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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| xiaochulong | 2 | 1754 | 1096 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| initial | 0.404 | 0.716 | 0.822 | 86.2 | -38 | 135 | 1335 | 1297 | 6163 |
| EloSRM | 0.366 | 0.772 | 0.854 | 164.2 | -67 | 262 | 1821 | 1754 | 6385 |
| SRMFix | 0.310 | 0.804 | 0.862 | 161.9 | -81 | 242 | 1442 | 1361 | 5621 |
| SRM | 0.048 | 0.914 | 0.915 | 249.0 | -301 | 197 | 1397 | 1096 | 5401 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2008-11-23 | TC China 08 - 1A | 1 | 162 | 149.49 | -0.40 | -67 | 1754 | 6385 | -301 | 1096 | 5401 |
| 1 | 2008-05-25 | College Tour Guangdong | 1 | 187 | 423.61 | 1.14 | 262 | 1821 | 5225 | 197 | 1397 | 2029 |