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Michael Nicholson

1976
Forge Fencing Teams DUR
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Win/loss statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories 15 21 - 14 9 59
Losses 12 9 - 5 1 27
Win ratio 55.6% 70.0% - 73.7% 90.0% 68.6%
Pool victories 13 16 - 10 6 45
Pool losses 8 5 - 3 - 16
Pool win ratio 61.9% 76.2% - 76.9% 100.0% 73.8%
DE victories 2 5 - 4 3 14
DE losses 4 4 - 2 1 11
DE win ratio 33.3% 55.6% - 66.7% 75.0% 56.0%

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† 6 13 - 6 3 28
Easy wins % 40.0% 61.9% - 42.9% 33.3% 47.5%
Close wins‡ 4 - - 1 2 7
Close wins % 26.7% 0.0% - 7.1% 22.2% 11.9%
Close losses‡ 3 1 - 1 - 5
Close losses % 25.0% 11.1% - 20.0% 0.0% 18.5%
Big losses† 3 5 - - 1 9
Big losses % 25.0% 55.6% - 0.0% 100.0% 33.3%

† 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 4 4 - 3 1 12
Tournaments 3 4 - 2 1 10

Competition history

12 competitions, 86 bouts

Division 1 & Para Championships / April NAC

Veteran Men's Foil A2/B3, VET April 26, 2026

Place 22 of 73 Seed 25 Not ranked Rating C25 Forge Fencing Teams DUR

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:0 CORNELIUS Daniel 73 - U 73 Exeter Fencing Academy -56 2485 0.0 > 99%
Pool
V 5:1 CLAYTON Byron 64 - E24 16 Northwest Fencing Center 1619 2485 7.8 91%
Pool
V 5:2 NUDELMAN Aleksandr 47 - D25 62 South Florida Fencing Club 1914 2493 14.4 81%
Pool
D 3:5 KOSLA Anthony M. 43 - D26 19 Plymouth/Ann Arbor Fencing Academy 2678 2507 26.7 40%
Pool
D 4:5 WYSZYNSKI Marek B. 3 - A25 7 Fencers Club Inc. 2989 2480 15.5 21%
Pool
V 5:3 HENNIG Thomas A. 22 - C26 23 Blue Ridge Fencing Center 2817 2465 47.6 29%
T64
V 10:3 SVIHL Dale 56 - E25 46 West Michigan Fencing Academy 2016 2564 24.1 78%
T32
D 2:10 WYSZYNSKI Marek B. 3 - A25 7 Fencers Club Inc. 3859 2588 3.8 2%

Division 1 & Para Championships / April NAC

Vet-50 Men's Foil A2, V50 April 25, 2026

Place 28 of 34 Seed 15 Rank 47 Rating C25 Forge Fencing Teams DUR

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 BOUSTANY Marc 25 - D25 26 Tidewater Fencing Club 1992 2708 14.6 85%
Pool
D 3:5 LOPEZ Reynaldo (REY) 6 5 B25 6 Heartland Fencing Academy 2858 2722 38.0 42%
Pool
D 2:5 WYSZYNSKI Marek B. 5 5 A25 2 Fencers Club Inc. 2978 2684 28.7 32%
Pool
D 1:5 TULLENERS Christopher (Andy) A. 26 - D23 16 Wayne State University NCAA 2412 2656 37.8 61%
Pool
D 4:5 FRENZINGER Douglas 16 50 C26 13 AZ United Fencing Club 2315 2618 56.7 68%
Pool
D 2:5 GUNIN Igor 35 - U 29 1386 2561 76.4 94%
T32
D 2:10 WYSZYNSKI Marek B. 5 5 A25 2 Fencers Club Inc. 3863 2568 3.7 2%

Joan of Arc/Veteran Fenceapalooza

Veteran Mixed Foil E1, VET April 19, 2026

Place 3 of 11 Seed 1 Not ranked Rating C25 Forge Fencing Teams DUR

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:1 SHANKS Jennifer 9 - E24 11 Blue Ridge Fencing Center - - - -
Pool
V 5:2 RUSANOV Oleg 4 - D22 5 Royal Fencing Academy 1584 2697 5.2 96%
Pool
V 5:4 NANAYAKKARA Damin 8 - E25 3 Richmond Fencing Club 1537 2703 4.5 97%
Pool
V 5:4 SMITH IV Edward (Ted) A. 11 - U 10 Richmond Fencing Club 1065 2707 0.8 > 99%
Pool
V 5:3 BLEVINS Caroline Missing ID 5 - E26 8 Richmond Fencing Club - - - -
T8
V 10:4 DYER John G. 10 - E23 7 Richmond Fencing Club 2259 2615 38.0 70%
T4
D 9:10 SHEYNKMAN Leon 2 - D26 2 Blue Ridge Fencing Center 2366 2653 85.5 67%

