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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NobodyRP | 8 | 2124 | 1090 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odd | 0.355 | 1.057 | 1.445 | 114.1 | -61 | 496 | 2069 | 2000 | 3160 |
| EloSRM | 0.349 | 1.064 | 1.453 | 116.6 | -71 | 490 | 2195 | 2124 | 3124 |
| initial | 0.403 | 1.101 | 1.553 | 132.5 | -251 | 362 | 1852 | 1589 | 3562 |
| SRMFix | 0.217 | 1.158 | 1.543 | 137.8 | -155 | 542 | 1826 | 1647 | 3227 |
| SRM | 0.443 | 1.172 | 1.612 | 191.8 | -308 | 460 | 1660 | 1090 | 5736 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 2008-09-11 | SRM 417 | 2 | 435 | 133.53 | -1.70 | -56 | 2124 | 3124 | -52 | 1090 | 5736 |
| 7 | 2008-07-23 | SRM 411 | 1 | 412 | 391.17 | -0.18 | -16 | 2179 | 2712 | -99 | 1142 | 4558 |
| 6 | 2008-06-08 | College Tour West China | 1 | 40 | 154.73 | 1.95 | 128 | 2195 | 2500 | 193 | 1241 | 3282 |
| 5 | 2008-06-05 | SRM 404 | 1 | 601 | 534.83 | -0.20 | -26 | 2068 | 3202 | -187 | 1048 | 6012 |
| 4 | 2008-05-28 | College Tour Fudan | 1 | 46 | 28.37 | -0.70 | -71 | 2094 | 3030 | -176 | 1235 | 3293 |
| 3 | 2008-05-25 | East China Round 2 | 1 | 44 | 70.09 | 0.67 | 132 | 2165 | 2654 | 59 | 1411 | 1933 |
| 2 | 2008-05-06 | SRM 401 | 1 | 552 | 558.25 | -0.08 | -14 | 2033 | 3365 | -308 | 1352 | 2179 |
| 1 | 2008-05-03 | East China Round 1 | 1 | 91 | 741.75 | 3.03 | 490 | 2047 | 3222 | 460 | 1660 | 885 |