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How the rating system works

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, 2022

January: Mark Tynkov

February: Kit Woolsey

March: Ben Kristensen

April: Steven De Donder

May: Ben Kristensen

June: Ben Kristensen

July: Steven De Donder

August: Fabio Quai

September: Zach Grossack

October: Ben Kristensen

November: Mark Tynkov

December: Steven De Donder

Annual winners, 2003-22

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: Jérome Rombaut

2005 “Zester”: Martin Garvey

2005 “Apple core”: Jérome Rombaut

2004 ladder: Joel Wooldridge

2004 “Zester”: Neil Trentham

2004 “Apple core”: Joel Wooldridge

2003 ladder: JoAnna Stansby

Zester ladder, 2022

Best 10 scores. Minimum games to qualify: 10.
Pos Name Average of best 10 Score 1 Score 2 Score 3 Score 4 Score 5 Score 6 Score 7 Score 8 Score 9 Score 10
1Ben Kristensen437.3 527 498 491 424 423 414 403 401 400 392
2Mark Tynkov412.2 582 492 456 415 396 396 350 348 344 343
3Fabio Quai409.1 468 461 426 414 413 395 385 382 380 367
4Steven De Donder397.5 433 408 403 403 401 392 389 385 383 378
5Dan Hoffenberg392.0 477 418 416 414 401 370 368 356 351 349
6Geoff Hampson389.6 503 456 389 388 383 364 359 357 352 345
7Kit Woolsey375.1 504 418 411 394 389 347 346 325 315 302
8Zachary Grossack372.1 643 482 422 377 374 315 288 287 274 259
9Fabrizio Farnesi371.7 414 411 397 396 369 356 353 344 341 336
10Mike Rice371.2 426 418 413 378 363 362 347 340 335 330
11Gaetano Damiata368.0 421 408 405 382 381 360 341 334 330 318
12Hilto 37364.2 525 474 400 360 356 315 308 305 303 296
13Tracey B359.9 442 405 393 362 351 350 340 323 321 312
14Alessio Isaia347.2 439 435 374 357 321 320 320 314 301 291
15Federico Bianchi342.0 532 406 344 330 316 313 297 296 294 292
16Sami Casanova333.2 390 368 349 340 333 317 312 310 309 304
17Krisztina Ormay333.1 387 371 364 363 342 315 309 301 297 282
18Stan Schenker326.1 398 379 360 327 323 307 298 298 294 277
19Beryel Dorscht318.6 384 339 329 328 314 314 311 306 300 261
20Beppe Mistretta316.8 384 358 326 322 311 308 298 290 286 285
21Alessandro Colombo315.2 398 385 364 309 296 285 284 281 277 273
22Giorgio Caccia314.2 398 350 332 322 319 309 287 277 277 271
23Jill Levin313.8 378 346 340 330 299 298 295 291 286 275
24Umberto Prestini309.9 352 350 344 327 317 295 285 281 276 272
25Patric Sierzega306.2 393 349 347 324 312 287 277 274 250 249
26Matt Dobbs306.0 529 413 340 289 279 277 258 236 230 209
27Paolo Colombo305.4 384 362 351 330 309 287 271 257 256 247
28David Halasi301.7 395 344 333 322 315 302 278 271 234 223
29Kevin Zhou300.8 408 374 346 298 296 288 267 247 243 241
30Rosalind Lin300.1 332 322 318 308 303 293 293 283 280 269
31John Diamond300.1 440 338 319 310 303 299 251 249 248 244
32Joan Clark299.7 389 362 309 297 292 280 269 268 267 264
33Simon Hunter296.2 380 379 318 289 285 281 280 277 240 233
34Aditi Srinivasan295.4 354 351 311 301 281 280 276 270 266 264
35Chris Dixon291.2 321 308 303 294 289 288 280 279 279 271
36Benoit Guiot290.2 342 322 301 291 288 282 273 268 268 267
37Gianluca Lodato286.4 345 298 298 287 283 281 280 269 263 260
38John Parsons281.6 364 332 303 283 274 269 263 250 239 239
39Migry Zur Campanile278.6 329 303 300 285 282 277 273 255 246 236
40Nicole Gilmore275.7 345 342 295 281 266 258 253 249 237 231
41Giorgio Peterlongo258.6 327 325 273 263 260 236 235 234 217 216
42Richard Probst254.3 424 334 314 293 268 232 197 193 147 141
43Barbie W254.0 458 430 311 227 200 199 183 180 176 176
44Fabrizio Guttadauro236.3 360 326 309 231 214 191 191 187 186 168
45Sally Woolsey234.9 433 262 256 228 226 213 209 180 173 169
46Clovis Dehaye231.5 384 324 275 212 199 195 193 181 181 171
47Francesco Mazzadi227.0 307 303 256 250 240 235 189 167 162 161
48Paolo Catoni226.1 336 311 278 222 218 188 185 181 176 166
49Jaron Marcus222.7 478 256 212 206 193 188 186 177 169 162
50Filippo Lagostena221.8 350 244 237 231 202 199 193 191 191 180
51Adam Grossack207.1 313 301 266 223 220 165 162 146 142 133
52Tamara Hoylaerts206.5 318 249 221 206 191 182 181 180 171 166
53Anne Jackson205.6 242 237 235 221 216 207 200 188 165 145
54Corey Robinson195.4 277 276 245 196 182 162 160 157 150 149
55Bud Stuart182.5 300 218 190 188 179 158 152 149 146 145
56Stephen Frechette176.2 329 222 198 185 151 151 140 140 124 122
57Sarina Chaiken141.5 491 222 206 99 92 91 82 45 44 43
58Keiran Crowe-Mai128.2 266 238 145 135 109 102 101 84 60 42
59Josh Richards98.7 326 133 126 120 106 61 57 40 12 6
60Gabriel Feldstein91.7 215 169 97 95 94 71 57 56 34 29
61Goran Cekol72.8 218 163 157 114 81 39 5 2 -14 -37
62John Rebardo41.7 207 204 178 124 98 44 -59 -98 -138 -143
63Jackie Smith41.0 229 56 46 43 43 18 16 -4 -12 -25
64Nancy Stuart26.2 255 160 77 68 13 -51 -53 -62 -64 -81
65Lori M-46.4 95 89 67 -34 -56 -72 -103 -123 -146 -181
66Michael Wilkinson-71.1 168 70 23 17 -91 -121 -166 -195 -206 -210

