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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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Barbu Heroes

Monthly winners, 2025

January: Geoff Hampson

February: Fabio Quai

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: Thu 13 Mar 2025 11:40 (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
-	Geoff Hampson	1102.5	97.8	97	35%	61.5	388	-429	67%	41.0	102.5
-	Steven De Donder	1094.4	103.2	93	41%	63.4	384	-392	68%	31.0	94.4
-	Ben Kristensen	1092.3	103.7	18	39%	87.7	365	-153	72%	28.2	115.9
-	John Diamond	1091.3	80.6	73	33%	55.6	342	-237	67%	35.7	91.3
1	Fabio Quai	1089.8	87.9	287	35%	52.9	463	-446	66%	37.0	89.8
-	Mark Tynkov	1072.7	81.6	94	34%	41.5	343	-408	63%	31.2	72.7
-	Marco Prestini	1066.6	53.9	74	36%	27.6	337	-319	58%	39.0	66.6
2	Patric Sierzega	1065.1	63.6	176	34%	23.1	355	-546	59%	42.0	65.1
3	John Parsons	1063.9	60.3	122	31%	28.4	390	-438	58%	35.5	63.9
4	Fabrizio Farnesi	1058.8	47.3	183	31%	27.8	330	-517	62%	31.0	58.8
5	Matt Dobbs	1053.8	52.9	106	26%	15.7	330	-496	58%	38.1	53.8
6	Federico Bianchi	1053.7	49.3	117	26%	13.5	305	-378	51%	40.2	53.7
7	Gaetano Damiata	1052.3	51.1	148	24%	12.3	380	-345	57%	40.0	52.3
8	Jaron Marcus	1051.9	52.5	116	29%	11.6	371	-354	54%	40.3	51.9
9	Tracey B	1049.5	57.3	100	30%	4.1	292	-539	54%	45.3	49.5
-	Goran Cekol	1048.0	71.3	26	27%	8.3	397	-297	58%	43.2	51.4
-	Mike Rice	1046.3	101.1	11	36%	41.4	293	-314	64%	40.8	82.1
-	Benoit Guiot	1041.3	30.9	13	23%	20.1	333	-225	46%	44.3	64.4
10	Gianluca Lodato	1040.3	30.4	139	19%	-2.6	382	-450	50%	42.8	40.3
-	Migry Zur Campanile	1040.0	59.0	29	21%	-6.5	272	-213	52%	48.2	41.6
-	Sami Casanova	1039.9	48.4	98	20%	-3.5	342	-335	54%	43.4	39.9
11	Rosalind Lin	1038.0	41.6	121	23%	-0.7	326	-457	52%	38.8	38.0
-	Michael Wilkinson	1037.2	44.3	85	32%	2.7	464	-403	54%	34.6	37.2
-	Nicole Gilmore	1034.0	70.3	4	50%	125.0	344	-142	75%	27.5	152.5
-	Zachary Grossack	1032.0	78.2	15	27%	8.6	317	-597	53%	36.4	45.0
-	Dan Hoffenberg	1029.5	37.3	55	18%	-14.7	302	-346	42%	44.3	29.5
-	Giles Woodruff	1029.4	70.0	18	17%	-5.0	175	-250	56%	41.9	36.9
12	Alessandro Colombo	1023.3	26.4	116	21%	-17.2	325	-491	46%	40.5	23.3
13	Jill Levin	1022.9	22.8	202	18%	-26.0	380	-463	49%	48.8	22.9
14	Mira	1019.1	20.3	237	24%	-17.5	396	-411	45%	36.6	19.1
15	Stan Schenker	1017.7	17.9	119	19%	-22.9	290	-441	42%	40.5	17.7
-	Aaron Jones	1013.7	18.6	1	100%	216.0	216	216	100%	27.3	243.3
-	Joan Clark	1012.6	19.2	55	18%	-22.8	235	-370	47%	35.4	12.6
-	John McAllister	1012.3	14.8	1	100%	207.0	207	207	100%	11.7	218.7
-	Hilto 37	1012.0	18.9	10	10%	-19.7	150	-392	60%	42.8	23.1
16	Jennifer Mourgues	1008.9	10.5	123	20%	-25.6	310	-482	52%	34.4	8.9
-	Giorgio Caccia	1008.2	13.0	80	18%	-39.5	333	-519	43%	47.7	8.2
-	Pete Whipple	1006.9	66.8	1	0%	84.0	84	84	100%	37.6	121.6
-	Umberto Prestini	1006.4	-4.4	90	20%	-38.8	340	-467	46%	45.2	6.4
-	Sarina Chaiken	1002.0	-42.2	1	0%	-28.0	-28	-28	0%	63.0	35.0
-	Adam Grossack	1001.3	50.4	6	0%	-36.2	147	-223	50%	40.2	4.0
-	Marco Novara	1000.8	45.7	1	0%	-51.0	-51	-51	0%	66.0	15.0
-	Raz Betzalel	999.9	-49.9	3	33%	-42.3	144	-229	33%	42.0	-0.3
-	Stephen Frechette	999.9	12.9	4	25%	-17.5	193	-194	50%	17.0	-0.5
-	Tsahi Maimon	996.2	15.3	31	19%	-48.8	296	-617	35%	44.9	-3.9
-	Clovis Dehaye	995.9	50.3	2	0%	-70.5	-27	-114	0%	34.0	-36.5
17	Maree Crawford	994.7	-16.0	108	12%	-36.6	286	-560	44%	31.3	-5.3
-	Filippo Lagostena	993.3	-4.1	37	11%	-51.4	138	-490	35%	44.6	-6.8
-	Rory Hatfield	990.7	-164.5	1	0%	90.0	90	90	100%	-254.5	-164.5
-	Mauro Camerota	986.5	-147.2	1	0%	-280.0	-280	-280	0%	41.0	-239.0
-	Tamara Hoylaerts	979.7	-5.7	6	0%	-106.7	88	-405	33%	44.7	-61.9
-	Brad Moss	978.5	-30.6	14	21%	-74.3	266	-495	36%	42.6	-31.7
-	Borjan Zic	977.8	-394.5	1	0%	-255.0	-255	-255	0%	-139.5	-394.5
-	Matt Mauro	977.2	-202.8	2	0%	-82.0	48	-212	50%	-121.0	-203.0
-	Cian Moss	971.8	-74.7	7	29%	-87.9	255	-391	43%	13.5	-74.3
-	Alessio Isaia	966.2	70.9	4	0%	-179.0	-22	-332	0%	27.1	-151.9
-	Beppe Mistretta	961.9	39.8	14	7%	-108.0	89	-441	29%	51.7	-56.3
-	Jackie Smith	951.3	-38.7	87	15%	-83.0	487	-575	33%	34.2	-48.7
-	Steven Dupree	944.9	-74.5	16	13%	-93.5	306	-495	25%	19.2	-74.3
-	Barbie W	936.8	-96.3	4	0%	-301.8	-224	-379	0%	18.1	-283.7
-	Beryel Dorscht	920.2	-117.2	11	0%	-180.3	2	-353	9%	38.5	-141.7
-	Giorgio Peterlongo	916.3	-70.9	66	6%	-122.9	287	-484	20%	39.2	-83.7