Traditional sports are inching closer to a return as more states are deciding to open back up for business. NASCAR has announced that it will return to the track on May 17 at Darlington Raceway, and the Cup Series will hold four races over the span of 11 days. UFC will hold three events in Jacksonville, Florida between May 9 and May 16, and we will have a major horse racing event this week too. The four major sports have yet to announce concrete plans to return, but there is some optimism that we will have those sports back soon.
Saturday Morning, May 2
LPL Spring Split Finals
JD Gaming vs. Top Esports, 5 a.m. ET
China will crown its fourth different League of Legends champion in the last four splits this Saturday, showcasing the growing depth in the region. LPL teams have won the last two World Championships, so it is likely that the winner of this series would be the favorite at the Mid-Season Invitational if the event wasn’t postponed. JD Gaming are a slight favorite as they are 19-0 with Zoom in the top lane, but Top Esports has been sensational since adding JackeyLove.
PCS Spring Split Quarterfinals
Hong Kong Attitude vs. ahq Esports Club, 3 a.m. ET
Belarusian Premier League
FC Minsk vs. Torpedo Belaz Zhodino, 7 a.m. ET
FC Ruh Brest vs. FC Gorodeya, 9 a.m. ET
FC Dinamo Minsk vs. Slutsksakhar Slutsk, 11 a.m. ET
Saturday Afternoon, May 2
CS:GO ESL One: Road to Rio - Europe
Astralis vs. Heretics, 12:30 p.m. ET
Fnatic vs. Team Vitality, 12:30 p.m. ET
Ninjas in Pyjamas vs. Complexity, 12:30 p.m. ET
CS:GO ESL One: Road to Rio – North America
Gen. G vs. Evil Geniuses, 4 p.m. ET
Cloud9 vs. 100 Thieves, 4 p.m. ET
Horse Racing
Arkansas Derby, 6:30 p.m. ET
With most horse racing events cancelled over the last couple months, the field for the Arkansas Derby is packed. There will actually be two different races as 22 horses have been entered into this competition, and the heats will take place a little over an hour apart. Charlatan is currently an even money favorite in the first race, and Nadal is slightly favored over King Guillermo and Wells Bayou in the second race.
Nicaragua Primera Division Finals – First Leg
Real Esteli FC vs. Managua FC, 9 p.m. ET
These were the top two teams in Nicaragua during the regular season, so it’s only fitting that they meet in the Primera Division Finals. Managua posted a 13-3-2 record, while Real Esteli finished the campaign with a 10-5-3 mark. Managua beat Real Esteli 2-0 on the road earlier this season, but they are considerable underdogs on the three-way line ahead of this match.
Sunday Morning, May 3
League of Legends
LJL Spring Split Finals
DetonatioN FocusMe vs. V3 Esports, 12 a.m. ET
FC Belshina Bobruisk vs. FC Brest, 7 a.m. ET
FC Vitebsk vs. FC Slavia Mozyr, 9 a.m. ET
BATE Borisov vs. FC Neman Grodno, 11 a.m. ET
Hang Yuen vs. Ming Chuan University, 4 a.m. ET
FC Taicheng Lions vs. Taiwan Power Company, 4 a.m. ET
Tainan City FC vs. Taichung Futuro FC, 4 a.m. ET
Tatung FC vs. Hasus TSU FC, 4 a.m. ET
Sunday Afternoon, May 3
Belarusian Premier League
FC Shakhter Soligorsk vs. FC Isloch, 1 p.m. ET
CS:GO ESL One: Road to Rio – Europe
Mousesports vs. G2 Esports, 12:30 p.m. ET
Copenhagen Flames vs. Movistar Riders, 12:30 p.m. ET
Dover International Speedway, 1 p.m. ET
Jeff Gordon will take part in this weekend’s NASCAR iRacing event, exciting fans of the legend. These events have become increasingly popular as the virtual racing set-ups can be very close to the real thing, giving fans more of a reason to watch. This is one of the few superspeedways on the race schedule, so we will see drivers push it to the limit.
CS:GO ESL One: Road to Rio – North America
MiBR vs. FURIA, 4 p.m. ET
Team Liquid vs. Yeah, 4 p.m. ET
Team Envy vs. Bad News Bears, 4 p.m. ET
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