The Guild Wars 2 Pro League is finally back, complete with new patch updates, and our teams have returned to fight for their share of the $200,000 prize pool!

With a new patch comes new changes to the meta, and Daniel “Jebro“ Littleton expressed his feelings on how this would affect the classes. “It looks fairly likely that Thief will make it into the meta, but the 5th slot is fairly undecided...thief is a good pickup, IF they have a good thief player.”

Let’s check in and see how the pros are handling the updates!

The EU competitors were out for blood this week, with Vermilion, Rank Fifty Five Dragons, and The Civilized Gentlemen taking their victories 2-0. More Guns Than Roses, matched up against the disqualified Car Crashed, made it out of this week with a bye. Moving forward, all future matches against Car Crashed will be automatically changed to 2-0 in favor of the opposing team.

Vermilion, who debuted an updated roster this week, and returning champions Rank Fifty Five Dragons are setting the bar for first place. The Civilized Gentlemen took a win against Orange Logo, putting them in a close third place position.

Here are the current standings for the European teams after Week 5:

Catch these upcoming matches and more #GW2PL action next Monday, May 16 at 10AM PDT!

• Orange Logo vs. Purple Noise
• Rank Fifty Five Dragons vs. More Guns Than Roses 
• Super Smash vs. The Civilized Gentlemen
• Car Crashed vs. Vermilion

Our top North American teams kept their leading positions, but not without a fight. It seemed promising for Final Form as they managed to steal a round with an epic lord kill, but frontrunners Astral Authority did not allow their spot on the leaderboard to be taken.

Wow! @Team_FinalForm evens up the score with a lord kill against @AstralAuthority #GW2PLhttps://t.co/rc6EDWrkRd

— ESL Guild Wars 2 (@ESLGW2) May 10, 2016

In the match of the week, Team Ez Pz Lemon Squeezy was given a run for their money by the eDream underdogs, but were able to come back in the final round and secure themselves a victory.

GG to @Team_eDream forcing a 3rd game v Ez Pz Lemon Squeezy Last game of ESL #GW2PL week 5 @ https://t.co/BGxz74XMVLhttps://t.co/wIOfIdY4CY

— Guild Wars 2 (@GuildWars2) May 10, 2016

Here are the current standings for the North American teams following Week 5:

See what’s in store for the North American teams next week with these matchups:

• Team PZ vs. Never Lucky
• Astral Authority vs. Gems N Tonic
• Spoookie vs. eDream
• Final Form vs. Ez Pz Lemon Squeezy

Tune in next Monday, May 16 for #GW2PL Match Day 6 on the Guild Wars 2 Twitch channel! For all the latest information, visit the Pro League’s official website and follow ESL Guild Wars 2 on Twitter and Facebook.