Head to head
Youssef Taleb Benjelloun vs Fariss Safouan Essalmi
Two careers, 50 shared rounds, one running count. Everything below comes from the official results the two of them posted in the same rounds of the same competitions.
Youssef Taleb Benjelloun (Morocco) and Fariss Safouan Essalmi (Morocco) have met in 50 rounds across 7 competitions since 2024. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Youssef Taleb Benjelloun leads Fariss Safouan Essalmi: 39 finishes in front to 11.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 8 shared events, Youssef Taleb Benjelloun holds the faster single in 4, Fariss Safouan Essalmi in 4.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Youssef Taleb Benjelloun single | average | Fariss Safouan Essalmi single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.35 | 11.96 | 13.65 | 15.56 |
| 2×2 | 1.69 | 4.13 | 1.66 | 3.76 |
| 4×4 | 58.06 | 1:03.72 | 1:05.24 | 1:13.88 |
| 5×5 | 3:57.49 | 4:13.86 | 2:43.33 | 3:47.71 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.19 | 24.86 | 32.26 | 45.50 |
| Megaminx | 2:34.72 | 2:49.86 | 2:14.48 | 2:17.82 |
| Pyraminx | 3.57 | 6.61 | 6.22 | 8.51 |
| Skewb | 3.24 | 4.68 | 2.70 | 7.55 |
Year by year
every meeting, 50 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Youssef Taleb Benjelloun | Fariss Safouan Essalmi | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | INPT Open 2026 | 2×2 | First round | 5.00 | 3.96 | Fariss Safouan Essalmi |
| 2026 | INPT Open 2026 | 2×2 | Final | 4.13 | 3.88 | Fariss Safouan Essalmi |
| 2026 | INPT Open 2026 | 3×3 | First round | 13.62 | 16.91 | Youssef Taleb Benjelloun |
| 2026 | INPT Open 2026 | 3×3 | Second round | 11.96 | 17.90 | Youssef Taleb Benjelloun |
| 2026 | INPT Open 2026 | 3×3 one-handed | Final | 26.76 | 45.63 | Youssef Taleb Benjelloun |
| 2026 | INPT Open 2026 | Skewb | Final | 4.68 | 7.55 | Youssef Taleb Benjelloun |
| 2026 | EBC Open 2026 | 2×2 | First round | 4.59 | 5.71 | Youssef Taleb Benjelloun |
| 2026 | EBC Open 2026 | 2×2 | Final | 4.74 | 3.96 | Fariss Safouan Essalmi |
| 2026 | EBC Open 2026 | 3×3 | Second round | 13.29 | 17.21 | Youssef Taleb Benjelloun |
| 2026 | EBC Open 2026 | 3×3 | First round | 13.55 | 17.91 | Youssef Taleb Benjelloun |
| 2026 | EBC Open 2026 | 3×3 one-handed | Final | 24.86 | 45.90 | Youssef Taleb Benjelloun |
| 2026 | EBC Open 2026 | 4×4 | Final | 1:14.34 | 1:27.94 | Youssef Taleb Benjelloun |
| 2026 | EBC Open 2026 | 4×4 | First round | 1:03.72 | 1:33.54 | Youssef Taleb Benjelloun |
| 2026 | EBC Open 2026 | Pyraminx | First round | 7.92 | 9.35 | Youssef Taleb Benjelloun |
Full careers: Youssef Taleb Benjelloun · Fariss Safouan Essalmi. A meeting is a round of one event at one competition where both finished with a counted result. Who finished ahead follows official placing in the round: rounds played to an average are won on the average, best-of rounds on the single.