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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| deathnju | 8 | 2028 | 1020 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRMFix | 0.188 | 0.631 | 0.870 | 86.7 | -134 | 365 | 1565 | 1520 | 3902 |
| EloSRM | 0.095 | 0.672 | 0.894 | 102.7 | -77 | 502 | 2078 | 2028 | 3766 |
| Odd | 0.083 | 0.673 | 0.898 | 101.2 | -71 | 509 | 1962 | 1907 | 3783 |
| initial | 0.361 | 0.681 | 0.876 | 82.0 | -103 | 226 | 1598 | 1547 | 3683 |
| SRM | 0.383 | 0.764 | 0.920 | 83.5 | -229 | 110 | 1310 | 1020 | 6101 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 2009-02-24 | TCO09 Qual 1 | 1 | 986 | 816.02 | -0.27 | -27 | 2028 | 3766 | -61 | 1020 | 6101 |
| 7 | 2008-12-14 | TC China 08 - Finals | 1 | 278 | 226.15 | -0.30 | -22 | 2055 | 3670 | -2 | 1081 | 5523 |
| 6 | 2008-11-23 | TC China 08 - 1A | 1 | 60 | 101.22 | 0.75 | 100 | 2078 | 3464 | 100 | 1083 | 5509 |
| 5 | 2008-07-23 | SRM 411 | 2 | 180 | 229.93 | 0.35 | 46 | 1978 | 4014 | 34 | 983 | 7482 |
| 4 | 2008-07-01 | SRM 408 | 2 | 441 | 188.54 | -1.23 | -77 | 1931 | 4358 | -98 | 949 | 7826 |
| 3 | 2008-05-03 | East China Round 1 | 1 | 243 | 183.27 | -0.41 | -22 | 2009 | 3480 | -34 | 1047 | 5276 |
| 2 | 2008-05-01 | SRM 400 | 1 | 543 | 527.69 | -0.10 | -24 | 2031 | 3310 | -229 | 1081 | 4112 |
| 1 | 2008-04-15 | SRM 398 | 2 | 131 | 510.74 | 1.96 | 502 | 2055 | 3133 | 110 | 1310 | 2232 |