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| 2017 NA Scouting Grounds | |
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| Tournament Information | |
| Organizer | Riot Games |
| Location & Dates | |
| Region | North America |
| Country | United States |
| Start Date | 2017-11-27 |
| End Date | 2017-12-02 |
| Broadcast | |
| Streams | Twitch (Finals) |
| Schedule | Spoiler-Free Schedule Export to Google Calendar |
The 2017 NA Scouting Grounds is the second annual event of its kind. It serves as an opportunity for domestic players to showcase themselves and for NA LCS teams to sign new talent from within the North American region.
Overview
Format
- 20 highest ranked players from each role are invited from NA soloqueue
- Restricted to maximum 40% of total games on one champion
- Minimum 30+ games on 4+ different champions in their desired role
- Players are drafted onto one of four teams, each team staffed by an NA LCS organization: Cloud9, Counter Logic Gaming, OpTic Gaming, or Team SoloMid
- Group Stage
- Single Round Robin
- Matches are best of three
- Top two progress to the Final
- Bottom two play in Third-Place Match
- Finals
- Matches are best of three
- Patch Information: v7.21
- Final Draft
- At the conclusion of the tournament, each of the 10 NA LCS organizations will draft 1 of the 20 NASG participants to join their roster
- Final Draft Rules: [Show]
Prize Pool
| Place | Team |
|---|---|
 1 |  Team Ocean Drake |
 2 |  Team Infernal Drake |
 3 |  Team Mountain Drake |
| 4 |  Team Cloud Drake |
Participants
Pool
| Pool | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Top
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 Jungle
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 Mid
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 AD
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 Support
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Rodov |
blaberfish2 |
Palafox |
NoahMost |
Winter |
PieCakeLord |
Fanatiik |
Linsanity |
Value |
TeeSum |
kaizen |
NintendudeX |
Julien |
Prismal |
IronPyrite |
League |
Spica |
Ablazeolive |
Ash |
Vulcan |
- Note: Rodov replaced Allorim, NoahMost replaced Shoryu, Winter replaced Joey, PieCakeLord replaced Ngo, Fanatiik replaced Hard, and Value replaced Erry.
Draft
 Team Mountain Drake
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 Team Cloud Drake
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 Team Infernal Drake
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 Team Ocean Drake
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff |  CLG
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Staff |  C9
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Staff |  TSM
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Staff |  OPT
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| Pick 1 | Ablazeolive
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Pick 2 | League
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Pick 3 | Spica
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Pick 4 | Vulcan
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| Pick 8 | Value
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Pick 7 | Fanatiik
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Pick 6 | Julien
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Pick 5 | blaberfish2
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| Pick 9 | Winter
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Pick 10 | Ash
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Pick 11 | PieCakeLord
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Pick 12 | Prismal
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| Pick 16 | Rodov
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Pick 15 | IronPyrite
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Pick 14 | TeeSum
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Pick 13 | kaizen
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| Pick 17 | NintendudeX
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Pick 18 | Linsanity
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Pick 19 | NoahMost
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Pick 20 | Palafox
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Team Rosters
Final Draft
| Final Draft | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pick | Team | Player | Notes |
| 1 |  Cloud9
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League
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Pick sold by  FlyQuest
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| 2 |  Echo Fox
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Spica
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| 3 | Cloud9
