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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| YUMEN | 14 | 2291 | 1160 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRMFix | 0.271 | 0.831 | 1.204 | 92.0 | -100 | 572 | 1973 | 1832 | 2350 |
| EloSRM | 0.436 | 0.874 | 1.331 | 81.7 | -40 | 458 | 2380 | 2291 | 2353 |
| Odd | 0.458 | 0.886 | 1.355 | 79.4 | -34 | 453 | 2246 | 2164 | 2350 |
| initial | 0.434 | 0.889 | 1.334 | 107.0 | -133 | 389 | 2106 | 1932 | 2467 |
| SRM | 1.043 | 1.462 | 1.822 | 139.7 | -450 | 499 | 1699 | 1160 | 4361 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 2008-12-02 | SRM 428 | 1 | 540 | 469.87 | -0.29 | -21 | 2291 | 2353 | -93 | 1160 | 4361 |
| 13 | 2008-10-08 | SRM 421 | 2 | 62 | 89.84 | 0.54 | 30 | 2312 | 2151 | 66 | 1253 | 3199 |
| 12 | 2008-09-11 | SRM 417 | 1 | 496 | 469.78 | -0.25 | -17 | 2282 | 2236 | -65 | 1187 | 3847 |
| 11 | 2008-06-08 | College Tour West China | 1 | 155 | 89.59 | -0.79 | -33 | 2299 | 2029 | -2 | 1252 | 3171 |
| 10 | 2008-06-05 | SRM 404 | 1 | 566 | 417.53 | -0.44 | -28 | 2332 | 1894 | -104 | 1254 | 3110 |
| 9 | 2008-05-24 | SRM 402 | 1 | 367 | 350.90 | -0.30 | -17 | 2360 | 1763 | -76 | 1358 | 2252 |
| 8 | 2008-05-24 | College Tour Beijing | 1 | 79 | 70.69 | -0.16 | -3 | 2377 | 1689 | 16 | 1434 | 1729 |
| 7 | 2008-05-06 | SRM 401 | 1 | 168 | 513.69 | 1.61 | 169 | 2380 | 1684 | 162 | 1418 | 1757 |
| 6 | 2008-05-03 | East China Round 1 | 1 | 162 | 102.66 | -0.66 | -40 | 2211 | 2366 | 5 | 1256 | 2776 |
| 5 | 2008-05-01 | SRM 400 | 2 | 22 | 184.61 | 3.07 | 190 | 2251 | 2169 | 168 | 1251 | 2619 |
| 4 | 2008-01-24 | SRM 389 | 1 | 552 | 482.45 | -0.19 | -32 | 2061 | 2953 | -450 | 1083 | 4077 |
| 3 | 2007-12-19 | College Tour SRM 384 | 1 | 6 | 9.62 | 0.68 | 84 | 2093 | 2696 | 42 | 1533 | 1209 |
| 2 | 2007-12-04 | SRM 380 | 1 | 327 | 387.74 | 0.04 | 21 | 2009 | 3049 | -208 | 1491 | 1319 |
| 1 | 2007-10-26 | College Tour Sichuan | 1 | 15 | 141.50 | 3.24 | 458 | 1988 | 3029 | 499 | 1699 | 732 |