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 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| cul | 3 | 1551 | 633 | 
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odd | -0.091 | 0.091 | 0.095 | 10.8 | -23 | -4 | 1428 | 1419 | 10202 | 
| EloSRM | -0.100 | 0.100 | 0.103 | 15.6 | -27 | -8 | 1571 | 1551 | 9783 | 
| initial | -0.143 | 0.143 | 0.147 | 17.2 | -23 | -13 | 1185 | 1148 | 11096 | 
| SRMFix | -0.151 | 0.151 | 0.154 | 27.3 | -36 | -20 | 1164 | 1118 | 10276 | 
| SRM | -0.445 | 0.445 | 0.501 | 189.0 | -422 | -56 | 778 | 633 | 11438 | 
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2009-03-11 | SRM 436 | 2 | 469 | 551.89 | -0.13 | -12 | 1551 | 9783 | -56 | 633 | 11438 | 
| 2 | 2009-03-04 | TCO09 Qual 3 | 1 | 792 | 896.56 | -0.07 | -8 | 1563 | 9379 | -89 | 689 | 10922 | 
| 1 | 2009-02-28 | TCO09 Qual 2 | 1 | 1215 | 1,250.68 | -0.10 | -27 | 1571 | 8493 | -422 | 778 | 9637 |