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Player Removals

Player Removal Clauses

1.   Players that have won two of the three previous splits in Blue Otter League will not be eligible to participate in the league in which they won for the next year.

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1.a   Players that start on a team in next split after their championship in a division higher than what they won may have their time reduced. This depends heavily on their performance that season and game counts.​

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2.   Blue Otter staff will use feedback and their own due diligence for players that have a history of success in Blue Otter League and other leagues. Players that are deemed "too good" for a league will be ineligible for that division.

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Rosters

League Rosters

1.   All BOL rosters are all limited to a ten man roster & 2 coaches.

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1.a   Each team is limited to two roster changes per week up to the Playoff Roster Lock. 

1.b   BOL staff will either approve, deny, or ask for more information about a player within 48 hours after submitting a roster change.​
 

1.c   Roster changes may be suspended as staff looks into the player in question. It is important that the captain always has a back up plan in the event that a player is denied or their roster change is suspended. The vetting team will take all necessary steps to ensure that roster changes are not suspended and players are cleared or denied as fast as possible.

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1.d   Any roster change denial is considered final.

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2.   All roster changes must be submitted by a team captain which includes emergency subs.  If a captain is unavailable, another player may request permission to make their team’s roster changes with admin approval.

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2.a  A team captain should ping the player they are adding to their roster when making the roster change.

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2.b  Players are required to complete their player registration form in order for their roster change to be considered. The roster change will be denied if the player registration form is missing at the roster lock. 

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3.   Teams are only allowed the 5 starting players in their voice communications while in game. Teams are required to be in their respective Discord voice channels during official BOL matches. There will be no exceptions to this rule.

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4.   Diamond League rosters lock on Tuesday 11:59 pm ET

     Platinum League rosters lock on Monday 11:59 pm ET ​

     Gold League rosters lock on Tuesday 11:59 pm ET

     Emerald League rosters lock on Sunday 11:59 pm ET

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5.   Any player submitted after roster lock is considered an emergency sub. 

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6.a  Emergency subs will not be added to the team's roster.  If the team wishes to add the player for the future, they will need to wait until the roster change channel is unlocked after the conclusion of the current week of matches.   

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6.   Players and/or Captains must submit player name changes in the name change channel prior to roster lock in any given week.  Failure to do so will result in 1 ban loss per player.

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6.a   As a captain, it is your responsibility to make sure your team is ready for the week.

6.b   The ban loss can be waived by the opposing team.

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6.c   Each team will get one freebie where the ban loss will be waived by BOL staff.

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7.   Playoff rosters will be locked 1 week prior to the conclusion of the regular season. 

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7.a   If a player ranks out after the playoff roster lock, the team will be allowed to add (1) additional player.  This player cannot be listed on a roster by any team, which includes eliminated ones.​

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8.   Players who play in an official BOL game with one team will have a one week lock out period before they are eligible to play on another team. 

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8.a   Players, individually, have 3 total roster additions in their bank during each season. Every time they are added to a roster, they lose one of their roster additions.  After they hit 0, they are ineligible to be added to a new roster.  However, they can e-sub for a team if they maintain the eligibility requirements.

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8.b   Starters/subs may not e-sub for other rosters unless a starter/sub is on an a roster for one division and wants to play on a roster in a different division.

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9.   Players may drop themselves from a roster at any point by opening a ticket in #ticket-help-desk. If a player is dropped or drops themselves from a team without playing in the previous week, they would be eligible to join a team immediately.

9.a   Players on cooldown will not be eligible to be added to a roster until their cooldown is over. Cooldowns are for each league. Cooldowns are only for the week of matches.  For example, if a player played in week 3 and was dropped on that Sunday, they would be eligible to be added after the week 4 games are completed.

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Captains

1.   Each team is allowed two captains on their roster at a time. One captain needs to be a starting player. The other captain can be a coach or another player.

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2.   Captains are responsible for team management, roster changes as well as communication with other team captains and tournament organizers.

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3.   Captains are required to uphold tournament rules to the best of their ability. 

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Coaches

​1.   Each team is allowed two coaches on their roster at a time and the team captain must add them via roster change before the weekly roster lock.

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2.   Coaches may be in team communication for pick/ban phase but must leave after.

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3.   Coaches may rejoin voice communications in between games but must leave when the game starts.

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4.   If a coach has gone AFK in team communications, open a ticket to have them removed from the voice channel.

4.a   If a team fails to remove their coach in any circumstance during the game, the first offense will result in a warning. If a second infraction occurs the coach will no longer be eligible to join the team call as well as a ban loss in their next game.

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5.   Any coach not listed on a roster that grabs their team role and or joins the team call will result in a 2 ban loss for the next available game. Any additional infractions will result in the individual being barred from team calls.

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E-subs

​1.   Each team is allowed a maximum of two esubs per game. After that their team will forfeit their games.

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1.a   Teams are limited to one esub during playoffs.

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1.b   Teams are allotted a maximum of 6 esubs per season. Once the maximum number of esubs has been reached any further attempt for esubs will be denied. 

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2.   One esub used will be a 2 ban loss penalty in the first ban rotation. Two esubs used will be a 4 ban loss penalty (3 in the first phase and 1 in the second phase) each game that they are used. Three or more e-subs is considered a forfeit.

2.a   Teams that use an esub during playoffs will lose three bans in the first ban rotation each game that they are used.​

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3.   Team Captains must clear their esubs through the esub clearance channel in the BOL discord in order for a player to be an esub. Players should ping roster staff for approval within 30 minutes of game time so staff can look at the potential player immediately.

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4.   For sportsmanship reasons, if your team is using an esub, let the opposing team know as soon as you can.

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5.   Players may only esub for one team per week for each league. Failure to follow this will result in a forfeit. Multiple offenses will result in a 3 week suspension for the e-sub and the inability to e-sub for teams indefinitely. 

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6.   Esubs are subject to all BOL player eligibility rules and regulations with the exception of the 10 games in 21 days rule. BOL staff may require esubs to fill out a player registration form if their eligibility is in question.

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7.   Esubs will be heavily scrutinized to ensure competitive integrity. There will be no leniency towards teams who have waited until the last second to submit an esub.