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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| leehark | 20 | 2482 | 1528 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRMFix | 0.850 | 0.987 | 2.112 | 63.2 | -137 | 345 | 2020 | 2020 | 1469 |
| initial | 0.495 | 1.011 | 2.162 | 121.7 | -340 | 1026 | 2429 | 2333 | 1317 |
| Odd | 0.886 | 1.013 | 2.134 | 62.9 | -96 | 230 | 2356 | 2356 | 1491 |
| EloSRM | 0.894 | 1.019 | 2.134 | 63.9 | -112 | 221 | 2482 | 2482 | 1528 |
| SRM | 0.999 | 1.276 | 2.319 | 110.4 | -590 | 293 | 1528 | 1528 | 1391 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 2008-12-14 | TC China 08 - Finals | 1 | 387 | ||||||||
| 19 | 2008-12-10 | TC China 08 - 1D | 1 | 30 | 38.52 | 0.36 | 21 | 2482 | 1528 | 45 | 1528 | 1391 |
| 18 | 2008-12-04 | TC China 08 - 1C | 1 | 31 | 43.83 | 0.50 | 28 | 2461 | 1615 | 57 | 1483 | 1576 |
| 17 | 2008-12-02 | SRM 428 | 1 | 334 | 426.67 | 0.35 | 28 | 2433 | 1731 | 39 | 1426 | 1898 |
| 16 | 2008-11-25 | SRM 427 | 1 | 353 | 324.45 | -0.12 | -3 | 2405 | 1822 | -35 | 1387 | 2096 |
| 15 | 2008-11-06 | SRM 424 | 1 | 300 | 390.47 | 0.38 | 34 | 2408 | 1781 | 33 | 1422 | 1891 |
| 14 | 2008-10-02 | SRM 420 | 1 | 483 | 405.09 | -0.25 | -13 | 2374 | 1869 | -76 | 1389 | 2121 |
| 13 | 2008-08-16 | SRM 414 | 1 | 191 | 413.28 | 1.11 | 79 | 2387 | 1817 | 93 | 1465 | 1699 |
| 12 | 2008-07-31 | SRM 412 | 1 | 403 | 425.92 | 0.08 | 13 | 2307 | 2084 | -27 | 1372 | 2271 |
| 11 | 2008-07-23 | SRM 411 | 1 | 90 | 418.49 | 2.22 | 173 | 2295 | 2140 | 192 | 1399 | 2052 |
| 10 | 2008-06-17 | SRM 406 | 2 | 35 | 150.53 | 2.10 | 84 | 2121 | 2945 | 104 | 1207 | 3618 |
| 9 | 2008-06-05 | SRM 404 | 2 | 1 | 362.63 | 8.50 | 220 | 2038 | 3412 | 293 | 1103 | 5480 |
| 8 | 2008-05-24 | College Tour Beijing | 1 | 303 | 267.46 | -0.18 | 0 | 1818 | 5099 | -100 | 810 | 8266 |
| 7 | 2008-04-15 | SRM 398 | 2 | 357 | 325.53 | -0.13 | 0 | 1818 | 4808 | -18 | 910 | 5678 |
| 6 | 2008-03-06 | SRM 392 | 2 | 250 | 402.72 | 0.69 | 66 | 1818 | 4803 | 35 | 928 | 5607 |
| 5 | 2008-02-16 | TCO08 Round 1 | 1 | 865 | 1,219.43 | 0.12 | 26 | 1752 | 5249 | 74 | 893 | 5848 |
| 4 | 2008-02-13 | TCO08 Qual 3 | 1 | 330 | 897.57 | 1.44 | 221 | 1726 | 5491 | 185 | 819 | 6678 |
| 3 | 2008-02-09 | TCO08 Qual 2 | 1 | 1023 | 1,273.64 | 0.32 | 84 | 1505 | 7642 | 63 | 634 | 8521 |
| 2 | 2008-02-05 | TCO08 Qual 1 | 1 | 792 | 858.66 | -0.05 | -10 | 1421 | 8992 | -39 | 571 | 8914 |
| 1 | 2008-02-02 | SRM 390 | 2 | 750 | 551.23 | -0.44 | -112 | 1431 | 8809 | -590 | 610 | 8663 |