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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 4375 4410 - 4350
5 - 8 4140 4178 - 4111
9 - 16 3932 4081 - 3856
17 - 32 3736 3853 - 3642
33 - 64 3482 3655 - 3344
65 - 128 3191 3500 - 3014
129 - 256 2734 3524 - 2412
257 - 307 2275 3036 - 1990

Registrations
1 Emmer, Chase Massialas Foundation (M Team) A24 4410 4133.14
2 Olivares, Marcello New York Athletic Club A24 4368 4073.42
3 Louie, Bryce LA International Fencing A24 4350 4066.81
4 Kumbla, Sidarth New York Athletic Club A23 4372 4059.45
5 Gassner, Ethan Golden State Fencing Academy A24 4178 3890.41
6 Zhang, Daniel Star Fencing Academy A24 4155 3883.10
7 Chen, James Harvard University NCAA A23 4118 3837.38
8 Bourtis, James New York Athletic Club A24 4111 3822.72
9 Chen, Andrew Bluegrass Fencers' Club A24 4081 3821.05
10 Kumbla, Samarth New York Athletic Club A24 4006 3745.06
11 Nagimov, Marsel Columbia University NCAA A21 4019 3734.08
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 DeSeranno, Jeidus Renaissance Fencing Club A24 3806 3535.45
21 Yu, Vinni Top Fencing Club A24 3739 3482.21
22 Mitberg, Gregory Northwest Fencing Center A24 3795 3478.07
23 Graham, Roy Jovanovic Fencing A24 3741 3477.18
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 3678 3415.35
29 Snytsheuvel, John Evan LA International Fencing A21 3705 3404.69
30 Jeon, Caleb Silicon Valley Fencing Center A24 3642 3380.06
31 Kao, Castor Star Fencing Academy A24 3643 3373.02
32 Yang, Adam Star Fencing Academy A24 3661 3359.67
33 Shafaie, Kaveh Freehold Fencing Academy A23 3655 3358.92
34 Yang, Luao Renaissance Fencing Club A24 3613 3348.58
35 Bas, Liam Gutkovskiy Fencing Academy A24 3579 3315.13
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 Budovskyi, Borys Unattached B24 3578 3283.49
40 Fukuda, Renzo Massialas Foundation (M Team) A24 3533 3279.65
41 Rusadze, Nickolas Tim Morehouse Fencing Club (Port Chester) A24 3543 3279.02
42 BANERJEE, ANUP New York University NCAA A24 3512 3256.71
43 Wong, Adam New York University NCAA A21 3549 3249.58
44 Martinez, Donavyn A22 3521 3249.50
45 Stanley, Mason University Of Notre Dame NCAA A23 3511 3245.77
46 Onik, Elijah Gutkovskiy Fencing Academy A24 3496 3243.81
47 Xu, Jia Bao (Bowen) Unattached A24 3487 3229.20
48 GRIFFITH, JACK US Air Force Academy NCAA University A24 3495 3228.62
49 Burke, Spencer Pennsylvania State University NCAA A24 3481 3225.42
50 Huth, Mitchell The Ohio State University NCAA A22 3450 3191.24
51 Kim, Yonjae Top Fencing Club A24 3432 3179.23
52 Lee, Jacob J Gutkovskiy Fencing Academy A24 3433 3177.19
53 Lo, Conrad Massialas Foundation (M Team) A24 3428 3175.10
54 Siu, Aiden SoCAL Fencing Center A24 3427 3163.48
55 Kaiser, Hans A22 3533 3162.88
56 Singh, Dayaal Gutkovskiy Fencing Academy A22 3398 3141.71
57 Lin, Youlong LA International Fencing A24 3412 3141.06
58 Huth, Jacob Apex Fencing Academy A24 3410 3133.60
59 Wu, Alexander Star Fencing Academy A24 3387 3129.64
60 Deshmukh, Arjun Austin Fencers Club A24 3390 3128.32
61 DiVito, Dylan Precision Athletics Fencing Club A22 3392 3108.93
62 Hooshi, Jayden East Coast Fencing Club A24 3352 3095.88
63 Cullivan, Justice Columbus Fencing And Fitness LLC A24 3344 3086.50
64 Griffin, John Space City Fencing Academy A23 3359 3086.08
