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Cadet Men’s Saber (CDTMS)

Junior OlympicsSunday, February 18, 2024 at 8:00 AM

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Charlotte, NC
300 approved entrants 8 strength bands

Strength distribution

Finish Range Average Range
1 - 4 3427 3692 - 3263
5 - 8 3174 3255 - 3125
9 - 16 3067 3085 - 3026
17 - 32 2964 3021 - 2903
33 - 64 2781 2896 - 2685
65 - 128 2528 2742 - 2386
129 - 256 2123 2403 - 1787
257 - 300 1615 1867 - 1005

Registrations
1 Gonzalez, Emilio Scarsdale Fencing Center A24 3692 3429.05
2 Holz, Daniel Premier Fencing Academy A24 3412 3153.35
3 Atanassov, Vasil Oregon Fencing Alliance A23 3342 3079.83
4 Wang, Nicolas Fencing Academy Of Denver A23 3263 3006.07
5 Lim, William Southern California Fencing Academy (SOCALFA) A23 3255 3002.67
6 Babayev, Gabriel Stamford Fencing Center, LLC A24 3165 2911.13
7 Oh, Triton Scarsdale Fencing Center B23 3151 2893.62
8 Kwalwasser, Eric Stamford Fencing Center, LLC A23 3125 2870.09
9 Miclaus, Justin Advance Fencing And Fitness Academy A23 3085 2832.74
10 Shoman, Zachary Manhattan Fencing Center A24 3075 2825.51
11 Shoman, Noah Manhattan Fencing Center A24 3074 2825.28
12 Anthony, Devyn Peter Westbrook Foundation C24 3076 2821.84
13 Huang, Alex Lilov Fencing Academy B24 3078 2815.52
14 Primus, Nazir Peter Westbrook Foundation B24 3058 2804.28
15 Li, Howard LA Fencing Academy of Pomona B23 3061 2795.09
16 Joo, Jeein South Bay Fencing Academy B24 3026 2775.68
17 Cheong, Heonjun Frisco Fencing Academy B23 3021 2766.98
18 SHIRPAL, Oleksandr Dynamo Fencing Center Inc. A23 3018 2761.32
19 Guffey, Christopher Globus Fencing Academy C23 3008 2756.66
20 KIM, ELIJAH Globus Fencing Academy C24 3009 2753.47
21 Ermakov, Semeon Fencing Academy Of Denver B23 2997 2744.21
22 Bae, Jason Boston Fencing Club A24 2992 2739.78
23 Ren, James Globus Fencing Academy B23 2966 2714.22
24 Ng, Jonathan Durkan Fencing Academy C23 2961 2707.96
25 Ye, Eric Alpha Fencing Academy C23 2973 2707.55
26 Kim, Ethan Tim Morehouse Fencing Club B23 2952 2698.00
27 Lee, Aydan Nazlymov Fencing Foundation A23 2948 2695.26
28 Su, Landon Miracle Fencing Club A23 2934 2671.34
29 Qiu, Nathan Spartak B23 2913 2660.83
30 Lee, Noah San Diego Fencing Center C23 2914 2660.48
31 chon, Collin Globus Fencing Academy B23 2909 2658.41
32 Lin, Daniel Premier Fencing Academy B23 2903 2652.53
33 Vaid, Luke Nellya Fencers B23 2896 2644.52
34 McCarthy, Gabriel Tim Morehouse Fencing Club B23 2878 2625.05
35 Miyasaki-Castro, Masanobu South Bay Fencing Academy B23 2875 2622.29
36 Lin, Maxim International Fencing Club B23 2837 2584.60
37 Peng, Bryan Boston Fencing Club A23 2837 2583.01
38 Zhang, Derek Sigma Fencing Academy B24 2825 2571.34
39 Bonifield, Arthur Avant Garde Fencers Club, Inc (CA) (AGFC) B23 2826 2570.92
40 Zeng, Noah Advance Fencing And Fitness Academy B23 2819 2568.66
41 Chung, Connor Tim Morehouse Fencing Club B23 2812 2562.37
42 Yan, William Nazlymov Fencing Foundation C24 2820 2562.23
43 Patel, Rayn Capital Fencing Academy B23 2815 2560.62
44 Hu, Christopher Bergen Fencing Club B23 2807 2556.77
