Proving Grounds Spring is the culmination of the Academy and amateur spring season — a showcase of top teams from across North America jockeying for regional glory. Hungry Amateur talents will take their shot against established Academy sides, fueling one of the most exciting and competitive tournaments NA has ever seen.
Here’s everything you need to know about Proving Grounds Spring:
TOURNAMENT OVERVIEW
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Proving Grounds Spring is a five week, online-only tournament featuring the top Top 10 teams from Amateur and Academy. While all ten Academy teams automatically qualify for Proving Grounds Spring, only the ten Amateur teams with the most circuit points — accrued from previous Spring qualifiers — will advance to the event.
To begin the event, four single elimination best-of-threes between the bottom four Academy and Amateur seeds will determine the four teams that complete the main 16-team, double elimination bracket. All matches will be best-of-three, transitioning to best-of-fives for the upper bracket final; lower bracket quarterfinals, semifinal and final; and the grand final.
While the Proving Grounds Spring will be online, we’re hopeful the Summer event will return to LAN.
Schedule (All Times Pacific)
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**Round 1 (All Matches Best-of-Three)**
- [Match P1] March 16, 3:00 PM: Academy #10 Seed vs. amateur #7 Seed
- [Match P2] March 16, ~5:00 PM: Academy #8 Seed vs. amateur #9 Seed
- [Match P3] March 17, 3:00 PM: Academy #7 Seed vs. amateur #10 Seed
- [Match P4] March 17, ~5:00 PM: Academy #9 Seed vs. amateur #8 Seed
**Round 2 (All Matches Best-of-Three)**
- [Match A2] March 18, 3:00 PM: Academy #5 Seed vs. amateur #4 Seed
- [Match A3] March 18, ~5:00 PM: Academy #6 Seed vs. amateur #3 Seed
- [Match A6] March 21, 3:00 PM: Academy #3 Seed vs. amateur #6 Seed
- [Match A7] March 21, ~5:00 PM: Academy #4 Seed vs. amateur #5 Seed
- [Match A1] March 22, 3:00 PM: Academy #1 Seed vs. Winner of Match P1
- [Match A4] March 22, ~5:00 PM: Academy #2 Seed vs. Winner of Match P2
- [Match A5] March 23, 3:00 PM: Winner of P3 vs. amateur #2 Seed
- [Match A8] March 23, ~5:00 PM: Winner of P3 vs. amateur #1 Seed
**Round 3 (All Matches Best-of-Three)**
- [Match A9] March 24, 3:00 PM: Winner of A1 vs. Winner of A2
- [Match A10] March 24, ~5:00 PM: Winner of A3 vs. Winner of A4
- [Match A11] March 28, 3:00 PM: Winner of A5 vs. Winner of A6
- [Match A12] March 28, ~5:00 PM: Winner of A7 vs. Winner of A8
- [Match L1] March 29, 3:00 PM: Loser of A1 vs. Loser of A2
- [Match L2] March 29, ~5:00 PM: Loser of A3 vs. Loser of A4
- [Match L3] March 30, 3:00 PM: Loser of A5 vs. Loser of A6
- [Match L4] March 30, ~5:00 PM: Loser of A7 vs. Loser of A8
**Rounds 4 & 5 (All Matches Best-of-Three)**
- [Match L5] March 31, 3:00 PM: Winner of L1 vs. Loser of A12
- [Match L6] March 31, ~5:00 PM: Winner of L2 vs. Loser of A11
- [Match L7] April 1, 3:00 PM: Winner of L3 vs. Loser of A10
- [Match L8] April 1, ~5:00 PM: Winner of L4 vs. Loser of A9
- [Match A13] April 4, 3:00 PM: Winner of A9 vs. Winner of A10
- [Match A14] April 4, ~5:00 PM: Winner of A11 vs. Winner of A12
- [Match L9] April 5, 3:00 PM: Winner of L5 vs. Winner of L6
- [Match L10] April 5, ~5:00 PM: Winner of L7 vs. Winner of L8
**Rounds 6 - 9 (All Matches Best-of-Five)**
- [Match A15] April 6, 3:00 PM: Winner of A13 vs. Winner of A14
- [Match L11] April 7, 3:00 PM: Winner of L9 vs. Loser of A13
- [Match L12] April 8, 3:00 PM: Winner of L10 vs. Loser of A14
- [Match L13] April 13, 3:00 PM: Winner of L11 vs. Winner of L12
- [Match L14] April 14, 3:00 PM: Winner of L11 vs. Loser of A15
- [Match A16] April 15, 3:00 PM: Winner of A15 vs. Winner of L14
Where to Watch
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You can catch all the Proving Grounds action on the [LCS Twitch channel][1]. Follow [@PathtoLCS][2] on Twitter to stay up-to-date on all the latest Academy and Amateur news.
[1]: https://www.twitch.tv/lcs
[2]: https://twitter.com/@PathtoLCS
