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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| week | 42 | 2449 | 1347 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odd | 0.253 | 0.603 | 0.896 | 36.1 | -40 | 287 | 2341 | 2304 | 1840 |
| EloSRM | 0.252 | 0.608 | 0.898 | 36.4 | -41 | 298 | 2482 | 2449 | 1841 |
| initial | 0.200 | 0.611 | 0.973 | 73.5 | -235 | 415 | 2424 | 2188 | 1769 |
| SRMFix | 0.328 | 0.614 | 0.956 | 36.5 | -82 | 180 | 1971 | 1933 | 1808 |
| SRM | 0.369 | 0.691 | 1.110 | 67.8 | -418 | 266 | 1571 | 1347 | 2065 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | 2010-01-04 | SRM 457 | 1 | 303 | 340.16 | -0.20 | -8 | 2449 | 1841 | -38 | 1347 | 2065 |
| 41 | 2009-07-23 | SRM 445 | 1 | 368 | 453.37 | -0.14 | -3 | 2457 | 1711 | -19 | 1385 | 1896 |
| 40 | 2009-07-08 | SRM 444 | 1 | 448 | 442.71 | -0.31 | -11 | 2460 | 1705 | -62 | 1404 | 1805 |
| 39 | 2009-05-12 | SRM 440 | 1 | 408 | 406.79 | -0.35 | -12 | 2470 | 1625 | -77 | 1466 | 1581 |
| 38 | 2009-03-14 | TCO09 Round 2 | 1 | 549 | 557.50 | 0.02 | 4 | 2482 | 1591 | -28 | 1543 | 1317 |
| 37 | 2009-03-07 | TCO09 Round 1 | 1 | 701 | 910.18 | 0.38 | 21 | 2478 | 1593 | 19 | 1571 | 1236 |
| 36 | 2009-02-24 | TCO09 Qual 1 | 1 | 448 | 470.10 | 0.07 | 8 | 2456 | 1604 | -7 | 1552 | 1245 |
| 35 | 2008-12-14 | TC China 08 - Finals | 1 | 152 | 115.54 | -0.40 | -9 | 2448 | 1664 | -6 | 1559 | 1297 |
| 34 | 2008-11-23 | TC China 08 - 1A | 1 | 26 | 42.90 | 0.72 | 28 | 2458 | 1606 | 59 | 1565 | 1247 |
| 33 | 2008-11-22 | SRM 426 | 1 | 91 | 473.42 | 2.38 | 91 | 2430 | 1707 | 177 | 1506 | 1472 |
| 32 | 2008-11-12 | SRM 425 | 1 | 475 | 485.71 | 0.03 | 6 | 2339 | 2072 | -6 | 1329 | 2519 |
| 31 | 2008-11-06 | SRM 424 | 1 | 453 | 407.00 | -0.15 | -5 | 2333 | 2087 | -46 | 1335 | 2469 |
| 30 | 2008-09-11 | SRM 417 | 1 | 422 | 468.24 | 0.15 | 13 | 2338 | 1990 | 4 | 1381 | 2188 |
| 29 | 2008-08-16 | SRM 414 | 1 | 278 | 422.44 | 0.60 | 39 | 2325 | 2048 | 61 | 1377 | 2245 |
| 28 | 2008-07-10 | SRM 409 | 1 | 490 | 464.54 | -0.24 | -10 | 2286 | 2168 | -76 | 1316 | 2715 |
| 27 | 2008-05-25 | College Tour Guangdong | 1 | 29 | 43.45 | 0.58 | 23 | 2296 | 2033 | 39 | 1392 | 2079 |
| 26 | 2008-03-06 | SRM 392 | 1 | 322 | 495.89 | 0.62 | 35 | 2273 | 2060 | 78 | 1353 | 2009 |
| 25 | 2008-02-16 | TCO08 Round 1 | 1 | 865 | 1,064.34 | -0.08 | -1 | 2237 | 2189 | -33 | 1275 | 2483 |
