Gemma Thurston

2011

Grand Rapids Fencing Academy

Win/Loss Statistics

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Victories 8 3 - - - 11
Losses 18 16 6 - - 40
Win Ratio 30.8% 15.8% 0.0% - - 21.6%
Pool Victories 7 3 - - - 10
Pool Losses 14 13 5 - - 32
Pool Win Ratio 33.3% 18.8% 0.0% - - 23.8%
DE Victories 1 - - - - 1
DE Losses 4 3 1 - - 8
DE Win Ratio 20.0% 0.0% 0.0% - - 11.1%

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 6 - - - - 6
Easy wins as % of wins 75.0% 0.0% - - - 54.5%
Close wins 1 1 - - - 2
Close wins as % of all wins 12.5% 33.3% - - - 18.2%
Close losses 2 1 1 - - 4
Close losses as % of all losses 11.1% 6.2% 16.7% - - 10.0%
Big losses 11 11 4 - - 26
Big losses as % of all losses 61.1% 68.8% 66.7% - - 65.0%

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 4 3 1 - - 8
Tournaments 3 2 1 - - 6

Competition History


Motor City SYC

Y-12 Women's Foil (U, Y12), April 7, 2024
Place 79, Seed 86, Not ranked, Rating U, Grand Rapids Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength
Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 4:5 ZHOU Jolena 38 U 62 Plymouth/Ann Arbor Fencing Academy 737 940 46.4 63%
Pool L 0:5 PUTHOFF Olivia 15 73 U 5 1708 893 8.3 9%
Pool L 1:5 JAZWINSKI Ivy 64 U 31 Gutkovskiy Fencing Academy 1180 885 23.0 32%
Pool L 0:5 DONG Iris 12 55 E23 15 1757 862 6.4 7%
Pool L 2:5 HOM Emma 40 U 42 Massialas Foundation (M Team) 799 855 36.1 54%
T128 L 7:15 ZHANG Selina 75 U 52 Renaissance Fencing Club 1433 1201 112.8 37%

GRAFA Winter Cup, D & Under\Youth Epee and Foil

Unrated Y-12 Mixed Foil (U, Y12), December 16, 2023
Place 5, Seed 6, Not ranked, Rating U, Grand Rapids Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength
Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:1 VANOOSTERHOUT Allie 16 U 8 Grand Rapids Fencing Academy 910 870 33.7 48%
Pool W 5:0 ZUIDEMA Harrison 1 U 11 Grand Rapids Fencing Academy
Pool W 5:0 MIKULENAS Leighton 14 U 16 Grand Rapids Fencing Academy
Pool L 1:5 CHASE Crosby 7 U 2 Grand Rapids Fencing Academy
Pool W 5:0 KOZUB Joslyn 11 U 13 Plymouth/Ann Arbor Fencing Academy 1187 904 36.0 37%
T16 W 15:1 KOZUB Joslyn 11 U 13 Plymouth/Ann Arbor Fencing Academy 2500 945 255.8 8%
T8 L 14:15 DEHAAN Dalton 17 U 3 Grand Rapids Fencing Academy

GRAFA Winter Cup, D & Under\Youth Epee and Foil

Unrated Y-14 Mixed Foil (U, Y14), December 16, 2023
Place 12, Seed 8, Not ranked, Rating U, Grand Rapids Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength
Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 MALONE Ella 1 E23 3 Grand Rapids Fencing Academy 1439 825 15.4 16%
Pool W 5:1 VANOOSTERHOUT Allie 10 U 13 Grand Rapids Fencing Academy 2079 809 60.8 9%
Pool L 3:5 NI Aaric 5 U 3 Grand Rapids Fencing Academy
Pool L 0:5 EDWARDS Connor 12 U 2 West Michigan Fencing Academy
Pool L 1:5 ZHAO Jason 4 U 5 Grand Rapids Fencing Academy
Pool L 0:5 KOLACKI Gabriel 9 U 7 Grand Rapids Fencing Academy
T16 L 7:15 NI Aaric 5 U 3 Grand Rapids Fencing Academy

GRAFA RYC & Y8\RJCC\ROC\Vet - Third Coast Cup

Y-14 Women's Foil (U, Y14), September 22, 2023
Place 17, Seed 14, Not ranked, Rating U, Grand Rapids Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength
Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 OWENS Genevieve 9 U 16 Bronzeville Fencing Academy 612 703 44.1 56%
Pool L 1:5 AADHI Hansika 3 D23 5 Plymouth/Ann Arbor Fencing Academy 1717 747 7.7 6%
Pool L 2:5 ADLER Zoe 11 U 9 Plymouth/Ann Arbor Fencing Academy 1648 740 9.0 7%
Pool L 1:5 ZOLDAN Gweniveve A. 4 E23 6 RedStar Fencing Club Chicago 1638 731 8.7 7%
Pool W 5:4 BOIKE Lucille 17 U 3 Renaissance Fencing Club 1557 722 102.4 9%
T32 L 10:15 OWENS Genevieve 9 U 16 Bronzeville Fencing Academy 1122 1131 185.4 50%

