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Statistics Profile

Michael McDarby

1953
Swords & Strategy Fencing
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Win/loss statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories 6 3 5 - 18 32
Losses 9 5 3 - 14 31
Win ratio 40.0% 37.5% 62.5% - 56.2% 50.8%
Pool victories 5 2 3 - 13 23
Pool losses 7 4 2 - 10 23
Pool win ratio 41.7% 33.3% 60.0% - 56.5% 50.0%
DE victories 1 1 2 - 5 9
DE losses 2 1 1 - 4 8
DE win ratio 33.3% 50.0% 66.7% - 55.6% 52.9%

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† 2 - 1 - 6 9
Easy wins % 33.3% 0.0% 20.0% - 33.3% 28.1%
Close wins‡ 2 - 2 - 4 8
Close wins % 33.3% 0.0% 40.0% - 22.2% 25.0%
Close losses‡ 4 2 2 - 3 11
Close losses % 44.4% 40.0% 66.7% - 21.4% 35.5%
Big losses† 4 1 1 - 5 11
Big losses % 44.4% 20.0% 33.3% - 35.7% 35.5%

† 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.

Events

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Events 2 1 1 - 4 8
Tournaments 2 1 1 - 4 8

Competition history

8 competitions, 63 bouts

South Burlington Epee Extravaganza

Veteran Mixed Épée E1, VET March 28, 2026

Place 3 of 8 Seed 6 Not ranked Rating D24 Swords & Strategy Fencing

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:2 NGUYEN Thanh H. 3 - C25 5 1956 2069 25.1 57%
Pool
D 4:5 CROCKET Anne R. 1 - B23 6 - - - -
Pool
V 5:4 CUTLER Karen 8 - U 7 Vermont Fencing Alliance - - - -
Pool
D 1:5 FERLAND Brent 5 - D26 2 Upper Valley Fencing Club 1341 2094 60.1 89%
Pool
D 1:5 RUGGLES William R. 2 - C25 3 Upper Valley Fencing Club / Pioneer Valley Fencing Academy 1785 2034 36.5 66%
Pool
V 5:1 PEDEN Emily 7 - E24 8 Vermont Fencing Alliance - - - -
Pool
V 5:4 LUSSIER Jesse B. 4 - C25 1 Vermont Fencing Alliance 2042 1997 27.6 47%
T8
V 10:5 NGUYEN Thanh H. 3 - C25 5 1901 2477 35.1 81%
T4
D 9:10 LUSSIER Jesse B. 4 - C25 1 Vermont Fencing Alliance 2187 2512 111.4 69%

2025 Fall Foliage Classic

Senior Mixed Épée B2, SNR October 11, 2025

Place 22 of 30 Seed 16 Not ranked Rating D24 Swords & Strategy Fencing

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 MARCOUX Alexander 15 - D25 15 Upper Valley Fencing Club 1800 2217 52.3 75%
Pool
V 5:3 WHEELER Michele L. 30 - U 21 Vermont Fencing Alliance - - - -
Pool
D 4:5 RANSDEN emmett 26 - U 26 1496 2164 55.4 84%
Pool
D 0:5 LUSSIER Jesse B. 5 - C25 3 Vermont Fencing Alliance 2090 2109 31.4 51%
Pool
D 0:5 MIAN Ismail 6 - C25 1 2802 2078 8.7 13%
T32
D 10:15 LEVANDOWSKI Jim 7 - C25 13 Capital District Fencing School 2167 2611 133.6 73%

Maple Madness

Senior Mixed Épée B1, SNR March 1, 2025

Place 15 of 21 Seed 13 Not ranked Rating D24 Swords & Strategy Fencing

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 YIN Chujun 9 - C24 3 Cavalier Fencing Club 1835 2340 73.5 79%
Pool
D 4:5 FERLAND Brent 17 - U 19 Upper Valley Fencing Club 1609 2266 49.3 78%
Pool
V 5:3 RUGGLES William R. 5 - C24 14 Upper Valley Fencing Club 1756 2217 19.0 77%
Pool
D 1:5 MIAN Ismail 19 - U 5 2611 2236 20.4 30%
Pool
D 2:5 DJONOUMA Toyohm 2 - B24 2 Portland Fencing Center 2299 2216 32.7 45%
Pool
V 5:3 MAY Ciaran 8 - C24 16 Vermont Fencing Alliance 2166 2183 33.9 51%
T32
V 15:10 LAMOREAUX Zachariah P. 16 - E24 18 Vermont Fencing Alliance 1318 2601 10.0 96%
T16
D 14:15 TCHERNYSHOV ANNA 4 - C25 3 - - - -

