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Division I Men’s Foil (DV1MF)

October NACSaturday, October 5, 2024 at 8:00 AM

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Atlantic City Convention Center · Atlantic City, NJ
307 approved entrants 8 strength bands

Strength distribution

Finish Range Average Range
1 - 4 4384 4441 - 4356
5 - 8 4150 4196 - 4118
9 - 16 3930 4081 - 3856
17 - 32 3742 3853 - 3639
33 - 64 3483 3655 - 3352
65 - 128 3191 3537 - 3010
129 - 256 2731 3524 - 2399
257 - 307 2277 3036 - 2001

Registrations
1 Emmer, Chase Massialas Foundation (M Team) A24 4441 4164.43
2 Louie, Bryce LA International Fencing A24 4356 4074.50
3 Olivares, Marcello New York Athletic Club A24 4368 4073.42
4 Kumbla, Sidarth New York Athletic Club A23 4372 4059.45
5 Gassner, Ethan Golden State Fencing Academy A24 4196 3908.60
6 Zhang, Daniel Star Fencing Academy A24 4155 3883.10
7 Bourtis, James New York Athletic Club A24 4130 3840.07
8 Chen, James Harvard University NCAA A23 4118 3837.38
9 Chen, Andrew Bluegrass Fencers' Club A24 4081 3821.05
10 Nagimov, Marsel Columbia University NCAA A21 4019 3734.08
11 Kumbla, Samarth New York Athletic Club A24 3986 3727.32
12 Chen, Allen Bluegrass Fencers' Club A24 3887 3625.41
13 Um, Ethan Princeton University NCAA A24 3876 3615.73
14 Prilutsky, David Princeton University NCAA A21 3876 3600.26
15 Chen, Ziyuan Golden State Fencing Academy A24 3856 3589.43
16 Binder, Zachary East Coast Fencing Club A22 3859 3585.53
17 Xiao, Enoch Birmingham Fencing Club A24 3853 3585.18
18 Hamilton, Bogdan Columbia University NCAA A24 3842 3572.24
19 Kelly, William LA International Fencing A23 3824 3561.74
20 Mitberg, Gregory Northwest Fencing Center A24 3839 3516.52
21 DeSeranno, Jeidus Renaissance Fencing Club A24 3788 3515.00
22 Graham, Roy Jovanovic Fencing A24 3765 3503.50
23 Yu, Vinni Top Fencing Club A24 3739 3482.21
24 Zusin, Zachary Columbia University NCAA B23 3740 3449.53
25 LI, Richard Star Fencing Academy A24 3707 3441.96
26 Xiao, Ethan Columbia University NCAA A23 3699 3434.13
27 Kim, Nicholas Top Fencing Club A24 3696 3433.78
28 Oursler, Jack Manhattan Fencing Center A23 3697 3433.52
29 Snytsheuvel, John Evan LA International Fencing A21 3723 3421.00
30 Kao, Castor Star Fencing Academy A24 3654 3383.02
31 Jeon, Caleb Silicon Valley Fencing Center A24 3639 3377.01
32 Yang, Adam Star Fencing Academy A24 3661 3359.67
33 Shafaie, Kaveh Freehold Fencing Academy A23 3655 3358.92
34 Bas, Liam Gutkovskiy Fencing Academy A24 3597 3332.87
35 Yang, Luao Renaissance Fencing Club A24 3582 3314.04
36 Dickson, Farr New York University NCAA A22 3565 3303.67
37 Bruk, Peter Gutkovskiy Fencing Academy A22 3548 3289.81
38 Holmes, Stuart Mission Fencing Center A23 3626 3289.11
39 Rusadze, Nickolas Tim Morehouse Fencing Club (Port Chester) A24 3545 3281.81
40 Fukuda, Renzo Massialas Foundation (M Team) A24 3533 3279.65
41 Budovskyi, Borys Unattached B24 3572 3274.64
42 BANERJEE, ANUP New York University NCAA A24 3512 3256.71
43 Stanley, Mason University Of Notre Dame NCAA A23 3520 3252.92
44 Wong, Adam New York University NCAA A21 3549 3249.58
45 Martinez, Donavyn A22 3521 3249.50
