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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quartzboy | 19 | 1930 | 855 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EloSRM | 0.029 | 0.680 | 0.786 | 51.1 | -48 | 166 | 1953 | 1930 | 4705 |
| SRMFix | 0.125 | 0.717 | 0.842 | 55.6 | -74 | 142 | 1465 | 1415 | 5099 |
| initial | 0.121 | 0.752 | 0.865 | 90.5 | -135 | 212 | 1605 | 1477 | 4339 |
| SRM | 0.297 | 0.829 | 1.025 | 72.7 | -180 | 124 | 1033 | 855 | 8895 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 2008-12-14 | TC China 08 - Finals | 1 | 332 | 277.14 | -0.26 | -9 | 1930 | 4705 | 3 | 855 | 8895 |
| 18 | 2008-12-10 | TC China 08 - 1D | 1 | 59 | 112.03 | 0.92 | 44 | 1939 | 4581 | 124 | 852 | 8832 |
| 17 | 2008-12-02 | SRM 428 | 2 | 513 | 360.97 | -0.76 | -22 | 1894 | 5020 | -61 | 728 | 10676 |
| 16 | 2008-11-25 | SRM 427 | 2 | 405 | 249.48 | -0.70 | -21 | 1916 | 4777 | -27 | 789 | 9694 |
| 15 | 2008-11-12 | SRM 425 | 2 | 122 | 377.26 | 1.63 | 66 | 1937 | 4571 | 106 | 816 | 9212 |
| 14 | 2008-11-06 | SRM 424 | 2 | 217 | 343.22 | 0.66 | 40 | 1871 | 5119 | 78 | 710 | 10630 |
| 13 | 2008-10-18 | SRM 422 | 2 | 459 | 447.66 | -0.04 | 6 | 1831 | 5480 | 36 | 632 | 11524 |
| 12 | 2008-10-08 | SRM 421 | 2 | 827 | 360.50 | -1.21 | -48 | 1826 | 5614 | -154 | 596 | 12033 |
| 11 | 2008-09-24 | SRM 419 | 2 | 454 | 236.67 | -1.07 | -45 | 1874 | 5065 | -110 | 750 | 10644 |
| 10 | 2008-09-20 | SRM 418 | 2 | 445 | 332.70 | -0.79 | -34 | 1919 | 4624 | -81 | 860 | 8902 |
| 9 | 2008-09-11 | SRM 417 | 2 | 287 | 297.70 | 0.05 | 16 | 1953 | 4324 | 16 | 941 | 7958 |
| 8 | 2008-09-04 | SRM 416 | 2 | 169 | 308.96 | 0.87 | 86 | 1936 | 4465 | 59 | 925 | 8111 |
| 7 | 2008-05-06 | SRM 401 | 2 | 419 | 401.02 | -0.55 | -28 | 1850 | 4778 | -66 | 866 | 7054 |
| 6 | 2008-05-03 | East China Round 1 | 1 | 204 | 371.32 | 0.86 | 77 | 1878 | 4472 | 55 | 932 | 6295 |
| 5 | 2008-05-01 | SRM 400 | 2 | 288 | 452.73 | 0.65 | 100 | 1801 | 4936 | 28 | 877 | 6046 |
| 4 | 2008-04-23 | SRM 399 | 2 | 346 | 292.94 | -0.24 | -21 | 1701 | 5778 | -56 | 849 | 6341 |
| 3 | 2007-06-07 | SRM 353 | 2 | 446 | 387.24 | -0.58 | -47 | 1721 | 4311 | -128 | 905 | 4726 |
| 2 | 2007-05-29 | SRM 351 | 2 | 215 | 393.44 | 0.87 | 166 | 1768 | 3888 | 13 | 1033 | 3656 |
| 1 | 2007-05-15 | SRM 349 | 2 | 362 | 418.46 | 0.21 | 95 | 1602 | 4950 | -180 | 1020 | 3755 |