David Polakoski

1986

Encinitas Fencing Academy

Win/Loss Statistics

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Victories - 37 13 8 15 73
Losses - 16 6 4 14 40
Win Ratio - 69.8% 68.4% 66.7% 51.7% 64.6%
Pool Victories - 26 11 3 13 53
Pool Losses - 10 3 3 10 26
Pool Win Ratio - 72.2% 78.6% 50.0% 56.5% 67.1%
DE Victories - 11 2 5 2 20
DE Losses - 6 3 1 4 14
DE Win Ratio - 64.7% 40.0% 83.3% 33.3% 58.8%

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† - 11 1 1 3 16
Easy wins as % of wins - 29.7% 7.7% 12.5% 20.0% 21.9%
Close wins‡ - 9 5 4 4 22
Close wins as % of all wins - 24.3% 38.5% 50.0% 26.7% 30.1%
Close losses‡ - 6 3 1 8 18
Close losses as % of all losses - 37.5% 50.0% 25.0% 57.1% 45.0%
Big losses† - 2 1 1 2 6
Big losses as % of all losses - 12.5% 16.7% 25.0% 14.3% 15.0%

† 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 - 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 6.7% 1.4%
Losses - 1 - - - 1
Losses as % of all losses - 6.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.5%
Total - 1 - - 1 2
Total as % of all bouts - 1.9% 0.0% 0.0% 3.4% 1.8%

Events

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Events - 7 3 1 4 15
Tournaments - 7 3 1 4 15

Competition History

National Championships & July Challenge (Summer Nationals)

Div I-A Men's Épée (A4, D1A), July 4, 2023
Place 86, Seed 49, Not ranked, Rating A23, Encinitas Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 PERKA Michael 111 A19 174 The Fencing Center 2616 2835 11.7 64%
Pool W 5:4 CHIN Dylan A. 138 B23 182 Alliance Fencing Academy 2151 2847 4.7 87%
Pool W 5:3 GARRISON Cameron 172 B19 28 Beverly Hills Fencers' Club 2753 2852 13.4 56%
Pool L 4:5 NORTH Alexander M. 76 A23 38 Fencing Sports Academy, Inc. 2707 2865 19.0 60%
Pool W 5:2 WIEGAND-SHAHANI Braden M. 198 C22 179 Pegasus Sword Academy Inc. / Southwest Fencing Club 2081 2846 3.8 90%
Pool L 4:5 PARK Frederick 14 109 B23 44 Medeo Fencing Club / Arena Fencing Academy LLC 2653 2850 19.4 63%
T128 L 10:15 SNELL James E. 98 A22 55 Parkland HS JROTC Fencing Matadors 2508 3231 42.9 81%

San Diego Senior Cup #7

Senior Mixed Épée (A2, SNR), June 18, 2023
Place 1, Seed 6, Not ranked, Rating A21, Encinitas Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:4 JOHNSTON Conner S. 7 A21 11 Lionheart Fencing Academy/coeur Du Lion Fencing Cl 2670 2871 21.4 63%
Pool W 5:1 HU Yingli 37 U 38 1434 2849 0.8 98%
Pool W 5:3 UVAROV Andrii 19 C22 25 San Diego Fencing Center 2447 2850 8.8 74%
Pool W 5:0 DAVIDOVICH Eli 31 U 29 Team Touche Fencing Center 1891 2859 2.6 94%
Pool L 2:5 ZHOU Stanley Q. 17 C23 2 La International Fencing / No Fear Fencing 2454 2861 26.1 75%
T32 W 15:7 NELSON-LOVE Lily B. 20 C22 20 San Diego Fencing Center
T16 W 15:14 SMITH Justin C. 5 A22 10 La International Fencing / No Fear Fencing 2982 3113 30.0 58%
T8 W 15:9 SODERBERG Alex Z. 3 A23 6 Lionheart Fencing Academy/coeur Du Lion Fencing Cl / Team Touche Fencing Center 3554 3143 54.4 25%
T4 W 15:5 BAILEY Creston P. 12 B22 3 No Fear Fencing / San Diego Fencing Center 2886 3197 20.8 69%
T2 W 15:14 ZHOU Stanley Q. 17 C23 2 La International Fencing / No Fear Fencing 2640 3218 12.5 83%

