Shai Ben-Yaacov

1980

Fencing Academy Of Philadelphia

Win/Loss Statistics

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Victories 3 30 - - - 33
Losses 6 23 - - - 29
Win Ratio 33.3% 56.6% - - - 53.2%
Pool Victories 2 22 - - - 24
Pool Losses 5 16 - - - 21
Pool Win Ratio 28.6% 57.9% - - - 53.3%
DE Victories 1 8 - - - 9
DE Losses 1 7 - - - 8
DE Win Ratio 50.0% 53.3% - - - 52.9%

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 15 - - - 16
Easy wins as % of wins 33.3% 50.0% - - - 48.5%
Close wins‡ - 10 - - - 10
Close wins as % of all wins 0.0% 33.3% - - - 30.3%
Close losses‡ 3 4 - - - 7
Close losses as % of all losses 50.0% 17.4% - - - 24.1%
Big losses† 1 11 - - - 12
Big losses as % of all losses 16.7% 47.8% - - - 41.4%

† 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

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Victories - 4 - - - 4
Victories as % of all victories 0.0% 13.3% - - - 12.1%
Losses 1 2 - - - 3
Losses as % of all losses 16.7% 8.7% - - - 10.3%
Total 1 6 - - - 7
Total as % of all bouts 11.1% 11.3% - - - 11.3%

Events

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Events 1 7 - - - 8
Tournaments 1 5 - - - 6

Competition History

BCAF Mixed Combined Veteran Epee

Veteran Mixed Épée (E1, VET), September 24, 2023
Place 3, Seed 4, Not ranked, Rating D23, Fencing Academy of Philadelphia
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:1 POLANICHKA Nicole 1 A22 8 Lancaster Fencing Academy / DC Fencers Club
Pool L 1:5 BRENNAN Philip 5 E23 5 Manchen Academy of Fencing 1853 2166 42.2 69%
Pool L 3:5 O'REILLY Robert 7 E23 7 Fencing Academy of Philadelphia 1532 2124 53.3 83%
Pool W 5:3 KOKENGE Chad 6 E23 6 Medeo Fencing Club 1970 2070 24.0 56%
Pool L 3:4 O'DOWD Andrew J. 3 C23 2 Fencing Academy of Philadelphia 2595 2094 12.0 21%
Pool L 2:5 MCGOVERN Vincent J. 2 B22 1 2355 2082 17.6 33%
Pool L 4:5 FULLER Zachary W. 8 U 3 Bucks County Academy of Fencing / Bucks County Academy Of Fencing - West 1976 2065 24.2 55%
T8 W 10:6 BRENNAN Philip 5 E23 5 Manchen Academy of Fencing 1679 2332 24.3 83%
T4 L 8:10 MCGOVERN Vincent J. 2 B22 1 3080 2356 19.9 13%

Goldfinch ROC D1A, Vet, RJCC and chair fencing

Div I-A Men's Épée (A4, D1A), March 26, 2023
Place 115, Seed 88, Not ranked, Rating D23, Fencing Academy Of Philadelphia
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 0:5 SHA Michael 13 A23 65 Cavalier Fencing Club 2300 2311 36.1 51%
Pool L 3:4 WONG King-Yee 101 E23 103 Medeo Fencing Club 1851 2275 54.3 75%
Pool L 1:5 LEE JoonWon 51 B23 34 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 2300 2221 29.2 45%
Pool L 1:5 KOBI Samuel 63 B22 8 Fencers Club Inc. 2729 2192 13.2 19%
Pool L 2:5 BHATNAGAR Ayan 37 A21 48 Elite Fencers Club 2724 2179 12.7 19%
T128 L 4:15 SAVORETTI Francesco 62 B22 36 Rhode Island Fencing Academy And Club 2467 2400 67.9 46%

Goldfinch ROC D1A, Vet, RJCC and chair fencing

Veteran Men's Épée (A1, VET), March 26, 2023
Place 14, Seed 13, Not ranked, Rating D23, Fencing Academy Of Philadelphia
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 4:5 BUSH Thomas 9 C23 11 Rhode Island Fencing Academy And Club 2524 2342 33.3 39%
Pool W 4:3 COLETTA David 24 U 21 Carlisle Fencing Club / West Shore Fencers Club 2055 2309 26.6 64%
Pool L 1:5 COETZEE Frans M. 8 C23 7 Princeton-Hillsborough YMCA 2258 2335 43.5 55%
Pool W 5:2 PIERRO Roger 18 D22 23 Fencers Club Inc. 2101 2292 28.8 62%
Pool L 0:5 ZUCKER Noah L. 1 A22 1 Cobra Fencing Club LLC 3101 2320 9.1 10%
T32 W 10:3 KANE Tim 3 A19 19 The Phoenix Center 2592 2294 111.9 33%
T16 L 2:10 ZUCKER Noah L. 1 A22 1 Cobra Fencing Club LLC 3642 2406 6.3 3%

