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 5 Results, USCL 2010

Monday, September 20th

1. New England Nor'easters vs Philadelphia Inventors7:00 PM EST
2. Carolina Cobras vs Manhattan Applesauce7:15 PM EST
3. St. Louis Arch Bishops vs Dallas Destiny8:00 PM EST
4. Chicago Blaze vs Arizona Scorpions9:00 PM EST

Wednesday, September 22nd

5. New Jersey Knockouts vs Boston Blitz7:00 PM EST
6. Baltimore Kingfishers vs New York Knights7:15 PM EST
7. Miami Sharks vs Seattle Sluggers9:00 PM EST
8. San Francisco Mechanics vs Los Angeles Vibe9:00 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 New England Nor'easters (3.5 – 0.5)vsPhiladelphia Inventors (1.5 – 2.5) 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'eastersPhiladelphia Inventors
IM David Vigorito: 25240.50.5FM Tom Bartell: 2429
FM Charles Riordan: 23970.50.5IM Jay Bonin: 2424
FM Braden Bournival: 23811.00.0FM Karl Dehmelt: 2308
NM Alex Cherniack: 22880.50.5NM Elvin Wilson: 2240
Average Rating: 2398Average Rating: 2350
New England Total2.51.5Philadelphia Total

team icon Carolina Cobras (0.5 – 3.5)vsManhattan Applesauce (1.0 – 3.0) team icon

All Time Series Record: (Manhattan leads 3 - 2)

Starts at 7:15 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 90 with 30 second increment

Carolina CobrasManhattan Applesauce
IM Jonathan Schroer: 24370.01.0IM Lev Milman: 2501
FM Ron Simpson: 23301.00.0IM Dmitry Schneider: 2520
NM Carlito Agner: 22510.01.0FM Andrei Zaremba: 2361
NM Craig Jones: 22861.00.0Benjamin Katz: 2129
Average Rating: 2326Average Rating: 2378
Carolina Total2.02.0Manhattan Total

team icon St. Louis Arch Bishops (2.0 – 2.0)vsDallas Destiny (1.0 – 3.0) team icon

All Time Series Record: (St. Louis leads 1 - 0)

Starts at 8:00 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 75 with 30 second increment

St. Louis Arch BishopsDallas Destiny
GM Ben Finegold: 25891.00.0IM Salvijus Bercys: 2467
IM Michael Brooks: 24110.01.0IM Julio Sadorra: 2471
FM Doug Eckert: 22381.00.0NM Tyler Hughes: 2384
NM Jim Voelker: 21410.01.0WFM Bayaraa Zorigt: 2240
Average Rating: 2345Average Rating: 2391
St. Louis Total2.02.0Dallas Total

team icon Chicago Blaze (2.5 – 1.5)vsArizona Scorpions (4.0 – 0.0) team icon

All Time Series Record: (Arizona leads 4 - 0)

Starts at 9:00 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 75 with 30 second increment

Chicago BlazeArizona Scorpions
GM Dmitry Gurevich: 24811.00.0IM Rogelio Barcenilla: 2583
IM Florin Felecan: 24150.50.5IM Dionisio Aldama: 2399
IM Angelo Young: 24150.01.0IM Daniel Rensch: 2471
NM Eric Rosen: 22271.00.0NM Nick Thompson: 2183
Average Rating: 2385Average Rating: 2409
Chicago Total2.51.5Arizona Total

team icon New Jersey Knockouts (1.5 – 2.5)vsBoston Blitz (2.5 – 1.5) team icon

All Time Series Record: (New Jersey leads 2.5 - 0.5)

Starts at 7:00 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 90 with 30 second increment

New Jersey KnockoutsBoston Blitz
GM Joel Benjamin: 26140.50.5GM Larry Christiansen: 2665
IM Mackenzie Molner: 25480.01.0GM Eugene Perelshteyn: 2568
IM Albert Kapengut: 23720.50.5NM Vadim Martirosov: 2248
Anna Matlin: 20780.50.5NM Evan Rabin: 2227
Average Rating: 2403Average Rating: 2427
New Jersey Total1.52.5Boston Total

team icon Baltimore Kingfishers (2.5 - 1.5)vsNew York Knights (3.0 - 1.0) team icon

All Time Series Record: (Baltimore leads 5.5 - 3.5)

Starts at 7:15 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 90 with 30 second increment

Baltimore KingfishersNew York Knights
GM Sergey Erenburg: 26460.50.5GM Alex Lenderman: 2608
GM Larry Kaufman: 24520.01.0GM Pascal Charbonneau: 2566
IM Tegshsuren Enkhbat: 24250.50.5NM Matt Herman: 2313
NM Ian Schoch: 22450.01.0NM Aleksandr Ostrovskiy: 2289
Average Rating: 2442Average Rating: 2444
Baltimore Total1.03.0New York Total

team icon Miami Sharks (0.5 – 3.5)vsSeattle Sluggers (1.0 – 3.0) team icon

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

Starts at 9:00 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 60 with 30 second increment

Miami SharksSeattle Sluggers
GM Julio Becerra: 26281.00.0FM Slava Mikhailuk: 2431
GM Renier Gonzalez: 25400.01.0FM Michael Lee: 2440
FM Charles Galofre: 23161.00.0FM Marcel Milat: 2353
NM Robert Perez: 21750.01.0NM Joshua Sinanan: 2267
Average Rating: 2415Average Rating: 2373
Miami Total2.02.0Seattle Total

team icon San Francisco Mechanics (3.0 – 1.0)vsLos Angeles Vibe (2.0 – 2.0) 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

San Francisco MechanicsLos Angeles Vibe
GM Patrick Wolff: 26230.50.5FM Alexandre Kretchetov: 2376
IM David Pruess: 24110.50.5FM Joel Banawa: 2416
FM Daniel Naroditsky: 24531.00.0FM Michael Casella: 2329
NM Yian Liou: 22540.50.5FM Eugene Yanayt: 2240
Average Rating: 2435Average Rating: 2340
San Francisco Total2.51.5Los Angeles Total