|
Ash
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Pick sold by  OpTic Gaming
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| 4 |  Clutch Gaming
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Vulcan
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Pick sold by  Golden Guardians
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| 5 |  Team Liquid
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Value
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| 6 | Clutch Gaming
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Palafox
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| 7 |  TSM
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Ablazeolive
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| 8 |  100 Thieves
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kaizen
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| 9 | Cloud9
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blaberfish2
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| 10 |  Counter Logic Gaming
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NintendudeX
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Results
Group Stage
Standings | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Series | Games | Str | ||||
| 1 | Team Ocean Drake | 2 - 1 | 67% | 5 - 2 | 71% | +3 | 1L |
| 2 | Team Infernal Drake | 2 - 1 | 67% | 4 - 4 | 50% | 0 | 2W |
| 3 | Team Mountain Drake | 1 - 2 | 33% | 3 - 4 | 43% | -1 | 2L |
| 4 | Team Cloud Drake | 1 - 2 | 33% | 3 - 5 | 38% | -2 | 1W |
Playoffs
Match Schedule
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 30 Nov - Fri 1 DecFri 1 Dec - Sat 2 DecFri 1 Dec - Sat 2 Dec2017,12,01,03,00 - 2017,12,02,03,00 | |||||
| Thu 2017-11-30 | |||||
| Fri 2017-12-01 | |||||
| Fri 2017-12-01 | |||||
| 2017,12,01,03,00 | |||||
OCN | 2 | 0 | 2017,12,01,03,0019:0004:0012:00 |  INF | |
| 2017,12,01,03,00 | |||||
CLD | 0 | 2 | 2017,12,01,03,0019:0004:0012:00 |  MTN | |
| Fri 2017-12-01 | |||||
| Sat 2017-12-02 | |||||
| 2017,12,01,21,00 | |||||
| MTN | 0 | 2 | 2017,12,01,21,0013:0022:0006:00 | OCN | |
| 2017,12,01,21,00 | |||||
| INF | 2 | 1 | 2017,12,01,21,0013:0022:0006:00 | CLD | |
| Sat 2017-12-02 | |||||
| 2017,12,02,03,00 | |||||
| CLD | 2 | 1 | 2017,12,02,03,0019:0004:0012:00 | OCN | |
| 2017,12,02,03,00 | |||||
| MTN | 1 | 2 | 2017,12,02,03,0019:0004:0012:00 | INF | |
[showhide] | |||||
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| Sat 2 DecSat 2 DecSun 3 Dec2017,12,02,20,00 - 2017,12,02,20,00 | |||||
| Sat 2017-12-02 | |||||
| Sat 2017-12-02 | |||||
| Sun 2017-12-03 | |||||
| 2017,12,02,20,00 | |||||
| MTN | 2 | 0 | 2017,12,02,20,0012:0021:0005:00 | CLD | |
[showhide] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 2 DecSun 3 DecSun 3 Dec2017,12,02,23,00 - 2017,12,02,23,00 | |||||
| Sat 2017-12-02 | |||||
| Sun 2017-12-03 | |||||
| Sun 2017-12-03 | |||||
| 2017,12,02,23,00 | |||||
| OCN | 2 | 0 | 2017,12,02,23,0015:0000:0008:00 | INF | |
VODs & Match Links
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[hide] | |||
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | VODs |
| OCN | INF | 2 - 0 | Vod |
| Vod | |||
| CLD | MTN | 0 - 2 | Vod |
| Vod | |||
| MTN | OCN | 0 - 2 | Vod |
| Vod | |||
| INF | CLD | 2 - 1 | Vod |
| Vod | |||
| Vod | |||
| CLD | OCN | 2 - 1 | Vod |
| Vod | |||
| Vod | |||
| MTN | INF | 1 - 2 | Vod |
| Vod | |||
| Vod | |||
[hide] | |||
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | VODs |
| MTN | CLD | 2 - 0 | Vod |
| Vod | |||
[hide] | |||
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | VODs |
| OCN | INF | 2 - 0 | Vod |
| Vod | |||
Media
Streams
Articles & Videos
- December 4, Adding structure to the 2017 Scouting Grounds draft: A new approach by TrevorJ on Esports Heaven
- December 7, Team SoloMid's MikeYeung shows coaching acumen at Scouting Grounds by Emily Rand on ESPN
- December 15, Blitz Esports followed Cloud9 all Scouting Grounds, here’s a glimpse into their training process by Sharon Coone on Blitz Esports
Interviews
- December 3, Nintendudex on Scouting Grounds, getting drafted by CLG, and being called the "old man." with Blitz Esports on Blitz Esports
- December 21, LCS Rookies give their climbing advice & what they learned from working with Cloud9 for a week with Sharon Coone on Blitz Esports
Announcements
- August 30, 2017 NA Scouting Grounds
- November 2, NA Scouting Grounds Primer
Additional Content
Additional Links
Viewership Statistics
Data sourced from Esports Charts.
| Peak Viewership | |
|---|---|
| Total | 34 723 |
| English Streams | 34 723 |
| Twitch.TV Streams | 29 667 |
| Other | |
| Total Time Watched | 146 825 Hours |
| Avg Concurrent Viewers | 25 170 |