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 7 Results, USCL 2014

Tuesday, October 7th

1. Atlanta Kings vs Philadelphia Inventors7:00 PM EST
2. Miami Sharks vs New England Nor'easters7:15 PM EST
3. Rio Grande Ospreys vs New Jersey Knockouts7:30 PM EST
4. St. Louis Arch Bishops vs Boston Blitz7:45 PM EST
5. Dallas Destiny vs New York Knights8:00 PM EST

Wednesday, October 8th

6. Connecticut Dreadnoughts vs San Francisco Mechanics8:30 PM EST
7. Los Angeles Vibe vs Manhattan Applesauce9:00 PM EST
8. Baltimore Kingfishers vs Arizona Scorpions9:00 PM EST
9. Carolina Cobras vs Seattle Sluggers9:00 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 Atlanta Kings (2.5 - 3.5) vs Philadelphia Inventors (4.5 - 1.5) team icon

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

Starts at 7:00 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 75 with 30 second increment

Atlanta KingsPhiladelphia Inventors
SM Deepak Aaron: 24461.00.0NM Peter Minear: 2365
FM Daniel Gurevich: 23931.00.0FM Rodion Rubenchik: 2329
NM Damir Studen: 23720.50.5IM Richard Costigan: 2288
NM Richard Francisco: 23821.00.0FM Karl Dehmelt: 2255
Average Rating: 2398Average Rating: 2309
Atlanta Total3.50.5Philadelphia Total

team icon Miami Sharks (2.5 - 3.5) vs New England Nor'easters (0.5 - 5.5) team icon

All Time Series Record: (New England leads 2.5 - 0.5)

Starts at 7:15 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 75 with 30 second increment

Miami SharksNew England Nor'easters
GM Julio Becerra: 26261.00.0IM David Vigorito: 2519
FM Marcel Martinez: 24741.00.0SM Mika Brattain: 2453
NM Oscar Maldonado: 22091.00.0FM Christopher Chase: 2411
John Salisbury: 19980.01.0NM Andrew Liu: 2284
Average Rating: 2327Average Rating: 2417
Miami Total3.01.0New England Total

team icon Rio Grande Ospreys (4.5 - 1.5) vs New Jersey Knockouts (4.0 - 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

Rio Grande OspreysNew Jersey Knockouts
GM Andrey Stukopin: 26311.00.0GM Alex Stripunsky: 2656
GM Holden Hernandez: 25820.01.0GM Joel Benjamin: 2634
FM Robert Miramontes: 22210.50.5NM Dmitriy Volkov: 2371
WIM Alejandra Guerrero: 21100.01.0 Aaron Jacobson: 2139
Average Rating: 2386Average Rating: 2450
Rio Grande Total1.52.5New Jersey Total

team icon St. Louis Arch Bishops (3.5 - 2.5) vs Boston Blitz (1.5 - 4.5) team icon

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

Starts at 7:45 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 75 with 30 second increment

St. Louis Arch BishopsBoston Blitz
GM Wesley So: 27511.00.0IM Steven Zierk: 2543
GM Le Quang Liem: 27850.50.5IM Samuel Sevian: 2571
NM Matthew Larson: 22510.50.5NM Vadim Martirosov: 2381
NM Spencer Finegold: 21871.00.0NM Ilya Krasik: 2264
Average Rating: 2494Average Rating: 2440
St. Louis Total3.01.0Boston Total

team icon Dallas Destiny (4.5 - 1.5) vs New York Knights (5.0 - 1.0) team icon

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

Starts at 8:00 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 75 with 30 second increment

Dallas DestinyNew York Knights
GM Julio Sadorra: 26850.01.0GM Gata Kamsky: 2785
GM Conrad Holt: 26641.00.0GM Pascal Charbonneau: 2552
NM Karthik Ramachandran: 22570.50.5NM Qibiao Wang: 2320
NM Atulya Vaidya: 21650.50.5FM Aravind Kumar: 2201
Average Rating: 2443Average Rating: 2465
Dallas Total2.02.0New York Total

team icon Connecticut Dreadnoughts (2.5 - 3.5) vs San Francisco Mechanics (4.0 - 2.0) team icon

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

Starts at 8:30 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 75 with 30 second increment

Connecticut DreadnoughtsSan Francisco Mechanics
GM Mark Paragua: 25880.50.5GM Vinay Bhat: 2555
GM Michael Rohde: 25120.50.5IM David Pruess: 2407
FM Leif Pressman: 24320.50.5FM Andy Lee: 2361
NM Yoon-Young Kim: 21160.01.0NM Vignesh Panchanatham: 2332
Average Rating: 2412Average Rating: 2414
Connecticut Total1.52.5San Francisco Total

team icon Los Angeles Vibe (2.0 - 4.0) vs Manhattan Applesauce (3.5 - 2.5) team icon

All Time Series Record: (Tied 0.5 - 0.5)

Starts at 9:00 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 60 with 30 second increment

Los Angeles VibeManhattan Applesauce
IM Andranik Matikozyan: 25381.00.0IM Victor Shen: 2510
IM Luke Harmon-Vellotti: 25220.01.0IM Aleksandr Ostrovskiy: 2486
NM Nicky Korba: 22610.50.5SM Ryan Goldenberg: 2384
FM Michael Casella: 22620.01.0 Shaun Smith: 2065
Average Rating: 2396Average Rating: 2361
Los Angeles Total1.52.5Manhattan Total

team icon Baltimore Kingfishers (3.0 - 3.0) vs Arizona Scorpions (2.5 - 3.5) team icon

All Time Series Record: (Baltimore leads 3 - 0)

Starts at 9:00 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 60 with 30 second increment

Baltimore KingfishersArizona Scorpions
IM Tanguy Ringoir: 25830.50.5GM Mackenzie Molner: 2581
GM Larry Kaufman: 23910.01.0IM Mark Ginsburg: 2397
NM Jared Defibaugh: 23251.00.0IM Alexey Diulger: 2421
FM Ralph Zimmer: 22680.01.0 Matthew Noble: 2084
Average Rating: 2392Average Rating: 2371
Baltimore Total1.52.5Arizona Total

team icon Carolina Cobras (1.0 - 5.0) vs Seattle Sluggers (2.5 - 3.5) team icon

All Time Series Record: (Tied 1.5 - 1.5)

Starts at 9:00 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 60 with 30 second increment

Carolina CobrasSeattle Sluggers
IM Kassa Korley: 24860.50.5FM Tian Sang: 2325
NM Ilker Bozkurt: 23831.00.0FM Curt Collyer: 2302
NM Joshua Mu: 22521.00.0NM Roland Feng: 2305
NM Craig Jones: 22320.01.0NM David Golub: 2270
Average Rating: 2338Average Rating: 2301
Carolina Total2.51.5Seattle Total