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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SNIPERX | 3 | 1785 | 980 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| initial | 0.241 | 0.259 | 0.421 | 31.2 | -3 | 88 | 1290 | 1287 | 6383 |
| SRMFix | 0.221 | 0.264 | 0.412 | 42.4 | -9 | 114 | 1318 | 1309 | 6188 |
| Odd | 0.242 | 0.267 | 0.417 | 72.9 | 4 | 173 | 1646 | 1646 | 6418 |
| EloSRM | 0.237 | 0.272 | 0.420 | 75.2 | 3 | 177 | 1785 | 1785 | 6156 |
| SRM | 0.007 | 0.286 | 0.313 | 73.3 | -111 | -38 | 1162 | 980 | 7188 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2008-12-14 | TC China 08 - Finals | 1 | 348 | 335.59 | -0.05 | 3 | 1785 | 6156 | -71 | 980 | 7188 |
| 2 | 2008-11-28 | TC China 08 - 1B | 1 | 83 | 137.10 | 0.72 | 177 | 1782 | 6143 | -111 | 1051 | 5969 |
| 1 | 2008-05-25 | College Tour Guangdong | 1 | 205 | 423.21 | 0.04 | 45 | 1604 | 7373 | -38 | 1162 | 3909 |