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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| froger | 15 | 1856 | 782 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odd | 0.030 | 0.611 | 0.885 | 52.0 | -91 | 291 | 1779 | 1731 | 5457 |
| EloSRM | 0.035 | 0.619 | 0.889 | 54.7 | -97 | 279 | 1897 | 1856 | 5379 |
| initial | 0.099 | 0.675 | 0.997 | 81.2 | -156 | 294 | 1582 | 1379 | 5217 |
| SRMFix | 0.054 | 0.682 | 0.994 | 67.3 | -154 | 288 | 1519 | 1370 | 5545 |
| SRM | 0.572 | 0.893 | 1.200 | 80.4 | -340 | 125 | 1202 | 782 | 9908 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 2008-12-14 | TC China 08 - Finals | 1 | 354 | 304.46 | -0.22 | -10 | 1856 | 5379 | 11 | 782 | 9908 |
| 14 | 2008-12-10 | TC China 08 - 1D | 1 | 117 | 119.19 | 0.03 | 9 | 1866 | 5246 | 32 | 771 | 9892 |
| 13 | 2008-12-04 | TC China 08 - 1C | 1 | 109 | 138.81 | 0.35 | 31 | 1857 | 5351 | 61 | 739 | 10473 |
| 12 | 2008-12-02 | SRM 428 | 2 | 513 | 395.77 | -0.63 | -30 | 1827 | 5676 | -54 | 678 | 11179 |
| 11 | 2008-07-19 | SRM 410 | 2 | 495 | 400.15 | -0.31 | -8 | 1857 | 5155 | 13 | 732 | 10743 |
| 10 | 2008-07-10 | SRM 409 | 2 | 394 | 399.80 | 0.02 | 10 | 1865 | 5035 | 42 | 719 | 10810 |
| 9 | 2008-06-14 | SRM 405 | 2 | 760 | 356.09 | -1.09 | -42 | 1855 | 5005 | -76 | 677 | 11018 |
| 8 | 2008-06-08 | College Tour West China | 1 | 221 | 228.27 | 0.05 | 12 | 1897 | 4544 | 39 | 753 | 10086 |
| 7 | 2008-06-05 | SRM 404 | 2 | 263 | 336.91 | 0.36 | 35 | 1885 | 4653 | 61 | 714 | 10318 |
| 6 | 2008-05-28 | College Tour Fudan | 1 | 49 | 39.18 | -0.39 | -37 | 1850 | 4960 | -123 | 653 | 10789 |
| 5 | 2008-05-25 | College Tour Guangdong | 1 | 61 | 233.47 | 1.94 | 119 | 1887 | 4590 | 125 | 776 | 9514 |
| 4 | 2008-05-24 | SRM 402 | 2 | 759 | 301.62 | -1.33 | -97 | 1768 | 5675 | -340 | 651 | 10187 |
| 3 | 2008-05-24 | College Tour Beijing | 1 | 290 | 217.12 | -0.42 | -28 | 1864 | 4696 | -211 | 991 | 6464 |
| 2 | 2008-05-03 | East China Round 1 | 1 | 161 | 645.08 | 2.00 | 279 | 1892 | 4360 | 10 | 1202 | 3266 |
| 1 | 2007-12-19 | College Tour SRM 384 | 1 | 23 | 34.16 | 0.16 | 76 | 1613 | 6174 | -8 | 1192 | 3147 |