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 2014

Tuesday, September 16th

1. St. Louis Arch Bishops vs Connecticut Dreadnoughts8:00 PM EST
2. Dallas Destiny vs San Francisco Mechanics8:30 PM EST
3. Rio Grande Ospreys vs Seattle Sluggers9:00 PM EST
4. Los Angeles Vibe vs Arizona Scorpions9:15 PM EST

Wednesday, September 17th

5. New Jersey Knockouts vs New England Nor'easters7:10 PM EST
6. New York Knights vs Manhattan Applesauce7:15 PM EST
7. Carolina Cobras vs Miami Sharks7:20 PM EST
8. Atlanta Kings vs Baltimore Kingfishers7:30 PM EST
9. Boston Blitz vs Philadelphia Inventors7:40 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 St. Louis Arch Bishops (3.0 - 0.0) vs Connecticut Dreadnoughts (1.5 - 1.5) team icon

All Time Series Record: (Tied 1 - 1)

Starts at 8:00 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 75 with 30 second increment

St. Louis Arch BishopsConnecticut Dreadnoughts
GM Wesley So: 27510.50.5GM Alex Lenderman: 2701
GM Le Quang Liem: 27851.00.0GM Mark Paragua: 2588
WGM Anna Sharevich: 23670.01.0NM Ian Harris: 2308
Julian Proleiko: 19540.01.0NM Zachary Tanenbaum: 2208
Average Rating: 2464Average Rating: 2451
St. Louis Total1.52.5Connecticut Total

team icon Dallas Destiny (3.0 - 0.0) vs San Francisco Mechanics (1.5 - 1.5) team icon

All Time Series Record: (San Francisco leads 9.5 - 5.5)

Starts at 8:30 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 75 with 30 second increment

Dallas DestinySan Francisco Mechanics
GM Julio Sadorra: 26850.50.5GM Daniel Naroditsky: 2675
IM Jeffery Xiong: 25421.00.0IM David Pruess: 2407
NM Francisco Guadalupe II: 23510.50.5FM Andy Lee: 2361
NM Karthik Ramachandran: 22570.01.0NM Siddharth Banik: 2236
Average Rating: 2459Average Rating: 2420
Dallas Total2.02.0San Francisco Total

team icon Rio Grande Ospreys (2.5 - 0.5) vs Seattle Sluggers (1.0 - 2.0) 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

Rio Grande OspreysSeattle Sluggers
GM Anton Kovalyov: 27171.00.0IM Georgi Orlov: 2528
GM Andrey Stukopin: 26311.00.0GM Emil Anka: 2497
WGM Katerina Nemcova: 23620.50.5NM Roland Feng: 2305
WIM Alejandra Guerrero: 21100.01.0NM David Golub: 2270
Average Rating: 2455Average Rating: 2400
Rio Grande Total2.51.5Seattle Total

team icon Los Angeles Vibe (0.0 - 3.0) vs Arizona Scorpions (1.5 - 1.5) team icon

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

Starts at 9:15 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 75 with 30 second increment

Los Angeles VibeArizona Scorpions
GM Melikset Khachiyan: 26330.01.0GM Mackenzie Molner: 2581
IM Larry Remlinger: 23750.01.0IM Mark Ginsburg: 2397
NM Nicky Korba: 22611.00.0FM Pedram Atoufi: 2355
FM Michael Casella: 22621.00.0WFM Amanda Mateer: 2113
Average Rating: 2383Average Rating: 2362
Los Angeles Total2.02.0Arizona Total

team icon New Jersey Knockouts (1.5 - 1.5) vs New England Nor'easters (0.0 - 3.0) team icon

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

Starts at 7:10 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 75 with 30 second increment

New Jersey KnockoutsNew England Nor'easters
GM Alex Stripunsky: 26560.50.5GM Alexander Ivanov: 2589
GM Joel Benjamin: 26340.01.0IM David Vigorito: 2519
NM Dmitriy Volkov: 23710.50.5SM Mika Brattain: 2453
Aaron Jacobson: 21391.00.0 Carissa Yip: 2141
Average Rating: 2450Average Rating: 2426
New Jersey Total2.02.0New England Total

team icon New York Knights (2.0 - 1.0) vs Manhattan Applesauce (2.0 - 1.0) team icon

All Time Series Record: (New York leads 7 - 4)

Starts at 7:15 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 75 with 30 second increment

New York KnightsManhattan Applesauce
GM Pascal Charbonneau: 25520.50.5IM Victor Shen: 2510
SM Matt Herman: 24390.50.5IM Farai Mandizha: 2478
NM Alex King: 23331.00.0NM Levy Rozman: 2382
NM Gary Huang: 23581.00.0 Shaun Smith: 2065
Average Rating: 2421Average Rating: 2359
New York Total3.01.0Manhattan Total
Due to a lineup change, on Boards Three and Four New York will begin with 87 minutes while Manhattan will begin with 63.
team icon Carolina Cobras (1.0 - 2.0) vs Miami Sharks (0.5 - 2.5) team icon

All Time Series Record: (Miami leads 6 - 2)

Starts at 7:20 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 75 with 30 second increment

Carolina CobrasMiami Sharks
IM Kassa Korley: 24860.01.0GM Julio Becerra: 2626
FM Andrey Chumachenko: 24350.50.5FM Marcel Martinez: 2474
NM Kevin Mo: 23341.00.0NM Tony Arencibia: 2251
Aaron Balleisen: 21050.01.0NM Carlos Gaston Andretta: 2228
Average Rating: 2340Average Rating: 2395
Carolina Total1.52.5Miami Total

team icon Atlanta Kings (1.5 - 1.5) vs Baltimore Kingfishers (1.0 - 2.0) 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 KingsBaltimore Kingfishers
IM Carlos Perdomo: 24000.01.0IM Tanguy Ringoir: 2583
NM Damir Studen: 23720.01.0IM Levan Bregadze: 2530
NM Richard Francisco: 23820.01.0NM Jared Defibaugh: 2325
NM Michael Corallo: 22840.50.5NM Andrew Zheng: 2208
Average Rating: 2360Average Rating: 2412
Atlanta Total0.53.5Baltimore Total

team icon Boston Blitz (1.0 - 2.0) vs Philadelphia Inventors (2.5 - 0.5) team icon

All Time Series Record: (Boston leads 9.5 - 2.5)

Starts at 7:40 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 75 with 30 second increment

Boston BlitzPhiladelphia Inventors
IM Samuel Sevian: 25710.50.5IM Tom Bartell: 2448
FM Denys Shmelov: 24730.50.5FM Dov Gorman: 2400
NM Chris Williams: 23100.01.0NM Peter Minear: 2365
NM Ilya Krasik: 22640.01.0NM Todd Bryant: 2201
Average Rating: 2405Average Rating: 2354
Boston Total1.03.0Philadelphia Total