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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| hydro.fuel | 8 | 1932 | 663 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| initial | -0.014 | 0.346 | 0.524 | 41.6 | -49 | 160 | 1360 | 1186 | 9455 |
| SRM | -0.303 | 0.372 | 0.407 | 77.4 | -202 | 41 | 1241 | 663 | 10879 |
| SRMFix | -0.124 | 0.438 | 0.564 | 64.5 | -83 | 269 | 1469 | 1222 | 8484 |
| Odd | -0.150 | 0.512 | 0.652 | 78.0 | -67 | 407 | 1956 | 1738 | 8030 |
| EloSRM | -0.176 | 0.523 | 0.649 | 74.0 | -51 | 386 | 2138 | 1932 | 7810 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 2012-09-13 | SRM 556 | 2 | 484 | 404.19 | -0.55 | -35 | 1932 | 7810 | -51 | 663 | 10879 |
| 7 | 2012-05-08 | SRM 542 | 2 | 367 | 234.52 | -0.65 | -35 | 1967 | 7548 | -62 | 714 | 10782 |
| 6 | 2012-04-23 | SRM 541 | 2 | 509 | 543.92 | -0.46 | -23 | 2002 | 7259 | -57 | 776 | 9997 |
| 5 | 2012-04-14 | TCO12 Round 1C | 1 | 972 | 1,201.38 | -0.14 | -10 | 2025 | 7025 | -30 | 833 | 8937 |
| 4 | 2012-04-07 | TCO12 Round 1B | 1 | 1117 | 1,309.39 | -0.13 | -11 | 2035 | 6740 | -48 | 863 | 8285 |
| 3 | 2012-04-04 | SRM 539 | 2 | 411 | 351.16 | -0.66 | -51 | 2047 | 6565 | -128 | 911 | 7595 |
| 2 | 2012-03-31 | TCO12 Round 1A | 1 | 1306 | 1,325.19 | -0.21 | -40 | 2098 | 6025 | -202 | 1039 | 5864 |
| 1 | 2012-03-17 | SRM 537 | 2 | 360 | 941.63 | 1.39 | 386 | 2138 | 5584 | 41 | 1241 | 3795 |