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Semifinals: Wednesday, November 14th

1. Boston Blitz vs New York Knights                                      7:00 PM ET   (Boston advances on a draw)

Monday, November 19th

2. Dallas Destiny vs Miami Sharks                                           8:00 PM ET   (Dallas 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!

Wednesday, November 14th, 2007

New York Knights (6.0 - 5.0) vs Boston Blitz (7.0 - 3.0)
                                      Boston receives Draw Odds

All Time Series Record:  (New York leads 4.5 - 2.5)

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

New York Knights

Boston Blitz
GM Hikaru Nakamura: 2742 0.5
 0.5
 GM Larry Christiansen: 2669
GM Pascal Charbonneau: 2530 0.0
 1.0
 SM Jorge Sammour-Hasbun: 2576
IM Jay Bonin: 2360 1.0
 0.0
 NM Denys Shmelov: 2391
WFM Iryna Zenyuk: 2185 0.0
 1.0
 NM Chris Williams: 2241
Avg Rating: 2454

Avg Rating: 2469               
New York Total -------
1.5
 2.5
 ------- Boston Total

Monday, November 19th, 2007

Miami Sharks (6.0 - 5.0) vs Dallas Destiny (7.0 - 3.0)
                                    Dallas receives Draw Odds
               
All Time Series Record:  (Miami leads 3 - 2)

Starts at 8:00 PM ET       Time Control - Game in 75 with 30 second increment

Miami Sharks         


Dallas Destiny             
GM Julio Becerra: 2634 0.0
 1.0
 IM Drasko Boskovic: 2520
IM Blas Lugo: 2423 0.0
 1.0
 IM Davorin Kuljasevic: 2491
FM Marcel Martinez: 2462 0.5
 0.5
 IM Jacek Stopa: 2433
Luis Barredo: 2160 0.0
 1.0
 NM Francisco Guadalupe II: 2218
Avg Rating: 2420               


Avg Rating: 2416                  
Miami Total -------
0.5
 3.5
 ------- Dallas 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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