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Three is enough for a recs list right?? I sure hope so, bc this is kind of an esoteric theme and could not find more haha. I am excluding any canon sports here. Please link me more, it turns out that I have a predictable weakness for sports AUs, but sometimes you don't want to read about a Real Sport.

I feel like I win when I lose by so_shhy
The Untamed/MDZS, 26k, T
Competitive cultivation as a fight either solo or bw pairs! I liked how the canon magic was incorporated into the sport, and the details in LWJ's observations were fascinating.

Stargazer by Fahye
Yuri!!! on Ice, 22k, T
This is a sports AU of a sports canon, which is hilarious. The sport here is more of a performance (like skating). TBH, it's actually a bit more scifi!sport than fantasy!sport, but it hits the same button for me! I enjoyed how it handled the wider cast of characters and situated the sport in the wider universe.

and so my heart beats wildly by lily_winterwood
MDZS, 106k, E
As the length might imply, this goes more in depth compared to the other two in describing the mechanics and technical components of the fantasy sport, nighthunting. (It also does have social media bits.) I liked the descriptions of how the sport worked, and how the behind the scenes politics affect the in-sport event.