Letsplay.live have announced the details of New Zealand's first commercially televised NBA 2K esports tournament.
Qualifiers will begin on June 24 with the competition set to take place online for five weeks during July with the televised final - to be broadcast on SKY Sport - scheduled for July 26 at the SKYCITY Theatre in Auckland.
The competition will be contested in a one-on-one format and is open to players of all skill levels from across New Zealand.
Both Xbox One and PlayStation 4 players can compete, leading to 16 finalists, with eight from each console, culminating in the Xbox One champion meeting the PlayStation 4 champion in the live televised final.
The final will be played across a best-of-five format in NBA 2K17 and the grand final will also include a celebrity showdown to see who has the most game.