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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| dfliao | 5 | 1720 | 756 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odd | 0.070 | 0.297 | 0.326 | 49.1 | -27 | 119 | 1621 | 1593 | 7016 |
| initial | 0.064 | 0.306 | 0.346 | 36.8 | -32 | 71 | 1279 | 1239 | 7113 |
| EloSRM | 0.061 | 0.309 | 0.334 | 55.4 | -39 | 119 | 1751 | 1720 | 6896 |
| SRMFix | 0.061 | 0.327 | 0.365 | 50.9 | -73 | 82 | 1268 | 1228 | 7175 |
| SRM | -0.243 | 0.485 | 0.549 | 96.8 | -294 | 20 | 906 | 756 | 10212 |
| # | 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 | 387 | 346.57 | -0.24 | -25 | 1720 | 6896 | -76 | 756 | 10212 |
| 4 | 2008-12-02 | SRM 428 | 2 | 488 | 433.85 | -0.17 | -7 | 1744 | 6620 | -53 | 832 | 9125 |
| 3 | 2008-11-23 | TC China 08 - 1A | 1 | 120 | 167.73 | 0.48 | 88 | 1751 | 6413 | 20 | 885 | 8301 |
| 2 | 2008-11-22 | SRM 426 | 2 | 459 | 623.34 | 0.44 | 119 | 1664 | 7335 | -41 | 865 | 8448 |
| 1 | 2008-11-12 | SRM 425 | 2 | 541 | 605.34 | -0.20 | -39 | 1544 | 9693 | -294 | 906 | 8020 |