Val Kizik

1961

Win/Loss Statistics

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Victories - 7 23 8 19 57
Losses - 2 3 2 6 13
Win Ratio - 77.8% 88.5% 80.0% 76.0% 81.4%
Pool Victories - 5 15 5 14 39
Pool Losses - 1 1 1 3 6
Pool Win Ratio - 83.3% 93.8% 83.3% 82.4% 86.7%
DE Victories - 2 8 3 5 18
DE Losses - 1 2 1 3 7
DE Win Ratio - 66.7% 80.0% 75.0% 62.5% 72.0%

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† - 3 15 6 7 31
Easy wins as % of wins - 42.9% 65.2% 75.0% 36.8% 54.4%
Close wins‡ - 3 1 - 2 6
Close wins as % of all wins - 42.9% 4.3% 0.0% 10.5% 10.5%
Close losses‡ - 2 - 1 2 5
Close losses as % of all losses - 100.0% 0.0% 50.0% 33.3% 38.5%
Big losses† - - 1 1 1 3
Big losses as % of all losses - 0.0% 33.3% 50.0% 16.7% 23.1%

† 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 - 1 3 1 3 8
Tournaments - 1 3 1 3 8

Competition History

National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals)

Vet-60 Men's Saber (A2, V60), July 3, 2024
Place 5 of 32, Seed 11, Not ranked, Rating B23, IndySabre
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 4:5 LILLARD Samuel N. 19 33 D22 11 Columbus Fencing And Fitness LLC 2415 3201 87.0 90%
Pool W 5:1 DONNELLON James G. 31 U 25 Renaissance Fencing Club 1259 3114 0.3 > 99%
Pool W 5:4 LESCH Randall (R.J.) J. 30 U 30 Carlisle Fencing Club 1206 3114 0.3 > 99%
Pool W 5:3 MATT Chris 1 2 A24 1 Capital Fencing Academy 3243 3115 44.1 42%
Pool W 5:4 CRETEN joachim 10 19 B22 23 Oregon Fencing Alliance 1955 3159 2.8 97%
Pool W 5:1 ELDER John 21 D23 24 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 1896 3162 2.3 98%
T32 W 10:5 SU Ji 26 21 U 27 Miracle Fencing Club 1792 3378 1.6 99%
T16 W 10:9 BUKOWSKI Todd 5 6 B23 13 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 2860 3379 28.8 79%
T8 L 8:10 RUNYAN Joshua 4 5 A22 2 Spartak 3610 3408 45.6 38%

Division 1 Championships/April NAC

Vet-60 Men's Saber (A2, V60), April 23, 2023
Place 9 of 34, Seed 9, Rank 17, Rating B23, IndySabre
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:1 MALNATI Donald H. 12 22 C22 13 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 2750 3103 27.8 71%
Pool W 5:3 RUNYAN Joshua 2 2 A22 14 Spartak 3205 3130 47.9 45%
Pool W 5:2 MIGHELL Jason 22 16 E21 28 Denver Fencing Center 2224 3178 7.0 94%
Pool W 5:0 MCLAUGHLIN Joseph R. 29 28 U 29 Forge Fencing Teams / Cape Fear Fencing Association 1914 3185 2.7 98%
Pool W 5:3 GORMLEY Peter J. 30 42 U 16 Zeta Fencing 1853 3188 2.3 98%
Pool W 5:2 LEAR Donald W. 19 13 D19 12 Southwest Florida Fencing Academy 2423 3190 10.8 89%
T32 W 10:0 HUTCHERSON Jesse 34 U 31 Eugene Fencers Club 2295 3474 11.4 92%
T16 L 7:10 HECK Steven D. 6 5 B21 3 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation / Rockville Fencing Academy 3073 3485 107.6 74%

