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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| pnhongdong | 5 | 1791 | 688 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| initial | 0.127 | 0.630 | 0.776 | 75.9 | -134 | 145 | 1365 | 1276 | 6533 |
| SRMFix | -0.006 | 0.668 | 0.869 | 104.0 | -178 | 258 | 1479 | 1318 | 6093 |
| SRM | -0.028 | 0.674 | 0.756 | 190.4 | -525 | 211 | 1411 | 688 | 11083 |
| Odd | -0.021 | 0.674 | 0.891 | 108.4 | -130 | 274 | 1756 | 1660 | 6245 |
| EloSRM | -0.026 | 0.679 | 0.898 | 111.2 | -139 | 275 | 1892 | 1791 | 6075 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2008-12-14 | TC China 08 - Finals | 1 | 376 | 323.84 | -0.22 | -23 | 1791 | 6075 | -48 | 688 | 11083 |
| 4 | 2008-11-23 | TC China 08 - 1A | 1 | 122 | 146.59 | 0.26 | 62 | 1814 | 5709 | 9 | 736 | 10371 |
| 3 | 2008-06-08 | College Tour West China | 1 | 671 | 225.73 | -1.55 | -139 | 1753 | 6031 | -525 | 727 | 10549 |
| 2 | 2008-06-05 | SRM 404 | 1 | 544 | 601.22 | 0.14 | 58 | 1892 | 4587 | -159 | 1252 | 3127 |
| 1 | 2008-05-25 | College Tour Guangdong | 1 | 182 | 424.96 | 1.22 | 275 | 1834 | 5099 | 211 | 1411 | 1933 |