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 3 Results, USCL 2010

Tuesday, September 7th

1. New York Knights vs Philadelphia Inventors7:00 PM EST
2. Baltimore Kingfishers vs Carolina Cobras7:15 PM EST
3. Seattle Sluggers vs Miami Sharks9:00 PM EST
4. Arizona Scorpions vs Los Angeles Vibe9:00 PM EST

Wednesday, September 8th

5. New England Nor'easters vs New Jersey Knockouts7:00 PM EST
6. Manhattan Applesauce vs Boston Blitz7:15 PM EST
7. Dallas Destiny vs St. Louis Arch Bishops8:00 PM EST
8. Chicago Blaze vs San Francisco Mechanics8:30 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 New York Knights (1.0 – 1.0)vsPhiladelphia Inventors (1.0 – 1.0) team icon

All Time Series Record: (New York leads 7 - 3)

Starts at 7:00 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 90 with 30 second increment

New York KnightsPhiladelphia Inventors
GM Giorgi Kacheishvili: 26191.00.0IM Bryan Smith: 2572
GM John Fedorowicz: 25080.50.5FM Tom Bartell: 2429
IM Irina Krush: 25601.00.0FM Karl Dehmelt: 2308
Justus Williams: 21670.50.5IM Richard Costigan: 2288
Average Rating: 2456Average Rating: 2399
New York Total3.01.0Philadelphia Total

team icon Baltimore Kingfishers (1.0 – 1.0)vsCarolina Cobras (0.0 – 2.0) team icon

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

Starts at 7:15 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 90 with 30 second increment

Baltimore KingfishersCarolina Cobras
GM Larry Kaufman: 24521.00.0IM Jonathan Schroer: 2437
IM Tegshsuren Enkhbat: 24251.00.0FM Ron Simpson: 2330
WGM Sabina Foisor: 23670.50.5NM Carlito Agner: 2251
IM Ray Kaufman: 24331.00.0NM Craig Jones: 2305
Average Rating: 2419Average Rating: 2326
Baltimore Total3.50.5Carolina Total

team icon Seattle Sluggers (0.0 – 2.0)vsMiami Sharks (0.0 – 2.0) team icon

All Time Series Record: (Tied 4 - 4)

Starts at 9:00 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 60 with 30 second increment

Seattle SluggersMiami Sharks
GM Varuzhan Akobian: 26981.00.0GM Julio Becerra: 2628
FM Costin Cozianu: 25571.00.0FM Marcel Martinez: 2475
WGM Katerina Rohonyan: 23270.01.0FM Charles Galofre: 2316
Alex Guo: 21161.00.0NM Robert Perez: 2175
Average Rating: 2425Average Rating: 2399
Seattle Total3.01.0Miami Total

team icon Arizona Scorpions (2.0 – 0.0) vsLos Angeles Vibe (1.0 – 1.0) team icon

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

Starts at 9:00 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 75 with 30 second increment

Arizona ScorpionsLos Angeles Vibe
IM Rogelio Barcenilla: 25831.00.0GM Melikset Khachiyan: 2590/a>
IM Dionisio Aldama: 23990.50.5FM Joel Banawa: 2416
IM Daniel Rensch: 24711.00.0WFM Tatev Abrahamyan: 2385
Amanda Mateer: 21351.00.0NM Christian Tanaka: 2227
Average Rating: 2397Average Rating: 2405
Arizona Total3.50.5Los Angeles Total

team icon New England Nor'easters (2.0 – 0.0)vsNew Jersey Knockouts (1.0 - 1.0) team icon

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

Starts at 7:00 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 90 with 30 second increment

New England Nor'eastersNew Jersey Knockouts
IM Sam Shankland: 25670.01.0GM Joel Benjamin: 2614
IM Jan van de Mortel: 24620.50.5IM Dean Ippolito: 2526
FM Christopher Chase: 23821.00.0FM Victor Shen: 2339
NM Alex Cherniack: 22881.00.0FM Arthur Shen: 2220
Average Rating: 2425Average Rating: 2425
New England Total2.51.5New Jersey Total

team icon Manhattan Applesauce (1.0 – 1.0)vsBoston Blitz (1.0 – 1.0) team icon

All Time Series Record: (Boston leads 5.5 - 0.5)

Starts at 7:15 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 90 with 30 second increment

Manhattan ApplesauceBoston Blitz
GM Alex Stripunsky: 26590.50.5GM Eugene Perelshteyn: 2568
IM Eli Vovsha: 25390.01.0IM Marc Esserman: 2492
FM Andrei Zaremba: 23610.01.0WGM Anya Corke: 2322
Shaun Smith: 20080.01.0NM Vadim Martirosov: 2248
Average Rating: 2392Average Rating: 2408
Manhattan Total0.53.5Boston Total

team icon Dallas Destiny (1.0 – 1.0)vsSt. Louis Arch Bishops (0.5 - 1.5) team icon

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

Starts at 8:15 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 75 with 30 second increment

Dallas DestinySt. Louis Arch Bishops
GM Alejandro Ramirez: 26450.01.0GM Hikaru Nakamura: 2806
NM Tyler Hughes: 23840.01.0GM Yury Shulman: 2715
FM Keaton Kiewra: 23610.50.5GM Ben Finegold: 2589
NM Nelson Lopez: 22291.00.0Tony Rich: 1934
Average Rating: 2405Average Rating: 2511
Dallas Total1.52.5St. Louis Total

team icon Chicago Blaze (1.5 – 0.5)vsSan Francisco Mechanics (2.0 - 0.0) team icon

All Time Series Record: (San Francisco leads 1.5 - 0.5)

Starts at 8:30 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 75 with 30 second increment

Chicago BlazeSan Francisco Mechanics
GM Dmitry Gurevich: 24811.00.0IM Dmitry Zilberstein: 2429
IM Florin Felecan: 24150.50.5FM Daniel Naroditsky: 2453
IM Angelo Young: 24150.50.5FM Steven Zierk: 2426
FM Gauri Shankar: 23040.50.5FM Andy Lee: 2347
Average Rating: 2404Average Rating: 2414
Chicago Total2.51.5San Francisco Total