Well, just because the main site is down doesn't mean we can't keep up with News on the PokéTCG.
Anyway, Nintendo's finally released info on the Gym Challenge Series. These tournamnets will be somewhat similar to the City Championships and State Championships, except through these tournaments, you can win an invitation and a free trip to the World Championships in DisneyWorld in August!
These events are open to everyone, and will run through all of May and through the first half of June. (The last one is on June 13th, which is one day before the next set comes out.)
More info on the Gym Challenge Series can be found here:
http://op.pokemon-tcg.com/events/faq...llenge_faq.asp
Hope to see you all there.