45 Skarbonkiewicz, Maksymilian Oregon Fencing Alliance B23 2808 2553.84
46 Kushkov, Daniel Dynamo Fencing Center Inc. B23 2805 2552.30
47 Chterental, Alex Dynamo Fencing Center Inc. B23 2803 2551.51
48 Pastore Liu, Vince Spartak C23 2798 2547.95
49 Pi, Alexander PDX Fencing B22 2798 2540.67
50 Patil, Aaryan Southern California Fencing Academy (SOCALFA) A23 2787 2538.19
51 Craig, Samuel Globus Fencing Academy B23 2783 2527.98
52 Kilari, Krish Fencing Academy Of Denver A23 2777 2521.37
53 Turck, Caspar Lilov Fencing Academy C23 2770 2491.42
54 Tao, Jeffrey Spartak B22 2729 2479.31
55 Hwang, Jayden LA Fencing Academy of Pomona B23 2727 2476.57
56 Zhao, Lucas Platinum Fencing Academy C24 2726 2472.90
57 Mehan, Nicholas Stamford Fencing Center, LLC B23 2725 2467.08
58 Sturn, Oliver Oregon Fencing Alliance B22 2728 2463.83
59 Munguia, Nathan LA Fencing Academy of Pomona C23 2714 2463.51
60 Andres, Michael Southern California Fencing Academy (SOCALFA) D23 2702 2448.54
61 Bosita, Carson Globus Fencing Academy C24 2704 2447.09
62 Wang, Zhuoyi LA Fencing Academy of Pomona D24 2695 2442.92
63 Wang, Daniel Dynamo Fencing Center Inc. C23 2692 2441.88
64 Kalpathy, Rohit Globus Fencing Academy C23 2685 2434.49
65 Aks, Ari RedStar Fencing Club Chicago C23 2689 2422.73
66 Sahay, Kenji Stamford Fencing Center, LLC A23 2659 2385.49
67 POFF, Kainoa Premier Fencing Academy C23 2622 2369.63
68 Kim, Kendrick Midwest Fencing Club D24 2614 2362.73
69 Zhao, Zhiyu Southern California Fencing Academy (SOCALFA) D23 2613 2361.48
70 Byon, Adrian Southern California Fencing Academy (SOCALFA) B23 2611 2358.78
71 Kroon, Lucas South Bay Fencing Academy D23 2602 2353.34
72 Byon, Julian Southern California Fencing Academy (SOCALFA) C23 2601 2347.55
73 Chow, William Laguna Fencing Center D24 2598 2343.69
74 Cook, Cole Laguna Fencing Center D23 2624 2341.88
75 Hernandez, Stanton Midwest Fencing Club C24 2601 2337.33
76 Liu, Kevin Bergen Fencing Club C23 2586 2335.80
77 Yang, Dylan Premier Fencing Academy C23 2578 2328.43
78 Mattoo, Deven Fencers Club Inc. C23 2584 2326.31
79 Kumar, Sachit Southern California Fencing Academy (SOCALFA) C23 2581 2322.18
80 Deck, Tyson Forge Fencing Teams C23 2575 2321.10
81 Gong, Jerry International Fencing Club C23 2571 2320.92
82 Luhan, Zachary Oregon Fencing Alliance C24 2578 2317.79
83 Gonzalez, Jake Globus Fencing Academy C24 2576 2315.48
84 Li, Yiwei LA Fencing Academy of Pomona C24 2568 2315.09
85 Pinto, Marcus Tim Morehouse Fencing Club D23 2563 2312.71
86 Siddiqui, Shayan Renaissance Fencing Club C24 2565 2307.44
87 Horne, Jamison Kansas City Fencing Center E24 2742 2306.31
88 Dalal, Rohan Delaware Valley Fencers Club-PA B23 2598 2304.87
89 Anand, Rohan Nellya Fencers B23 2551 2297.55
90 Ramanan, Jaisimh Cardinal Fencing Club C23 2542 2290.76
91 Downey, Baran Manhattan Fencing Center D23 2555 2287.82
92 Gerstmann, Max Columbus Fencing And Fitness LLC C23 2538 2282.32
93 Sowers, Samuel Spartak C23 2532 2269.58
94 Holz, Lucas Premier Fencing Academy D23 2518 2267.28
95 So, Preston Nellya Fencers C24 2515 2265.04
