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Hello Everyone!







We are happy to announce BSL Season 5 starting October 2, 2018.



And we have some more great news! Blizzard is officially sponsoring the prize pool of Season 5 and 6. Furthermore, they are also financially supporting us to create our



Yes, you heard that right!

We can already confirm TWO more seasons of the Bombastic StarLeague! So keep practicing!





A few words about BSL



The goal of the Bombastic StarLeague is to focus on the development of players outside of South Korea. On top of the BSL main tournament, we will continue to host a series of smaller events: BSL Faction Wars BSL Continental Wars, February with BSL and many more great events! As you probably know, we are not only focusing on the very best players, but also aiming for top amateur players, we want to encourage new players to join the competition. That's why Season 5 will keep the same format, with 2 divisions: BSL ProLeague and BSL ChoboLeague.





How can I start playing?

Make your own account with the BSL5-Tag on any Gateway. For example: BSL5-Hatchet, BSL5-HaN, BSL5-ZZZero, BSL5-Dandy, etc.. Join our website at the following URL: https://bombasticstarleague.com/ Create an account and add yourself to the rankings Start playing in the Ladder Stage which begins on Tuesday October 2, 2018 through to November 3, 2018



Who will advance to the next stage?



Top 20 players from the ladder stage will advance to the BSL5 ProLeague

Top 21 to 84 players from the ladder stage will advance the BSL5 ChoboLeague



You should also continue playing BSL ladder after qualifying, as higher placement in the rankings will give you an advantage during map vetoes.

We are happy to announce BSL Season 5 starting October 2, 2018.And we have some more great news! Blizzard issponsoring the prize pool of Season 5 and 6. Furthermore, they are also financially supporting us to create our official webpage Yes, you heard that right!We can already confirmmore seasons of the Bombastic StarLeague! So keep practicing!The goal of the Bombastic StarLeague is to focus on the development of players outside of South Korea. On top of the BSL main tournament, we will continue to host a series of smaller events:As you probably know, we are not only focusing on the very best players, but also aiming for top amateur players, we want to encourage new players to join the competition. That's why Season 5 will keep the same format, with 2 divisions: BSL ProLeague and BSL ChoboLeague.Top 20 players from the ladder stage will advance to the BSL5 ProLeagueTop 21 to 84 players from the ladder stage will advance the BSL5 ChoboLeagueYou should also continue playing BSL ladder after qualifying, as higher placement in the rankings will give you an advantage during map vetoes. ProLeague



Ro24 Group Stage – Six groups with four players each, double-elimination, best-of-three.

Top 2 of each group advance to the Ro16.

– Six groups with four players each, double-elimination, best-of-three. Top 2 of each group advance to the Ro16. Ro16 Group Stage – Four groups with four players each, double-elimination, best-of-three. Top 2 of each group advance to the Ro8.

– Four groups with four players each, double-elimination, best-of-three. Top 2 of each group advance to the Ro8. Ro8 and onwards – Single-elimination bracket, best-of-five.

– Single-elimination bracket, best-of-five. Grand finals – Best-of-seven.



Seeds into the BSL5 ProLeague from BSL4:

KuH, Favorit, Splax, Kingdom

From BSL4 ProLeague into Ro16: Dandy, KogeT, eOnzErg, Dewalt From BSL4 ChoboLeague into Ro24:



ChoboLeague



Ro64 Group Stage – Eight groups with eight players each, double-elimination, best-of-one. Top 2 of each group advance to the Ro16.

– Eight groups with eight players each, double-elimination, best-of-one. Top 2 of each group advance to the Ro16. Ro16 Group Stage – Four groups with four players each, double-elimination, best-of-three. Top 2 of each group advance to the Ro8.

– Four groups with four players each, double-elimination, best-of-three. Top 2 of each group advance to the Ro8. Ro8 and onwards – Single-elimination bracket, best-of-five.

– Single-elimination bracket, best-of-five. Grand finals – Best-of-seven. Seeds into the BSL5 ProLeague from BSL4:



All matches during the group stages are Bo3. Ro8 matches and onwards are Bo5. Grand Finals are Bo7. As a map pool, we will use 9 maps. As there are 9 maps in the map pool, 6 maps need to be eliminated for a Bo3, 4 maps for Bo5 and 2 maps for 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 ABABAB ABC for Bo3, ABAB ABABC for Bo5 and AB ABABABC for Bo7.



Example of vetoes for the Bo3 match: Player A vetoes a map

Player B vetoes a map

Player A vetoes a map

Player B vetoes a map

Player A vetoes a map

Player B vetoes a map

Player A vetoes a map



Player A picks the first map

Player B picks the second map

The remaining map will be played in the decider match

Once all vetoes and map picks are done, you can start the matches! Map pool to be announced [5 maps from ladder, 2 new ones, 2 old ones].All matches during the group stages are Bo3. Ro8 matches and onwards are Bo5. Grand Finals are Bo7. As a map pool, we will use 9 maps. As there are 9 maps in the map pool, 6 maps need to be eliminated for a Bo3, 4 maps for Bo5 and 2 maps for 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 ABABAB ABC for Bo3, ABAB ABABC for Bo5 and AB ABABABC for Bo7.Example of vetoes for the Bo3 match:Once all vetoes and map picks are done, you can start the matches! 1st place - $400

2nd place - $250

3rd place - $150

4th place - $100

5th-8th place - $25 We also got over $1000 USD donations for BSL5 prize pool from you guys. After talking to the donators, we have decided to use the prize money for additional tournaments during the ladder stage, and many other tournaments and showmatches. For example: Top 4 ladder players showmatch, Top 16/32 players in BSL-ladder tournaments, King of the Hill matches and more! The BSL5 Proleague prize pool of $1,000 USD is sponsored by Blizzard and will be distributed as follows:We also got over $1000 USD donations for BSL5 prize pool from you guys. After talking to the donators, we have decided to use the prize money for additional tournaments during the ladder stage, and many other tournaments and showmatches. For example: Top 4 ladder players showmatch, Top 16/32 players in BSL-ladder tournaments, King of the Hill matches and more! 1. 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





2. 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 Open 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.

3. Playing matches before the schedule

Every match prior to the Elimination Stage can be played ahead of schedule if both players 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, 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.



4. Latency



Default Turn Rate setting is DTR. If both players agree, Turn Rate setting can be changed.





5. 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.





6. Casting the game



Everyone should allow ZZZero or another official caster to join the game for broadcast.





7. Everyone must join the BSL Official Discord channel



https://discord.gg/X7S87gR







If you have any questions, feel free to ask Hatchet, HaN or ZZZero.





























GL HF! 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 tournamentDefault Turn Rate setting is DTR. If both players agree, Turn Rate setting can be changed.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.Everyone should allow ZZZero or another official caster to join the game for broadcast.If you have any questions, feel free to ask Hatchet, HaN or ZZZero.

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