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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WaterSplash | 5 | 1621 | 1001 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| initial | 0.413 | 0.538 | 0.793 | 64.7 | -37 | 203 | 1449 | 1449 | 1396 |
| SRMFix | 0.350 | 0.541 | 0.785 | 65.2 | -50 | 153 | 1388 | 1388 | 1714 |
| EloSRM | 0.292 | 0.560 | 0.766 | 73.2 | -41 | 163 | 1621 | 1621 | 1752 |
| SRM | 0.046 | 0.618 | 0.789 | 76.2 | -99 | 91 | 1114 | 1001 | 1913 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2004-05-05 | SRM 193 | 2 | 31 | 91.56 | 1.56 | 128 | 1621 | 1752 | 91 | 1001 | 1913 |
| 4 | 2004-04-27 | SRM 192 | 2 | 87 | 94.46 | 0.12 | 28 | 1492 | 2138 | -10 | 910 | 2268 |
| 3 | 2004-04-24 | SRM 191 | 2 | 112 | 79.68 | -0.49 | -41 | 1464 | 2218 | -95 | 920 | 2210 |
| 2 | 2004-04-06 | SRM 190 | 2 | 95 | 83.90 | -0.18 | -6 | 1505 | 2090 | -99 | 1015 | 1875 |
| 1 | 2004-03-25 | SRM 188 | 2 | 103 | 140.70 | 0.45 | 163 | 1511 | 2052 | -86 | 1114 | 1472 |