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Mark Ertel

1951
Gold Blade Fencing Center
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Win/loss statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories 12 3 1 3 3 22
Losses 34 11 2 10 30 87
Win ratio 26.1% 21.4% 33.3% 23.1% 9.1% 20.2%
Pool victories 12 2 1 2 3 20
Pool losses 27 9 1 8 25 70
Pool win ratio 30.8% 18.2% 50.0% 20.0% 10.7% 22.2%
DE victories - 1 - 1 - 2
DE losses 7 2 1 2 5 17
DE win ratio 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 10.5%

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† 2 - - 1 - 3
Easy wins % 16.7% 0.0% 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 13.6%
Close wins‡ 2 1 - - 3 6
Close wins % 16.7% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 27.3%
Close losses‡ 8 2 - 2 6 18
Close losses % 23.5% 18.2% 0.0% 20.0% 20.0% 20.7%
Big losses† 16 5 - 6 14 41
Big losses % 47.1% 45.5% 0.0% 60.0% 46.7% 47.1%

† 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 7 2 1 2 5 17
Tournaments 5 1 1 2 3 12

Competition history

17 competitions, 109 bouts

Division 1 & Para Championships / April NAC

Veteran Men's Épée A4, VET April 25, 2026

Place 103 of 116 Seed 108 Not ranked Rating U Gold Blade Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 VALENTINE Shem 98 - E25 111 Valkyrie Fencing Club 1617 1304 25.3 30%
Pool
D 4:5 CRANOR Erich L. 29 - A25 21 Northwest Fencing Center 2724 1330 0.6 1%
Pool
D 1:5 HEDGES Philip S. 6 - A26 11 Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) 2959 1329 0.2 < 1%
Pool
D 2:5 NEALE James H. 63 - B23 92 Rockland Fencers Club 2121 1329 4.1 10%
Pool
D 1:5 LAWLOR Lee 40 - B26 46 Bucks County Academy Of Fencing 2092 1325 4.3 10%
Pool
D 1:5 LEHFELDT Damien S. 73 - C25 12 Nova Fencing Club / DC Fencers Club 2196 1320 3.3 8%
T128
D 2:10 SUVOROV Yuly 32 - A24 7 Salle Auriol Seattle 3070 1204 0.8 < 1%

Division 1 & Para Championships / April NAC

Vet-70 Men's Épée A2, V70 April 24, 2026

Place 28 of 35 Seed 35 Not ranked Rating U Gold Blade Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 LUTTON Thomas (Tom) W. 6 7 B24 25 Denver Fencing Center 2112 1309 4.2 9%
Pool
V 5:3 ANDERSON Donald 27 38 D23 30 New Mexico Fencing Foundation 1257 1305 17.2 53%
Pool
D 4:5 SWICK Kerry J. 16 21 B26 3 DC Fencers Club 2024 1322 5.3 12%
Pool
D 3:5 JUGAN Bruce M. 15 19 B24 3 Santa Barbara Fencers Club / Swords Fencing Studio 2696 1317 0.7 1%
Pool
D 4:5 SMITH Herman E. 28 47 D25 23 Cape Fear Fencing Association 1831 1316 7.8 20%
Pool
D 1:5 WHEELER Mark C. 5 5 B22 7 Windy City Fencing-Chicago / Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) 2157 1308 3.6 8%
T32
D 4:10 TAYLOR Daryl J. 1 1 A25 6 Fortune Fencing 3343 1204 0.3 < 1%

Battle in Space City Spring ROC/RJCC/RYC

Veteran Men's Épée E1, VET April 12, 2026

Place 5 of 7 Seed 7 Not ranked Rating U Gold Blade Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 COLE Morgan 2 - E24 2 Space City Fencing Academy / Space City Fencing Academy (pearland) 1811 1335 9.4 22%
Pool
D 3:5 CHO Hans 4 - U 3 Battle Born Fencing Club 1554 1326 14.2 36%
Pool
D 4:5 DANIELL Steven J. 6 - U 3 Fencing Institute Of Texas 1115 1312 23.9 62%
Pool
V 5:4 GOODMAN Craig 5 - U 7 Dragon Heart Fencing 987 1288 12.1 69%
Pool
D 1:5 VILLAREAL Quentin 1 - D25 1 Houston Sword Sports / Dragon Heart Fencing 2091 1300 4.4 10%
Pool
V 5:2 DONG Xuan 3 - U 6 Alliance Fencing Academy 1141 1295 13.4 59%
T8
D 6:10 CHO Hans 4 - U 3 Battle Born Fencing Club 1595 1266 61.8 32%

