The Ultimate Championship will take place at SkyCity Theatre in Auckland on September 11 in what will be a first for New Zealand to have a fully-televised fighting game competition. The event will be broadcast live on SKY Sport.
LPL, in conjunction with Standing Fierce, will host a one-day offline qualifier at in Auckland on September 9 to find the four international finalists.
There will be some serious talent on display because, on top of the $10,000 prize pool, the offline qualifier will offer 160 Tekken World Tour circuit points in the Asia-Pacific leaderboards.
The valuable World Tour points should act as a strong drawcard to bring some top guns to New Zealand.
Duane Mutu, Director at LPL, says the standard of play among the New Zealanders has been really high.
"We have been impressed with the high turnout for this event and the fact this is the first time we have run a fighting game competition shows the demand is there for this type of event among Kiwi gamers," Mutu says.
"The final four might have their work cut out for them when they take on these international opponents but it should make for an awesome tournament."
The 16 players who have made it through to the Tekken 7 NZ Championship are:
Player's name, nickname and locationAlven Gavieres, 'maiven28' - Auckland
Ajith Siva, 'Blackout' - Wellington
Cameron Pene, 'ParasiteNZ' - Palmerston North
Daley Winterstein, 'Drax' - Auckland
Jamie Joe, 'Zarzob' - Auckland
Kavin Li, 'KYO' - Auckland
Connor Strachan-Mackay, 'ncea' - Auckland
Mike Pene, 'Pene_Power' - Palmerston North
Woonton Resture, 'Rezetro' - Christchurch
Fergus Broom, 'Cornwillis' - Wellington
Thomas Choi, 'Kor_Nova' - Auckland
Justin Hacob, 'WrecklessSteele' - Hamilton
Jordan Marsters, 'PTOWNKURAMA' - Hamilton
Kevin Young, 'KevlarX290' - Wellington
JungSu Oe, 'Hanihani Mwohani' - Christchurch
Steven Ky, 'Crono' - Auckland
Tickets for the live Grand Final are available from www.ticketek.co.nz
How to watch
Wednesday, August 23, 7pm, online at www.letsplay.live
Wednesday, August 30, 7pm, online at www.letsplay.live
Wednesday, August 6, 7pm, online at www.letsplay.live
Saturday, August 8, 10am-5pm online at www.letsplay.live (TWT international Qualifier)
Monday, September 11, 7:30pm, live on SKY Sport
Live Events
TWT international Qualifier, Saturday, August 8
LPL 4 TEKKEN 7 Ultimate Championship, Monday, August 11, SKYCITY Theatre, Auckland