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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ztyzoiwyp | 8 | 1969 | 986 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | 0.175 | 0.665 | 0.726 | 89.4 | -101 | 248 | 1969 | 1969 | 4373 |
| initial | 0.322 | 0.673 | 0.761 | 81.1 | -100 | 143 | 1510 | 1510 | 4091 |
| SRMFix | 0.274 | 0.686 | 0.769 | 81.4 | -123 | 132 | 1444 | 1444 | 4822 |
| SRM | 0.141 | 0.753 | 0.895 | 97.0 | -264 | 116 | 1125 | 986 | 7139 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 2008-12-14 | TC China 08 - Finals | 1 | 192 | 289.54 | 0.59 | 63 | 1969 | 4373 | 103 | 986 | 7139 |
| 7 | 2008-12-12 | TC China 08 - 1E | 1 | 90 | 166.59 | 0.89 | 85 | 1906 | 4937 | 116 | 883 | 8616 |
| 6 | 2008-09-24 | SRM 419 | 2 | 454 | 257.23 | -0.95 | -55 | 1821 | 5628 | -135 | 767 | 10260 |
| 5 | 2008-09-11 | SRM 417 | 2 | 391 | 346.92 | -0.17 | -2 | 1875 | 5000 | -11 | 902 | 8373 |
| 4 | 2008-09-04 | SRM 416 | 2 | 193 | 368.62 | 0.93 | 112 | 1877 | 4978 | 62 | 913 | 8223 |
| 3 | 2008-08-16 | SRM 414 | 2 | 392 | 456.20 | 0.22 | 49 | 1765 | 6237 | -10 | 851 | 9074 |
| 2 | 2008-07-31 | SRM 412 | 2 | 667 | 410.63 | -0.84 | -101 | 1715 | 6702 | -264 | 861 | 8849 |
| 1 | 2008-07-23 | SRM 411 | 2 | 277 | 458.58 | 0.73 | 248 | 1816 | 5542 | -75 | 1125 | 4698 |