ESB League – Announcing BFV Season 1

Information

Although it was planned for Fall 2019, Battlefield V Season 1 is finally here! After a successful Pre-Season event with 72 teams and an unfortunately long break waiting for community games to arrive, we’re ready to kick things off finally.

Season 1 will be open to all platforms and mainly for teams across Europe, North America, and South America. While we are aware not every platform/region combination will have enough teams, we want to give everyone an equal opportunity to participate and hopefully have their very own league.

Visit the “League Schedule” tab to better understand the event format and “Qualifiers” to well, try and qualify!

Games Modes & Regions:

For Season 1 we will be featuring the following leagues on PS4, PC and XB1
  • 5v5 Squad Conquest
    • PC Europe
    • PC North America
    • PS4 Europe
    • PS4 North America
    • PS4 South American
    • XB1 Europe
    • XB1 North America
  • 8v8 Squad Conquest
    • PC North America & Europe
    • PS4 North America & Europe
    • PS4 South America
    • XB1 North America & Europe
  • 16v16 Conquest
    • PS4 International

Qualifiers:

There will be 2 Qualifiers for each Platform/Region/Game Mode combination that we will be offering. The Qualifiers have a One Day Cup, Swiss bracket format. This means that each team will have a predetermined number of matches to play regardless of how many they Win/Lose throughout each qualifier.

Each Qualifier you participate in will earn you points that count towards acquiring a spot in our league depending on how well your team does in each Qualifier. After both Qualifiers are over, the final rankings will be published, and the Top teams will earn their spot in a division of their respective Platform/Region. If enough teams competing in our Qualifiers, we will open extra Divisions where necessary. (Note: Division spots will be assigned based on each team’s final ranking. Ranks 1-8 will earn a spot in Division 1, 9-16 in Division 2, and 17-24 in Division 3.)

  • 1st100pts
  • 2nd75pts
  • 3rd50pts
  • 4th35pts
  • 5th-8th20pts
  • 9th-16th10pts
  • 17th-32nd5pts
  • 33rd-64th2pts

BFV Pre-Season Bonus Points:

We had previously mentioned that teams playing in our ESB League BFV Pre-Season event would receive a points bonus to qualify for Season 1 (for 8v8 Squad Conquest). Unfortunately, Season 1 was initially scheduled for Fall 2019 and because the event was delayed by over 4 months, we have decided to discard this bonus.

All teams will, therefore, be starting with 0 points heading into the qualifiers. Good luck!

League Schedule

League Schedules:

Important Notes:

  • All 5v5 leagues (and respective divisions) feature 2 Matches a Week, while ALL 8v8/16v16 leagues feature 1 Match a Week only.
  • While the schedule below highlights the standard match days for each week, teams are still able to play the games on other days/times as long as each match is played in its respective week.
    • For 5v5s, the first match of the week has to be played from Monday-Thursday, while the second match of the week has to be played from Friday-Sunday.
    • For 8v8s/16v16s, each weekly match has to be played from Monday-Sunday.
  • Standard times are as follows:
    • 5v5 EU: 9:00 pm CET
    • 5v5 NA: 9:00 pm EST
    • 5v5 SA: 9:00 pm BRT
    • 8v8/16v16 INT: 9:00 pm CET

Qualifiers:

  • Qualifier #1: Canceled
    • 8v8/16v16: Saturday 29/02/2020
    • 5v5: Sunday 01/03/2020
  • Qualifier #1:
    • 8v8: Saturday 07/03/2020
    • 5v5: Sunday 08/03/2020
  • Qualifier #2:
    • 8v8: Saturday 14/03/2020
    • 5v5: Sunday 15/03/2020

 

Regular Season: Full Game Schedule released on Monday, 23/03/2020, on the first day of the Season.

  • Week 1: Monday 23/03/2020 – Sunday 29/03/2020
    • Match 1 (5v5): Thursday 26/03/2020
    • Match 1 (8v8): Saturday 28/03/2020
    • Match 2 (5v5): Sunday 29/03/2020
  • Week 2: Monday 30/03/2020 – Sunday 05/04/2020
    • Match 3 (5v5): Thursday 02/04/2020
    • Match 2 (8v8 ): Saturday 04/04/2020
    • Match 4 (5v5): Sunday 05/04/2020
  • Week 3:  Monday 06/04/2020 – Sunday 12/04/2020
    • Match 5 (5v5): Thursday 09/04/2020
    • Match 3 (8v8): Saturday 11/04/2020
    • Match 6 (5v5): Sunday 12/04/2020
  • Week 4: Monday 13/04/2020 – Sunday 19/04/2020
    • General Roster Lock: Monday 13/04/2020
    • Match 7 (5v5): Thursday 16/04/2020
    • Match 4 (8v8): Saturday 18/04/2020
    • Match 8 (5v5): Sunday 19/04/2020
  • Week 5:  Monday 20/04/2020 – Sunday 26/04/2020
    • Match 9 (5v5): Thursday 23/04/2020
    • Match 5 (8v8): Saturday 25/04/2020
    • Match 10 (5v5): Sunday 26/04/2020
  • Week 6: Monday 27/04/2020 – Sunday 03/05/2020
    • Match 11 (5v5): Thursday 30/04/2020
    • Match 6 (8v8): Saturday 02/05/2020
    • Match 12 (5v5): Sunday 03/05/2020
  • Week 7: Monday 04/05/2020 – Sunday 10/05/2020
    • Match 13 (5v5): Thursday 07/05/2020
    • Match 7 (8v8): Saturday 09/05/2020
    • Match 14 (5v5): Sunday 10/05/2020

 

Playoffs: Brackets Released on Monday, 11/05/2020

  • Playoffs Weekend: Saturday 16/05/2020 – Sunday 17/05/2020

 

 

Qualifiers


Note: The Qualifiers will run through Battlefy, which means you must create your team there and sign-up for each qualifier individually through the links below if you wish to participate.

