People · Morocco
Youssef Taleb Benjelloun
2×2 · top 3.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2024 · 2024BENJ02
Youssef Taleb Benjelloun has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.69, set at Marrakech Open 2026, puts him in the top 3.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4th in Morocco. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since August 2024, he has put 288 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 72% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.65 in August 2024 to 10.35, a 56% improvement. Youssef has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Morocco | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.69 | 4.13 | top 3.0% | 4 / 120 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.57 | 6.61 | top 5.8% | 4 / 90 | |
| Skewb | 3.24 | 4.68 | top 6.3% | 3 / 26 | |
| 3×3 | 10.35 | 11.96 | top 8.5% | 11 / 206 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.19 | 24.86 | top 26.6% | 9 / 59 | |
| 4×4 | 58.06 | 1:03.72 | top 34.4% | 9 / 61 | |
| Megaminx | 2:34.72 | 2:49.86 | top 63.5% | 10 / 21 | |
| 5×5 | 3:57.49 | 4:13.86 | top 91.5% | 14 / 15 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 7:29.76 | — | early days — 1 solve | 11 / 13 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 27 Jun 2026Three personal bests in one day at INPT Open 2026.
- 9 May 2026Six personal bests in one day at EBC Open 2026.
- 31 Jan 2026Three personal bests in one day at Marrakech Open 2026.
- 26 Apr 2025Six personal bests in one day at EBC Open 2025.
- 22 Feb 2025First sub-20 3×3: 13.92 at INPT Olympiads 2025.
- 22 Feb 2025First sub-15 3×3: 13.92 at INPT Olympiads 2025.
Competitions
- INPT Open 2026 · 27 Jun 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- EBC Open 2026 · 9 May 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Marrakech Open 2026 · 31 Jan 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Moroccan Championship 2025 · 2 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- EBC Open 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- INPT Olympiads 2025 · 22 Feb 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Moroccan Nationals 2024 · 3 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Lilya Lagzouli — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead 6 times · head to head
- Fariss Safouan Essalmi — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead 39 times · head to head
- Omar Lyoubi — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 13 times · head to head
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.69 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.57 away.
Targets move as he improves.