The Current Schedule
As we look for a decent balance between number of events, work we have to put in, timezone coverage, etc, the GTT schedule might be subject to some changes. Currently:
- Tuesday 9PM UK (Rylan)
- Saturday 9PM UK (Demian)
The name in parentheses indicates the admin responsible for the weekly occurance of the event. No name means the event can't be guaranteed. Direct any questions to the appropriate person.
The Past, the Present and the Future
The Grand Team Tournament is the oldest tournament on Mariokartwii.com. In June 2008 morgrif came up with the idea and it was forged into a tournament by morgrif, Demian and Chatt. Since then it has been active with two events (currently four) every week, its admins coming and going but the tournament never ending. The hard manual labour involved with its management was gradually replaced by powerful technological support, culminating in its current PHP/SQL Management system. Together with WCL it is now the biggest tournament for clans (and other teams). Participation in it will guarantee two competitive events every week, with a plethora of statistics being gathered (including an overal Battle Record). Right now, the end is nowhere near in sight, with new clans joining the battlefield every single event. The Leaderboard contains over 60 active clans, totalling over 300 individual players.
The Concept
The Grand Team Tournament pits 3 or 4 teams (of 3 racers each) together in one room, racing it out over 3 GPs of random voting. When the results are published, each team is given a new Team VR. This Team VR is very similar to the individual VRs gained through WW or Continental racing. Every team starts at 5000VR and climbs or drops as they play in an event. GTT relies heavily on technological aids, resulting in a very elegant management system (both for clans and admins) and the the collecting of various statistics that evaluate the skill of the participating teams.
Who Should Participate?
Every clan or team that wants to prove and/or know how they compare to others. More than one team can be entered per clan, would you have more than three people available to race in an event. If you have any questions, please contact one of the admins (listed below in this post, under Staff).

The biggest tournament yet based on Co-operative play!
VR Evolution Chart for the leaders (Xtreme Kill):

(Do you want your own Clan's VR Evolution Chart on your thread or website? It can easily be done. Ask Demian for a short explanation. Colour customisations are available. The picture changes dynamically, so no maintenance is required.)
There is an event every Wednesday & Saturday at 9PM UK
Sign-Up Deadline
7:30pm GMT ( 8:30 PM UK ) -
Open
GTT Website
GTT
GTT Staff
GTT inventor:
- morgrif
Head Admins:
- jonc
- Bone
Admins:
- Demian (Belgium)
- Bone (UK)
- jonc (UK)
- GURU (?)
- Matty (UK)
- Thino (Morocco)
- Rylan (USA)
Programmers:
- Demian
- Alex
Website designers:
- Demian
- Violet
Thanks to:
- A whole number of past admins that took over when there was no one else. There are too many to name them all, but I believe most notably amongst them are Bash, Peri, MASHED, Slong, Chatt, Violet and Oggles.