Michael Opferman

1973

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Win/Loss Statistics

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Victories - 18 17 - - 35
Losses - 11 11 - - 22
Win Ratio - 62.1% 60.7% - - 61.4%
Pool Victories - 14 12 - - 26
Pool Losses - 8 8 - - 16
Pool Win Ratio - 63.6% 60.0% - - 61.9%
DE Victories - 4 5 - - 9
DE Losses - 3 3 - - 6
DE Win Ratio - 57.1% 62.5% - - 60.0%

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† - 8 9 - - 17
Easy wins as % of wins - 44.4% 52.9% - - 48.6%
Close wins‡ - 4 2 - - 6
Close wins as % of all wins - 22.2% 11.8% - - 17.1%
Close losses‡ - 3 5 - - 8
Close losses as % of all losses - 27.3% 45.5% - - 36.4%
Big losses† - 4 2 - - 6
Big losses as % of all losses - 36.4% 18.2% - - 27.3%

† 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

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Events - 3 4 - - 7
Tournaments - 3 3 - - 6

Competition History

Luau Open

Senior Mixed Épée (C1, SNR), January 28, 2024
Place 6 of 15, Seed 4, Not ranked, Rating D23, Bethel Park Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 TAYLOR Daniel 12 U 9 Bethel Park Fencing Club / Corsair Fencing Club 2500 2337 30.8 44%
Pool W 5:1 DESOUSA BALLESTEROS Carolina 10 U 12 Corsair Fencing Club
Pool W 5:1 ECKENROAD Hannah 13 U 11 Ligonier Fencing Club
Pool L 2:5 RITTER Clayton 5 D23 2 Ligonier Fencing Club 2766 2368 24.2 27%
Pool W 5:0 FERGUSON Daniel 15 U 14 Pittsburgh Fencers Club 1949 2344 20.7 68%
Pool W 5:1 KENYON Lindsay 9 U 10 Ligonier Fencing Club
Pool L 1:5 KENYON Jacob 1 A23 1 Ligonier Fencing Club 2919 2364 17.4 19%
T16 W 15:11 OPFERMAN Benjamin 8 U 13 Indiana University of PA (IUP) Fencing Club / Bethel Park Fencing Club 2404 2478 91.7 54%
T8 L 11:15 PESTO Keith 7 E22 3 Ligonier Fencing Club 2500 2569 68.8 53%

IUP Shark Tank Division II (C and Under) Foil and Epee Competition

Div II Mixed Épée (D1, DV2), November 4, 2023
Place 2 of 19, Seed 1, Not ranked, Rating D23, Bethel Park Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 GIAMPETRO Nicholas 17 U 13 Penn State University Fencing Club 823 2264 4.5 98%
Pool W 5:0 BROWN Alex 13 U 8 Tiger Fencing Club / Peters Township Fencing Club 1783 2268 34.8 77%
Pool W 5:3 BUTLER Kenny 11 U 15 Penn State University Fencing Club 2828 2303 70.1 29%
Pool L 4:5 BEARD Timothy 6 U 16 Indiana University of PA (IUP) Fencing Club 1055 2373 144.4 96%
Pool W 5:4 WOODLEY George 12 U 6 Penn State University Fencing Club 2233 2229 59.6 50%
Pool W 5:2 ALLEN Scott 7 U 17 Indiana University of PA (IUP) Fencing Club 1569 2288 17.6 86%
Pool L 4:5 ELIAS Mariella 15 U 5 Penn State University Fencing Club
Pool W 5:2 WOODLEY George 12 U 6 Penn State University Fencing Club 2198 2306 46.7 57%
Pool L 2:5 ABDELGAWAD Abdelrahman 2 D23 1 Penn State University Fencing Club / Brooklyn Bridge Fencing Club 2526 2352 40.7 39%
Pool L 2:5 STULAK Brendan 8 U 7 Penn State University Fencing Club 2876 2312 20.0 22%
Pool W 5:1 YODER Neil 4 E23 3 Indiana University of PA (IUP) Fencing Club / West Shore Fencer's Club 2331 2292 45.1 48%
T16 W 15:11 COYLE Emma 19 U 14 Penn State University Fencing Club / Bucks County Academy of Fencing-WEST
T8 W 15:7 STULAK Brendan 8 U 7 Penn State University Fencing Club 2500 2323 113.1 44%
T4 W 15:7 RAKOTOZAFY Adrian 3 D23 3 Tiger Fencing Club 2385 2436 121.9 53%
T2 L 12:15 ABDELGAWAD Abdelrahman 2 D23 1 Penn State University Fencing Club / Brooklyn Bridge Fencing Club 2905 2558 80.0 31%

The Sledgehammer Y8 & RYC/RJCC/ROC (D1A-DV2-VET)