96 Chen, Jonathan Advance Fencing And Fitness Academy D24 2515 2264.95
97 Rady-Pentek, Charles Southwest Florida Fencing Academy B23 2527 2263.76
98 Carrington, William Cobra Fencing Club LLC E23 2518 2261.28
99 Shankwiler, Christopher Nellya Fencers C23 2511 2258.70
100 Wang, Justin Alpha Fencing Academy C23 2508 2256.12
101 Clark, Aram Tim Morehouse Fencing Club E24 2503 2253.04
102 Ngo, Maximus LA Fencing Academy of Pomona D24 2499 2248.24
103 Katz, Ryan Stamford Fencing Center, LLC C23 2498 2247.73
104 Hao, Anwen Cardinal Fencing Club C23 2510 2235.44
105 Zhang, Ethan Sigma Fencing Academy C21 2494 2234.61
106 Yerramilli, Tejas Salle Auriol Seattle C23 2493 2234.37
107 Huang, Alexander Manhattan Fencing Center D24 2487 2231.22
108 Ramanan, Govind Cardinal Fencing Club A23 2483 2228.89
109 DenBroeder, Ronald (Mackie) Delaware Valley Fencers Club-PA C23 2505 2226.47
110 Sugiura, Samuel Tim Morehouse Fencing Club C24 2466 2217.83
111 Liu, Victor Sigma Fencing Academy E23 2468 2213.94
112 Wong, Lucas Premier Fencing Academy E24 2460 2208.83
113 Wang, William Midwest Fencing Club C24 2463 2206.34
114 Meyerson, Jacob International Fencing Club D23 2455 2198.98
115 Ye, Ivan Alpha Fencing Academy E23 2492 2197.42
116 Sturgeon, Cole Oregon Fencing Alliance E23 2451 2196.97
117 Suba, Lucas Peter Westbrook Foundation E23 2444 2194.17
118 Wang, Max Midwest Fencing Club D23 2447 2193.10
119 Hublall, Ethan Globus Fencing Academy D24 2453 2189.76
120 Brandt, Jaden Stamford Fencing Center, LLC B23 2444 2187.97
121 Mattoo, Surya Fencers Club Inc. C23 2474 2187.23
122 Barrios, Diego South Bay Fencing Academy C23 2456 2172.28
123 Yan, Kevin Southern California Fencing Academy (SOCALFA) C23 2417 2158.75
124 Oh, Aster Scarsdale Fencing Center E24 2409 2158.73
125 Brimmer, Robert (Trey) Las Vegas Fencing Academy U 2407 2154.09
126 Guan, Dennis Nellya Fencers D23 2439 2150.14
127 Varoqua, Nalby Lilov Fencing Academy C24 2445 2143.30
128 Kang, Evan Halberstadt Fencers' Club C23 2386 2136.51
129 Contractor, Cyrus Phoenix Fencing Academy D23 2390 2133.85
130 Shipitsin, Alexander Dynamo Fencing Center Inc. C23 2389 2133.25
131 Hotha, Nikhil Nazlymov Fencing Foundation C24 2403 2128.29
132 Porter, Dupree Scarsdale Fencing Center U 2380 2126.15
133 Nguyen, Anthony Stamford Fencing Center, LLC C23 2373 2120.04
134 Bollu, Viren Globus Fencing Academy E24 2364 2113.09
135 Waxler, Ryan Tim Morehouse Fencing Club U 2363 2107.97
136 Lin, Felix Miracle Fencing Club C23 2361 2105.14
137 Lee, Andrew Manhattan Fencing Center D23 2354 2101.41
138 Goldin, Lucca Salle Auriol Seattle C24 2352 2099.46
139 Alave, Kyle Cobra Fencing Club LLC E23 2351 2099.38
140 Yadav, Lakshya Unattached D24 2362 2097.69
141 Gurevich, Benjamin Alle Fencing Club C23 2348 2096.54
142 Dumoulin, Gabriel Candlewood Fencing Center C24 2382 2094.68
143 Francois, Alexander Tim Morehouse Fencing Club C24 2364 2086.59
144 Lin, Philip Scarsdale Fencing Center E24 2332 2083.81
145 Tsao, Oliver Manhattan Fencing Center C24 2334 2080.85
146 Yap, Kah Kai (Cayden) Halberstadt Fencers' Club C23 2327 2078.43
