Bombastic StarLeague 13

Hey guys!

Exactly 126 days ago TerrOr joined trutaCz, Dewalt, Dandy, eOnzErG and Bonyth on the Bombastic StarLeague hall of fame list. BSL12 Finals were one of the most entertaining finals we ever had - not only because we had amazing games with a full bo7 played, but also because someone defeated Bonyth - a foreigner superman who is known as a PvT bonjwa - he was dethroned by TerrOr - the Terran master. Did TerrOr begin a new era of Terran being the leading race? Maybe he motivated other players who have practiced hard during the last couple of months? Let’s find out, because BSL Season 13 STARTS NOW.

Few words about sponsors

eSport.Fund is becoming a Sponsor of BSL Season 13. They are also sponsoring Russian Cyber Games, Jeez Weekly and plenty of other SC:R events. Thanks to them, we were able to double the prize pool of BSL Season 8 and 9, and reach $5000+ during BSL Season 10, 11 and 12. We are happy to welcome eSport.Fund as a Sponsor of BSL Season 13!

BSL Season 13 wouldn’t be possible without the support of our amazing community donations (Special thanks to Purepat and Crvt) and our great BSL Patreons (Special thanks to STRFKR, StRyKeR and GraiL).

Thanks to your support we will come back with ~$6500 in prizes, $5500 for ProLeague, $700 for other tournaments and +$300 in BSL Merch accordingly:
BSL13 Proleague ($5500)
BSL13 GosuLeague ($100 + Merch)
BSL13 HasuLeague (BSL merch)
BSL13 ChoboLeague (BSL merch)
Other tournaments ($600 + BSL merch + 3x ProLeague seeds)

That's the perfect moment for all of you to go and thank our great sponsors, supporters and donors!

Ladder stage starts 02.10.2021 and ends 23.10.2021 23:59 UTC. You can start playing now!

How do I sign up?

Create a new account using the BSL- tag on any gateway BSL-<YourNickName>, e.g.: BSL-Hatchet, BSL-LML, BSL-Fujikura, ...
Head over to: https://bombasticstarleague.com/
Register on the site and add your in-game account to the rankings
Launch StarCraft:Remastered and start laddering! The Ladder Stage commences on October 2nd and closes on October 23rd at 23:59 UTC
Adding or changing your BSL-account on a website will be prohibited during the last 72 hours of ladder stage. Please don’t add your account at the very last moment to avoid any confusion.

IMPORTANT CHANGES:
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 from now on. If you want to merge your accounts, please contact admins on Discord. Penalty for breaking this rule is a BAN for the BSL Season.

How do I qualify for each division?

The top 3 players from the Ladder Stage get seeded into BSL13 ProLeague Ro16 [Requires minimum 50 games]
The top 4-20 players from the Ladder Stage get seeded into BSL13 ProLeague Ro24 [Requires minimum 40 games]
TOP1 of 3x BSL13 Ladder Tours will get seeded into BSL13 Proleague Ro24 [1] [2] [3]
Players ranked #21 to #52 from the Ladder Stage get seeded into BSL13 GosuLeague [Requires minimum 25 games]
Players ranked #53 to #84 from the Ladder Stage get seeded into BSL13 HasuLeague [Requires minimum 25 games]
All remaining Ladder Stage participants who completed at least 25 ladder games get seeded into BSL13 ChoboLeague.

Seeds

RO16 - TerrOr
RO24 - Bonyth, trutaCz, Sziky & StRyKeR
(If some of the seeded players will qualify via ladder, next ladder player gets a spot)

Every player who played in the BSL13 ladder stage has to confirm their participation in the tournament on BSL Discord during the one week after the end of the ladder stage. - we will open the channel #confirm-participation -> https://discord.gg/ST6ktnD
If you have any questions, feel free to ask someone from the Staff on Discord.

Continue improving your BSL ladder placement even after qualifying - the player with the higher ladder placement will be given priority during map vetoes in RO8.

