We are still at least a month away from mainstream sports returning, but we have our now familiar standbys to keep us company in the meantime. Belarus, Nicaragua, and now Taiwan are all playing soccer, but the main attraction is Esports. Esports are having their moment in the sun, and this weekend, the Worldwide Leader will be airing the League of Legends LCS Semifinals on ESPN2 and the NBA 2K Players Tournament on ESPN.
Saturday Morning, April 11
Belarusian Premier League
Slutsksakhar Slutsk vs. FC Vitebsk, 7 a.m. ET
Torpedo Belaz Zhodino vs. FC BGU Minsk, 9 a.m. ET
FC Gorodeya vs. FC Dinamo Minsk, 11 a.m. ET
LPL – League of Legends (China)
Oh My God vs. LGD Gaming, 2 a.m. ET
Team WorldElite vs. Estar, 5 a.m. ET
Royal Never Give Up vs. Rogue Warriors, 7 a.m. ET
LCK – League of Legends (Korea)
Hanwha Life Esports vs. APK Prince, 4 a.m. ET
Sandbox Gaming vs. KT Rolster, 7 a.m. ET
The KT rollercoaster continues to provide their fans with dizzying rides. After starting the season 0-5, KT Rolster were written off, but they won eight straight matches to surge back into the top half of the standings. They have had an opportunity to lock in a playoff spot in the last week, but they fell to DragonX and APK, and they will likely lost to long-time rival SK Telecom T1 before this match. That will make this match against Sandbox Gaming a virtual must-win.
LEC Playoffs – League of Legends (Europe)
Fnatic vs. MAD Lions, 11 a.m. ET
Saturday Afternoon, April 11
Nicaragua Primera Division
Chinandega FC vs. Real Esteli FC, 5 p.m. ET
Art Municipal Jalapa vs. Diriangen FC, 6 p.m. ET
Las Sabanas CF vs. Managua FC, 6 p.m. ET
Juventus FC vs. Real Madriz, 8 p.m. ET
LCS Playoffs – League of Legends (North America) (ESPN2)
Evil Geniuses vs. Cloud9, 4 p.m. ET
NBA2K Players Tournament Semifinals (ESPN)
Devin Booker vs. Montrezl Harrell, 8 p.m. ET
Before the NBA2K Players Tournament started, Devin Booker was the overall favorite. Booker is a noted gamer that discovered the NBA season was postponed while streaming on Twitch, and he will be a decent favorite per the Esports betting odds against Montrezl Harrell in this match-up. If he wins, he could face teammate Deandre Ayton in the finals.
Deandre Ayton vs. Patrick Beverley, 9 p.m. ET
Sunday Morning, April 12
Taiwan Premier League
Hang Yuen vs. Taicheng Lions, 4 a.m. ET
Ming Chuan University vs. Taiwan Steel, 4 a.m. ET
Taichung Futuro vs. NTUPES, 4 a.m. ET
Taipei City Tatung vs. Gaoshi Taipower, 4 a.m. ET
Belarusian Premier League
FC Minsk vs. BATE Borisov, 8 a.m. ET
FC Smolevichi-Sti vs. FC Shakhter Soligorsk, 10 a.m. ET
FC Brest vs. FC Isloch, 12 p.m. ET
LPL – League of Legends (China)
Dominus Esports vs. Suning Gaming, 2 a.m. ET
FunPlus Phoenix vs. Edward Gaming, 5 a.m. ET
Invictus Gaming vs. Bilibili Gaming, 7 a.m. ET
LCK – League of Legends (Korea)
DragonX vs. Afreeca Freecs, 4 a.m. ET
Hanwha Life Esports vs. Gen. G, 7 a.m. ET
LEC Playoffs – League of Legends (Europe)
G2 Esports vs. Origen/Rogue, 11 a.m. ET
No one expected G2 to fall into the lower bracket, but their overaggressive play came back to bite them in a big way against MAD Lions. They continually opted into fights they had no business taking, and that led to a stunning loss. The reigning Kings of Europe should be chastened after that defeat, and they will certainly be considerable favorites against either Origen or Rogue.
Sunday Afternoon, April 12
Nicaragua Primera Division
Deportivo Ocotal vs. CD Walter Ferretti, 6 p.m. ET
LCS Playoffs – League of Legends (North America) (ESPN2)
Team SoloMid vs. FlyQuest, 4 p.m. ET
There are a lot of interesting subplots in this series. WildTurtle is still besmirched by TSM fans who believe he was the cause of this team’s problems a few years ago, and he would love to lead FlyQuest to a victory over his old team. The big story will be in the mid lane though. Bjergsen and PowerOfEvil are two of the most talented mid laners in the region, and their ability to shine on assassin champions will be on display.
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