BSL18 TieBreaker ladder for Gosu, Hasu and Chobo

BSL Season 18 ladder stage is over, both on Battle.Net and on ShieldBattery!
However, I cannot resist the impression that the changes in the rules we introduced harmed some players from the lower BSL divisions. First of all, I’m 100% sure that by adding the rules “no smurfs, no resets, you have to register with 0:0 score” we increased the value of ProLeague, because the players who qualified there proved beyond any doubt that they deserve to be there.
There are a lot of players who don’t treat BSL as only ProLeague and want to have fun with it, meet new players and find practice partners. For example, if someone wanted to qualify to ChoboLeague they just needed to play 25 games in the BSL ladder, but if they reset their account by mistake or didn’t fully read and follow the rules, they can’t do it anymore due to disqualification.
On one hand it’s right and everyone needs to follow the rules, on the other hand we are here to unite, not divide. That’s why we understand that having such strict rules changes might be hard to notice for some people, and as it’s the first season, we decided to take a unique step towards Gosu, Hasu and Chobo players.

That’s why TODAY we started a short, 2-week long ladder stage on ShieldBattery, open for everyone who didn’t qualify to ProLeague. As this special ladder phase will run for 12 days, you have to play at least 20 games to qualify.

So, BSL18 TieBreaker Ladder starts TODAY, it will end 28.03.2024

• SIGN UP HERE
  
• TOP 8 players will get a spot in BSL18 GosuLeague
  
• TOP 9-16 will get a spot in BSL18 HasuLeague
  
• All the other players who play at least 20 games can play in ChoboLeague
  
• You have to confirm your participation in BSL Discord, deadline 31 March

REMEMBER FOR FUTURE

• You have to register to BSL18 TieBreaker Ladder with 0:0 stats
  
• You have to play on your real nickname (no smurfs)
  
• You can’t reset your account

To respect the effort of the players who played in Battle.Net ladder, all TOP16 players WHO CONFIRMED THEIR PARTICIPATION IN BSL Discord will qualify to GosuLeague, but we will extend participants this season from 16, to 24 players.

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24 players total: 16 from B.Net ladder + 8 from BSL18 TieBreaker ShieldBattery ladder.
16 Qualified & confirmed players via B.Net ladder:
Izu, Aejong, Crekos, dxtr13, Napoleon, Alm, GoKu, Lancerx, OCtZerg, WorsT, k0nias, Kakan, Zazu, Cava, Rancor, HarDi.
8 Qualified & confirmed players via SB ladder:
TBC.
Format:
[RO24] 4 groups with 6 players – matches bo1. Top 4 of each group advance to RO16.
[RO16] 4 groups with 4 players – matches bo3. Top 2 of each group advance to RO8.
[RO8] Single Elimination – matches bo5.
3rd place match and final bo7.

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32 players total: Next 24 from B.Net ladder + 8 from BSL18 TieBreaker ShieldBattery ladder.
24 Qualified & confirmed players via B.Net ladder:
nOm.nomad, MetodMan, Venom, Karate, Tousan, Kik0, Squizen, Klauso, Jumper, White, GB, VietnamT, Rotj, earob, GosuFer, bayagster, Anto, Fischei, infernal, Wizard, doLife, 2sxy4u, ambient, Bugg.
8 Qualified & confirmed players via SB ladder:
TBC.
Format:
[RO32] 8 groups with 4 players – matches bo1. Top 2 of each group advance to RO16.
[RO16] 4 groups with 4 players – WB bo1, LB bo3. Top 2 of each group advance to RO8.
[RO8] Single Elimination – bo5.
Final bo7.

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All other players with 20 games minimum and who confirm their participation in BSL Discord will qualify for ChoboLeague.

These lists are not final and can change as the confirmations are still open - if you are not in GosuLeague or HasuLeague and feel like you deserve to be there, then start laddering up!

Current qualified HasuLeague players are eligible to qualify for GosuLeague by getting top 8 on ShieldBattery; ChoboLeague players can qualify for GosuLeague by getting top 8, or HasuLeague by getting top 16 on ShieldBattery.
Some information about BSL lower leagues:

• Group draw for all leagues will happen on April 02
  
• GosuLeague will consist of TOP24 (16 B.Net + 8 SB) confirmed players who didn’t qualify for ProLeague
  
• HasuLeague will consist of TOP32 (24 B.Net + 8 SB) confirmed players who didn’t qualify for Pro or Gosu
  
• TOP3 players from BSL18 GosuLeague will have seed into BSL19 ProLeague
  
• Playdays for all the leagues are planned for April 06, then April 13, April 20 and May 04
  
• All the matches from BSL18 GosuLeague will be casted on my main channel, most likely each Wednesday and Thursday 20:00 CEST

I know it's a unique step, but we decided to make this effort for the sake of justice. I hope you like it and will play on SB!
P.S. First cast of Proleague is in - check out the RO24 groups here: https://tl.net/forum/bw-tournaments/622298-bsl18-proleague-ro24-group-stage
Much love and good luck!