Format

PROLEAGUE

Ro24 Group Stage – Six groups of four players each, double elimination, initial matches - best-of-one, winners, losers and decider - 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.
Ro8, Ro4 and 3rd place match – Single elimination bracket, best-of-five.
Grand finals – Best-of-seven.

GOSULEAGUE and HASULEAGUE

Ro32 Group Stage – Eight groups of four players each, double elimination, best-of-one. 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

RoXX Group Stage - 8 groups with XX players in each, best-of-one. Round robin. The top 4 players of each group advance to Ro16.
Ro32 Group Stage – Eight groups of four players each, double elimination, best-of-one. The top 2 players in each group advance to the Ro16.
Ro16 Group Stage – Four groups with four players each, double elimination, best-of-one. 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.

BSL Season 13 Format

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BSL13 ProLeague schedule

02.10.2021 - 23.10.2021 Ladder Stage
24.10.2021 - RO24 Group draw
30.10.2021 - 18:30 CEST - Ro24 Group 1
31.10.2021 - 18:30 CET - Ro24 Group 2
06.11.2021 - 18:30 CET - Ro24 Group 3
07.11.2021 - 18:30 CET - Ro24 Group 4
13.11.2021 - 18:30 CET - Ro24 Group 5
14.11.2021 - 18:30 CET - Ro24 Group 6
14.11.2021 - RO16 Group draw
20.11.2021 - 18:30 CET - Ro16 Group 1
21.11.2021 - 18:30 CET - Ro16 Group 2
27.11.2021 - 18:30 CET - Ro16 Group 3
28.11.2021 - 18:30 CET - Ro16 Group 4
11.12.2021 - 18:30 CET - Ro8 Day 1
12.12.2021 - 18:30 CET - Ro8 Day 2
18.12.2021 - 18:30 CET - Ro4
19.12.2021 - 18:30 CET - 3rd place and Grand Finals

We reserve the right to change schedule if necessary.

Prize pool distribution

The BSL13 Proleague prize pool of $5,500

1st place - $2100 + BSL14 RO16 seed*
2nd place -$1200 + BSL14 RO24 seed*
3rd place - $500 + BSL14 RO24 seed*
4th place - $300 + BSL14 RO24 seed*
5-8th place - $200
9th-12th place - $100
13rd-16th place - $50

The BSL13 Gosuleague

1st place - 100$ + BSL14 Proleague RO24 Seed*
2nd place - 70 PTS in BSL14 Ladder*
3rd place - 50 PTS in BSL14 Ladder*
4th place - 50 PTS in BSL14 Ladder*

* If BSL14 will happen

Map pool

Vertebrae

Heartbreak Ridge

Ascension

Aztec

Revolver

Good Night

Wavelet

Download BSL13 map pack

First maps for each round

RO24 Group Stage:
Game 1 & 2 = Revolver
Winners Match = Good Night (first map)
Losers Match & Advancement Match = Aztec (first map)

RO16 Group Stage:
Game 1 & 2 = Ascension (first map)
Winners Match = Wavelet (first map)
Losers Match & Advancement Match = Heartbreak Ridge (first map)

Choosing second/third map rules: winner bans one map, loser choose map from remaining maps in the map pool.

Ro8 Bracket:

All matches during the bracket are Bo5. Grand Finals are Bo7. 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 AB ABABC for BO5 and ABABABC for BO7.

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.

Tournament rules

1. Everyone must join the BSL Official Discord channel.

2. Confirmation after ladder stage
Every player who played in the BSL13 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 restrictions
Players who have previously played in ProLeague (Seasons 5-12) can't qualify for Hasu and Chobo leagues. Players who ever played in GosuLeague (Seasons 6-12) 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 BSL13-accounts on bombasticstarleague.com. Highest placed account will appear on the ranking. Using multiple accounts on the BSL website is not allowed from now on. 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. Racepicking
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 BSL Discord server.
15 minutes after scheduled time, if one of the players 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 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, match should be played as it was scheduled.
It is not allowed to livestream your games or announce the result if you are playing your match earlier.
Winner of the match must upload the replays to 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, 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 manner, racism, homofobic, 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 agree 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.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask anyone from the Staff on the Discord channel.