BSL Season 19

Times are hard, we can all feel it, but that’s the reason why we should keep going with more BSL Seasons. I honestly believe that the entertainment and competition we bring to our viewers and players is even more important in difficult times. We hope that this season as well, you will be able to forget about the hardships of everyday life and immerse yourself in the beauty of StarCraft.

We were struggling a lot to find funding for this season, times are hard, but there are people who support BSL and StarCraft nonetheless. Let’s thank all of those who made it possible.

• Liquid`Nazgul & Liquid`Steve - Legendary founders of famous TeamLiquid supported BSL19 and BSL20 with $3000 each. You can read more here about their incredible support.
  
• eSport.Fund - http://esport.fund/ - aka Rus_Brain who supported the mission to keep going with $2500. Let’s all appreciate his countless efforts to support our community. Check out interview with Kirill here
  
• Community Support to BSL19 Goal - Special thanks to CRVT who donated $2000 and all the other donors - check out all of them here
  
• BSL Patreons -> Without the support of our Patreons it would be impossible to continue. BSL is scheduled months ahead, having regular support helps us plan the events for the future -> 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! Everyone who is watching, commenting and sharing info about BSL is helping so much, 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)

• BSL19 Latin America Ladder -> 1st - 2nd -> Ro24
  
• BSL19 North America Ladder -> 1st - 2nd -> Ro24
  
• BSL19 Europe + near Ladder -> 1st - 2nd -> Ro24
  
• BSL19 Asia + Oceania Ladder -> 1st - 2nd -> Ro24
  
• BSL19 World Ladder -> 1st - 4th -> Ro24
  
  
  
• 4 open tournaments for 2x slots each

• 1) Wednesday, 16.10 - 20:00 EST -> TOP2 Ro24
  
• 2) Thursday , 17.10 - 20:00 EST -> TOP2 Ro24
  
• 3) Saturday, 19.10 - 16:00 CET-> TOP2 Ro24
  
• 4) Sunday, 20.10 - 16:00 CET -> TOP2 Ro24
  

RO24 Seeds from BSL18 GosuLeague: Izu, RaNgeD, Abi
RO16 Seeds from BSL18 ProLeague : Dewalt, Zhanhun, Mihu, Bonyth

• GosuLeague (min. 25 games)
  16/32 Spots -> Next16/32 players from the World Ladder Stage get seeded into BSL19 GosuLeague Ro16/32 [Required minimum 25 games] (depends on the amount of confirmations)
  
• HasuLeague (min. 25 games)
  16/32 -> Next 16/32 players from the World Ladder Stage get seeded into BSL19 HasuLeague Ro16/32 [Required minimum 25 games] (depends on the amount of confirmations)
  
• ChoboLeague (min. 25 games)
  All remaining BSL19 Ladder participants who completed at least 25 ladder games and confirmed participation on BSL Discord get seeded into BSL19 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.

BSL19 ProLeague Broadcast Schedule:

• 22.09.2024 - 13.10.2024 Ladder Stage
  
• 20.10.2024 - RO24 Group draw ceremony
  
• 01.11.2024 - 18:30 CET - Ro24 Group 1 - Friday
  
• 02.11.2024 - 18:30 CET - Ro24 Group 2
  
• 03.11.2024 - 18:30 CET - Ro24 Group 3
  
• 08.11.2024 - 18:30 CET - Ro24 Group 4 - Friday
  
• 09.11.2024 - 18:30 CET - Ro24 Group 5
  
• 10.11.2024 - 18:30 CET - Ro24 Group 6 + RO16 Group draw ceremony
  
• 16.11.2023 - 18:30 CET - Ro16 Group 1
  
• 17.11.2023 - 18:30 CET - Ro16 Group 2
  
• 23.11.2024 - 18:30 CET - Ro16 Group 3
  
• 24.11.2024 - 18:30 CET - Ro16 Group 4
  
• 30.11.2024 - 18:30 CET - Ro8 Day 1
  
• 01.12.2024 - 18:30 CET - Ro8 Day 2
  
• 07.12.2024 - 18:30 CET - Ro8 Day 3
  
• 08.12.2024 - 18:30 CET - Ro8 Day 4
  
• 14.12.2024 - 18:30 CET - Ro8 Day 5
  
• 15.12.2024 - 18:30 CET - Ro8 Day 6
  
• 21.12.2024 - 18:30 CET - Grand Finals
  

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.

*!NEW! This season we will try out a new way of picking the map pool for the tournament. Every player who will qualify to BSL19 ProLeague, will have the option to pick 7 out of 11 maps listed below. Time to vote will be till 20.10 (day of the group draw and last qualifying tournament - players who will qualify from the last tour will have 30 minutes to vote).

(2) Minstrel
(2) Neo Dark Origin
(2) Monty Hall
(3) Dominator
(3) Apocalypse
(4) KICK BACK
(4) Pantheon
(4) Deja Vu
(4) Radeon
(4) Vermeer
(4) Nocturne

First maps for each round:
RO24 Group Stage:
Game 1 & 2 -> TBA*
Winners Match & Losers match -> TBA*
Advancements match -> TBA*

RO16 Group Stage:
Game 1 & 2 -> TBA*
Winners Match & Losers match -> TBA*
Advancements match -> TBA*

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

RO8 Map Picks
[spoiler]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 example order for vetoes is 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 19 prize pool of $5,550 USD will be distributed as follows:
BSL19 Announcement showmatch: $100
BSL19 GosuLeague: $150
BSL19 ProLeague: $5000
BSL19 Ladder Tournaments: $300

The BSL19 Proleague:
1st place - $2000
2nd place -$1000
3rd place - $600
4th place - $400
5th - 6th place - $150
7th - 8th place - $100
9th - 12nd place - $75
13rd - 16th place - $50

The BSL19 Gosuleague
1st place - $100 + BSL20 RO24 Seed
2nd place - $50 + BSL20 RO24 Seed
3rd place - BSL20 RO24 Seed

The BSL19 Ladder Tournaments
1st place - $50
2nd place - $30
3rd place: $20

CSLPRO Points
TOP8 players of BSL ProLeague will also be granted with CSLPRO Circuit points. which can help them get the travel budget for the LAN in Chicago in 2025!
1st place - 250 points
2nd place - 150 points
3-4th place - 100 points
5-8 place - 75 points

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

2. Confirmation after ladder stage.

Every player who played in the BSL19 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
Smurfs are not allowed, you have to play on your real, most known nickname.

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.