3.51 The challenge must be met if the rating system is to succeed, if it is to produce ratings that will satisfy the players and the users of the rating list.
| Player | Rounds | Elo | SRM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Bombadil | 3 | 1119 | 733 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRMFix | -0.222 | 0.497 | 0.544 | 94.3 | -180 | 56 | 1029 | 1029 | 131 |
| EloSRM | -0.262 | 0.512 | 0.551 | 82.8 | -109 | 84 | 1119 | 1119 | 125 |
| Odd | -0.269 | 0.513 | 0.552 | 74.4 | -94 | 73 | 1123 | 1123 | 125 |
| initial | -0.311 | 0.514 | 0.556 | 61.9 | -96 | 37 | 1104 | 1088 | 139 |
| SRM | -0.237 | 0.521 | 0.559 | 231.7 | -355 | 114 | 845 | 733 | 139 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2001-05-15 | SRM 2 | 1 | 36 | 46.68 | 0.38 | 84 | 1119 | 125 | 114 | 733 | 139 |
| 2 | 2001-05-08 | SRM 1 | 1 | 77 | 60.02 | -0.36 | -56 | 1035 | 137 | -226 | 619 | 134 |
| 1 | 2001-04-21 | TCCC '01 Round 2 | 1 | 85 | 52.50 | -0.80 | -109 | 1091 | 85 | -355 | 845 | 85 |