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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| whenmary2 | 8 | 2037 | 1113 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odd | 0.215 | 0.435 | 0.517 | 72.4 | -28 | 314 | 1916 | 1916 | 3850 |
| EloSRM | 0.221 | 0.445 | 0.518 | 73.5 | -30 | 304 | 2037 | 2037 | 3823 |
| SRMFix | 0.295 | 0.488 | 0.527 | 63.5 | -48 | 186 | 1522 | 1522 | 4071 |
| SRM | 0.101 | 0.494 | 0.569 | 45.6 | -115 | 100 | 1180 | 1113 | 5270 |
| initial | 0.393 | 0.505 | 0.555 | 60.8 | -54 | 106 | 1578 | 1578 | 3725 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 2008-12-14 | TC China 08 - Finals | 1 | 166 | 265.11 | 0.68 | 67 | 2037 | 3823 | 100 | 1113 | 5270 |
| 7 | 2008-12-10 | TC China 08 - 1D | 1 | 90 | 103.62 | 0.20 | 30 | 1970 | 4310 | 22 | 1013 | 6400 |
| 6 | 2008-11-25 | SRM 427 | 2 | 335 | 229.48 | -0.55 | -29 | 1940 | 4553 | -53 | 991 | 7158 |
| 5 | 2008-10-02 | SRM 420 | 2 | 205 | 279.85 | 0.45 | 54 | 1969 | 4222 | 17 | 1044 | 6253 |
| 4 | 2008-08-16 | SRM 414 | 2 | 274 | 329.71 | 0.27 | 43 | 1915 | 4656 | -6 | 1027 | 6495 |
| 3 | 2008-08-06 | SRM 413 | 2 | 315 | 337.35 | 0.10 | 31 | 1872 | 5021 | -32 | 1033 | 6395 |
| 2 | 2008-07-23 | SRM 411 | 2 | 342 | 268.13 | -0.35 | -30 | 1841 | 5282 | -115 | 1065 | 6009 |
| 1 | 2008-07-19 | SRM 410 | 2 | 349 | 685.11 | 0.97 | 304 | 1871 | 5010 | -20 | 1180 | 3905 |