IFC 2023 Spring Classic

Senior Mixed Saber (D1, SNR), March 25, 2023
Place 2 of 17, Seed 1, Not ranked, Rating B23, Indysabre / Indianapolis Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:0 WAGNER Elijah 15 U 7 Northwest Indiana Fencing Club 1644 3090 1.9 99%
Pool W 5:0 HILL Quillan 7 E22 3 1847 3092 3.5 98%
Pool W 5:1 MALVESTUTO Prudence 9 U 17 North West Indiana fencing club
Pool W 5:3 CURTIS Daniel 6 E22 10 The Point Fencing Club & School 2038 3095 6.4 95%
Pool W 5:1 SAWYER Edward 12 U 14 Indianapolis Fencing Club 1439 3102 0.8 > 99%
T16 W 15:2 BARROWS Hunter 16 U 16 Lincoln Square Fencing 1515 3439 0.5 > 99%
T8 W 15:3 WAGNER Elijah 15 U 7 Northwest Indiana Fencing Club 2007 3439 4.1 98%
T4 W 15:14 CHINWAH Kaden 11 U 3 Northwest Indiana Fencing Club 2921 3444 30.2 71%

January NAC

Vet-60 Men's Saber (A2, V60), January 9, 2023
Place 2 of 36, Seed 12, Not ranked, Rating B21, IndySabre
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:0 GRAFF Jon 13 9 C22 29 Cobra Fencing Club LLC 2394 3145 17.0 88%
Pool L 1:5 DAHL Chris 24 E22 20 Fencing Academy Of Boston 2091 3162 151.9 95%
Pool W 5:1 CHAMBERS Thomas J. 25 18 E19 24 Zeljkovic Fencing Academy 2153 3010 11.5 91%
Pool W 5:3 LUNDBORG Mark R. 1 1 A19 3 Washington Fencing Academy 3290 3021 68.3 34%
Pool W 5:0 GILLESPIE Jeremy W. 35 U 30 1139 3090 0.3 > 99%
T32 W 10:2 BLAIR III Ray H. 29 17 U 28 Naples Fencing Academy / Southwest Florida Fencing Academy 2228 3422 11.3 96%
T16 W 10:6 HICHA Paul R. 20 D21 12 Arizona State University Fencing Club 2402 3433 16.4 94%
T8 W 10:2 KASTOR Jacaeber 10 B22 7 Manhattan Fencing Center 3248 3449 72.7 62%
T4 W 10:5 BUKOWSKI Todd 7 8 C21 3 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 2770 3522 26.1 87%
T2 L 7:10 MATT Chris 8 21 A19 1 Capital Fencing Academy 3300 3548 109.3 65%

Veteran National Championships & Vet Open NAC

Vet-60 Men's Saber (A1, V60), August 27, 2021
Place 2 of 21, Seed 5, Rank 7, Rating B19, IndySabre
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:0 BIRT Timothy 20 U 20 1613 3288 4.8 97%
Pool W 5:2 KOPYLOV Dmitri 2 2 A19 6 Lilov Fencing Academy 2963 3293 49.3 69%
Pool W 5:1 MYERS Brent M. 9 13 C19 13 Southwest Florida Fencing Academy 2516 3342 18.2 90%
Pool W 5:1 MCLAUGHLIN Joseph R. 17 22 E17 16 Forge Fencing Teams, Inc. / Cape Fear Fencing Association 2012 3361 4.2 98%
Pool W 5:3 SRERE Mark A. 12 17 D21 7 Capital Fencing Academy 2540 3365 17.2 90%
Pool L 4:5 ELDER John 15 31 E19 11 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 1779 3382 237.1 99%
T16 W 10:2 LEAR Donald W. 14 14 D19 15 Southwest Florida Fencing Academy 2737 3336 63.5 79%
T8 W 10:5 SRERE Mark A. 12 17 D21 7 Capital Fencing Academy 2559 3400 37.4 88%
T4 W 10:5 HECK Steven D. 7 12 B21 3 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation / Rockville Fencing Academy 3122 3437 82.6 67%
T2 L 4:10 FRIEDBERG John M.
8 15 B21 1 Fencing Club Of Mercer County 3559 3519 97.7 48%

