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Gabriel Kertesz

2003

Birmingham Fencing Club

Win/Loss Statistics

	2023-2024	2022-2023	2021-2022	2020-2021	Before 2020	All Time
Victories	19	7	-	1	-	27
Losses	11	6	-	6	-	23
Win Ratio	63.3%	53.8%	-	14.3%	-	54.0%
Pool Victories	14	6	-	1	-	21
Pool Losses	7	4	-	5	-	16
Pool Win Ratio	66.7%	60.0%	-	16.7%	-	56.8%
DE Victories	5	1	-	-	-	6
DE Losses	4	2	-	1	-	7
DE Win Ratio	55.6%	33.3%	-	0.0%	-	46.2%

Note: Seasons start on August 1^st and end on July 31^st.

Scores

	2023-2024	2022-2023	2021-2022	2020-2021	Before 2020	All Time
Easy wins^†	7	2	-	-	-	9
Easy wins as % of wins	36.8%	28.6%	-	0.0%	-	33.3%
Close wins^‡	2	1	-	-	-	3
Close wins as % of all wins	10.5%	14.3%	-	0.0%	-	11.1%
Close losses^‡	2	2	-	2	-	6
Close losses as % of all losses	18.2%	33.3%	-	33.3%	-	26.1%
Big losses^†	6	3	-	1	-	10
Big losses as % of all losses	54.5%	50.0%	-	16.7%	-	43.5%

^† Easy victories or big losses are those with the score difference of 4 or more touches in a pool, 7 or more touches in direct elimination, and 5 or more in veteran and youth direct elimination.
^‡ Close bouts are those with the score difference of 1 or fewer touches in a pool, 3 or fewer touches in direct elimination, or 2 or fewer touches in veteran or youth direct elimination.

Bouts with Time Expired

	2023-2024	2022-2023	2021-2022	2020-2021	Before 2020	All Time
Victories	1	-	-	-	-	1
Victories as % of all victories	5.3%	0.0%	-	0.0%	-	3.7%
Losses	-	-	-	-	-	-
Losses as % of all losses	0.0%	0.0%	-	0.0%	-	0.0%
Total	1	-	-	-	-	1
Total as % of all bouts	3.3%	0.0%	-	0.0%	-	2.0%

Events

	2023-2024	2022-2023	2021-2022	2020-2021	Before 2020	All Time
Events	4	2	-	1	-	7
Tournaments	3	2	-	1	-	6

Competition History

Midwest Fencing Championships (Collegiate Club Only)

Men's Saber (U), April 7, 2024

Place 10, Seed 9, Not ranked, Rating U, Birmingham Fencing Club / University of Chicago

Bout		Score	Opponent	Seed	Rating	Place	Club	Opponent Strength	Strength	Change	Chance of Victory
Pool	W	5:4	DELLOT Mason	16	U	15	Michigan State University Fencing Club	1640	1980	39.5	70%
Pool	W	5:0	RIVERA Adrian	28	U	30	University of Iowa Fencing Club
Pool	W	5:1	VILLEGAS Aidan	20	U	24	Purdue Fencing Club-Purdue Univ.	1445	2020	25.2	81%
Pool	L	1:5	BARNES William	4	E23	5	Denison University Fencing Ncaa	2342	2045	38.3	32%
Pool	W	5:0	HARMON Parker	31	U	34	University of Wisconsin-Madison
T32	W	15:9	VILLEGAS Aidan	20	U	24	Purdue Fencing Club-Purdue Univ.	1566	2207	74.2	79%
T16	L	14:15	LAI Yat Hay Casper	5	D24	1	Purdue Fencing Club-Purdue Univ.	3062	2282	51.8	14%

Battle in Space City ROC/RJCC

Div II Men's Saber (D1, DV2), December 10, 2023

Place 14, Seed 22, Not ranked, Rating U, Birmingham Fencing Club

Bout		Score	Opponent	Seed	Rating	Place	Club	Opponent Strength	Strength	Change	Chance of Victory
Pool	L	2:5	BOLLU Viren	28	U	8	Globus Fencing Academy	1566	2214	180.2	84%
Pool	W	5:3	XUE Leo	10	E23	7		1635	2034	46.7	73%
Pool	L	2:5	SEALE Cougar	11	E23	13	Texas Fencing Academy	1836	2080	100.5	65%
Pool	L	0:5	HEINTZ Evin Y.	1	C23	1	Houston Sword Sports	2930	1980	12.7	7%
Pool	W	5:0	POLISETTI Pranav	21	U	28	Frisco Fencing Academy	1050	1967	13.2	92%
T32	W	15:4	MARTINEZ Mario D.	12	E23	21	Cardinal Fencing Club	2044	1990	258.5	47%
T16	L	5:15	HEINTZ Evin Y.	1	C23	1	Houston Sword Sports	3267	2248	40.8	9%

Battle in Space City ROC/RJCC

Div I-A Men's Saber (C2, D1A), December 9, 2023

Place 9, Seed 30, Not ranked, Rating U, Birmingham Fencing Club

Bout		Score	Opponent	Seed	Rating	Place	Club	Opponent Strength	Strength	Change	Chance of Victory
Pool	W	5:3	MCDANIEL Luke	27	U	20	Lone Star Fencing Center	1537	1975	114.6	72%
Pool	W	5:2	WANG Brian	20	U	31	Globus Fencing Academy	1093	2089	35.4	92%
Pool	W	5:3	RAY Evan	21	U	15	Frisco Fencing Academy	1212	2125	39.2	90%
Pool	W	5:3	KWON Kenneth	11	E23	18	Frisco Fencing Academy	1767	2164	88.5	72%
Pool	W	5:3	HONG Rubin	1	B22	2	Globus Fencing Academy	2492	2253	170.3	36%
Pool	L	4:5	LE Long	15	E23	23	Halberstadt Fencers' Club	1777	2423	209.0	83%
T32	W	15:8	NAMBIAR Navin	14	E23	30	Frisco Fencing Academy	1688	2168	279.8	70%
T16	L	8:15	SEALE Cougar	17	E23	8	Texas Fencing Academy	2072	2448	458.4	67%