San Diego Senior Cup #6 w/ Vet Foil

Senior Men's Épée (A1, SNR), June 4, 2023
Place 3, Seed 3, Not ranked, Rating A21, Encinitas Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 POUKKULA Adrian 18 U 14 Team Touche Fencing Center 1937 2891 2.7 94%
Pool W 5:1 HILLSTROM Nathan 6 B22 8 Cabrillo Academy Of The Sword Llc 2091 2894 4.0 91%
Pool L 4:5 UVAROV Andrii 10 C22 10 San Diego Fencing Center 2433 2898 28.0 77%
Pool W 5:1 HU Yingli 16 U 20 1501 2870 1.0 98%
T16 W 15:8 MCDONALD Ethan 11 C22 12 San Diego Fencing Center 2311 3117 9.3 90%
T8 W 15:14 HILLSTROM Nathan 6 B22 8 Cabrillo Academy Of The Sword Llc 2258 3126 7.9 91%
T4 L 14:15 SODERBERG Alex Z. 2 A23 1 Lionheart Fencing Academy/coeur Du Lion Fencing Cl / Team Touche Fencing Center 3519 3134 20.9 27%

Fortune Fencing ROC(DV1A, DV2, VET), RJCC

Div I-A Men's Épée (A4, D1A), April 9, 2023
Place 25, Seed 30, Not ranked, Rating A21, Encinitas Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 JONES Caleb 38 B23 50 Fresno Fencing Club 2440 2911 8.9 78%
Pool L 3:5 JU Hanul 86 E22 44 LA International Fencing 1988 2920 45.9 94%
Pool W 5:0 LIU Yikun 61 C23 60 Yang Fencing Club 2081 2874 4.3 90%
Pool L 3:5 MOSES Alexander 2 94 A23 8 TeamK Fencing 2934 2878 16.7 46%
Pool W 5:4 CHEN Bailey 83 D22 57 Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) 2207 2862 5.7 86%
Pool W 5:4 STEPHAN Jens 28 A22 31 German Fencing Academy 3169 2867 23.6 32%
T64 W 15:12 JU Hanul 86 E22 44 LA International Fencing 1894 3139 2.8 98%
T32 L 14:15 SODERBERG Alex Z. 19 A23 1 Lionheart Fencing Academy/Coeur Du Lion Fencing Cl / Team Touche Fencing Center 3449 3142 25.6 31%

San Diego Senior Cup #5 w/ D&Under Epee

Senior Men's Épée (A1, SNR), March 19, 2023
Place 9, Seed 3, Not ranked, Rating A21, Encinitas Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 ZHOU Alec Q. 11 C22 3 Georgia Tech University Yellow Jacket Fencing Club / No Fear Fencing 2542 2879 11.9 71%
Pool W 5:2 SETTE Alessandro 15 D21 20 Cabrillo Academy Of The Sword Llc 2133 2891 5.0 89%
Pool W 5:3 KURITZ Marc M. 6 B22 13 No Fear Fencing 2444 2896 9.5 77%
Pool W 5:2 YAO Derek (Shunyu) 14 C22 12 San Diego Fencing Center 2238 2905 6.0 86%
T16 L 11:15 BAILEY Creston P. 7 B22 8 No Fear Fencing / San Diego Fencing Center 2863 3201 61.2 70%

