National StarLeague: Pre-Season

Regular Season:
Week 1
Set 1. MLG Shakuras Plateau - Set 2. GSL Metropolis - Set 3, GSL Antiga Shipyard - Set 4. ESV Cloud Kingdom - Set 5. MLG Shattered Temple

Week 2
Set 1. GSL Metropolis - Set 2. GSL Antiga Shipyard - Set 3, ESV Cloud Kingdom - Set 4. MLG Shattered Temple - Set 5. GSL Bel'Shir Beach (Winter)

Week 3
Set 1. GSL Antiga Shipyard - Set 2. ESV Cloud Kingdom - Set 3. MLG Shattered Temple - Set 4. GSL Bel'Shir Beach (Winter) - Set 5. GSL Tal'Darim Altar LE

Week 4
Set 1. ESV Cloud Kingdom - Set 2. MLG Shattered Temple - Set 3, GSL Bel'Shir Beach (Winter) - Set 4. GSL Tal'Darim Altar LE - Set 5. GSL Daybreak

Week 5
Set 1. MLG Shattered Temple - Set 2. GSL Bel'Shir Beach (Winter) - Set 3, GSL Tal'Darim Altar LE - Set 4. GSL Daybreak - Set 5. ESV Ohana RE

Week 6
Set 1. GSL Bel'Shir Beach (Winter) - Set 2. GSL Tal'Darim Altar LE - Set 3, GSL Daybreak - Set 4. ESV Ohana RE - Set 5. MLG Shakuras Plateau

Week 7
Set 1. GSL Tal'Darim Altar LE - Set 2. GSL Daybreak - Set 3, ESV Ohana RE - Set 4. MLG Shakuras Plateau - Set 5. GSL Metropolis

Playoffs:
Round of 28
Set 1. GSL Daybreak - Set 2. ESV Ohana RE - Set 3, MLG Shakuras Plateau - Set 4. GSL Metropolis - Set 5. GSL Antiga Shipyard - Set 6. ESV Cloud Kingdom - Set 7. MLG Shattered Temple

Round of 16
Set 1. ESV Ohana RE - Set 2. MLG Shakuras Plateau - Set 3, GSL Metropolis - Set 4. GSL Antiga Shipyard - Set 5. ESV Cloud Kingdom - Set 6. MLG Shattered Temple - Set 7. GSL Bel'Shir Beach (Winter)

Quarter Finals
Set 1. MLG Shakuras Plateau - Set 2. GSL Metropolis - Set 3, GSL Antiga Shipyard - Set 4. ESV Cloud Kingdom - Set 5. MLG Shattered Temple - Set 6. GSL Bel'Shir Beach (Winter) - Set 7. GSL Tal'Darim Altar LE

Semi Finals
Set 1. GSL Metropolis - Set 2. GSL Antiga Shipyard - Set 3, ESV Cloud Kingdom - Set 4. MLG Shattered Temple - Set 5. GSL Bel'Shir Beach (Winter) - Set 6. GSL Tal'Darim Altar LE - Set 7. GSL Daybreak

Finals
Set 1. GSL Antiga Shipyard - Set 2. ESV Cloud Kingdom - Set 3, MLG Shattered Temple - Set 4. GSL Bel'Shir Beach (Winter) - Set 5. GSL Tal'Darim Altar LE - Set 6. GSL Daybreak - Set 7. ESV Ohana RE -
Set 8. MLG Shakuras Plateau - Set 9. GSL Metropolis

1. Player Eligibility

a. All States and Provinces in United States and Canada can register for the NSL.

b. Players must be LEGAL RESIDENTS of their respective Province or State. Players that are attending schools in a different area, or are on long-term work permits, must play for the Province or State they are currently studying / working in.
ie. If a player lives in New York, and studies at Stanford University, he/she must play for California for the duration of the degree.

c. Players must be able to prove their residency upon request.

d. If players are unable to obtain legal residency status for personal reasons, they are eligible to participate if they have lived in their respective Province or State for the past 12 months. The above does not apply to players that already have legal residency status in other Provinces or States.

e. If a team is found to be fielding players that do not fall within 1b or 1d, any games that were previously played by the said player will be recorded as forfeit losses and the team will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

2. Team Roster

a. Every team must have a minimum roster of 7 players, but it is highly recommended to have a bigger roster of players as back-ups or substitutions.

b. A maximum number of 2 (3 during playoffs) players from the same professional team house can be fielded in a given series by one team.

