Benjamin Blankenship

1991

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Win/Loss Statistics

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Victories - 8 5 - - 13
Losses - 19 10 - - 29
Win Ratio - 29.6% 33.3% - - 31.0%
Pool Victories - 7 3 - - 10
Pool Losses - 15 8 - - 23
Pool Win Ratio - 31.8% 27.3% - - 30.3%
DE Victories - 1 2 - - 3
DE Losses - 4 2 - - 6
DE Win Ratio - 20.0% 50.0% - - 33.3%

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† - 4 4 - - 8
Easy wins as % of wins - 50.0% 80.0% - - 61.5%
Close wins‡ - 2 - - - 2
Close wins as % of all wins - 25.0% 0.0% - - 15.4%
Close losses‡ - 4 4 - - 8
Close losses as % of all losses - 21.1% 40.0% - - 27.6%
Big losses† - 9 1 - - 10
Big losses as % of all losses - 47.4% 10.0% - - 34.5%

† 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 - 4 2 - - 6
Tournaments - 2 1 - - 3

Competition History

W&M Conomikes-Gutenburg Memorial Open

Senior Mixed Saber (A2, SNR), February 24, 2024
Place 56 of 58, Seed 48, Not ranked, Rating U, James Madison University Fencing Club / Ann Arbor Dueling Society
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 PEREGOY George 39 U 44 2500 1261 21.6 12%
Pool L 2:5 WALLACE Leo 38 U 42 College of William & Mary Fencing Club 1302 1240 100.6 47%
Pool L 3:5 CAYABAN Jessica 53 U 41 Miracle Fencing Club
Pool L 0:5 FENG Leo 1 A23 1 Miracle Fencing Club / Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 2863 1139 1.8 < 1%
Pool L 0:5 MURRAY-GRAMLICH Robert 18 D23 17 Apex Fencing Academy / Charlotte Fencing Academy 2162 1137 18.4 8%
Pool L 1:5 SEMP Brannon A. 19 D23 19 Virginia Tech Fencing Club / Richmond Fencing Club 2085 1119 18.2 7%
T64 L 4:15 CHIN Matthew W. 4 A21 7 Miracle Fencing Club 2931 1634 37.6 5%

W&M Conomikes-Gutenburg Memorial Open

Div III Mixed Épée (C2, DV3), February 24, 2024
Place 22 of 41, Seed 7, Not ranked, Rating D21, James Madison University Fencing Club / Ann Arbor Dueling Society
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 KRONAUGE Andersen 31 U 27 Tidewater Fencing Club 1642 1875 67.1 64%
Pool L 2:5 ABU-AJAJ Mohamed 19 U 28 Virginia Tech Fencing Club 1349 1942 130.1 79%
Pool W 5:1 WEIDMAN Jess 18 U 29 Salle Green Fencing School 1666 1812 62.6 59%
Pool W 5:4 HINDS David E. 29 U 13 Virginia Tech Fencing Club 2019 1875 65.6 43%
Pool L 3:5 PANE Patrick 6 D23 21 Cardinal Fencing Academy / College of William & Mary Fencing Club 1938 1940 65.6 50%
T32 L 14:15 ANDERSON Dean 8 E24 12 Tidewater Fencing Club 1880 1812 289.6 47%

James Madison University Open

Div III Mixed Saber (E1, DV3), October 8, 2023
Place 15 of 25, Seed 14, Not ranked, Rating U, James Madison University Fencing Club / Ann Arbor Dueling Society
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 MAY Matthew 5 U 10 Virginia Tech Fencing Club 1711 1379 132.8 34%
Pool L 3:5 POWERS Gabriel 19 U 21 University of Virginia Fencing Club 1713 1246 90.4 31%
Pool L 1:5 STAM August M. 3 U 6 James Madison University 2011 1155 46.8 12%
Pool W 5:2 KASBERG Matt 23 U 12 Appalachian State University Fencing Club 1676 1109 239.0 23%
Pool L 1:5 NI Hao 11 U 19 College Of William & Mary Fencing Club 1631 1348 86.4 35%
T32 W 15:7 SCHICKEL Juliana 16 U 18 James Madison University
T16 L 5:15 SEMP Brannon A. 1 D23 1 Virginia Tech Fencing Club / Richmond Fencing Club 2484 1774 139.9 20%

James Madison University Open

Mixed Épée (A2), October 8, 2023
Place 22 of 41, Seed 18, Not ranked, Rating D21, James Madison University Fencing Club / Ann Arbor Dueling Society
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 LUNDEN Espen 38 U 36 Virginia Tech Fencing Club 1282 1513 110.7 63%
Pool L 4:5 ANDERSON Derek M. 19 E23 9 Greensboro Fencing Academy 2334 1623 44.7 15%
Pool W 5:1 OTT James (Jimmy) P. 6 B22 3 Richmond Fencing Club 3034 1578 354.5 2%
Pool W 5:1 KHATTAK Sara 33 U 40 George Mason University Fencing Club
Pool L 3:5 SCHAPIRO Jacob 7 B22 22 College Of William & Mary Fencing Club / Elite Fencers Club 2329 1933 57.8 28%
Pool L 4:5 BARTLETT Lauren 31 U 19 Virginia Tech Fencing Club
T32 L 12:15 WHITE Myles 17 D22 8 George Mason University Fencing Club 2615 2019 207.3 26%

James Madison University Open

Senior Mixed Saber (E1, SNR), April 22, 2023
Place 8 of 17, Seed 9, Not ranked, Rating U, James Madison University Fencing Club / Ann Arbor Dueling Society
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:1 KANE Rachel 17 U 17 James Madison University Fencing Club
Pool L 4:5 LAUDO Joseph 11 U 2 James Madison University Fencing Club 1823 2500 835.2 74%
Pool L 4:5 JACKSON Evan 6 U 3 College of William & Mary Fencing Club 1348 1665 426.6 64%
Pool L 2:5 WODISKA Ava 14 U 12 Nova Fencing Club
Pool W 5:0 CARTER Robert 2 U 11 Richmond Fencing Club 774 1238 140.4 72%
T16 W 15:5 URIBE David 15 U 9 George Mason University Fencing Club 957 2500 101.6 92%
T8 L 5:15 LAUDO Joseph 11 U 2 James Madison University Fencing Club 1650 2602 827.9 82%

James Madison University Open

Div III Mixed Épée (D1, DV3), April 22, 2023
Place 16 of 21, Seed 2, Not ranked, Rating D21, James Madison University Fencing Club / Ann Arbor Dueling Society
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 CLARK Thomas 8 U 17 James Madison University Fencing Club 2500 2500 420.5 50%
Pool L 3:5 NIEMI Otto 9 U 10 1655 2079 592.4 67%
Pool L 4:5 BLACK Ethan 17 U 3 DC Fencers Club 1683 1487 245.8 41%
Pool L 2:5 HERMES Henry 5 E22 2 College of William & Mary Fencing Club 2262 1241 53.5 9%
Pool L 3:5 WATSON Raymond 13 U 7 Richmond Fencing Club / Salle Green Fencing School 2038 1188 65.7 13%
Pool W 5:3 SAUNIER Cameron 12 U 8 Cardinal Fencing Academy 1916 1122 390.4 14%
T32 W 15:6 POOLE Katherine 19 U 18 Blue Ridge Fencing Center
T16 L 13:15 MONTESI Eric 11 U 1 DC Fencers Club / College of William & Mary Fencing Club 2595 2500 481.1 46%