Wang Memorial ROC/RJCC/RYC

Veteran Men's Épée E1, VET March 22, 2026

Place 7 of 10 Seed 4 Not ranked Rating U Gold Blade Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 RYMAN Gary 5 - U 10 Pegasus Sword Academy Inc. 1101 1338 14.6 65%
Pool
D 0:5 REAGAN Dustin R. 1 - A23 1 City of Thunder FC 3853 1353 0.0 < 1%
Pool
D 4:5 DANIELL Steven J. 8 - U 6 Fencing Institute Of Texas 974 1353 30.8 73%
Pool
V 5:2 GOODMAN Craig 9 - U 9 Dragon Heart Fencing 1033 1322 13.2 68%
T8
D 5:10 CHANG Frederic 7 - U 3 Fencing Institute Of Texas 1508 1335 68.6 42%

ROC of Ages RJCC/VET/RPC

Veteran Men's Épée U, VET November 22, 2025

Place 3 of 5 Seed 2 Not ranked Rating U Gold Blade Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 WINKLER Michael 4 - U 2 Gold Blade Fencing Center 1602 1327 14.9 33%
Pool
V 5:4 DANIELL Steven J. 5 - U 3 Fencing Institute Of Texas 1014 1312 13.9 68%
Pool
V 5:1 RYMAN Gary 3 - U 5 Pegasus Sword Academy Inc. 1095 1326 15.0 64%
Pool
D 3:5 JAMES Lonnie M. 1 - C22 1 City of Thunder FC 2356 1341 2.8 5%
T4
D 8:10 WINKLER Michael 4 - U 2 Gold Blade Fencing Center 1736 1407 72.9 33%

Battle in Space City ROC/RJCC

Veteran Men's Épée E1, VET November 2, 2025

Place 5 of 9 Seed 7 Not ranked Rating U Gold Blade Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:2 WINKLER Michael 8 - U 6 Gold Blade Fencing Center 1631 1223 39.8 26%
Pool
D 1:5 VILLAREAL Quentin 3 - D25 2 Houston Sword Sports / Dragon Heart Fencing 1995 1262 6.9 12%
Pool
D 4:5 PARISI Nolan W. 2 - D25 3 Houston Sword Sports 1942 1256 7.6 13%
Pool
V 5:1 GILCRIST R. Sam 5 - U 8 Houston Sword Sports 1007 1248 16.4 64%
Pool
V 5:3 SCHERMAN Paul G. 6 - U 9 Dragon Heart Fencing 1910 1264 44.4 16%
Pool
V 5:2 RODRIGUEZ VINCENT 4 - U 7 San Diego Fencing Center 1495 1309 26.5 39%
Pool
D 2:5 MANSKE Niul S. 1 - A22 1 The Fencing Center 2621 1335 1.3 2%
Pool
D 1:5 MAHMOUD Hossam 9 - U 3 Pegasus Sword Academy Inc. 2033 1334 6.8 13%
T8
D 9:10 MAHMOUD Hossam 9 - U 3 Pegasus Sword Academy Inc. 2145 1453 45.4 17%

Battle in Space City ROC/RJCC

Div II Men's Épée C2, DV2 November 1, 2025

Place 31 of 31 Seed 25 Not ranked Rating U Gold Blade Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 TUMULA Arihaan 16 - D25 16 Pegasus Sword Academy Inc. 1536 1315 21.6 36%
Pool
D 1:5 SOOS Whitman 5 - C24 9 Olympian Fencing Club 1855 1294 11.5 18%
Pool
D 0:5 KIM Leejay 26 - U 13 Alliance Fencing Academy 1408 1282 23.7 42%
Pool
D 2:5 OBREBSKI Kevin 6 - C24 17 1722 1258 13.2 22%
Pool
D 1:5 GRIGORENKO Gleb E. 17 - D24 8 Alliance Fencing Academy / Fencing Academy Of Philadelphia - North 1374 1245 22.4 42%
T32
D 4:15 LU Haoyang 4 - C24 10 Olympian Fencing Club 1963 1533 79.8 27%

Wang Memorial ROC/RYC/RJCC

Veteran Men's Épée E1, VET March 30, 2025

Place 8 of 11 Seed 9 Not ranked Rating U Gold Blade Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 GERRICK Aaron 5 - E22 7 Gold Blade Fencing Center 1593 1357 23.1 36%
Pool
D 4:5 ABBONDANZIO David R. 4 - D23 3 Pegasus Sword Academy Inc. 2223 1334 6.2 8%
Pool
D 0:5 REAGAN Dustin R. 1 - A23 1 City of Thunder FC 3851 1328 0.0 < 1%
Pool
V 5:2 SHOAF Franz 7 - U 10 Stoccata Fencing Academy & Club / Tulsa Fencing Club 1133 1327 23.6 62%
Pool
D 4:5 SADLER Daniel 6 - U 5 Alliance Fencing Academy 1199 1351 36.0 60%
T16
V 10:7 DANIELL Steven J. 11 - U 9 Fencing Institute Of Texas 876 1469 67.1 77%
T8
D 3:10 REAGAN Dustin R. 1 - A23 1 City of Thunder FC 3334 1536 3.1 1%

