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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blimp73 | 18 | 2113 | 1199 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| initial | 0.250 | 0.574 | 0.784 | 69.1 | -111 | 234 | 1849 | 1742 | 2798 |
| Odd | 0.331 | 0.581 | 0.778 | 49.2 | -41 | 181 | 2002 | 2000 | 2948 |
| EloSRM | 0.347 | 0.587 | 0.787 | 49.6 | -31 | 186 | 2113 | 2113 | 2966 |
| SRMFix | 0.307 | 0.595 | 0.791 | 50.4 | -47 | 155 | 1703 | 1671 | 2963 |
| SRM | 0.417 | 0.697 | 0.956 | 45.2 | -168 | 94 | 1245 | 1199 | 3694 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 2008-06-14 | SRM 405 | 2 | 189 | 192.69 | 0.03 | 14 | 2113 | 2966 | 1 | 1199 | 3694 |
| 17 | 2008-02-16 | TCO08 Round 1 | 1 | 865 | 1,132.10 | 0.01 | 6 | 2099 | 2854 | -9 | 1198 | 3102 |
| 16 | 2008-02-13 | TCO08 Qual 3 | 1 | 523 | 445.53 | -0.23 | -11 | 2093 | 2882 | -38 | 1207 | 3089 |
| 15 | 2007-10-13 | SRM 371 | 1 | 479 | 539.21 | 0.17 | 27 | 2104 | 2400 | 9 | 1245 | 2382 |
| 14 | 2007-06-07 | SRM 353 | 2 | 51 | 162.47 | 1.67 | 67 | 2077 | 2253 | 67 | 1236 | 2307 |
| 13 | 2007-05-01 | SRM 347 | 2 | 171 | 111.17 | -0.62 | -15 | 2010 | 2446 | -18 | 1169 | 2718 |
| 12 | 2007-04-07 | TCO07 Round 1A | 1 | 402 | 487.05 | -0.04 | 0 | 2025 | 2300 | 0 | 1187 | 2562 |
| 11 | 2007-03-31 | TCO07 Qual 2 | 1 | 386 | 629.40 | 0.70 | 70 | 2025 | 2280 | 57 | 1187 | 2589 |
| 10 | 2007-03-29 | TCO07 Qual 1 | 1 | 751 | 581.47 | -0.37 | -31 | 1955 | 2584 | -61 | 1130 | 2923 |
| 9 | 2006-12-09 | SRM 329 | 2 | 65 | 126.18 | 0.96 | 61 | 1986 | 2298 | 52 | 1191 | 2524 |
| 8 | 2006-11-22 | SRM 327 | 2 | 75 | 130.89 | 0.80 | 63 | 1925 | 2572 | 45 | 1139 | 2821 |
| 7 | 2006-08-03 | SRM 314 | 2 | 37 | 139.80 | 1.92 | 106 | 1862 | 2634 | 94 | 1094 | 2966 |
| 6 | 2006-07-26 | SRM 313 | 2 | 122 | 196.13 | 0.68 | 64 | 1756 | 3198 | 42 | 1000 | 3730 |
| 5 | 2006-07-22 | SRM 312 | 2 | 280 | 197.13 | -0.51 | -29 | 1692 | 3555 | -47 | 958 | 4014 |
| 4 | 2006-06-24 | SRM 308 | 2 | 137 | 179.84 | 0.39 | 60 | 1721 | 3240 | 11 | 1005 | 3566 |
| 3 | 2006-05-27 | SRM 304 | 2 | 282 | 214.65 | -0.39 | -28 | 1661 | 3523 | -66 | 994 | 3597 |
| 2 | 2006-03-29 | SRM 295 | 2 | 140 | 277.57 | 0.99 | 186 | 1689 | 3103 | 28 | 1060 | 2831 |
| 1 | 2006-03-17 | SRM 293 | 2 | 296 | 313.23 | 0.08 | 55 | 1503 | 4069 | -168 | 1032 | 2976 |