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Morocco Autumn 2018

Casablanca · 2 December 2018 · 6 events · 35 competitors · 47 personal bests

Mohamed Elkhatri won three of the six events (3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Mohamed Elkhatri by 1.62 seconds. 35 competitors produced 47 personal bests, 21 of which still stand today, and 14 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Christian Lacle set the 3×3 single national record: 14.02.

Three wins
Mohamed Elkhatri — 3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed
1.62s
closest final — 2×2, Mohamed Elkhatri over Omar Ouadouha
47
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Mohamed Elkhatri8.659.54
2×2Mohamed Elkhatri2.864.06
4×4Philippe Virouleau42.3644.62
3×3 blindfoldedPhilippe Virouleau1:54.57
3×3 one-handedMohamed Elkhatri16.4420.28
PyraminxPhilippe Virouleau5.396.47

The PB harvest

47 set · 21 still standing
  • Mehdi Jaafour — 3×3 single 12.11: into the top 14.3% of the event's history.
  • Omar Ouadouha — 2×2 single 3.35: into the top 18.4% of the event's history.
  • Ismail Diouri — 3×3 single 14.85: into the top 23.9% of the event's history.
  • Yassine Jdidi — 2×2 single 4.35: into the top 31.0% of the event's history.
  • Aya El Hani — 2×2 single 4.41: into the top 31.8% of the event's history.
  • Marouane El Qoraychi — 3×3 single 17.27: into the top 31.8% of the event's history.
  • Marouane El Qoraychi — 2×2 single 4.70: into the top 35.5% of the event's history.
  • Fady Loukili — 3×3 single 19.14: into the top 37.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

14 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

10 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

35 competitors · 148 results · 6 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. Mohamed Elkhatri won it with a 9.54 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

  1. 1D F2 D U B2 F2 U' L2 B2 F2 U R D' B L' U2 L F' L2 D' R
  2. 2U2 F2 U2 R2 F2 U2 R2 F U2 F2 R' F U' F' L U B' U' B2 U
  3. 3F2 R' B2 F2 L' U2 L' D2 F2 U2 L' F U' L' D U R F2 L'
  4. 4F L2 B2 F' U2 R2 D2 F' D2 B' R2 D L B R' D R2 F2 R' F' L'
  5. 5U B' R L' F' L' F2 D F R' U2 F2 U2 L' F2 L' F2 R U2 L'

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

35 competitors

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.