147 Burke, Sam Denver Fencing Center E23 2350 2054.65
148 MAHAPATRA, SAMARTH Nellya Fencers C23 2340 2054.26
149 Chabenat, Guillaume Fencing Academy Of Denver D23 2330 2048.88
150 Jensby, Jason Nova Fencing Club D24 2295 2023.43
151 LeSueur, Luke Avant Garde Fencers Club, Inc (CA) (AGFC) D23 2306 2021.49
152 Eybelman, Ariel Dynamo Fencing Center Inc. B23 2281 2021.42
153 Gremillion, Obadiah Southern California Fencing Academy (SOCALFA) C23 2269 2016.56
154 Vaughn, Jason Sigma Fencing Academy E23 2290 2010.93
155 Tiagi, George Alle Fencing Club C24 2268 2009.92
156 Hung, Samuel Alle Fencing Club C23 2264 2007.24
157 Aydogdu, Hakan Durkan Fencing Academy E23 2294 2006.82
158 McDonald, Finn Delaware Valley Fencers Club-PA U 2251 1998.92
159 Shinchuk, Daniel Boston Fencing Club D22 2242 1988.16
160 Crain, Bennett Forge Fencing Teams E23 2254 1986.36
161 Vedre, Neil Texas Sabre Academy D23 2237 1985.97
162 Uemoto, Ken Durkan Fencing Academy D23 2273 1974.03
163 Sassi, Ilyas Zeta Fencing E23 2222 1964.85
164 Fox, Gavin Fencing Academy Of Denver B23 2239 1962.19
165 Atwood, Griffin Zeta Fencing D23 2215 1961.81
166 Chan, Henry Cardinal Fencing Club D23 2210 1957.71
167 Choksi, Vihaan Scarsdale Fencing Center C23 2287 1950.03
168 Zhou, William Globus Fencing Academy D23 2209 1949.67
169 Fang, Eason Sigma Fencing Academy C23 2189 1938.07
170 Notopradono, Nicholas Advance Fencing And Fitness Academy D23 2185 1936.67
171 Gauvey, Kieran DC Fencers Club E23 2215 1935.45
172 ZHENG, LEON Bergen Fencing Club D23 2192 1932.07
173 Radjabli, Maximillian Spartak E23 2238 1926.80
174 Sammi, Mukul Oregon Fencing Alliance D23 2208 1925.40
175 Clark, Gabriel Tim Morehouse Fencing Club D23 2182 1923.72
176 Hall, Noah Triple Threat Fencing Academy C23 2167 1912.89
177 Liu, Aaron Nellya Fencers E23 2168 1910.32
178 Feng, Brendan Miracle Fencing Club E23 2163 1908.31
179 Huang, Maxwell Manhattan Fencing Center D23 2162 1905.96
180 Boulais, Andrew Rochester Fencing Club D23 2186 1902.82
181 Li, Seth Cardinal Fencing Club E23 2240 1897.62
182 Gong, Gavin Sigma Fencing Academy D23 2150 1890.36
183 Prieur, Christian Scarsdale Fencing Center U 2157 1889.94
184 Zhou, James Frisco Fencing Academy D24 2144 1882.58
185 Kim, Theodore Manhattan Fencing Center D23 2156 1882.22
186 Sadhu, Neiyam Platinum Fencing Academy E24 2121 1870.42
187 Ryan, Kai Mission Fencing Center D23 2155 1867.97
188 Harrington, Connor Alle Fencing Club D24 2143 1855.54
189 Weinberg, Harry Avant Garde Fencers Club, Inc (CA) (AGFC) E24 2165 1850.64
190 Ko, Zuriel Globus Fencing Academy C24 2101 1840.92
191 Deely, Hartigan Tim Morehouse Fencing Club U 2111 1840.31
192 Wagner, Elijah RedStar Fencing Club Chicago D23 2122 1839.52
193 Cusumano, Neal Mission Fencing Center D23 2133 1836.78
194 Venu, Ram Salle Auriol Seattle C22 2103 1832.90
195 Yu, Casey San Diego Fencing Center E24 2101 1832.38
196 Ramtekkar, Soham Cardinal Fencing Club D23 2089 1829.40
197 Wong, Caleb Integrity Fencing Studio E23 2081 1829.21
198 Parcell, Colby Miracle Fencing Club U 2092 1820.09
199 Parkila, Lukas Renaissance Fencing Club D24 2068 1816.33
