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Michael Sypes

1966
Phoenix Falcons Fencing Club
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Win/loss statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories - 20 2 21 - 43
Losses - 16 4 25 - 45
Win ratio - 55.6% 33.3% 45.7% - 48.9%
Pool victories - 19 2 17 - 38
Pool losses - 12 3 18 - 33
Pool win ratio - 61.3% 40.0% 48.6% - 53.5%
DE victories - 1 - 4 - 5
DE losses - 4 1 7 - 12
DE win ratio - 20.0% 0.0% 36.4% - 29.4%

Seasons start on August 1 and end on July 31.

Scores

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Easy wins† - 7 - - - 7
Easy wins % - 35.0% 0.0% 0.0% - 16.3%
Close wins‡ - 10 2 8 - 20
Close wins % - 50.0% 100.0% 38.1% - 46.5%
Close losses‡ - 4 2 10 - 16
Close losses % - 25.0% 50.0% 40.0% - 35.6%
Big losses† - 3 1 4 - 8
Big losses % - 18.8% 25.0% 16.0% - 17.8%

† Easy victories or big losses are 4+ touches in pools, 7+ in standard DEs, and 5+ in veteran or youth DEs.

‡ Close bouts are 1 touch or fewer in pools, 3 or fewer in standard DEs, and 2 or fewer in veteran or youth DEs.

Bouts with time expired

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories - 1 - 1 - 2
Victories % - 5.0% 0.0% 4.8% - 4.7%
Losses - 1 - - - 1
Losses % - 6.2% 0.0% 0.0% - 2.2%
Total - 2 - 1 - 3
Total % - 5.6% 0.0% 2.2% - 3.4%

Events

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Events - 5 1 7 - 13
Tournaments - 3 1 5 - 9

Competition history

13 competitions, 88 bouts

SPF Summer Epee/Foil

Veteran Mixed Épée C1, VET June 21, 2025

Place 3 of 15 Seed 3 Not ranked Rating C23 Phoenix Falcons Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:1 CHERNEK Stephen L. 12 - U 13 Southwest Fencing Club 995 1998 2.6 94%
Pool
V 5:0 SMITH Samuel J. 4 - D24 11 1386 2000 6.4 84%
Pool
V 5:1 IMHOF Adelia J. 14 - U 7 Still Point Fencing - - - -
Pool
V 5:4 HOWIE Ryan 9 - U 6 Hawaii Island Fencing Assoc. / Still Point Fencing 1588 2007 9.3 75%
T8
V 10:8 IMHOF Adelia J. 14 - U 7 Still Point Fencing - - - -
T4
D 2:10 KEITH michael 15 - U 2 Still Point Fencing 1981 1814 61.7 41%

SPF Summer Epee/Foil

Div I Mixed Épée E1, DV1 June 21, 2025

Place 11 of 13 Seed 13 Not ranked Rating C23 Phoenix Falcons Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 MANDEL Christian 6 - C25 13 Still Point Fencing 1941 2057 18.9 57%
Pool
D 2:5 WILLIAMS Timothy 11 - C24 7 Still Point Fencing 1853 2076 28.4 64%
Pool
D 1:5 NORBUTAS Jackson S. 1 - A25 1 Still Point Fencing 3017 2048 3.2 6%
Pool
D 2:5 SAUCEDO Grecia 12 - C24 9 Ewa Fencing Llc - - - -
Pool
D 3:5 COLLINS Vernon 5 - B23 3 Still Point Fencing 2167 2044 17.8 42%
Pool
V 5:2 SANKEY Levi 4 - B24 2 Southwest Fencing Club 2075 2027 21.8 47%
Pool
D 3:4 SARMIENTO Luke 7 - C25 8 Ewa Fencing Llc / Phoenix Falcons Fencing Club 1450 2048 38.1 84%
Pool
V 5:4 LAURSEN Logan 8 - C25 10 Ewa Fencing Llc 1854 2010 15.8 60%
Pool
D 3:5 FOWLER James A. 2 - A23 5 Still Point Fencing 2603 2026 7.4 17%
Pool
D 4:5 VENET Téva 10 - C24 6 Still Point Fencing 2312 2019 12.4 32%
Pool
V 4:3 CELJO Benjamin 9 - C24 12 Phoenix Falcons Fencing Club 1733 2006 12.3 67%
Pool
D 4:5 SANKEY Luka 3 - B25 4 Southwest Fencing Club 1922 2019 20.8 56%

