This Week In Esports (May 30th - June 5th)

The 2016 LCS Summer Season has begun, and we're back with a new edition of This Week in eSports! 

[Warning: This post contains event spoilers!]

Continue reading for details on current LCS Spring Split standings, various team & player news, roster updates, and more!

Current Standings:

The 2016 LCS Summer Season has arrived, and week one has just wrapped up! Friendly reminder that both EU & NA are running on different schedules than previous splits.

The brackets and standings below are up to date as of Sunday, June 5th and, as always, VODs can be found here.

[NA] LCS:

• Standings after Week 1:

• Top Four (W/L)

• TSM (2 - 0)

• Apex (2 - 0) 

• Immortals (2 - 0) 

• Team Envy (2 - 0) 

• Schedule  - LoL eSports // eSportspedia

[EU] LCS:

• Standings after Week 1:

• Top Three (W/T/L) - Points

• G2 Esports (2 - 0 - 0) - 6 Pts 

• FC Schalke 04 (1 - 1 - 0 ) - 4 Pts

• Fnatic (1 - 1 - 0 ) - 4 Pts

•  Schedule  - LoL eSports // eSportspedia

[Korea] LCK:

• Top Four (W/L)

• Samsung Galaxy (3 - 0)

• Jin Air Green Wings (2 - 0)

• SKTelecom T1 (2 - 0)

• ROX Tigers (2 - 1)

Schedule/Teams/Standings - eSportspedia

[China] LPL:

• Top Four (W/L) - Groups A & B

• Edward Gaming (3 - 0)

• Game Talents (3 - 1) 

• Invictus Gaming (2 - 1)

• Snake Esports (1 - 2)

Schedule/Teams/Standings - eSportspedia

[TW/HK/MO] LMS:

• Set to begin on Thursday, June 9th!

Schedule/Teams/Standings - eSportspedia

Team, Player, Event & Organization News

NA:

• Contractz has left Ember.
• Following a suspension, Liquid's Dardoch was moved to a substitute position. Moon was moved to the starting Jungle position for a brief period before Dardoch returned to the starting roster soon after.
• Kubz, a recent addition to the Cloud 9 coaching staff, parts ways with the team.

EU:

Jakob Lund Kristensen, founder of the Copenhagen Wolves, has announced the cease of all operations for CW effective immediately.
• Tabzz joins Millenium, Hans leaves and joins Misfits.
• Reje joins Team Vitality.
• Huma has revealed their new roster.

• Top -  Jwaow

•  Jungle - Implaer

•  Mid -  Caedrel

•  ADC - Krislund

•  Support - Wendelbo 

•  Sub (Jungle) - Lamabear

Riot:

• The NA LCS Summer Finals will be coming to Toronto on August 27th & 28th

• [REMINDER] Riot has announced the location for the 2016 World Championship -  2016 World Championship will be held across North America September 29th - October 29th

• Group Stage: September 29-October 2 + October 6-9 at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, CA

• Quarterfinals: October 13-16 at The Chicago Theatre in Chicago, IL

• Semifinals: October 21-22 at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

• Finals: October 29 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA