Michael Sypes

1966

Win/Loss Statistics

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Victories 5 2 21 - - 28
Losses 6 4 25 - - 35
Win Ratio 45.5% 33.3% 45.7% - - 44.4%
Pool Victories 5 2 17 - - 24
Pool Losses 4 3 18 - - 25
Pool Win Ratio 55.6% 40.0% 48.6% - - 49.0%
DE Victories - - 4 - - 4
DE Losses 2 1 7 - - 10
DE Win Ratio 0.0% 0.0% 36.4% - - 28.6%

Note: Seasons start on August 1st and end on July 31st.

Scores

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Easy wins† 3 - - - - 3
Easy wins as % of wins 60.0% 0.0% 0.0% - - 10.7%
Close wins‡ 2 2 8 - - 12
Close wins as % of all wins 40.0% 100.0% 38.1% - - 42.9%
Close losses‡ 1 2 10 - - 13
Close losses as % of all losses 16.7% 50.0% 40.0% - - 37.1%
Big losses† 1 1 4 - - 6
Big losses as % of all losses 16.7% 25.0% 16.0% - - 17.1%

† Easy victories or big losses are those with the score difference of 4 or more touches in a pool, 7 or more touches in direct elimination, and 5 or more in veteran and youth direct elimination.
‡ Close bouts are those with the score difference of 1 or fewer touches in a pool, 3 or fewer touches in direct elimination, or 2 or fewer touches in veteran or youth direct elimination.

Bouts with Time Expired

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Victories - - 1 - - 1
Victories as % of all victories 0.0% 0.0% 4.8% - - 3.6%
Losses - - - - - -
Losses as % of all losses 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% - - 0.0%
Total - - 1 - - 1
Total as % of all bouts 0.0% 0.0% 2.2% - - 1.6%

Events

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Events 2 1 7 - - 10
Tournaments 2 1 5 - - 8

