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 2 Results, USCL 2014

Tuesday, September 2nd

1. Miami Sharks vs St. Louis Arch Bishops8:00 PM EST
2. Los Angeles Vibe vs Rio Grande Ospreys9:00 PM EST
3. Arizona Scorpions vs Dallas Destiny9:00 PM EST
4. San Francisco Mechanics vs Seattle Sluggers9:00 PM EST

Wednesday, September 3rd

5. Philadelphia Inventors vs New Jersey Knockouts7:00 PM EST
6. New England Nor'easters vs New York Knights7:10 PM EST
7. Baltimore Kingfishers vs Carolina Cobras7:20 PM EST
8. Atlanta Kings vs Connecticut Dreadnoughts7:30 PM EST
9. Boston Blitz vs Manhattan Applesauce7:40 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 Miami Sharks (0.0 - 1.0) vs St. Louis Arch Bishops (1.0 - 0.0) team icon

All Time Series Record: (Miami leads 4 - 1)

Starts at 8:00 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 75 with 30 second increment

Miami SharksSt. Louis Arch Bishops
GM Julio Becerra: 26260.50.5GM Le Quang Liem: 2785
GM Renier Gonzalez: 25100.01.0GM Varuzhan Akobian: 2758
NM Carlos Gaston Andretta: 22280.01.0WGM Anna Sharevich: 2367
Carlos Hoyos: 20980.50.5 Jacob Wilkins: 1909
Average Rating: 2366Average Rating: 2455
Miami Total1.03.0St. Louis Total

team icon Los Angeles Vibe (0.0 - 1.0) vs Rio Grande Ospreys (0.5 - 0.5) team icon

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

Starts at 9:00 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 75 with 30 second increment

Los Angeles VibeRio Grande Ospreys
IM Andranik Matikozyan: 25380.50.5GM Anton Kovalyov: 2717
FM Konstantin Kavutskiy: 23970.01.0GM Andrey Stukopin: 2631
FM Mark Duckworth: 23160.01.0WGM Katerina Nemcova: 2362
FM Michael Casella: 22621.00.0 Jeffrey Serna: 2074
Average Rating: 2378Average Rating: 2446
Los Angeles Total1.52.5Rio Grande Total

team icon Arizona Scorpions (1.0 - 0.0) vs Dallas Destiny (1.0 - 0.0) team icon

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

Starts at 9:00 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 75 with 30 second increment

Arizona ScorpionsDallas Destiny
GM Mackenzie Molner: 25810.01.0GM Julio Sadorra: 2685
IM Mark Ginsburg: 23970.50.5IM Jeffery Xiong: 2542
FM Pedram Atoufi: 23550.01.0NM Francisco Guadalupe II: 2351
WFM Amanda Mateer: 21130.01.0NM Karthik Ramachandran: 2257
Average Rating: 2362Average Rating: 2459
Arizona Total0.53.5Dallas Total
Due to a lineup change, on Board Three Dallas will begin with 93 minutes while Arizona will begin with 57.
team icon San Francisco Mechanics (0.5 - 0.5) vs Seattle Sluggers (0.0 - 1.0) team icon

All Time Series Record: (San Francisco leads 7.5 - 5.5)

Starts at 9:00 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 75 with 30 second increment

San Francisco MechanicsSeattle Sluggers
GM Vinay Bhat: 25550.50.5FM Costin Cozianu: 2466
GM Jesse Kraai: 25890.01.0FM Curt Collyer: 2302
FM Andy Lee: 23610.01.0NM Roland Feng: 2305
Hans Niemann: 21360.01.0NM David Golub: 2270
Average Rating: 2410Average Rating: 2336
San Francisco Total0.53.5Seattle Total

team icon Philadelphia Inventors (1.0 - 0.0) vs New Jersey Knockouts (0.0 - 1.0) team icon

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

Starts at 7:00 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 75 with 30 second increment

Philadelphia InventorsNew Jersey Knockouts
IM Tom Bartell: 24480.01.0GM Alex Stripunsky: 2656
NM Peter Minear: 23650.01.0GM Joel Benjamin: 2634
FM Rodion Rubenchik: 23291.00.0NM Christopher Wu: 2363
NM Todd Bryant: 22011.00.0 Haik der Manuelian: 2149
Average Rating: 2336Average Rating: 2451
Philadelphia Total2.02.0New Jersey Total

team icon New England Nor'easters (0.0 - 1.0) vs New York Knights (0.5 - 0.5) team icon

All Time Series Record: (Tied 3 - 3)

Starts at 7:10 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 75 with 30 second increment

New England Nor'eastersNew York Knights
GM Alexander Ivanov: 25890.50.5GM Gata Kamsky: 2785
IM David Vigorito: 25190.01.0SM Matt Herman: 2439
FM Steven Winer: 24191.00.0NM Gary Huang: 2358
Carissa Yip: 21410.01.0NM Qibiao Wang: 2320
Average Rating: 2417Average Rating: 2476
New England Total1.52.5New York Total

team icon Baltimore Kingfishers (0.0 - 1.0) vs Carolina Cobras (0.0 - 1.0) team icon

All Time Series Record: (Tied 4.5 - 4.5)

Starts at 7:20 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 75 with 30 second increment

Baltimore KingfishersCarolina Cobras
IM Tegshsuren Enkhbat: 24500.01.0IM Kassa Korley: 2486
GM Larry Kaufman: 23910.01.0NM Ilker Bozkurt: 2383
NM Jared Defibaugh: 23250.01.0NM Kevin Mo: 2334
NM Andrew Zheng: 22081.00.0FM Robin Cunningham: 2268
Average Rating: 2344Average Rating: 2368
Baltimore Total1.03.0Carolina Total

team icon Atlanta Kings (1.0 - 0.0) vs Connecticut Dreadnoughts (1.0 - 0.0) team icon

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

Starts at 7:30 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 75 with 30 second increment

Atlanta KingsConnecticut Dreadnoughts
SM Deepak Aaron: 24460.01.0GM Michael Rohde: 2512
NM Damir Studen: 23721.00.0FM Leif Pressman: 2432
FM Kazim Gulamali: 23970.01.0SM Joshua Colas: 2400
NM Richard Francisco: 23821.00.0FM Jason Shi: 2220
Average Rating: 2399Average Rating: 2391
Atlanta Total2.02.0Connecticut Total

team icon Boston Blitz (0.5 - 0.5) vs Manhattan Applesauce (1.0 - 0.0) team icon

All Time Series Record: (Boston leads 7 - 2)

Starts at 7:40 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 75 with 30 second increment

Boston BlitzManhattan Applesauce
IM Steven Zierk: 25430.50.5IM Aleksandr Ostrovskiy: 2486
FM Denys Shmelov: 24731.00.0FM Andrew Shvartsman: 2432
NM Chris Williams: 23100.01.0FM Rico Salimbagat: 2286
NM Ilya Krasik: 22640.01.0NM Levy Rozman: 2382
Average Rating: 2398Average Rating: 2397
Boston Total1.52.5Manhattan Total