46 Onik, Elijah Gutkovskiy Fencing Academy A24 3496 3243.81
47 GRIFFITH, JACK US Air Force Academy NCAA University A24 3495 3228.62
48 Burke, Spencer Pennsylvania State University NCAA A24 3469 3212.78
49 Lee, Jacob J Gutkovskiy Fencing Academy A24 3464 3207.39
50 Huth, Mitchell The Ohio State University NCAA A22 3462 3202.42
51 Lo, Conrad Massialas Foundation (M Team) A24 3445 3190.92
52 Kim, Yonjae Top Fencing Club A24 3432 3179.23
53 Siu, Aiden SoCAL Fencing Center A24 3435 3173.20
54 Xu, Jia Bao (Bowen) Unattached A24 3421 3164.22
55 Kaiser, Hans A22 3533 3162.88
56 Huth, Jacob Apex Fencing Academy A24 3419 3142.98
57 Singh, Dayaal Gutkovskiy Fencing Academy A22 3398 3141.71
58 Deshmukh, Arjun Austin Fencers Club A24 3395 3134.75
59 Wu, Alexander Star Fencing Academy A24 3387 3129.64
60 Griffin, John Space City Fencing Academy A23 3385 3110.14
61 DiVito, Dylan Precision Athletics Fencing Club A22 3392 3108.93
62 Lin, Youlong LA International Fencing A24 3375 3104.48
63 Lewis, Paul Austin Fencers Club A23 3373 3098.92
64 Hooshi, Jayden East Coast Fencing Club A24 3352 3095.88
65 Cullivan, Justice Columbus Fencing And Fitness LLC A24 3344 3086.49
66 Mitchell, Philip Birmingham Fencing Club A22 3347 3078.70
67 Mitchell, Philip Birmingham Fencing Club A22 3347 3078.70
68 Jang, Jaewon US Air Force Academy NCAA University B24 3331 3069.64
69 Sullivan, Jackson Moe Fencing Club LLC A24 3341 3067.18
70 Sisinni, Riccardo Silicon Valley Fencing Center A24 3314 3060.42
71 Zheng, Alan California Fencing Academy A21 3324 3056.90
72 Goor, Julian Massialas Foundation (M Team) A23 3316 3056.00
73 Cannon, Caiden Unattached A24 3363 3048.23
74 Wang, Ziyu Bluegrass Fencers' Club B24 3323 3030.74
75 Chen, Raymond New York Athletic Club B22 3479 3023.36
76 Katayama, Kevin V Fencing Club A24 3312 3018.62
77 Lee, Aidan AIC Fencing Club A24 3271 3013.20
78 Li, Raphael Massialas Foundation (M Team) A24 3270 3009.35
79 Wu, Nicholas University Of Pennsylvania NCAA A23 3266 2984.67
80 TIYA, BIAYA Atlanta Fencers Club Foundation Inc. A24 3237 2973.06
81 Dierks, Kian Golden State Fencing Academy A23 3221 2960.62
82 Fogelson, Frederick Manhattan Fencing Center A23 3211 2956.86
83 Jain, Aditya Team Touche Fencing Center A24 3213 2952.93
84 Co, Dylan Massialas Foundation (M Team) A24 3200 2945.65
85 Dai, Jonathan V Fencing Club A24 3197 2943.52
86 Sadovsky, Leor LA International Fencing A24 3199 2940.73
87 Zhao, Jason Bluegrass Fencers' Club A22 3203 2939.82
88 Yang, Andy Maximum Fencing Club B23 3271 2937.18
89 Song, Aiden Fencing Institute Of Texas A23 3193 2935.74
90 Bae, Kevin University Of Notre Dame NCAA A23 3184 2935.14
91 Hassanin, Mohamed Tim Morehouse Fencing Club (Port Chester) A22 3537 2933.36
92 DeSando, Michael Pennsylvania State University NCAA A23 3217 2929.16
93 Rose, Ben Apex Fencing Academy A24 3175 2925.40
94 Lu, Yikai Culver Military Academy A24 3188 2924.70
95 Senic, Lucas Renaissance Fencing Club A24 3173 2911.55
96 Zobel, Eric Polaris Fencing Center A23 3170 2882.65
97 Coelho, Cristiano Massialas Foundation (M Team) A24 3139 2877.11
98 Knizhnik, David Invicta Sports A24 3131 2876.51
