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To still have a shot at winning the overall title Florent had to rank above [http://speedrunwiki.com/Sami Sami] in both of the remaining events. After having been eliminated by an unleashed [http://speedrunwiki.com/Drew_Blumfield Drew Blumfield] in the Battle Mode semi final, Florent cruised to a 9-6 victory against [http://speedrunwiki.com/Sami Sami] in the bronze medal play-off. This meant that with only GP left, he still had a clean shot at gaining the World title. With GP being his strongest mode, he made short work of all of his opponents and reached the final, suffering only 2 cup losses during the entire tournament. [http://speedrunwiki.com/Sami Sami] followed a similar path to the final, losing only a single cup and drawing one. For the first time in history the Championship was decided by the very last match; absolutely everything was on the stakes. During the final Florent reached out for his maximum level once more and crushed [http://speedrunwiki.com/Sami Sami] 5-1 with a devastating tour-de-force. This meant he was crowned the [[Super Mario Kart] World Champion of 2009. He later claimed this to be the most important victory of his career, as he really had to earn it through a hard and lasting battle.

To still have a shot at winning the overall title, Florent had to rank above [http://speedrunwiki.com/Sami Sami] in both of the remaining events. After having been eliminated by an unleashed [http://speedrunwiki.com/Drew_Blumfield Drew Blumfield] in the Battle Mode semi final, Florent cruised to a 9-6 victory against [http://speedrunwiki.com/Sami Sami] in the bronze medal play-off. This meant that with only GP left, he still had a clean shot at gaining the World title. With GP being his strongest mode, he made short work of all of his opponents and reached the final, suffering only 2 cup losses during the entire tournament. [http://speedrunwiki.com/Sami Sami] followed a similar path to the final, losing only a single cup and drawing one. For the first time in history the Championship was decided by the very last match; absolutely everything was on the stakes. During the final Florent reached out for his maximum level once more and crushed [http://speedrunwiki.com/Sami Sami] 5-1 with a devastating tour-de-force. This meant he was crowned the [[Super Mario Kart] World Champion of 2009. He later claimed this to be the most important victory of his career, as he really had to earn it through a hard and lasting battle.

== Championship Medal Collection ==

== Championship Medal Collection ==