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 7 Results, USCL 2010

Monday, October 4th

1. Carolina Cobras vs New York Knights7:00 PM EST
2. Manhattan Applesauce vs Baltimore Kingfishers7:15 PM EST
3. Miami Sharks vs Dallas Destiny8:00 PM EST
4. San Francisco Mechanics vs Arizona Scorpions9:00 PM EST

Wednesday, October 6th

5. Boston Blitz vs New Jersey Knockouts7:00 PM EST
6. Philadelphia Inventors vs New England Nor'easters7:15 PM EST
7. St. Louis Arch Bishops vs Chicago Blaze8:00 PM EST
8. Los Angeles Vibe vs Seattle Sluggers9:30 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 Carolina Cobras (1.0 – 5.0)vsNew York Knights (4.0 - 2.0) team icon

All Time Series Record: (Tied 3.5 - 3.5)

Starts at 7:00 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 90 with 30 second increment

Carolina CobrasNew York Knights
IM Jonathan Schroer: 24371.00.0GM Giorgi Kacheishvili: 2619
FM Ron Simpson: 23300.01.0GM Alex Lenderman: 2608
NM Carlito Agner: 22511.00.0FM Alec Getz: 2377
NM Craig Jones: 22860.01.0Justus Williams: 2167
Average Rating: 2326Average Rating: 2443
Carolina Total2.02.0New York Total

team icon Manhattan Applesauce (2.0 – 4.0)vsBaltimore Kingfishers (3.5 – 2.5) team icon

All Time Series Record: (Manhattan leads 3.5 - 1.5)

Starts at 7:15 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 90 with 30 second increment

Manhattan ApplesauceBaltimore Kingfishers
GM Alex Stripunsky: 26590.01.0GM Sergey Erenburg: 2646
IM Lev Milman: 25011.00.0GM Larry Kaufman: 2452
IM Eli Vovsha: 25391.00.0FM Ralph Zimmer: 2279
James Black: 21020.50.5NM Adithya Balasubramanian: 2255
Average Rating: 2450Average Rating: 2408
Manhattan Total2.51.5Baltimore Total

team icon Miami Sharks (2.0 – 4.0)vsDallas Destiny (2.5 – 3.5) team icon

All Time Series Record: (Tied 5.5 - 5.5)

Starts at 8:00 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 75 with 30 second increment

Miami SharksDallas Destiny
GM Julio Becerra: 26281.00.0GM Alejandro Ramirez: 2645
GM Renier Gonzalez: 25401.00.0IM Daniel Fernandez: 2447
FM Marcel Martinez: 24751.00.0FM Keaton Kiewra: 2361
Nicholas Rosenthal: 20470.01.0WFM Bayaraa Zorigt: 2240
Average Rating: 2423Average Rating: 2423
Miami Total3.01.0Dallas Total

team icon San Francisco Mechanics (4.0 – 2.0)vsArizona Scorpions (4.0 – 2.0) team icon

All Time Series Record: (San Francisco leads 2 - 1)

Starts at 9:00 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 75 with 30 second increment

San Francisco MechanicsArizona Scorpions
GM Jesse Kraai: 25511.00.0IM Rogelio Barcenilla: 2583
IM David Pruess: 24110.01.0IM Daniel Rensch: 2471
FM Daniel Naroditsky: 24530.01.0FM Robby Adamson: 2363
NM Yian Liou: 22540.50.5NM David Adelberg: 2275
Average Rating: 2417Average Rating: 2423
San Francisco Total1.52.5Arizona Total

team icon Boston Blitz (4.5 – 1.5)vsNew Jersey Knockouts (1.5 – 4.5) team icon

All Time Series Record: (New Jersey leads 2.5 - 1.5)

Starts at 7:00 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 90 with 30 second increment

Boston BlitzNew Jersey Knockouts
GM Larry Christiansen: 26650.50.5GM Joel Benjamin: 2614
SM Denys Shmelov: 24710.50.5GM Boris Gulko: 2587
NM Vadim Martirosov: 22480.50.5IM Albert Kapengut: 2372
NM Ilya Krasik: 22530.50.5Anna Matlin: 2078
Average Rating: 2409Average Rating: 2413
Boston Total2.02.0New Jersey Total

team icon Philadelphia Inventors (1.5 - 4.5)vsNew England Nor'easters (5.5 – 0.5) team icon

All Time Series Record: (New England leads 1 - 0)

Starts at 7:15 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 90 with 30 second increment

Philadelphia InventorsNew England Nor'easters
IM Jay Bonin: 24240.50.5IM Robert Hungaski: 2520
FM Karl Dehmelt: 23080.01.0IM Jan van de Mortel: 2462
IM Richard Costigan: 22880.50.5FM Charles Riordan: 2397
NM Elvin Wilson: 22400.01.0NM Alex Cherniack: 2288
Average Rating: 2315Average Rating: 2417
Philadelphia Total1.03.0New England Total

team icon St. Louis Arch Bishops (2.5 – 3.5)vsChicago Blaze (4.5 – 1.5) team icon

All Time Series Record: (Tied 0.5 - 0.5)

Starts at 8:00 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 75 with 30 second increment

St. Louis Arch BishopsChicago Blaze
GM Hikaru Nakamura: 28061.00.0GM Dmitry Gurevich: 2481
GM Ben Finegold: 25890.50.5GM Mesgen Amanov: 2508
IM Michael Brooks: 24110.50.5IM Florin Felecan: 2415
Spencer Finegold: 19740.50.5WIM Cindy Tsai: 2171
Average Rating: 2445Average Rating: 2394
St. Louis Total2.51.5Chicago Total

team icon Los Angeles Vibe (2.5 – 3.5)vsSeattle Sluggers (2.5 – 3.5) team icon

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

Starts at 9:30 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 75 with 30 second increment

Los Angeles VibeSeattle Sluggers
FM Alexandre Kretchetov: 23760.01.0GM Varuzhan Akobian: 2698
FM Joel Banawa: 24160.01.0FM Slava Mikhailuk: 2431
NM Konstantin Kavutskiy: 22531.00.0WGM Katerina Rohonyan: 2327
NM Ankit Gupta: 22901.00.0NM Joshua Sinanan: 2267
Average Rating: 2334Average Rating: 2431
Los Angeles Total2.02.0Seattle Total