99 Chen, Kyle Gutkovskiy Fencing Academy A24 3127 2872.97
100 Tang, Owen Epic Fencing Club A24 3116 2864.34
101 Canlas, Nathan LA International Fencing A24 3115 2854.65
102 Lin, Michael Jovanovic Fencing A24 3112 2850.19
103 Porras, Cristian Metro Tacoma Fencing Club A23 3106 2841.94
104 Espinoza, Joaquin Fencers Club Inc. B21 3495 2841.92
105 Lewis, Akhil Top Fencing Club A24 3075 2822.53
106 Guerra, Gabriel Metro Tacoma Fencing Club A24 3080 2821.34
107 Elwood, Sebastian Epic Fencing Club A24 3074 2821.12
108 Kim, Ryan Silicon Valley Fencing Center A24 3069 2816.59
109 Mohamed, Amir AIC Fencing Club A24 3064 2812.43
110 Yu, Anders New York University NCAA A21 3074 2812.32
111 Zhai, Jeffrey East Coast Fencing Club A24 3067 2811.90
112 Zhang, Luke Silicon Valley Fencing Center B21 3097 2811.80
113 Isolani, Gregorio SCAD- Atlanta Fencing A24 3357 2810.51
114 Bing, Charles Star Fencing Academy A23 3065 2810.37
115 Soto, Ulises G Precision Athletics Fencing Club B24 3271 2807.78
116 Woo, Christian Massialas Foundation (M Team) A23 3052 2796.67
117 Totusek, Marek SCAD- Atlanta Fencing A22 3418 2792.53
118 Ahn, Jun East Coast Fencing Club A24 3045 2791.37
119 Qian, Jason Epic Fencing Club A24 3048 2789.86
120 Li, Matthew AIC Fencing Club A24 3043 2786.75
121 Traugot, Owen Manhattan Fencing Center A24 3039 2782.39
122 Lin, James Gutkovskiy Fencing Academy A24 3040 2781.71
123 Freedman, Samuel The Ohio State University NCAA A21 3027 2769.77
124 Wyman, Julian Massialas Foundation (M Team) A23 3028 2769.64
125 Magidson, Gabriel East Coast Fencing Club A22 3050 2767.98
126 Garcia, Sebastian South Brooklyn Fencing B23 3034 2767.29
127 Matsakh, Philip Tim Morehouse Fencing Club (Port Chester) A24 3018 2766.41
128 Tan, Aidan Star Fencing Academy A24 3010 2757.47
129 Cortright, Skipper Bay Area Fencing Club B24 3008 2754.37
130 Jiang, Owen Moe Fencing Club LLC A22 3001 2749.34
131 Giraldo, Pablo SoCAL Fencing Center B23 3019 2744.49
132 Miller, Jeffrey South Denver Fencing Academy B24 3184 2742.29
133 Cheng, Jonathan University Of Pennsylvania NCAA B24 2979 2722.66
134 Nguyen, Martin LA International Fencing B24 2949 2694.18
135 Zhang, Yun Isaac University Of Notre Dame NCAA A23 2955 2688.65
136 Liu, Ethan Renaissance Fencing Club A24 2945 2681.33
137 Costello, Chaissen Sacred Heart University NCAA A24 2940 2681.14
138 Gong, Benjamin Jovanovic Fencing A24 2921 2666.10
139 Korablin, Anton SCAD- Atlanta Fencing B22 3073 2657.31
140 Dobbins, Evan Fencers School Of Connecticut A24 2940 2656.52
141 Liu, Jinning Unattached B24 2993 2654.64
142 Chen, Matthew Elite Fencing Club A24 2894 2644.07
143 Wei, Qiancheng (Matt) Unattached A24 2949 2635.84
144 Klotz, Isaiah Manhattan Fencing Center B24 2871 2617.54
145 Yu, Jason Unattached A24 2877 2615.88
146 Mohamed, Murad AIC Fencing Club A24 2871 2613.73
147 Po, Oliver V Fencing Club A24 2863 2611.24
148 Pyo, Michael V Fencing Club A23 2866 2601.77
149 Lin, Xilong LA International Fencing B24 2889 2596.83
150 Zhang, Aaron LA International Fencing A24 2850 2596.75
151 Strugar, Marcus Northwest Fencing Center B24 2860 2594.91