San Diego Senior Cup #4

Senior Men's Épée (A2, SNR), February 26, 2023
Place 3, Seed 6, Not ranked, Rating A21, Encinitas Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 SODERBERG Alex Z. 2 A23 1 Lionheart Fencing Academy/coeur Du Lion Fencing Cl / Team Touche Fencing Center 2997 2874 24.4 42%
Pool W 5:3 SETTE Alessandro 19 D21 13 Cabrillo Academy Of The Sword Llc 2121 2898 5.1 90%
Pool W 5:3 JOYCE David 22 U 24 No Fear Fencing / San Diego Fencing Center 1939 2903 4.4 87%
Pool W 5:2 LEE Chun Po 12 B22 25 Yang Fencing Club 2102 2908 4.6 91%
Pool L 4:5 GONZALEZ-MARTINEZ Eder 24 U 3 San Diego Fencing Center 2297 2912 33.5 82%
T32 W 15:3 DILLON Anik 25 U 28 Encinitas Fencing Academy 1593 3199 2.7 98%
T16 W 15:14 MCDONALD Ethan 18 C22 12 San Diego Fencing Center 2354 3202 10.5 91%
T8 W 15:10 MOAVENI Robert C. 23 U 8 San Diego Fencing Center 3142 3212 30.9 53%
T4 L 7:15 SINGHA Orion 1 A23 2 Team Touche Fencing Center 3287 3243 42.6 47%

BladeRunner ROC/RJC

Div I-A Men's Épée (A4, D1A), October 29, 2022
Place 42, Seed 21, Not ranked, Rating A21, Encinitas Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 PERKINS-OLLILA Justin W. 47 B22 69 Genbu Fencing Corps 2497 2909 12.3 75%
Pool L 2:5 YUMIACO Nolan C. 55 B21 17 University Of California San Diego NCAA 2771 2921 27.4 60%
Pool W 5:2 JU Hanul 82 E22 79 LA International Fencing 1797 2894 2.3 96%
Pool W 5:1 LIU Felix 71 C21 62 Le Club Touche 2290 2896 8.0 84%
Pool W 5:1 KNUDSEN Travis 32 B22 59 Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) 2132 2904 5.4 90%
Pool L 3:5 SARKAR Agniv 6 A22 34 Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) 2458 2910 35.8 77%
T64 L 8:15 DIECK Logan O. 17 A22 14 Cardinal Fencing Club / Premier Fencing Alliance 3135 3258 58.8 58%

San Diego Senior Cup #3 w/ D&Under Epee

Senior Mixed Épée (A1, SNR), February 20, 2022
Place 6, Seed 1, Not ranked, Rating A21, Encinitas Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 CHIEN Zachary M. 6 B19 3 TeamK Fencing / La International Fencing 2740 2853 21.0 57%
Pool W 5:4 AURAY Phileas 11 U 14 1736 2874 3.9 91%
Pool W 5:2 HILLSTROM Nathan 7 C19 12 Center for Blade Arts / Cabrillo Academy Of The Sword Llc 2304 2878 9.4 82%
Pool W 5:4 POUKKULA Adrian 12 U 13 Team Touche Fencing Center 2160 2887 6.9 87%
Pool W 5:4 GAZAWAY Jesse 13 U 7 Lionheart Fencing Academy/coeur Du Lion Fencing Cl 2673 2894 14.7 61%
T16 W 15:4 ZHANG Zichen 15 U 15 Team Touche Fencing Center
T8 L 11:15 CHIEN Zachary M. 6 B19 3 TeamK Fencing / La International Fencing 2992 3332 74.7 70%

San Diego Senior Cup #2

Senior Men's Épée (A2, SNR), January 30, 2022
Place 11, Seed 5, Not ranked, Rating A21, Encinitas Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 4:5 BUI James H. 17 C19 3 Las Vegas Fencing Academy 2746 2844 28.3 56%
Pool W 5:3 HAU Pak-Kei 8 A18 27 San Diego Fencing Center 2921 2815 18.2 46%
Pool W 5:4 QUITORIANO Matthew 19 D22 12 Lionheart Fencing Academy/coeur Du Lion Fencing Cl 2216 2833 9.1 84%
Pool W 5:3 CAILLE Pierre 27 E21 27 Team Touche Fencing Center 2323 2843 10.5 75%
T32 W 15:9 HILLSTROM Nathan 16 C19 23 Center for Blade Arts / Cabrillo Academy Of The Sword Llc 2675 3367 19.7 84%
T16 L 5:15 DIEDERICHS Jimmy G. 1 A21 6 Las Vegas Fencing Academy 3374 3387 54.6 51%

