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| # | Name | Bout Difficulty vs. Outcome * | Pool Victories | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pool | DE | Exp. | Act. | Diff. | ||
| 1 | WIMMER Nathaniel P. | V V V V V V | V V V V V V V | 5.6 | 6 | +0.4 |
| 2 | CHIRASHNYA Daniel | V V V V V V | V V V V V V D | 5.5 | 6 | +0.5 |
| 3 | YAO Geoffrey B. | V V V V V V | V V V V V D | 5.6 | 6 | +0.4 |
| 3 | HE Kaixuan | V D V V D V | V V V V V V D | 4.1 | 4 | -0.1 |
| 5 | KATS Dylan G. | V V V V V V | V V V V D | 5.8 | 6 | +0.2 |
| 6 | WOLFE Alex | V V V V V V | V V V V D | 5.4 | 6 | +0.6 |
| 7 | YUE Hongrui | V V V V V | V V V V V D | 3.5 | 5 | +1.5 |
| 8 | LO Jake | V V V V V D | V V V V V D | 5.4 | 5 | -0.4 |
| 9 | TIKHOMIROV Theodore | V V V V V V | V V V D | 4.9 | 6 | +1.1 |
| 9 | ZHENG Andy | V V V V V V | V V V D | 5.0 | 6 | +1.0 |
| 11 | SILVERS Ari | V V V V V V | V V V D | 5.0 | 6 | +1.0 |
| 12 | DODIN David | V V V V V | V V V V D | 3.9 | 5 | +1.1 |
| 13 | KARNAS Karol | D V V V V V | V V V V D | 5.0 | 5 | - |
| 14 | DAVOODIAN Christopher | V D V V V V | V V V V D | 5.5 | 5 | -0.5 |
| 15 | WANG justin | V V V V D V | V V V V D | 3.3 | 5 | +1.7 |
| 16 | LAM Alan | V V V D V | V V V V D | 3.5 | 4 | +0.5 |
| 17 | KIM Nathan | V V V V V V | V V D | 5.6 | 6 | +0.4 |
| 18 | ZAYDMAN Ethan | V V V V V V | V V D | 4.8 | 6 | +1.2 |
| 18 | SHAN Junzhe | V V V V V V | V V D | 5.1 | 6 | +0.9 |
| 20 | MAO Benjamin | V V V V V V | V V D | 4.8 | 6 | +1.2 |
| 21 | SCHIEK Harrison | V V V V V V | V V D | 4.4 | 6 | +1.6 |
| 22 | RICHARD silas | V V V V D V | V V V D | 4.1 | 5 | +0.9 |
| 23 | TIYA BIAYA K. | V D V V V V | V V V D | 5.5 | 5 | -0.5 |
| 24 | LOISEAU Eliott | D V V V V V | V V V D | 4.5 | 5 | +0.5 |
| 24 | ROMANOV Ethan | D V V V V V | V V V D | 4.5 | 5 | +0.5 |
| 26 | WANG zhixing (Daniel) | V V V V D V | V V V D | 5.1 | 5 | -0.1 |
| 27 | MULCAHY Olaf | V V V V V D | V V V D | 5.3 | 5 | -0.3 |
| 28 | ZHENG Jerry | V V V V V D | V V V D | 3.6 | 5 | +1.4 |
| 29 | SHCHUR Landon | V V V V D V | V V V D | 5.4 | 5 | -0.4 |
| 30 | KIM Ian | V V V V D | V V V D | 3.3 | 4 | +0.7 |
| 31 | LEE Samuel Y. | D V V V D V | V V V D | 5.4 | 4 | -1.4 |
| 32 | CARDENAS Lucas | D V D V V | V V V D | 3.1 | 3 | -0.1 |
| 33 | ZI QIN Shang | V V V V V V | V D | 5.0 | 6 | +1.0 |
| 34 | CORTRIGHT Caedmon | V V V V V V | V D | 4.2 | 6 | +1.8 |
| 35 | FU Leon | V V V V V | V D | 4.5 | 5 | +0.5 |
| 36 | IARIKOV Nicholas | V V V V V V | V V D | 5.7 | 6 | +0.3 |