PHX Youth / Senior Mixed Open

Mixed Épée B1 January 21, 2024

Place 8 of 24 Seed 12 Not ranked Rating C20 Swords & Strategy Fencing

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 TOLLEY Toby 7 - B22 17 The Phoenix Center / Rogue Fencing Academy - - - -
Pool
V 5:3 BUISINE Sebastien 17 - E23 21 Rogue Fencing Academy / The Phoenix Center 1355 2435 6.1 95%
Pool
V 5:0 CHEN Mao Long 23 - U 24 Rockland Fencers Club / The Phoenix Center 1015 2441 2.6 98%
Pool
D 4:5 SUN James H. 15 - D22 7 Masters Fencing Academy NJ 2027 2444 75.5 75%
Pool
D 1:5 KNOX James 2 - A23 1 Fencers Club Inc. 2669 2369 28.9 32%
T32
V 15:9 BUISINE Sebastien 17 - E23 21 Rogue Fencing Academy / The Phoenix Center 1382 2669 15.1 95%
T16
V 15:13 OH Kevin Y. 6 - B22 10 Hills Fencing Institute 2726 2684 132.6 48%
T8
D 12:15 MILES Ronald D. 20 - E22 3 Rogue Fencing Academy / The Phoenix Center 2090 2817 215.8 85%

National Championships, Junior Olympic Championships & July NAC

Vet-60 Men's Épée A2, V60 July 7, 2021

Place 31 of 62 Seed 41 Rank 68 Rating C20 Swords & Strategy Fencing

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 NEWSOME James L. 32 22 B18 33 Tidewater Fencing Club 2389 2560 79.9 60%
Pool
D 4:5 SEGAL Mark N. 5 6 A17 8 No Fear Fencing / Fortune Fencing 2814 2480 37.9 30%
Pool
D 1:5 VARNEY John R. 15 29 A19 3 Salle Auriol Seattle 2912 2443 28.4 23%
Pool
D 3:5 SCHINDLER Sergey M. 23 48 A16 3 Golden Gate Fencing Center 2705 2414 35.7 33%
Pool
V 5:4 ENGLISH William 59 - U 56 2094 2378 31.4 65%
Pool
V 5:1 REDICK Samuel F. 50 - E21 60 Medeo Fencing Club 1973 2410 25.6 74%
T64
V 10:7 ROLANDO Doc 47 - C16 34 Masters Fencing Academy NJ 2617 2669 122.0 52%
T32
D 5:10 SEGAL Mark N. 5 6 A17 8 No Fear Fencing / Fortune Fencing 2969 2791 121.7 40%

USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge

Vet-60 Men's Épée A2, V60 July 2, 2019

Place 33 of 53 Seed 36 Not ranked Rating C18 Swords & Strategy Fencing

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 TIERNEY Luke 30 41 C17 21 Iowa City Fencing Center 2009 2600 40.7 81%
Pool
V 5:3 HOUST Michael D. 46 - E19 50 Seacoast Fencing Club 1635 2641 16.4 93%
Pool
D 4:5 BRUCE II Ommer E. 16 22 B18 28 The Fencing Center 2370 2657 121.1 67%
Pool
V 5:4 SIMMONS Matthew C. 19 26 B17 14 Epee Miami Fencing Club 2398 2536 65.3 58%
Pool
D 0:5 ALEXANDER Chuck 3 4 A18 9 No Fear Fencing Club / Gryphon Fencing 2830 2601 52.4 37%
Pool
V 5:3 STONE Ken 51 82 U 47 Twin Cities Fencing Club 1501 2549 11.3 93%
T64
D 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 of 55 Seed 8 Not ranked Rating C18 Swords & Strategy Fencing

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 ZHANG William 40 - U 46 North Shore Fencers Club 1575 3296 7.8 98%
Pool
V 5:2 CHIN Nicholas 41 - U 54 1808 3304 19.8 94%
Pool
D 3:5 LI Brian 9 - C18 22 Island Fencing Center 2258 3323 396.2 93%
Pool
D 3:5 BOGUSLAVSKY Daniel 24 - E18 11 Masters Fencing Academy Nj 2345 2927 214.6 79%
Pool
D 4:5 KOKENGE Chad 25 - E18 5 Medeo Fencing Club 2591 2713 112.4 57%
T64
V 15:8 MAGDA Daniel 53 - U 36 Medeo Fencing Club 2500 2836 199.5 61%
T32
V 15:13 O'BRIEN Timothy S. 34 - U 17 1733 3035 51.1 93%
T16
V 15:12 MAAS Sean H. 26 - E18 16 New York Fencing Academy 2500 3086 141.6 75%
T8
D 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 of 77 Seed 11 Not ranked Rating C18 Swords & Strategy Fencing

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:1 PRAKASH Nikhil 55 - U 74 2500 2500 420.5 50%
Pool
D 3:5 BORATGIS Christopher J. 77 - U 26 Arena Fencing Academy LLC 3045 2921 388.6 45%
Pool
V 5:1 LIO Maxwell 56 - U 28 Princeton-hillsborough Ymca 2813 2532 349.3 39%
Pool
V 5:3 STEVENS James F. 12 - C18 19 Fairfield County Fencing Academy Aka Fairfield Fencing Academy 2984 2881 270.0 45%
Pool
V 5:2 KIM Dohyun D. 34 - D18 62 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 2056 3151 44.8 89%
Pool
V 5:1 FENG Kevin T. 33 - D18 51 New York Fencing Academy 2717 3196 99.8 72%
T64
V 15:6 QUINTEROS AMAT Tomas 48 - U 57 Penn State University Fencing Club 2780 2500 523.9 41%
T32
D 5:15 MARCHANT Albert J. 3 - C18 16 The Phoenix Center / Prospect Fencing Club 3778 3024 188.3 22%