200 Ho, Anson Premier Fencing Academy D23 2070 1815.43
201 Lim, Brandon Allegro Fencing Center D23 2077 1814.82
202 Kessler, Nathan Dynamo Fencing Center Inc. D23 2117 1801.75
203 Wang, Michael Cardinal Fencing Club E24 2257 1794.05
204 Witczak, Mateus Stamford Fencing Center, LLC E23 2041 1787.13
205 Zeng, Vito Spartak U 2058 1777.15
206 Ferguson, Constantine Fencing Academy Of Denver C23 2061 1774.64
207 Sun, Ziyao Forge Fencing Teams D23 2082 1771.60
208 Swift, Owen Shoreline Fencers Club E24 2046 1769.71
209 Bechtel, Trent Kansas City Fencing Center E24 2272 1766.81
210 Salman, Hamzah Globus Fencing Academy E24 2030 1765.36
211 Tung, Ryan Premier Fencing Academy D23 2026 1762.77
212 Xu, Ivan Miracle Fencing Club D23 2026 1762.00
213 Dolev, Ido PDX Fencing E23 2048 1760.22
214 herrera, aragon Southern California Fencing Academy (SOCALFA) D23 2057 1757.82
215 Kotvali, Aneesh Frisco Fencing Academy U 2010 1737.51
216 Manescu, Miron Advance Fencing And Fitness Academy E23 2030 1737.24
217 Jhaveri, Rajan Evanston Township High School U 2110 1734.98
218 munjuluri, ruhaan Durkan Fencing Academy E23 2080 1727.23
219 Jones, Elijah Peter Westbrook Foundation E23 2069 1716.53
220 Meade, Liam Texas Sabre Academy E24 1969 1712.21
221 Ho, Jacob Rochester Fencing Club D23 2005 1709.11
222 Wei, William Allegro Fencing Center U 2026 1708.18
223 Gurevich, Savely Alle Fencing Club D24 1989 1694.24
224 Mendoza, Christian Fencing Academy Of Denver C23 1975 1676.83
225 Yu, Kevin San Diego Fencing Center E24 1996 1675.73
226 Thomas, Texas Fencing Academy Of Denver D23 1996 1669.75
227 Mungovan, Matthew International Fencing Club D23 1959 1661.95
228 Cobian, Richard West Coast Fencing Academy U 1923 1661.08
229 Dawson-Teece, Powell Fencing Academy Of Denver D24 1931 1658.71
230 Zlatinski, Jason Globus Fencing Academy D23 1926 1651.32
231 Counts, Nicholas Fencing Academy Of Boston E23 1930 1650.33
232 Kogan, Yelisey Lilov Fencing Academy D23 1953 1650.22
233 Power, Alex Integrity Fencing Studio D23 1989 1646.56
234 Breuer, Daniel Nazlymov Fencing Foundation E24 1905 1630.02
235 Simmons, John Fencing Academy Of Boston U 1972 1627.28
236 Autrey, Adrien Oregon Fencing Alliance E23 1910 1624.03
237 Montalvo, Emmeric Alpha Fencing Academy E22 1957 1599.92
238 Rosado, Sebastian Peter Westbrook Foundation U 1927 1598.98
239 Rehm, Liam Nazlymov Fencing Foundation E23 1897 1598.91
240 Vo, Landon Premier Fencing Academy U 1858 1589.00
241 Perry, Gwydion Renaissance Fencing Club E24 1861 1577.34
242 LIU, ERIC Boston Fencing Club U 1846 1573.17
243 Benson, Jacob Nova Fencing Club E24 1891 1569.98
244 Ross, Dash United Fencers of Oakland U 2006 1554.82
245 Wasco, Andrew Tim Morehouse Fencing Club U 1830 1551.78
246 Tsao, Alister Shoreline Fencers Club E24 1818 1549.01
247 Slep, Solomon Forge Fencing Teams E23 1934 1543.67
248 Sarwahi, Viraat Tim Morehouse Fencing Club U 1836 1540.59
249 Wang, HongXi South Bay Fencing Academy U 1818 1537.17
250 Almeda, Stanislav Dynamo Fencing Center Inc. U 1887 1531.35
251 Tan, Ryan Cardinal Fencing Club E24 1810 1525.77