| 37 | LEE JiYuen | V V V V V V | V V D | 3.3 | 6 | +2.7 |
| 38 | ELHUSSEINI Dylan | V V V V V V | V V D | 4.8 | 6 | +1.2 |
| 38 | XIAO Hanzhi (Shawn) | V V V V V V | V V D | 4.1 | 6 | +1.9 |
| 40 | NAKAS Levent | V V V D V V | V V D | 4.1 | 5 | +0.9 |
| 41 | MEN Junda | D V V V V V | V V D | 3.8 | 5 | +1.2 |
| 42 | TANG William | V D V V V V | V V D | 3.8 | 5 | +1.2 |
| 43 | LIU Yikun | D V V V V V | V V D | 4.1 | 5 | +0.9 |
| 44 | CHEN Bailey | V D V V V V | V V D | 4.5 | 5 | +0.5 |
| 45 | WEGENER Soren | V V V V V D | V V D | 3.4 | 5 | +1.6 |
| 46 | BOUDREAUX James | V V V V V D | V V D | 3.8 | 5 | +1.2 |
| 47 | ESKRIDGE Caleb | V V D V D V | V V D | 4.5 | 4 | -0.5 |
| 48 | FANG Hanning | V D V D V V | V V D | 4.0 | 4 | - |
| 49 | HAMZA Tudor | D V D V V V | V V D | 4.9 | 4 | -0.9 |
| 50 | JIANG ryan | V V D V V D | V V D | 4.5 | 4 | -0.5 |
| 51 | BRODSKY Julian | V V D V D V | V V D | 3.9 | 4 | +0.1 |
| 52 | ELHUSSEINI Kyle | V V D V V D | V V D | 4.6 | 4 | -0.6 |
| 53 | YU Austin | D V V V D V | V V D | 3.9 | 4 | +0.1 |
| 54 | VINOTH Aaron | V V V D V D | V V D | 3.9 | 4 | +0.1 |
| 54 | ALABI Tobi | V V D D V V | V V D | 3.5 | 4 | +0.5 |
| 56 | ZAHRAN Aiden | V D D V V V | V V D | 2.9 | 4 | +1.1 |
| 57 | LU Jacob | V D V V V D | V V D | 4.1 | 4 | -0.1 |
| 58 | ZIEGLER John | V D V V D V | V V D | 3.5 | 4 | +0.5 |
| 59 | CHOI Zachary | V D V D V | V V D | 3.1 | 3 | -0.1 |
| 60 | HEADRICK Lance | V V V D D | V V D | 4.2 | 3 | -1.2 |
| 61 | YANG Boyan | V V D V D | V V D | 4.3 | 3 | -1.3 |
| 62 | CHUNG Ethan Sheng Xuan | V V V D D D | V V D | 3.6 | 3 | -0.6 |
| 63 | SOKOL Luke | V V V D D D | V V D | 2.7 | 3 | +0.3 |
| 64 | XIA Dashan | V D V D D D | V V D | 3.1 | 2 | -1.1 |
| 65 | KHANNA Nikhil | V V V V V V | D | 5.4 | 6 | +0.6 |
| 66 | CHEN Brian | V V V V V V | V D | 4.9 | 6 | +1.1 |
| 67 | LI Zachary | V V D V V V | V D | 3.5 | 5 | +1.5 |
| 68 | TIKHONOV Iliya | V V D V V V | V D | 4.9 | 5 | +0.1 |
| 69 | LAI Boden | V V V D V V | V D | 4.4 | 5 | +0.6 |
| 70 | DONDISCH ilan | D V V V V V | V D | 4.0 | 5 | +1.0 |
| 71 | KENT V David | V V V D V V | V D | 4.2 | 5 | +0.8 |
| 72 | MIDYANY Evan | V V V V D V | V D | 2.8 | 5 | +2.2 |
| 73 | SANTOS Antonio K. | D V V V V V | V D | 3.6 | 5 | +1.4 |
| 74 | CHENG Trevor | V D V V V V | V D | 2.3 | 5 | +2.7 |
| 75 | TRULL A.J. | D V V V V | V D | 2.9 | 4 | +1.1 |
| 75 | DAN Rex | V V V D V | V D | 3.0 | 4 | +1.0 |
| 77 | NOFZIGER Bennett | V D V V V | V D | 2.2 | 4 | +1.8 |
| 78 | ZHAO Zidong | V V V V D | V D | 2.9 | 4 | +1.1 |
