EU LCS Summer 2016 schedule announced with new format

We are now just about two weeks from the start of the EU LCS Summer Split, and there's a whole new format and starting time this season. The games will take place in a new best-of-two format and broadcast on two separate, simultaneous streams, starting earlier in the day.

Many rosters have been completely overhauled, including top contenders G2 and Origen. G2 acquired Origen's former bot lane in the offseason, while Origen added G2's former support.

Fnatic also brought back long time support and team captain YellowStar, with whom the team made six consecutive EU LCS finals. There's also a new team: FC Schalke 04, a German soccer team that purchased Elements' spot and roster. To view all the teams' rosters, click here.

It all starts on June 2 with Origen vs. G2 in a rematch of the EU LCS finals. The games will be played in two different spaces: the EU LCS Arena, which has been the previous stage for EU LCS events, and the EU LCS Studio. EU LCS Arena games will be streamed on the EULCS1 Twitch stream, while EU LCS Studio games will be streamed on EULCS2. All games will still be streamed on YouTube, and the Riot Games Twitch stream will rotate dependent on matchups.

Here's the schedule for this season. All times are E.astern

Week 1

Thursday, June 2

EU LCS Arena (EULCS1):

• Origen vs. G2 Esports - 11 a.m.
• FC Schalke 04 vs. Unicorns of Love - 1 p.m.
• Fnatic vs. Giants - 3 p.m.

EU LCS Studio (EULCS2):

• H2K vs. Roccat - 11 a.m.
• Splyce vs. Vitality - 1 p.m.

Friday, June 3

EU LCS Arena (EULCS1):

• Splyce vs. Roccat - 11 a.m.
• Giants vs. G2 Esports - 1 p.m.
• H2K vs. FC Schalke 04 - 3 p.m.

EU LCS Studio (EULCS2):

• Unicorns of Love vs. Origen - 11 a.m.
• Vitality vs. Fnatic - 1 p.m.

Week 2

Thursday, June 9

EU LCS Arena (EULCS1):

• H2K vs. Giants - 11 a.m.
• Fnatic vs. Unicorns of Love - 1 p.m.
• Splyce vs. FC Schalke 04 - 3 p.m.

EU LCS Studio (EULCS2):

• Vitality vs. Origen - 11 a.m.
• Roccat vs. G2 Esports - 1 p.m.

Friday, June 10

EU LCS Arena (EULCS1):

• Splyce vs. G2 Esports - 11 a.m.
• H2K vs. Fnatic - 1 p.m.
• FC Schalke 04 vs. Origen - 3 p.m.

EU LCS Studio (EULCS2):

• Vitality vs. Roccat - 11 a.m.
• Giants vs. Unicorns of Love - 1 p.m.

Week 3

Thursday, June 16

EU LCS Arena (EULCS1):

• Roccat vs. Origen - 11 a.m.
• Vitality vs. Unicorns of Love - 1 p.m.
• Splyce vs. Giants - 3 p.m.

EU LCS Studio (EULCS2):

• Fnatic vs. FC Schalke 04 - 11 a.m.
• H2K vs. G2 Esports - 1 p.m.

Friday, June 17

EU LCS Arena (EULCS1):

• Unicorns of Love vs. G2 Esports - 11 a.m.
• Splyce vs.Fnatic - 1 p.m.
• Giants vs. Origen - 3 p.m.

EU LCS Studio (EULCS2):

• Roccat vs. FC Schalke 04 - 11 a.m.
• Vitality vs. H2K - 1 p.m.

Week 4

Thursday, June 23

EU LCS Arena (EULCS1):

• FC Schalke 04 vs. G2 Esports - 11 a.m.
• Fnatic vs. Origen - 1 p.m.
• Splyce vs. H2K - 3 p.m.

EU LCS Studio (EULCS2):

• Vitality vs. Giants - 11 a.m.
• Roccat vs. Unicorns of Love - 1 p.m.

Friday, June 24

EU LCS Arena (EULCS1):

• Giants vs. FC Schalke 04 - 11 a.m.
• Vitality vs. G2 Esports - 1 p.m.
• Splyce vs. Origen - 3 p.m.