Wang Memorial ROC/RYC/RJCC

Div II Men's Épée C2, DV2 March 30, 2025

Place 37 of 41 Seed 29 Not ranked Rating U Gold Blade Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 0:5 YANG Zeph 7 - C24 1 University of Incarnate Word Fencing NCAA / Olympian Fencing Club 2252 1468 10.2 10%
Pool
D 1:5 COHEN Nathan 5 - C24 13 Austin Fencers Club / Olympian Fencing Club 1747 1458 26.3 32%
Pool
D 3:5 VAUGHN Matthew (Manny) E. 20 - D23 8 Pegasus Sword Academy Inc. 1960 1432 16.6 20%
Pool
D 1:5 HORD Jacob 33 - U 22 1329 1415 40.7 55%
Pool
D 2:5 SATHYAN Dev 17 - D24 14 Alliance Fencing Academy 1312 1374 38.4 54%
Pool
V 5:4 DANIELL Steven J. 41 - U 36 Fencing Institute Of Texas 1022 1336 20.9 69%
T64
D 10:15 ADKINS Daniel R. 36 - U 28 2500 1511 42.7 18%

Wang Memorial LOCAL events

Veteran Men's Épée U, VET March 24, 2024

Place 3 of 3 Seed 3 Not ranked Rating U Gold Blade Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 HULGAN Beau R. 2 - U 1 2936 1396 3.7 5%
Pool
V 5:3 GERRICK Aaron 1 - E22 2 Gold Blade Fencing Center 2207 1392 76.0 13%
T4
D 6:10 GERRICK Aaron 1 - E22 2 Gold Blade Fencing Center 2192 1587 75.3 25%

Duel at Dallas Div1A/2/Vet ROC

Veteran Men's Épée B1, VET September 24, 2022

Place 15 of 18 Seed 18 Not ranked Rating U Gold Blade Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 PARISI Nolan W. 14 - U 12 Houston Sword Sports 1990 1402 18.5 19%
Pool
V 5:2 SMITH Samuel J. 11 - E21 16 1059 1383 26.5 67%
Pool
D 3:5 RIBAUDO David J. 2 - B19 2 City of Thunder FC 2471 1410 5.6 5%
Pool
D 1:5 PHILLIPS Wesley Y. 5 - C19 11 Texas Fencing Academy 2564 1404 4.1 3%
Pool
D 1:5 HICKS Randal G. 8 - D21 5 City of Thunder FC 2671 1400 4.5 5%
T32
V 10:7 GASTON Ryan 16 - U 18 Brazosport Fencing / Houston Sword Sports 2295 1192 400.4 11%
T16
D 2:10 REAGAN Dustin R. 1 - B22 1 3464 1593 6.1 1%

Fete de Lune

Veteran Mixed Épée C2, VET August 13, 2022

Place 22 of 29 Seed 29 Not ranked Rating U Gold Blade Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 TABOR Bruce W. 6 - D21 5 Texas Fencing Academy 2500 1455 11.0 16%
Pool
V 5:1 ALVAREZ Natalie 18 - U 29 Olympian Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 4:5 POOLE James M. 27 - U 3 Galveston Fencing Club / Rogue Fencers Guild 2526 1444 6.8 5%
Pool
D 1:5 SKOPIK Jr August 3 - B19 8 Alliance Fencing Academy / Houston Sword Sports 2463 1438 7.0 5%
Pool
D 3:5 COLE Morgan 13 - U 20 Salle Mauro Fencing Academy / Space City Fencing Academy (pearland) 1681 1431 28.7 38%
T32
D 4:10 SKOPIK Jr August 3 - B19 8 Alliance Fencing Academy / Houston Sword Sports 2450 1229 36.5 6%

Wang Memorial RYC and Div 1A/2 ROC

Div II Men's Épée C2, DV2 March 27, 2022

Place 35 of 37 Seed 25 Not ranked Rating U Gold Blade Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 XIONG Aaron 22 - U 18 Alliance Fencing Academy 1893 1622 43.8 34%
Pool
D 3:5 COLE Cayden 2 - C22 10 The OKC Fencers Club/City of Thunder 1425 1578 58.1 58%
Pool
D 3:5 JONES Bennett 12 - E22 15 Alamo Fencing Academy 2132 1520 21.5 17%
Pool
D 2:5 STARR Michael 37 - U 29 Abilene Sport Fencing 1908 1499 29.7 26%
Pool
D 2:5 DEES Reed 16 - E21 5 Caddo Magnet Fencing Club / Fairfield Avenue School of Fencing 2254 1469 13.6 11%
T64
D 11:15 ELANGO SriVaaikuntesh 20 - U 30 Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) 1250 1577 348.7 64%

