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]
Standings
| Eastern Division |
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 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 |
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 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 |
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| Central Division |
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 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 |
.svg.png) London Lions | 4 |
3 | 25 | 55.5 |
London Towers | 4 |
3 | 23 | 68 |
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 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 |
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| Atlantic Division |
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.svg.png) 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 |
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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 |
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| Pacific Division |
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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 |
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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 |
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Playoffs
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.
London Lions