152 Doctor, Aidan 5T Fencers Club A23 2846 2593.34
153 Cheng, Ethan Star Fencing Academy A24 2839 2591.42
154 Guth, Joseph Cleveland Fencing Academy East LLC A24 2843 2584.08
155 Lee, Brendan Tim Morehouse Fencing Club (Port Chester) A24 2839 2583.78
156 Radoslavov, Ivan-Asen Fencers Club Inc. A24 2844 2583.74
157 Davis, Christopher V Fencing Club C21 2898 2582.37
158 Sima, Congyu Josh Jovanovic Fencing A24 2835 2581.43
159 Nicoletti, Luca Silicon Valley Fencing Center B24 2835 2579.52
160 Schlesinger, Nathan Fencing Academy Of Philadelphia - University City B23 2900 2561.82
161 Liu, Derek Star Fencing Academy A24 2809 2561.07
162 Joseph, Willem Brooklyn Bridge Fencing Club B23 2857 2559.18
163 Tarasiewicz, Maxime St. John's University NCAA B23 3524 2546.04
164 Li, Arvin Gold Fencing Club A23 2806 2545.51
165 MEJIA, MATTHEW Space City Fencing Academy B24 2796 2541.01
166 Reyes, Omar Johns Hopkins University NCAA B24 2798 2540.22
167 Choi, Ethan Golubitsky Fencing Center A24 2791 2539.11
168 Doell, Ethan Fencing Sports Academy, Inc. C24 2796 2538.92
169 Han, Changhee Gutkovskiy Fencing Academy A23 2842 2536.82
170 Craley, Thomas Candlewood Fencing Center C24 2913 2534.16
171 sheng, Dalton AIC Fencing Club C24 2791 2533.58
172 Tang, Alexander OnTarget Fencing Club B24 2785 2532.33
173 Hobson, Aaron United States Naval Academy Fencing Club B23 2790 2528.93
174 Hobson, Aaron United States Naval Academy Fencing Club B23 2790 2528.93
175 Lee, Christopher Metro Tacoma Fencing Club B24 2774 2519.16
176 Dinsay, Kristjan Elite Fencing Club A24 2778 2517.15
177 Reznick, Nicholas Freehold Fencing Academy B23 2798 2512.66
178 Park, Jason B. B24 2856 2506.74
179 Belluomo, David East Coast Fencing Club A23 2775 2506.73
180 Lovin, Vlad US Air Force Academy NCAA University B23 2774 2499.92
181 Fortune, Alexander Brandeis University NCAA B23 2756 2496.28
182 Tahoun, Mostafa Star Fencing Academy A24 2747 2490.08
183 Gatza, Logan Elite Fencing Academy (GA) B21 2766 2489.60
184 Williams, Connor Bluegrass Fencers' Club B23 2760 2487.15
185 Ghedini, Luca Tim Morehouse Fencing Club (Port Chester) B24 2738 2481.92
186 Myers, Dean Golden State Fencing Academy B24 2730 2474.10
187 Soto-Ulev, Aden Massialas Foundation (M Team) B24 2720 2467.99
188 Cho, Jadon Yushin OnTarget Fencing Club B24 2747 2463.14
189 Gatrell, Mitchell Wayne State University NCAA B22 2745 2455.14
190 Bailey, William Bluegrass Fencers' Club B22 2793 2454.82
191 Chuang, Oscar Fencing Center Of Chicago B24 2708 2452.30
192 Derrick, Blake Silicon Valley Fencing Center B24 2702 2450.25
193 Yi, William LA International Fencing B24 2694 2444.82
194 Augustine, Aaron Gutkovskiy Fencing Academy B24 2692 2437.18
195 Parrish, Evan AIC Fencing Club C24 2688 2436.71
196 Jaume, Andrei Austin Fencers Club B23 2705 2434.39
197 Lo, Preston Massialas Foundation (M Team) A24 2683 2429.43
198 Song, Noel Gutkovskiy Fencing Academy A24 2677 2426.47
199 Cano, Marcos Masters Fencing Club A24 2716 2425.88
200 Gélinas, Jonathan Seigneurs De La Rive-Nord B24 3178 2416.05
201 Strayer, Andrew Delaware Valley Fencers Club-PA C24 2684 2415.98
202 Li, Toby Edmonton Fencing Club A24 2675 2408.14
