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== Introduction ==

== Introduction ==

'''Sami Cetin''' was born in London, UK on October 1982 and is the founder and webmaster of the [http://www.mariokart64.com/smk/ Super Mario Kart (SMK) Time Trial World Records Site for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System SNES]. He was the chief times and news updater of the SMK community since November 1998, and continues this job on the 2006 automated reincarnation of the site as a Director. Sami is a senior moderator of the SMK forum and a popular member of the [[mariokart64.com|kart community]], placing 4th in the 2004 Karter Contest and winning the 2006 Contest over [[Alex Penev]]. His dedication and long-service to [[Super Mario Kart]] have earned him the title 'Godfather of SMK'. Now ranked 2nd on the PAL Time Trial Rankings, he was a former World Champion in Super Mario Kart between September 1998 to April 2004 (at one time holding all 40 WRs). Sami has however retained his title as the Champion of the UK on Time Trial, also including Match Race, Battle Mode and Grand Prix modes of SMK. He was also the first player globally to reach the famous 1'00"99 mark on Mario Circuit 1 with Non-NBT driving. Sami won the overall Title for the first time at the Super Mario Kart World Championships 2012 held in Thil, near Reims, France during 21st - 26th August 2012.

'''Sami Cetin''' was born in London, UK in October 1982 and is the founder and webmaster of the [http://www.mariokart64.com/smk/ Super Mario Kart (SMK) Time Trial World Records Site for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System SNES]. He was the chief times and news updater of the SMK community since November 1998, and continues this job on the 2006 automated reincarnation of the site as a Director. His dedication and long-service to [[Super Mario Kart]] have earned him the title 'Godfather of SMK'. Sami is currently the PAL Time Trial World Champion of Super Mario Kart since reaching the title again on 10th March 2013; he was a former World Champion in Super Mario Kart between September 1998 to April 2004 (at one time holding all 40 WRs). Sami has also maintained the title as the UK National Champion on SMK for all of the modes; Time Trial, Match Race, Battle Mode and Grand Prix during the entire activity from 1998 to present. He was also the first player globally to reach the famous 1'00"99 mark on Mario Circuit 1 with Non-NBT driving. Sami won the overall Multiplayer Title for the first time at the Super Mario Kart World Championships 2012 held in Thil, near Reims, France during 21st - 26th August 2012. Sami is a senior moderator of the SMK forum and a popular member of the [[mariokart64.com|kart community]].

Sami has studied Computing and Business Administration at the University of Kent at Canterbury between 2002-2005 and has been working full time since. His hobbies also include recreational weight training/bodybuilding in the gym, designing and updating the SMK site, producing and editing independent films with his friend Jason Mathoora, gardening, travelling and socialising with friends.

Sami has studied Computing and Business Administration at the University of Kent at Canterbury between 2002-2005 and has been working full time since. His hobbies also include recreational weight training/bodybuilding in the gym, designing and updating the SMK site, producing and editing independent films with his friend Jason Mathoora, gardening, travelling and socialising with friends.

Sami Cetin has become more involved in Retro Gaming Events in the UK by teaming up with his niece Leyla Hasso to help run Super Mario Kart Tournaments for the casual gaming visitors (non Time Trial and SNESOT members only). These have been successful with a a wide age range of guests taking part showing that this retro title can still be enjoyed to this day even if players are not professional level. Events such as Play Expo and Games Expo East Kent were large venues where Sami and Leyla have helped out in, and look forward to continue this for the future.

Sami Cetin has become more involved in Retro Gaming Events in the UK by teaming up with his niece Leyla Hasso to help run Super Mario Kart Tournaments for the casual gaming visitors (non Time Trial and SNESOT members only). These have been successful with a a wide age range of guests taking part showing that this retro title can still be enjoyed to this day even if players are not professional level. Events such as Play Expo and Games Expo East Kent were large venues where Sami and Leyla have helped out in, and look forward to continue this for the future.

Sami's prowess extends to the other kart games, and he is one of the best all-round Mario Kart players: currently ranking in 2nd in the [http://www.mariokart64.com/combinedranks/ Combined Mario Kart Rankings] after a brief period in 1st place. He was formerly world champion in [[Mario Kart 64]], where he had many impressive WRs and broke milestone barriers such as WS 3lap in which he got 3:39.99. He was also world champion of [[Mario Kart Super Circuit]] for the first few months of competition including taking many former World Records during a visit to Germany in early 2002 before retiring from Mario Kart Super Circuit. He has spent a bit of time on [[Mario Kart Double Dash]] and a little more on [[Mario Kart DS]]. He competed on Mario Kart DS becoming UK Champion during the start of 2007 but retired within a few months to make a return to Super Mario Kart.

Sami's prowess extends to the other kart games, and he is one of the best all-round Mario Kart players: currently ranking in 2nd in the [http://www.mariokart64.com/combinedranks/ Combined Mario Kart Rankings] after a brief period in 1st place. He was formerly world champion in [[Mario Kart 64]], where he had many impressive WRs and broke milestone barriers such as WS 3lap in which he got 3:39.99. He was also world champion of [[Mario Kart Super Circuit]] for the first few months of competition including taking many former World Records during a visit to Germany in early 2002 before retiring from Mario Kart Super Circuit. He has spent a bit of time on [[Mario Kart Double Dash]] and a little more on [[Mario Kart DS]]. He competed on Mario Kart DS becoming UK Champion during the start of 2007 but retired within a few months to make a return to Super Mario Kart.