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Knives_x was ready with the last of her triple green shell pack, firing just as Tacocat came out of the right side of her screen to steal back first-place in the most spectacular tie-breaking finishes imaginable. The race was at 200cc too, Mario Kart 8’s fastest mode, making it all the more impressive. A slowed-down version of the video shows exactly how it all went down in detail:

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“I was in fight or flight at that moment so I think it was all due to reflex,” Knives_x told Kotaku over Twitter Direct Message. “The moment I crossed the finish line I looked at the [technical official] behind me to confirm if that really happened.”

Saturday Night Speedway’s semifinals are played out across two Grand Prixs of 10 players, and Knives_x ended up placing 16th overall out of 60 players in attendance, which also happened to be her best finish yet.

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The full tournament is available to watch on Twitch.