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Leyla Hasso
Introduction
Leyla Hasso is a female SMK player from London, UK. She has been active on and off in SMK from 2004 to 2007 then pursued an interest in MKDS until receiving a Wii for her 9th Birthday in 2008. Leyla has been one of the youngest active karters on any of the kart sites and also achieved a Women's British Record on Choco Island 2 Fastlap for SMK. Leyla is still currently ranked the #1 Female Karter in London. She is perhaps most famous for defeating top MKDD player Vincent van der Fluit in a SMK Grand Prix 150cc Mushroom Cup tournament for karters around their skill level. These videos are available on youtube and have also been created into a DVD.
Early years of SMK
Leyla was born in 1999 and took an interest in games after a few years due to her Uncle Sami Cetin and his SMK activity. At first she played with the GBA on some basic games, then officially joined the Super Mario Kart Time Trial World Records Site in Summer of 2004 at age 5. Her initial competitor on Time Trials was Tanja Huber of Germany who turned 6 and presented a good challenge as they both started out on the site. Leyla defeated her and passed a few more karters till she stopped playing.
Leyla Hasso vs Louise Bedford
On the 29th April 2006 Leyla attended a UK Meet held by Sami Cetin. A mini beginners SMK Tournament was set up and Leyla entered using Toad. Her big moment came when she raced UK rival Louise Bedford. The Race on Mario Circuit 2 was intense. Leyla started off badly but made an amazing comeback towards the end, firing a red shell to destroy a green and with great cornering managed to defeat Louise on the final lap. Another break from SMK happened shortly following this meet.
Comeback to SMK in 2007 with Bowser
During 2007 Leyla returned to SMK with Bowser on several tracks to make some faster times, she became the fastest female SMK player in London and 2nd fastest in the UK. She switched to Toad on a few tracks, then one day after several attempts she managed to drive a Women's British record on the fastlap of Choco Island 2 with Toad, beating the time of Sue Cladingboel by a few hundredths. One of her proudest achievements was reaching 1'03" on Mario Circuit 1 Time Trial, close to the record of her father Karim. Leyla also played a lot of the Grand Prix mode also and developed good skills there, enjoying 150cc Mushroom Cup.
Leyla Hasso vs Vincent van der Fluit
A Tournament was organised on the 25th Birthday of Leyla's Uncle Sami Cetin in October 2007. This included karters of the Intermediates to Beginners on SMK. 8 players entered the Tournament which would be set on 150cc Grand Prix mode of Mushroom Cup. The battles were close, Leyla had an early match vs Lindsay Molenaar of Netherlands who visited also. Leyla advanced to the later rounds. Vincent van der Fluit defeated the remainder of strong UK players including John Barber, placing Leyla and Vincent in the final. Leyla selected Bowser and Vincent Selected D.K.Jr and the final began... The races have been taped and are available on youtube and on DVD.
Here was a breakdown of each race of the final along with their associated video links:
- First Race : Mario Circuit 1 (video link)
- Profile under construction by Sami Cetin, to be updated soon*
- Links
