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 2011

Monday, August 29th

1. Manhattan Applesauce vs Philadelphia Inventors7:15 PM EST
2. Miami Sharks vs Arizona Scorpions9:00 PM EST
3. Los Angeles Vibe vs Dallas Destiny9:00 PM EST

Wednesday, August 31st

4. Boston Blitz vs New England Nor'easters7:00 PM EST
5. Carolina Cobras vs New Jersey Knockouts7:15 PM EST
6. Baltimore Kingfishers vs New York Knights7:30 PM EST
7. St. Louis Arch Bishops vs San Francisco Mechanics8:30 PM EST
8. Seattle Sluggers 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 Manhattan ApplesaucevsPhiladelphia Inventors team icon

All Time Series Record: (Philadelphia leads 2.5 - 1.5)

Starts at 7:15 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 90 with 30 second increment

Manhattan ApplesaucePhiladelphia Inventors
IM Lev Milman: 24901.00.0GM Sergey Erenburg: 2679
IM John Bartholomew: 24990.50.5IM Jay Bonin: 2438
FM Farai Mandizha: 24940.50.5FM Michael Shahade: 2679
NM Matan Prilleltensky: 21860.01.0NM William Fisher: 2369
Average Rating: 2417Average Rating: 2432
Manhattan Total2.02.0Philadelphia Total

team icon Miami SharksvsArizona Scorpions team icon

All Time Series Record: (Miami leads 3 - 1)

Starts at 9:00 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 60 with 30 second increment

Miami SharksArizona Scorpions
GM Julio Becerra: 26400.50.5IM Mackenzie Molner: 2482
FM Eric Rodriguez: 23970.01.0IM Levon Altounian: 2483
NM Alberto Hernandez: 23210.01.0FM Robby Adamson: 2388
FM Jorge Pelaez: 22641.00.0WFM Amanda Mateer: 2132
Average Rating: 2406Average Rating: 2371
Miami Total1.52.5Arizona Total

team icon Los Angeles VibevsDallas Destiny team icon

All Time Series Record: (Dallas leads 1.5 - 0.5)

Starts at 9:00 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 75 with 30 second increment

Los Angeles VibeDallas Destiny
IM Zhanibek Amanov: 24721.00.0GM Julio Sadorra: 2561
FM Joel Banawa: 24560.01.0IM Conrad Holt: 2520
FM Michael Casella: 23341.00.0FM Tautvydas Vedrickas: 2350
FM Eugene Yanayt: 23050.01.0NM Chaitanya Vaidya: 2333
Average Rating: 2392Average Rating: 2441
Los Angeles Total2.02.0Dallas Total

team icon Boston BlitzvsNew England Nor'easters team icon

All Time Series Record: (Tied 1 - 1)

Starts at 7:00 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 90 with 30 second increment

Boston BlitzNew England Nor'easters
SM Jorge Sammour-Hasbun: 26041.00.0IM Robert Hungaski: 2621
FM David Griego: 24940.50.5IM David Vigorito: 2547
NM Vadim Martirosov: 23290.50.5NM Alex Cherniack: 2319
NM Christopher Gu: 22830.50.5NM Alex Fikiet: 2255
Average Rating: 2428Average Rating: 2436
Boston Total2.51.5New England Total

team icon Carolina CobrasvsNew Jersey Knockouts team icon

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

Starts at 7:15 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 90 with 30 second increment

Carolina CobrasNew Jersey Knockouts
IM Jonathan Schroer: 24351.00.0GM Alex Fishbein: 2563
FM Kassa Korley: 23681.00.0IM Albert Kapengut: 2374
FM Ron Simpson: 23170.50.5FM Arthur Shen: 2291
NM Craig Jones: 23050.01.0Anna Matlin: 2082
Average Rating: 2356Average Rating: 2328
Carolina Total2.51.5New Jersey Total

team icon Baltimore KingfishersvsNew York Knights team icon

All Time Series Record: (Baltimore leads 5.5 - 4.5)

Starts at 7:30 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 90 with 30 second increment

Baltimore KingfishersNew York Knights
GM Giorgi Margvelashvili: 25380.01.0GM Giorgi Kacheishvili: 2653
IM Tegshsuren Enkhbat: 24260.50.5GM John Fedorowicz: 2523
NM Jared Defibaugh: 23631.00.0SM Matt Herman: 2426
NM Adithya Balasubramanian: 22920.01.0NM Justus Williams: 2239
Average Rating: 2405Average Rating: 2460
Baltimore Total1.52.5New York Total

team icon St. Louis Arch BishopsvsSan Francisco Mechanics team icon

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

Starts at 8:30 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 75 with 30 second increment

St. Louis Arch BishopsSan Francisco Mechanics
GM Ben Finegold: 25681.00.0GM Jesse Kraai: 2567
FM Joaquin Banawa: 23660.01.0IM Daniel Naroditsky: 2516
FM Doug Eckert: 22400.01.0IM David Pruess: 2414
NM Jialin Ding: 22440.50.5NM Samuel Sevian: 2262
Average Rating: 2355Average Rating: 2440
St. Louis Total1.52.5San Francisco Total

team icon Seattle SluggersvsChicago Blaze team icon

All Time Series Record: (Tied 1.5 - 1.5)

Starts at 9:00 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 75 with 30 second increment

Seattle SluggersChicago Blaze
GM Varuzhan Akobian: 26980.50.5GM Dmitry Gurevich: 2547
FM Costin Cozianu: 25080.01.0IM Florin Felecan: 2406
NM Dereque Kelley: 22410.01.0IM Angelo Young: 2415
NM David Golub: 21880.01.0NM Eric Rosen: 2333
Average Rating: 2409Average Rating: 2425
Seattle Total0.53.5Chicago Total