Today we finished BSL Season 14. I would ask if you are happy that XX became a Champion, but I’m writing this before the semi-finals. I would like to send my sincere gratitude to everyone who were and are helping me during BSL14, as well as the Races Championship and other events! Much love <3 Let us know how you like this season and give us your feedback!

If you thought that we would give you a break from BSL, I want to let you know - it was just a warm up! Now it’s time to announce The Biggest Tournament I Have Ever Organized! Let me introduce you to the BSL15 Continental Championship!
As we announced in the BSL14 Announcement - this was our plan for BSL in 2022!

• BSL14 with Regional Ladder Seeds ✅
  
• BSL15 with Continental Championships 🔴
  
• BSL16 as the BSL2022 World Championship
  

Of course it wouldn’t be possible for us to come back with another season without the support of our sponsors and crowdfunding from the community!

• OptiMonk aka Cameleon - https://www.optimonk.com/
  
• Community Support - Special thanks to CRVT and purepat
  
• BSL Patreons - https://www.patreon.com/Bombastic
  

Big thanks from me to our wonderful sponsor and community for enabling us to have yet another season of Bombastic StarLeague! We are looking for sponsors to organize BSL16 as the BSL 2022 World Championship. I will appreciate it if you will spread the word!

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

Ladder stage starts TODAY, it will end 29.04.2022 23:59 UTC. You can start playing now!

How do I sign up?

• Create a new account using the BSL15- tag on any gateway
  BSL15-, e.g.: BSL15-Hatchet, BSL15-HaN, BSL15-ZZZero, ..
  
• Head over to: https://bombasticstarleague.com Register on the site and add your in-game BSL15-account to the rankings
  
• Launch StarCraft: Remastered and start laddering! The Ladder Stage commences on April 10 and closes on April 29 at 23:59 UTC
  
• Join BSL Discord BSL Discord
  
• Confirm your participation on BSL Discord after ladder stage ends.
  

How do I qualify for each division?
ProLeague (TOP16 of each region/continent - min. 40 games)

• TOP16 from Latin America Ladder
  
• TOP16 from North America Ladder
  
• TOP16 from Europe Ladder
  
• TOP16 from Asia + Oceania Ladder
  
• You can ask any questions regarding region seeds in the #feedback channel on the BSL discord.

• 4th place finishers from ProLeague Ro16 of each continent + next 16 players from the World Ladder Stage will get seeded into BSL15 GosuLeague Ro32 [Required minimum 25 games]
  
• Next #17 to #32/48 (Depends on the number of participants) from the Ladder Stage get seeded into BSL15 HasuLeague [Required minimum 25 games]
  
• All remaining Ladder Stage participants who completed at least 25 ladder games get seeded into BSL15 ChoboLeague.
  

ProLeague - Each Continent
- TOP16 Players from Each Continent BSL15 Ladder Stage;
Ro16 Group Stage – Four groups of four players each, double elimination, best-of-three. The top 3 players in each group advance to the Double Elimination Bracket, #1 & #2 advance to the Winner Bracket, #3 advances to the Loser Bracket
Double Elimination Bracket - WB R1 - bo3, R2 & R3 - bo5, LB R1 - bo1, R2, R3, R4 - bo3, R5 - bo5
Grand Finals – Best-of-seven (1:0 lead for WB).

ProLeague - Season Finals
- TOP4 players from each continent championship
Ro16 Group Stage – Four groups of four players each, double elimination, best-of-three. The top 3 players in each group advance to the Double Elimination Bracket, #1 & #2 advance to the Winner Bracket, #3 advances to Loser Bracket
Double Elimination Bracket - WB R1 - bo3, R2 & R3 - bo5, LB R1 - bo1, R2, R3, R4 - bo3, R5 - bo5
Grand Finals – Best-of-seven (1:0 lead for WB).

GosuLeague and HasuLeague
- GosuLeague: Next 16 players from World Ladder Stage + 4th Place finishers in continent championships Ro16 (
- HasuLeague: Next 16/32 (depends on number of player confirmations) from World Ladder Stage (after ProLeague and GosuLeague)
Ro32 Group Stage – Eight groups of four players each, double elimination, first three matches - best-of-one, last two matches - 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.

ChoboLeague
- Everyone who played minimum 25 games on BSL15 nick and confirmed on BSL discord!
RoXX Group Stage – 8 groups with XX 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.


BSL15 ProLeague Broadcast Schedule:

