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 6 Results, USCL 2011

Monday, September 27th

1. New York Knights vs Miami Sharks7:30 PM EST
2. Dallas Destiny vs Carolina Cobras8:00 PM EST
3. Philadelphia Inventors vs Chicago Blaze8:15 PM EST
4. Los Angeles Vibe vs Manhattan Applesauce9:00 PM EST

Wednesday, September 29th

5. New England Nor'easters vs St. Louis Arch Bishops8:00 PM EST
6. Boston Blitz vs San Francisco Mechanics8:30 PM EST
7. Seattle Sluggers vs New Jersey Knockouts9:00 PM EST
8. Arizona Scorpions vs Baltimore Kingfishers9:00 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 York Knights (4.0 – 1.0)vsMiami Sharks (1.0 – 4.0) team icon

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

Starts at 7:30 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 90 with 30 second increment

New York KnightsMiami Sharks
GM Alex Lenderman: 26080.01.0GM Julio Becerra: 2628
GM Pascal Charbonneau: 25660.50.5GM Renier Gonzalez: 2540
NM Matt Herman: 23130.01.0FM Marcel Martinez: 2475
NM Aleksandr Ostrovskiy: 22891.00.0Nicholas Rosenthal: 2047
Average Rating: 2444Average Rating: 2423
New York Total1.52.5Miami Total

team icon Dallas Destiny (1.5 – 3.5)vsCarolina Cobras (1.0 – 4.0) team icon

All Time Series Record: (Tied 2 - 2)

Starts at 8:00 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 75 with 30 second increment

Dallas DestinyCarolina Cobras
IM Salvijus Bercys: 24671.00.0IM Jonathan Schroer: 2437
IM Julio Sadorra: 24711.00.0FM Ron Simpson: 2330
FM Keaton Kiewra: 23611.00.0NM Craig Jones: 2286
NM Nelson Lopez: 22290.01.0NM Udayan Bapat: 2214
Average Rating: 2382Average Rating: 2317
Dallas Total3.01.0Carolina Total

team icon Philadelphia Inventors (1.5 – 3.5)vsChicago Blaze (3.5 – 1.5) team icon

All Time Series Record: (Tied 0.5 - 0.5)

Starts at 8:15 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 75 with 30 second increment

Philadelphia InventorsChicago Blaze
GM Magesh Panchanathan: 25350.50.5GM Dmitry Gurevich: 2481
FM Tom Bartell: 24290.50.5IM Angelo Young: 2415
FM Karl Dehmelt: 23080.01.0IM Arjun Visnuvardhan: 2318
IM Richard Costigan: 22880.50.5FM Gauri Shankar: 2304
Average Rating: 2390Average Rating: 2380
Philadelphia Total1.52.5Chicago Total

team icon Los Angeles Vibe (2.0 – 3.0)vsManhattan Applesauce (1.5 – 3.5) team icon

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

Starts at 9:00 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 60 with 30 second increment

Los Angeles VibeManhattan Applesauce
IM Andranik Matikozyan: 25450.01.0GM Alex Stripunsky: 2659
FM Alexandre Kretchetov: 23761.00.0IM Eli Vovsha: 2539
FM Joel Banawa: 24160.01.0FM Andrei Zaremba: 2361
NM Ankit Gupta: 22901.00.0Shaun Smith: 2008
Average Rating: 2407Average Rating: 2392
Los Angeles Total2.02.0Manhattan Total

team icon New England Nor'easters (4.5 – 0.5)vsSt. Louis Arch Bishops (2.5 – 2.5) 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

New England Nor'eastersSt. Louis Arch Bishops
IM Sam Shankland: 25671.00.0GM Ben Finegold: 2589
IM David Vigorito: 25241.00.0IM Michael Brooks: 2411
FM Christopher Chase: 23821.00.0NM Jim Voelker: 2141
NM Carey Theil: 22510.50.5Margaret Hua: 1770
Average Rating: 2431Average Rating: 2228
New England Total3.50.5St. Louis Total

team icon Boston Blitz (3.5 – 1.5)vsSan Francisco Mechanics (4.0 – 1.0) team icon

All Time Series Record: (Boston leads 2.5 - 0.5)

Starts at 8:30 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 75 with 30 second increment

Boston BlitzSan Francisco Mechanics
GM Larry Christiansen: 26651.00.0GM Jesse Kraai: 2551
IM Marc Esserman: 24921.00.0IM Dmitry Zilberstein: 2429
WGM Anya Corke: 23220.01.0FM Steven Zierk: 2426
NM Ilya Krasik: 22530.50.5NM Yian Liou: 2254
Average Rating: 2433Average Rating: 2415
Boston Total2.51.5San Francisco Total

team icon Seattle Sluggers (1.5 – 3.5)vsNew Jersey Knockouts (1.5 – 3.5) team icon

All Time Series Record: (Tied 0.5 - 0.5)

Starts at 9:00 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 60 with 30 second increment

Seattle SluggersNew Jersey Knockouts
FM Costin Cozianu: 25571.00.0GM Joel Benjamin: 2614
FM Slava Mikhailuk: 24310.50.5IM Mackenzie Molner: 2548
FM Michael Lee: 24401.00.0IM Albert Kapengut: 2372
Alex Guo: 21161.00.0Sean Finn: 2123
Average Rating: 2386Average Rating: 2414
Seattle Total3.50.5New Jersey Total

team icon Arizona Scorpions (4.0 – 1.0)vsBaltimore Kingfishers (2.5 – 2.5) team icon

All Time Series Record: (Baltimore leads 1 - 0)

Starts at 9:00 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 60 with 30 second increment

Arizona ScorpionsBaltimore Kingfishers
IM Rogelio Barcenilla: 25830.50.5GM Sergey Erenburg: 2646
IM Daniel Rensch: 24710.01.0GM Larry Kaufman: 2452
FM Warren Harper: 24081.00.0IM Ray Kaufman: 2433
NM David Adelberg: 22750.01.0FM Ralph Zimmer: 2279
Average Rating: 2434Average Rating: 2453
Arizona Total1.52.5Baltimore Total