| 79 | BAXTER Max | V V V D D V | V D | 3.0 | 4 | +1.0 |
| 80 | KUGLER Luke | D V V D V V | V D | 3.0 | 4 | +1.0 |
| 81 | GINZBURG Adam | D D V V V V | V D | 3.4 | 4 | +0.6 |
| 81 | LEE Jayden J. | V V V V D D | V D | 3.1 | 4 | +0.9 |
| 83 | MITEV Alexander | D V D V V V | V D | 3.3 | 4 | +0.7 |
| 84 | MIAO KUNQI | D V V V V D | V D | 3.5 | 4 | +0.5 |
| 85 | MODANLOU Navid | V D D V V V | V D | 3.0 | 4 | +1.0 |
| 86 | NAEMI Barsam | V D V V V D | V D | 3.0 | 4 | +1.0 |
| 87 | SHILOV Maxim | D V D V V V | V D | 2.3 | 4 | +1.7 |
| 88 | ALI Farhan | D D V V V V | V D | 3.6 | 4 | +0.4 |
| 89 | KIM Teddy | V V D V D V | V D | 3.0 | 4 | +1.0 |
| 90 | LEE DoWon | V D D V V V | V D | 2.9 | 4 | +1.1 |
| 91 | SINGLETON Aman | V V D V V D | V D | 2.3 | 4 | +1.7 |
| 92 | CHIN Dylan A. | V V D D V | V D | 3.4 | 3 | -0.4 |
| 93 | PETROVICH Alexandar | D V V V D | V D | 1.4 | 3 | +1.6 |
| 94 | SAUNIER Cameron | V D D V V | V D | 2.5 | 3 | +0.5 |
| 95 | JAIN Samyak | V V D V D | V D | 2.1 | 3 | +0.9 |
| 96 | PARK Sangwook | D D V D V V | V D | 4.1 | 3 | -1.1 |
| 97 | LI Samuel | D V D V V D | V D | 4.6 | 3 | -1.6 |
| 98 | RUBIN Daniel | D V V D V D | V D | 4.9 | 3 | -1.9 |
| 99 | TIKHONOV Daniel | V D V D D V | V D | 3.6 | 3 | -0.6 |
| 100 | SAVORETTI Pietro | D V V D D V | V D | 3.9 | 3 | -0.9 |
| 101 | XIONG Aaron | V D V D V D | V D | 3.4 | 3 | -0.4 |
| 102 | HU Anton | V D D D V V | V D | 3.4 | 3 | -0.4 |
| 103 | CHUTKAY Sai Pratham | V D D V V D | V D | 3.1 | 3 | -0.1 |
| 104 | BORISENKO Samuel | D D V V D V | V D | 3.1 | 3 | -0.1 |
| 105 | CHUNG Andrew | D D V D V V | V D | 2.8 | 3 | +0.2 |
| 106 | DONG Haiyi | V V D D D V | V D | 3.5 | 3 | -0.5 |
| 107 | LI Ethan R. | V D V V D D | V D | 3.4 | 3 | -0.4 |
| 108 | WANG Joey | D V D V D V | V D | 3.9 | 3 | -0.9 |
| 109 | HEADRICK Jack | V V D D V D | V D | 2.5 | 3 | +0.5 |
| 110 | SONG Troy | D D V D V V | V D | 3.0 | 3 | - |
| 111 | RAHMAN Yousef | D V D D V V | V D | 2.0 | 3 | +1.0 |
| 112 | LIOZNYANSKY Miron | V V D V D D | V D | 2.8 | 3 | +0.2 |
| 113 | YANAMANDRA Sidhansh | D V V D D V | V D | 2.6 | 3 | +0.4 |
| 114 | DADE MAXIMUS | D V D V D V | V D | 2.4 | 3 | +0.6 |
| 115 | LI zerong | V D V D D V | V D | 2.7 | 3 | +0.3 |
| 116 | CHEN Bowen | D D V V D V | V D | 1.9 | 3 | +1.1 |
| 117 | GONZALEZ Kian | D D V D V | V D | 3.0 | 2 | -1.0 |
| 118 | ATKINS Levi H. | V D D V D | V D | 3.0 | 2 | -1.0 |
| 119 | FRANGER Max | D V D D D V | V D | 3.0 | 2 | -1.0 |
| 120 | MAK Tin Ho | D D V D D V | V D | 2.6 | 2 | -0.6 |
