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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

Game data

This year

Ladder

Zester and Apple Core Ladder

Halls of Shame & Fame

Previous ladders

January 2025

February 2025

2004-2024

Previous game data

February 2025

January 2025

2003-2024

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, February 2025

This competition finished on the last day of February 2025. Congratulations to Fabio Quai.

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	Fabio Quai	1116.2	93.2	91	38%	73.9	463	-226	65%	42.3	116.2
2	Geoff Hampson	1104.2	101.8	41	34%	58.4	388	-289	59%	46.2	104.6
3	John Diamond	1100.3	78.9	23	39%	75.6	297	-130	65%	36.3	111.9
4	Steven De Donder	1094.2	107.7	38	37%	61.3	369	-256	63%	33.6	94.9
5	Fabrizio Farnesi	1082.1	54.8	77	35%	51.0	330	-517	68%	31.1	82.1
6	Matt Dobbs	1072.6	59.3	68	32%	36.8	330	-496	62%	35.9	72.6
7	Marco Prestini	1070.5	54.3	38	32%	29.2	330	-319	61%	41.8	71.0
8	Sami Casanova	1068.3	49.8	30	27%	19.8	269	-238	67%	50.9	70.7
9	John Parsons	1065.7	59.0	64	33%	27.9	390	-368	55%	37.8	65.7
10	Tracey B	1065.7	54.9	48	29%	22.3	270	-338	60%	43.4	65.7
11	Mark Tynkov	1059.1	77.0	26	27%	32.5	305	-257	58%	30.7	63.3
12	Patric Sierzega	1054.1	54.9	83	31%	11.1	334	-546	57%	43.0	54.1
13	Jaron Marcus	1048.0	60.0	34	26%	4.3	345	-316	41%	44.5	48.8
14	Gaetano Damiata	1044.6	47.6	64	25%	3.5	248	-266	53%	41.1	44.6
15	Federico Bianchi	1041.1	48.4	51	25%	-3.4	305	-378	47%	44.5	41.1
16	Gianluca Lodato	1036.1	25.9	59	17%	-8.2	382	-450	46%	44.3	36.1
17	Jennifer Mourgues	1035.4	10.5	23	35%	10.3	245	-288	65%	29.2	39.5
18	Michael Wilkinson	1032.4	43.2	43	28%	0.7	464	-387	56%	31.8	32.5
19	Joan Clark	1023.5	18.0	23	13%	-12.4	235	-349	52%	38.7	26.2
20	Jill Levin	1020.9	25.7	93	17%	-26.1	235	-321	49%	47.0	20.9
21	Dan Hoffenberg	1019.8	41.4	27	22%	-17.9	270	-257	41%	38.9	20.9
22	Migry Zur Campanile	1016.7	59.9	10	10%	-12.9	95	-169	40%	45.1	32.2
23	Alessandro Colombo	1016.5	22.6	51	22%	-24.7	230	-363	49%	41.2	16.5
24	Umberto Prestini	1015.8	-6.3	42	24%	-28.2	304	-395	50%	44.1	15.9
25	Tsahi Maimon	1015.5	19.4	11	18%	-6.1	296	-219	45%	33.7	27.6
-	Aaron Jones	1013.7	18.6	1	100%	216.0	216	216	100%	27.3	243.3
26	Rosalind Lin	1012.5	39.8	55	20%	-25.9	296	-457	45%	38.4	12.5
-	Stephen Frechette	1012.5	12.9	1	100%	193.0	193	193	100%	28.0	221.0
-	John McAllister	1012.3	14.8	1	100%	207.0	207	207	100%	11.7	218.7
27	Benoit Guiot	1010.6	28.5	6	17%	-23.5	165	-225	50%	55.9	32.4
-	Mike Rice	1010.3	101.7	4	25%	13.8	238	-196	50%	32.5	46.3
28	Goran Cekol	1010.1	71.3	20	15%	-31.5	180	-297	50%	43.5	12.0
-	Ben Kristensen	1009.5	102.4	1	100%	160.0	160	160	100%	8.4	168.4
-	Nicole Gilmore	1007.0	70.3	1	0%	106.0	106	106	100%	17.8	123.8
-	Pete Whipple	1006.9	66.8	1	0%	84.0	84	84	100%	37.6	121.6
29	Mira	1005.7	16.9	108	20%	-32.8	265	-411	42%	38.4	5.7
30	Giles Woodruff	1003.3	70.0	6	0%	-33.0	127	-250	67%	43.1	10.1
-	Raz Betzalel	999.9	-49.9	3	33%	-42.3	144	-229	33%	42.0	-0.3
31	Filippo Lagostena	999.3	-4.5	12	8%	-42.1	102	-181	33%	41.0	-1.1
32	Stan Schenker	999.2	12.2	48	21%	-41.7	290	-441	35%	41.0	-0.8
-	Hilto 37	998.6	18.9	3	0%	-45.0	-8	-78	0%	36.6	-8.4
-	Tamara Hoylaerts	996.1	-5.7	1	0%	-113.0	-113	-113	0%	43.9	-69.1
-	Adam Grossack	991.3	50.4	1	0%	-196.0	-196	-196	0%	41.4	-154.6
-	Rory Hatfield	990.7	-164.5	1	0%	90.0	90	90	100%	-254.5	-164.5
-	Beryel Dorscht	988.5	-115.5	3	0%	-109.7	2	-231	33%	41.3	-68.4
33	Maree Crawford	986.0	-14.7	57	11%	-45.4	286	-482	44%	31.4	-14.0
-	Zachary Grossack	983.8	77.1	5	20%	-91.8	196	-597	40%	33.3	-58.5
34	Jackie Smith	979.9	-39.7	32	16%	-44.0	277	-424	47%	23.4	-20.6
35	Giorgio Caccia	979.5	14.4	30	20%	-69.1	290	-465	40%	47.8	-21.3
-	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
-	Alessio Isaia	976.6	73.0	2	0%	-246.5	-161	-332	0%	38.3	-208.2
36	Steven Dupree	970.6	-83.7	10	10%	-63.5	306	-453	20%	7.0	-56.5
-	Barbie W	936.8	-96.3	4	0%	-301.8	-224	-379	0%	18.1	-283.7
37	Giorgio Peterlongo	925.3	-72.7	22	5%	-117.0	287	-449	23%	32.1	-84.8

Hall of Fame, February 2025

Highest scores achieved over the period:

	Name	Result
	Michael Wilkinson	464
	Fabio Quai	463
	Michael Wilkinson	436
	Michael Wilkinson	425
	Fabio Quai	424

Hall of Shame, February 2025

Lowest scores over the period:

	Name	Result
	Zachary Grossack	-597
	Patric Sierzega	-546
	Fabrizio Farnesi	-517
	Matt Dobbs	-496
	Maree Crawford	-482