Apple core ladder, 2022

Worst 10 scores. Minimum games to qualify: 25.
Pos Name Average of worst 10 Score 1 Score 2 Score 3 Score 4 Score 5 Score 6 Score 7 Score 8 Score 9 Score 10
-Goran Cekol-95.7 -542 -156 -108 -93 -53 -37 -14 2 5 39
1Adam Grossack-106.3 -236 -181 -175 -166 -100 -99 -65 -21 -20 0
-Michael Wilkinson-122.0 -341 -210 -206 -195 -166 -121 -91 17 23 70
-John Rebardo-123.2 -331 -273 -180 -152 -143 -138 -98 -59 44 98
-Josh Richards-125.4 -452 -385 -134 -99 -70 -45 -39 -39 3 6
2David Halasi-161.2 -351 -214 -208 -190 -180 -156 -90 -89 -83 -51
3Clovis Dehaye-166.9 -283 -238 -235 -226 -180 -143 -116 -92 -80 -76
4Mike Rice-175.4 -304 -229 -197 -174 -174 -168 -149 -135 -113 -111
5Fabrizio Guttadauro-190.6 -318 -299 -230 -172 -171 -159 -142 -142 -138 -135
6Anne Jackson-191.7 -311 -248 -197 -183 -181 -175 -167 -164 -158 -133
7Richard Probst-193.1 -380 -297 -260 -213 -180 -161 -142 -140 -95 -63
8Aditi Srinivasan-241.1 -293 -252 -247 -243 -243 -233 -231 -227 -222 -220
9Zachary Grossack-256.7 -398 -358 -285 -257 -250 -249 -211 -209 -176 -174
10Simon Hunter-258.4 -308 -303 -297 -296 -279 -244 -233 -216 -204 -204
11John Diamond-265.7 -324 -316 -311 -283 -273 -265 -231 -230 -213 -211
12Mark Tynkov-269.9 -489 -365 -284 -268 -248 -229 -220 -206 -196 -194
13Kit Woolsey-270.9 -337 -328 -277 -276 -258 -252 -250 -248 -242 -241
14Stephen Frechette-276.4 -370 -361 -327 -300 -296 -260 -244 -226 -192 -188
15Bud Stuart-286.3 -442 -374 -345 -304 -272 -246 -237 -227 -209 -207
16Francesco Mazzadi-293.6 -524 -365 -312 -296 -284 -267 -264 -232 -196 -196
17Matt Dobbs-295.1 -496 -421 -388 -329 -286 -236 -212 -203 -192 -188
18Paolo Catoni-303.2 -420 -357 -328 -309 -297 -283 -277 -275 -260 -226
19Alessio Isaia-304.0 -458 -353 -341 -314 -311 -302 -281 -241 -226 -213
20Chris Dixon-305.0 -436 -409 -385 -323 -290 -271 -244 -240 -233 -219
21John Parsons-309.8 -533 -362 -345 -326 -320 -292 -257 -244 -229 -190
22Migry Zur Campanile-315.4 -467 -442 -415 -339 -304 -287 -253 -231 -218 -198
23Sami Casanova-329.4 -400 -394 -374 -320 -312 -311 -301 -297 -293 -292
24Ben Kristensen-330.3 -488 -404 -361 -354 -302 -300 -298 -276 -262 -258
25Jaron Marcus-336.0 -623 -442 -406 -326 -309 -304 -286 -261 -241 -162
26Steven De Donder-336.3 -452 -431 -395 -338 -316 -292 -289 -285 -284 -281
27Nicole Gilmore-339.1 -515 -470 -454 -366 -315 -289 -266 -264 -233 -219
28Dan Hoffenberg-339.3 -410 -388 -367 -358 -350 -327 -313 -308 -292 -280
