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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.

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Monthly winners, 2025

January: Geoff Hampson

February: Fabio Quai

March: 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, 2025

Minimum games to qualify: 100.

Last updated: Sat 19 Apr 2025 12:51 (UK time)

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
-	Ben Kristensen	1128.1	108.6	37	41%	97.8	400	-183	68%	31.4	129.2
1	Geoff Hampson	1098.2	95.7	158	35%	59.0	468	-429	65%	39.3	98.2
-	John Diamond	1089.7	80.2	77	32%	52.9	342	-237	65%	36.8	89.7
-	Mike Rice	1088.1	101.1	27	33%	60.8	293	-345	74%	32.6	93.4
2	Steven De Donder	1087.7	93.1	152	37%	58.3	401	-392	65%	29.5	87.7
3	Fabio Quai	1078.2	66.4	460	33%	42.6	463	-500	64%	35.6	78.2
4	Mark Tynkov	1070.8	78.3	130	34%	39.1	343	-408	63%	31.7	70.8
-	Marco Novara	1070.5	51.1	32	41%	35.5	234	-379	59%	36.7	72.2
5	Patric Sierzega	1070.1	70.5	235	36%	28.9	355	-546	60%	41.2	70.1
-	Marco Prestini	1068.2	56.9	94	34%	27.5	351	-319	59%	40.7	68.2
6	John Parsons	1055.9	52.5	186	31%	22.6	390	-438	57%	33.3	55.9
7	Jaron Marcus	1053.9	54.2	187	29%	14.4	381	-354	55%	39.5	53.9
8	Matt Dobbs	1053.7	52.9	158	28%	15.2	330	-496	56%	38.5	53.7
-	Zachary Grossack	1052.6	79.6	20	35%	28.2	317	-597	60%	34.2	62.4
9	Fabrizio Farnesi	1052.3	44.8	293	30%	20.5	330	-560	59%	31.8	52.3
10	Tracey B	1052.1	57.3	154	29%	7.4	301	-539	53%	44.8	52.1
11	Gaetano Damiata	1051.8	51.2	232	25%	10.3	380	-406	57%	41.5	51.8
12	Federico Bianchi	1048.1	44.7	155	27%	7.1	305	-441	49%	41.0	48.1
-	Goran Cekol	1048.0	71.5	26	27%	8.3	397	-297	58%	43.2	51.4
-	Benoit Guiot	1047.7	31.8	14	29%	26.8	333	-225	50%	43.6	70.4
13	Sami Casanova	1047.3	53.1	139	23%	3.5	400	-335	53%	43.9	47.3
-	Nicole Gilmore	1045.9	69.8	9	33%	62.2	344	-148	67%	34.2	96.5
14	Gianluca Lodato	1045.5	38.4	221	18%	4.0	382	-518	52%	41.5	45.5
15	Dan Hoffenberg	1043.1	43.5	150	26%	5.9	388	-420	48%	37.2	43.1
-	Giles Woodruff	1040.1	70.0	24	17%	1.4	190	-250	54%	42.6	44.1
-	Hilto 37	1039.2	23.6	36	19%	2.2	270	-392	53%	37.5	39.7
16	Michael Wilkinson	1038.5	44.2	114	32%	5.9	464	-403	57%	32.6	38.5
-	Migry Zur Campanile	1037.8	58.1	33	21%	-6.7	272	-213	52%	45.3	38.6
17	Rosalind Lin	1036.0	40.4	187	21%	-1.6	388	-528	52%	37.7	36.0
18	Brad Moss	1032.0	38.6	173	19%	-1.7	400	-495	50%	33.8	32.0
19	Jill Levin	1027.0	29.4	265	21%	-21.4	380	-463	49%	48.4	27.0
20	Mira	1024.9	31.4	355	24%	-13.2	396	-411	47%	38.1	24.9
21	Stan Schenker	1020.1	21.0	172	20%	-19.8	290	-441	44%	39.9	20.1
22	Alessandro Colombo	1018.0	20.7	182	19%	-22.9	325	-491	46%	40.9	18.0
-	John McAllister	1017.5	15.6	2	50%	122.5	207	38	100%	33.0	155.5
-	Aaron Jones	1013.7	18.7	1	100%	216.0	216	216	100%	27.3	243.3
23	Giorgio Caccia	1011.9	14.1	121	18%	-33.9	333	-519	44%	45.8	11.9
-	Pete Whipple	1010.7	66.0	3	0%	12.7	84	-101	67%	51.0	63.6
24	Jennifer Mourgues	1008.1	7.7	203	20%	-26.9	341	-482	51%	35.1	8.1
-	David Halasi	1007.7	108.4	3	0%	2.3	103	-103	67%	43.7	46.0
-	Sarina Chaiken	1003.6	-41.5	2	0%	-24.0	-20	-28	0%	56.1	32.1
-	Finn Kolesnik	1000.2	-30.9	2	0%	-61.5	143	-266	50%	63.5	2.0
-	Corey Robinson	999.9	-44.9	2	0%	-2.5	58	-63	50%	2.0	-0.5
-	Stephen Frechette	999.9	13.0	4	25%	-17.5	193	-194	50%	17.0	-0.5
25	Umberto Prestini	998.5	-8.2	142	20%	-48.0	340	-467	43%	46.5	-1.5
-	Filippo Lagostena	996.5	-3.0	56	9%	-46.1	138	-490	36%	42.6	-3.5
-	Clovis Dehaye	995.9	50.3	2	0%	-70.5	-27	-114	0%	34.0	-36.5
-	Joan Clark	993.3	6.2	91	15%	-42.2	235	-474	43%	35.5	-6.7
-	Adam Grossack	992.5	49.0	7	0%	-59.7	147	-223	43%	39.8	-19.9
-	Tsahi Maimon	989.7	11.5	48	19%	-53.6	296	-617	40%	43.3	-10.3
-	Mauro Camerota	986.5	-147.2	1	0%	-280.0	-280	-280	0%	41.0	-239.0
-	Raz Betzalel	985.1	-50.8	6	17%	-85.0	144	-229	33%	39.7	-45.3
-	Rory Hatfield	982.0	-159.6	2	50%	79.5	90	69	100%	-239.2	-159.7
-	Tamara Hoylaerts	979.7	-5.5	7	0%	-99.6	88	-405	29%	46.1	-53.5
26	Maree Crawford	977.0	-29.0	166	11%	-53.1	286	-560	42%	30.1	-23.0
-	Matt Mauro	968.9	-185.0	3	0%	-34.3	61	-212	67%	-151.1	-185.4
-	Alessio Isaia	967.8	70.2	6	17%	-129.8	52	-332	17%	31.8	-98.1
-	Beppe Mistretta	961.9	39.8	14	7%	-108.0	89	-441	29%	51.7	-56.3
-	Borjan Zic	961.0	-346.6	2	0%	-203.5	-152	-255	0%	-143.4	-346.9
27	Giorgio Peterlongo	952.7	-48.9	114	13%	-88.3	291	-484	30%	41.0	-47.3
28	Jackie Smith	947.5	-43.7	118	14%	-84.1	487	-575	36%	31.6	-52.5
-	Steven Dupree	935.6	-84.1	17	12%	-86.7	306	-495	29%	3.2	-83.5
-	Barbie W	926.2	-95.7	7	0%	-214.7	32	-379	14%	20.1	-194.6
-	Beryel Dorscht	899.3	-118.2	14	0%	-190.2	58	-523	14%	41.6	-148.6
-	Cian Moss	897.3	-104.6	35	14%	-124.7	255	-748	31%	20.6	-104.1