The 2016 NA LCS Summer Split schedule has been released, and Team SoloMid and Counter Logic Gaming will kick off the season with a Spring Playoffs Grand Finals rematch.

The second game of the season will see Team EnVyUs face off against NRG eSports. nV purchased Renegades spot in the Summer Split and retained three of their players, while NRG almost completely changed their roster after placing 5th-6th in the Spring Playoffs, retaining just one player, Lee "GBM" Chang-suk .

Of note is the fact that Echo Fox's first game of the season will be against Team Impulse's replacement, which is listed as "TBD" on the schedule. TiP was ordered to sell their spot in the NA LCS and banned from competing in Riot-sanctioned tournaments after they were found to be "chronically late" in paying players.

This will also be the first season that the NA LCS uses a best-of-three format for regular season matches. As a result, games will be played from Friday to Sunday, with Friday's games starting immediately after the end of the EU LCS matches for the week.

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