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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| xusicool | 5 | 1878 | 916 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | 0.036 | 0.666 | 0.741 | 101.5 | -61 | 290 | 1968 | 1878 | 5182 |
| Odd | 0.029 | 0.673 | 0.742 | 100.9 | -57 | 300 | 1846 | 1766 | 5130 |
| initial | 0.303 | 0.743 | 0.905 | 89.4 | -100 | 194 | 1495 | 1383 | 5187 |
| SRMFix | 0.101 | 0.771 | 0.856 | 116.3 | -103 | 193 | 1567 | 1381 | 5455 |
| SRM | 0.137 | 0.844 | 1.022 | 56.8 | -171 | -1 | 1168 | 916 | 8091 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2008-12-12 | TC China 08 - 1E | 1 | 161 | 149.99 | -0.10 | 3 | 1878 | 5182 | -16 | 916 | 8091 |
| 4 | 2008-05-24 | SRM 402 | 2 | 519 | 317.94 | -0.97 | -61 | 1875 | 4643 | -171 | 932 | 7112 |
| 3 | 2008-05-06 | SRM 401 | 2 | 369 | 262.36 | -0.51 | -31 | 1936 | 4067 | -64 | 1103 | 4781 |
| 2 | 2008-05-03 | East China Round 1 | 1 | 183 | 322.89 | 0.82 | 122 | 1968 | 3764 | -1 | 1167 | 3523 |
| 1 | 2008-04-23 | SRM 399 | 2 | 201 | 384.17 | 0.94 | 290 | 1845 | 4606 | -32 | 1168 | 3301 |