65 Mitchell, Philip Birmingham Fencing Club A22 3347 3078.70
66 Mitchell, Philip Birmingham Fencing Club A22 3347 3078.70
67 Lewis, Paul Austin Fencers Club A23 3349 3076.11
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 3315 3061.82
71 Goor, Julian Massialas Foundation (M Team) A23 3316 3056.00
72 Zheng, Alan California Fencing Academy A21 3322 3055.01
73 Cannon, Caiden Unattached A24 3363 3048.23
74 Katayama, Kevin V Fencing Club A24 3312 3018.62
75 Lee, Aidan AIC Fencing Club A24 3271 3013.20
76 Li, Raphael Massialas Foundation (M Team) A24 3270 3009.35
77 Chen, Raymond New York Athletic Club B22 3451 3002.97
78 Wang, Ziyu Bluegrass Fencers' Club B24 3287 2995.67
79 Wu, Nicholas University Of Pennsylvania NCAA A23 3266 2984.67
80 TIYA, BIAYA Atlanta Fencers Club Foundation Inc. A24 3246 2983.71
81 Dierks, Kian Golden State Fencing Academy A23 3221 2960.63
82 Rose, Ben Apex Fencing Academy A24 3207 2959.75
83 Fogelson, Frederick Manhattan Fencing Center A23 3211 2956.86
84 Jain, Aditya Team Touche Fencing Center A24 3213 2952.93
85 Dai, Jonathan V Fencing Club A24 3197 2943.52
86 Co, Dylan Massialas Foundation (M Team) A24 3196 2940.73
87 Sadovsky, Leor LA International Fencing A24 3199 2940.73
88 Zhao, Jason Bluegrass Fencers' Club A22 3203 2939.82
89 Yang, Andy Maximum Fencing Club B23 3271 2937.17
90 Song, Aiden Fencing Institute Of Texas A23 3193 2935.74
91 Bae, Kevin University Of Notre Dame NCAA A23 3184 2935.14
92 Senic, Lucas Renaissance Fencing Club A24 3197 2934.62
93 DeSando, Michael Pennsylvania State University NCAA A23 3209 2927.01
94 Hassanin, Mohamed Tim Morehouse Fencing Club (Port Chester) A22 3500 2922.69
95 Lu, Yikai Culver Military Academy A24 3180 2917.65
96 Chen, Kyle Gutkovskiy Fencing Academy A24 3151 2892.97
97 Knizhnik, David Invicta Sports A24 3138 2882.82
98 Coelho, Cristiano Massialas Foundation (M Team) A24 3139 2877.11
99 Zobel, Eric Polaris Fencing Center A23 3157 2870.68
100 Tang, Owen Epic Fencing Club A24 3116 2864.34
101 Lin, Michael Jovanovic Fencing A24 3112 2850.19
102 Porras, Cristian Metro Tacoma Fencing Club A23 3106 2841.94
103 Espinoza, Joaquin Fencers Club Inc. B21 3495 2841.92
104 Canlas, Nathan LA International Fencing A24 3100 2838.66
105 Guerra, Gabriel Metro Tacoma Fencing Club A24 3089 2830.95
106 Lewis, Akhil Top Fencing Club A24 3075 2822.53
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 2812.44
110 Yu, Anders New York University NCAA A21 3074 2812.32
111 Zhang, Luke Silicon Valley Fencing Center B21 3097 2811.80
112 Isolani, Gregorio SCAD- Atlanta Fencing A24 3357 2810.52
113 Bing, Charles Star Fencing Academy A23 3065 2810.37
114 Soto, Ulises G Precision Athletics Fencing Club B24 3271 2807.78
115 Matsakh, Philip Tim Morehouse Fencing Club (Port Chester) A24 3057 2806.68
116 Woo, Christian Massialas Foundation (M Team) A23 3056 2800.12
117 Tan, Aidan Star Fencing Academy A24 3048 2793.90
118 Totusek, Marek SCAD- Atlanta Fencing A22 3418 2792.53
119 Ahn, Jun East Coast Fencing Club A24 3045 2791.37
120 Zhai, Jeffrey East Coast Fencing Club A24 3046 2791.07
121 Lin, James Gutkovskiy Fencing Academy A24 3048 2789.24
122 Traugot, Owen Manhattan Fencing Center A24 3043 2787.52
123 Qian, Jason Epic Fencing Club A24 3037 2777.94
124 Freedman, Samuel The Ohio State University NCAA A21 3027 2769.77