| 24 | 2008-02-13 | TCO08 Qual 3 | 1 | 264 | 361.27 | 0.45 | 22 | 2238 | 2172 | 30 | 1308 | 2332 |
| 23 | 2008-02-09 | TCO08 Qual 2 | 1 | 718 | 580.00 | -0.31 | -9 | 2216 | 2265 | -30 | 1278 | 2494 |
| 22 | 2008-02-05 | TCO08 Qual 1 | 1 | 475 | 538.84 | -0.23 | -7 | 2226 | 2203 | -55 | 1308 | 2288 |
| 21 | 2008-02-02 | SRM 390 | 1 | 266 | 490.00 | 0.88 | 61 | 2233 | 2141 | 90 | 1363 | 1930 |
| 20 | 2008-01-24 | SRM 389 | 1 | 314 | 473.73 | 0.59 | 49 | 2171 | 2399 | 66 | 1273 | 2496 |
| 19 | 2007-12-08 | SRM 381 | 1 | 359 | 437.11 | -0.03 | 1 | 2123 | 2511 | -8 | 1207 | 2991 |
| 18 | 2007-10-17 | SRM 372 | 1 | 459 | 469.88 | -0.15 | -7 | 2122 | 2341 | -63 | 1215 | 2604 |
| 17 | 2007-10-13 | SRM 371 | 2 | 18 | 153.00 | 3.09 | 73 | 2129 | 2289 | 119 | 1278 | 2147 |
| 16 | 2007-09-08 | TCCC07 Round 2 | 1 | 402 | 692.67 | 0.78 | 60 | 2056 | 2562 | 114 | 1159 | 2899 |
| 15 | 2007-09-04 | SRM 364 | 2 | 400 | 129.35 | -1.63 | -38 | 1996 | 2861 | -103 | 1045 | 3689 |
| 14 | 2007-08-30 | TCCC07 Round 1B | 1 | 238 | 336.25 | 0.50 | 41 | 2034 | 2640 | 56 | 1148 | 2967 |
| 13 | 2007-08-18 | TCCC07 Qual 1 | 1 | 309 | 595.97 | 0.95 | 69 | 1993 | 2830 | 90 | 1092 | 3333 |
| 12 | 2007-08-01 | SRM 361 | 2 | 24 | ||||||||
| 11 | 2007-07-21 | SRM 359 | 2 | 139 | 221.33 | 0.67 | 38 | 1924 | 3169 | 50 | 1002 | 3957 |
| 10 | 2007-06-20 | SRM 355 | 2 | 239 | 184.44 | -0.37 | -8 | 1886 | 3306 | 1 | 952 | 4318 |
| 9 | 2007-06-14 | SRM 354 | 2 | 314 | 218.98 | -0.52 | -16 | 1894 | 3240 | -4 | 951 | 4338 |
| 8 | 2007-06-07 | SRM 353 | 2 | 446 | 294.59 | -0.97 | -33 | 1910 | 3117 | -94 | 955 | 4286 |
| 7 | 2007-05-29 | SRM 351 | 2 | 51 | 236.72 | 2.22 | 114 | 1943 | 2839 | 120 | 1049 | 3498 |
| 6 | 2007-05-15 | SRM 349 | 2 | 290 | 205.95 | -0.49 | -20 | 1829 | 3504 | -14 | 929 | 4465 |
| 5 | 2007-04-18 | SRM 345 | 2 | 306 | 219.68 | -0.48 | -21 | 1849 | 3314 | -16 | 943 | 4350 |
| 4 | 2007-04-14 | TCO07 Round 2 | 1 | 735 | 723.33 | -0.09 | -14 | 1871 | 3160 | -113 | 959 | 4123 |
| 3 | 2007-04-10 | TCO07 Round 1B | 1 | 172 | 484.66 | 1.50 | 298 | 1884 | 3088 | 266 | 1072 | 3306 |
| 2 | 2007-04-03 | TCO07 Qual 3 | 1 | 472 | 641.11 | 0.44 | 127 | 1586 | 4978 | 24 | 806 | 5506 |
| 1 | 2007-03-29 | TCO07 Qual 1 | 1 | 900 | 890.64 | -0.12 | -41 | 1460 | 5937 | -418 | 782 | 5717 |