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Philip Ferko

1984
The Fencers Academy
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Win/loss statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories - 33 31 7 - 71
Losses - 16 5 1 - 22
Win ratio - 67.3% 86.1% 87.5% - 76.3%
Pool victories - 23 23 6 - 52
Pool losses - 10 3 - - 13
Pool win ratio - 69.7% 88.5% 100.0% - 80.0%
DE victories - 10 8 1 - 19
DE losses - 6 2 1 - 9
DE win ratio - 62.5% 80.0% 50.0% - 67.9%

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† - 16 17 3 - 36
Easy wins % - 48.5% 54.8% 42.9% - 50.7%
Close wins‡ - 3 4 1 - 8
Close wins % - 9.1% 12.9% 14.3% - 11.3%
Close losses‡ - 7 3 1 - 11
Close losses % - 43.8% 60.0% 100.0% - 50.0%
Big losses† - 2 1 - - 3
Big losses % - 12.5% 20.0% 0.0% - 13.6%

† 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.

Bouts with time expired

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories - - 2 1 - 3
Victories % - 0.0% 6.5% 14.3% - 4.2%
Losses - 2 2 - - 4
Losses % - 12.5% 40.0% 0.0% - 18.2%
Total - 2 4 1 - 7
Total % - 4.1% 11.1% 12.5% - 7.5%

Events

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Events - 6 4 1 - 11
Tournaments - 4 3 1 - 8

Competition history

11 competitions, 93 bouts

Division 1/Para Championships + April NAC

Veteran Men's Épée A4, VET April 14, 2025

Place 23 of 111 Seed 29 Not ranked Rating B25 The Fencers Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:2 PERKA Michael 36 - B24 58 The Fencing Center 2409 2681 22.7 67%
Pool
D 4:5 LEE Ambrose W. 100 - E23 36 2664 2703 32.4 52%
Pool
V 5:2 KURITZ Marc M. 61 - B22 51 No Fear Fencing 2159 2671 13.9 80%
Pool
V 5:1 SLOAN Ryan 91 - D22 60 East Bay Fencers Gym 1891 2685 7.3 90%
Pool
D 3:5 CARTER Austin L. 4 - A25 27 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 2495 2692 38.1 63%
Pool
V 5:3 GAO "George" Xiaojiang 67 - C25 104 Cavalier Fencing Club / Medeo Fencing Club 1712 2654 4.8 94%
T128
V 10:2 GAO "George" Xiaojiang 67 - C25 104 Cavalier Fencing Club / Medeo Fencing Club 1784 2814 7.1 95%
T64
V 10:5 STOCK Jordan 24 - A23 46 Salle Auriol Seattle 2391 2821 26.2 75%
T32
D 7:8 VARNEY John R. 8 - A25 8 Salle Auriol Seattle 3069 2848 35.2 36%

Division 1/Para Championships + April NAC

Vet-40 Men's Épée A2, V40 April 13, 2025

Place 30 of 39 Seed 17 Rank 15 Rating B25 The Fencers Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 OZANNE Jeffrey S. 28 61 C23 26 Twin Cities Fencing Club 2056 2893 93.2 91%
Pool
D 4:5 HOLTZ Donovan K. 19 20 B23 12 Peter Westbrook Foundation 2790 2800 39.1 51%
Pool
D 3:4 MANDOKI Sandor I. 5 5 B24 3 Halberstadt Fencers' Club 2762 2761 36.8 50%
Pool
V 5:2 HUANG Jen-Chieh 32 - E25 38 Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) 1464 2724 2.5 98%
Pool
D 2:5 CARTER Austin L. 8 9 A25 14 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 2500 2727 45.9 64%
T64
V 10:5 CHIANG Andrew 35 44 U 35 New York Fencing Academy 1699 2820 7.7 93%
T32
D 6:10 MACZIK Adam W. 2 2 A24 9 Marx Fencing Academy 3605 2828 13.7 11%

January NAC

Vet-40 Men's Épée A2, V40 January 6, 2025

Place 20 of 33 Seed 22 Rank 26 Rating C24 The Fencers Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:1 STOCK Jordan 10 21 A23 26 Salle Auriol Seattle 2041 3091 6.7 95%
Pool
D 3:5 CHRISTY Peter C. 11 22 A24 10 Cardinal Fencing Academy 2417 3098 100.8 86%
Pool
D 4:5 MACZIK Adam W. 1 1 A24 5 Marx Fencing Academy 2924 2997 51.1 55%
Pool
V 5:3 LEWIS-RAMIREZ Ben 30 - U 29 Denver Fencing Center 1432 2946 2.0 98%
Pool
D 2:5 EDMUNDS Michael 31 - U 18 2424 2948 61.4 76%
Pool
V 5:1 PAI Dong-Ying 21 20 C24 27 Twin Cities Fencing Club 1890 2887 6.6 94%
T32
D 8:10 STEPHAN Jens 7 9 A23 2 German Fencing Academy 3085 2861 40.9 36%