| 121 | OBERDERFER Vladimir | D D V V D D | V D | 3.3 | 2 | -1.3 |
| 122 | GRAMMATIKOV Michael | V V D D D D | V D | 3.2 | 2 | -1.2 |
| 123 | LEE Inwoo | D D D D V V | V D | 3.8 | 2 | -1.8 |
| 124 | MILEY Walker | D D D V D V | V D | 1.6 | 2 | +0.4 |
| 125 | SINGH Ravin | V D D D V D | V D | 3.0 | 2 | -1.0 |
| 126 | LIU Adam | D D V D V D | V D | 2.7 | 2 | -0.7 |
| 127 | WU Johnny y. | D D D V D D | V D | 1.2 | 1 | -0.2 |
| 128 | REID Wesley | D V D D D D | V D | 0.9 | 1 | +0.1 |
| 129 | LIU Josh | V V V D V V | D | 3.0 | 5 | +2.0 |
| 130 | KIM Jayden | V V V V D | D | 3.3 | 4 | +0.7 |
| 131 | LAU Alex | V V V V D D | D | 2.3 | 4 | +1.7 |
| 132 | CHEN Leonardo | V V V D D V | D | 2.8 | 4 | +1.2 |
| 133 | SANTOS Francisco M. | V D D V V V | D | 3.0 | 4 | +1.0 |
| 134 | KARIMOV Amir | V D V D V V | D | 2.3 | 4 | +1.7 |
| 135 | VAN VACTER Thomas | D D V V V | D | 1.6 | 3 | +1.4 |
| 136 | WILLIAMS Logan | D D D V V V | D | 1.7 | 3 | +1.3 |
| 137 | HUANG Kenneth | D V V D D V | D | 3.0 | 3 | - |
| 138 | TAI Edison | V V D V D D | D | 4.0 | 3 | -1.0 |
| 139 | GOROZA Eric | D D D V V V | D | 1.3 | 3 | +1.7 |
| 140 | KIM Minjae | D D V V D V | D | 4.0 | 3 | -1.0 |
| 141 | CHOU Benson | D D V V D V | D | 3.0 | 3 | - |
| 142 | VYSOTSKIY Evan | V D V D D V | D | 2.9 | 3 | +0.1 |
| 143 | YI Nathan | V D V D V D | D | 2.6 | 3 | +0.4 |
| 144 | TSE Maxwell | V D D V V D | D | 3.1 | 3 | -0.1 |
| 145 | ZHAO Michael(Junyi) | V V V D D D | D | 3.2 | 3 | -0.2 |
| 146 | LEE Damien | D V D V D V | D | 3.2 | 3 | -0.2 |
| 147 | LI Tristan | D D V V V D | D | 2.4 | 3 | +0.6 |
| 148 | AHN EZRA | V V D D V D | D | 2.1 | 3 | +0.9 |
| 149 | MULDOON Thomas | V V D D V D | D | 1.7 | 3 | +1.3 |
| 150 | WANG Devin | D V D V V D | D | 1.6 | 3 | +1.4 |
| 151 | AYOTTE James | V D V D D V | D | 3.0 | 3 | - |
| 152 | KROPP Wesley | D V V D V D | D | 2.0 | 3 | +1.0 |
| 153 | LOISEAU Oscar | V D D D V | D | 2.1 | 2 | -0.1 |
| 154 | MAXU Tiger | D V D V D | D | 1.9 | 2 | +0.1 |
| 155 | MEHROTRA Neel | D D V V D | D | 2.2 | 2 | -0.2 |
| 156 | KUANG Bryan | D V D V D | D | 1.3 | 2 | +0.7 |
| 157 | LIU Yueri | V D D D V | D | 2.0 | 2 | - |
| 158 | VUILLEMIN Gregoire | D D V D V | D | 2.0 | 2 | - |
| 159 | CHEN Zhengyang (Allen) | D D V D D V | D | 4.8 | 2 | -2.8 |
| 160 | ARMSTRONG TyLee | D V D D V D | D | 2.3 | 2 | -0.3 |
| 160 | KOPPENHEFFER Rowan | D D D V D V | D | 2.2 | 2 | -0.2 |
| 160 | LIPPMAN Jake | V D V D D D | D | 2.8 | 2 | -0.8 |
| 163 | PATCHETT Bennett | D V D D D V | D | 2.3 | 2 | -0.3 |
