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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lancehalberd | 19 | 2436 | 1399 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| initial | 0.437 | 0.775 | 1.147 | 93.3 | -172 | 439 | 2249 | 2199 | 1628 |
| SRMFix | 0.325 | 0.804 | 1.135 | 80.0 | -103 | 618 | 1891 | 1874 | 2052 |
| SRM | 0.365 | 0.816 | 1.002 | 104.6 | -169 | 326 | 1526 | 1399 | 2051 |
| EloSRM | 0.261 | 0.828 | 1.150 | 85.1 | -70 | 669 | 2458 | 2436 | 1636 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 2008-09-11 | SRM 417 | 1 | 496 | 405.26 | -0.46 | -22 | 2436 | 1636 | -104 | 1399 | 2051 |
| 18 | 2008-08-26 | SRM 415 | 1 | 135 | 260.45 | 0.95 | 66 | 2458 | 1542 | 87 | 1503 | 1529 |
| 17 | 2008-08-06 | SRM 413 | 1 | 370 | 402.97 | -0.19 | -8 | 2393 | 1772 | -39 | 1416 | 1959 |
| 16 | 2008-07-23 | SRM 411 | 1 | 184 | 352.82 | 0.94 | 81 | 2401 | 1719 | 94 | 1455 | 1723 |
| 15 | 2008-02-26 | SRM 391 | 1 | 174 | 348.92 | 1.00 | 70 | 2320 | 1857 | 119 | 1361 | 1948 |
| 14 | 2008-02-23 | TCO08 Round 2 | 1 | 631 | 688.21 | -0.02 | 1 | 2250 | 2126 | -7 | 1242 | 2704 |
| 13 | 2008-02-16 | TCO08 Round 1 | 1 | 664 | 1,098.40 | 0.73 | 62 | 2249 | 2134 | 98 | 1249 | 2662 |
| 12 | 2008-02-05 | TCO08 Qual 1 | 1 | 277 | 561.78 | 1.02 | 79 | 2187 | 2389 | 114 | 1151 | 3502 |
| 11 | 2008-02-02 | SRM 390 | 2 | 185 | 142.27 | -0.38 | -7 | 2107 | 2742 | 33 | 1037 | 4548 |
| 10 | 2008-01-05 | SRM 386 | 2 | 194 | 115.79 | -0.75 | -21 | 2114 | 2631 | 30 | 1004 | 4757 |
| 9 | 2007-12-08 | SRM 381 | 2 | 482 | 216.52 | -1.50 | -48 | 2135 | 2457 | -100 | 974 | 4953 |
| 8 | 2007-11-28 | SRM 379 | 1 | 371 | 301.60 | -0.33 | -37 | 2184 | 2170 | -152 | 1074 | 3898 |
| 7 | 2007-09-08 | TCCC07 Round 2 | 1 | 592 | 567.51 | -0.24 | -23 | 2220 | 1832 | -63 | 1226 | 2458 |
| 6 | 2007-08-28 | TCCC07 Round 1A | 1 | 172 | 246.26 | 0.52 | 76 | 2243 | 1736 | 71 | 1289 | 2046 |
| 5 | 2007-08-23 | TCCC07 Qual 3 | 1 | 67 | 181.20 | 1.44 | 179 | 2167 | 2010 | 121 | 1218 | 2545 |
| 4 | 2007-04-03 | TCO07 Qual 3 | 1 | 489 | 349.99 | -0.80 | -68 | 1988 | 2478 | -169 | 1097 | 3164 |
| 3 | 2007-03-31 | TCO07 Qual 2 | 1 | 712 | 486.71 | -0.55 | -70 | 2056 | 2142 | -94 | 1266 | 2026 |
| 2 | 2007-02-03 | SRM 337 | 1 | 352 | 363.88 | -0.17 | -29 | 2126 | 1826 | -166 | 1360 | 1560 |
| 1 | 2006-12-09 | SRM 329 | 2 | 28 | 378.21 | 3.76 | 669 | 2155 | 1630 | 326 | 1526 | 981 |