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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EtherMage | 26 | 2323 | 1655 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRMFix | 0.617 | 1.215 | 1.789 | 84.7 | -188 | 420 | 2134 | 2120 | 252 |
| EloSRM | 0.569 | 1.217 | 1.732 | 75.4 | -127 | 551 | 2337 | 2323 | 271 |
| initial | 0.397 | 1.341 | 1.818 | 161.5 | -249 | 556 | 2661 | 2442 | 163 |
| SRM | 0.922 | 1.402 | 2.015 | 137.9 | -379 | 395 | 1731 | 1655 | 299 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 2004-03-10 | TCCC '04 Round 3 | 1 | 75 | 69.66 | -0.28 | -15 | 2323 | 271 | -76 | 1655 | 299 |
| 25 | 2004-03-03 | TCCC '04 Round 2 | 1 | 27 | 112.09 | 2.05 | 118 | 2337 | 267 | 142 | 1731 | 245 |
| 24 | 2004-02-28 | TCCC '04 Round 1 | 1 | 81 | 168.46 | 1.06 | 82 | 2219 | 391 | 83 | 1589 | 373 |
| 23 | 2004-02-23 | TCCC '04 Qual. 5 | 1 | 68 | 41.10 | -0.73 | -49 | 2137 | 500 | -52 | 1506 | 478 |
| 22 | 2002-11-07 | SRM 119 | 1 | 71 | 50.55 | -0.71 | -23 | 2186 | 260 | -119 | 1558 | 282 |
| 21 | 2002-09-24 | SRM 114 | 1 | 8 | 74.99 | 3.23 | 97 | 2210 | 218 | 176 | 1677 | 197 |
| 20 | 2002-08-01 | SRM 106 | 1 | 35 | 62.37 | 0.83 | 38 | 2113 | 294 | 72 | 1501 | 306 |
| 19 | 2002-06-05 | SRM 95 | 1 | 137 | 137.90 | 0.01 | 6 | 2074 | 291 | 11 | 1429 | 370 |
| 18 | 2002-04-27 | SRM 83 | 1 | 79 | 115.80 | 0.55 | 24 | 2069 | 209 | 70 | 1418 | 315 |
| 17 | 2002-04-10 | SRM 79 | 1 | 83 | 135.95 | 0.71 | 30 | 2045 | 220 | 90 | 1348 | 399 |
| 16 | 2002-04-09 | SRM 78 | 1 | 137 | 116.41 | -0.24 | -4 | 2015 | 233 | 7 | 1258 | 521 |
| 15 | 2002-04-03 | SRM 77 | 2 | 22 | 23.86 | 0.12 | 10 | 2019 | 218 | 98 | 1251 | 516 |
| 14 | 2002-04-01 | SRM 76 | 1 | 246 | 117.74 | -1.07 | -32 | 2009 | 218 | -236 | 1153 | 667 |
| 13 | 2002-03-26 | SRM 75 | 1 | 39 | 117.12 | 1.59 | 65 | 2041 | 186 | 137 | 1389 | 308 |
| 12 | 2002-03-20 | SRM 72 | 1 | 161 | 97.11 | -0.84 | -28 | 1977 | 207 | -115 | 1252 | 457 |
| 11 | 2002-03-11 | SRM 71 | 1 | 185 | 113.83 | -0.84 | -31 | 2005 | 183 | -139 | 1367 | 300 |
| 10 | 2002-03-07 | SRM 70 | 1 | 90 | 99.48 | 0.14 | 16 | 2036 | 159 | 26 | 1506 | 187 |
| 9 | 2002-03-06 | TCCC '02 Reg. Semifinal | 1 | 42 | 71.88 | 0.78 | 57 | 2020 | 162 | 89 | 1480 | 198 |
| 8 | 2002-02-28 | SRM 69 | 1 | 149 | 111.28 | -0.42 | -18 | 1963 | 196 | -38 | 1391 | 266 |
| 7 | 2002-02-27 | SRM 68 | 2 | 2 | 39.87 | 4.32 | 115 | 1981 | 174 | 256 | 1429 | 233 |
| 6 | 2002-02-20 | SRM 67 | 2 | 56 | 34.53 | -0.70 | -16 | 1867 | 253 | 72 | 1173 | 491 |
| 5 | 2002-02-19 | TCCC '02 NE/SE Reg. Quart. | 1 | 6 | 121.58 | 4.34 | 318 | 1883 | 229 | 395 | 1101 | 596 |
| 4 | 2002-02-06 | SRM 64 | 2 | 228 | 200.21 | -0.62 | -43 | 1565 | 548 | -71 | 706 | 1525 |
| 3 | 2002-02-04 | SRM 63 | 2 | 375 | 111.29 | -1.76 | -127 | 1608 | 470 | -379 | 777 | 1337 |
| 2 | 2002-01-31 | SRM 62 | 2 | 25 | 279.99 | 3.48 | 551 | 1735 | 323 | 296 | 1156 | 443 |
| 1 | 2001-12-12 | SRM 49 | 2 | 126 | 128.50 | -0.23 | -49 | 1183 | 861 | -340 | 860 | 787 |