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Bombastic StarLeague 19

Dear StarCraft lovers!

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, too, you will be able to forget about the hardships of everyday life and immerse yourself in the beauty of StarCraft.

Sponsors

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.

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!

BSL Season 19

Ladder stage starts 22.09.2024 22:00 UTC, it will end 13.10.2024 23:59 UTC.

How do I sign up to BSL19?

IMPORTANT NOTES

Format

How do I qualify for each division?

*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!

Continue improving your BSL19 Ladder placement even after being qualified - the player with the higher ladder placement will be given priority during map vetoes in Ro8 and forward.

ProLeague

GosuLeague and HasuLeague

ChoboLeague

BSL19 ProLeague Broadcast Schedule

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.

Maps and Vetoes

*!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).

First maps for each round

Ladder tournaments

We want players to practice hard on the ladder to deliver as good games as possible during the tournament, thus we want to give them the right way to test their strengths before the actual season begins. That’s why we will run at least three ladder tournaments, open for every player who has a minimum of 20 games on BSL-Nickname (and is registered).

Prize pool

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 (if case of three tournaments)
1st place - $50
2nd place - $30
3rd place - $20

Talents

Casters & Talents of BSL Season 19:

Producer, Observer & Organizer:
ZZZero

English Main Broadcast

BSL Official Channel - ZZZeroPL on twitch

Talents:
Nyoken
Diggity
Machine
Razz
Doc_Holiday

Spanish commentators
Yu

OliPatrick

Russian commentators
babyMagiK

Dewalt

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.

Tournament rules

1. Everyone must join the BSL Official Discord channel.

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 13-18) can't qualify for Hasu and Chobo leagues. Players who have played in GosuLeague (Seasons 13-18) 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) Smurfs are not allowed, you have to play on your real, most known nickname.
b) Sharing accounts is not allowed - one battle.net / ShieldBattery 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 (Dynamic Turn Rate). 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.

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

Help us spread the word

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