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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LCLL | 9 | 2176 | 1199 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRMFix | 0.389 | 0.951 | 1.260 | 114.3 | -140 | 376 | 1773 | 1691 | 2850 |
| Odd | 0.317 | 0.960 | 1.184 | 112.8 | -39 | 512 | 2101 | 2057 | 2616 |
| EloSRM | 0.326 | 0.962 | 1.192 | 114.7 | -41 | 507 | 2218 | 2176 | 2604 |
| initial | 0.544 | 1.046 | 1.322 | 126.0 | -157 | 299 | 1804 | 1724 | 2855 |
| SRM | 0.929 | 1.096 | 1.567 | 121.1 | -269 | 218 | 1337 | 1199 | 3682 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 2008-06-14 | SRM 405 | 2 | 819 | ||||||||
| 8 | 2008-06-08 | College Tour West China | 1 | 191 | 114.62 | -0.74 | -35 | 2176 | 2604 | -32 | 1199 | 3682 |
| 7 | 2008-06-05 | SRM 404 | 1 | 528 | 487.80 | -0.11 | -6 | 2212 | 2425 | -62 | 1231 | 3324 |
| 6 | 2008-05-28 | College Tour Fudan | 1 | 14 | 30.32 | 1.12 | 103 | 2218 | 2385 | 129 | 1293 | 2821 |
| 5 | 2008-05-24 | SRM 402 | 2 | 252 | 119.32 | -1.08 | -41 | 2115 | 2894 | -15 | 1164 | 3806 |
| 4 | 2008-05-24 | College Tour Beijing | 1 | 40 | 163.24 | 2.03 | 158 | 2156 | 2662 | 218 | 1179 | 3660 |
| 3 | 2008-05-06 | SRM 401 | 1 | 628 | 574.32 | -0.15 | -30 | 1998 | 3581 | -269 | 961 | 6076 |
| 2 | 2008-05-03 | East China Round 1 | 1 | 230 | 167.14 | -0.46 | -36 | 2027 | 3351 | -107 | 1230 | 3014 |
| 1 | 2008-05-01 | SRM 400 | 2 | 140 | 564.30 | 2.01 | 507 | 2063 | 3108 | 137 | 1337 | 2068 |