Dobbs	529
	Hilto 37	525
	Ben Kristensen	491
	Sarina Chaiken	491
	Jaron Marcus	478

Hall of Shame, December 2022

Lowest scores over the period:

	Name	Result
	Jackie Smith	-791
	Jackie Smith	-667
	Jaron Marcus	-623
	Hilto 37	-619
	Nancy Stuart	-614

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