There are a couple of reasons why a team in a match might have an average rating above 2400.75. They are:

1. Each team is allowed to use any rating list from September of the previous year through August of the current year. The ratings shown on this page will all be from August though - sometimes resulting in a seemingly higher rating average than would legally be allowed.

2. When a team uses a player rated above 2590, that player only counts as 2600 when determining a lineup's legality. However what is shown on this page will be the actual average which of course might be higher.

There are a couple of reasons why a team in a match might have an average rating above 2400.75. They are:

1. Each team is allowed to use any rating list from January through August of the current year. The ratings shown on this page will all be from August though - sometimes resulting in a seemingly higher rating average than would legally be allowed.

2. When a team uses a player rated above 2600, that player only counts as 2600 when determining a lineup's legality. However what is shown on this page will be the actual average which of course might be higher.

If there is a tie during the regular season as to the finishing order for playoff positioning, the following rules will be used (for instance if two teams are tied for second place with seven match points each). Tiebreak #1 is of course the first tiebreak with the lower ones being used only if all the above tiebreak procedures also result in a tie.

1. Total Team Game Points. Thus winning a match 4 - 0 will give you more tiebreak points than winning a match 3 - 1.

2. Average rating of opponents throughout the season, using the August rating list of that season.

3. Head to Head Results. If you have beaten the opposing team 1.5 - 0.5 during the regular season, you will get the higher seeding.

4. Total Match Points versus Divisional Teams. Thus if Team A went 4.0 - 2.0 in Divisional Matches while Team B went 3.5 - 2.5 then Team A would have the better tiebreaks.

5. Total Game Points versus Divisional Teams

6. Total Game Points from Board 1

7. Total Game Points from Board 2

8. Total Game Points from Board 3

9. Total number of team wins. Thus if one team has a total of twenty five points, with twenty of these points being from wins, whereas another team has a total of twenty five points with only nineteen being from wins, the team with twenty wins has the better tiebreaks.

10. An Armageddon blitz game between chosen members of the teams

If there is a tie between three teams in both match points and game points, we will use the above rules to decide the order amongst the teams. The last resort will be an online blitz game between chosen members of the teams.

If there is a tie during the regular season as to the finishing order for playoff positioning, the following rules will be used (for instance if two teams are tied for second place with seven match points each). Tiebreak #1 is of course the first tiebreak with the lower ones being used only if all the above tiebreak procedures also result in a tie.

1. Total Team Game Points. Thus winning a match 4 - 0 will give you more tiebreak points than winning a match 3 - 1.

2. Strength of Schedule; the team whose opponents have the highest combined record wins the tiebreak.

3. Average rating of opponents throughout the season, using the August rating list of that season.

4. Head to Head Results. If you have beaten the opposing team 1.5 - 0.5 during the regular season, you will get the higher seeding.

5. Total Match Points versus Divisional Teams. Thus if Team A went 5.0 - 3.0 in Divisional Matches while Team B went 4.5 - 3.5 then Team A would have the better tiebreaks.

6. Total Game Points versus Divisional Teams

7. Total Game Points from Board 1

8. Total Game Points from Board 2

9. Total Game Points from Board 3

10. Total number of team wins. Thus if one team has a total of twenty five points, with twenty of these points being from wins, whereas another team has a total of twenty five points with only nineteen being from wins, the team with twenty wins has the better tiebreaks.

11. An Armageddon blitz game between chosen members of the teams

If there is a tie between three teams in both match points and game points, we will use the above rules to decide the order amongst the teams. The last resort will be an online blitz game between chosen members of the teams.

If the regulation match is tied 2 - 2, the following tiebreak procedures will be take place after a ten minute break:

1. The fourth boards from each team will play each other. The team that won on the highest board during the original match will choose their color for the first game. If all regulation games were drawn, the lower rated team gets to choose colors for the first tiebreak game. The time control will be three minutes with a three second increment. The loser of this game will be eliminated, and the winner then faces Board Three of the opposing team.

2. This process continues with the next higher board on each team continually replacing any player of their team who gets eliminated.

3. If a game ends in a draw, both players are eliminated, except if at least one team is using its Board One in which case there is no elimination on a draw, instead colors reverse, and the game is replayed until there is a decisive result.

4. Colors will switch every game for the teams in all circumstances.

5. This process repeats itself until all four players from one team have been eliminated. Thus in order for your opponents to win the match, every one of your team members must be eliminated.

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Week 1 Results, USCL 2009

Monday, August 31st

1. Queens Pioneers vs Boston Blitz7:00 PM EST
2. Miami Sharks vs Dallas Destiny8:00 PM EST
3. San Francisco Mechanics vs Seattle Sluggers9:00 PM EST

Wednesday, September 2nd

4. New York Knights vs New Jersey Knockouts7:00 PM EST
5. Carolina Cobras vs Baltimore Kingfishers7:15 PM EST
6. Philadelphia Inventors vs Tennessee Tempo8:00 PM EST
7. Arizona Scorpions vs Chicago Blaze9:00 PM EST

• 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!