SPF Summer Epee/Foil

Div II Mixed Épée C2, DV2 June 21, 2025

Place 17 of 33 Seed 8 Not ranked Rating C23 Phoenix Falcons Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:1 ANDERSON Donald 13 - D23 26 New Mexico Fencing Foundation 1328 1993 7.7 86%
Pool
V 5:4 LAURSEN Logan 3 - C25 7 Ewa Fencing Llc 1830 2001 18.7 61%
Pool
V 5:3 WELLING Michael 32 - U 23 Ewa Fencing Llc 681 2019 1.2 98%
Pool
V 5:4 PHILLIPS Noah 28 - U 24 Still Point Fencing 2023 2020 18.3 50%
Pool
V 5:3 BLUM Chaston 22 - U 15 Still Point Fencing 1591 2039 11.2 75%
Pool
V 5:4 CUEVAS Tom 20 - E23 25 Still Point Fencing 1383 2050 7.2 86%
T32
D 11:15 PABLO Jesse 17 - E25 16 1922 1899 85.7 49%

ASU Fall Sun Devil Open

Senior Mixed Épée B1, SNR December 7, 2024

Place 9 of 19 Seed 6 Not ranked Rating C23 Phoenix Falcons Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 POPPRE Michael N. 3 - B22 8 Phoenix Falcons Fencing Club 2276 1993 35.7 32%
Pool
V 5:4 TAARIQ Tanisha 14 - U 13 - - - -
Pool
V 5:1 ROLDAN Ethan 20 - U 19 Still Point Fencing 734 2028 1.8 97%
Pool
D 2:5 FISHER David 11 - E24 3 Arizona State University Fencing Club 1618 2030 37.5 74%
T16
D 9:15 POPPRE Michael N. 3 - B22 8 Phoenix Falcons Fencing Club 2641 1931 31.4 15%

Wildcat Open

Senior Mixed Épée A2/B3, SNR October 19, 2024

Place 48 of 79 Seed 26 Not ranked Rating C23 Phoenix Falcons Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 SANKEY Luka 24 - C24 36 Southwest Fencing Club 1826 2078 37.7 66%
Pool
D 3:5 WELLING Cohen 50 - E24 23 Ewa Fencing Llc 1172 2040 63.7 92%
Pool
V 5:1 ROLDAN Ethan 75 - U 73 Still Point Fencing 2142 1976 20.4 43%
Pool
V 5:0 BELTRAN Carissa 55 - U 68 Parkland Hs Jrotc Fencing Matadors - - - -
Pool
D 0:5 NORBUTAS Jackson S. 3 - A24 2 Still Point Fencing 2981 1997 3.8 5%
T64
D 12:15 KUNKEL Logan 44 - E24 21 Phoenix Falcons Fencing Club 2499 1974 43.0 28%

PFA Open 2023

Senior Mixed Épée B2, SNR September 24, 2023

Place 21 of 34 Seed 15 Not ranked Rating E23 Phoenix Falcons Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 POPPRE Michael N. 5 - B22 3 Phoenix Falcons Fencing Club 2589 2134 54.5 23%
Pool
D 4:5 KING Charles M. 6 - B21 9 Southwest Fencing Club 2395 2189 24.0 37%
Pool
D 4:5 CUEVAS Tom 16 - E23 22 Still Point Fencing 1676 2165 52.3 78%
Pool
D 3:5 LOPRESTI Austin 25 - U 8 Still Point Fencing 1657 2113 42.3 75%
Pool
V 5:4 GROZEN Joshua 28 - U 31 Southwest Fencing Club 1222 2070 7.1 87%
T32
D 8:15 LOPRESTI Austin 25 - U 8 Still Point Fencing 1625 2089 115.0 70%

