In case you haven't been following the Wednesday extravaganzas comprising the 2018 season of the Pro Chess League, yesterday's finished the regular season. (There are more Wednesdays to come, for the playoffs.) The top four teams from each division survived to the playoff stage, the next two are out but automatically qualified for the next season, and the bottom two must requalify next year. Full standings here.
The shockers: Magnus Carlsen's Norway Gnomes failed to qualify, despite his excellent performance all season; while last year's runners-up, the Montreal ChessBrahs, not only failed to qualify for the playoffs, but must qualify to rejoin the league next year.