Recently, some of the travel restrictions [COVID] in Korea have been lifted. You're no longer required to quarantine upon arrival, which became a huge incentive for pro teams, pro players, and streame
After the NASG Finals came the Scouting Grounds Draft. The draft allows each team to pick up one NASG talent for exclusive negotiation rights for that player for ten days after getting drafted. This allows them a decent period of time to negotiate a contract with that player before they hit free agency (which starts Monday, November 16 otherwise). Teams get draft pi
Back in June we announced the return of Honda Scouting Grounds, North America's flagship League of Legends amateur competition. There are no changes to the event schedule -- but there are some format changes, including having the entire event remote. Read more here:
The tournament that starts in June will mark the first step taken towards the organization’s objective of developing a legitimate ladder from amateur to pro in the North American League of Legends competitive scene.
Riot Games has officially announced the 2020 Honda Scouting Grounds, however, they disqualified multiple players in doing so. More than half of ANEW Esports' roster is now ineligible to attend. Find more details on the story here:
In collaboration with Riot Games, FACEIT returns in 2020 to host the Scouting Grounds Circuit, the group of qualifying tournamentsto determine which teams take part in NA Scouting Grounds at the end of the year. Read more on the FACEIT NASG Circuit format here:
Due to sickness, Doublelift will not be playing in Team Liquid's Saturday game against TSM. Tactical will take his place on stage, playing against his former org, TSM. Read more on Tactical and Team Liquid here:
MistyStumpey has been highly praised at the last two NASGs, getting 3rd best in 2018, and drafted 4th in 2019. So why is he currently a free agent? Meet one of the best untested players in NA; find out who he is and what defines him as a player:
The young and talented Connor "Artemis" Doyle is praised for his ability to lead and inspire. From Scouting Grounds, to talent development, to Worlds and his coaching duo, Artemis has a lot to say about NA, his career, and the future.
The group stage is through and the seeds are set, but unfortunately, Infernal placed last. They play Team Cloud in the 3rd place match at noon PST today! Meet the Team before their final series!
There are a bunch of top NA talents at NASG this year, and multiple coaches across various teams called these out as having the highest likelihood to prove they're worth an Academy or LCS slot this Spring.
The 2019 Honda Scouting Grounds Dragon Draft has finalized and these are your teams!
After announcing his retirement, Winter spoke with Inven Global about his esports experience, problems in the scene, how to improve Scouting Grounds, and advice to young players on how to make the most of NASG.
Just a week before Scouting Grounds 2019, Winter quits competitive League of Legends despite qualifying for his 4th year in a row. He brings up some great points on NA talent development that need addressing. NA has some deep issues when it comes to working with new players.
FlyQuest have confirmed the signing of young NA talent, James “Duoking” Stephenson, to their Academy roster. He will be supporting FlyQuest's Academy AD from the 2018 season, Erry, who has
Ross “Value” Luppino's 2018 was a roller coaster ride. The young AD Carry took a break from college to put it all on the line at the 2017 NA Scouting Grounds. After initially being drafted
Team Infernal took failed to take first place in this year's Scouting Grounds event, but three of it's players were named among the top 5 prospects. One of those is MistyStumpey, the INF top laner. St
Scouting Grounds 2018 has officially kicked off! After a couple days of irl scouting, NA LCS orgs came together to draft 4 teams and the players are now ready to take the stage and prove their worth.
