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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, 2024

January: Geoff Hampson

February: Mark Tynkov

March: Dana Berkowitz

April: Geoff Hampson

May: Steven De Donder

June: Geoff Hampson

July: Steven De Donder

August: Steven De Donder

September: Geoff Hampson

October: Steven De Donder

November: Steven De Donder

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: J�rome Rombaut

2005 �Zester�: Martin Garvey

2005 �Apple core�: J�rome Rombaut

2004 ladder: Joel Wooldridge

2004 �Zester�: Neil Trentham

2004 �Apple core�: Joel Wooldridge

2003 ladder: JoAnna Stansby

Ladder, November 2024

This competition finished on the last day of November 2024. 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	1115.9	100.6	30	40%	102.4	367	-164	70%	17.6	120.0
2	Ben Kristensen	1075.7	101.0	16	44%	89.4	261	-69	94%	12.7	102.1
3	John Diamond	1073.8	61.8	28	32%	55.7	345	-178	61%	21.8	77.5
4	Michael Wilkinson	1073.4	46.2	17	53%	63.8	272	-250	76%	31.4	95.2
5	Federico Bianchi	1067.1	47.5	56	29%	38.8	392	-250	59%	28.4	67.2
6	Mark Tynkov	1062.9	79.5	17	35%	56.8	376	-217	65%	24.7	81.6
7	Tsahi Maimon	1059.2	14.3	25	40%	39.3	255	-303	64%	24.8	64.1
8	Fabio Quai	1056.5	58.9	94	31%	36.1	392	-394	57%	20.4	56.5
9	Jaron Marcus	1050.2	40.0	53	34%	23.7	296	-232	53%	26.5	50.2
10	Gaetano Damiata	1044.3	36.5	56	25%	18.7	273	-507	54%	25.6	44.3
11	Matt Dobbs	1043.8	50.4	9	33%	78.7	388	-190	67%	13.4	92.0
12	Beppe Mistretta	1043.3	38.4	32	28%	15.3	158	-440	69%	29.1	44.4
13	Geoff Hampson	1041.3	88.4	13	31%	42.4	351	-296	54%	21.9	64.3
14	Tracey B	1038.6	54.6	6	17%	91.7	327	12	100%	25.7	117.4
15	Patric Sierzega	1037.4	41.4	30	33%	15.1	263	-294	60%	23.7	38.7
16	Zachary Grossack	1032.2	74.8	6	33%	69.5	365	-224	67%	28.6	98.1
17	Gianluca Lodato	1028.6	15.0	19	21%	0.8	260	-349	58%	34.0	34.8
18	Stan Schenker	1025.0	17.2	42	26%	8.6	321	-254	60%	16.5	25.1
19	Giorgio Caccia	1024.7	10.8	26	15%	-7.3	205	-295	62%	33.7	26.4
20	Tamara Hoylaerts	1024.2	-10.9	8	25%	26.8	128	-197	63%	29.8	56.6
21	John Parsons	1022.2	40.7	21	19%	-3.6	185	-265	52%	29.3	25.7
-	Hilto 37	1020.3	12.8	4	0%	56.0	175	-11	75%	35.3	91.3
-	Nicole Gilmore	1016.8	64.1	2	50%	115.5	213	18	100%	33.5	149.0
22	Mira	1015.7	6.9	64	23%	-4.6	255	-289	47%	20.3	15.7
23	Sami Casanova	1015.7	43.8	14	29%	-3.4	255	-358	50%	26.5	23.1
-	Chris Dixon	1015.5	52.3	5	40%	40.2	331	-195	40%	16.0	56.2
-	Mike Rice	1014.2	95.9	1	100%	231.0	231	231	100%	21.0	252.0
24	Rosalind Lin	1011.7	44.8	34	26%	-8.2	342	-316	50%	20.0	11.9
25	Marco Prestini	1011.3	35.3	28	21%	-12.7	508	-449	39%	24.6	11.9
26	Fabrizio Farnesi	1009.8	27.0	14	21%	-4.5	183	-343	64%	19.0	14.5
27	Migry Zur Campanile	1007.6	58.0	6	33%	-3.2	253	-196	33%	26.3	23.2
-	Aaron Jones	1005.4	14.8	2	50%	12.5	72	-47	50%	35.3	47.8
28	Maree Crawford	1003.9	-26.6	33	15%	-18.5	209	-301	48%	22.5	3.9
29	Jill Levin	1003.8	14.0	77	21%	-30.1	335	-523	44%	33.8	3.8
-	Adam Grossack	1003.4	49.6	2	50%	-5.5	124	-135	50%	35.9	30.4
-	Enrico Bongiorno	992.1	23.1	1	0%	-164.0	-164	-164	0%	23.2	-140.8
30	Joan Clark	988.0	11.7	21	10%	-40.0	190	-318	33%	26.1	-13.9
31	Alessandro Colombo	985.6	10.4	66	18%	-45.8	350	-424	38%	31.4	-14.4
-	Stephen Frechette	984.8	9.6	2	0%	-98.0	-45	-151	0%	-37.3	-135.3
-	Trent Moore	981.4	-329.4	1	0%	-382.0	-382	-382	0%	52.6	-329.4
32	Filippo Lagostena	981.0	-14.7	17	12%	-55.6	206	-281	24%	31.0	-24.6
33	Dan Hoffenberg	977.7	37.3	25	16%	-48.9	318	-371	40%	24.8	-24.1
34	Jackie Smith	977.1	-48.7	25	16%	-55.5	199	-581	52%	30.7	-24.8
35	Raz Betzalel	969.8	-57.1	6	0%	-124.0	125	-449	33%	32.1	-91.9
-	Topher Robinson	969.7	-270.4	2	0%	-301.5	-120	-483	0%	31.8	-269.7
36	Umberto Prestini	951.6	-23.1	13	8%	-107.2	172	-409	38%	31.7	-75.4
37	Beryel Dorscht	932.4	-122.8	6	0%	-212.2	1	-395	17%	6.4	-205.8
38	Giorgio Peterlongo	923.1	-67.1	49	14%	-106.1	269	-548	33%	29.2	-76.9

Hall of Fame, November 2024

Highest scores achieved over the period:

	Name	Result
	Marco Prestini	508
	Federico Bianchi	392
	Fabio Quai	392
	Matt Dobbs	388
	Fabio Quai	383

Hall of Shame, November 2024

Lowest scores over the period:

	Name	Result
	Jackie Smith	-581
	Giorgio Peterlongo	-548
	Jill Levin	-523
	Gaetano Damiata	-507
	Topher Robinson	-483

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