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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gragonlong | 8 | 2627 | 1632 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRMFix | 0.873 | 0.873 | 1.270 | 114.0 | 5 | 434 | 1998 | 1998 | 1570 |
| SRM | 0.638 | 0.898 | 1.148 | 124.0 | -141 | 368 | 1672 | 1632 | 1028 |
| EloSRM | 0.842 | 0.919 | 1.270 | 158.7 | -20 | 415 | 2647 | 2627 | 1148 |
| Odd | 0.853 | 0.920 | 1.273 | 153.6 | -13 | 420 | 2487 | 2473 | 1162 |
| initial | 1.097 | 1.097 | 1.381 | 132.0 | 26 | 292 | 2124 | 2124 | 1948 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 2009-11-05 | SRM 452 | 1 | 349 | 289.70 | -0.27 | -20 | 2627 | 1148 | -40 | 1632 | 1028 |
| 7 | 2009-05-27 | SRM 441 | 1 | 195 | 309.47 | 0.67 | 93 | 2647 | 1031 | 67 | 1672 | 933 |
| 6 | 2009-05-12 | SRM 440 | 1 | 110 | 541.32 | 2.30 | 366 | 2554 | 1339 | 196 | 1605 | 1108 |
| 5 | 2008-12-14 | TC China 08 - Finals | 1 | 161 | 214.66 | 0.42 | 77 | 2188 | 2883 | 19 | 1409 | 1972 |
| 4 | 2008-12-04 | TC China 08 - 1C | 1 | 73 | 95.93 | 0.39 | 92 | 2111 | 3307 | -37 | 1390 | 2100 |
| 3 | 2008-06-05 | SRM 404 | 1 | 601 | ||||||||
| 2 | 2008-05-25 | East China Round 2 | 1 | 68 | 73.96 | 0.12 | 48 | 2019 | 3502 | -141 | 1427 | 1830 |
| 1 | 2008-05-03 | East China Round 1 | 1 | 154 | 741.75 | 2.27 | 415 | 1971 | 3739 | 368 | 1568 | 1148 |