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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LegendaryDan | 23 | 2000 | 1092 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | 0.070 | 0.686 | 0.855 | 47.8 | -65 | 190 | 2002 | 2000 | 3660 |
| SRMFix | 0.144 | 0.717 | 0.889 | 53.0 | -106 | 132 | 1602 | 1540 | 3760 |
| initial | 0.190 | 0.762 | 0.925 | 91.8 | -193 | 239 | 1725 | 1725 | 2850 |
| SRM | 0.422 | 0.802 | 1.040 | 51.0 | -146 | 153 | 1232 | 1092 | 5626 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 2008-06-08 | College Tour West China | 1 | 59 | 207.42 | 1.81 | 70 | 2000 | 3660 | 153 | 1092 | 5626 |
| 22 | 2008-06-05 | SRM 404 | 2 | 248 | 287.86 | 0.22 | 17 | 1930 | 4252 | 23 | 939 | 7536 |
| 21 | 2008-05-28 | SRM 403 | 2 | 351 | 176.58 | -0.99 | -33 | 1912 | 4377 | -59 | 916 | 7749 |
| 20 | 2008-05-24 | College Tour Beijing | 1 | 167 | 200.13 | 0.26 | 24 | 1945 | 4009 | 1 | 975 | 6596 |
| 19 | 2008-03-06 | SRM 392 | 2 | 203 | 305.69 | 0.59 | 40 | 1921 | 3994 | 35 | 974 | 5154 |
| 18 | 2008-02-13 | TCO08 Qual 3 | 1 | 656 | 629.62 | -0.06 | 2 | 1881 | 4260 | -14 | 939 | 5459 |
| 17 | 2008-02-02 | SRM 390 | 2 | 395 | 278.79 | -0.50 | -21 | 1879 | 4192 | -27 | 953 | 5281 |
| 16 | 2007-07-17 | SRM 358 | 2 | 175 | 176.03 | 0.01 | 9 | 1900 | 3260 | 18 | 980 | 4086 |
| 15 | 2007-07-12 | SRM 357 | 2 | 373 | 163.10 | -1.19 | -39 | 1891 | 3277 | -80 | 962 | 4175 |
| 14 | 2007-06-14 | SRM 354 | 2 | 355 | 187.34 | -0.92 | -31 | 1930 | 3031 | -42 | 1042 | 3630 |
| 13 | 2007-06-07 | SRM 353 | 2 | 227 | 191.89 | -0.24 | -2 | 1961 | 2818 | 4 | 1084 | 3300 |
| 12 | 2007-03-29 | TCO07 Qual 1 | 1 | 755 | 579.39 | -0.38 | -27 | 1962 | 2551 | -49 | 1080 | 3271 |
| 11 | 2007-02-07 | SRM 338 | 2 | 54 | 132.88 | 1.30 | 70 | 1989 | 2438 | 73 | 1129 | 3053 |
| 10 | 2007-02-03 | SRM 337 | 2 | 406 | 120.00 | -1.76 | -65 | 1919 | 2809 | -80 | 1056 | 3543 |
| 9 | 2006-11-02 | SRM 325 | 2 | 105 | 92.36 | -0.18 | 2 | 1985 | 2263 | 22 | 1136 | 2825 |
| 8 | 2006-10-25 | SRM 324 | 1 | 400 | 356.81 | -0.16 | -20 | 1982 | 2249 | -118 | 1114 | 2930 |
| 7 | 2006-09-07 | TCCC06 Qual 1 | 1 | 167 | 369.60 | 1.15 | 143 | 2002 | 1953 | 99 | 1232 | 2047 |
| 6 | 2006-04-22 | SRM 299 | 2 | 176 | 116.55 | -0.60 | -22 | 1859 | 2342 | -26 | 1133 | 2475 |
| 5 | 2006-03-29 | SRM 295 | 2 | 77 | 137.17 | 0.83 | 70 | 1881 | 2165 | 42 | 1159 | 2231 |
| 4 | 2006-03-25 | SRM 294 | 2 | 124 | 228.58 | 0.88 | 90 | 1811 | 2444 | 41 | 1117 | 2453 |
| 3 | 2006-03-17 | SRM 293 | 2 | 138 | 223.20 | 0.69 | 98 | 1721 | 2841 | 17 | 1076 | 2634 |
| 2 | 2006-03-06 | SRM 292 | 2 | 135 | 259.39 | 0.94 | 190 | 1623 | 3304 | 5 | 1059 | 2725 |
| 1 | 2006-02-28 | TCO06 Qual 2/10/13 | 1 | 159 | 275.00 | -0.09 | -13 | 1433 | 4440 | -146 | 1054 | 2735 |