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Meet the 2016 EU LCS Summer Split teams

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The 2016 European LCS Summer Split begins on Thursday, June 2!  

Check out who's going to be playing in the EU LCS Summer Split with our infographic below and stay tuned to Lolesports, and the new EU Lolesports site, for more details and features about the EU LCS. 

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See the 2016 NA LCS Summer Split lineups here. 

Let us know your thoughts on the new 2016 EU LCS Summer Split lineups in the comments or over on Twitter. 

6 Comments

Emoxes5 votes

Here is how I see the EU teams performing in terms of Power Rankings:

Fnatic: Rank 1: Fnatic has their shotcaller back, with immediate strong synergy with Rekkles. They also have two Koreans in the top/jungle, and while they may not be a Huni/Reignover, their experience after a split teamed with a strong shotcaller could mean another victory for the Fnatic squad.

G2: Rank 2: They totally exceeded expectations last split... but after their poor MSI, they might have been taken down a notch. Don't be fooled, they said they didn't practice enough after winning the EU split for MSI... and they probably upgraded their bot lane with Zven and Mithy... don't forget though that teams have had more time to look over this team's tactics, and they were a team that many others may have prepared for the most over the off-season, which could limit them due to being a newer team.

H2K: Rank 3: They almost always seem to finish 3rd in EU. They were strong last split, and got Freeze, which honestly might be a better fit for the team (Forgiven plays a very specific playstyle that I don't think quite fit H2K's playstyle)... the coaching and organization H2K has set up should keep them as a big threat.

Origen: Rank 4: Forgiven, even if he is great, is probably a downgrade from Zven. Hybrid is still kind of a wild card for this team, although he proved himself with G2. Still you have to wonder about the team coordination of this team as they lost the bot lane that they have had since the start of this team... easily could finish top 2, though, as any of the top 4 spots in EU should be wide open.

Vitality: Rank 5: They did really well last split, only to lose to Fnatic round 1. Hjarnan leaving seems a bit weird for Police (especially since Hjarnan doesn't even have a team right now). But dropping Shook for Mightybear could be a great, underrated move by these guys. They could be a threat, but will probably falter during playoffs, especially with the talent the top 4 teams have.

UoL: Rank 6: Ever since this team got rid of Kikis it's been downhill. Vizi is great, but this team seems to have moved on from the odd picks that rose them to fame and kept opponents guessing. Unless they go back to that playstyle, I don't think they have the talent to keep up with the top EU teams... but they are probably good enough to stay away from the bottom teams of EU... the gap is quite large this split.

Splyce: Rank 7: Still a very young team that will grow with time. They showed some improvement before the end of last split... still they need more experience and will struggle against some of the stacked lineups of the top EU teams.

FC Schalke 04: Rank 8: This organization knows their Esports, which could help the team. They got some decent players too, but some of them might be past their primes. Could be a bit of a surprise this split and could make a playoff push, but that's about it. (Also with that name, we might as well call it team STEEEEEEVE.)

Roccat: Rank 9: Well, they got Steelback, which is a pretty good ADC that deserves to play in LCS... but this team is still otherwise stripped of strong talent, and I don't see Airwaks (or probably even Betsy) being long term solutions to this team. At least they moved Freddy to a sub, which seems long washed up at this point.

Giants: Rank 10: What happens when you take away your best player from the team that was looking like he was improving, eliminate the identity (Spanish) of your team, and just add some extremely risky prospects, a mess of a team that could defy some expectations, but this team looks sooo risky to bet anything on.

SalamandersBen2 votes

1-G2 2-FNC 3-H2K 4-VIT 5-OG 6-SPY 7-UOL 8-ROC 9-S04 10-GIA

G2 and FNC are so close of each other either FNC (yellowstar) strategie will put them ahead either G2 brute talent will get them 1st place.3 to 5 could go to any of these team but H2K seem i bit better then the 2 others. VIT over OG for the split but i agree with you they probably wont do as well then OG in playoff. SPY and UOL will fight for 6 but i kinda want to see SPY grow and do better then the rest of the bottom half. Steelback will need to carry hard to put ROC in 8 but i think he is the best player of these 2 team. GIA doesnt look good, they will probably compete with P1 from NA for worst LCS team in the west.

Emoxes1 votes

Well, after seeing SO4 we might both need to reevaluate a bit... it looks like on my list they could swap with UoL, but they surely look better than UoL, and their plays make them look like a much stronger team than last year... even if it was against a weaker opponent.

SalamandersBen1 votes

yeah we might have overestimate UOL, but it is too early for conclusion. For S04 remember last split, when they were Elements, they had an really good start 4-1 if I remember well, but they had mostly played against low tier team. I still think both team wont make playoff but again its too early in the season too make any conclusion.

Sonnys Super Top1 votes

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King Ajayace1 votes

Fnatic #1, G2 #2, H2K #3, S04 #4, Vitality #5, Roccat #6, Origen #7, Splyce #8, Giants #9, Unicorns of Love #10

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