Wednesday, November 19, 2008

2008 USCL Post-Semifinal Rating List

After Boston eked out a 2.5-1.5 victory over Carolina, and Dallas cruised to a 3-1 win over Miami, here is the penultimate rating list of the season.

1 2633 Jaan Ehlvest
2 2626 Marko Zivanic
3 2617 Julio Becerra
4 2607 Sergey Erenburg
5 2606 Davorin Kuljasevic
6 2599 Hikaru Nakamura
7 2577 Josh Friedel
8 2575 Larry Christiansen
9 2565 Vinay Bhat
10 2564 Pascal Charbonneau
11 2557 Patrick Wolff
12 2547 Lev Milman
13 2545 Joel Benjamin
14 2540 Marc Esserman
15 2537 Alex Stripunsky
16 2536 Pawel Blehm
17 2532 Alex Lenderman
18 2526 Levon Altounian
19 2525 Jorge Sammour-Hasbun
20 2525 Sergey Kudrin
21 2525 Rogelio Barcenilla
22 2523 Dmitry Schneider
23 2519 Dean Ippolito
24 2519 Boris Gulko
25 2516 Eugene Perelshteyn
26 2516 Eli Vovsha
27 2516 Gregory Serper
28 2500 Bruci Lopez
29 2493 Emory Tate
30 2488 Thomas Bartell
31 2488 Slava Mikhailuk
32 2483 Drasko Boskovic
33 2478 Sam Shankland
34 2478 John Fedorowicz
35 2474 Ron Simpson
36 2458 Irina Krush
37 2456 Marcel Milat
38 2454 Parker Zhao
39 2453 Jan van de Mortel
40 2448 David Vigorito
41 2448 John Donaldson
42 2445 Mehmed Pasalic
43 2440 Florin Felecan
44 2433 Jonathan Schroer
45 2430 Oleg Zaikov
46 2426 Igor Schneider
47 2426 John Bartholomew
48 2422 Nikola Mitkov
49 2421 Mackenzie Molner
50 2420 Marcel Martinez
51 2415 Osmany Perea
52 2413 Denis Shmelov
53 2405 Ron Burnett
54 2402 Charles Galofre
55 2401 Gregory Braylovsky
56 2399 Charles Riordan
57 2396 Bryan Smith
58 2394 Jay Bonin
59 2393 Dmitry Zilberstein
60 2393 Tegshsuren Enkhbat
61 2389 David Pruess
62 2385 Blas Lugo
63 2377 Andrei Zaremba
64 2372 Eric Rodriguez
65 2371 Angelo Young
66 2370 Mark Ginsburg
67 2367 Eric Tangborn
68 2363 Daniel Yeager
69 2361 Bayaraa Zorigt
70 2359 Peter Bereolos
71 2357 Robby Adamson
72 2349 Todd Andrews
73 2347 Richard Costigan
74 2341 Daniel Naroditsky
75 2339 Matthew Herman
76 2338 Udayan Bapat
77 2333 Katerina Rohonyan
78 2331 Ilya Krasik
79 2328 Matan Prilleltens
80 2320 Irina Zenyuk
81 2319 Michael Thaler
82 2317 Warren Harper
83 2317 Larry Kaufman
84 2312 John Readey
85 2309 Danny Rensch
86 2304 Craig Jones
87 2301 Gregory Young
88 2299 Elvin Wilson
89 2298 Ilan Meerovich
90 2285 Victor Shen
91 2282 Ralph Zimmer
92 2280 Gerald Larson
93 2276 John Bick
94 2274 Michael Lee
95 2258 Evan Ju
96 2251 Ray Kaufman
97 2245 Evan Rosenberg
98 2244 Matthew Bengtson
99 2243 Leo Martinez
100 2237 Jayson Lian
101 2228 Andy May
102 2228 Andrew Ng
103 2225 Josh Sinanan
104 2223 Aaron Khan
105 2219 Adam Strunk
106 2211 Benjamin Katz
107 2211 Aleksander Ostrovskiy
108 2204 Jennifer Shahade
109 2199 Jerry Wheeler
110 2194 Michael Shahade
111 2192 Karina Vazirova

Monday, November 17, 2008

2008 USCL Semifinal Predictions

They're not going to tell you the results of last week's predictions, but I will. I scored four points, and all the other predictors were a big fat zero. That puts me tied for second.

This week, I fear, will be my undoing!

BOSTON vs CAROLINA

It goes without saying that Carolina is the big surprise of the season. Once again, they will prove their worth by squeaking through to the finals.

Prediction: Boston 2.0 - 2.0 Carolina (Carolina wins match because of draw odds)

MIAMI vs DALLAS

Board 1 is two of the top USCL players battling it out for the chance to become winners. Sadly, someone will be a loser -- even if the match is drawn. Which it will be.

Prediction: Miami 2.0 - 2.0 Dallas (Miami wins match because of draw odds)

Monday, November 10, 2008

2008 USCL Post-Quarterfinal Rating List

Only two more weeks to go in the USCL, as Boston takes on Carolina, and Miami tackle defending champs, Dallas.

