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For the third year running, Florent got eliminated by [http://speedrunwiki.com/Drew_Blumfield Drew Blumfield] in the semi final of Battle Mode, though he put up a good fight with a 9-6 score. Furthermore, Florent obtained the bronze medal in a battle with [http://speedrunwiki.com/Sami Sami] that had direct consequences for the overall rankings. This result meant that reaching the GP finals would be sufficient for Florent to propagate his World Champion title. Being the absolute favourite in the GP tournament, this proved to be no problem for him. With the overall result decided, the final  against [http://speedrunwiki.com/Sami Sami] still proved to be one of the biggest fights in the history of the [http://www.championnat-smk.org/ Championships], with both players determined to show the world who was best. Florent started out winning the first cups by utilizing some techniques adopted from Match Race, to give him the extra edge. On the other end of the spectrum in this clash of styles, [http://speedrunwiki.com/Sami Sami] managed to take the match back to 4-4 with very impressive [[Time Trial]] like driving. Eventually, Florent came through as the victor in the final and ninth cup by driving a very solid Flower Cup; for the first time in [http://www.championnat-smk.org/ CDF] history a ninth cup was needed to decide the GP final. In his victory speech Florent had some encouraging words for his rival [http://speedrunwiki.com/Sami Sami], when he expressed that [http://speedrunwiki.com/Sami Sami] was too strong a karter to not win a CDM one day, signaling a sentiment perhaps shared by many. Future speculations aside, Florent could now boast about becoming the first back-to-back World Champion of [[Super Mario Kart]].

For the third year running, Florent got eliminated by [http://speedrunwiki.com/Drew_Blumfield Drew Blumfield] in the semi final of Battle Mode, though he put up a good fight with a 9-6 score. Furthermore, Florent obtained the bronze medal in a battle with [http://speedrunwiki.com/Sami Sami] that had direct consequences for the overall rankings. This result meant that reaching the GP finals would be sufficient for Florent to propagate his World Champion title. Being the absolute favourite in the GP tournament, this proved to be no problem for him. With the overall result decided, the final  against [http://speedrunwiki.com/Sami Sami] still proved to be one of the biggest fights in the history of the [http://www.championnat-smk.org/ Championships], with both players determined to show the world who was best. Florent started out winning the first cups by utilizing some techniques adopted from Match Race, to give him the extra edge. On the other end of the spectrum in this clash of styles, [http://speedrunwiki.com/Sami Sami] managed to take the match back to 4-4 with very impressive [[Time Trial]] like driving. Eventually, Florent came through as the victor in the final and ninth cup by driving a very solid Flower Cup; for the first time in [http://www.championnat-smk.org/ CDF] history a ninth cup was needed to decide the GP final. In his victory speech Florent had some encouraging words for his rival [http://speedrunwiki.com/Sami Sami], when he expressed that [http://speedrunwiki.com/Sami Sami] was too strong a karter to not win a CDM one day, signaling a sentiment perhaps shared by many. Future speculations aside, Florent could now boast about becoming the first back-to-back World Champion of [[Super Mario Kart]].

== SMK World Championship 2011==

== SMK World Championship 2011==

Florent started off by winning the [[Time Trial]] 1-try event with crushing dominance. After being victorious in all the sub-stages (from qualifiers to semi finals), he landed a great 59”58 on MC1 in the final, leaving no chance to his surprise opponent [[Guillaume Leviach]]. His strongest rival [[Sami]] was already lagging behind in the general rankings due to some disastrous crashes in the GV1 semi final. For the third consecutive year, Florent did not manage to obtain the gold medal in Match Race. After a virtually spotless qualification phase he faced a surprising semi final exit after a match versus [[Karel]]. This repeat match of the famous quarter final of 2010  was another thriller, which culminated in a very tense double LB finish on MC2, this time with the Dutchman coming out on top. Florent redeemed himself by cruising to a 9-2 win in the bronze medal play-off versus [[Geo]], but most observants will agree that Florent did not show his true level in MR this year.

Florent started off by winning the [[Time Trial]] 1-try event with crushing dominance. After being victorious in all the sub-stages (from qualifiers to semi finals), he landed a great 59”58 on MC1 in the final, leaving no chance to his surprise opponent [[Guillaume Leviach]]. His strongest rival [[Sami]] was already lagging behind in the general rankings due to some disastrous crashes in the GV1 semi final. For the third consecutive year, Florent did not manage to obtain the gold medal in Match Race. After a virtually spotless qualification phase he faced a surprising semi final exit after a match versus [[Karel]]. This repeat match of the famous quarter final of 2010  was another thriller, which culminated in a very tense double LB finish on MC2, this time with the Dutchman coming out on top. Florent redeemed himself by cruising to a 9-2 win in the bronze medal play-off versus [[Geo]], but most observants will agree that Florent did not show his true level in MR this year.

== Championship Medal Collection ==

== Championship Medal Collection ==

*The Master Cup was introduced as a new element at the SMK Championships of 2008 as an experiment and was scheduled after the overall competition was finished. The goal was to see if a more randomly organized tournament system could work for future tournaments, clear favourites were not seeded for example, but it was not an undisputed success and will not return in future tournaments.

*The Master Cup was introduced as a new element at the SMK Championships of 2008 as an experiment and was scheduled after the overall competition was finished. The goal was to see if a more randomly organized tournament system could work for future tournaments, clear favourites were not seeded for example, but it was not an undisputed success and will not return in future tournaments.

== Time Trial ==

== Time Trial ==

Various Time-Trial videos of Florent are displayed on his Youtube channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/Neo351#p/c/8A4E6C0B7E1DF8F3 and http://www.youtube.com/user/Neo351#p/c/CEF94A38494264FA).

Various Time-Trial videos of Florent are displayed on his Youtube channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/Neo351#p/c/8A4E6C0B7E1DF8F3 and http://www.youtube.com/user/Neo351#p/c/CEF94A38494264FA).

== Grand Prix 150cc milestone ==

== Grand Prix 150cc milestone ==

In a follow-up from his NTSC flap compilation from 2009, Florent and his close friend and rival [[Geoffrey Label]] (known as Geo throughout the community) published a video showcasing all 20 Best Lap World Records in the PAL Open category ([http://www.smkgp150cc.com/SOAaffiche_records.php?syst=PAL&Ref_group=5&m=OPEN&pays=0 PAL Open World Record page]),  in 2011. It features some of the most incredible driving and creative item strategies in GP that the world has witnessed so far. It can be viewed here: (http://youtu.be/rtkxN7it01k).

In a follow-up from his NTSC flap compilation from 2009, Florent and his close friend and rival [[Geoffrey Label]] (known as Geo throughout the community) published a video showcasing all 20 Best Lap World Records in the PAL Open category ([http://www.smkgp150cc.com/SOAaffiche_records.php?syst=PAL&Ref_group=5&m=OPEN&pays=0 PAL Open World Record page]),  in 2011. It features some of the most incredible driving and creative item strategies in GP that the world has witnessed so far. It can be viewed here: (http://youtu.be/rtkxN7it01k).

== Professional life ==

== Professional life ==