| 164 | CZEPLA Andrew | D D D V D V | D | 2.4 | 2 | -0.4 |
| 165 | ROSADO Balthazar Francisco | V D D D D V | D | 1.5 | 2 | +0.5 |
| 166 | HERNDON Liam | D D D V V D | D | 3.0 | 2 | -1.0 |
| 167 | BAKKEN Archer | V V D D D D | D | 1.7 | 2 | +0.3 |
| 167 | O'LONGAIGH Sunkhar | V D D D V D | D | 2.2 | 2 | -0.2 |
| 167 | CARTY JR Johndale | D D V V D D | D | 3.9 | 2 | -1.9 |
| 170 | FENG Shang | D V D V D D | D | 2.6 | 2 | -0.6 |
| 170 | MASSE Jack | D V D D V D | D | 1.9 | 2 | +0.1 |
| 172 | MOORE Alexander | V V D D D D | D | 2.8 | 2 | -0.8 |
| 173 | KE Sebastian | D V D D D V | D | 1.7 | 2 | +0.3 |
| 174 | YANG Gary | D D D D V V | D | 2.8 | 2 | -0.8 |
| 175 | CAFASSO Alexander | V D D D D V | D | 1.7 | 2 | +0.3 |
| 176 | KIM Alexander | V V D D D D | D | 2.4 | 2 | -0.4 |
| 177 | DODDAPANENI Aarav | D D D V D V | D | 2.0 | 2 | - |
| 178 | ZOGRAFOS Nicholas | D V D V D D | D | 1.7 | 2 | +0.3 |
| 178 | SUN Steve | D V D V D D | D | 1.9 | 2 | +0.1 |
| 180 | YAO Tristan | V D D D V D | D | 2.4 | 2 | -0.4 |
| 181 | KIM Joshua | D V D D V D | D | 1.5 | 2 | +0.5 |
| 182 | YAO Chung Pan | V D D D V D | D | 2.9 | 2 | -0.9 |
| 183 | RAHMAN Ali | D V V D D D | D | 2.6 | 2 | -0.6 |
| 184 | FENG Ethan | D V D V D D | D | 0.8 | 2 | +1.2 |
| 185 | RAHMAN Zayd | D D V D V D | D | 1.4 | 2 | +0.6 |
| 186 | KANG Eunchan | V V D D D D | D | 1.5 | 2 | +0.5 |
| 187 | YAN Eric | D D V D D V | D | 2.1 | 2 | -0.1 |
| 188 | TESFAYE Elias | D D D V V D | D | 1.7 | 2 | +0.3 |
| 189 | BRADSHAW Carter | D D D D V | D | 2.2 | 1 | -1.2 |
| 190 | ERLIKHMAN Adrian | D V D D D | D | 2.4 | 1 | -1.4 |
| 191 | QIAN Irvine | D D D D V | D | 1.5 | 1 | -0.5 |
| 192 | TANG Zheng | D D V D D | D | 1.0 | 1 | - |
| 193 | LEE Aiden | D D D V D D | D | 2.3 | 1 | -1.3 |
| 194 | DECKER Hunter | D D D D V D | D | 2.4 | 1 | -1.4 |
| 195 | GUO Woody | D D D D V D | D | 1.5 | 1 | -0.5 |
| 196 | MA Ryan | D D D V D D | D | 1.9 | 1 | -0.9 |
| 197 | WONG Baron | V D D D D D | D | 2.9 | 1 | -1.9 |
| 198 | FU Adrian | D D D D D V | D | 1.7 | 1 | -0.7 |
| 199 | MANGAN Hunter | D V D D D D | D | 2.2 | 1 | -1.2 |
| 200 | MARTINEZ Kenneth | D V D D D D | D | 0.7 | 1 | +0.3 |
| 201 | ZHAO Colin | D D D D D V | D | 1.1 | 1 | -0.1 |
| 202 | VEERAVALLI Vivek | D D D V D D | D | 2.6 | 1 | -1.6 |
| 203 | MA Ciel | D D V D D D | D | 1.5 | 1 | -0.5 |
| 204 | SHCHUR Grayson | D V D D D D | D | 2.7 | 1 | -1.7 |
| 205 | PAN Anthony | D D V D D D | D | 1.6 | 1 | -0.6 |
| 206 | SHEN Jiayi | D D D D D V | D | 1.9 | 1 | -0.9 |