Veteran Men's Épée (E1, VET), August 26, 2023
Place 6 of 10, Seed 8, Not ranked, Rating D23
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 0:5 KLINE R. Jay 4 B23 3 Two Ravens Fencing School 2283 2327 106.9 53%
Pool W 5:4 LANDIS Geoffrey A. 9 D21 9 1892 2220 57.3 69%
Pool L 0:5 KAROLAK Dale W. 1 A22 2 Plymouth/Ann Arbor Fencing Academy 2711 2278 44.3 25%
Pool W 5:4 REED David 6 C23 8 Rain City Fencing Center 1632 2233 30.3 82%
T8 L 4:10 KLINE R. Jay 4 B23 3 Two Ravens Fencing School 2164 2622 298.8 73%

IUP Banana Open

Senior Mixed Épée (C1, SNR), April 23, 2023
Place 3 of 22, Seed 5, Not ranked, Rating E22, Bethel Park Fencing Club / (none)
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:0 ORLANDO Janine 13 U 15 Chambersburg Fencing Club
Pool L 4:5 RITTER Clayton 4 C19 3 Ligonier Fencing Club / Oberlin College Fencing Club 2644 2399 78.0 37%
Pool W 5:0 ANDERSON Alyssa 19 U 19 Ligonier Fencing Club
Pool W 5:2 GIAMPETRO Nicholas 12 U 13 Penn State University Fencing Club 831 2321 6.2 98%
T16 W 15:11 ORLANDO Janine 13 U 15 Chambersburg Fencing Club
T8 W 15:7 ZIMINSKY Karel 3 C20 5 Charlotte Fencing Academy / Foothills Fencing Academy 2266 2584 202.8 65%
T4 L 6:15 KENYON Jacob 1 A23 1 Ligonier Fencing Club 3070 2786 164.9 36%

Irish City Open 7

Senior Mixed Épée (E1, SNR), March 19, 2023
Place 3 of 6, Seed 4, Not ranked, Rating E22, Bethel Park Fencing Club / (none)
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 OPFERMAN Benjamin 6 U 2 Indiana University of Pennsylvania / Bethel Park Fencing Club 1999 3586 678.6 97%
Pool L 2:5 KARNAVAS Bill 3 D23 5 Forge Fencing Teams 1963 2907 405.0 90%
Pool W 5:4 RIALE Brett 5 U 6 Corsair Fencing Club 1779 2502 50.9 79%
Pool L 4:5 MARTHENS Adam 1 B19 3 Corsair Fencing Club 2730 2553 102.0 41%
Pool L 1:5 BOLTON Lucas R. 2 C19 1 Corsair Fencing Club 3029 2451 52.0 23%
T8 W 15:7 KARNAVAS Bill 3 D23 5 Forge Fencing Teams 1642 3069 71.7 93%
T4 L 13:15 BOLTON Lucas R. 2 C19 1 Corsair Fencing Club 2300 3141 557.6 79%

IUP Spooktacular Div III Foil and Epee

Div III Mixed Épée (E1, DV3), October 29, 2022
Place 1 of 7, Seed 1, Not ranked, Rating E19, Bethel Park Fencing Club / Upper St. Clair Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:1 OPFERMAN Benjamin 6 U 3 Bethel Park Fencing Club / Indiana University of Pennsylvania 1909 2500 310.9 71%
Pool L 3:5 STREETER Willa 7 U 2 Hooked on Fencing
Pool W 5:2 BLANK Erik 4 U 3 Indiana University of Pennsylvania 3411 2811 535.3 29%
Pool W 5:3 YODER Gavin 2 U 6 Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2213 3346 81.9 87%
Pool W 5:0 CASSIDY Patrick 3 U 7 Indiana University of Pennsylvania 1358 3428 11.9 99%
Pool W 5:1 ALLEN Scott 5 U 5 Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2901 3440 145.6 71%
T4 W 15:8 OPFERMAN Benjamin 6 U 3 Bethel Park Fencing Club / Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2921 2500 569.5 37%
T2 W 15:9 STREETER Willa 7 U 2 Hooked on Fencing

IUP Spooktacular Div III Foil and Epee

Div III Mixed Foil (E1, DV3), October 29, 2022
Place 5 of 12, Seed 7, Not ranked, Rating U, Bethel Park Fencing Club / Upper St. Clair Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 RAJU Dharshan 3 U 8 Pittsburgh Fencers Club 895 2500 87.9 94%
Pool L 3:5 HREHOCIK Matthew 2 U 2 Upper St. Clair Fencing Club 1814 2588 770.1 77%
Pool W 5:4 CASSIDY Patrick 6 U 11 Indiana University of Pennsylvania 1571 1818 221.2 60%
Pool L 4:5 YODER Neil 9 U 3 Indiana University of Pennsylvania 3222 2039 61.6 12%
Pool W 5:0 YODER Gavin 10 U 10 Indiana University of Pennsylvania 1410 1977 123.6 74%
T8 L 12:15 OPFERMAN Benjamin 11 U 3 Bethel Park Fencing Club / Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2921 2500 331.8 37%