FAP-NORTH Open Epee, W Epee

Senior Mixed Épée (B2, SNR), March 12, 2023
Place 8, Seed 17, Not ranked, Rating D23, Fencing Academy of Philadelphia
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:4 FLINT James E. 2 B23 22 Bucks County Academy Of Fencing 2132 2456 74.4 70%
Pool W 5:1 BOWIE Charlotta 9 C23 24 Modern Duelists Fencing Academy
Pool W 5:0 MATUSIAK JT 32 U 16 Fencing Academy of Philadelphia / Fencing Academy Of Philadelphia North 1309 2382 6.6 95%
Pool W 5:0 ANAR Yesugen 30 U 28 Fencing Academy of Philadelphia
Pool W 5:4 HUTZ Michael B. 22 E22 10 Modern Duelists Fencing Academy 1826 2388 19.4 81%
Pool L 2:5 CHEN Jun Ho 15 C21 5 Rockland Fencers Club 2087 2408 66.0 70%
T32 W 15:14 O'REILLY Robert 23 E22 23 Fencing Academy of Philadelphia 822 2331 5.7 98%
T16 W 15:8 HUTZ Michael B. 22 E22 10 Modern Duelists Fencing Academy 1335 2337 18.2 92%
T8 L 7:15 SERAFIN Ben 5 B22 3 Fencing Academy of Philadelphia 2654 2355 60.8 32%

Duel of the East Coast ROC/RJCC

Veteran Men's Épée (A2, VET), January 29, 2023
Place 10, Seed 25, Not ranked, Rating E22, Fencing Academy Of Philadelphia
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 BUSH Thomas 13 C23 13 Rhode Island Fencing Academy And Club 2557 2302 96.1 35%
Pool W 5:4 GAO "George" Xiaojiang 33 U 35 Medeo Fencing Club 1568 2398 15.6 90%
Pool L 1:5 PHO Eric 1 A22 6 Fencers Club Inc. 2686 2414 43.4 33%
Pool W 5:2 RIFKIND Neil 36 U 28 Fencers Club Inc. 1793 2371 23.9 82%
Pool W 5:2 BOYKO Frank C. 28 E20 20 Modern Duelists Fencing Academy 1875 2395 25.5 79%
Pool W 5:2 ROUSE Joseph (Joe) T. 12 B19 27 Rogue Fencing Academy 2129 2420 36.1 68%
T32 W 10:4 MARKOWITZ William M. 18 C22 30 Nova Fencing Club 2392 2336 123.9 47%
T16 L 5:10 COETZEE Frans M. 17 C22 7 Princeton-Hillsborough YMCA 2302 2459 128.3 59%

Duel of the East Coast ROC/RJCC

Div II Men's Épée (C2, DV2), January 28, 2023
Place 23, Seed 31, Not ranked, Rating E22, Fencing Academy Of Philadelphia
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 CHEN Chang-Rung 33 E22 17 Guanyi Fencing Academy 2424 2366 111.6 47%
Pool W 5:1 DALY Conor 19 D22 8 Hills Fencing Institute (H3) 2217 2255 99.3 52%
Pool L 0:5 JIANG ryan 3 C22 14 Cavalier Fencing Club 2065 2354 129.4 67%
Pool W 5:1 JUNAID Nazim 47 U 32 Platinum Fencing Academy 1149 2225 11.4 95%
Pool W 5:4 HU Robert J. 14 D23 34 Medeo Fencing Club / Wanglei International Fencing Club 1770 2236 40.8 76%
Pool W 5:1 CHHU Allen 44 U 46 ASER International Fencing Academy 1599 2277 25.5 85%
T64 W 15:11 HUTZ Michael B. 32 E22 49 Modern Duelists Fencing Academy 1490 2520 33.4 90%
T32 L 11:15 JIANG ryan 3 C22 14 Cavalier Fencing Club 2181 2553 217.4 70%

BCAF Mixed Combined Vet Foil & Epee

Veteran Mixed Épée (A2, VET), November 20, 2022
Place 13, Seed 19, Not ranked, Rating E22, Fencing Academy of Philadelphia
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 2:1 O'DOWD Andrew J. 6 B19 8 Fencing Academy of Philadelphia 2687 2334 352.2 33%
Pool L 3:5 SUPONYA Sergey 3 A21 1 Medeo Fencing Club 2818 2687 161.2 43%
Pool W 3:2 BOWIE Charlotta 15 C19 24 Modern Duelists Fencing Academy
Pool W 4:3 TKACH Robert W. 11 C22 20 Bucks County Academy of Fencing / Atlantic Fencing Academy 1907 2525 67.7 81%
Pool L 3:5 GAUVEY Ken C. 20 E22 3 DC Fencers Club / Salle Palasz 2119 2593 226.8 75%
T32 W 10:3 TKACH Robert W. 11 C22 20 Bucks County Academy of Fencing / Atlantic Fencing Academy 2343 2672 162.2 66%
T16 L 6:10 COETZEE Frans M. 16 D21 7 Princeton-Hillsborough YMCA 2342 2834 314.4 74%

FAP-NORTH Open Epee, U Epee

Senior Mixed Épée (D1, SNR), September 18, 2022
Place 3, Seed 9, Not ranked, Rating U, Fencing Academy of Philadelphia
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 STANLEY Patrick 11 U 13 University of Delaware Fencing Club 950 2500 97.0 93%
Pool W 5:0 ANAR Yesugen 16 U 19 Fencing Academy of Philadelphia
Pool W 5:0 CONLEY Amelia 18 U 22 Fencing Academy Of Philadelphia North
Pool W 5:1 MCGRANE-MOFFITT Nolan A. 8 E21 11 Fencing Academy of Philadelphia 2038 2597 286.9 72%
Pool L 4:5 SERAFIN Ben 1 B22 2 Fencing Academy of Philadelphia 2412 2884 549.4 71%
T16 W 15:5 STANLEY Patrick 11 U 13 University of Delaware Fencing Club 1805 2500 272.0 72%
T8 W 15:5 HOLLIS Sean 19 U 8 Fencing Academy of Philadelphia 3072 2772 450.5 40%
T4 L 11:15 SERAFIN Ben 1 B22 2 Fencing Academy of Philadelphia 2676 3223 550.8 74%