BSL Season 17

Get ready for the highly anticipated launch of Bombastic StarLeague Season 17! What started as a dream seventeen seasons ago has now evolved into the premier StarCraft tournament outside of South Korea, and we owe it all to your unwavering support.

At BSL, our mission has always been to nurture and grow the competitive StarCraft community beyond the borders of South Korea. We understand that players come from all skill levels, and that's why we offer four distinct divisions: the BSL ChoboLeague, BSL HasuLeague, BSL GosuLeague, and BSL ProLeague. No matter where you stand on the skill spectrum, there's a place for you in our league.

We owe our success to the dedication of our hard working crew and the support of the incredible StarCraft community. Together, we've created an environment where champions are born, rivalries ignite, and unforgettable moments unfold. Thank you for being a part of our journey, and let's make Bombastic StarLeague Season 17 one for the history books!

Join us on this journey as we continue to elevate the BSL to new heights, celebrating the spirit of competition and friendship in the world of StarCraft. Mark your calendars for Bombastic StarLeague Season 17, and let's embark on another incredible season together!

Of course it wouldn’t be possible for us to come back with another season without the support of our sponsors and generosity of you guys, our incredible StarCraft Remastered community!

• eSport.Fund - http://esport.fund/ - who is supporting BSL efforts to keep our amazing scene active in 2023! You can read more about them ->here<-
  
• Community Support to gather BSL17 Goal - Special thanks to CRVT, Jziriy, Purepat and all of you guys!
  
• BSL Patreons -> https://www.patreon.com/Bombastic (Check them out here)
  

Big thanks to all of you guys, for enabling us to have yet another season of Bombastic StarLeague! It wouldn’t be possible without your help and support!

But now hold onto your seats, because we prepared an incredible season for you!

How do I qualify for each division?

• ProLeague RO24 (min. 40 games)
  - BSL17 Latin America Ladder -> 1st - 4th -> Ro24
  - BSL17 North America Ladder -> 1st - 4th -> Ro24
  - BSL17 Europe + near Ladder -> 1st - 4th -> Ro24
  - BSL17 Asia + Oceania Ladder -> 1st - 4th - Ro24
  - BSL17 World Ladder -> 1st - 3rd - Ro24
  - BSL17 Shield Battery Ladder - 1st
  - 2x Open Qualifications Tournaments for 2 slots each:
  1) Friday, 29.09 - 20:00 EST, 17:00 PST (Saturday 02:00 CEST) SIGN UP HERE
  2) Saturday, 30.09 - 18:00 CEST (12:00 EST, 09:00 PST) SIGN UP HERE
  
  RO16 Seeds from BSL16: Mihu, Bonyth, Dewalt, Sziky
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• GosuLeague (min. 25 games)
  12/28 Spots* -> Next 12/28* players from the World Ladder Stage get seeded into BSL17 GosuLeague Ro16/32 [Required minimum 25 games] (depends on the amount of confirmations)
  4 Spots -> BSL17 Shield Battery Ladder - 2nd - 5th spot
  
• HasuLeague (min. 25 games)
  11/27 Spots* -> Next 11/27* players from the World Ladder Stage get seeded into BSL17 HasuLeague Ro16/32 [Required minimum 25 games] (depends on the amount of confirmations)
  5 Spots -> BSL17 Shield Battery Ladder - 6th - 10th spot
  
• ChoboLeague (min. 25 games)
  All remaining World Ladder Stage and SB BSL17 Ladder participants who completed at least 25 ladder games and confirmed participation on BSL Discord get seeded into BSL17 ChoboLeague.
  

*We reserve the right to lower the amount of participants in BSL Gosu and Hasu leagues to 16 players each - depending on the amount of participation confirmations. Please remember to confirm participation on BSL Discord!

• Ro24 Group Stage – Six groups of four players each, double elimination, best-of-three. The top 2 players in each group advance to the Ro16.
• Ro16 Group Stage – Four groups of four players each, double elimination, best-of-three. The top 2 players in each group advance to the Ro8 Double elimination bracket
• WB Ro8 - best-of-five, LB R1 & R2 - best-of-three, LB Semis & Finals - best-of-five.
  
• Grand Finals – Best-of-nine.

