I competed in the Trackmania Daily Cup today, largely by accident. I just happened to be playing around 6pm BST, which is when the Daily Cup qualifiers start, and then managed to set a time, which put me into a match. I did not win, but I had a lot of fun!
The Daily Cup in Trackmania is a scheduled daily competition that takes place on the featured Track of the Day. During the qualifying stage, you simply set a time in the usual "time attack" format, then this is used to match you with players of a similar-ish skill level. Once the qualifying period is over, you can then join the main Daily Cup match if you want to — there's no obligation to, of course.
The Daily Cup match unfolds differently from the usual Trackmania multiplayer format. Instead of having a set amount of time to record the best possible lap time with as many retries as you want, the Daily Cup is a straight-up race to the finish across numerous rounds. After the first round, the four drivers in last place are eliminated until there are 16 drivers left. I'm not sure what happens after that because I didn't get that far. I survived a good 6 or 7 rounds though!
It was really fun, and the more "organised" nature of it felt like a proper "sporting" event in contrast to the rather more casual nature of regular multiplayer. The difference between having a formally organised match as part of a local league versus a casual kickabout on a Sunday afternoon, I guess.
Anyway, it was a fun way to enjoy Trackmania, so if you happen to be online at the right time, I can highly recommend jumping in and giving it a go!
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