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== Retirement from SMK to play MKDS ==
== Retirement from SMK to play MKDS ==
Following some more PRs, Leyla stopped SMK as she got a Nintendo DS and begun competing in races on Mario Kart DS (MKDS), however she still played a little SMK from time to time and has shown interest in a comeback some day but she has not confirmed a time for this.
Following some more PRs, Leyla stopped SMK as she got a Nintendo DS and begun competing in races on Mario Kart DS (MKDS), however she still played a little SMK from time to time and has shown interest in a comeback some day but she did not at the time confirm a date when this would happen. She has been since playing other casual games on the Wii, DS and PC.
== The Wii and taking on a Young Apprentice ==
== The Wii and taking on a Young Apprentice ==
Leyla now also plays on the Nintendo Wii and Mario Kart Wii recreationally along with some other games. For a short period in Summer 2008, Leyla trained her younger sister Maia on SMK who became the youngest player to finish a record on Mario Circuit 1 Time Trial in 1 minute 40 seconds, aged 2 years and 8 months! Despite semi-retirement from active Time Trialing, Leyla's career in SMK is still remembered. Many who have seen her play are sure that she has the skill to reach #1 in the Women's UK ranking and perhaps the World on PAL if she returned to compete in SMK again in the future.
Leyla now also plays on the Nintendo Wii and Mario Kart Wii recreationally along with some other games. For a short period in Summer 2008, Leyla trained her younger sister Maia on SMK who became the youngest player to finish a record on Mario Circuit 1 Time Trial in 1 minute 40 seconds, aged 2 years and 8 months! Maia has gone on to join the Super Mario Kart Time Trial World Rankings at 3 years and 11 months and has been known to defeat other young rivals on Mario Kart Wii along with developed skills on Mario platformers.
In December 2008, Leyla had the opportunity to be interviewed by Nintendo for the Nintendo Wii Channel where she was featured at a similar time as the interview of her uncle [[Sami Cetin]] took place. The interview highlighted her success as a young gamer; reaching #1 on the Women's ranking in London and #2 in the UK on SMK and how participating in an international tournament went. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zht_kzf1IwU (Watch her Interview Video with Nintendo)]
In December 2008, Leyla had the opportunity to be interviewed by Nintendo for the Nintendo Wii Channel where she was featured at a similar time as the interview of her uncle [[Sami Cetin]] took place. The interview highlighted her success as a young gamer; reaching #1 on the Women's ranking in London and #2 in the UK on SMK and how participating in an international tournament went. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zht_kzf1IwU (Watch her Interview Video with Nintendo)]
== Super Mario Kart Foundation Match Race Mini Tournament October 2009 ==
Despite a long retirement and almost no practice, Leyla made a small comeback to SMK to attend a small Tournament with UK and European karters on a Foundation level on Match Race. Two leagues were constructed and Leyla had to face off on a few races vs each player in her group. This included her first French rival Claire Leviach, the wife of Guillaume, one of the fastest Super Mario Kart players in the World. Leyla made quick work of the match and later defeated all in her group except for one 1-1 tie. She was however able to net the top seed in the group for the bracket stage.
She passed the Quarter Finals with ease to meet Andrew Redman in the Semi-Final who was the 2nd fastest player there on Time Trial ability. The racing was very fierce, but Leyla landed with a close 4-3 win and should have expected a slightly easier final. On the other side of the bracket Biff had advanced past Lindsay which came as a surprise. The final between Leyla and Biff took place. Leyla was comfortably advancing by outdriving Biff with top speed. However 3 lightnings acquired by Biff cost Leyla some races and she ended up in a 5-4 loss to her UK team mate. This was the typical style of SMK with weaponry randomness, however both competitiors did well landing ahead of the foreign competitors and Leyla acquired a Silver medal which was a great achievement on a short notice comeback.