National Championships & July Challenge (Summer Nationals)

Vet-50 Men's Épée A2, V50 July 3, 2023

Place 36 of 51 Seed 43 Not ranked Rating E23 Phoenix Falcons Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 HARGROVE Charles 22 - B22 34 East Bay Fencers Gym 2468 2073 62.0 26%
Pool
V 5:4 PAPP Mike 38 - D20 49 Rockford Fencing Club 2271 2135 43.0 42%
Pool
D 1:5 DEUCHER Joseph H. 6 8 A23 5 DC Fencers Club 2907 2178 10.3 12%
Pool
D 3:5 SUPONYA Sergey 11 - A22 2 Medeo Fencing Club 2861 2168 11.0 14%
Pool
D 4:5 YAKIMENKO Andrei 28 - C23 36 Fencing Academy Of Philadelphia 2458 2157 22.3 32%
T64
D 3:10 GILLHAM Timothy A. 12 16 A19 30 Madison Fencing Academy 3072 2111 22.6 8%

2023 Arizona Summer Nationals Qualifiers

Div II Men's Épée C2, DV2 April 15, 2023

Place 23 of 36 Seed 10 Not ranked Rating E23 Phoenix Falcons Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 KINGSLEY Daniel A. 25 - U 26 Southwest Fencing Club 2500 2067 18.8 34%
Pool
V 5:4 BIRK Phillip 20 - U 19 Southwest Fencing Club 2863 2048 54.4 19%
Pool
D 2:5 BRECHTEL James 5 - C22 10 Still Point Fencing 2098 2103 41.6 50%
Pool
V 5:2 HERRON Jonathan 34 - U 8 Still Point Fencing 1333 2061 12.0 87%
T32
D 13:15 MAGNIN Lance 29 - U 12 Phoenix Falcons Fencing Club 2500 2169 57.3 38%

Sebastian Ramirez Amaya Memorial

Senior Mixed Épée A1, SNR March 19, 2023

Place 15 of 20 Seed 14 Not ranked Rating E22 Phoenix Falcons Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 0:5 NG Alexander M. 4 - A19 9 Arizona State University Fencing Club 2495 2097 31.0 26%
Pool
D 2:5 KING Charles 9 - B21 12 Southwest Fencing Club 2531 2066 26.1 23%
Pool
V 5:4 HENSLEY Roran 16 - E22 18 NMFC/Duke City Fencing 2460 2040 70.0 27%
Pool
D 3:5 STEPHAN Jens 3 - A22 5 German Fencing Academy / TSG Rohrbach Heidelberg 3539 2110 2.3 2%
Pool
D 2:5 GREGER Jack 12 - C22 11 Wildcat Fencing-University of Arizona / Still Point Fencing 2210 2108 40.8 44%
T32
V 15:12 HENSLEY Roran 16 - E22 18 NMFC/Duke City Fencing 1782 2117 71.6 64%
T16
D 10:15 STEPHAN Jens 3 - A22 5 German Fencing Academy / TSG Rohrbach Heidelberg 3288 2188 19.6 7%

