Mark Ballard

1953

Win/Loss Statistics

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Victories - 24 - - - 24
Losses - 13 - - - 13
Win Ratio - 64.9% - - - 64.9%
Pool Victories - 20 - - - 20
Pool Losses - 8 - - - 8
Pool Win Ratio - 71.4% - - - 71.4%
DE Victories - 4 - - - 4
DE Losses - 5 - - - 5
DE Win Ratio - 44.4% - - - 44.4%

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† - 8 - - - 8
Easy wins as % of wins - 33.3% - - - 33.3%
Close wins‡ - 6 - - - 6
Close wins as % of all wins - 25.0% - - - 25.0%
Close losses‡ - 3 - - - 3
Close losses as % of all losses - 23.1% - - - 23.1%
Big losses† - 2 - - - 2
Big losses as % of all losses - 15.4% - - - 15.4%

† 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 - 1 - - - 1
Victories as % of all victories - 4.2% - - - 4.2%
Losses - 2 - - - 2
Losses as % of all losses - 15.4% - - - 15.4%
Total - 3 - - - 3
Total as % of all bouts - 8.1% - - - 8.1%

Events

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Events - 5 - - - 5
Tournaments - 2 - - - 2

Competition History

Division 1 Championships/April NAC

Vet-70 Men's Épée (A2, V70), April 24, 2023
Place 17, Seed 16, Rank 22, Rating C23
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:2 SCHNEIDER Charles (Charlie) J. 5 7 B23 3 Plymouth/Ann Arbor Fencing Academy 2741 2699 64.5 47%
Pool W 5:2 GRAVIS Martin V. 28 26 E21 33 Wasatch Fencing / Schoolhouse Fencing 1465 2635 6.2 97%
Pool W 5:4 LUTTON Thomas (Tom) W. 15 31 B19 18 Denver Fencing Center / LE CLUB TOUCHE 2322 2641 40.2 69%
Pool W 5:4 SCHROEDER William 24 D19 26 DC Fencers Club 1757 2681 11.4 92%
Pool W 5:4 WEINGARTEN Solomon (Sol) 6 8 B21 24 East Bay Fencers Gym 2381 2693 37.3 69%
T32 L 6:10 KING Richard (Dick) M. 20 32 D22 8 Northwest Fencing Center 2131 2902 229.3 87%

Division 1 Championships/April NAC

Veteran Men's Épée (A4, VET), April 23, 2023
Place 68, Seed 54, Not ranked, Rating C23
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 VARNEY John R. 24 A19 29 Salle Auriol Seattle 2765 3027 154.1 65%
Pool L 3:5 KURITZ Marc M. 37 B22 26 No Fear Fencing 2402 2873 162.6 76%
Pool W 5:2 PITZEL John E. 84 E23 86 Five Rings Fencing Club 2028 2710 30.1 84%
Pool W 5:3 RIFKIND Neil 96 U 90 Fencers Club Inc. 1742 2740 13.6 94%
Pool W 5:2 KIM Jeff 67 D23 67 Elite Fencing Academy (GA) / Elite Fencing Academy (VA) 2039 2754 25.1 87%
Pool L 1:5 FRANK Fred 7 A23 28 Northwest Fencing Center 2744 2779 79.3 52%
T128 L 6:10 MCDONNELL Michael 47 B19 62 3089 3017 115.1 46%

January NAC

Vet-70 Men's Foil (B1, V70), January 8, 2023
Place 8, Seed 11, Not ranked, Rating D21
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 LUTTON Thomas (Tom) W. 5 6 B21 1 Denver Fencing Center / LE CLUB TOUCHE 2298 2500 458.6 58%
Pool W 5:0 KAZIMIROFF Paul B. 14 9 E19 15 Beverly Hills Fencers' Club 2345 2959 198.0 75%
Pool W 5:3 MELCHIOR Donald L. 20 U 16 Boston Fencing Club 1446 3157 19.4 98%
Pool W 5:1 THOMISZER Frank 8 C21 6 Bluegrass Fencers' Club 3351 3176 290.1 43%
Pool L 1:5 BRYKCZYNSKI James V. 17 16 U 17 Bucks County Academy Of Fencing 2125 3466 639.5 96%
Pool L 3:5 STREB Joseph S. 2 2 A19 3 Columbus International Fencing Academy / Royal Arts Fencing Academy 3001 2827 141.6 41%
T16 W 10:8 PIATKOWSKI-NAZARRO RPT Marek W. 4 5 C21 10 Elite Fencing Club 2434 2500 492.9 52%
T8 L 8:10 MAYER Richard 7 8 C19 3 2279 2993 650.6 79%

January NAC

Veteran Men's Épée (A4, VET), January 7, 2023
Place 22, Seed 71, Not ranked, Rating C21
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 SWANSON Dave 41 B21 83 Ataba Fencing Club 2423 3398 59.5 90%
Pool W 5:3 SPAHN Jeff 20 A19 81 The Phoenix Center / Rogue Fencing Academy 2512 3458 54.7 90%
Pool L 2:5 LICHTEN Keith H. 11 A21 1 East Bay Fencers Gym 3290 3513 247.4 62%
Pool L 2:5 O'DOWD Andrew J. 50 B19 25 Fencing Academy Of Philadelphia 2633 3265 286.6 81%
Pool W 5:1 LOCASALE Nicholas A. 80 D21 81 LA International Fencing 2173 2978 36.1 88%
Pool W 5:1 RIFKIND Neil 101 U 94 Fencers Club Inc. 1784 3015 12.1 96%
T64 W 10:9 PHO Eric 3 A22 46 Fencers Club Inc. 3144 2904 242.0 37%
T32 L 7:10 BARTLETT Jonathan R. 4 A22 11 New York Athletic Club 3280 3146 129.2 43%

January NAC

Vet-70 Men's Épée (A2, V70), January 6, 2023
Place 5, Seed 20, Not ranked, Rating C21
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:1 FRANK William N. 32 U 33 Hudson Centers For The Martial Arts / NKY Fencing Academy (NKFA) 1065 2500 117.9 91%
Pool W 4:2 SCHNEIDER Charles (Charlie) J. 8 8 B21 2 Plymouth/Ann Arbor Fencing Academy 2807 2618 550.6 42%
Pool W 5:1 BLAKLEY Dwain 5 5 B22 15 Alliance Fencing Academy 2541 3168 159.3 77%
Pool W 5:2 WALKER William H. 16 B19 22 Cardinal Fencing Club / Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) 2291 3328 63.5 90%
Pool W 5:0 BRYKCZYNSKI James V. 29 30 E19 32 Bucks County Academy Of Fencing 1528 3391 7.0 99%
T32 W 10:2 BRYKCZYNSKI James V. 29 30 E19 32 Bucks County Academy Of Fencing 2370 2500 472.8 55%
T16 W 10:6 MOREAU John A.
3 2 A22 14 Olympian Fencing Club 3352 2973 521.3 34%
T8 L 8:9 FLINT James E. 7 7 B22 3 Bucks County Academy Of Fencing 2462 3494 590.0 90%