125 Magidson, Gabriel East Coast Fencing Club A22 3050 2767.98
126 Garcia, Sebastian South Brooklyn Fencing B23 3034 2767.29
127 Li, Matthew AIC Fencing Club A24 3021 2765.66
128 Wyman, Julian Massialas Foundation (M Team) A23 3014 2755.99
129 Cortright, Skipper Bay Area Fencing Club B24 3009 2754.65
130 Jiang, Owen Moe Fencing Club LLC A22 2999 2747.45
131 Giraldo, Pablo SoCAL Fencing Center B23 3019 2744.49
132 Liu, Jinning Unattached B24 3067 2744.03
133 Miller, Jeffrey South Denver Fencing Academy B24 3184 2742.29
134 Cheng, Jonathan University Of Pennsylvania NCAA B24 2979 2722.66
135 Chen, Matthew Elite Fencing Club A24 2954 2703.34
136 Nguyen, Martin LA International Fencing B24 2939 2683.93
137 Liu, Ethan Renaissance Fencing Club A24 2945 2681.33
138 Costello, Chaissen Sacred Heart University NCAA A24 2940 2681.14
139 Zhang, Yun Isaac University Of Notre Dame NCAA A23 2944 2678.06
140 Wei, Qiancheng (Matt) Unattached A24 2974 2670.91
141 Gong, Benjamin Jovanovic Fencing A24 2921 2666.10
142 Korablin, Anton SCAD- Atlanta Fencing B22 3074 2657.32
143 Dobbins, Evan Fencers School Of Connecticut A24 2929 2645.65
144 Zhang, Aaron LA International Fencing A24 2890 2636.94
145 Klotz, Isaiah Manhattan Fencing Center B24 2871 2617.83
146 Mohamed, Murad AIC Fencing Club A24 2871 2613.73
147 Po, Oliver V Fencing Club A24 2863 2611.24
148 Yu, Jason Unattached A24 2870 2609.62
149 Pyo, Michael V Fencing Club A23 2866 2601.77
150 Doell, Ethan Fencing Sports Academy, Inc. C24 2861 2601.22
151 Lin, Xilong LA International Fencing B24 2889 2596.83
152 Cheng, Ethan Star Fencing Academy A24 2844 2596.46
153 Strugar, Marcus Northwest Fencing Center B24 2860 2594.91
154 Doctor, Aidan 5T Fencers Club A23 2846 2593.34
155 Lee, Brendan Tim Morehouse Fencing Club (Port Chester) A24 2843 2586.33
156 Davis, Christopher V Fencing Club C21 2898 2582.37
157 Sima, Congyu Josh Jovanovic Fencing A24 2835 2581.43
158 Nicoletti, Luca Silicon Valley Fencing Center B24 2835 2579.52
159 Radoslavov, Ivan-Asen Fencers Club Inc. A24 2840 2579.28
160 Liu, Derek Star Fencing Academy A24 2822 2573.85
161 Guth, Joseph Cleveland Fencing Academy East LLC A24 2822 2565.86
162 Schlesinger, Nathan Fencing Academy Of Philadelphia - University City B23 2900 2561.82
163 Joseph, Willem Brooklyn Bridge Fencing Club B23 2854 2557.67
164 Tang, Alexander OnTarget Fencing Club B24 2811 2557.38
165 sheng, Dalton AIC Fencing Club C24 2814 2556.83
166 Tarasiewicz, Maxime St. John's University NCAA B23 3524 2546.04
167 Choi, Ethan Golubitsky Fencing Center A24 2796 2543.09
168 MEJIA, MATTHEW Space City Fencing Academy B24 2796 2541.02
169 Reyes, Omar Johns Hopkins University NCAA B24 2798 2540.22
170 Han, Changhee Gutkovskiy Fencing Academy A23 2842 2536.82
171 Craley, Thomas Candlewood Fencing Center C24 2913 2534.16
172 Hobson, Aaron United States Naval Academy Fencing Club B23 2790 2528.93
173 Hobson, Aaron United States Naval Academy Fencing Club B23 2790 2528.93
174 Li, Arvin Gold Fencing Club A23 2786 2526.06
175 Lee, Christopher Metro Tacoma Fencing Club B24 2769 2513.11
176 Reznick, Nicholas Freehold Fencing Academy B23 2798 2512.66
177 Park, Jason B. B24 2856 2506.74
178 Belluomo, David East Coast Fencing Club A23 2775 2506.73
179 Ghedini, Luca Tim Morehouse Fencing Club (Port Chester) B24 2756 2501.27