January NAC

Veteran Men's Épée A4, VET January 5, 2025

Place 10 of 105 Seed 56 Not ranked Rating C24 The Fencers Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:2 BARTHA Andres 97 - U 97 Epee Miami Fencing Club 2374 3085 21.1 82%
Pool
V 5:2 DOWNEY Gerard C. 26 - B24 31 East Bay Fencers Gym 2156 3106 10.9 93%
Pool
V 5:2 FANGMAN Daniel L. 65 - C23 80 Escrime Du Lac 2464 3117 21.1 85%
Pool
V 5:0 GUERRERO Guillermo 86 - E24 64 1820 3138 3.5 98%
Pool
D 3:5 ZUCKER Noah L. 5 - A24 21 Cobra Fencing Club LLC 2944 3142 72.8 62%
Pool
V 5:4 NEWSOME James L. 35 - B24 41 Tidewater Fencing Club 2515 3069 22.4 81%
T64
V 10:7 GERACI Paul A. 27 - B24 51 Indianapolis Fencing Club 2733 2852 59.6 57%
T32
V 10:5 KURITZ Marc M. 49 - B22 24 No Fear Fencing 2520 2912 36.7 73%
T16
D 8:10 DEPOMMIER Remi 36 - B24 8 Vivo Fencing Club 2623 2949 87.2 69%

Midwest ROC/RJCC

Veteran Men's Épée B1, VET September 8, 2024

Place 2 of 24 Seed 10 Not ranked Rating C23 The Fencers Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:1 CANCELO Jose 15 - D24 17 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 1978 3001 11.6 94%
Pool
V 5:1 FRANGER Jeff 18 - E24 11 Escrime Du Lac 1746 3013 5.8 97%
Pool
V 5:0 JORGENSEN Jay 21 - E21 24 1183 3018 0.8 > 99%
Pool
V 5:4 RODACHY Jeffrey M. 6 - B22 20 2358 3019 24.9 85%
Pool
V 5:3 GLASS Timothy C.
2 - B24 3 Ataba Fencing Club 2685 3044 41.0 71%
T16
V 10:8 VARNEY Douglas W. 19 - E24 15 Illinois Fencing Academy 1999 2686 32.9 83%
T8
V 10:7 EVERT Todd 8 - C24 7 Royal Arts Fencing Academy 2383 2719 55.6 69%
T4
V 10:6 GLASS Timothy C.
2 - B24 3 Ataba Fencing Club 3054 2775 112.2 33%
T2
D 3:10 STONE Brian M. 5 - B22 1 3390 2887 34.5 23%

8th Annual It's a Pirate's Life for Me!

Senior Mixed Épée C1, SNR August 24, 2024

Place 3 of 24 Seed 2 Not ranked Rating C23 The Fencers Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:0 GIOCOLO David 23 - U 21 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 1128 2972 0.8 > 99%
Pool
V 5:1 YANG Kayden 10 - E24 17 Parkway Fencing Club 1585 2973 4.3 98%
Pool
V 5:0 MALISZEWSKI Charlie 17 - U 14 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 1671 2977 5.4 98%
Pool
V 5:3 STRASBURG Grant 7 - D23 3 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 2117 2983 17.8 91%
Pool
V 5:2 HERL DeLaine 15 - U 22 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 898 3001 0.4 > 99%
T16
V 15:2 MEDLOCK Lincoln 19 - U 13 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 2180 2850 43.9 78%
T8
V 15:2 METTE JB 18 - U 5 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 1619 2894 11.3 96%
T4
D 7:15 JOHNSON Jay 3 - C23 1 Heartland Fencing Academy 2133 2905 219.2 87%

2024 Show-Me State Games

Veteran Mixed Épée E1, VET July 21, 2024

Place 1 of 7 Seed 1 Not ranked Rating C23 The Fencers Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 EDWARDS Anthony 3 - U 6 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 1239 2964 1.4 > 99%
Pool
V 5:1 METTE JB 2 - U 2 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 1347 2965 2.0 99%
Pool
V 5:0 SCOGGIN Daniel 7 - U 3 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 1055 2967 0.8 > 99%
Pool
V 5:4 GIOCOLO David 4 - U 3 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 1173 2968 1.0 > 99%
Pool
V 5:0 HERL DeLaine 5 - U 5 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 1330 2969 3.2 99%
Pool
V 5:0 WESTON Michael 6 - U 7 Saint Louis Fencing Club 704 2972 0.1 > 99%
T4
V 3:0 GIOCOLO David 4 - U 3 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 1400 2826 8.8 98%
T2
V 10:2 METTE JB 2 - U 2 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 1629 2835 15.1 95%