203 Simonov, Timofey Gutkovskiy Fencing Academy C24 2662 2407.66
204 Tang, Albert OnTarget Fencing Club B24 2657 2405.63
205 Xu, Andy Fencers Club Inc. A24 2653 2400.75
206 Akyamac, Bora Manchen Academy Of Fencing B24 2648 2395.33
207 Kim, Daniel Silicon Valley Fencing Center B24 2634 2385.14
208 Clayman, John Denver Fencing Center B23 2749 2380.39
209 Leung, Ethan Wayne State University NCAA B23 2836 2376.12
210 Gulchin, Mark (Yerma) Gutkovskiy Fencing Academy C24 2628 2375.23
211 Shapiro, Leon Tim Morehouse Fencing Club (Port Chester) B24 2630 2372.92
212 Xu, Xinhao ( Sonny) Unattached B24 2629 2368.04
213 Li, Aaron Moe Fencing Club LLC B24 2620 2366.34
214 Yao, Bradley Star Fencing Academy B24 2610 2357.68
215 Suarez, Adrian Masters Fencing Club B24 2614 2356.67
216 Ma, Andrew Massialas Foundation (M Team) C24 2606 2354.49
217 Wu, Alistair Rain City Fencing Center B24 2604 2354.11
218 Orr, Spencer B24 2690 2353.65
219 Renteria, Emiliano Wagner College NCAA B23 2694 2339.13
220 Raj, Jay Space City Fencing Academy C24 2575 2320.56
221 Badlani, Dev Stevens Institute of Technology (University) NCAA A24 2577 2314.49
222 Kim, Brian Space City Fencing Academy C24 2556 2307.02
223 Schaefer, Joshua V Fencing Club B23 2654 2306.12
224 Huang, Eythan AIC Fencing Club B24 2555 2304.62
225 Bartel, Jacob Sacred Heart University NCAA C24 2599 2299.82
226 Huang, Jonathan Edmonton Fencing Club B23 2567 2298.84
227 Pan, Henry AIC Fencing Club B24 2554 2294.18
228 Griffith McAllister, Thomas Peter Westbrook Foundation C24 2547 2293.08
229 Ju, Alexander RedStar Fencing Club Chicago B23 2676 2290.42
230 Wujastyk, Leon Edmonton Fencing Club B24 2622 2272.55
231 Kapoor, Aayan Fencing Academy Of Westchester C24 2530 2271.97
232 Le, Jacob Golubitsky Fencing Center A24 2524 2271.40
233 Kiayias, Aris Massialas Foundation (M Team) A23 2532 2270.79
234 Park, Rion Massialas Foundation (M Team) B24 2528 2270.61
235 Gordon, Jacob Chesapeake Fencing Club B23 2616 2270.53
236 Rountree, Rob Richmond Fencing Club C23 2571 2266.81
237 Fedonchik, Henry Manhattan Fencing Center B21 2563 2266.35
238 Howland, Jonas Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club B24 2514 2257.04
239 McIsaac, Finn Renaissance Fencing Club B24 2510 2254.11
240 Lorenzo, Alejandro Masters Fencing Club B24 2513 2249.76
241 Song, Austin AIC Fencing Club B24 2499 2247.76
242 Tikhaev, Alexander AIC Fencing Club B24 2490 2238.41
243 Lippman, Sam Rain City Fencing Center B23 2487 2233.36
244 Temple, Jackson Moe Fencing Club LLC B24 2616 2211.96
245 Kim, Harrison Metro Tacoma Fencing Club C24 2454 2196.65
246 Miller, Jordan Way Of The Sword.Org C24 2460 2194.02
247 Orlov, Dmitriy OnTarget Fencing Club C24 2445 2191.61
248 Talasila, Arush Metro Tacoma Fencing Club C24 2442 2185.53
249 Andric, Borna Space City Fencing Academy B24 2433 2176.67
250 Pincheng, Yao Team Touche Fencing Center C24 2427 2174.64
251 Chen, Boris University Of Pennsylvania NCAA B22 2992 2173.92
252 Smolich, Marat Research Triangle Fencing C24 2436 2166.94
253 Mathews, Rocco Unattached C23 2608 2162.48
254 Shao, Eric Star Fencing Academy B24 2412 2158.19
