Aussie competitive gamers have cause to rejoice today with news that a new series of tournaments will be held across the country beginning this Saturday.

　　Red Carpet Gaming (RCG) will aim to bring together both amateur and professional competitive PC gamers to compete for up to A$20,000 cash and the chance to win a place in the World Cyber Games National Finals held at the EB Expo 2011 in October.

　　The first RCG qualifier in Sydney will be held at Chinatown, Chatswood, and Burwood CityHunter Internet Cafes this Saturday, June 25; titles will include StarCraft II 1v1 (WCG Title), League of Legends 5v5 (WCG Title), Counter-Strike 1.6 5v5 (WCG Title), FIFA 11 1v1 (WCG Title, Xbox 360), Counter-Strike: Source 5v5, Team Fortress 2 6v6, Heroes of Newerth 5v5, and Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 5v5.

　　The WCG National Final will be held at the Gold Coast Exhibition Centre on October 15, 2011.

　　To register, head over to the official RCG registration page. The first event will take place this Saturday, June 25 at 10 a.m. A registration fee of $40 is necessary to compete in the competitions, however spectators are welcome.

　　The other RCG national events are as follows:

　　AV Con (July 8-10)--Adelaide

　　Brisbane qualifier (August 6)--Brisbane

　　Melbourne qualifier (August 27)--Melbourne

　　Red Bull qualifiers (September)--Sydney

　　EB Expo National Finals (October 15-16)--Gold Coast, Queensland.