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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

December: Steven De Donder

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

Ladder, December 2024

This competition finished on the last day of December 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	1116.6	104.6	31	48%	99.5	413	-201	74%	20.5	120.0
2	Mark Tynkov	1077.3	79.1	39	31%	45.6	334	-528	69%	32.1	77.7
3	John Parsons	1076.7	47.2	22	23%	57.8	323	-191	55%	29.4	87.1
4	John Diamond	1075.0	65.0	28	46%	43.4	327	-303	64%	35.3	78.8
5	Fabio Quai	1073.4	66.9	109	30%	39.9	393	-227	58%	33.5	73.4
6	Geoff Hampson	1064.4	89.1	14	36%	65.8	201	-127	79%	29.3	95.0
7	Jaron Marcus	1064.2	51.8	83	27%	31.3	372	-354	63%	32.9	64.2
8	Tracey B	1059.4	56.9	20	35%	36.2	267	-184	50%	34.4	70.5
9	Patric Sierzega	1056.9	45.8	11	18%	68.7	225	-127	73%	32.2	100.9
10	Sami Casanova	1056.6	46.7	29	31%	20.9	367	-284	45%	38.1	59.0
11	Marco Prestini	1055.2	39.7	13	54%	67.2	299	-414	69%	18.9	86.0
12	Alessandro Colombo	1049.8	20.3	37	16%	22.8	356	-224	54%	27.5	50.3
13	Beppe Mistretta	1049.8	42.3	58	22%	15.1	304	-407	67%	34.7	49.8
14	Mira	1048.0	15.0	31	39%	24.1	335	-351	48%	25.3	49.4
15	Gaetano Damiata	1041.6	39.0	65	23%	8.8	335	-332	58%	32.8	41.6
16	Giles Woodruff	1038.1	69.9	7	43%	71.6	328	-143	71%	28.9	100.5
17	Jill Levin	1034.6	20.8	66	38%	-9.0	319	-512	58%	43.6	34.6
18	Rosalind Lin	1033.2	42.2	38	16%	0.8	335	-295	45%	32.6	33.4
19	Matt Dobbs	1031.8	44.6	47	23%	1.2	251	-291	53%	30.6	31.8
20	Michael Wilkinson	1026.4	41.9	34	29%	2.5	361	-302	47%	24.3	26.8
21	Joan Clark	1023.4	13.6	22	27%	-5.2	252	-362	50%	31.8	26.6
22	Filippo Lagostena	1020.5	-9.6	20	25%	-12.5	192	-238	55%	36.8	24.3
23	Giorgio Caccia	1017.5	12.3	14	21%	-16.5	101	-285	57%	42.4	25.9
24	Federico Bianchi	1017.4	41.3	33	12%	-22.8	322	-237	42%	40.6	17.7
25	Migry Zur Campanile	1010.7	55.5	10	30%	-17.0	300	-379	50%	37.6	20.6
-	Mike Rice	1010.0	95.1	3	33%	35.3	222	-159	67%	24.1	59.4
26	Dan Hoffenberg	1008.5	35.2	13	23%	-15.0	236	-230	54%	28.2	13.2
-	Caleb Pipes	1007.4	-113.2	1	0%	228.0	228	228	100%	-96.1	131.9
27	Jennifer Mourgues	1006.7	4.4	14	36%	-9.2	246	-542	71%	19.2	9.9
-	Hilto 37	1005.7	13.5	1	0%	28.0	28	28	100%	73.9	101.9
-	Zachary Grossack	1003.4	74.2	2	0%	-11.0	3	-25	50%	41.0	30.0
28	Ben Kristensen	1002.9	94.5	10	20%	-16.5	313	-219	50%	22.1	5.6
-	Alessio Isaia	1002.6	69.7	2	0%	16.0	19	13	100%	7.4	23.4
29	Fabrizio Farnesi	1002.6	15.7	69	16%	-28.3	244	-419	46%	30.8	2.6
-	Stephen Frechette	1001.1	9.7	1	0%	-5.0	-5	-5	0%	23.7	18.7
30	Nicole Gilmore	995.4	60.5	7	43%	0.3	232	-253	43%	-12.3	-12.0
-	David Halasi	993.6	109.2	1	0%	-154.0	-154	-154	0%	41.2	-112.8
-	Tsahi Maimon	991.5	13.0	3	0%	-73.7	26	-156	33%	22.8	-50.9
-	Rayna Mall	991.0	-137.5	1	0%	12.0	12	12	100%	-171.0	-159.0
-	JoAnna Stansby	990.8	46.6	1	0%	-193.0	-193	-193	0%	30.3	-162.7
-	John McAllister	990.0	5.5	2	0%	-124.0	-7	-241	0%	35.2	-88.8
-	Hugo Caillol	988.9	-98.7	2	0%	-136.5	-111	-162	0%	37.7	-98.8
31	Jackie Smith	988.1	-42.3	29	17%	-37.4	252	-585	48%	25.1	-12.4
-	Raz Betzalel	987.0	-58.5	1	0%	-280.0	-280	-280	0%	49.3	-230.7
-	Pete Whipple	986.4	64.9	1	0%	-277.0	-277	-277	0%	35.5	-241.5
-	Enrico Bongiorno	985.9	21.3	1	0%	-298.0	-298	-298	0%	47.9	-250.1
32	Umberto Prestini	985.0	-21.8	40	20%	-50.4	285	-628	43%	35.3	-15.1
-	Benoit Guiot	982.9	22.6	3	33%	-120.7	56	-244	33%	18.9	-101.8
-	Beryel Dorscht	980.4	-122.7	3	0%	-142.0	-44	-275	0%	25.4	-116.6
33	Stan Schenker	980.4	9.8	36	19%	-49.1	287	-507	44%	29.2	-19.8
-	Aaron Jones	980.1	11.8	1	0%	-401.0	-401	-401	0%	48.9	-352.1
34	Gianluca Lodato	971.3	8.3	24	13%	-72.3	252	-543	38%	40.8	-31.5
-	Chris Dixon	969.7	47.6	3	0%	-215.3	-27	-360	0%	35.2	-180.1
-	Karis Mall	965.2	-282.2	1	0%	-472.0	-472	-472	0%	-144.8	-616.8
-	Aymeric Lebatteaux	957.8	-34.1	2	0%	-417.5	-311	-524	0%	42.3	-375.2
35	Maree Crawford	949.8	-33.0	39	10%	-77.2	221	-417	41%	26.7	-50.5
36	Giorgio Peterlongo	907.7	-72.3	22	5%	-136.6	141	-466	32%	31.8	-104.8

Hall of Fame, December 2024

Highest scores achieved over the period:

	Name	Result
	Steven De Donder	413
	Fabio Quai	393
	Fabio Quai	390
	Jaron Marcus	372
	Sami Casanova	367

Hall of Shame, December 2024

Lowest scores over the period:

	Name	Result
	Umberto Prestini	-628
	Jackie Smith	-585
	Gianluca Lodato	-543
	Jennifer Mourgues	-542
	Mark Tynkov	-528

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