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Florent entered the BM tournament already relieved of some pressure with 2 gold medals in hand. As the day progressed he was performing better than anticipated, reaching a 2nd place in the group stage. In the KO stages, Jey gave Florent a good fight at the start of the quarter final, but his opposition wasn't enduring. Sami did stumble in the quarter finals of BM again ([[Drew Blumfield]] being the executioner this year) and thus already needed a small miracle to still threathen Florent's overall win. Florent had to face [[Drew Blumfield]] in the BM semi final once more. The American had eliminated Florent at this stage several times in the past already, despite some ferocious attempts from the Frenchman. Florent managed to punish Drew's defensive negligence this time, shaking his demons from the past and bagging a surprising 9-6 win. For the first time ever, Florent had a serious shot at that elusive "Grand Chelem"*. However, his opponent in the final, [[Julien Holmiere]], proved to be of a different calibre altogether. Florent only got his first win in when Julien was 8-0 up and the final score of 11-2 did not lie.

Florent entered the BM tournament already relieved of some pressure with 2 gold medals in hand. As the day progressed he was performing better than anticipated, reaching a 2nd place in the group stage. In the KO stages, Jey gave Florent a good fight at the start of the quarter final, but his opposition wasn't enduring. Sami did stumble in the quarter finals of BM again ([[Drew Blumfield]] being the executioner this year) and thus already needed a small miracle to still threathen Florent's overall win. Florent had to face [[Drew Blumfield]] in the BM semi final once more. The American had eliminated Florent at this stage several times in the past already, despite some ferocious attempts from the Frenchman. Florent managed to punish Drew's defensive negligence this time, shaking his demons from the past and bagging a surprising 9-6 win. For the first time ever, Florent had a serious shot at that elusive "Grand Chelem"*. However, his opponent in the final, [[Julien Holmiere]], proved to be of a different calibre altogether. Florent only got his first win in when Julien was 8-0 up and the final score of 11-2 did not lie.

The GP tournament started with Florent comfortably in the lead. Only a very upsetting early elimination could still hold his overall win back and his CDM win was secured when he finished as group stage winner. However, Florent still had a lot to play for, as his GP winning-streak had been ended by [[Sami]] the year before. This meant Florent was very keen on setting the record straight. Florent's KO-stage matches did not go smoothly, as he struggled to dispose himself of Salim in a hard fought 1/16 final. He had lost the 1st cup, but redeemed himself in the next two. The next match versus [[Matthias Boucher]] proved to be an even tougher challenge. After Matthias took a 2-1 lead in cups, Florent could not afford to lose a single more cup. Florent hang in there with his famous fighting spirit and managed to bring the match to a heavily contested 2-2. Mushroom cup would be the decider and this cup went all the way to the wire as well, with both players on match point at MC2. By then a big crowd had gathered around the TV, with the prospect of possibly watching SMK history in the making. Florent was trailing Matthias by roughly a second when he picked up the red shell he needed to seal the match. After this, another tough match awaited Florent in the semi finals versus his friend [[Geoffrey Label]]. Geo was performing to the maximum of his ability and was going toe to toe with Florent, just like [[Matthias]] in the match before him. As the match progressed Florent's form was picking up though and once he found his top gear he proved to be an unstoppable force, finishing with a 4-2 win. Another "el Classico" final awaited versus Sami (the third one that CDM). Surprisingly, this proved to be Florent's easiest match of the KO-stage as he cruised to a 5-0 victory. The scoreline may have been a little deceiving, as Sami pushed him to the final track in almost every cup, but Florent certainly did not get into trouble once and showed the world who was truly the boss in SMK.

The GP tournament started with Florent comfortably in the lead. Only a very upsetting early elimination could still hold his overall win back and his CDM win was secured when he finished as group stage winner. However, Florent still had a lot to play for, as his GP winning-streak had been ended by [[Sami]] the year before. This meant Florent was very keen on setting the record straight in the tournament of his favourite mode. Florent's KO-stage matches did not go smoothly, as he struggled to dispose himself of Salim in a hard fought 1/16 final. He had lost the 1st cup, but redeemed himself in the next two. The next match versus [[Matthias Boucher]] proved to be an even tougher challenge. After Matthias took a 2-1 lead in cups, Florent could not afford to lose a single more cup. Florent hang in there with his famous fighting spirit and managed to bring the match to a heavily contested 2-2. Mushroom cup would be the decider and this cup went all the way to the wire as well, with both players on match point at MC2. By then a big crowd had gathered around the TV, with the prospect of possibly watching SMK history in the making. Florent was trailing Matthias by roughly a second when he picked up the red shell he needed to seal the match. After this, another tough match awaited Florent in the semi finals versus his friend [[Geoffrey Label]]. Geo was performing to the maximum of his ability and was going toe to toe with Florent, just like [[Matthias]] in the match before him. As the match progressed Florent's form was picking up though and once he found his top gear he proved to be an unstoppable force, finishing with a 4-2 win. Another "el Classico" final awaited versus Sami (the third one that CDM). Surprisingly, this proved to be Florent's easiest match of the KO-stage as he cruised to a 5-0 victory. The scoreline may have been a little deceiving, as Sami pushed him to the final track in almost every cup, but Florent certainly did not get into trouble once and showed the world who was truly the boss in SMK.

*In 2007 Florent had technically come closer to performing the "Grand Chelem", winning 3 gold medals and only losing by mere seconds in the TT final. However, seeing TT is traditionally held on the first day, Florent never actually had a shot at it that year beyond day 1.

*In 2007 Florent had technically come closer to performing the "Grand Chelem", winning 3 gold medals and only losing by mere seconds in the TT final. However, seeing TT is traditionally held on the first day, Florent never actually had a shot at it that year beyond day 1.