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Quarterfinals: Monday, November 9th

1. New York Knights vs Boston Blitz                                     7:00 PM ET   (Boston advances on a draw)
2. New Jersey Knockouts vs Baltimore Kingfishers                7:15 PM ET   (New Jersey advances on a draw)

Wednesday, November 11th

3. Miami Sharks vs Seattle Sluggers                                        9:00 PM ET   (Seattle advances on a draw)
4. Arizona Scorpions vs San Francisco Mechanics                  9:15 PM ET   (San Francisco advances on a draw)

If you are wondering why some teams have an average rating of above 2401, click here
All ratings listed below are August ratings - not always the ratings used for the league rating calculations!

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Monday, November 9th, 2009

New York Knights (5.0 - 5.0) vs Boston Blitz (7.5 - 2.5)
                                       Boston receives Draw Odds

All Time Series Record:  (Tied 5.5 - 5.5)

Starts at 7:00 PM ET       Time Control - Game in 90 with 30 second increment    

New York Knights			Boston Blitz
GM Giorgi Kacheishvili: 2666	1.0	0.0	GM Larry Christiansen: 2662
GM Pascal Charbonneau: 2560	1.0	0.0	GM Eugene Perelshteyn: 2588
NM Matt Herman: 2275	0.0	1.0	NM Vadim Martirosov: 2235
NM Yaacov Norowitz: 2354	0.5	0.5	NM Ilya Krasik: 2252
Avg Rating: 2464			Avg Rating: 2434
New York Total -------	2.5	1.5	------- Boston Total

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New Jersey Knockouts (8.0 - 2.0) vs Baltimore Kingfishers (4.5 - 5.5)  
                            New Jersey receives Draw Odds

All Time Series Record:  (New Jersey leads 3.5 - 1.5)

Starts at 7:15 PM ET       Time Control - Game in 90 with 30 second increment

New Jersey Knockouts			Baltimore Kingfishers
GM Joel Benjamin: 2641	1.0	0.0	GM Sergey Erenburg: 2616
IM Dean Ippolito: 2535	0.5	0.5	IM Tegshsuren Enkhbat: 2430
SM Mackenzie Molner: 2446	0.5	0.5	FM Shinsaku Uesugi: 2354
Sean Finn: 2114	1.0	0.0	WIM Tsagaan Battsetseg: 2265
Avg Rating: 2434			Avg Rating: 2416
New Jersey Total -------	3.0	1.0	------- Baltimore Total

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Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

Miami Sharks (6.0 - 4.0) vs Seattle Sluggers (7.5 - 2.5)  
                                              Seattle receives Draw Odds

All Time Series Record:  (Seattle leads 4 - 3)

Starts at 9:00 PM ET       Time Control - Game in 75 with 30 second increment

Miami Sharks			Seattle Sluggers
GM Julio Becerra: 2615	1.0	0.0	GM Hikaru Nakamura: 2759
IM Blas Lugo: 2351	1.0	0.0	GM Gregory Serper: 2592
IM Alejandro Moreno Roman: 2331	1.0	0.0	FM Michael Lee: 2384
NM Eric Rodriguez: 2290	0.5	0.5	NM Howard Chen: 2195
Avg Rating: 2397			Avg Rating: 2483
Miami Total -------	3.5	0.5	------- Seattle Total

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Arizona Scorpions (6.0 - 4.0) vs San Francisco Mechanics (6.5 - 3.5) 
                          San Francisco receives Draw Odds

All Time Series Record:  (Tied 1 - 1)

Starts at 9:15 PM ET       Time Control - Game in 75 with 30 second increment

Arizona Scorpions			San Francisco Mechanics
GM Alejandro Ramirez: 2601	0.5	0.5	GM Patrick Wolff: 2623
FM Daniel Rensch: 2434	0.0	1.0	GM Vinay Bhat: 2504
FM Robby Adamson: 2340	0.0	1.0	FM Daniel Naroditsky: 2371
NM Leo Martinez: 2230	0.0	1.0	NM Yian Liou: 2149
Avg Rating: 2401			Avg Rating: 2412
Arizona Total -------	0.5	3.5	------- San Francisco Total

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*Team listed first has White on Boards 1+3
**Team Average Rating must be Under 2401 - click here to read about exceptions

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