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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WFan | 17 | 1897 | 799 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| initial | 0.055 | 0.578 | 0.704 | 69.6 | -158 | 173 | 1590 | 1312 | 5400 |
| EloSRM | -0.024 | 0.584 | 0.702 | 53.6 | -113 | 172 | 2006 | 1897 | 5010 |
| SRMFix | 0.054 | 0.599 | 0.733 | 56.8 | -157 | 187 | 1517 | 1343 | 5205 |
| SRM | 0.463 | 0.759 | 0.959 | 63.4 | -395 | 118 | 973 | 799 | 6785 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 2009-12-22 | SRM 456 | 2 | 436 | 309.99 | -0.49 | -20 | 1897 | 5010 | -13 | 799 | 6785 |
| 16 | 2009-10-20 | SRM 451 | 2 | 379 | 311.14 | -0.28 | -8 | 1917 | 4884 | 6 | 812 | 7263 |
| 15 | 2009-07-23 | SRM 445 | 2 | 832 | 350.94 | -1.25 | -44 | 1925 | 4715 | -85 | 806 | 7406 |
| 14 | 2009-07-08 | SRM 444 | 2 | 513 | 303.06 | -0.76 | -27 | 1969 | 4396 | -20 | 891 | 6319 |
| 13 | 2009-06-23 | SRM 443 | 2 | 185 | 279.26 | 0.59 | 46 | 1996 | 4170 | 58 | 911 | 5992 |
| 12 | 2009-05-12 | SRM 440 | 2 | 379 | 315.91 | -0.26 | -5 | 1950 | 4539 | 11 | 853 | 8030 |
| 11 | 2009-02-12 | SRM 435 | 2 | 528 | 238.26 | -1.28 | -51 | 1955 | 4491 | -131 | 842 | 8981 |
| 10 | 2009-02-07 | SRM 434 | 2 | 280 | 280.30 | 0.00 | 12 | 2006 | 4112 | 12 | 973 | 7233 |
| 9 | 2009-01-06 | SRM 432 | 2 | 155 | 254.90 | 0.72 | 66 | 1994 | 4195 | 48 | 961 | 7349 |
| 8 | 2008-12-04 | TC China 08 - 1C | 1 | 88 | 129.78 | 0.56 | 66 | 1928 | 4692 | 71 | 913 | 8045 |
| 7 | 2008-07-23 | SRM 411 | 2 | 282 | 281.45 | -0.00 | 11 | 1862 | 5066 | 14 | 842 | 9055 |
| 6 | 2008-06-08 | College Tour West China | 1 | 174 | 283.42 | 0.70 | 67 | 1850 | 5007 | 118 | 828 | 9103 |
| 5 | 2008-05-25 | College Tour Guangdong | 1 | 187 | 259.43 | 0.43 | 46 | 1783 | 5639 | -39 | 710 | 10319 |
| 4 | 2008-05-24 | SRM 402 | 2 | 446 | 394.74 | -0.18 | -6 | 1737 | 5996 | -16 | 749 | 9298 |
| 3 | 2008-05-24 | College Tour Beijing | 1 | 210 | 514.65 | 1.29 | 172 | 1743 | 5861 | -1 | 765 | 8850 |
| 2 | 2008-05-01 | SRM 400 | 2 | 475 | 650.60 | 0.45 | 149 | 1571 | 6975 | -39 | 766 | 7326 |
| 1 | 2007-12-04 | College Tour SRM 380 | 1 | 203 | 136.42 | -0.66 | -113 | 1422 | 8362 | -395 | 805 | 6588 |