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 4 Results, USCL 2011

Monday, September 19th

1. Philadelphia Inventors vs New England Nor'easters7:00 PM EST
2. Baltimore Kingfishers vs Boston Blitz7:15 PM EST
3. Miami Sharks vs San Francisco Mechanics8:30 PM EST
4. Seattle Sluggers vs Dallas Destiny9:00 PM EST

Wednesday, September 21st

5. Manhattan Applesauce vs New Jersey Knockouts7:00 PM EST
6. Carolina Cobras vs New York Knights7:15 PM EST
7. St. Louis Arch Bishops vs Arizona Scorpions9:00 PM EST
8. Los Angeles Vibe 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 Philadelphia Inventors (1.5 - 1.5)vsNew England Nor'easters (0.5 – 2.5) team icon

All Time Series Record: (New England leads 2 - 0)

Starts at 7:00 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 90 with 30 second increment

Philadelphia InventorsNew England Nor'easters
GM Sergey Erenburg: 26790.50.5GM Sam Shankland: 2624
FM Tom Bartell: 24051.00.0IM Robert Hungaski: 2621
IM Jay Bonin: 24381.00.0FM Braden Bournival: 2396
NM William Fisher: 23691.00.0NM Mika Brattain: 2208
Average Rating: 2473Average Rating: 2462
Philadelphia Total3.50.5New England Total

team icon Baltimore Kingfishers (1.5 – 1.5)vsBoston Blitz (2.5 – 0.5) team icon

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

Starts at 7:15 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 90 with 30 second increment

Baltimore KingfishersBoston Blitz
GM Larry Kaufman: 24670.50.5FM David Griego: 2494
IM Tegshsuren Enkhbat: 24260.50.5NM Vadim Martirosov: 2329
NM Jared Defibaugh: 23631.00.0NM Ilya Krasik: 2264
NM Ian Schoch: 22961.00.0NM Christopher Gu: 2283
Average Rating: 2388Average Rating: 2343
Baltimore Total3.01.0Boston Total

team icon Miami Sharks (1.0 – 2.0)vsSan Francisco Mechanics (2.5 – 0.5) team icon

All Time Series Record: (Tied 7 - 7)

Starts at 8:30 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 75 with 30 second increment

Miami SharksSan Francisco Mechanics
GM Julio Becerra: 26401.00.0GM Vinay Bhat: 2555
FM Eric Rodriguez: 23970.01.0GM Jesse Kraai: 2567
FM Jorge Pelaez: 22641.00.0IM Daniel Naroditsky: 2516
NM Ernesto Alvarez: 22071.00.0Uyanga Byambaa: 2070
Average Rating: 2377Average Rating: 2427
Miami Total3.01.0San Francisco Total
Due to a lineup change, on Board Three San Francisco will begin with 93 minutes while Miami will begin with 57.


team icon Seattle Sluggers (1.0 – 2.0)vsDallas Destiny (2.0 – 1.0) team icon

All Time Series Record: (Seattle leads 4.5 - 3.5)

Starts at 9:00 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 75 with 30 second increment

Seattle SluggersDallas Destiny
IM Georgi Orlov: 25411.00.0IM Salvijus Bercys: 2576
FM Costin Cozianu: 25080.01.0GM Julio Sadorra: 2561
NM Joshua Sinanan: 22880.01.0IM Conrad Holt: 2520
NM Dereque Kelley: 22411.00.0WFM Patrycja Labedz: 2141
Average Rating: 2395Average Rating: 2450
Seattle Total2.02.0Dallas Total

team icon Manhattan Applesauce (2.0 – 1.0)vsNew Jersey Knockouts (0.0 - 3.0) team icon

All Time Series Record: (Manhattan leads 4.5 - 1.5)

Starts at 7:00 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 90 with 30 second increment

Manhattan ApplesauceNew Jersey Knockouts
GM Alex Stripunsky: 26940.50.5GM Joel Benjamin: 2640
IM John Bartholomew: 24990.50.5IM Igor Berezovsky: 2487
FM Farai Mandizha: 24941.00.0FM Carsten Hansen: 2318
NM James Black: 21940.01.0Christopher Wu: 2151
Average Rating: 2470Average Rating: 2399
Manhattan Total2.02.0New Jersey Total

team icon Carolina Cobras (2.0 – 1.0)vsNew York Knights (2.0 - 1.0) team icon

All Time Series Record: (Tied 4 - 4)

Starts at 7:15 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 90 with 30 second increment

Carolina CobrasNew York Knights
IM Jonathan Schroer: 24350.01.0GM Giorgi Kacheishvili: 2653
FM Kassa Korley: 23680.01.0GM John Fedorowicz: 2523
FM Ron Simpson: 23171.00.0SM Matt Herman: 2426
NM Craig Jones: 23050.01.0NM Justus Williams: 2239
Average Rating: 2356Average Rating: 2460
Carolina Total1.03.0New York Total

team icon St. Louis Arch Bishops (0.0 - 3.0)vsArizona Scorpions (1.0 – 2.0) team icon

All Time Series Record: (Tied 0.5 - 0.5)

Starts at 9:00 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 75 with 30 second increment

St. Louis Arch BishopsArizona Scorpions
GM Ben Finegold: 25681.00.0IM Mackenzie Molner: 2482
IM Goran Vojinovic: 25670.50.5IM Levon Altounian: 2483
FM Doug Eckert: 22401.00.0FM Robby Adamson: 2388
Nick Karlow: 20680.01.0FM Pedram Atoufi: 2326
Average Rating: 2361Average Rating: 2420
St. Louis Total2.51.5Arizona Total

team icon Los Angeles Vibe (1.5 – 1.5)vsChicago Blaze (3.0 - 0.0) team icon

All Time Series Record: (Los Angeles leads 1 - 0)

Starts at 9:00 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 75 with 30 second increment

Los Angeles VibeChicago Blaze
GM Melikset Khachiyan: 25630.50.5GM Yury Shulman: 2687
IM Zhanibek Amanov: 24720.01.0GM Mesgen Amanov: 2576
WGM Tatev Abrahamyan: 24150.50.5FM Jim Dean: 2336
Albert Lu: 20860.01.0NM Gopal Menon: 2222
Average Rating: 2384Average Rating: 2455
Los Angeles Total1.03.0Chicago Total