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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| backluck | 14 | 2370 | 1322 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRMFix | 0.359 | 0.557 | 1.024 | 62.2 | -35 | 437 | 1876 | 1849 | 2171 |
| EloSRM | 0.326 | 0.569 | 0.949 | 72.5 | -39 | 282 | 2383 | 2370 | 2070 |
| Odd | 0.337 | 0.569 | 0.941 | 71.8 | -37 | 265 | 2243 | 2228 | 2084 |
| initial | 0.475 | 0.623 | 1.087 | 75.0 | -37 | 450 | 2018 | 2001 | 2214 |
| SRM | 0.378 | 0.652 | 1.142 | 70.3 | -147 | 177 | 1409 | 1322 | 2231 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 2009-07-08 | SRM 444 | 1 | 448 | 475.92 | -0.21 | -13 | 2370 | 2070 | -45 | 1322 | 2231 |
| 13 | 2009-01-06 | SRM 432 | 1 | 313 | 399.99 | 0.35 | 30 | 2383 | 1978 | 47 | 1367 | 2265 |
| 12 | 2008-12-14 | TC China 08 - Finals | 1 | 174 | 138.28 | -0.33 | -11 | 2353 | 2061 | 23 | 1320 | 2602 |
| 11 | 2008-12-11 | SRM 429 | 1 | 481 | 447.46 | -0.10 | -3 | 2365 | 2018 | -23 | 1297 | 2764 |
| 10 | 2008-12-04 | TC China 08 - 1C | 1 | 63 | 48.49 | -0.38 | -15 | 2367 | 1989 | 13 | 1320 | 2603 |
| 9 | 2008-12-02 | SRM 428 | 1 | 329 | 463.22 | 0.49 | 51 | 2382 | 1939 | 88 | 1307 | 2724 |
| 8 | 2008-11-25 | SRM 427 | 1 | 381 | 341.59 | -0.29 | -21 | 2331 | 2139 | -70 | 1219 | 3434 |
| 7 | 2008-11-12 | SRM 425 | 1 | 392 | 500.77 | 0.35 | 48 | 2352 | 2020 | 58 | 1289 | 2819 |
| 6 | 2008-11-06 | SRM 424 | 1 | 497 | 399.54 | -0.39 | -39 | 2304 | 2198 | -147 | 1231 | 3297 |
| 5 | 2008-10-18 | SRM 422 | 1 | 491 | 502.33 | 0.03 | 15 | 2343 | 2009 | -31 | 1378 | 2168 |
| 4 | 2008-10-08 | SRM 421 | 1 | 317 | 516.87 | 0.70 | 139 | 2328 | 2079 | 75 | 1409 | 2006 |
| 3 | 2008-09-04 | SRM 416 | 1 | 344 | 532.57 | 0.63 | 177 | 2189 | 2749 | 72 | 1334 | 2554 |
| 2 | 2008-05-25 | College Tour Guangdong | 1 | 28 | 263.33 | 3.23 | 282 | 2012 | 3555 | 177 | 1262 | 3045 |
| 1 | 2008-05-24 | SRM 402 | 2 | 386 | 533.78 | 0.47 | 171 | 1730 | 6052 | -115 | 1085 | 5183 |