Doug Griswold Memorial Open - Foil/Epee & Vet Foil/Epee

Veteran Mixed Foil U, VET September 28, 2025

Place 3 of 5 Seed 2 Not ranked Rating C25 Forge Fencing Teams DUR

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 MUELLER Donn 4 - D24 3 Forge Fencing Teams DUR 2202 2733 102.1 80%
Pool
V 5:2 KARNAVAS William 3 - D25 5 Forge Fencing Teams DUR 1601 2631 7.6 95%
Pool
V 5:4 PASHBY Stephen N. 1 - B23 1 Forge Fencing Teams DUR 2283 2639 31.7 71%
Pool
V 5:1 GUEVARRA Gerhard V. 5 - D23 2 All-American Fencing Academy 2247 2670 26.9 75%
T4
D 7:10 GUEVARRA Gerhard V. 5 - D23 2 All-American Fencing Academy 2600 2695 79.9 56%

Fairfax Challenge ROC(DV1A, DV2, VET), RJCC, RYC & PARA

Veteran Men's Foil B2, VET May 9, 2025

Place 3 of 27 Seed 6 Not ranked Rating C21 Forge Fencing Teams DUR

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:1 FADL Omar 3 - B24 10 AIC Fencing Club 2280 2670 38.0 73%
Pool
V 5:3 RUSANOV Oleg 10 - D22 12 Royal Fencing Academy 1766 2708 11.3 93%
Pool
V 5:0 BERGEN Kevin 27 - U 26 Fencing Academy Of Philadelphia - University City 862 2719 0.5 > 99%
Pool
V 5:0 DE BARROS CONTI Thibaut 12 - E25 9 Fencing Institute Of Texas 1763 2719 10.6 93%
Pool
V 5:2 CHANDLEE Richard (Rick) 24 - U 27 787 2730 0.5 > 99%
Pool
V 5:3 ROGERS Windell 18 - U 19 Nova Fencing Club 1337 2730 2.8 99%
T16
V 10:2 BAZZLE Christopher E. 19 - U 16 Charlotte Fencing Academy 1617 2734 10.8 95%
T8
V 10:6 LEE Hans 13 - E25 5 OnTarget Fencing Club 1474 2744 6.2 97%
T4
D 8:10 DIAZ Julio P. 1 - A22 2 Invictus Fencing 2995 2751 55.4 35%

Division 1/Para Championships + April NAC

Vet-40 Men's Foil A2, V40 April 12, 2025

Place 21 of 33 Seed 13 Not ranked Rating C21 Forge Fencing Teams DUR

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 0:5 FLANAGAN James 6 7 B25 10 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club / Center for Blade Arts 2296 3091 210.0 89%
Pool
D 3:5 JUNCO Carlos 5 6 B24 5 2765 2881 93.2 57%
Pool
V 5:1 BASARABA Greg 24 36 U 25 Fencers Club Inc. 1668 2788 9.6 95%
Pool
V 5:0 BERBERI Matt 26 - U 32 Elite Fencing Club 1535 2797 6.6 97%
Pool
D 1:5 SHEYNKMAN Leon 16 25 D25 15 Blue Ridge Fencing Center 2219 2804 134.0 82%
T32
D 3:10 KUZMAK Michael J. 10 - B21 13 South Coast Fencing Center 2530 2864 130.8 69%

W&M Conomikes-Gutenberg Memorial Open

Senior Mixed Foil C2, SNR February 22, 2025

Place 7 of 29 Seed 10 Not ranked Rating C21 Forge Fencing Teams DUR

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:0 SINGH Meet 16 - E25 13 Richmond Fencing Club 1308 3278 1.0 > 99%
Pool
V 5:3 PRICE Owen 12 - D25 15 Tidewater Fencing Club / Richmond Fencing Club 1948 3279 8.9 98%
Pool
D 0:5 KEE Andrew L. 1 - B24 1 2763 3288 199.6 78%
Pool
V 5:0 CRISPIN Haley 26 - U 29 College Of William & Mary Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:2 CONRAD Matthew 21 - U 22 College Of William & Mary Fencing Club 1341 3089 2.2 99%
T32
V 15:5 TERPENNING Sarah 28 - U 25 College Of William & Mary Fencing Club / Fencing Sports Academy, Inc. - - - -
T16
V 15:1 DEVINNEY Dale 22 - U 10 College Of William & Mary Fencing Club 1569 2981 7.4 98%
T8
D 10:15 KEE Andrew L. 1 - B24 1 2839 2988 123.6 59%

Lotus Cup ROC/RJCC/RYC

Veteran Men's Foil B1, VET November 16, 2024

Place 7 of 22 Seed 8 Not ranked Rating C21 Forge Fencing Teams DUR

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:1 GUERRERO Gonzalo 9 - D24 13 Fencing Sports Academy, Inc. 1809 3598 3.5 99%
Pool
V 5:0 MORALEJO Ivan 22 - U 10 Lotus Fencing Academy 2726 3602 48.0 81%
Pool
V 5:0 ZAIDI Sohail 19 - U 18 OnTarget Fencing Club 1339 3650 0.3 > 99%
Pool
D 2:5 DIAZ Julio P. 1 - A22 6 Invictus Fencing 2589 3650 373.8 93%
Pool
V 5:2 HUESKE David B. 17 - U 21 Edge of America Fencing 1434 3276 2.0 > 99%
T16
V 10:7 KAROLAK Dale W. 6 - C23 11 Plymouth/Ann Arbor Fencing Academy 2670 3124 76.5 74%
T8
D 5:10 FLANAGAN James 4 - B24 1 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club / Center for Blade Arts 2630 3200 219.7 80%

