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 9 Results, USCL 2012

Monday, October 29th

1. Carolina Cobras vs Dallas Destiny7:45 PM EST
2. Miami Sharks vs Los Angeles Vibe9:00 PM EST
3. St. Louis Arch Bishops vs Arizona Scorpions9:00 PM EST
4. Seattle Sluggers vs San Francisco Mechanics9:00 PM EST

Tuesday, October 30th

5. Philadelphia Inventors vs New York Knights7:00 PM EST
6. Boston Blitz vs New England Nor'easters7:10 PM EST
7. New Jersey Knockouts vs Connecticut Dreadnoughts7:20 PM EST
8. Manhattan Applesauce vs Baltimore Kingfishers7:30 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 (3.0 - 5.0)vsDallas Destiny (6.0 - 2.0) team icon

All Time Series Record: (Dallas leads 4 - 2)

Starts at 7:45 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 75 with 30 second increment

Carolina CobrasDallas Destiny
IM Jonathan Schroer: 24140.01.0GM Julio Sadorra: 2598
FM Kassa Korley: 23530.50.5GM Conrad Holt: 2569
NM Craig Jones: 22490.01.0NM Artur Safin: 2333
NM Joshua Mu: 22421.00.0Travis Guenther: 1969
Average Rating: 2315Average Rating: 2367
Carolina Total1.52.5Dallas Total
Due to a lineup change, on Board Four Dallas will begin 84 minutes while Carolina will begin with 66.
team icon Miami Sharks (3.0 - 5.0)vsLos Angeles Vibe (2.0 - 6.0) team icon

All Time Series Record: (Tied 1 - 1)

Starts at 9:00 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 60 with 30 second increment

Miami SharksLos Angeles Vibe
GM Julio Becerra: 26161.00.0IM Zhanibek Amanov: 2463
SM Robert Perez: 25040.50.5IM Keaton Kiewra: 2436
FM Eric Rodriguez: 23830.01.0FM Konstantin Kavutskiy: 2371
Nicholas Rosenthal: 21460.50.5Nicky Korba: 2007
Average Rating: 2408Average Rating: 2319
Miami Total2.02.0Los Angeles Total

team icon St. Louis Arch Bishops (5.5 - 2.5)vsArizona Scorpions (3.5 - 4.5) team icon

All Time Series Record: (St. Louis leads 1.5 - 0.5)

Starts at 9:00 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 75 with 30 second increment

St. Louis Arch BishopsArizona Scorpions
GM Andre Diamant: 25270.50.5IM Mackenzie Molner: 2511
IM Priyadharshan Kannappan: 24570.50.5IM Levon Altounian: 2493
IM Levan Bregadze: 24160.50.5IM Shahin Mohandesi: 2399
NM Nolan Hendrickson: 22020.01.0NM Dipro Chakraborty: 2306
Average Rating: 2401Average Rating: 2427
St. Louis Total1.52.5Arizona Total

team icon Seattle Sluggers (4.5 – 3.5)vsSan Francisco Mechanics (3.0 – 5.0) team icon

All Time Series Record: (San Francisco leads 6.5 - 3.5)

Starts at 9:00 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 75 with 30 second increment

Seattle SluggersSan Francisco Mechanics
GM Varuzhan Akobian: 26971.00.0GM Vinay Bhat: 2555
IM Georgi Orlov: 25231.00.0GM Jesse Kraai: 2567
NM Joshua Sinanan: 22630.01.0FM Andy Lee: 2300
NM Roland Feng: 22040.50.5NM Cameron Wheeler: 2200
Average Rating: 2422Average Rating: 2406
Seattle Total2.51.5San Francisco Total

team icon Philadelphia Inventors (5.5 - 2.5)vsNew York Knights (5.0 - 3.0) team icon

All Time Series Record: (New York leads 8.5 - 4.5)

Starts at 7:00 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 90 with 30 second increment

Philadelphia InventorsNew York Knights
GM Sergey Erenburg: 27000.50.5GM Giorgi Kacheishvili: 2697
SM William Fisher: 24450.50.5GM Tamaz Gelashvili: 2694
FM Dov Gorman: 23271.00.0SM Matt Herman: 2425
IM Richard Costigan: 22880.50.5Nicolas Checa: 2052
Average Rating: 2440Average Rating: 2467
Philadelphia Total2.51.5New York Total

team icon Boston Blitz (3.0 - 5.0)vsNew England Nor'easters (3.0 - 5.0) team icon

All Time Series Record: (Tied 2 - 2)

Starts at 7:10 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 90 with 30 second increment

Boston BlitzNew England Nor'easters
IM Steven Zierk: 25271.00.0FM Charles Riordan: 2438
SM Denys Shmelov: 25020.50.5IM Jonathan Yedidia: 2433
FM Kazim Gulamali: 24191.00.0FM Braden Bournival: 2385
NM Jake Miller: 21550.50.5FM Christopher Chase: 2372
Average Rating: 2401Average Rating: 2407
Boston Total3.01.0New England Total

team icon New Jersey Knockouts (4.5 - 3.5)vsConnecticut Dreadnoughts (3.5 - 4.5) team icon

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

Starts at 7:20 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 90 with 30 second increment

New Jersey KnockoutsConnecticut Dreadnoughts
GM Alex Stripunsky: 26730.01.0GM Robert Hess: 2719
GM Joel Benjamin: 26461.00.0GM Mikheil Kekelidze: 2628
IM Albert Kapengut: 23670.50.5NM Ian Harris: 2342
Praveen Balakrishnan: 20970.01.0NM Kapil Chandran: 2246
Average Rating: 2446Average Rating: 2484
New Jersey Total1.52.5Connecticut Total

team icon Manhattan Applesauce (4.5 - 3.5)vsBaltimore Kingfishers (4.5 - 3.5) team icon

All Time Series Record: (Manhattan leads 5.5 - 1.5)

Starts at 7:30 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 90 with 30 second increment

Manhattan ApplesauceBaltimore Kingfishers
GM Vladimir Romanenko: 25130.50.5GM Niclas Huschenbeth: 2582
IM Eli Vovsha: 25141.00.0IM Tegshsuren Enkhbat: 2509
IM Farai Mandizha: 24841.00.0NM Adithya Balasubramanian: 2345
Shaun Smith: 20661.00.0WIM Tsagaan Battsetseg: 2248
Average Rating: 2394Average Rating: 2421
Manhattan Total3.50.5Baltimore Total
Due to Hurricane Sandy making it impossible for several players to compete, the two teams reached an agreement regarding eligible players and rating average, not in line with the usual rules, to allow the match to be able to happen