Wang Memorial RYC and Div 1A/2 ROC

Div I-A Men's Épée A2, D1A March 26, 2022

Place 37 of 45 Seed 33 Not ranked Rating U Gold Blade Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 0:5 SHETTY Surya 18 - C21 16 Woodlands International Fencing Club 2452 1645 19.3 11%
Pool
D 0:5 RITCHIE Phillip 11 - B21 11 Phoenix Falcons Fencing Club 2484 1626 17.0 10%
Pool
D 4:5 SMITH Dylan 38 - U 19 University Of Texas Fencing Club 2260 1609 25.4 18%
Pool
D 0:5 HURME Tommi K. 4 - A19 9 Olympian Fencing Club / Texas Fencing Academy 3047 1583 2.5 1%
Pool
V 5:4 SMITH Ian 29 - E22 41 Caddo Magnet Fencing Club 1308 1581 41.5 64%
T64
D 14:15 SCHULTZ John 34 - U 28 Round Rock Fencing Club 2500 1700 122.2 25%

Wang Memorial ROC & RYC

Div I-A Men's Épée B2, D1A March 1, 2020

Place 52 of 53 Seed 49 Not ranked Rating U Gold Blade Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 0:5 PLAISANCE Louis 1 - A20 9 The OKC Fencers Club/City of Thunder / Fayetteville Fencing Club 3302 1767 3.2 1%
Pool
D 2:5 KEHOE James E. 16 - B19 6 Woodlands International Fencing Club 2936 1764 9.9 4%
Pool
D 2:5 PANAYOTOV Alexander 34 - D20 37 Alamo Fencing Academy 2369 1754 35.6 17%
Pool
D 0:5 GYURE Brayden H. 17 - B19 3 International Fencers Alliance Of Dallas 2936 1718 7.7 3%
Pool
D 4:5 WERCHAN Andrew R. 32 - D20 41 Wildcat Fencing-University of Arizona 2399 1711 28.1 15%
Pool
D 4:5 SMITH Dylan 48 - U 43 University Of Texas Fencing Club 2171 1682 37.4 26%
T64
D 3:15 ILIEV Velizar K. 6 - A19 13 Olympian Fencing Club / Unattached 3921 1707 7.8 1%

Wang Memorial ROC & RYC

Div II Men's Épée C2, DV2 February 29, 2020

Place 40 of 43 Seed 40 Not ranked Rating U Gold Blade Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 CASTLEMAN Levi 18 - D19 3 2548 1931 70.7 21%
Pool
D 0:5 DAVIS Scott 1 - C20 30 Unattached 1754 1861 126.1 55%
Pool
D 1:5 PLESHEK Daniel 29 - U 17 University of North Texas Fencing Club 3264 1735 11.7 4%
Pool
V 5:4 CHANG Luo Jixiu 41 - U 31 Texas Fencing Academy 2014 1723 182.7 34%
Pool
D 4:5 HESSE Frederick Q. 43 - U 22 Fencing Institute Of Texas 2046 1906 94.7 42%
Pool
D 2:5 JAMES Lonnie M. 11 - D20 18 The OKC Fencers Club/City of Thunder 2372 1811 44.1 21%
T64
D 8:15 DOUGLAS Benjamin 5 - C19 16 The OKC Fencers Club/City of Thunder 2046 2030 322.4 49%

Duel at Dallas Div1A & Vet ROC and RJC

Veteran Men's Épée E1, VET September 28, 2019

Place 12 of 13 Seed 13 Not ranked Rating U Gold Blade Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 MANSKE Niul S. 5 - C18 1 Anchorage Fencing Club 2657 2500 438.2 44%
Pool
D 2:5 JAMES Lonnie M. 7 - D19 3 The OKC Fencers Club/City of Thunder 2148 2062 308.5 47%
Pool
D 1:5 GERACI Paul A. 1 43 B18 6 3040 1753 59.8 7%
Pool
V 5:4 MAHMOUD Hossam 10 - E19 11 Fencing Institute Of Texas 2315 1694 491.0 23%
Pool
D 1:5 CROUCH William John (John) 4 - B17 9 New Orleans Fencers Club 2475 2185 155.8 36%
Pool
D 1:5 GREGORY Dean 12 - U 5 Alliance Fencing Academy 2541 2029 97.3 25%
T16
D 2:10 GERACI Paul A. 1 43 B18 6 2573 2500 470.1 47%