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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.

This month

Ladder

Halls of Shame & Fame

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This year

Ladder

Zester and Apple Core Ladder

Halls of Shame & Fame

Previous ladders

January 2024

February 2024

March 2024

April 2024

May 2024

June 2024

2004-2023

Previous game data

January 2024

February 2024

March 2024

April 2024

May 2024

June 2024

2003-2023

Barbu Heroes

Monthly winners, 2024

January: Geoff Hampson

February: Mark Tynkov

March: Dana Berkowitz

April: Geoff Hampson

May: Steven De Donder

June: Geoff Hampson

Annual winners, 2003-23

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

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, June 2024

This competition finished on the last day of June 2024. 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	1099.4	89.5	44	43%	73.6	372	-161	73%	26.0	99.6
2	Steven De Donder	1094.6	85.5	41	34%	77.4	478	-247	71%	17.6	95.0
3	Federico Bianchi	1052.3	54.0	37	32%	27.4	333	-293	57%	25.4	52.8
4	Fabrizio Farnesi	1049.9	40.6	56	38%	31.7	343	-343	61%	18.2	49.9
-	Alessio Isaia	1048.8	72.8	5	60%	164.6	244	-8	80%	12.0	176.6
5	Fabio Quai	1047.1	52.7	61	25%	24.4	326	-252	56%	22.7	47.1
6	Stan Schenker	1045.0	34.8	77	34%	30.0	402	-263	60%	15.0	45.0
7	Michael Wilkinson	1045.0	55.7	37	27%	21.2	419	-357	51%	24.2	45.4
8	JoAnna Stansby	1044.4	39.5	23	35%	30.0	291	-273	52%	19.5	49.5
-	Mike Rice	1043.8	100.6	4	75%	165.3	338	-169	75%	31.5	196.8
9	Jaron Marcus	1039.3	35.0	52	27%	11.8	326	-294	56%	27.5	39.3
10	Chris Dixon	1038.8	47.0	13	31%	39.7	246	-136	54%	20.7	60.4
11	Patric Sierzega	1037.9	46.0	67	34%	11.1	244	-553	58%	26.8	37.9
12	Gaetano Damiata	1034.9	32.2	44	36%	10.8	221	-436	57%	24.2	35.0
13	Nicole Gilmore	1032.3	60.4	12	25%	25.3	205	-271	58%	28.2	53.5
14	Zachary Grossack	1032.1	78.1	6	33%	63.2	328	-152	50%	34.5	97.7
-	Mark Tynkov	1029.2	87.4	3	67%	149.0	259	-23	67%	25.0	174.0
15	Beppe Mistretta	1029.1	39.2	59	22%	7.0	298	-366	58%	22.2	29.1
16	Aaron Jones	1028.8	20.5	21	24%	8.5	213	-306	48%	24.9	33.4
17	Silvia Saccomanno	1027.9	13.8	27	26%	19.2	224	-290	63%	10.4	29.6
-	John Parsons	1026.7	33.6	4	50%	109.8	222	-9	75%	10.1	119.8
18	Gianluca Lodato	1025.9	26.6	71	27%	1.7	238	-524	51%	24.2	25.9
19	Benoit Guiot	1024.6	26.1	7	43%	63.6	266	-196	71%	1.3	64.9
20	Alessandro Colombo	1022.9	10.0	22	9%	-2.1	269	-238	50%	28.1	26.1
21	John Diamond	1021.6	65.3	7	43%	36.7	211	-138	57%	20.3	57.0
22	Joan Clark	1021.3	9.5	27	30%	-4.4	239	-261	48%	27.0	22.6
23	Dana Berkowitz	1019.5	54.7	9	33%	13.8	312	-211	67%	27.1	40.9
24	Mira	1018.1	-0.5	84	20%	1.3	244	-429	51%	16.9	18.1
-	Pete Whipple	1015.4	69.8	2	50%	104.0	143	65	100%	33.0	137.0
25	Rosalind Lin	1013.6	22.5	42	17%	-17.7	280	-307	40%	31.3	13.6
-	Federico Iavicoli	1012.3	59.9	2	50%	113.5	259	-32	50%	-4.1	109.4
26	Jill Levin	1011.2	22.6	56	18%	-21.3	217	-379	50%	32.6	11.2
-	Hilto 37	1009.9	9.2	5	20%	-5.6	129	-254	80%	41.5	35.9
27	Migry Zur Campanile	1004.1	57.3	7	14%	-23.1	278	-274	43%	34.0	10.9
-	Dan Hoffenberg	999.6	44.2	2	50%	-31.5	159	-222	50%	27.9	-3.6
28	Giorgio Caccia	998.3	7.2	6	0%	-33.0	82	-173	33%	27.8	-5.2
-	Ofir Rosenfeld	996.3	-122.7	1	0%	-93.0	-93	-93	0%	26.6	-66.4
-	Ben Kristensen	993.9	106.1	1	0%	-111.0	-111	-111	0%	3.2	-107.8
29	Marco Novara	991.8	41.2	7	0%	-42.9	40	-330	71%	21.3	-21.5
-	John McAllister	989.3	7.8	3	0%	-77.0	-28	-132	0%	13.5	-63.5
-	Sarina Chaiken	988.2	-48.5	1	0%	-247.0	-247	-247	0%	37.7	-209.3
30	Jennifer Mourgues	986.9	4.9	11	9%	-33.4	121	-320	45%	10.1	-23.2
-	Finn Kolesnik	985.2	-32.2	2	0%	-180.5	-111	-250	0%	49.1	-131.4
31	Maree Crawford	982.6	-26.8	54	19%	-23.7	303	-415	50%	6.3	-17.4
32	Tsahi Maimon	981.0	-2.2	25	8%	-37.3	203	-382	48%	16.7	-20.6
-	Anastasia Di Lorenzo	979.5	-80.9	2	0%	-223.5	-170	-277	0%	41.6	-181.9
33	Clovis Dehaye	979.3	46.1	9	22%	-63.4	318	-288	33%	20.0	-43.5
-	Aharon Shaked	977.0	-182.5	1	0%	-381.0	-381	-381	0%	-27.1	-408.1
-	Barbie W	969.5	-95.9	5	0%	-111.2	70	-268	20%	0.9	-110.3
34	Filippo Lagostena	956.5	-13.9	14	14%	-88.8	142	-256	29%	24.6	-64.2
35	Giorgio Peterlongo	945.7	-65.9	34	12%	-72.8	227	-403	26%	17.6	-55.1
36	Jackie Smith	933.6	-64.5	43	9%	-80.5	197	-467	33%	13.9	-66.6
37	Umberto Prestini	930.7	-26.7	17	18%	-116.5	229	-854	35%	26.5	-90.0
38	Beryel Dorscht	921.8	-106.4	23	4%	-107.3	252	-298	26%	20.0	-87.3
39	Raz Betzalel	895.5	-74.2	13	8%	-184.8	135	-433	38%	22.1	-162.7

Hall of Fame, June 2024

Highest scores achieved over the period:

	Name	Result
	Steven De Donder	478
	Michael Wilkinson	419
	Stan Schenker	402
	Geoff Hampson	372
	Steven De Donder	348

Hall of Shame, June 2024

Lowest scores over the period:

	Name	Result
	Umberto Prestini	-854
	Patric Sierzega	-553
	Gianluca Lodato	-524
	Jackie Smith	-467
	Gaetano Damiata	-436