Fortune Fencing ROC/VET/RJCC

Div I-A Men's Épée (A4, D1A), September 6, 2021
Place 41, Seed 10, Not ranked, Rating A21, Encinitas Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 4:5 YOUNG Jr Colby 55 E21 66 Battle Born Fencing Club 2128 2877 66.4 89%
Pool W 5:2 CAI Brian 13 A20 40 East Bay Fencers Gym / Olympic Fencers Club 2929 2811 34.0 42%
Pool W 5:4 CHIEN Zachary M. 35 B19 31 TeamK Fencing / LA International Fencing 2805 2845 26.6 53%
Pool W 5:2 SHA Michael 56 E21 59 Swords Fencing Studio / Harvard-Westlake Wolverines 2020 2872 5.7 92%
Pool L 2:5 KIM Benjamin I. 21 B21 10 Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) 2704 2877 33.9 61%
T64 L 13:15 ZHU Max 11 A21 28 TeamK Fencing / Yang Fencing Club 3115 3464 96.3 71%

Fortune Fencing ROC, VET & RJCC Reg Opens 2/1

Div I-A Men's Épée (A4, D1A), May 31, 2021
Place 2, Seed 25, Not ranked, Rating A17, Encinitas Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 LOEFFLER Carl E. 23 A19 63 LA International Fencing 2884 2949 35.3 54%
Pool W 5:0 LEE Richard U. 72 D17 77 Beverly Hills Fencers' Club 2161 2984 8.6 90%
Pool L 3:5 LO Hung Yui 69 D19 59 Prime Fencing Academy 2648 2993 49.4 70%
Pool L 2:5 ELASHRY Zeyad A. 1 35 A21 17 Fortune Fencing 3313 2943 20.1 28%
Pool L 4:5 ZHENG Haoran 50 C21 36 Swords Fencing Studio 2215 2923 68.7 87%
Pool W 5:4 GALLO James 46 C21 50 Battle Born Fencing Club 2617 2855 22.8 65%
T64 W 15:12 GAINES Aaron 33 B20 41 San Diego Fencing Center / No Fear Fencing 3283 2910 171.1 30%
T32 W 15:10 BRISLAWN Reilly R. 12 A20 18 NMFC/Duke City Fencing / New Mexico Fencing Foundation 3239 3081 129.6 41%
T16 W 15:13 WESTPHAL David R. 28 B21 16 NMFC/Duke City Fencing / Denver Fencing Center 3284 3211 96.6 46%
T8 W 15:11 DAO Matthew M. 8 A21 5 Battle Born Fencing Club 3418 3308 97.5 43%
T4 W 15:14 JEONG Connor 4 78 A21 3 Battle Born Fencing Club 3631 3405 99.6 36%
T2 L 8:15 THEIN-SANDLER Adrien (Adi) M. 2 40 A19 1 LA International Fencing 3867 3505 41.3 29%

San Diego Senior Cup #4 w/ D & under Epee

Senior Men's Épée (A2, SNR), February 9, 2020
Place 9, Seed 6, Not ranked, Rating A17, Encinitas Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:1 HILLSTROM Nathan 17 C19 13 Fencers Club 2265 2863 17.1 82%
Pool W 5:3 HEWITT Frank F. 5 A18 15 Cabrillo Academy Of The Sword Llc 2453 2880 22.7 75%
Pool W 5:3 PABLO Sebastian 27 U 23 Wildcat Fencing 2182 2903 12.9 85%
Pool W 5:2 MATTIS George 15 C20 16 Team Touche Fencing Center 2584 2916 25.2 70%
Pool W 5:0 WILLIAMS Jeremiah 26 U 26 Wildcat Fencing 2004 2941 8.2 90%
T16 L 12:15 LOYA Fernando 8 B19 8 Duelistas 3222 3015 104.4 39%