EU LCS Studio (EULCS2):

• Roccat vs. Fnatic - 11 a.m.
• H2K vs. Unicorns of Love - 1 p.m.

Week 5

Thursday, June 30

EU LCS Arena (EULCS1):

• Splyce vs. Unicorns of Love - 11 a.m.
• Vitality vs. FC Schalke 04 - 1 p.m.
• Fnatic vs. G2 Esports - 3 p.m.

EU LCS Studio (EULCS2):

• Roccat vs. Giants - 11 a.m.
• H2K vs. Origen - 1 p.m.

Friday, July 1

EU LCS Arena (EULCS1):

• Roccat vs. H2K - 11 a.m.
• Vitality vs. Splyce - 1 p.m.
• Giants vs. Fnatic - 3 p.m.

EU LCS Studio (EULCS2):

• Unicorns of Love vs. FC Schalke 04 - 11 a.m.
• G2 Esports vs. Origen - 1 p.m.

Week 6

Friday, July 8

EU LCS Arena (EULCS1):

• G2 Esports vs. Giants - 11 a.m.
• FC Schalke 04 vs. H2K - 1 p.m.
• Fnatic vs. Vitality - 3 p.m.

EU LCS Studio (EULCS2):

• Origen vs. Unicorns of Love - 11 a.m.
• Roccat vs. Splyce - 1 p.m.

Saturday, July 9

EU LCS Arena (EULCS1):

• Origen vs. Vitality - 6 a.m.
• G2 Esports vs. Roccat - 8 a.m.
• FC Schalke 04 vs. Splyce - 10 a.m.

EU LCS Studio (EULCS2):

• Unicorns of Love vs. Fnatic - 6 a.m.
• Giants vs. H2K- 8 a.m.

Week 7

Thursday, July 14

EU LCS Arena (EULCS1):

• Roccat vs. Vitality - 11 a.m.
• Fnatic vs. H2K - 1 p.m.
• Unicorns of Love vs. Giants - 3 p.m.

EU LCS Studio (EULCS2):

• G2 Esports vs. Splyce - 11 a.m.
• Origen vs. FC Schalke 04 - 1 p.m.

Friday, July 15

EU LCS Arena (EULCS1):

• Unicorns of Love vs. Vitality - 11 a.m.
• Origen vs. Roccat - 1 p.m.
• G2 Esports vs. H2K - 3 p.m.

EU LCS Studio (EULCS2):

• Giants vs. Splyce - 11 a.m.
• FC Schalke 04 vs. Fnatic - 1 p.m.

Week 8

Thursday, July 21

EU LCS Arena (EULCS1):

• Fnatic vs. Splyce - 11 a.m.
• Origen vs. Giants - 1 p.m.
• H2K vs. Vitality - 3 p.m.

EU LCS Studio (EULCS2):

• FC Schalke 04 vs. Roccat - 11 a.m.
• G2 Esports vs. Unicorns of Love - 1 p.m.

Friday, July 22

EU LCS Arena (EULCS1):

• G2 Esports vs. FC Schalke 04 - 11 a.m.
• Unicorns of Love vs. Roccat - 1 p.m.
• Giants vs. Vitality - 3 p.m.

EU LCS Studio (EULCS2):

• H2K vs. Splyce - 11 a.m.
• Origen vs. Fnatic - 1 p.m.

Week 9

Saturday, July 30

EU LCS Arena (EULCS1):

• Unicorns of Love vs. H2K - 12:00
• Fnatic vs. Roccat - 14:00
• G2 Esports vs. Vitality - 16:00

EU LCS Studio (EULCS2):

• Origen vs. Splyce - 12:00
• FC Schalke 04 vs. Giants - 14:00

Sunday, July 31

EU LCS Arena (EULCS1):

• Giants vs. Roccat - 11 a.m.
• Origen vs. H2K - 1 p.m.
• FC Schalke 04 vs. Vitality - 3 p.m.

EU LCS Studio (EULCS2):

• G2 Esports vs. Fnatic - 11 a.m.
• Unicorns of Love vs. Splyce - 1 p.m.

Playoffs

Single elimination, Best of 5:

• Quarterfinals: August 13-14
• Semifinals: August 20-21
• Finals: August 27-28