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Quarterfinals: Monday, November 10th

1. Boston Blitz vs Queens Pioneers                                          7:00 PM ET   (Queens advances on a draw)
2. New York Knights vs Carolina Cobras                                7:30 PM ET   (Carolina advances on a draw)
3. San Francisco Mechanics vs Dallas Destiny                          8:30 PM ET   (San Francisco advances on a draw)
4. Miami Sharks vs Seattle Sluggers                                         9:00 PM ET   (Miami advances on a draw)

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All ratings listed below are August ratings - not always the ratings used for the league rating calculations!

Monday, November 10th, 2008

 Boston Blitz (6.0 - 4.0) vs Queens Pioneers (7.0 - 3.0)
                                      Queens receives Draw Odds

All Time Series Record:  (Boston leads 2.5 - 0.5)

Starts at 7:00 PM ET       Time Control - Game in 90 with 30 second increment
Boston Blitz

Queens Pioneers 
GM Larry Christiansen: 2670 1.0
 0.0
 GM Alex Stripunsky: 2601
GM Eugene Perelshteyn: 2619 0.0
 1.0
 IM Dmitry Schneider: 2508
SM Marc Esserman: 2307 0.5
 0.5
 IM Eli Vovsha: 2532
NM Ilya Krasik: 2144 1.0
 0.0
 Aleksandr Ostrovskiy: 2042
Avg Rating: 2435

Avg Rating: 2421
Boston Total -------
2.5
 1.5
 ------- Queens Total

New York Knights (5.0 - 5.0) vs Carolina Cobras (7.0 - 3.0)
                                        Carolina receives Draw Odds

All Time Series Record:  (New York leads 3 - 2)

Starts at 7:30 PM ET       Time Control - Game in 90 with 30 second increment

New York Knights

Carolina Cobras      
GM Pascal Charbonneau: 2524 0.0
 1.0
 IM Lev Milman: 2502
GM John Fedorowicz: 2540 0.5
 0.5
 FM Oleg Zaikov: 2376
SM Gregory Braylovsky: 2445 0.0
 1.0
 FM Ron Simpson: 2346
WFM Iryna Zenyuk: 2249 0.0
 1.0
 NM Craig Jones: 2320
Avg Rating: 2440

Avg Rating: 2386
New York Total -------
0.5
 3.5
 -------Carolina Total

San Francisco Mechanics (6.5 - 3.5) vs Dallas Destiny (6.5 - 3.5)
                          San Francisco receives Draw Odds

All Time Series Record:  (San Francisco leads 5 - 3)

Starts at 8:30 PM ET       Time Control - Game in 75 with 30 second increment

San Francisco Mechanics

Dallas Destiny             
IM Josh Friedel: 2595 0.5
 0.5
 IM Marko Zivanic: 2552
GM Vinay Bhat: 2481 0.0
 1.0
 IM Davorin Kuljasevic: 2528
IM Sam Shankland: 2364 1.0
 0.0
 FM Igor Schneider: 2396
FM Daniel Naroditsky: 2321 0.0
 1.0
 WFM Bayaraa Zorigt: 2217
Avg Rating: 2440

Avg Rating: 2423
San Francisco Total -------
1.5
 2.5
 -------Dallas Total

Miami Sharks (7.0 - 3.0) vs Seattle Sluggers (4.5 - 5.5)
                                   Miami receives Draw Odds

All Time Series Record:  (Seattle leads 3 - 2)

Starts at 9:00 PM ET       Time Control - Game in 75 with 30 second increment

Miami Sharks      


Seattle Sluggers
GM Julio Becerra: 2640 1.0
 0.0
 GM Hikaru Nakamura: 2742
FM Bruci Lopez: 2486    
0.0
 1.0
 GM Gregory Serper: 2592
FM Osmany Perea: 2453 0.5
 0.5
 NM Michael Lee: 2314
Matan Prilleltensky: 2116 1.0
 0.0
 Andy May: 2134
Avg Rating: 2424

Avg Rating: 2446
Miami Total -------
2.5
 1.5
 ------- Seattle Total


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**Team Average Rating must be Under 2401 - click here to read about exceptions

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