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1st season of the PRO Chess League
The 2017 PRO Chess League Season was the inaugural season of the PRO Chess League . It started on January 11, 2017, and ended March 26.[ 1] [ 2] 48 teams participated, twelve of which had previously participated in the USCL. After the end of the first season, the St. Louis Arch Bishops defeated the Norway Gnomes, thus securing their first title.[ 3] The PCL has a total prize fund of $50,000 compared to a prize fund of $10,000 in the USCL.[ 4]
Eastern Division
Delhi Dynamite
5
2
20.5
65.5
Budapest Gambit
4.5
2.5
24.5
62
Gorky Stormbringers
4.5
2.5
19
61
Norway Gnomes
3.5
3.5
28
60
Mumbai Movers
3.5
3.5
27
54
Riga Magicians
3.5
3.5
25.5
56.5
Ljubljana Direwolves
3.5
3.5
24.5
51.5
Belgrade Sparrows
3.5
3.5
18.5
62.5
Odisha Express
2
5
20
45
Amaravati Yodhas
1.5
5.5
16
48.5
Shymkent Nomads
1
6
23
44.5
Johannesburg Koeksisters
1
6
20.5
40
Central Division
Marseille Migraines
5
2
27
67
Stockholm Snowballs
5
2
24
62.5
Amsterdam Mosquitoes
4
3
26
58.5
Cannes Blockbusters
4
3
25.5
56
London Lions
4
3
25
55.5
London Towers
4
3
23
68
Hamburg Swashbucklers
3.5
3.5
25
53.5
Apeldoorn Apes
3
4
21
56.5
Reykjavik Puffins
2.5
4.5
23.5
62
Dublin Desperados
2
5
19.5
56.5
Abuja Rockstars
2
5
17.5
39
Lagos Leatherbacks
0
7
21.5
26.5
Atlantic Division
Montreal ChessBrahs
6
1
27
65.5
Buenos Aires Krakens
5
2
27
58.5
Toronto Dragons
5
2
26.5
71
Montclair Sopranos
5
2
22.5
66
Philadelphia Inventors
4.5
2.5
26.5
62
Miami Champions
4
3
22
62
New Jersey Knockouts
3.5
3.5
27
55
New York Knights
3
4
28
55.5
Patagonia Penguins
3
4
23
50
Atlanta Kings
2.5
4.5
25.5
56.5
Carolina Cobras
2
5
21
42.5
Columbus Cardinals
0
7
23.5
26.5
Pacific Division
St. Louis Arch Bishops
6
1
29.5
70.5
Webster Windmills
6
1
27.5
68.5
Dallas Destiny
5.5
1.5
29
67
San Diego Surfers
5.5
1.5
26
68
Rio Grande Ospreys
5
2
31
58.5
San Jose Hackers
4
3
33.5
59
Las Vegas Desert Rats
3.5
3.5
29
59.5
Minnesota Blizzard
3
4
28.5
51
Seattle Sluggers
3
4
25
57
San Francisco Mechanics
3
4
23
52.5
Pittsburgh Pawngrabbers
3
4
21.5
47
Portland Rain
1.5
5.5
27
36.5
[ 5]
After the end of the regular season, the top six teams from each division qualify for the playoffs with each team being seeded 1–6 based on regular season wins.
Division Quarterfinals
Division Semifinals
Division Championship
1
Delhi Dynamite
6.5
4
Norway Gnomes
9
4
Norway Gnomes
9.5
5
Mumbai Movers
7
4
Norway Gnomes
9.5
3
Gorky Stormbringers
6.5
2
Budapest Gambit
6.5
3
Gorky Stormbringers
8
3
Gorky Stormbringers
9.5
6
Riga Magicians
8
Division Quarterfinals
Division Semifinals
Division Championship
1
Marseille Migraines
10.5
4
Cannes Blockbusters
7
5
London Lions
5.5
5
London Lions
9
1
Marseille Migraines
6.5
2
Stockholm Snowballs
9.5
2
Stockholm Snowballs
8.5
3
Amsterdam Mosquitoes
7.5
6
London Towers
7.5
6
London Towers
8.5
Division Quarterfinals
Division Semifinals
Division Championship
1
Montreal Chessbrahs
9
4
Montclair Sopranos
9
4
Montclair Sopranos
7
5
Philadelphia Inventors
7
1
Montreal Chessbrahs
10
2
Buenos Aires Krakens
6
2
Buenos Aires Krakens
10
3
Toronto Dragons
7.5
6
Miami Champions
6
6
Miami Champions
8.5
Division Quarterfinals
Division Semifinals
Division Championship
1
St. Louis Arch Bishops
8.5
4
San Diego Surfers
9.5
4
San Diego Surfers
7.5
5
Rio Grande Ospreys
6.5
1
St. Louis Arch Bishops
8
2
Webster Windmills
8
2
Webster Windmills
9.5
3
Dallas Destiny
7.5
6
San Jose Hackers
6.5
6
San Jose Hackers
8.5
Semifinals and championship [ edit ]
During the semifinal round, regardless of the participating teams, the winner of the Eastern Division played the winner of the Central Division, and the winner of the Atlantic Division played the winner of the Pacific Division.
Semifinals
PCL Championship
E4
Norway Gnomes
10
C2
Stockholm Snowballs
6
E4
Norway Gnomes
7
P1
St. Louis Arch Bishops
9
A1
Montreal Chessbrahs
8 (8, 1)
P1
St. Louis Arch Bishops
8 (8, 3)