National Championships, Junior Olympic Championships & July NAC

Vet-60 Men's Saber (A2, V60), July 6, 2021
Place 5 of 28, Seed 9, Rank 23, Rating B19, IndySabre
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 LARA Alfred 8 11 B19 13 Oregon Fencing Alliance 2925 3032 89.7 56%
Pool W 5:3 BRUCE II Ommer E. 25 45 U 23 The Fencing Center 1194 3122 0.8 > 99%
Pool W 5:2 RUNYAN Joshua 1 1 A17 1 US Navy / Spartak 3538 3123 135.6 28%
Pool W 5:4 SRERE Mark A. 17 17 E20 10 Capital Fencing Academy 2517 3258 25.6 87%
Pool W 5:2 ALVAREZ Anthony R. 16 E21 20 Carlisle Fencing Club 1864 3284 4.1 98%
Pool W 5:0 FRUNGILLO benjamin 24 40 U 26 Bergen Fencing Club 1169 3288 0.3 > 99%
T16 W 10:6 LARA Alfred 8 11 B19 13 Oregon Fencing Alliance 2867 3283 104.4 71%
T8 L 6:10 RUNYAN Joshua 1 1 A17 1 US Navy / Spartak 4172 3387 51.4 15%

USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge

Vet-50 Men's Saber (A2, V50), June 30, 2019
Place 7 of 42, Seed 10, Rank 21, Rating A15, IndySabre
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 TANNAS Henri 33 E17 29 International Fencing Club 1356 2778 19.2 96%
Pool W 5:2 CHU Kevin 14 35 B19 20 Manhattan Fencing Center 2811 2798 175.1 49%
Pool L 2:5 MATT Chris 3 3 A19 5 Virginia Academy Of Fencing 3253 2973 102.4 35%
Pool W 5:3 BOYLAN John R. 27 30 E15 15 Louisville Fencing Center, Inc. 2638 2870 88.4 62%
Pool W 5:1 RAMIREZ Joselito 41 U 42 Columbus Fencing And Fitness LLC 1715 2959 14.1 95%
Pool W 5:3 RABINOWITZ Mike 22 D18 33 2520 2973 59.7 73%
T32 W 10:1 GORMLEY Peter J. 36 41 U 23 Zeta Fencing 2581 2941 177.6 64%
T16 W 10:8 MIRONOVAS Mikhail (Misha) 1 1 A18 11 Columbus Fencing And Fitness LLC 3295 3119 278.9 42%
T8 L 8:10 LUNDBORG Mark R. 5 5 B18 1 Washington Fencing Academy 3863 3398 114.6 28%

December NAC

Vet-50 Men's Saber (A2, V50), December 14, 2018
Place 6 of 31, Seed 8, Rank 12, Rating A15, IndySabre
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:0 EL-SHERBINY Hosam E. 31 U 21 2835 2500 618.2 38%
Pool L 3:5 BECKER William L. 3 3 A16 1 2691 3118 460.0 66%
Pool L 4:5 LILLARD Samuel N. 13 13 C18 8 Columbus Fencing And Fitness LLC 2400 2658 289.0 60%
Pool W 5:2 ZIPPER Michael E. 18 35 D17 20 Manhattan Fencing Center / Stamford Fencing Center, LLC 2988 2369 360.4 24%
Pool W 5:0 POND III George E. 23 28 E18 29 1716 2730 48.8 87%
T32 W 10:5 FAINGOLD Vladimir 25 E17 25 Corsair Fencing Club / Pittsburgh Fencers Club 2500 2500 420.5 50%
T16 W 10:5 HERRERA Richard K. 9 9 B16 12 PDX Fencing 2921 2921 351.3 50%
T8 L 5:10 MIRONOVAS Mikhail (Misha) 1 1 A18 3 Columbus Fencing And Fitness LLC 3085 3272 330.7 57%