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Layne Taylor

2008

Buccaneer Blades Fencing

Win/Loss Statistics

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Victories - 6 2 - - 8
Losses - 14 10 - - 24
Win Ratio - 30.0% 16.7% - - 25.0%
Pool Victories - 5 2 - - 7
Pool Losses - 11 8 - - 19
Pool Win Ratio - 31.2% 20.0% - - 26.9%
DE Victories - 1 - - - 1
DE Losses - 3 2 - - 5
DE Win Ratio - 25.0% 0.0% - - 16.7%

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

Scores

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Easy wins† - 1 2 - - 3
Easy wins as % of wins - 16.7% 100.0% - - 37.5%
Close wins‡ - 3 - - - 3
Close wins as % of all wins - 50.0% 0.0% - - 37.5%
Close losses‡ - 1 2 - - 3
Close losses as % of all losses - 7.1% 20.0% - - 12.5%
Big losses† - 10 4 - - 14
Big losses as % of all losses - 71.4% 40.0% - - 58.3%

† 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.

Events

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Events - 3 2 - - 5
Tournaments - 3 2 - - 5

Competition History

Fence St. Louis Summer Sabre

Unrated Mixed Saber (E1, U), June 4, 2023
Place 3, Seed 4, Not ranked, Rating U, Buccaneer Blades Fencing
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 WILSON Seth 3 U 8 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 1156 1452 66.2 66%
Pool L 3:5 KATZE Ashley 8 U 2
Pool W 5:3 XIE Michael 2 U 5 The fencers academy 2333 1519 144.9 16%
Pool L 1:5 KIEFER Kayla 1 U 7 Fence St. Louis
Pool W 5:2 VESPER Lily 6 U 6 Fence St. Louis
Pool L 4:5 PIERRE Laura 7 U 3 Fence St. Louis
Pool L 0:5 HAMMOND Jonathon 5 U 1 Fence St. Louis 1596 1664 90.7 54%
T8 W 15:13 XIE Michael 2 U 5 The fencers academy 2123 1323 380.4 20%
T4 L 3:15 KATZE Ashley 8 U 2

6th Annual Knights of the Black Flag

Senior Mixed Saber (E1, SNR), December 3, 2022
Place 16, Seed 7, Not ranked, Rating U, Buccaneer Blades Fencing
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 WOODE Charles (CJ) 6 U 6 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 2005 1676 86.4 33%
Pool L 1:5 BLANKENSHIP Magnus 15 U 3 The Fencers Academy (St.Louis) 2432 1589 34.3 12%
Pool L 1:5 WEBB Rohan 1 E22 2 Fence St. Louis 2396 1555 31.9 12%
Pool L 3:5 HAMMOND Jonathon 12 U 14 Fence St. Louis 1816 1523 70.5 35%
Pool L 1:5 PIERRE Laura 16 U 10 Fence St. Louis
T16 L 2:15 SHARP Asher 2 E22 1 The Fencers Academy (St.Louis) 1993 1505 181.7 28%

TFA Back to school

Senior Mixed Saber (E1, SNR), August 28, 2022
Place 9, Seed 12, Not ranked, Rating U, Buccaneer Blades Fencing
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 DREWES James 6 U 10 The fencers academy 1884 1266 355.3 23%
Pool W 5:1 SEIDEL Thomas 14 U 15 The fencers academy 1922 1621 183.1 38%
Pool L 1:5 WATERMAN Alexander 1 E22 6 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 2444 1804 69.9 19%
Pool L 1:5 BLANKENSHIP Magnus 7 U 3 The fencers academy 2407 1734 58.7 18%
T16 L 6:15 LU Kenneth 9 U 8 The fencers academy 1467 2039 534.2 71%

5th Annual Knights of the Black Flag

Junior Mixed Saber (U, JNR), September 25, 2021
Place 3, Seed 3, Not ranked, Rating U, Buccaneer Blades Fencing
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 ANGLETON Jacob 2 U 1 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 2927 1618 75.1 11%
Pool L 4:5 WATERMAN Alexander 1 U 2 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 2059 1543 170.6 30%
Pool L 2:5 WATERMAN Alexander 1 U 2 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 2491 1373 63.8 11%
Pool L 1:5 ANGLETON Jacob 2 U 1 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 2604 1309 43.2 8%
T4 L 11:15 WATERMAN Alexander 1 U 2 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 2504 2500 460.8 50%

5th Annual It's a Pirate's Life for Me!

Senior Mixed Saber (E1, SNR), August 21, 2021
Place 5, Seed 7, Not ranked, Rating U, Buccaneer Blades Fencing
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:1 ALTHEIMER Holly 2 U 6 Buccaneer Blades Fencing
Pool L 0:5 WATERMAN Alexander 5 U 2 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 1664 2500 759.3 76%
Pool L 2:5 ANGLETON Jacob 4 U 3 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 2777 1741 122.3 18%
Pool L 4:5 LU Annamaria 1 E20 1 St Louis Fencing Center / Hills Fencing Institute (H3)
Pool L 1:5 CULLER Brooke 3 U 3 Parkway Fencing Club
Pool W 5:0 ISOM Beverly L. 6 U 7 St Louis Fencing Center
T8 L 9:15 LU Annamaria 1 E20 1 St Louis Fencing Center / Hills Fencing Institute (H3)