Here's this week's rating list!

1 2633 Jaan Ehlvest
2 2629 Julio Becerra
3 2607 Sergey Erenburg
4 2605 Marko Zivanic
5 2603 Davorin Kuljasevic
6 2599 Hikaru Nakamura
7 2577 Josh Friedel
8 2575 Larry Christiansen
9 2565 Vinay Bhat
10 2564 Pascal Charbonneau
11 2557 Patrick Wolff
12 2555 Marc Esserman
13 2547 Lev Milman
14 2545 Joel Benjamin
15 2537 Alex Stripunsky
16 2536 Pawel Blehm
17 2532 Alex Lenderman
18 2526 Levon Altounian
19 2525 Sergey Kudrin
20 2525 Rogelio Barcenilla
21 2523 Dmitry Schneider
22 2520 Jorge Sammour-Hasbun
23 2519 Dean Ippolito
24 2519 Boris Gulko
25 2516 Eli Vovsha
26 2516 Gregory Serper
27 2516 Eugene Perelshteyn
28 2503 Bruci Lopez
29 2493 Emory Tate
30 2488 Thomas Bartell
31 2488 Slava Mikhailuk
32 2483 Drasko Boskovic
33 2478 Sam Shankland
34 2478 John Fedorowicz
35 2463 Ron Simpson
36 2458 Irina Krush
37 2456 Marcel Milat
38 2454 Parker Zhao
39 2453 Jan van de Mortel
40 2448 David Vigorito
41 2448 John Donaldson
42 2445 Mehmed Pasalic
43 2440 Florin Felecan
44 2436 Osmany Perea
45 2433 Jonathan Schroer
46 2432 Oleg Zaikov
47 2426 John Bartholomew
48 2422 Nikola Mitkov
49 2421 Mackenzie Molner
50 2420 Marcel Martinez
51 2413 Denis Shmelov
52 2407 Igor Schneider
53 2405 Ron Burnett
54 2402 Charles Galofre
55 2401 Gregory Braylovsky
56 2399 Charles Riordan
57 2396 Bryan Smith
58 2394 Jay Bonin
59 2393 Dmitry Zilberstein
60 2393 Tegshsuren Enkhbat
61 2389 David Pruess
62 2385 Blas Lugo
63 2377 Andrei Zaremba
64 2372 Eric Rodriguez
65 2371 Angelo Young
66 2370 Mark Ginsburg
67 2367 Eric Tangborn
68 2363 Daniel Yeager
69 2359 Peter Bereolos
70 2357 Robby Adamson
71 2355 Bayaraa Zorigt
72 2349 Todd Andrews
73 2347 Richard Costigan
74 2341 Daniel Naroditsky
75 2339 Matthew Herman
76 2338 Udayan Bapat
77 2338 Matan Prilleltens
78 2333 Katerina Rohonyan
79 2333 Craig Jones
80 2320 Irina Zenyuk
81 2319 Michael Thaler
82 2317 Warren Harper
83 2317 Larry Kaufman
84 2312 John Readey
85 2311 Ilya Krasik
86 2309 Danny Rensch
87 2301 Gregory Young
88 2299 Elvin Wilson
89 2298 Ilan Meerovich
90 2285 Victor Shen
91 2282 Ralph Zimmer
92 2280 Gerald Larson
93 2276 John Bick
94 2274 Michael Lee
95 2258 Evan Ju
96 2251 Ray Kaufman
97 2245 Evan Rosenberg
98 2244 Matthew Bengtson
99 2243 Leo Martinez
100 2237 Jayson Lian
101 2228 Andy May
102 2228 Andrew Ng
103 2225 Josh Sinanan
104 2223 Aaron Khan
105 2219 Adam Strunk
106 2211 Benjamin Katz
107 2211 Aleksander Ostrovskiy
108 2204 Jennifer Shahade
109 2199 Jerry Wheeler
110 2194 Michael Shahade
111 2192 Karina Vazirova

Sunday, November 09, 2008

2008 USCL Quarterfinals Predictions

Well, the Bionic Lime model is in last place in the prediction contest after the regular season, but places 2, 3, and 4 are all very close. This week is the Lime's week to shine!

The theme of this week is simple... upsets, upsets, upsets!

BOSTON vs QUEENS

Queens (perhaps unintentionally) is shooting itself in the foot again this week, with a Lenderman-free lineup. Well, at least Lenderman will keep his near-perfect record nearly unblemished, as he won't get to play again this year.

Prediction: Boston 3.0 - 1.0 Queens

NEW YORK vs CAROLINA

Well, the Eastern division champion Carolina Cobras have proven that you don't need any GMs in your lineup to do excellently in the league. Come playoff time, though, it is a different story.

Prediction: New York 3.0 - 1.0 Carolina

SAN FRANCISCO vs DALLAS

The big guns are out on the bottom boards in San Francisco, as the "our combined ages are under 30" guys will be fighting it out. In the end, the Destiny meets itself.