Qualifiers #1 – The first weekend of Qualifiers was canceled due to EA Server issues.

Saturday 29/02/2020

Sunday 01/03/2020

 

Qualifiers #1

Saturday 07/03/2020

Sunday 08/03/2020

 

Qualifiers #2

Saturday 14/03/2020

  • PC – North America & Europe – 8v8 Squad Conquest at 2:00 pm EST / 8:00 pm CET
  • PS4 – North America & Europe – 8v8 Squad Conquest at 2:00 pm EST / 8:00 pm CET
  • PS4 – South America – 8v8 Squad Conquest at 7:00 pm BRT
  • XB1 – North America & Europe – 8v8 Squad Conquest at 2:00 pm EST / 8:00 pm CET
    • Canceled
  • PS4 – International – 16v16 Conquest at 2:00 pm EST / 8:00 pm CET
    • Canceled

Sunday 15/03/2020

  • PC – Europe – 5v5 Squad Conquest at 6:00 pm CET
  • PC – North America – 5v5 Squad Conquest at 6:00 pm EST
  • PS4 – Europe – 5v5 Squad Conquest at 6:00 pm CET
  • PS4 – North America – 5v5 Squad Conquest at 6:00 pm EST
    • Canceled
  • PS4 – South American – 5v5 Squad Conquest at 7:00 pm BRT
  • XB1 – Europe – 5v5 Squad Conquest at 6:00 pm CET
  • XB1 – North America – 5v5 Squad Conquest at 6:00 pm EST
    • Canceled

 

 

PC Ranks

Points earned by each team, divided by each category, will be displayed here.

Note #1: Until Monday, March 9th, 2020, this section will remain empty.
Note #2: Division placing will be awarded based on each team’s final ranking. Ranks 1-8 will earn a spot in Division 1, 9-16 in Division 2, and 17-24 in Division 3.

PS4 Ranks

Points earned by each team, divided by each category, will be displayed here.

Note #1: Until Monday, March 9th, 2020, this section will remain empty.
Note #2: Division placing will be awarded based on each team’s final ranking. Ranks 1-8 will earn a spot in Division 1, 9-16 in Division 2, and 17-24 in Division 3.

XB1 Ranks

Points earned by each team, divided by each category, will be displayed here.

Note #1: Until Monday, March 9th, 2020, this section will remain empty.
Note #2: Division placing will be awarded based on each team’s final ranking. Ranks 1-8 will earn a spot in Division 1, 9-16 in Division 2, and 17-24 in Division 3.

F.A.Q

F.A.Q – Frequently Asked Questions

  • Will I need to play all the qualifier events?
    • For Season 1, teams aren’t required to play both qualifiers. We do, however, recommend playing in both if your team wishes to qualify for Division 1.
  • Can we change the roster between qualifiers?
    • Rosters may be changed between each qualifier. However, a certain number of players must remain the same between both qualifiers. A reminder that players may only attempt to qualify with one team in each category (5v5/8v8/16v16) as per tournament rules.
      • For 5v5: 5 Players must remain the same between each qualifier
      • For 8v8: 8 Players must remain the same between each qualifier
      • For 16v16: 16 Players must remain the same between each qualifier
  • What is the roster size for this event?
    • Roster sizes for qualifiers are listed on Battlefy, while roster sizes for the actual league are as follows:
      • 5v5: 10 Players
      • 8v8: 20 Players
      • 16v16: 45 Players
  • When is the registration deadline?
    • The registration for each Qualifier closes 6 hours before each Qualifier starts as detailed in the “Schedule” tab on each event page on Battlefy.
  • Will the league be hosted on Battlefy?
  • How many divisions will there be? How many teams per Division?
    • There will be a maximum of 3 Divisions per category on each platform (5v5/8v8/16v16), each made up of 8 teams.
  • My platform/region/game mode combination didn’t reach 8 teams, what’s going to happen?
    • A minimum of 8 teams that finish each qualifier for each platform/region/game mode combination will be required for a division to launch.
      • If a platform/region/game mode doesn’t reach at least 8 teams in the first Qualifier weekend, it will be canceled due to a presumed lack of interest.
  • My team has players that are out-of-region for 5v5s, can they still play?
    • No, all our 5v5 events are heavily region locked. Teams found breaking this rule or trying to circumvent it will be disqualified immediately.
  • Is ESB League BFV Season 1 prized?
    • There are no prizes for Season 1, teams will, however, be able to earn a large amount of ESB Points by competing in this event.
  • What kind of event is the ESB League relating to ESB Points?
    • Teams will gain ESB Points based on the division they play in for their respective 5v5 platform/region.
      • Division 1: Gold Tier Event
      • Division 2: Silver Tier Event
      • Division 3: Bronze Tier Event

 

 

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