Six gamers have booked their spot in the GT Sport NZ Championship Grand Finale after a busy weekend of qualifiers in Auckland.
Hopeful contestants flew in from across the country for Saturday's event that took place at the Sky City Foyer Precinct.
The GT Sport NZ Championship is the latestevent from New Zealand based esports broadcasters LPL.
The standard of racing was high and LPL Director Duane Mutu says the qualifying times prove New Zealand has top-quality gamers across a range of genres.
"The qualifying times put up by these contestants during the weekend are up to international standard," Mutu says.
Online qualifying remains open until 5pm tomorrow and there's two spots up for grabs.
"Anyone who is thinking about having a crack should definitely register and get involved, this is a great competition," Mutu says.
The Grand Finale will be contested at the Sky City Theatre in Auckland next Tuesday at 7pm.
The eight racers will compete against each other in a 25-lap race around Mt Panorama with a celebrity contest to serve as the curtain-raiser.
The GT Sport NZ Championship will feature the eight fastest racers from across New Zealand as they compete for a $10,000 prize pool.
The live broadcast for the Grand Finale starts at 7pm on Sky Sport and the celebrity curtain raiser will feature crowd favourite athletes from the Warriors, Breakers and the Mystics.
Six Qualifiers from Saturday Matt Smith - 2:01.025 Faine Kahia - 2:01.050 Josh Ritchie - 2:01.340 David Fisher - 2:01.683 Chaz Holland - 2:01.687 Johann Ward - 2:02.578