Competition History

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 Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 POPPRE Michael N. 3 B22 8 Phoenix Falcons Fencing Club 2276 1993 35.7 32%
Pool W 5:4 TAARIQ Tanisha 14 U 13
Pool W 5:1 ROLDAN Ethan 20 U 19 Still Point Fencing 733 2028 1.8 97%
Pool L 2:5 FISHER David 11 E24 3 Arizona State University Fencing Club 1617 2030 37.5 74%
T16 L 9:15 POPPRE Michael N. 3 B22 8 Phoenix Falcons Fencing Club 2642 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 Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 SANKEY Luka 24 C24 36 Southwest Fencing Club 1826 2077 37.8 66%
Pool L 3:5 WELLING Cohen 50 E24 23 Ewa Fencing Llc 1171 2040 63.7 92%
Pool W 5:1 ROLDAN Ethan 75 U 73 Still Point Fencing 2142 1976 20.4 43%
Pool W 5:0 BELTRAN Carissa 55 U 68 Parkland Hs Jrotc Fencing Matadors
Pool L 0:5 NORBUTAS Jackson S. 3 A24 2 Still Point Fencing 2981 1996 3.8 5%
T64 L 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 Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 POPPRE Michael N. 5 B22 3 Phoenix Falcons Fencing Club 2589 2134 54.5 23%
Pool L 4:5 KING Charles M. 6 B21 9 Southwest Fencing Club 2395 2189 24.0 37%
Pool L 4:5 CUEVAS Tom 16 E23 22 Still Point Fencing 1676 2165 52.3 78%
Pool L 3:5 LOPRESTI Austin 25 U 8 Still Point Fencing 1657 2113 42.3 75%
Pool W 5:4 GROZEN Joshua 28 U 31 Southwest Fencing Club 1222 2070 7.1 87%
T32 L 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 Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 HARGROVE Charles 22 B22 34 East Bay Fencers Gym 2468 2073 62.0 26%
Pool W 5:4 PAPP Mike 38 D20 49 Rockford Fencing Club 2268 2135 42.8 42%
Pool L 1:5 DEUCHER Joseph H. 6 8 A23 5 DC Fencers Club 2908 2178 10.3 12%
Pool L 3:5 SUPONYA Sergey 11 A22 2 Medeo Fencing Club 2861 2168 11.0 14%
Pool L 4:5 YAKIMENKO Andrei 28 C23 36 Fencing Academy Of Philadelphia 2458 2157 22.3 32%
T64 L 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 Chance of
Victory
Pool L 4:5 KINGSLEY Daniel A. 25 U 26 Southwest Fencing Club 2500 2067 18.8 34%
Pool W 5:4 BIRK Phillip 20 U 19 Southwest Fencing Club 2863 2048 54.4 19%
Pool L 2:5 BRECHTEL James 5 C22 10 Still Point Fencing 2098 2103 41.6 50%
Pool W 5:2 HERRON Jonathan 34 U 8 Still Point Fencing 1333 2061 12.0 87%
T32 L 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 Chance of
Victory
Pool L 0:5 NG Alexander M. 4 A19 9 Arizona State University Fencing Club 2495 2097 31.0 26%
Pool L 2:5 KING Charles 9 B21 12 Southwest Fencing Club 2531 2066 26.2 23%
Pool W 5:4 HENSLEY Roran 16 E22 18 NMFC/Duke City Fencing 2460 2040 70.0 27%
Pool L 3:5 STEPHAN Jens 3 A22 5 German Fencing Academy / TSG Rohrbach Heidelberg 3539 2110 2.3 2%
Pool L 2:5 GREGER Jack 12 C22 11 Wildcat Fencing-University of Arizona / Still Point Fencing 2210 2108 40.8 44%
T32 W 15:12 HENSLEY Roran 16 E22 18 NMFC/Duke City Fencing 1782 2117 71.6 64%
T16 L 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 Chance of
Victory
Pool L 4:5 GREGER Jack 4 C22 2 Wildcat Fencing-University of Arizona / Still Point Fencing Studio 2100 2110 69.2 51%
Pool W 5:2 LAURSEN Logan 9 E22 18 EWA Fencing LLC 1496 2040 28.0 80%
Pool L 2:5 HILLARD Jake 3 C22 5 Arizona State University Fencing Club 2787 2068 20.1 22%
Pool W 5:3 HERRON Jonathan 14 U 18 Still Point Fencing 1318 2048 18.1 87%
Pool W 5:2 WALLIS Wyatt 19 U 17 Still Point Fencing / Wildcat Fencing 1649 2066 31.0 73%
T16 W 15:11 SAUCEDO Fernando 12 E22 12 EWA Fencing LLC / Arizona State University Fencing Club 2041 2151 143.7 55%
T8 L 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 Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 CONWAY Collin 2 E22 7 Arizona State University Fencing Club / Ewa Fencing Llc 1964 2030 88.0 54%
Pool W 5:4 LIPPMAN Elzy 20 U 9 Southwest Fencing Club 1482 2118 33.0 81%
Pool W 5:3 SANKEY Levi 23 U 16 Southwest Fencing Club 1260 2151 21.2 86%
Pool W 5:2 WALLIS Wyatt 15 U 19 Still Point Fencing / Wildcat Fencing-university Of Arizona 1550 2173 30.8 81%
Pool L 4:5 WILLIAMS Timothy 7 U 12 Still Point Fencing 1924 2204 94.0 66%
T16 W 15:10 VILLAGOMEZ Michail 18 U 11 Wildcat Fencing-university Of Arizona 2655 1516 470.1 13%
T8 W 15:10 COLLINS Vernon 9 U 5 Still Point Fencing 2285 1986 260.9 37%
T4 L 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 Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 PYE Emily 21 U 28 Phoenix Falcons Fencing Club
Pool W 5:3 STEVENS Jacob 22 U 22 Wildcat Fencing-university Of Arizona 2500 2028 122.6 33%
Pool L 2:5 BRECHTEL James 32 U 12 Still Point Fencing 2981 2150 39.5 19%
Pool L 1:5 DIEDERICHS Jimmy G. 2 A21 5 Las Vegas Fencing Academy 2702 2111 52.7 20%
Pool W 5:2 SUAREZ Eric 14 D22 26 Wildcat Fencing Club 1523 2058 50.7 74%
Pool L 4:5 WERCHAN Andrew 9 C22 13 Still Point Fencing 2353 2109 78.2 36%
T32 L 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 Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 VENET Téva 11 D22 7 Still Point Fencing 2253 2500 641.4 59%
Pool L 2:5 PHUKAN Rohin 9 C22 3 Swords Fencing Studio 2245 1859 240.2 33%
Pool L 4:5 LAURSEN Logan 26 U 25 EWA Fencing LLC 1619 1618 276.4 50%
Pool W 4:3 LIPPMAN Elzy 21 U 24 Southwest Fencing Club 1962 1342 303.0 24%
Pool W 5:4 MCMANUS Farran 1 A22 1 EWA Fencing LLC 2531 1645 382.7 11%
T32 L 11:15 FESTIN Michael 13 D22 14 EWA Fencing LLC 1765 2500 834.7 75%