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[[Image:Flo_et_Sami_CDM_2010.JPG|500px|thumb|Florent Lecoanet and Sami Cetin at the Super Mario Kart World Championship 2010]]
[[Image:Flo_et_Sami_CDM_2010.JPG|400px|thumb|Florent Lecoanet and Sami Cetin at the Super Mario Kart World Championship 2010]]
== Super Mario Kart World Championships 2010 ==
== Super Mario Kart World Championships 2010 ==
Sami also confirmed attendance at the SMK World Championship 2010 held in the Village of Thil near Reims, France again as per the 2008 European Championship. Sami entered this year alone as the only member of Team UK. Big pressure was on from last year's Match Race Final and the other competitors were aware that competition would only get sharper this time. Sami found refuge under the guidance and advise of Dutch gaming Legend [[Patrick Wessels]] for the most of this week and this helped as he didn't have his team around this time.
Sami also confirmed attendance at the SMK World Championship 2010 held in the Village of Thil near Reims, France again as per the 2008 European Championship. Sami entered this year alone as the only member of Team UK. Big pressure was on from last year's Match Race Final and the other competitors were aware that competition would only get sharper this time. Sami found refuge and guidance from Dutch gaming Legend [[Patrick Wessels]] for the most of this week and this helped as he didn't have his team around this time. Former CDF Champion Pierre L'Hoest returned this time without training to see where he could reach. It was a struggle but he managed 3rd overall which was am amazing achievement.
The Time Trial was up first and it went relatively well despite some mistakes. The Semi-Final went slightly wrong and Sami landed in a 3rd place match vs Pierre which was set on Koopa Beach 1. Both players unaware that they made the exact same mistake on one of the laps. They pushed ahead adding pressure then Sami made one more mistake, costing him the one try and Bronze medal as he was actually nearly a second in the lead but then dropped a few seconds back.
Match Race was the mode everyone was waiting for; Florent would have his chance for revenge after last year's encounter with Sami's lightnings. Sami would have to prove himself to again try to reach the Final and prove if he can win the Gold without a lucky item draw. Pressure was on from the get go... and the group stage Sami had a lot of problems, quite a few players got lightnings vs Sami and he barely got a load of 3-1 wins which could have placed him in a bad place in the bracket. The later stages his form picked up and he was in good shape by the Quarters and Semi. Florent encountered Karel in a Quarter Final which almost ended in disaster for Florent as Karel was about to win 7-6 when Florent this time took a lighting to get the win. Sami comfortably took Harold down in the Semi-Final and then mentally prepared for the final which Florent reached also. The Match started and this time Sami put a lot of pressure on with a 4 or 5-0 lead. Florent caught most of the way back after this and they continued about 1 or 2 wins apart for the duration of the match. The score was 10-9 to Sami and then Mario Circuit 1 appeared as the final track where Sami took the win with a lucky star to defend from Florent's Red shell. Both players only had 1 lightning each at the most and the remainder was clean so Sami was pleased to show that both competitors were at a strong level and had a close match.
Battle Mode group stage went well in Sami's favour with a few good players having earlier exits, so Sami faced Matthias Boucher in the Quarter Final who was a very tough opponent but Sami advanced to the Semi-Final. He then met destruction again at the hands of Geoffrey Label who advanced to the Final to take on USA's Drew Blumfield. Drew won the Battle Mode for a Gold Medal. Florent had a slightly better lead this time on points so Sami would have to eliminate Florent in the Semi's on Grand Prix 150cc. Not wanting to do this with the system in the poules he just played the standard way and reached top of the group. Both Sami and Florent had clean wins through the bracket with Florent again winning the overall title by the time he reached the Final. Sami however had one last fight up his sleeve. The GP 150cc final started off and Sami sneaked the first cup win. Florent then went on a path of destruction winning 4 cups in a row; one more and he would win the GP. Then miracle happened and Sami fought back taking it to the wire. He managed to bag wins on 3 more cups to make the cup score 4-4. The last and Final cup started and some mistakes cost Sami the cup, allowing Florent to narrowly win 5-4. This was one of the closest someone ever was to eliminate Florent Lecoanet in a GP Bracket round since he has had the title.