2023 Season Kick-Off

Senior Mixed Épée (B2, SNR), September 10, 2023

Place 7, Seed 17, Not ranked, Rating E22, Birmingham Fencing Club

Bout		Score	Opponent	Seed	Rating	Place	Club	Opponent Strength	Strength	Change	Chance of Victory
Pool	L	3:5	KERTESZ Stefan G.	14	D22	10	Birmingham Fencing Club	2015	1894	81.6	43%
Pool	W	4:2	BASKIN Julia	26	U	29	Premier Fencing Alliance
Pool	W	5:2	CALINSKY Edward	4	C23	18	Fencing Club at Auburn University	1627	1812	65.3	61%
Pool	W	5:0	LIU Oscar	19	U	22	Memphis University School Fencing Team	1570	1878	51.0	68%
Pool	L	1:5	ARMISTEAD Jack Riley	7	C22	12	Fencing Club at Auburn University / Birmingham Fencing Club	2853	1929	15.0	8%
T32	W	15:10	ADIBZADEH Mehrdad	16	E23	21		1603	2224	143.4	77%
T16	W	15:14	KERTESZ Stefan G.	14	D22	10	Birmingham Fencing Club	2195	2368	207.8	59%
T8	L	8:15	MADISON Ethan S.	2	A21	1	Birmingham Fencing Club / Hills Fencing Institute (H3)	3197	2576	89.9	21%

Midwest Fencing Conference Individual Events

Men's Saber (C2), April 16, 2023

Place 17, Seed 6, Rank 6, Rating U, University of Chicago / Birmingham Fencing Club

Bout		Score	Opponent	Seed	Rank	Rating	Place	Club	Opponent Strength	Strength	Change	Chance of Victory
Pool	L	1:5	YUAN Kevin	7	7	D22	12	Fencing Club of the University of Wisconsin Madison	2343	2500	608.9	56%
Pool	W	5:3	DOLOJAN Jesse	19	19	U	21	Xavier University Fencing Club / Nova Fencing Club	1771	1891	303.8	55%
Pool	L	4:5	GRIFFITH Joseph (Joe)	17	17	D22	5	The Point Fencing Club & School / Fencing Illini, University Of Illinois	2205	2195	274.5	50%
Pool	W	5:0	MUPPIDI Sohan	26	27	U	37	Case Western Reserve University Fencing Club
Pool	W	5:1	PULLMAN Jacob	31	32	U	31	Michigan State University Fencing Club	938	1920	54.4	88%
T32	L	4:15	KOH Ian	16	16	U	16	Fencing Club of the University of Wisconsin Madison	2921	2500	331.8	37%

2022 BFC Season Kick-Off

Senior Mixed Épée (C1, SNR), August 28, 2022

Place 7, Seed 18, Not ranked, Rating U, Birmingham Fencing Club

Bout		Score	Opponent	Seed	Rating	Place	Club	Opponent Strength	Strength	Change	Chance of Victory
Pool	L	4:5	ALLEY Mary Ellis	17	U	17	Birmingham Fencing Club
Pool	W	5:2	MACALUSO Matthew	22	U	16	Birmingham Fencing Club / Wichita Fencing & HEMA Academy	1242	1454	110.5	62%
Pool	L	3:5	SMITH Andrew	7	C19	2	Birmingham Fencing Club	2508	1565	28.3	10%
Pool	W	5:3	ETHRIDGE Christopher	14	U	20	University of Alabama IN Huntsville Fencing Club	2874	1537	201.2	8%
Pool	W	5:4	PARCELEWICZ John M.	2	C22	15	Fencing Club at Auburn University / Olympic Fencers Club	2062	1738	156.3	31%
T16	W	15:10	RESTER Christopher	23	U	11	Birmingham Fencing Club	2500	1889	423.8	31%
T8	L	7:15	SMITH Andrew	7	C19	2	Birmingham Fencing Club	3386	2313	88.1	12%

Magic City April RYC & RJCC

Junior Men's Épée (B2, JNR), April 3, 2021

Place 35, Seed 28, Not ranked, Rating U, Birmingham Fencing Club

Bout		Score	Opponent	Seed	Rank	Rating	Place	Club	Opponent Strength	Strength	Change	Chance of Victory
Pool	L	0:5	CHO Tyler H.	3	140	B21	1	Elite Fencing Academy / Georgia High School Fencing League (GHSFL)	2970	2500	359.5	32%
Pool	L	3:5	LEE JoonWon	39		U	33	Penta Olympic Fencing Club	1349	2140	714.5	81%
Pool	L	4:5	JAAFAR Omar	10		C21	11	Premier Fencing Alliance	2282	1426	83.3	14%
Pool	L	4:5	OLIPHANT Holden	42		U	38	Music City Fencing Club	1638	1343	144.4	37%
Pool	W	5:3	DAVIS Jonah	20		E21	21	Pro Fencing Academy USA, Orlando	1628	1198	304.8	28%
Pool	L	2:5	VALES Keyan	15		D21	19	Olympic Fencers Club	2292	1503	48.7	13%
T64	L	9:15	COVAL Benjamin	21		E21	30	Olympic Fencers Club / Georgia High School Fencing League (GHSFL)	2052	2500	611.2	65%