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In 2011, Florent continued to reach milestones and achievements. He won the CDM 2011, his third SMK World Championship title in a row and his fifth [http://www.championnat-smk.org/ CDF]/CDE/CDM overall win in a row. He also claimed the gold medal in the GP competition for the sixth consecutive time, a record like no other in the history of [http://www.championnat-smk.org/ CDF] events and one that is unlikely to be equaled or beaten by anyone other than the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_people French] master himself. With 36 participants, the attendance rates of the event picked up a little bit again compared to previous years. Once again the [http://www.championnat-smk.org/cdm2011.php CDM] welcomed its doors to a variety of karters from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands the Netherlands], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland Zwitzerland], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain Spain], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England England], the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA USA], and of course some of the finest talent from the hosting country [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France France]. Sadly some of the strongest players, such as [http://speedrunwiki.com/Pierre_L%27Hoest Pierre L'Hoëst], [[Harold Christensen]], [[Julien Holmiere]] and [[Geoffrey Label]] did not participate in all the tournaments or in the case of [http://speedrunwiki.com/Pierre_L%27Hoest Pierre], none at all.  

In 2011, Florent continued to reach milestones and achievements. He won the CDM 2011, his third SMK World Championship title in a row and his fifth [http://www.championnat-smk.org/ CDF]/CDE/CDM overall win in a row. He also claimed the gold medal in the GP competition for the sixth consecutive time, a record like no other in the history of [http://www.championnat-smk.org/ CDF] events and one that is unlikely to be equaled or beaten by anyone other than the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_people French] master himself. With 36 participants, the attendance rates of the event picked up a little bit again compared to previous years. Once again the [http://www.championnat-smk.org/cdm2011.php CDM] welcomed its doors to a variety of karters from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands the Netherlands], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland Zwitzerland], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain Spain], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England England], the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA USA], and of course some of the finest talent from the hosting country [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France France]. Sadly some of the strongest players, such as [http://speedrunwiki.com/Pierre_L%27Hoest Pierre L'Hoëst], [[Harold Christensen]], [[Julien Holmiere]] and [[Geoffrey Label]] did not participate in all the tournaments or in the case of [http://speedrunwiki.com/Pierre_L%27Hoest Pierre], none at all.  

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 in the final [[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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_people 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 enjoyed a very prolific Battle Mode tournament this year, winning a silver medal despite not having practiced this mode much at all this year. History repeated itself as a high finish in the BM tournament, combined with an early quarter final exit of his rival [[Sami]] on the hands of a rampant [[Harold Christensen]], meant Florent was cleanly in the lead after BM day, with only the GP tournament left. [[Geoffrey Label]] surprisingly managed to eliminate the reigning BM World Champion [[Drew Blumfield]] in the quarter finals, meaning the main  obstacle that prevented Florent from reaching the BM finals in previous years was removed. However, [[Geoffrey Label]] managed to steal the win from Florent in a climactic final, featuring a dramatic 11-10 scoreline and both players being down to their last balloon on match-point.

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 in the final [[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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_people 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. Contrarily, Florent enjoyed a very prolific Battle Mode tournament, winning a silver medal despite not having practiced this mode much at all this year. History repeated itself as a high finish in the BM tournament, combined with an early quarter final exit of his rival [[Sami]] on the hands of a rampant [[Harold Christensen]], meant Florent was cleanly in the lead after BM day, with only the GP tournament left. [[Geoffrey Label]] surprisingly managed to eliminate the reigning BM World Champion [[Drew Blumfield]] in the quarter finals, meaning the main  obstacle that prevented Florent from reaching the BM finals in previous years was removed. However, [[Geoffrey Label]] managed to steal the win from Florent in a climactic final, featuring a dramatic 11-10 scoreline and both players being down to their last balloon on match-point.

== Championship Medal Collection ==

== Championship Medal Collection ==