The Southern RYC/RJCC/ROC (D1A/DV2/VET) & Non-Regional Team

Veteran Men's Foil C1, VET December 18, 2022

Place 5 of 19 Seed 2 Not ranked Rating C21 Forge Fencing Teams / North Carolina Fencing Development Program

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:1 MUELLER Donn 5 - C19 3 Forge Fencing Teams 2029 3555 10.4 98%
Pool
V 5:3 MONES jesse 9 - E22 6 Lotus Fencing Academy 2026 3566 9.3 98%
Pool
V 5:3 KENT Dwain 13 - E19 7 Louisville Fencing Center, Inc. 2257 3575 19.9 95%
Pool
V 5:3 TOMASI John 12 - E21 8 1705 3595 2.4 > 99%
Pool
V 5:0 HUA Zhili 15 - U 16 AIC Fencing Club 1225 3597 1.1 > 99%
T16
V 10:5 MONES Robert (Bob) J. 14 - E19 15 Edge of America Fencing 1763 3402 10.5 98%
T8
D 6:10 MUELLER Donn 5 - C19 3 Forge Fencing Teams 2756 3412 288.5 81%

Black Friday Foil & Epee' @ Forge Fencing

Senior Mixed Épée B1, SNR November 25, 2022

Place 13 of 17 Seed 9 Not ranked Rating U Forge Fencing / North Carolina Fencing Development Program

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 SAKO Ayrton J. 3 - C22 8 Greensboro Fencing Academy / Bishop McGuiness High School 2141 2500 700.2 64%
Pool
D 3:5 CLICK Tristan 14 - U 5 Apex Fencing Academy 2022 1800 278.2 40%
Pool
V 5:3 TIKHONOV Iliya 4 - C22 3 Charlotte Fencing Academy 2235 1522 483.4 18%
Pool
D 3:5 CARLSON Asher 12 - U 12 Forge Fencing Teams 1825 2005 210.5 59%
T16
D 12:15 ILLES Fanni 15 - U 6 - - - -

Black Friday Foil & Epee' @ Forge Fencing

Senior Mixed Foil E1, SNR November 25, 2022

Place 1 of 10 Seed 2 Not ranked Rating C21 Forge Fencing / North Carolina Fencing Development Program

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:1 MOORE Annette 10 - U 8 Forge Fencing Teams - - - -
Pool
V 5:2 CONE James 7 - U 10 University Of North Carolina - Greensboro / Delta H Fencers 1352 3456 3.0 > 99%
Pool
V 5:1 PASHBY Stephen N. 3 - C20 2 Forge Fencing 2540 3459 56.0 89%
Pool
V 5:3 YOON Joshua Seokhyun 6 - U 5 Forge Fencing 2474 3515 40.3 91%
T8
V 15:3 MENECHELLA Matthew 5 - U 7 Forge Fencing 2840 3211 115.4 64%
T4
V 15:10 QIAN Zhiyan 1 - C21 3 North Carolina Fencing Development Program - - - -
T2
V 15:14 PASHBY Stephen N. 3 - C20 2 Forge Fencing 2623 3327 75.3 82%

Capitol Clash SYC, RCC, Veteran ROC & Y8

Veteran Men's Foil B2, VET January 18, 2020

Place 2 of 28 Seed 12 Not ranked Rating B16 Mid-South Fencers' Club / North Carolina Fencing Development Program

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 HENSLEY Todd 18 - C18 5 Out Of Nowhere Fencing Club 2158 2500 402.7 63%
Pool
V 5:0 RESHEIDAT Shadi 10 - B19 12 2615 2903 292.9 62%
Pool
V 5:3 CAMPANA, SR. Rinaldo A. 21 - D16 23 Fairfax Fencers LLC 2416 3196 117.6 82%
Pool
V 5:2 FADL Omar 2 22 C19 14 Virginia Academy Of Fencing 2630 3313 111.8 81%
Pool
V 5:1 GLADNICK Michael J. 7 44 U 21 Delaware Valley Fencers Club-PA 2124 3425 27.8 96%
Pool
V 5:2 ROGERS Windell 28 - U 25 Nova Fencing Club 1414 3453 3.1 > 99%
T16
V 10:7 FADL Omar 2 22 C19 14 Virginia Academy Of Fencing 3067 2500 775.6 29%
T8
V 10:5 HENSLEY Todd 18 - C18 5 Out Of Nowhere Fencing Club 2444 3276 130.6 82%
T4
V 10:8 PASHBY Stephen N. 5 36 C16 3 Mid-South Fencers' Club 2414 3406 83.1 87%
T2
D 2:10 BRUNNER Stanton M. 14 - C19 1 3330 3489 278.1 57%