Prediction: San Francisco 2.5 - 1.5 Dallas

MIAMI vs SEATTLE

Nakamura is back for Seattle after his big European win. My advice to him is to stop playing those patzers like Ivanchuk and Carlsen, and get back to the real deal, 2007 USCL MVP Julio Becerra. The Sharks are unstoppable again.

Prediction: Miami 3.0 - 1.0 Seattle

Sunday, November 02, 2008

2008 USCL Final Power Rankings

Here are the final power rankings for 2008 -- Miami takes the top spot! Some other surprises on the list. Carolina is lower than it might appear that they should be, and being below Queens, although Carolina had a comparatively weaker schedule than Queens. New Jersey is above New York, but remember that New York got blown out a few times.

1 - Miami (+1)
2 - San Francisco (+1)
3 - Queens (-2)
4 - Dallas (+1)
5 - Carolina (-1)
6 - Boston (+1)
7 - Arizona (+3)
8 - New Jersey (-2)
9 - New York (+2)
10 - Seattle (-2)
11 - Chicago (-2)
12 - Tennessee (0)
13 - Philadelphia (0)
14 - Baltimore (0)

Until next year!

2008 USCL End of Regular Season Rating List

The end of the regular season is here. The final rating list follows.

As a reminder, only players who have played in 2008 are included, and players must have played at least three lifetime USCL games.

1 2633 Jaan Ehlvest
2 2624 Julio Becerra
3 2607 Sergey Erenburg
4 2606 Hikaru Nakamura
5 2598 Pascal Charbonneau
6 2596 Davorin Kuljasevic
7 2596 Josh Friedel
8 2584 Marko Zivanic
9 2572 Vinay Bhat
10 2568 Marc Esserman
11 2568 Larry Christiansen
12 2557 Patrick Wolff
13 2545 Joel Benjamin
14 2543 Alex Stripunsky
15 2536 Pawel Blehm
16 2532 Alex Lenderman
17 2531 Eugene Perelshteyn
18 2526 Levon Altounian
19 2525 Sergey Kudrin
20 2525 Rogelio Barcenilla
21 2520 Jorge Sammour-Hasbun
22 2520 Lev Milman
23 2519 Dean Ippolito
24 2519 Boris Gulko
25 2515 Bruci Lopez
26 2510 Dmitry Schneider
27 2509 Eli Vovsha
28 2507 Gregory Serper
29 2493 Emory Tate
30 2488 Thomas Bartell
31 2488 Slava Mikhailuk
32 2483 Drasko Boskovic
33 2482 John Fedorowicz
34 2474 Sam Shankland
35 2458 Irina Krush
36 2456 Marcel Milat
37 2454 Parker Zhao
38 2453 Jan van de Mortel
39 2450 Osmany Perea
40 2449 Gregory Braylovsky
41 2448 David Vigorito
42 2448 John Donaldson
43 2445 Mehmed Pasalic
44 2440 Florin Felecan
45 2433 Jonathan Schroer
46 2430 Oleg Zaikov
47 2427 Ron Simpson
48 2426 John Bartholomew
49 2422 Nikola Mitkov
50 2421 Mackenzie Molner
51 2420 Marcel Martinez
52 2413 Denis Shmelov
53 2411 Igor Schneider
54 2405 Ron Burnett
55 2402 Charles Galofre
56 2399 Charles Riordan
57 2396 Bryan Smith
58 2394 Jay Bonin
59 2393 Dmitry Zilberstein
60 2393 Tegshsuren Enkhbat
61 2389 David Pruess
62 2385 Blas Lugo
63 2377 Andrei Zaremba
64 2372 Eric Rodriguez
65 2371 Angelo Young
66 2370 Mark Ginsburg
67 2367 Eric Tangborn
68 2363 Daniel Yeager
69 2359 Peter Bereolos
70 2357 Robby Adamson
71 2350 Daniel Naroditsky
72 2349 Todd Andrews
73 2347 Bayaraa Zorigt
74 2347 Richard Costigan
75 2339 Matthew Herman
76 2338 Udayan Bapat
77 2338 Irina Zenyuk
78 2333 Katerina Rohonyan
79 2323 Craig Jones
80 2319 Michael Thaler
81 2317 Warren Harper
82 2317 Larry Kaufman
83 2312 John Readey
84 2309 Danny Rensch
85 2304 Matan Prilleltens
86 2301 Gregory Young
87 2299 Elvin Wilson
88 2298 Ilan Meerovich
89 2295 Ilya Krasik
90 2285 Victor Shen
91 2282 Ralph Zimmer
92 2280 Gerald Larson
93 2279 Andy May
94 2276 John Bick
95 2260 Michael Lee
96 2258 Evan Ju
97 2251 Ray Kaufman
98 2245 Evan Rosenberg
99 2244 Matthew Bengtson
100 2243 Leo Martinez
101 2237 Jayson Lian
102 2228 Andrew Ng
103 2225 Josh Sinanan
104 2223 Aaron Khan
105 2219 Adam Strunk
106 2211 Benjamin Katz
107 2204 Jennifer Shahade
108 2199 Jerry Wheeler
109 2194 Michael Shahade
110 2192 Karina Vazirova