Sebastian Ramirez Amaya Memorial

Div II Mixed Épée C1, DV2 March 18, 2023

Place 6 of 19 Seed 13 Not ranked Rating E22 Phoenix Falcons Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 GREGER Jack 4 - C22 2 Wildcat Fencing-University of Arizona / Still Point Fencing Studio 2100 2109 69.2 51%
Pool
V 5:2 LAURSEN Logan 9 - E22 18 EWA Fencing LLC 1496 2040 28.0 80%
Pool
D 2:5 HILLARD Jake 3 - C22 5 Arizona State University Fencing Club 2787 2068 20.1 22%
Pool
V 5:3 HERRON Jonathan 14 - U 18 Still Point Fencing 1318 2048 18.2 87%
Pool
V 5:2 WALLIS Wyatt 19 - U 17 Still Point Fencing / Wildcat Fencing 1649 2066 31.0 73%
T16
V 15:11 SAUCEDO Fernando 12 - E22 12 EWA Fencing LLC / Arizona State University Fencing Club 2040 2151 143.7 56%
T8
D 13:15 FESTIN Michael G. 6 - D22 3 EWA Fencing LLC 2118 2295 178.3 60%

ASU Fall Sun Devil Open 2022

E & Under Mixed Épée D1, E October 1, 2022

Place 3 of 24 Seed 10 Not ranked Rating U Phoenix Falcons Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 CONWAY Collin 2 - E22 7 Arizona State University Fencing Club / Ewa Fencing Llc 1964 2030 88.0 54%
Pool
V 5:4 LIPPMAN Elzy 20 - U 9 Southwest Fencing Club 1482 2118 33.0 81%
Pool
V 5:3 SANKEY Levi 23 - U 16 Southwest Fencing Club 1260 2151 21.2 86%
Pool
V 5:2 WALLIS Wyatt 15 - U 19 Still Point Fencing / Wildcat Fencing-university Of Arizona 1550 2173 30.8 81%
Pool
D 4:5 WILLIAMS Timothy 7 - U 12 Still Point Fencing 1924 2203 94.0 65%
T16
V 15:10 VILLAGOMEZ Michail 18 - U 11 Wildcat Fencing-university Of Arizona 2656 1516 470.1 13%
T8
V 15:10 COLLINS Vernon 9 - U 5 Still Point Fencing 2285 1986 260.9 37%
T4
D 12:15 BRECHTEL James 6 - U 2 Still Point Fencing 2775 2247 95.8 27%

ASU Fall Sun Devil Open 2022

Senior Mixed Épée A2, SNR October 1, 2022

Place 19 of 32 Seed 28 Not ranked Rating U Phoenix Falcons Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:2 PYE Emily 21 - U 28 Phoenix Falcons Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:3 STEVENS Jacob 22 - U 22 Wildcat Fencing-university Of Arizona 2500 2027 122.6 33%
Pool
D 2:5 BRECHTEL James 32 - U 12 Still Point Fencing 2981 2150 39.4 19%
Pool
D 1:5 DIEDERICHS Jimmy G. 2 - A21 5 Las Vegas Fencing Academy 2702 2111 52.7 20%
Pool
V 5:2 SUAREZ Eric 14 - D22 26 Wildcat Fencing Club 1523 2058 50.7 74%
Pool
D 4:5 WERCHAN Andrew 9 - C22 13 Still Point Fencing 2353 2109 78.2 36%
T32
D 14:15 HEWITT Frank F. 7 - B22 14 Cabrillo Academy Of The Sword Llc 2400 1665 149.2 20%

Arnold Mercado Classic 2022

Senior Mixed Épée A2, SNR September 11, 2022

Place 20 of 29 Seed 22 Not ranked Rating U Phoenix Falcons Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 VENET Téva 11 - D22 7 Still Point Fencing 2251 2500 642.2 60%
Pool
D 2:5 PHUKAN Rohin 9 - C22 3 Swords Fencing Studio 2245 1858 239.9 33%
Pool
D 4:5 LAURSEN Logan 26 - U 25 EWA Fencing LLC 1620 1618 276.2 50%
Pool
V 4:3 LIPPMAN Elzy 21 - U 24 Southwest Fencing Club 1962 1342 303.1 24%
Pool
V 5:4 MCMANUS Farran 1 - A22 1 EWA Fencing LLC 2531 1645 382.8 11%
T32
D 11:15 FESTIN Michael 13 - D22 14 EWA Fencing LLC 1765 2500 834.7 75%