Please set the Minimum Games completed to 10. This will help prevent no shows whenthe matches begin.
Team match scores from now on will be adjusted for all closed accounts regardless of reason. A player whose opponent's account is closed will receive 2 points. If both accounts are closed, the points will be split 1:1 regardless of the actual result.
Please use the new start time feature in CL match challenges in order to start all matches by 20:00 CET (which is 12:00 Pacific Time) on the designated lock date, unless you have arranged an earlier start time with your opponent. Failure to start your match on time will result in forfeit of the match. Please post to the Match Problems Thread if this happens. Once forfeited, the match may still be played as a friendly (non-league) match.
No player may be removed from a Champions League match unless they are playing for another team or they have a high timeout percentage of over 25%. Team match score adjustments will be made for repeat violators of the one team per season rule.
Adjusted match scores will be displayed at www.chessleagues.com, which will be updated periodically during the season.
In the ROUND 1 pairings listed below, the first Team named sends the challenge. Please fill up the New Team Match form with the following details:
Match Name: TMCL 2015 R1: (Your Team) vs. (Opponent's Team)
GameType: Standard Chess
Starting Position: Standard
Days Per Move: 3 days
Quick Description: The challenges should be accepted by June 23d, and matches started by June 30th, 20:00 CET (12:00 Pacific time).
Minimum Games: 10
No Minimum Rate & No Maximum Rate
Players Per Team: see below
Concurrent Games Per Opponent: 2
NO AUTO START when maximum players reached
Games Are Rated
The challenges for Round 1 should be accepted by June 23d, 2015 and rosters locked by June 30th, 2015. If your Team is on the right in the list below, and you have not received a challenge by June 24th, 2015, please issue a challenge to your opponent, and try to get in contact with their representatives
Please note that all matches should be started not later June 30th at 20:00 CET (Central European Time). If a Team lock their roster later but not more than 10 hours, opponent admin should post printscreen made at deadline time of both rosters immedeately in match problems thread and all added players after 20:00 CET should be removed from both rosters during 24 hours. If a Team fail to lock it's roster more than 10 hours but less than 24 hours it receives 2 points penalty (-2 points from match score) and warning. If a Team fail to lock it's roster more than 24 hours it will be declared as loser by forfeit.
If you notice that the other Team has players who are also playing in other TMCL 2015 matches and breaking the RULE "One Team - One Year", please inform your opponent's admins before you lock your roster, also you can find multi players list here. Please encourage all players in your group to sign up for the match by posting an announcement in the Group Notes or Group Forum. If you notice problems with admins not responding, low rated players being excluded, etc., please report them in the match problems thread.
Here are the Round 1 pairings: