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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Straggler | 3 | 2331 | 1644 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRMFix | 1.682 | 1.783 | 2.278 | 278.3 | -26 | 619 | 1983 | 1983 | 1480 |
| Odd | 1.839 | 1.861 | 2.374 | 264.1 | 3 | 557 | 2204 | 2204 | 1861 |
| EloSRM | 1.850 | 1.869 | 2.380 | 265.2 | 3 | 549 | 2331 | 2331 | 1874 |
| initial | 1.942 | 1.942 | 2.439 | 233.8 | 3 | 436 | 1901 | 1901 | 2282 |
| SRM | 1.959 | 2.402 | 2.702 | 289.3 | -212 | 541 | 1741 | 1644 | 938 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2008-05-24 | College Tour Beijing | 1 | 34 | 130.73 | 1.94 | 244 | 2331 | 1874 | 115 | 1644 | 938 |
| 2 | 2007-12-11 | SRM 382 | 1 | 288 | 343.55 | -0.03 | 3 | 2087 | 2692 | -212 | 1529 | 1212 |
| 1 | 2007-12-04 | College Tour SRM 380 | 1 | 11 | 136.73 | 3.64 | 549 | 2084 | 2652 | 541 | 1741 | 679 |