January NAC

Div I Men's Épée (A4, DV1), January 3, 2020
Place 208, Seed 181, Not ranked, Rating A17, Encinitas Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 FREEMAN Daniel H. 191 B19 225 2645 2786 53.1 59%
Pool L 4:5 LEHR William D. 268 C19 267 Mission Fencing Center 2733 2839 69.0 57%
Pool L 0:5 FRANK Timmy 39 46 A18 105 Brown University NCAA 3281 2770 25.6 21%
Pool W 5:3 MALDONADO Julian A. 258 B17 224 Columbia University NCAA / Alamo Fencing Academy 2869 2744 61.5 42%
Pool W 4:3 CORBAN Michael Y. 114 A19 75 Olympia Fencing Center 3335 2806 86.4 20%
Pool L 3:5 KIM Juni C. 106 A19 185 Fencing Academy Of Westchester 3212 2892 29.4 30%
T256 L 13:15 MOTIR Lucas D. 230 B19 133 Cobra Fencing Club LLC 2965 3237 222.6 65%

December NAC

Div I Men's Épée (A4, DV1), December 8, 2019
Place 156, Seed 152, Not ranked, Rating A17, Encinitas Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 4:5 KOFROTH Zachary R. 202 C19 145 Wasatch Fencing 2738 2802 131.1 54%
Pool W 5:4 SMITH Justin C. 98 A19 129 LA International Fencing / No Fear Fencing 3091 2670 163.9 26%
Pool L 4:5 YERGLER Jonathan A. 75 115 B19 41 New York Athletic Club / South Florida Fencing Club 3342 2834 43.5 22%
Pool L 2:5 WALKER IV Weymouth D. 179 B19 194 Dunwoody Fencing Club 2710 2791 93.9 55%
Pool L 3:5 STUSNICK Hunter 127 A19 54 Medeo Fencing Club / Brandeis University NCAA 3156 2697 39.2 24%
Pool W 5:3 BISSINGER Michael P. 46 59 A19 185 Alliance Fencing Academy 3218 2658 128.1 19%
T256 W 15:14 SHENG Patrick Y. 108 A19 169 Fencing Academy Of Westchester 3373 2978 388.0 31%
T128 L 14:15 SHINDLER Oliver P. 35 40 A19 51 Windy City Fencing-Chicago / The Ohio State University NCAA 3712 3366 128.4 33%

October NAC

Div I Men's Épée (A4, DV1), October 18, 2019
Place 145, Seed 155, Not ranked, Rating A17, Encinitas Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 4:5 NGUYEN Ethan D. 42 53 A19 106 Battle Born Fencing Club 3309 2500 252.3 22%
Pool W 5:2 WOZNIAK Sebastian 219 B18 240 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 2854 2248 671.6 26%
Pool L 4:5 CUMMINGS Kai W. 234 C19 165 Bozeman Fencing Association, LLC 2524 2919 395.7 69%
Pool W 5:4 PARK Jong-Eun 170 B19 166 Olympic Fencers Club 2594 2524 220.3 46%
Pool L 2:5 DE GUZMAN Inaki P. 106 A19 49 Cardinal Fencing Academy / Fencing Sports Academy, Inc. 3059 2744 111.3 33%
Pool W 5:3 BAKER Kevin G. 91 A19 182 Fencers Club Inc. 2771 2633 169.0 42%
T256 W 15:8 VISURAKAPALLI Sathvik 165 B19 186 Columbus Fencing And Fitness LLC 3030 2500 766.4 31%
T128 L 6:15 RAMIREZ Yeisser
39 49 A18 1 Peter Westbrook Foundation / Durkan Fencing Academy 3386 3266 288.7 45%