• Ro32 Group Stage – Eight groups of four players each, double elimination, Winner bracket in group - best-of-one, Loser bracket in group - best-of-three. The top 2 players in each group advance to the Ro16.
• Ro16 Group Stage – Four groups with four players each, double elimination, best-of-three. The top 2 players in each group advance to the Ro8.
• Ro8 and Ro4 – Single elimination bracket, best-of-five.
• Grand finals – Best-of-seven.

• RoXX Group Stage – XX groups with 8 players in each, best-of-one. ROUND ROBIN/SWISS The top 2 players of each group advance to Ro16.
• Ro16 Group Stage* – Four groups with four players each, double elimination, best-of-three. The top 2 players in each group advance to the Ro8.
• Ro8 and Ro4 – Single elimination bracket, best-of-five.
• Grand finals – Best-of-seven.

Important notes:

• From BSL17, we will restore the rule, where TOP4 players of BSL17 GosuLeague will have seed in BSL18 ProLeague;
  
• Players with minimum amount of games on BSL17 Ladder at ShieldBattery will have an option to qualify and play in BSL ProLeague, GosuLeague, HasuLeague and ChoboLeague;
  
• We will extend RO8 Bracket Stage from Single Elimination to Double Elimination
  

BSL17 ProLeague Broadcast Schedule:

• 03.09.2023 - 28.09.2023 Ladder Stage
  
• 01.10.2023 - RO24 Group draw ceremony
  
• 07.10.2023 - 18:30 CEST - Ro24 Group 1
  
• 08.10.2023 - 18:30 CEST - Ro24 Group 2
  
• 14.10.2023 - 18:30 CEST - Ro24 Group 3
  
• 15.10.2023 - 18:30 CEST - Ro24 Group 4
  
• 21.10.2023 - 18:30 CEST - Ro24 Group 5
  
• 22.10.2023 - 18:30 CEST - Ro24 Group 6 + RO16 Group draw ceremony
  
• 28.10.2023 - 18:30 CEST - Ro16 Group 1
  
• 29.10.2023 - 18:30 CET - Ro16 Group 2
  
• 04.11.2023 - 18:30 CET - Ro16 Group 3
  
• 05.11.2023 - 18:30 CET - Ro16 Group 4
  
• 11.11.2023 - 18:30 CET - Ro8 Day 1
  
• 12.11.2023 - 18:30 CET - Ro8 Day 2
  
• 18.11.2023 - 18:30 CET - Ro8 Day 3
  
• 19.11.2023 - 18:30 CET - Ro8 Day 4
  
• 25.11.2023 - 18:30 CET - Ro8 Day 5
  
• 26.11.2023 - 18:30 CET - Ro8 Day 6
  
• 03.12.2023 - 18:30 CET - Ro8 Day 7
  

Every game of BSL ProLeague will be casted on BSL’s Official Twitch Channel

RESTREAMING or STREAMING the EVENT without permission is NOT ALLOWED, our goal is to maximize viewers on the official BSL channels, as we’re trying to attract some sponsors.

First maps for each round:
RO24 Group Stage:
Game 1 & 2 -> Neo_Dark_Origin
Winners Match & Losers match -> Apocalypse
Advancements match -> Circuit Breakers_SE

RO16 Group Stage:
Game 1 & 2 -> Invader
Winners Match & Losers match -> Retro
Advancements match -> Shooting Brake

Choosing second / third map rules: winner bans one map, loser chooses map from remaining maps in the map pool (no repeats).

RO8 Map Picks
All vetoes and map picks need to be made before the matches. The player with the higher ladder stage ranking can decide if they want to veto first or second. The order for vetoes is
ABAB ABC for BO3 and AB ABABC for BO5.

Example of vetoes for the BO5 match:
player A vetoes a map
player B vetoes a map
player A picks the first map
player B picks the second map
player A picks the third map
player B picks the fourth map
the remaining map will be played in the decider match
Once all vetoes and mappicks are done you can start the matches.

Grand Finals
After picking the first 7 maps, each player picks one map (as repeat) to play the 8th and 9th match on.

