Michael McDarby

1953

Swords & Strategy Fencing

Win/Loss Statistics

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Victories 5 - - 3 15 23
Losses 3 - - 5 9 17
Win Ratio 62.5% - - 37.5% 62.5% 57.5%
Pool Victories 3 - - 2 11 16
Pool Losses 2 - - 4 6 12
Pool Win Ratio 60.0% - - 33.3% 64.7% 57.1%
DE Victories 2 - - 1 4 7
DE Losses 1 - - 1 3 5
DE Win Ratio 66.7% - - 50.0% 57.1% 58.3%

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

Scores

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Easy wins† 1 - - 1 5 7
Easy wins as % of wins 20.0% - - 33.3% 33.3% 30.4%
Close wins‡ 2 - - 1 3 6
Close wins as % of all wins 40.0% - - 33.3% 20.0% 26.1%
Close losses‡ 2 - - 1 2 5
Close losses as % of all losses 66.7% - - 20.0% 22.2% 29.4%
Big losses† 1 - - 2 3 6
Big losses as % of all losses 33.3% - - 40.0% 33.3% 35.3%

† 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.

Events

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Events 1 - - 1 3 5
Tournaments 1 - - 1 3 5

Competition History

PHX Youth / Senior Mixed Open

Mixed Épée (B1), January 21, 2024
Place 8, Seed 12, Not ranked, Rating C20, Swords & Strategy Fencing
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 TOLLEY Toby 7 B22 17 The Phoenix Center / Rogue Fencing Academy
Pool W 5:3 BUISINE Sebastien 17 E23 21 Rogue Fencing Academy / The Phoenix Center 1355 2436 6.1 95%
Pool W 5:0 CHEN Mao Long 23 U 24 Rockland Fencers Club / The Phoenix Center 1014 2442 2.6 98%
Pool L 4:5 SUN James H. 15 D22 7 Masters Fencing Academy NJ 2027 2445 75.6 75%
Pool L 1:5 KNOX James 2 A23 1 Fencers Club Inc. 2669 2369 29.0 32%
T32 W 15:9 BUISINE Sebastien 17 E23 21 Rogue Fencing Academy / The Phoenix Center 1382 2669 15.1 95%
T16 W 15:13 OH Kevin Y. 6 B22 10 Hills Fencing Institute 2726 2684 132.6 48%
T8 L 12:15 MILES Ronald D. 20 E22 3 Rogue Fencing Academy / The Phoenix Center 2088 2817 216.1 86%

National Championships, Junior Olympic Championships & July NAC

Vet-60 Men's Épée (A2, V60), July 7, 2021
Place 31, Seed 41, Rank 68, Rating C20, Swords & Strategy Fencing
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 NEWSOME James L. 32 22 B18 33 Tidewater Fencing Club 2389 2562 80.1 61%
Pool L 4:5 SEGAL Mark N. 5 6 A17 8 No Fear Fencing / Fortune Fencing 2814 2482 37.9 30%
Pool L 1:5 VARNEY John R. 15 29 A19 3 Salle Auriol Seattle 2913 2444 28.4 23%
Pool L 3:5 SCHINDLER Sergey M. 23 48 A16 3 Golden Gate Fencing Center 2705 2415 35.8 33%
Pool W 5:4 ENGLISH William 59 U 56 2094 2379 31.3 65%
Pool W 5:1 REDICK Samuel F. 50 E21 60 Medeo Fencing Club 1972 2411 25.5 74%
T64 W 10:7 ROLANDO Doc 47 C16 34 Masters Fencing Academy NJ 2617 2669 122.0 52%
T32 L 5:10 SEGAL Mark N. 5 6 A17 8 No Fear Fencing / Fortune Fencing 2969 2791 121.6 40%

USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge

Vet-60 Men's Épée (A2, V60), July 2, 2019
Place 33, Seed 36, Not ranked, Rating C18, Swords & Strategy Fencing
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 TIERNEY Luke 30 41 C17 21 Iowa City Fencing Center 2009 2600 40.7 81%
Pool W 5:3 HOUST Michael D. 46 E19 50 Seacoast Fencing Club 1636 2641 16.4 93%
Pool L 4:5 BRUCE II Ommer E. 16 22 B18 28 The Fencing Center 2380 2657 119.8 66%
Pool W 5:4 SIMMONS Matthew C. 19 26 B17 14 Epee Miami Fencing Club 2399 2537 65.3 58%
Pool L 0:5 ALEXANDER Chuck 3 4 A18 9 No Fear Fencing Club / Gryphon Fencing 2832 2603 52.4 37%
Pool W 5:3 STONE Ken 51 82 U 47 Twin Cities Fencing Club 1502 2550 11.3 93%
T64 L 6:10 WAGMAN Robert S. 42 D19 32 Florida Fencing Academy 1724 3022 353.1 92%

The Durkan Spring Div 2 ROC

Div II Men's Épée (B2, DV2), April 7, 2019
Place 8, Seed 8, Not ranked, Rating C18, Swords & Strategy Fencing
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 ZHANG William 40 U 46 North Shore Fencers Club 1575 3296 7.8 98%
Pool W 5:2 CHIN Nicholas 41 U 54 1808 3304 19.8 94%
Pool L 3:5 LI Brian 9 C18 22 Island Fencing Center 2258 3323 396.2 93%
Pool L 3:5 BOGUSLAVSKY Daniel 24 E18 11 Masters Fencing Academy Nj 2345 2927 214.6 79%
Pool L 4:5 KOKENGE Chad 25 E18 5 Medeo Fencing Club 2591 2713 112.4 57%
T64 W 15:8 MAGDA Daniel 53 U 36 Medeo Fencing Club 2500 2836 199.5 61%
T32 W 15:13 O'BRIEN Timothy S. 34 U 17 1733 3035 51.1 93%
T16 W 15:12 MAAS Sean H. 26 E18 16 New York Fencing Academy 2500 3086 141.6 75%
T8 L 7:15 KIM Juni C. 3 B18 1 Fencing Academy Of Westchester 3389 3228 206.2 42%

American Challenge ROC #1 (Div1A, Div2, and Vet)

Div II Men's Épée (C3, DV2), October 20, 2018
Place 18, Seed 11, Not ranked, Rating C18, Swords & Strategy Fencing
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:1 PRAKASH Nikhil 55 U 74 2500 2500 420.5 50%
Pool L 3:5 BORATGIS Christopher J. 77 U 26 Arena Fencing Academy LLC 3045 2921 388.6 45%
Pool W 5:1 LIO Maxwell 56 U 28 Princeton-hillsborough Ymca 2813 2532 349.3 39%
Pool W 5:3 STEVENS James F. 12 C18 19 Fairfield County Fencing Academy Aka Fairfield Fencing Academy 2984 2881 270.0 45%
Pool W 5:2 KIM Dohyun D. 34 D18 62 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 2056 3151 44.8 89%
Pool W 5:1 FENG Kevin T. 33 D18 51 New York Fencing Academy 2717 3196 99.8 72%
T64 W 15:6 QUINTEROS AMAT Tomas 48 U 57 Penn State University Fencing Club 2780 2500 523.9 41%
T32 L 5:15 MARCHANT Albert J. 3 C18 16 The Phoenix Center / Prospect Fencing Club 3778 3024 188.3 22%