After a few weeks in the wilderness, we are starting to see a couple rays of light at the end of the tunnel in the sporting world. UEFA has informed domestic leagues across Europe that play could resume in July, and other leagues are becoming a little more optimistic that they will finish their seasons. That will be especially cathartic for long-suffering Liverpool fans desperate to see their favorite club finally win a Premier League title, and we have traditional sports in smaller countries and Esports to hold us over until that point.
Saturday Morning, April 4
Belarusian Premier League
FC Shakhter Soligorsk vs. FC Neman Grodno, 8:30 a.m. ET
BATE Borisov vs. FC Ruh Brest, 10:30 a.m. ET
LCK – League of Legends (Korea)
KT Rolster vs. APK Prince, 2 a.m. ET
Sandbox Gaming vs. Hanwha Life Esports, 5 a.m. ET
Gen. G vs. DragonX, 8 a.m. ET
This will be one of the most exciting matches of the week in Korea. Gen.G are out to bounce-back after a 2-1 loss to T1 on Wednesday that moved them into a tie for first place, while DragonX have won three straight matches to move to 10-4. The bottom lane will be what to watch here as long-time AD Carries Ruler and Deft are both out to lead their teams to the LCK Spring Split title.
LEC Playoffs – League of Legends (Europe)
Fnatic vs. Origen, 11 a.m. ET
Saturday Afternoon, April 4
Belarusian Premier League
FC Brest vs. FC Slavia Mozyr, 12:30 p.m. ET
Nicaragua Primera Division
CD Ocotal vs. Las Sabanas CF, 6 p.m. ET
Real Madriz vs. Managua FC, 6 p.m. ET
Juventus FC vs. Diriangen FC, 8 p.m. ET
LCS Playoffs – League of Legends (North America)
Evil Geniuses vs. FlyQuest, 4 p.m. ET
The LCS Spring Split Playoffs will kick off with this series, and it should be the most competitive of the two first-round matchups. Evil Geniuses have the advantage though, as they have been the stronger team over the last month and they beat FlyQuest both times they met in the regular season. PowerOfEvil remains one of the most exciting players in the league, and he could lead FlyQuest to an upset as long as the bottom lane of WildTurtle and Ignar can hold their own against Bang and Zeyzal.
Sunday Morning, April 5
Belarusian Premier League
FC BGU Minsk vs. FC Minsk, 7 a.m. ET
FC Vitebsk vs. FC Smolevichi-Sti, 9 a.m. ET
FC Isloch vs. Slutsksakhar Slutsk, 11 a.m. ET
LPL – League of Legends (China)
JD Gaming vs. LNG Esports, 2 a.m. ET
Bilibili Gaming vs. Edward Gaming, 5 a.m. ET
Royal Never Give Up vs. Invictus Gaming, 7 a.m. ET
Millions of League of Legends fans around the world will be tuning in to see this match between LPL juggernauts. RNG have the most passionate fanbase and the greatest player in the history of the LPL, but they are struggling this year. They are just 6-3, and they could miss out on a top four seed if they don’t beat 8-1 Invictus Gaming on Sunday. Invictus are still led by TheShy and Rookie, but Puff will be in the spotlight as he has to try to counter RNG’s Uzi.
LCK – League of Legends (Korea)
T1 vs. Damwon Gaming, 2 a.m. ET
APK Prince vs. Griffin, 5 a.m. ET
Hanwha Life Esports vs. Afreeca Freecs, 8 a.m. ET
LEC Playoffs – League of Legends (Europe)
Rogue vs. Misfits Gaming, 11 a.m. ET
Sunday Afternoon, April 5
Nicaragua Primera Division
Art Municipal Jalapa vs. Chinandega FC, 6 p.m. ET
CD Walter Ferretti vs. Real Esteli FC, 7 p.m. ET
NBA2K Players Tournament
First round games, 12 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
NASCAR iRacing
Bristol Motor Speedway, 1 p.m ET (FOX and FS1)
NASCAR’s ratings have been lagging for years, but they have found a hit in iRacing. Over 1.3 million fans tuned in to watch their favorite drivers race at virtual Texas Motor Speedway last week, and that has led to NASCAR expanding its virtual racing options. Starting Monday, there will be a short-track series featuring 18 NASCAR drivers too, and the series is banking on these events to help make up for lost revenue in 2020.
LCS Playoffs – League of Legends (North America)
Cloud9 vs. 100 Thieves, 4 p.m. ET
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