For this 2011 edition of the tournament, TmT created a new website (http://tmtournament.com/) and has a new partner : Clanhost.

These developments show how TmT want to update its challenge.

Moreover, they have called the well-known Shortz for making the official teaser that you can watch here :




This is a succesful bet, because it's not less than 94 teams (128 slots were available) which are registered for this new edition of one of the biggest TrackMania tournaments.

During this three monthes of competition, you will follow worldwide teams, like Mythix eSports, Dignitas or RG-eSports, fighting each other to take the place of eMpathy (winner in 2009) and YoYoTech (winner of the last edition). 

And the rules ?

All teams will play on tech maps (35-45 seconds), on a 4v4 mode ; but for this new edition, the admins have took the decision to don't organize a looser bracket.

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Groups announcement

The groups were announced the 1st of July at 20:00 CET on TM-Live.

Snaky has made 2 videos for this event, firstly a teaser of the annoucement, then the official announcement. You can watch it here :

Indeed, the announcement was expected at 20:00 CET and was firstly delayed  at 21:30 CET and finally came at 22:30 CET, due to some problems of video-making and uploading by Snaky.

Moreover, probably on account of the short time whose Snaky had to make this video, some mistakes about teams names and groups classification were made.

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The 94 teams registered for the tournament are spread in a total of 16 groups.

1st Group : 

	Teams
1	Team YoYoTech
2	Wings of Speed
3	Funteam Trackmania
4	Devils Team
5	Pinisové
6	SA.team

In this group, YoYoTech will not have big difficulties to get the 1st place, only  Wings of Speed seems to be able to disturb the british multigaming.

2nd Group: 

	Teams
1	Team Infused.Tt
2	Fanatics!
3	SpeedBr Team
4	noy
5	Most Wanted Racers
6	THI eSports

Infused.Tt could be the great winner of this group but THIeSports will be a tough opponent, even if the others, like Fanatics! can surprise...

3rd Group: 

	Teams
1	Competo
2	Turbo feat. HPD
3	Infinity Formula
4	Mouse Control 2
5	Fata Morgana
6	Kemet team

Here,  Competo and  Infinity Formula will probably fight for the 2 qualifying places. Mouse Control 2 should be wary of Turbo feat. HPD.

4th Group: 

	Teams
1	Hardwarena Gaming
2	Team Bullracing
3	Driving For Fun
4	Phenix Gaming
5	Night Players Crew
6	Austrian Energy

It is very difficult to say who can beat the others in this group...  Phenix Gaming and Driving For Fun or Bullracing will probably be in the two first places.

5th Group: 

	Teams
1	RevolutionGames
2	Dac-SP
3	Deus Team
4	BUG
5	International Racing Clan
6	Team Excellence

French players of the new Deus Team, despite their talent, will have some difficulties to beat Dac-SP. RevolutionGames or BUG are also able to get a qualifying place

6th Group: 

	Teams
1	PWN Gaming
2	sigN Gaming
3	Boeie Gaming Clan
4	Dieux du Pieu
5	Stigmata
6	4 Fun team

If Dieux du Pieu were not losing one by one the best players of their line-up, they certainly could be a serious contestant for sigN Gaming, Stigmata and Boeie Gaming Clan.



7th Group:

 

	Teams
1	minipeace
2	Mouse Control 1
3	Sex Alc0ol Weed
4	Trackmania Xtreme Team
5	TrackmaniaHeroesEurope
6	Xeon eSports

The battle will be tight between TrackmaniaHeroesEurope, Mouse Control 1 and minipeace, but Sex Alc0ol Weed could disturb the hierarchy.

8th Group: 

	Teams
1	RG-eSports
2	The Virtual Super Lions
3	World of Race Maniacs
4	Poor Old Losers
5	Btp. Team
6	naughty team xtreme

It is likely an easy draw for RG-eSports. Nobody seems to be able to disturb them in this group. The battle for the second place will be hard between the others.



9th Group: 

 

	Teams
1	Mythix eSports
2	Rule Them All
3	Team Q
4	SnoopY Gaming
5	TNT TEAM BRASIL
6	newworldteam

The French multigaming Mythix eSports seems to be more motivated than ever to win ! Rule Them All could probably take the second place.

10th Group: 

	Teams
1	wX.Group by cRew.sk
2	Seven Eleven
3	Explode
4	Twarogi Polskie
5	Imperium Team
6	memoria

wX.Group by cRew.sk is the favorite of this group. However, Seven Eleven and Explode could be rude opponents.

11th Group: 

	Teams
1	Schnelle Leute
2	Xplozion Team
3	Team MiniQuest
4	Szopy Pracze Wymiatacze
5	Turkish racer's Clan
6	Forsaken

Two teams give the impression to be better than the others : Schnelle Leute and Xplozion Team, but, which one will finish ahead the other ?

12th Group: 

	Teams
1	Underground Motorsport of Fiji
2	eSuba
3	Elf-Team
4	Wrath Of Dead Drivers
5	Butchers Team
6	MaDrivers

The Polish group ! The three Polish teams will have difficulties to beat Underground Motorsport of Fiji and eSuba...

13th Group: 

	Teams
1	Replica E-Sports
2	Virtual Xtreme Artilery
3	Impact
4	SPA.clan
5	Unstoppable ARA
6	Team 7

Replica E-Sports seems to be the only one we can assure they will go to next round. The battle will be hard between the others contestant.

14th Group: 

	Teams
1	Psykotic Racer Organisation
2	Oxygen
3	Team 300
4	Wolf team
5	Black Angel Racing Team
6	DeMoniak

The two French teams Psykotic Racer Organisation and Oxygen will have to give the best of them to beat the Italians of Black Angel Racing Team.

15th Group: 

	Teams
1	Team Dignitas
2	Gang Of Drivers
3	Display' Gaming
4	Xplze
5	X-treme Speed Team

Easy win for Team Dignitas ? Not sure, Gang Of Drivers have a good line-up and could be a very serious contestant.

16th Group: 

	Teams
1	Dark Team
2	More Dimension
3	Karma Clan of Games
4	Only for Fun
5	nightmare Boogers

Dark Team will have to pay attention to More Dimension. The Belgium team is a serious contestant for the second place.