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 2012

Tuesday, September 4th

1. Manhattan Applesauce vs New York Knights7:00 PM EST
2. Boston Blitz vs Connecticut Dreadnoughts7:10 PM EST
3. New Jersey Knockouts vs New England Nor'easters7:20 PM EST
4. Philadelphia Inventors vs Baltimore Kingfishers7:30 PM EST

Wednesday, September 5th

5. Miami Sharks vs St. Louis Arch Bishops8:00 PM EST
6. San Francisco Mechanics vs Carolina Cobras8:30 PM EST
7. Dallas Destiny vs Seattle Sluggers9:00 PM EST
8. Los Angeles Vibe vs Arizona Scorpions9:00 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 ApplesaucevsNew York Knights team icon

All Time Series Record: (New York leads 4.5 - 1.5)

Starts at 7:00 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 90 with 30 second increment

Manhattan ApplesauceNew York Knights
GM Vladimir Romanenko: 25131.00.0GM Tamaz Gelashvili: 2694
IM Lev Milman: 24790.01.0GM Alex Lenderman: 2703
FM Oleg Zaikov: 23740.01.0FM Michael Bodek: 2409
NM Alex King: 23031.00.0Nicolas Checa: 2052
Average Rating: 2417 Average Rating: 2465
Manhattan Total2.02.0New York Total

team icon Boston BlitzvsConnecticut Dreadnoughts team icon

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

Starts at 7:10 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 90 with 30 second increment

Boston BlitzConnecticut Dreadnoughts
SM Jorge Sammour-Hasbun: 26150.50.5GM Robert Hess: 2719
IM Steven Zierk: 25270.01.0GM Mikheil Kekelidze: 2628
FM Kazim Gulamali: 24191.00.0WIM Yuanling Yuan: 2270
Joel Hanks: 19820.01.0NM Kapil Chandran: 2246
Average Rating: 2386Average Rating: 2466
Boston Total1.52.5Connecticut Total

team icon New Jersey KnockoutsvsNew England Nor'easters team icon

All Time Series Record: (New England leads 1.5 - 0.5)

Starts at 7:20 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 90 with 30 second increment

New Jersey KnockoutsNew England Nor'easters
GM Alex Stripunsky: 26730.50.5GM Alexander Ivanov: 2656
IM Albert Kapengut: 23671.00.0FM Braden Bournival: 2385
FM Arthur Shen: 23581.00.0FM Christopher Chase: 2372
NM Christopher Wu: 23040.01.0NM Ben Goldberg: 2233
Average Rating: 2426 Average Rating: 2412
New Jersey Total2.51.5New England Total
Due to late lineup submission, on each board New Jersey will begin with 101 minutes while New England will begin with 79.


team icon Philadelphia InventorsvsBaltimore Kingfishers team icon

All Time Series Record: (Philadelphia leads 7.5 - 4.5)

Starts at 7:30 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 90 with 30 second increment

Philadelphia InventorsBaltimore Kingfishers
GM Sergey Erenburg: 27000.50.5IM Tegshsuren Enkhbat: 2509
SM William Fisher: 24450.50.5IM Nazi Paikidze: 2444
FM Dov Gorman: 23271.00.0NM Jared Defibaugh: 2357
IM Richard Costigan: 22880.01.0FM Ralph Zimmer: 2304
Average Rating: 2440Average Rating: 2404
Philadelphia Total2.02.0Baltimore Total

team icon Miami SharksvsSt. Louis Arch Bishops team icon

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

Starts at 8:00 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 75 with 30 second increment

Miami SharksSt. Louis Arch Bishops
GM Julio Becerra: 26161.00.0GM Ben Finegold: 2568
SM Robert Perez: 25040.01.0IM Priyadharshan Kannappan: 2457
FM Eric Rodriguez: 23831.00.0FM Doug Eckert: 2229
Nicholas Rosenthal: 21461.00.0NM Nolan Hendrickson: 2202
Average Rating: 2408Average Rating: 2364
Miami Total3.01.0St. Louis Total

team icon San Francisco MechanicsvsCarolina Cobras team icon

All Time Series Record: (San Francisco leads 3.5 - 0.5)

Starts at 8:30 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 75 with 30 second increment

San Francisco MechanicsCarolina Cobras
GM Vinay Bhat: 25550.01.0IM Jonathan Schroer: 2414
GM Jesse Kraai: 25671.00.0FM Kassa Korley: 2353
FM Samuel Sevian: 23961.00.0FM Ron Simpson: 2288
NM Cameron Wheeler: 22000.01.0NM Joshua Mu: 2242
Average Rating: 2430Average Rating: 2324
San Francisco Total2.02.0Carolina Total

team icon Dallas DestinyvsSeattle Sluggers team icon

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

Starts at 9:00 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 75 with 30 second increment

Dallas DestinySeattle Sluggers
GM Cristian Chirila: 25751.00.0FM Costin Cozianu: 2508
IM Puchen Wang: 25091.00.0FM Slava Mikhailuk: 2415
NM Artur Safin: 23331.00.0FM Curt Collyer: 2294
NM Jonathan Chiang: 22341.00.0NM Peter Lessler: 2177
Average Rating: 2413Average Rating: 2349
Dallas Total4.00.0Seattle Total

team icon Los Angeles VibevsArizona Scorpions 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

Los Angeles VibeArizona Scorpions
IM Andranik Matikozyan: 24700.01.0IM Mackenzie Molner: 2511
IM Zhanibek Amanov: 24630.50.5IM Levon Altounian: 2493
FM Konstantin Kavutskiy: 23710.01.0IM Mark Ginsburg: 2400
Nicky Korba: 20070.50.5WFM Amanda Mateer: 2144
Average Rating: 2328Average Rating: 2387
Los Angeles Total1.03.0Arizona Total
Due to lineup changes, on Boards Two, Three, and Four Arizona will begin with 87 minutes while Los Angeles will begin with 63.