Doubt in codeforces delta calculation

Правка en4, от SP1029, 2025-08-08 08:44:26

I had a doubt regarding the codeforces delta calculation since some time and it would be great if someone could help to clarify it.

Suppose there are 2 participants, A and B with A's rating less than B's rating. If participant A performs better or equal to the participant B, then it would be expected that participant A has more positive delta as compared to B since A was expected to perform worse but performed better or equal. But I have noticed previously in some cases and also in the recently held https://mirror.codeforces.com/contest/2127 that this is not the case.

Example:

Link: https://mirror.codeforces.com/contest/2127/ratings/page/10#:~:text=925

Could someone help with the confusion. Thanks a lot in advance!

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en4 Английский SP1029 2025-08-08 08:44:26 41 Tiny change: 'odeforces rating change system since som' -> 'odeforces delta calculation since som'
en3 Английский SP1029 2025-08-08 08:40:20 73
en2 Английский SP1029 2025-08-08 08:37:21 62
en1 Английский SP1029 2025-08-08 08:35:56 768 Initial revision (published)