255 Qiu, Zhaocheng Massialas Foundation (M Team) A24 2417 2152.90
256 Tang, August OnTarget Fencing Club C24 2399 2145.84
257 Syomichev, Gleb Sacred Heart University NCAA B23 2426 2144.62
258 Gogoi, Vir Johns Hopkins University NCAA B21 2408 2143.68
259 Feng, Michael Star Fencing Academy B24 2395 2142.96
260 Stringer, David Plymouth/Ann Arbor Fencing Academy C24 2383 2128.70
261 Mao, Lucas AIC Fencing Club C23 2377 2127.97
262 Smith, Grant Massialas Foundation (M Team) C24 2378 2115.24
263 Kong, Luculentus Moe Fencing Club LLC C24 2383 2106.66
264 Park, Steve (Sangmin) Golubitsky Fencing Center C24 2360 2104.84
265 Zhen, Ethan Gold Fencing Club C23 2357 2104.13
266 Wang, Rory Gold Fencing Club B24 2350 2096.08
267 Finley, Dylan Austin Fencers Club C24 2351 2092.05
268 WU, DING-JUN Olympia Montreal B24 2617 2090.88
269 Chez, Nolan University of Incarnate Word Fencing NCAA C24 2376 2073.03
270 Choi, Benjamin Top Fencing Club C24 2321 2072.26
271 Hamilton, Brock Plymouth/Ann Arbor Fencing Academy C24 2450 2059.73
272 Wong, Evan Prime Fencing Academy C24 2310 2058.75
273 Xie, Buster Unattached B24 2329 2051.17
274 wong, Yuheng Isaac Edmonton Fencing Club B23 2368 2048.28
275 Ligos, Alex Medeo Fencing Club B23 2318 2044.42
276 Bae, Eugene Precision Athletics Fencing Club C24 2291 2036.60
277 Lum-DeBono, Alex Manchen Academy Of Fencing C24 2332 2023.65
278 Parker, Isaiah Salle De Long Fencers B24 2264 2005.74
279 Yu, William AIC Fencing Club C24 2253 2000.94
280 Black, Zachary Fencing Academy Of Philadelphia - University City C24 2256 1997.41
281 Poloni, Giovanni Bucks County Academy Of Fencing - West C24 2299 1990.63
282 Arce, Andrew Gutkovskiy Fencing Academy C24 2230 1973.83
283 Lozada, Gabriel Iconic Fencing Club C24 2300 1970.90
284 Lynch, Owen Golden State Fencing Academy C24 2227 1961.39
285 Gao, Payton V Fencing Club C24 2255 1954.14
286 Jiang, Bowang AIC Fencing Club C24 2223 1951.36
287 Grieb, Oliver OnTarget Fencing Club C24 2225 1944.30
288 Seib-Levinson, Conrad Brooklyn Bridge Fencing Club C23 2200 1932.19
289 Fournet-Fayard, Aldric Fencing Institute Of Texas C24 2251 1917.96
290 Levy, Jacob AIC Fencing Club C24 2160 1903.61
291 Jurman, Therin Top Fencing Club B24 2106 1849.33
292 Bai, Brian Top Fencing Club C24 2105 1843.80
293 Wheelock, Bryan C23 2180 1840.24
294 Trubetski, David Stevens Institute of Technology (University) NCAA C22 2109 1825.38
295 Zaidi, Adil OnTarget Fencing Club C24 2082 1821.07
296 Vishawadia, Jaimin C24 2080 1800.75
297 Cho, Xzander Manhattan Fencing Center C24 2053 1799.80
298 Li, Edward Unattached B23 2568 1757.31
299 Sun, Ryan Unattached C24 2070 1746.31
300 AscioneD'Elia, Adam South Brooklyn Fencing C23 2237 1738.26
301 Schieneman, Valentine LA International Fencing C24 2010 1731.89
302 Gneuhs, Sam Wayne State University NCAA C24 2012 1721.95
303 Yin, Zixin(Gavin) Star Fencing Academy C24 2026 1712.36
304 Kim, Teo Metro Tacoma Fencing Club C24 2001 1703.78
305 Haines, Ethan C24 2352 1680.84
306 Vollmer, Quintin Unattached C24 2075 1563.01
307 Thompson, Alastair Johns Hopkins University NCAA C24 3036 1497.09

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.