• Team listed first gets White on Boards 1+3


team icon Queens PioneersvsBoston Blitz team icon

All Time Series Record: (Boston leads 3.5 - 0.5)

Starts at 7:00 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 90 with 30 second increment

Queens PioneersBoston Blitz
GM Alex Stripunsky: 26280.01.0GM Larry Christiansen: 2662
IM Eli Vovsha: 25390.01.0GM Eugene Perelshteyn: 2588
FM Andrei Zaremba: 23981.00.0SM Marc Esserman: 2461
Shaun Smith: 20380.01.0Andrew Wang: 2136
Average Rating: 2401Average Rating: 2462
Queens Total1.03.0Boston Total

team icon Miami SharksvsDallas Destiny team icon

All Time Series Record: (Dallas leads 5 - 4)

Starts at 8:00 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 75 with 30 second increment

Miami SharksDallas Destiny
GM Julio Becerra: 26151.00.0IM John Bartholomew: 2499
FM Bruci Lopez: 24801.00.0IM Daniel Ludwig: 2543
NM Eric Rodriguez: 22901.00.0FM Keaton Kiewra: 2365
Miguel Recio: 21640.01.0NM Nelson Lopez: 2218
Average Rating: 2387Average Rating: 2406
Miami Total3.01.0Dallas Total
Due to a lineup change, on Board Four Miami will start with 84 minutes while Dallas will start with 66.


team icon San Francisco MechanicsvsSeattle Sluggers team icon

All Time Series Record: (San Francisco leads 4.5 - 1.5)

Starts at 9:00 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 75 with 30 second increment

San Francisco MechanicsSeattle Sluggers
GM Josh Friedel: 26120.01.0GM Gregory Serper: 2592
IM David Pruess: 24181.00.0IM Eric Tangborn: 2455
IM John Donaldson: 24080.50.5FM Michael Lee: 2384
NM Yian Liou: 21490.50.5NM Joshua Sinanan: 2284
Average Rating: 2397Average Rating: 2429
San Francisco Total2.02.0Seattle Total

team icon New York KnightsvsNew Jersey Knockouts team icon

All Time Series Record: (New York leads 2 - 1)

Starts at 7:00 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 90 with 30 second increment

New York KnightsNew Jersey Knockouts
GM Giorgi Kacheishvili: 26660.50.5GM Joel Benjamin: 2641
GM Pascal Charbonneau: 25600.01.0IM Dean Ippolito: 2535
NM Matt Herman: 22750.01.0NM Victor Shen: 2305
NM Yaacov Norowitz: 23541.00.0Arthur Shen: 2107
Average Rating: 2464Average Rating: 2397
New York Total1.52.5New Jersey Total

team icon Carolina CobrasvsBaltimore Kingfishers team icon

All Time Series Record: (Carolina leads 4 - 2)

Starts at 7:15 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 90 with 30 second increment

Carolina CobrasBaltimore Kingfishers
IM Jonathan Schroer: 24290.50.5GM Leonid Kritz: 2654
FM Oleg Zaikov: 23880.01.0IM Tegshsuren Enkhbat: 2430
FM Ron Simpson: 22900.01.0GM Larry Kaufman: 2444
NM Craig Jones: 22750.50.5Jared Defibaugh: 2155
Average Rating: 2346Average Rating: 2421
Carolina Total1.03.0Baltimore Total

team icon Philadelphia InventorsvsTennessee Tempo team icon

All Time Series Record: (This is their first match)

Starts at 8:00 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 75 with 30 second increment

Philadelphia InventorsTennessee Tempo
GM Sergey Kudrin: 26020.01.0GM Alex Shabalov: 2624
IM Alex Lenderman: 26381.00.0IM Ron Burnett: 2380
IM Bryan Smith: 25280.50.5FM Peter Bereolos: 2329
Rahul Swaminathan: 21350.01.0FM John Bick: 2260
Average Rating: 2476Average Rating: 2398
Philadelphia Total1.52.5Tennessee Total

team icon Arizona ScorpionsvsChicago Blaze team icon

All Time Series Record: (Arizona leads 2 - 0)

Starts at 9:00 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 75 with 30 second increment

Arizona ScorpionsChicago Blaze
GM Alejandro Ramirez: 26011.00.0GM Nikola Mitkov: 2554
IM Levon Altounian: 25380.50.5FM Florin Felecan: 2430
FM Robby Adamson: 23401.00.0IM Mehmed Pasalic: 2346
David Adelberg: 21601.00.0Trevor Magness: 2138
Average Rating: 2410Average Rating: 2367
Arizona Total3.50.5Chicago Total