I believe they certainly hope so.To be frank, 8 opponents' minor points(exclude 2008八连负) and 9 opponents' minor point can make one or two rank difference.
Sorry, may be I did not make it clear ............
for those playing with me, they cannot expect me to lost to them and then playing even harder later to get 对手分 for them.
I play hard for each and every game, for me to get higher points will include winning of them too, you cannot expect best of both worlds.
Anyway, I will not give away points for any competition.