180 Dinsay, Kristjan Elite Fencing Club A24 2762 2500.91
181 Lovin, Vlad US Air Force Academy NCAA University B23 2774 2499.92
182 Fortune, Alexander Brandeis University NCAA B23 2756 2496.28
183 Tahoun, Mostafa Star Fencing Academy A24 2747 2490.08
184 Gatza, Logan Elite Fencing Academy (GA) B21 2766 2489.60
185 Williams, Connor Bluegrass Fencers' Club B23 2760 2487.15
186 Myers, Dean Golden State Fencing Academy B24 2724 2468.46
187 Soto-Ulev, Aden Massialas Foundation (M Team) B24 2720 2467.99
188 Derrick, Blake Silicon Valley Fencing Center B24 2717 2465.99
189 Chuang, Oscar Fencing Center Of Chicago B24 2720 2462.71
190 Bailey, William Bluegrass Fencers' Club B22 2795 2461.59
191 Song, Noel Gutkovskiy Fencing Academy A24 2695 2445.58
192 Cho, Jadon Yushin OnTarget Fencing Club B24 2727 2444.85
193 Parrish, Evan AIC Fencing Club C24 2694 2442.24
194 Augustine, Aaron Gutkovskiy Fencing Academy B24 2692 2437.18
195 Gatrell, Mitchell Wayne State University NCAA B22 2724 2435.36
196 Jaume, Andrei Austin Fencers Club B23 2705 2434.39
197 Yi, William LA International Fencing B24 2683 2433.56
198 Simonov, Timofey Gutkovskiy Fencing Academy C24 2685 2429.58
199 Cano, Marcos Masters Fencing Club A24 2716 2425.89
200 Li, Toby Edmonton Fencing Club A24 2691 2425.07
201 Akyamac, Bora Manchen Academy Of Fencing B24 2671 2418.39
202 Gélinas, Jonathan Seigneurs De La Rive-Nord B24 3178 2416.05
203 Strayer, Andrew Delaware Valley Fencers Club-PA C24 2684 2415.98
204 Lo, Preston Massialas Foundation (M Team) A24 2666 2413.31
205 Xu, Andy Fencers Club Inc. A24 2650 2399.97
206 Tang, Albert OnTarget Fencing Club B24 2648 2397.19
207 Gulchin, Mark (Yerma) Gutkovskiy Fencing Academy C24 2644 2392.23
208 Kim, Daniel Silicon Valley Fencing Center B24 2635 2385.44
209 Clayman, John Denver Fencing Center B23 2749 2380.39
210 Leung, Ethan Wayne State University NCAA B23 2836 2376.12
211 Shapiro, Leon Tim Morehouse Fencing Club (Port Chester) B24 2630 2372.93
212 Xu, Xinhao ( Sonny) Unattached B24 2629 2368.04
213 Ma, Andrew Massialas Foundation (M Team) C24 2606 2354.49
214 Wu, Alistair Rain City Fencing Center B24 2604 2354.11
215 Orr, Spencer B24 2690 2353.65
216 Li, Aaron Moe Fencing Club LLC B24 2607 2352.81
217 Yao, Bradley Star Fencing Academy B24 2595 2343.86
218 Suarez, Adrian Masters Fencing Club B24 2599 2341.79
219 Renteria, Emiliano Wagner College NCAA B23 2694 2339.13
220 Raj, Jay Space City Fencing Academy C24 2583 2329.58
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 Griffith McAllister, Thomas Peter Westbrook Foundation C24 2558 2302.82
226 Bartel, Jacob Sacred Heart University NCAA C24 2599 2299.82
227 Pan, Henry AIC Fencing Club B24 2554 2294.18
228 Ju, Alexander RedStar Fencing Club Chicago B23 2676 2290.42
229 Huang, Jonathan Edmonton Fencing Club B23 2556 2289.32
230 Le, Jacob Golubitsky Fencing Center A24 2538 2285.95
231 Wujastyk, Leon Edmonton Fencing Club B24 2623 2279.08
232 Park, Rion Massialas Foundation (M Team) B24 2536 2278.20
233 Howland, Jonas Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club B24 2529 2272.67
234 Kiayias, Aris Massialas Foundation (M Team) A23 2532 2270.79
235 Gordon, Jacob Chesapeake Fencing Club B23 2616 2270.53
236 Kapoor, Aayan Fencing Academy Of Westchester C24 2525 2267.90