• 10.04.2022 - 29.04.2022 Ladder Stage
  
• 30.04.2022 - RO24 Group draw ceremony
  
• 07.05.2022 - RO16 Groups Playday - FOR EVERY CONTINENT time TBA

BSL15 Continental Championships - Asia

• 09.05.2022 - 14:00 CEST - Asia RO16 Group A Trovo
  
• 10.05.2022 - 14:00 CEST - Asia RO16 Group B Trovo
  
• 11.05.2022 - 14:00 CEST - Asia RO16 Group C Trovo
  
• 12.05.2022 - 14:00 CEST - Asia RO16 Group D Trovo
  
• 13.05.2022 - 14:00 CEST - Asia Bracket Day 1 Trovo
  
• 14.05.2022 - 14:00 CEST - Asia Bracket Day 2 Trovo
  
• 15.05.2022 - 14:00 CEST - Asia Grand Finals Twitch

BSL15 Continental Championships - Latino America

• 16.05.2022 - 02:00 CEST - LatAm RO16 Group A Trovo
  
• 17.05.2022 - 02:00 CEST - LatAm RO16 Group B Trovo
  
• 18.05.2022 - 02:00 CEST - LatAm RO16 Group C Trovo
  
• 19.05.2022 - 02:00 CEST - LatAm RO16 Group D Trovo
  
• 20.05.2022 - 02:00 CEST - LatAm Bracket Day 1 Trovo
  
• 21.05.2022 - 02:00 CEST - LatAm Bracket Day 2 Trovo
  
• 22.05.2022 - 02:00 CEST - LatAm Grand Finals Twitch

BSL15 Continental Championships -North America

• 23.05.2022 - 03:00 CEST - NA RO16 Group A Trovo
  
• 24.05.2022 - 03:00 CEST - NA RO16 Group B Trovo
  
• 25.05.2022 - 03:00 CEST - NA RO16 Group C Trovo
  
• 26.05.2022 - 03:00 CEST - NA RO16 Group D Trovo
  
• 27.05.2022 - 03:00 CEST - NA Bracket Day 1 Trovo
  
• 28.05.2022 - 03:00 CEST - NA Bracket Day 2 Trovo
  
• 29.05.2022 - 03:00 CEST - NA Grand Finals Twitch

BSL15 Continental Championships - Europe

• 30.05.2022 - 20:00 CEST - EU RO16 Group A Trovo
  
• 31.05.2022 - 20:00 CEST - EU RO16 Group B Trovo
  
• 01.06.2022 - 20:00 CEST - EU RO16 Group C Trovo
  
• 02.06.2022 - 20:00 CEST - EU RO16 Group D Trovo
  
• 03.06.2022 - 20:00 CEST - EU Bracket Day 1 Trovo
  
• 04.06.2022 - 20:00 CEST - EU Bracket Day 2 Trovo
  
• 05.06.2022 - 20:00 CEST - EU Grand Finals + group draw Twitch

BSL15 Continental Championships - Season Finals

• 11.06.2022 - 17:00 CEST - RO16 Group A Twitch
  
• 12.06.2022 - 17:00 CEST - RO16 Group B Twitch
  
• 18.06.2022 - 17:00 CEST - RO16 Group C Twitch
  
• 19.06.2022 - 17:00 CEST - RO16 Group D Twitch
  
• 25.06.2022 - 17:00 CEST - Bracket Day 1 Twitch
  
• 26.06.2022 - 17:00 CEST - Bracket Day 2 Twitch
  
• 03.07.2022 - 17:00 CEST - Bracket Day 3 Twitch
  
• 10.07.2022 - 17:00 CEST - BSL15 Grand Finals Twitch
  

We reserve the right to change the broadcast schedule, as well as broadcast the official channel. It’s best to follow both - BSL Twitch & BSL Trovo

RESTREAMING or STREAMING the EVENT without permission is NOT ALLOWED, our goal is to maximize viewers on the official BSL channels, so we will try to attract some sponsors.

The BSL15 prize pool of $6,500 USD will be distributed as follows:

• BSL15 Ladder Stage Tours & GosuLeague - $500
  
• BSL15 Continental Championships - Asia - $500
  
• BSL15 Continental Championships - LatAm - $500
  
• BSL15 Continental Championships - NorthAm - $500 + $755 from Rogues Gallery
  
• BSL15 Continental Championships - Europe - $500
  
• BSL15 Continental Championships - Season Finals : $4,000
  

The BSL15 Season Finals prize pool will be distributed as follows:
1st place - $2000 + BSL16 World Championship Seed
2nd place -$1000 + 700 BSL Points
3rd place - $500 + 500 BSL Points
4th place - $300 + 400 BSL Points
5-8th place - $50 + 350 BSL Points
9th-12th place - 300 BSL Points
13rd - 16th place - 300 BSL Points

The BSL14 Gosuleague
1st place - $100 + 300 BSL Points
2nd place - $50 + 250 BSL Points
3rd place - 200 BSL Points
4th place - 125 BSL Points
5-8th place - 75 BSL Points

Bombastic Points will be awarded throughout BSL Seasons 14 & 15 based on rankings. These points will then be used to determine the 16 players seeded into the BSL16 2022 Championship.


BSL16 World Championship

I. Ladder Stage Qualifications - Start TBA
II. Ladder Tournaments - similar to previous seasons
III. Leagues and seeds distribution
- Seeds(6):
Champion of BSL14 - TBA,
Champion of BSL15 NA,
Champion of BSL15 SA,
Champion of BSL15 EU,
Champion of BSL15 AS
Champion of BSL15 Season Finals
- BSL Points - 16 seeds
- BSL Ladder - 10 seeds
Format:
Ro32 - 8 groups, 4 players each group, best-of-three, top2 advances
Ro16 - 4 groups, 4 players each group, best of three, top2 advances
Ro8 - 1 group for 8 players, round robin, best-of-three, top6 advances to stepladder finals -> #6 vs #5, winner vs #4, winner vs #3, winner vs #2 & Finals.

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

2. Confirmation after ladder stage.

Every player who played in the BSL15 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 5-14) can't qualify for Hasu and Chobo leagues. Players who have played in GosuLeague (Seasons 6-14) 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 BSL15-accounts on bombasticstarleague.com. Highest placed account will appear on the ranking. Using multiple accounts on the BSL website is not allowed. 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.