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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| thefink | 25 | 1460 | 721 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | 0.090 | 0.517 | 0.680 | 36.8 | -121 | 166 | 1471 | 1460 | 2099 |
| Odd | 0.090 | 0.519 | 0.681 | 37.0 | -115 | 156 | 1434 | 1417 | 2160 |
| SRMFix | 0.132 | 0.531 | 0.704 | 42.9 | -164 | 115 | 1312 | 1283 | 2046 |
| initial | 0.041 | 0.574 | 0.716 | 69.1 | -99 | 197 | 1483 | 1323 | 1878 |
| SRM | 0.300 | 0.604 | 0.820 | 92.5 | -580 | 141 | 746 | 721 | 3164 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 2003-02-18 | TCCC '03 NE/SE Regional | 1 | 114 | 142.36 | -0.05 | 0 | 1460 | 2099 | 20 | 721 | 3164 |
| 24 | 2002-09-10 | SRM 113 | 2 | 161 | 137.02 | -0.55 | -12 | 1459 | 1806 | -45 | 701 | 3094 |
| 23 | 2002-08-01 | SRM 106 | 2 | 71 | 98.29 | 0.47 | 19 | 1471 | 1666 | 44 | 746 | 2721 |
| 22 | 2002-07-10 | SRM 103 | 2 | 143 | 118.03 | -0.28 | -5 | 1453 | 1703 | -21 | 702 | 2919 |
| 21 | 2002-07-01 | SRM 102 | 2 | 120 | 120.50 | 0.01 | 4 | 1458 | 1672 | 10 | 723 | 2805 |
| 20 | 2002-06-24 | SRM 100 | 2 | 103 | 221.06 | 1.10 | 37 | 1453 | 1653 | 79 | 713 | 2834 |
| 19 | 2002-06-19 | SRM 98 | 2 | 84 | 213.82 | 1.35 | 47 | 1416 | 1746 | 109 | 634 | 3071 |
| 18 | 2002-06-12 | SRM 97 | 2 | 268 | 242.16 | -0.15 | -2 | 1369 | 1858 | 13 | 525 | 3306 |
| 17 | 2002-06-11 | SRM 96 | 2 | 263 | 256.06 | -0.04 | 3 | 1371 | 1834 | 29 | 512 | 3303 |
| 16 | 2002-06-03 | SRM 94 | 2 | 220 | 244.04 | -0.26 | -6 | 1368 | 1798 | 12 | 483 | 3275 |
| 15 | 2002-05-30 | SRM 93 | 2 | 368 | 223.50 | -0.74 | -24 | 1375 | 1747 | -88 | 471 | 3240 |
| 14 | 2002-05-22 | SRM 91 | 2 | 229 | 235.77 | 0.04 | 7 | 1399 | 1607 | 32 | 559 | 3032 |
| 13 | 2002-05-18 | SRM 89 | 2 | 179 | 181.12 | 0.02 | 7 | 1391 | 1568 | 32 | 527 | 3015 |
| 12 | 2002-05-15 | SRM 88 | 2 | 88 | 247.55 | 1.49 | 71 | 1384 | 1570 | 141 | 495 | 3027 |
| 11 | 2002-05-09 | SRM 87 | 2 | 258 | 263.24 | 0.03 | 8 | 1313 | 1769 | 43 | 354 | 3045 |
| 10 | 2002-05-08 | SRM 86 | 2 | 399 | 237.88 | -0.75 | -34 | 1305 | 1767 | -170 | 311 | 3031 |
| 9 | 2002-05-01 | SRM 85 | 2 | 340 | 242.33 | -0.49 | -22 | 1339 | 1611 | -32 | 481 | 2871 |
| 8 | 2002-04-30 | SRM 84 | 2 | 149 | 284.38 | 0.93 | 72 | 1362 | 1514 | 106 | 513 | 2775 |
| 7 | 2002-04-27 | SRM 83 | 2 | 312 | 211.00 | -0.60 | -38 | 1290 | 1661 | -94 | 407 | 2764 |
| 6 | 2002-04-15 | SRM 80 | 2 | 116 | 272.47 | 1.23 | 125 | 1329 | 1508 | 137 | 501 | 2635 |
| 5 | 2002-04-03 | SRM 77 | 2 | 317 | 269.24 | -0.24 | -19 | 1203 | 1975 | -42 | 364 | 2571 |
| 4 | 2002-04-01 | SRM 76 | 2 | 372 | 257.99 | -0.54 | -53 | 1223 | 1820 | -193 | 406 | 2524 |
| 3 | 2002-03-25 | SRM 74 | 2 | 157 | 296.92 | 0.92 | 166 | 1276 | 1448 | 110 | 599 | 2268 |
| 2 | 2002-03-21 | SRM 73 | 2 | 301 | 275.57 | -0.13 | -16 | 1109 | 2323 | -131 | 489 | 2321 |
| 1 | 2002-03-20 | SRM 72 | 2 | 318 | 222.49 | -0.54 | -121 | 1125 | 2226 | -580 | 620 | 2155 |