237 Rountree, Rob Richmond Fencing Club C23 2571 2266.81
238 Fedonchik, Henry Manhattan Fencing Center B21 2563 2266.35
239 Song, Austin AIC Fencing Club B24 2499 2247.76
240 McIsaac, Finn Renaissance Fencing Club B24 2495 2239.32
241 Lorenzo, Alejandro Masters Fencing Club B24 2498 2234.76
242 Lippman, Sam Rain City Fencing Center B23 2487 2233.36
243 Tikhaev, Alexander AIC Fencing Club B24 2471 2220.20
244 Temple, Jackson Moe Fencing Club LLC B24 2616 2211.96
245 Kim, Harrison Metro Tacoma Fencing Club C24 2458 2200.60
246 Miller, Jordan Way Of The Sword.Org C24 2460 2193.98
247 Orlov, Dmitriy OnTarget Fencing Club C24 2445 2191.83
248 Talasila, Arush Metro Tacoma Fencing Club C24 2442 2185.53
249 Smolich, Marat Research Triangle Fencing C24 2451 2182.62
250 Andric, Borna Space City Fencing Academy B24 2433 2176.67
251 Chen, Boris University Of Pennsylvania NCAA B22 2992 2173.92
252 Pincheng, Yao Team Touche Fencing Center C24 2422 2170.23
253 Qiu, Zhaocheng Massialas Foundation (M Team) A24 2433 2167.17
254 Mathews, Rocco Unattached C23 2608 2162.48
255 Shao, Eric Star Fencing Academy B24 2412 2158.19
256 Syomichev, Gleb Sacred Heart University NCAA B23 2426 2144.62
257 Gogoi, Vir Johns Hopkins University NCAA B21 2408 2143.68
258 Feng, Michael Star Fencing Academy B24 2395 2142.96
259 Tang, August OnTarget Fencing Club C24 2390 2137.32
260 Stringer, David Plymouth/Ann Arbor Fencing Academy C24 2383 2128.70
261 Mao, Lucas AIC Fencing Club C23 2377 2127.97
262 Kong, Luculentus Moe Fencing Club LLC C24 2383 2106.66
263 Park, Steve (Sangmin) Golubitsky Fencing Center C24 2360 2104.84
264 Zhen, Ethan Gold Fencing Club C23 2357 2104.13
265 Smith, Grant Massialas Foundation (M Team) C24 2358 2096.77
266 Wang, Rory Gold Fencing Club B24 2347 2092.90
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 2070.83
271 Hamilton, Brock Plymouth/Ann Arbor Fencing Academy C24 2450 2059.73
272 Wong, Evan Prime Fencing Academy C24 2303 2052.13
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 2280 2025.63
277 Lum-DeBono, Alex Manchen Academy Of Fencing C24 2332 2023.65
278 Parker, Isaiah Salle De Long Fencers B24 2264 2005.74
279 Black, Zachary Fencing Academy Of Philadelphia - University City C24 2261 2004.14
280 Yu, William AIC Fencing Club C24 2245 1992.75
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 2232 1967.64
285 Gao, Payton V Fencing Club C24 2255 1954.15
286 Jiang, Bowang AIC Fencing Club C24 2223 1951.36
287 Seib-Levinson, Conrad Brooklyn Bridge Fencing Club C23 2201 1932.66
288 Grieb, Oliver OnTarget Fencing Club C24 2211 1932.27
289 Fournet-Fayard, Aldric Fencing Institute Of Texas C24 2251 1917.97
290 Levy, Jacob AIC Fencing Club C24 2160 1903.61
291 Jurman, Therin Top Fencing Club B24 2106 1849.33
292 Wheelock, Bryan C23 2180 1840.24
293 Bai, Brian Top Fencing Club C24 2094 1833.57
294 Trubetski, David Stevens Institute of Technology (University) NCAA C22 2109 1825.38
295 Zaidi, Adil OnTarget Fencing Club C24 2082 1821.08
296 Vishawadia, Jaimin C24 2080 1800.75
297 Cho, Xzander Manhattan Fencing Center C24 2042 1789.82
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 1721.96
303 Yin, Zixin(Gavin) Star Fencing Academy C24 2026 1712.37
304 Kim, Teo Metro Tacoma Fencing Club C24 1990 1694.62
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.