Motor City SYC/RCC

Y-12 Women's Foil (U, Y12), April 16, 2023
Place 53, Seed 52, Not ranked, Rating U, Grand Rapids Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength
Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 LICHTENSTEIGER Megan 11 54 U 3 Columbus Fencing And Fitness LLC 1809 649 6.3 3%
Pool L 2:5 WASHINGTON KAILYNN ROSE 54 U 42 Bronzeville Fencing Academy 1301 643 21.6 15%
Pool W 5:4 LIN Kenzie 29 U 23 Renaissance Fencing Club 1361 621 124.9 12%
Pool L 0:5 WANG DINA C. 10 53 E23 41 Bluegrass Fencers' Club / Invicta Sports 1356 746 20.6 17%
Pool L 1:5 FU Pui Lam (Paisley) 31 U 43 1281 725 22.1 20%
T64 L 2:15 XU Sunia (Tai Yang) 16 70 U 13 1360 1345 214.2 49%

GRAFA Third Coast Cup ROC(D1A, DV2, VET) & RJCC/RYC

Y-14 Women's Foil (U, Y14), March 12, 2023
Place 25, Seed 27, Not ranked, Rating U, Grand Rapids Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength
Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 COLLINS Anna 3 147 E22 2 West Michigan Fencing Academy 1824 634 8.4 3%
Pool L 0:5 JEANBAPTISTE Lauren 8 U 21 Bronzeville Fencing Academy 1046 625 45.7 26%
Pool L 0:5 MORSE Katherine 23 U 6 Plymouth/Ann Arbor Fencing Academy 1172 580 31.5 18%
Pool W 5:2 CLEMMER-BECHT Elise 12 U 30 Louisville Fencing Center, Inc. 1079 548 125.6 21%
Pool L 4:5 LIN Kenzie 18 U 13 Renaissance Fencing Club 1300 674 24.7 16%
T32 L 3:15 ZOLDAN Gweniveve A. 5 E23 10 RedStar Fencing Club Chicago 1728 1625 279.7 45%

GRAFA Third Coast Cup ROC(D1A, DV2, VET) & RJCC/RYC

Y-12 Women's Foil (U, Y12), March 11, 2023
Place 27, Seed 27, Not ranked, Rating U, Grand Rapids Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength
Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 SMITH Samantha 22 U 30 Bronzeville Fencing Academy 610 820 115.7 62%
Pool L 2:5 PARANJAPE Ojasvi 13 U 20 Queen City Fencers Club LLC 1105 935 106.6 40%
Pool L 1:5 BOIKE Lucille 7 U 9 Renaissance Fencing Club 1453 829 46.0 18%
Pool L 0:5 WANG DINA C. 2 49 U 3 Bluegrass Fencers' Club 1475 783 36.9 15%
Pool L 0:5 CAI Melody 16 U 7 Fencing Center of Chicago 1304 746 44.0 21%
Pool L 2:5 LYNCH Kathryn 12 U 23 Plymouth/Ann Arbor Fencing Academy 918 702 68.3 38%
T32 L 5:15 BOIKE Lucille 7 U 9 Renaissance Fencing Club 2041 2079 454.8 52%

GRAFA RJCC/RYC - Third Coast Fencing Cup

Y-10 Women's Foil (U, Y10), March 20, 2022
Place 22, Seed 9, Not ranked, Rating U, Grand Rapids Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength
Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 MARTIN Sloan 22 U 2 Ann Arbor Fencing Club 2021 2500 750.2 68%
Pool L 1:5 BERNDT Camryn 1 45 U 3 Profencing 2181 1750 215.7 31%
Pool L 1:5 LIANG Jasmine 8 U 10 Renaissance Fencing Club 1102 1534 389.5 70%
Pool L 4:5 ZOLDAN Nolabelle 5 U 13 RedStar Fencing Club Chicago 1787 1145 86.9 23%
Pool L 0:5 RUSH Tara 16 U 8 Renaissance Fencing Club 777 1058 237.9 65%
T32 L 7:10 CERMAK Emma 3 U 14 2500 2500 420.5 50%