| 206 | YU Max | D V D D D D | D | 2.5 | 1 | -1.5 |
| 208 | CHEN Aiden | V D D D D D | D | 1.1 | 1 | -0.1 |
| 209 | WU Steven | D D D V D D | D | 1.7 | 1 | -0.7 |
| 210 | LYCHKO Maksym | D D D V D D | D | 2.4 | 1 | -1.4 |
| 211 | LI Timothy | V D D D D D | D | 0.5 | 1 | +0.5 |
| 212 | PENG Yue | D D D D D D | D | 2.9 | 0 | -2.9 |
| 213 | KABANOV Gleb | D D D D D | D | 1.8 | 0 | -1.8 |
| 214 | CHEN Isaac Zhi | D D D D D | D | 2.1 | 0 | -2.1 |
| 215 | RODOCANACHI Hector | D D D D D D | D | 2.9 | 0 | -2.9 |
| 216 | FALKIEWICZ Alec R. | D D D D D D | D | 1.1 | 0 | -1.1 |
| 217 | WANG aaron | D D D D D D | D | 1.8 | 0 | -1.8 |
| 218 | POHL Philip | D D D D D | D | 0.5 | 0 | -0.5 |
| 219 | SHAFFER Tyler | D D D D D D | D | 1.3 | 0 | -1.3 |
| 220 | GUO Lucas | D D D D D D | D | 2.1 | 0 | -2.1 |
| 221 | MARTINEZ Gabriel | D D D D D D | D | 1.3 | 0 | -1.3 |
| 222 | MAZAHERI Fletcher | D D D D D D | D | 1.9 | 0 | -1.9 |
| 223 | PEREZ Daniel | D D D D D D | D | 0.3 | 0 | -0.3 |
| 223 | FENG Xinmin | D D D D D D | D | 0.5 | 0 | -0.5 |
| 225 | SIM Ian | D D D D D D | D | 1.3 | 0 | -1.3 |
| 226 | HUANG Max | D D D D D D | D | 1.3 | 0 | -1.3 |
| 227 | BO Genero | D D D D D D | D | 1.4 | 0 | -1.4 |
| 227 | SHERLOCK Roderick | D D D D D D | D | 0.3 | 0 | -0.3 |
| 229 | OLSON Joseph | D D D D D D | D | 1.7 | 0 | -1.7 |
| 229 | KIM Remington | D D D D D D | D | 1.2 | 0 | -1.2 |
| 229 | TUMULA Arihaan | D D D D D D | D | 1.4 | 0 | -1.4 |
| 229 | LESCURE Dimitri | D D D D D D | D | 1.3 | 0 | -1.3 |
| 233 | SCHIFFHAUER Bram | D D D D D D | D | 0.6 | 0 | -0.6 |
| 234 | XIE HanZhang (Elon) | D D D D D | D | 0.5 | 0 | -0.5 |
| 234 | SUN Marco | D D D D D | D | 1.9 | 0 | -1.9 |
| 236 | SUN Neo | D D D D D D | D | 0.5 | 0 | -0.5 |
| 237 | LEE Daniel | D D D D D D | D | 1.0 | 0 | -1.0 |
| 238 | NGUYEN Ethan | D D D D D D | D | 1.0 | 0 | -1.0 |
| 239 | QIU William | D D D D D D | D | 0.6 | 0 | -0.6 |
Color coded boxes represent the difficulty of an opponent from the perspective of the fencer according to table below. Letters inside the boxes indicate victory (V) and defeat (D).
| Color | Opponent's Difficulty | Probability of victory |
|---|---|---|
| Very Hard | 0% to 20% | |
| Hard | 20% to 40% | |
| Roughly even | 40% to 60% | |
| Easy | 60% to 80% | |
| Very Easy | 80% to 100% |
This visual map of the competition helps to understand:
Ignoring differences in styles, you should be winning your bouts against easier opponents and shouldn't be upset if you lose against stronger opponents.