Bombastic StarLeague Season 17 prize pool of $5,700 USD will be distributed as follows:
BSL17 ProLeague : $5,500
BSL17 GosuLeague: $200

The BSL17 Proleague:
1st place - $2300
2nd place -$1300
3rd place - $700
4th place - $400
5th - 6th place - $200
7th - 8th place - $100
9th - 12th place - $50

The BSL17 Gosuleague
1st place - $125
2nd place - $50
3rd place - $25

Casters & Talents of BSL Season 16:

Producer, Observer & Organizer:
ZZZero

English Main Broadcast
BSL Official Channel

Talents:
Nyoken
Diggity
Machine
Razz
Doc_Holiday

Spanish commentators
Yu

Russian commentator
Dewalt

1. Everyone must join the BSL Official Discord server
------> https://discord.gg/ST6ktnD ←------

2. Confirmation after ladder stage.

Every player who played in the BSL17 ladder stage, has to confirm their participation in the tournament on BSL Discord:
a) ProLeague - within 12 hours after ladder stage ends
b) GosuLeague, HasuLeague & ChoboLeague - within one week from ladder stage end

3. Qualification restriction
Players who have previously played in ProLeague (Seasons 11-16) can't qualify for Hasu and Chobo leagues. Players who have played in GosuLeague (Seasons 13-16) can't qualify for ChoboLeague. Players who weren't able to reach the needed MMR will have to skip this BSL Season.

4. The tournament is residency locked
The goal of the Bombastic StarLeague is to focus on the development of players outside of Korea. Therefore, only players that are living outside of South Korea can participate in this tournament

5. Smurfs
a) Everyone can add up to FIVE BSL-accounts on bombasticstarleague.com. Highest placed account will appear on the ranking. Using multiple accounts on the BSL website is not allowed. (You can add up to five in-game accounts under one BSL website account).If you want to merge your accounts, please contact admins on Discord. Penalty for breaking this rule is a BAN for the BSL Season.
b) Sharing accounts is not allowed - one battle.net account can be used by one player only.

6. Race Picking
Upon confirming their participation, players need to declare race and matchups they play for the entire season.

7. Regular match rules
Players must be online and available on Battle.net channel Op BSL (Europe) 15 minutes before their scheduled match. Secondary channel of communication is the BSL Open Discord server - players have to be available on Discord during the matches.
15 minutes after scheduled time, if one of the players is not responding, his opponent may claim a technical win for one game.
15 minutes after that he can claim a win for the whole series.
It is not allowed to livestream your games or announce the result before they have been officially casted.

8. Playing matches before the schedule
Every match prior to the Elimination Stage can be played ahead of schedule if both players and admins agree.
Contact your opponent and set up the date to play. We strongly suggest using BSL Open Discord for this so admins can keep track of things.
On the selected day, play your match. Apply the same rules as for a regular match - use Op BSL and Discord to communicate.
If both players were unable to play on their selected date/time or weren't able to set one up, the match should be played at the official play date and time.

Both players must ensure that the replays are uploaded and available for the admins.

9. ShieldBattery
Any match can be played using ShieldBattery if both players and admins agree. For more info please visit the ShieldBattery website.

10. Latency
Default Turn Rate setting is DTR. If both players agree, the Turn Rate setting can be changed.

11. Disconnects
If one of the players gets disconnected from the game before the 2-minute mark, the game must be replayed. If one of the players had an advantage after the 2 minute mark, the decision is up to the admin.

12. Casting the game
Everyone should allow ZZZero or any other responsible person to join the game for broadcast.

13. Unsportsmanlike conduct
Any menace, insults, toxicity, bad manners, racism, homophobia, sexism and any kind of behavior which will be treated as offensive as well as unsportsmanlike conduct will be punished in BSL. If no mitigating circumstances are found, the penalty is the BAN from the BSL season.

14. Prize distribution
Winners of cash prizes are required to contact ZZZero on Discord to agree on the desired form of payment of the prize. Default payment form is via Paypal. Winners must also send Name + Surname and address. The cost of sending funds and commissions are covered by the recipient.

15. Personal Data
Anyone who is participating in the tournament agrees to the processing of their personal data, which they made available to the organizer or which are accessible publicly.


16. Additional info
Anyone who is participating in the tournament and is listed in the PEP, SDN or OFAC lists is obligated to contact the organizer.