252 Poleyumptewa, Connor Phoenix Fencing Academy E23 1880 1510.99
253 Park, Gavin Parkway Fencing Club U 2029 1501.82
254 Hong, Aidan West Coast Fencing Academy U 1798 1498.34
255 Ligh, Checed Manhattan Fencing Center U 1787 1481.69
256 Herr, Gabriele Bergen Fencing Club U 1999 1480.50
257 He, Bowen Manhattan Fencing Center E23 1789 1478.82
258 Fruth, Evan Forge Fencing Teams E23 1771 1446.34
259 Schimel, Luke Hills Fencing Institute E23 1760 1443.56
260 Barrows, Hunter Midwest Fencing Club E24 1711 1442.63
261 Leigh, Edward Laguna Fencing Center U 1747 1434.74
262 Gogna, Rehan Salle Auriol Seattle E23 1792 1425.51
263 Margulis, Jared Scarsdale Fencing Center U 1680 1396.49
264 Kusanagi, Soshi Sigma Fencing Academy U 1770 1376.38
265 O'Loughlin, Quinlan Rochester Fencing Club D23 1702 1362.79
266 Narut, Oscar Lincoln Square Fencing E23 1671 1358.87
267 Tureck, Nathan Capital Fencing Academy U 1867 1356.74
268 Strucker, Rocco Capital Fencing Academy U 1678 1349.69
269 Ramani, Ari Renaissance Fencing Club U 1649 1331.47
270 Lee, Anderson Advance Fencing And Fitness Academy E23 1692 1324.20
271 Lin, Lucas Globus Fencing Academy D24 1681 1312.18
272 Szulim, Lucjan Capital Fencing Academy U 1679 1303.03
273 Silva, Joaquin Phoenix Fencing Academy E23 1698 1300.31
274 Fayette, Julien Oregon Fencing Alliance U 1662 1294.39
275 Buck, Maximilian Tim Morehouse Fencing Club U 1826 1288.50
276 Lichterman, Jakub Capital Fencing Academy U 1692 1251.40
277 Lichterman, Jakub Capital Fencing Academy U 1692 1251.40
278 Rojas, Alejandro Joaquin Fencing Academy Of Denver E24 1538 1240.50
279 Jiang, Terence Platinum Fencing Academy E23 1541 1224.41
280 Nguyen, Dylan Spartak D24 1626 1217.82
281 Lieu, Nicholas Fencing Academy Of Philadelphia U 1528 1203.10
282 Freilich, Harrison Fencing Academy Of Philadelphia North U 1534 1179.65
283 Chua, Jared Cardinal Fencing Club U 1688 1167.69
284 Tsatsas, Andreas Sheridan Fencing Academy U 1853 1159.14
285 Seelman, Cole Spartak U 1470 1159.09
286 Cauthron, Oliver Fencing Academy Of Denver E23 1523 1147.38
287 Allen-Bruns, Ryder Denver Fencing Center E24 1605 1137.67
288 Lee, Thomas Nova Fencing Club U 1587 1137.60
289 Gingery, Julian Boston Fencing Club U 1677 1049.80
290 Hong, Arick West Coast Fencing Academy U 1352 1043.81
291 Hausler, Jayden Hills Fencing Institute E23 1342 1024.96
292 Seethamraju, Pranay Frisco Fencing Academy U 1424 969.39
293 Carattini, Chase Florida Fencing Academy E24 1697 746.87
294 Rivera, Rakesh US Sabre Academy U 1478 729.29
295 Ravoor, Sahas Renaissance Fencing Club U 1116 548.75
296 Gilmartin, Colin Marin Fencing Academy LLC U 1781 524.89
297 Hosad, Shubh Unattached U 1634 491.41
298 Komeravelli, Rushil Memphis University School Fencing Team U 1640 389.79
299 Williams, Eric Caddo Magnet Fencing Club U 1005 < 0
300 Jurkech, Jacob Wallingford-Swarthmore Panthers U 1203 < 0

Rank is based on the conservative estimate, `mu - 3*sigma`, rather than raw strength alone. Newer or less-certain fencers can still appear lower than someone with a similar average but tighter confidence.