3. Administrative Rules

a. Each team will have a 'manager' that is responsible for organizing his/her team, submitting line-ups, results, and replays, and serving as the -only- point of contact with NSL staff and other managers.

b. Each manager can assign an ‘assistant manager’, and he/she can be used as an additional point of contact with NSL staff and other managers.

4. Time Deadlines

a. Managers are responsible for submitting line-ups every week by Wednesday 11:59PM.
ie. For the first week (April 15-22), the line-ups are due on April 11 at 11:59PM PST, or EST.

b. The league STRONGLY suggests everyone to play on Saturdays at 6PM PST (West Conference) or 6PM EST (East Conference). The league also suggests the games to be played in order, but if the players agree, the games can be played simultaneously.

c. Teams are considered no-shows if no games are able to be started by 20 minutes after the proposed match time, and are given an automatic series loss.

d. Players are considered no-shows 10 minutes after the preceding sets of playable matches end and are given an automatic game loss. Match delaying may only be granted if the opposing team -AND- match admin agree.

e. IN ORDER TO CLAIM A FORFEIT LOSS: screenshot and email at nationalstarleague@gmail.ca as much information as you can.
ie. screenshots of battle.net where their team is offline, chat records, IRC records, confirmation from the opposing team's captain, etc.

f. The replays must be submitted to the league by Wednesday 11:59PM. It is strongly recommended that the replays are submitted right after the series is finished.
ie. For the first week (April-22), the replays are due on April 18 at 11:59PM PST, or EST.

5. Substitutions

a. Every team is given 4 substitutions for the duration of the regular season, and 3 substitutions for the duration of the playoffs.

A substitution can be used at the manager's discretion, and any player can be substituted in to replace a player that was initially in the line-up. The player to be substituted must be a player that is NOT a part of the initial line-up.

A substitution may be announced (prior to the match) in either the lobby or chat channel. The opposing team will then have the opportunity to respond with its own substitution, or continue with the same player.

b. No additional substitutions will be rewarded and missing players will result in forfeit losses. The league will also review these issues and handle them on a case-by-case basis. Any issues due to unforeseen circumstances, such as injuries, natural disasters, etc. will be handled separately.

6. Reschedules

a. If a manager wishes to reschedule a single game (or multiple games), the rescheduled games must be played within 48 hours of Saturday 6PM PST or EST.
ie. Games are initially scheduled on April 14th, 6PM, but a player can be rescheduled to play his/her game anytime between April 12 - April 16.

The reschedule must be resolved by the manager and agreed upon by the opposing team's manager. The manager wishing to reschedule the game(s) must also notify the league in advance. The opposing team's manager has the right to decline the reschedule and missing players will result in forfeit losses.

7. Gameplay Rules

a. All games will take place on Battle.net North American server.

b. All games are to be played in game mode 1v1 and game speed Faster.

c. In-game chat should be limited to pp, ppp, or related (for PAUSING the game) and gg, good game or related (for ENDING the game). Players can ask to remake the game in the first -30- seconds if there are latency issues.

d. Dropping from the game after the -TWO minute- mark will result in a loss unless there is clear and undeniable evidence that the dropped player had the game won. Remakes may only be granted if both players and managers agree.

e. Only players and commentators are officially allowed in game. If both players agree, observers may join the game.

8. Bannable Offenses

a. Smurfing, maphacking, observer hacking, in-game coaching, and any type of behavior that gives an unfair advantage to a player can be grounds for a permanent player ban.