2024 Show-Me State Games

Senior Mixed Épée C1, SNR July 20, 2024

Place 5 of 21 Seed 5 Not ranked Rating C23 The Fencers Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 CHRISTIAN Brandon 14 - E22 11 2097 2853 31.5 85%
Pool
V 5:3 HART Jackson 2 - B21 9 Parkway Fencing Club 2161 2885 30.3 86%
Pool
V 5:0 SCOGGIN Daniel 21 - U 19 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 877 2915 0.9 > 99%
Pool
V 5:2 MENNE Chris D. 11 - D23 12 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 2035 2916 20.2 91%
Pool
V 5:2 BURGESS James E. 7 - C22 3 Heartland Fencing Academy 2222 2936 27.5 86%
Pool
V 5:1 WESTON Michael 19 - U 20 Saint Louis Fencing Club 596 2964 0.1 > 99%
T16
V 15:12 TIEKING Noah 17 - U 15 1090 2989 4.2 99%
T8
D 12:13 HALLMAN Nicholas (Nick) J. 1 - B24 1 Austin Fencers Club 2813 2993 166.9 60%

National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals)

Vet-40 Men's Épée A2/B3, V40 July 2, 2024

Place 14 of 65 Seed 37 Not ranked Rating C23 The Fencers Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:2 STERR Eric 64 - U 41 Alliance Fencing Academy 1710 3247 8.6 98%
Pool
V 5:1 REED David 24 22 C23 56 Rain City Fencing Center 1569 3256 4.5 99%
Pool
V 5:1 TARDIFF Seth 57 - U 63 Way Of The Sword.Org 949 3261 0.4 > 99%
Pool
D 4:5 LYTLE Evan 44 18 E24 39 Escrime Du Lac 2343 3261 337.1 90%
Pool
V 5:3 GROSSE Michael 17 - B23 22 2289 2924 48.9 82%
Pool
D 1:5 MACZIK Adam W. 4 5 A24 3 Marx Fencing Academy 2940 2973 119.2 52%
T64
V 10:4 STAUBITZ Marc 42 - D24 48 1396 3210 5.2 99%
T32
V 10:9 WILLIAMS Charles 50 - E23 31 1956 3215 28.3 94%
T16
D 8:9 LIOU Solomon 8 10 A24 3 Medeo Fencing Club / New Jersey Fencing Alliance 2924 3243 254.2 67%

Daugherty Challenge ROC/RJCC/RYC

Veteran Men's Épée E1, VET November 4, 2023

Place 1 of 9 Seed 2 Not ranked Rating C23 The Fencers Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:1 DICKSON Tim 3 - C22 3 Indianapolis Fencing Club 2091 3261 43.9 93%
Pool
V 5:3 ELTERMAN Lev 4 - D23 5 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 2067 3305 33.3 95%
Pool
V 5:1 ELDRIDGE David 8 - U 7 1641 3339 17.8 96%
Pool
D 3:5 GLENNON Michael 9 - U 3 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club / Twin Cities Fencing Club 3098 3357 201.6 61%
Pool
V 5:0 KENT Dwain 1 - B22 2 Louisville Fencing Center, Inc. 2476 3155 73.8 83%
Pool
V 5:3 STONE Ken 5 - E23 6 Twin Cities Fencing Club 1264 3229 2.0 > 99%
Pool
V 5:0 HAND Keith 6 - U 8 1512 3231 7.2 99%
Pool
V 5:0 FRANGER Jeff 7 - U 9 Escrime Du Lac 1638 3238 9.6 98%
T8
V 10:5 HAND Keith 6 - U 8 2921 2542 338.6 37%
T4
V 10:2 DICKSON Tim 3 - C22 3 Indianapolis Fencing Club 2207 2880 126.5 80%
T2
V 7:5 KENT Dwain 1 - B22 2 Louisville Fencing Center, Inc. 2838 3007 203.1 59%

6th Annual Join the Pirate Crew

Senior Mixed Épée C2, SNR February 11, 2023

Place 5 of 28 Seed 6 Not ranked Rating C19 The Fencers Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 NICHOLS JR Cortez 22 - U 6 Washington University. St. Louis 2075 2500 375.4 66%
Pool
V 4:0 YANG Dennis 19 - U 25 Parkway Fencing Club 1491 2875 72.3 92%
Pool
V 5:2 BUCKINGHAM Emma N. 3 - C23 1 Buccaneer Blades Fencing - - - -
Pool
V 5:1 SCHONBERG Peter 12 - E22 10 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 2453 2948 211.6 71%
Pool
V 5:4 LYON Cameron 14 - E22 14 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 2251 3159 91.8 86%
Pool
V 5:1 METTE JB 27 - U 27 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 1406 3251 10.3 99%
T16
V 15:10 ABDEL-TAWAB Raghed 25 - U 13 Washington University. St. Louis 2042 2500 336.0 65%
T8
D 12:15 POTTER Joshua (Josh) M. 8 - D22 3 3190 2836 294.3 36%