Competitions · Morocco
Marrakech Open 2026
Marrakech · 31 January 2026 · 7 events · 54 competitors · 52 personal bests
Ciarán Beahan won three of the seven events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Maksymilian Gala by 0.70 seconds. 54 competitors produced 52 personal bests, 28 of which still stand today, and 16 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Ali Salame took a 2×2 single of 8.48 down to 2.43, 71 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Ciarán Beahan | 5.33 | 7.54 |
| 2×2 | Stefania Gabriela Mihalache | 2.47 | 3.06 |
| 4×4 | Ciarán Beahan | 22.13 | 23.30 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Simon Kelly | 29.56 | 35.94 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Ciarán Beahan | 11.53 | 13.48 |
| Pyraminx | Leny De Pablo Hosty | 3.02 | 3.19 |
| Skewb | Maksymilian Gala | 3.78 | 4.64 |
The PB harvest
52 set · 28 still standing- Levente Radovics — 3×3 single 6.72: into the top 1.0% of the event's history.
- Matteo Provasi — 3×3 one-handed single 11.15: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
- Lilya Lagzouli — 2×2 single 1.61: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
- Youssef Taleb Benjelloun — 2×2 single 1.69: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
- Simon Kelly — 2×2 single 1.79: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
- Omar Lyoubi — 2×2 single 2.10: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
- Ali Salame — 2×2 single 2.43: into the top 8.2% of the event's history.
- Ziad Laghazi — 2×2 single 2.46: into the top 8.5% of the event's history.
First-timers
16 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 18,546 people who made their debut in 2026. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.
The field
54 competitors · 294 results · 7 events.
Solve this final yourself
how this works →The 3×3 final here ran on one scramble group, so these five sequences are exactly what the finalists faced. Ciarán Beahan won it with a 7.54 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
U' F L2 U2 F2 U2 B2 R2 B2 D B2 F' R' D' B' D' L2 F' - 2
D B R2 F2 R2 U2 B R2 F' D2 U F' D' L' R' B' D' - 3
F' B U2 R2 D R' U F L F2 B2 L2 F D2 L2 U2 R2 F R2 F - 4
R' B2 U' F2 D F2 D L2 U F2 L2 D' R' B D2 U' B L D' F - 5
B2 D2 R F' R2 B2 U2 F U2 B' D2 B' U' B' R' B D R B2 L
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
54 competitors- Adam Aflali
- Adam Housni
- Ali Bashar
- Ali Salame
- Amine Lahrachi
- Anas Fathani
- Anas Yatribi
- Assiya Toufalla
- Aymane Ait Si Ahmad
- Ciarán Beahan
- Davian van Plateringen
- Fariss Safouan Essalmi
- Ilyass Toufalla
- Imane Berrada
- Imrane Bouzid
- Jordan Crippa
- Kacper Paweł Dworak
- Leny De Pablo Hosty
- Levente Radovics
- Lilya Lagzouli
- Maksymilian Gala
- Maria Beausang
- Mary Hennessy
- Matteo Provasi
- Mihai Catalin Mihalache
- Mohamed-Amine Lebtaini
- Mohamed Fahd Aaquiq
- Mohamed Kabbaj
- Mohammed Reda Chaddad
- Mouad Ait Benaali
- Nezar Dadda
- Nicolas Vansteen
- Omar Lyoubi
- Omar Rouineb
- Oscar Luigi M. Gravador
- Peter Hugosson-Miller
- Philippe Schwartz
- Ramona Orzel
- Ron van Bruchem
- Roshna Bashar
- Saâd Rissaoui
- Seán O'Toole
- Simon Kelly
- Soufiane Lakhlifi
- Stefania Gabriela Mihalache
- Taha Hydrany
- Touria Chaddad
- Yahya Loumame
- Yahya Toufalla
- Yasser Bouzid
- Yazid Aaquiq
- Youssef El Azhari
- Youssef Taleb Benjelloun
- Ziad Laghazi
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 final is a competition's last round; its order decides the podium · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · every solve starts from a computer-generated scramble, the same for every competitor in a round.