29Geoff Hampson-342.3 -414 -369 -361 -340 -330 -329 -325 -321 -318 -316
30Krisztina Ormay-344.8 -551 -535 -354 -344 -313 -289 -275 -273 -268 -246
31Tamara Hoylaerts-354.7 -428 -403 -399 -376 -339 -327 -325 -321 -320 -309
32Benoit Guiot-354.7 -547 -408 -389 -380 -344 -321 -308 -302 -276 -272
33Kevin Zhou-355.0 -502 -461 -402 -361 -325 -317 -316 -311 -294 -261
34Keiran Crowe-Mai-355.5 -639 -477 -475 -371 -346 -270 -261 -258 -237 -221
35Fabio Quai-357.8 -477 -423 -413 -357 -345 -335 -310 -310 -304 -304
36Federico Bianchi-361.4 -499 -428 -419 -361 -345 -317 -312 -312 -311 -310
37Giorgio Caccia-364.7 -418 -414 -404 -398 -398 -368 -334 -314 -304 -295
38Filippo Lagostena-370.0 -612 -399 -355 -348 -345 -341 -337 -336 -324 -303
39Lori M-374.4 -551 -454 -416 -402 -368 -329 -311 -310 -306 -297
40Joan Clark-374.9 -481 -421 -404 -379 -366 -365 -364 -326 -325 -318
41Gabriel Feldstein-377.5 -720 -545 -448 -356 -323 -311 -296 -283 -254 -239
42Alessandro Colombo-378.8 -430 -424 -395 -388 -380 -373 -359 -355 -355 -329
43Corey Robinson-383.9 -666 -508 -491 -449 -364 -316 -304 -253 -248 -240
44Tracey B-385.5 -427 -415 -404 -399 -389 -380 -375 -360 -357 -349
45Sarina Chaiken-387.9 -593 -530 -512 -385 -346 -335 -312 -301 -296 -269
46Rosalind Lin-392.6 -495 -442 -421 -382 -380 -377 -373 -367 -346 -343
47Gaetano Damiata-396.6 -492 -450 -444 -438 -405 -387 -376 -343 -331 -300
48Beppe Mistretta-402.6 -608 -418 -405 -404 -386 -381 -373 -357 -356 -338
49Hilto 37-411.0 -619 -601 -491 -395 -356 -350 -339 -336 -315 -308
50Jill Levin-419.7 -593 -506 -474 -422 -413 -389 -384 -355 -331 -330
51Gianluca Lodato-421.3 -576 -544 -435 -408 -403 -385 -383 -376 -361 -342
52Stan Schenker-428.2 -537 -534 -466 -432 -417 -397 -383 -378 -375 -363
53Paolo Colombo-442.5 -563 -549 -473 -425 -424 -419 -402 -397 -393 -380
54Sally Woolsey-443.1 -588 -578 -449 -440 -418 -415 -395 -390 -388 -370
55Patric Sierzega-466.1 -663 -647 -580 -536 -424 -397 -371 -367 -347 -329
56Barbie W-477.3 -580 -533 -496 -487 -481 -465 -457 -447 -427 -400
57Fabrizio Farnesi-482.0 -766 -558 -519 -465 -465 -445 -422 -408 -390 -382
58Umberto Prestini-492.1 -658 -547 -547 -467 -467 -465 -462 -458 -428 -422
59Jackie Smith-525.1 -791 -667 -609 -604 -468 -465 -421 -415 -408 -403
60Giorgio Peterlongo-537.9 -662 -642 -552 -547 -533 -509 -495 -490 -479 -470
61Nancy Stuart-560.0 -691 -632 -614 -609 -603 -568 -513 -462 -461 -447
62Beryel Dorscht-574.9 -671 -670 -628 -565 -563 -559 -529 -528 -522 -514