5. LEAGUE OF LEGENDS

Out of the esports heavy hitters -Dota 2, Counter Strike: Global Offensive- League of Legends is the only one to make this list. While League of Legends is already a well-established esport, Riot Games made massive adjustments to the 2016 schedule in North America and Europe, as well as bringing in popular personalities into the esports scene.

Riot announced a format change that will take place in the summer split of the 2016 League Championship Series (LCS). Teams in Europe will now be playing best-of-two series while North American teams will be playing best-of-threes. Unlike the current LCS schedule, teams will only play once a week in an extended series, mimicking how OnGameNet broadcast the League Championship Korea.

Outside of the changes to broadcasting, roster swaps and the formation of super teams shook up the LCS competitive scene. In Europe, Team Vitality, famous for Halo and Call of Duty, is joining the already stacked competitive scene. Meanwhile, North America is experiencing an influx of new teams such as Linkin Park funded Immortals and Rick Fox's new team Echo Fox. The league also sustained major roster shuffles including TSM and H2K restructuring into a super teams stacked with talent.

With the changes to summer split schedule, and new talent entering into the scene, League of Legends looks to be more entertaining than ever before. Riot Games international tournaments and IEM World Championships scheduled for later this year shows that League of Legends will continue its run of dominance throughout 2016.