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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xyster | 11 | 1898 | 929 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | -0.013 | 0.556 | 0.639 | 55.1 | -45 | 190 | 1986 | 1898 | 4990 |
| SRMFix | 0.033 | 0.564 | 0.669 | 63.8 | -115 | 150 | 1592 | 1380 | 5434 |
| initial | 0.150 | 0.575 | 0.713 | 69.2 | -117 | 179 | 1594 | 1398 | 5010 |
| SRM | 0.208 | 0.652 | 0.758 | 67.9 | -109 | 121 | 1321 | 929 | 7927 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 2008-12-14 | TC China 08 - Finals | 1 | 294 | 295.48 | 0.01 | 8 | 1898 | 4990 | 32 | 929 | 7927 |
| 10 | 2008-12-12 | TC China 08 - 1E | 1 | 126 | 156.57 | 0.31 | 37 | 1890 | 5071 | 55 | 897 | 8466 |
| 9 | 2008-06-26 | SRM 407 | 2 | 386 | 404.12 | -0.49 | -17 | 1853 | 5069 | -61 | 842 | 9030 |
| 8 | 2008-06-17 | SRM 406 | 2 | 369 | 226.85 | -0.70 | -27 | 1870 | 4884 | -50 | 903 | 8276 |
| 7 | 2008-06-14 | SRM 405 | 2 | 523 | 331.82 | -0.66 | -27 | 1897 | 4582 | -51 | 953 | 7707 |
| 6 | 2008-06-08 | College Tour West China | 1 | 260 | 202.26 | -0.36 | -17 | 1924 | 4318 | -62 | 1004 | 6772 |
| 5 | 2008-06-05 | SRM 404 | 2 | 442 | 233.27 | -0.92 | -45 | 1942 | 4155 | -89 | 1066 | 5818 |
| 4 | 2008-05-28 | SRM 403 | 2 | 103 | 204.62 | 0.99 | 97 | 1986 | 3754 | 30 | 1155 | 4373 |
| 3 | 2008-05-25 | College Tour Guangdong | 1 | 116 | 214.39 | 0.89 | 96 | 1889 | 4569 | -109 | 1125 | 4611 |
| 2 | 2008-05-24 | SRM 402 | 1 | 367 | 464.11 | 0.11 | 45 | 1794 | 5395 | -87 | 1234 | 3225 |
| 1 | 2008-05-24 | College Tour Beijing | 1 | 329 | 527.72 | 0.68 | 190 | 1749 | 5811 | 121 | 1321 | 2536 |