James Dobbins

1960

Win/Loss Statistics

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Victories - 3 - 6 12 21
Losses - 19 - 9 21 49
Win Ratio - 13.6% - 40.0% 36.4% 30.0%
Pool Victories - 3 - 5 10 18
Pool Losses - 15 - 7 16 38
Pool Win Ratio - 16.7% - 41.7% 38.5% 32.1%
DE Victories - - - 1 2 3
DE Losses - 4 - 2 5 11
DE Win Ratio - 0.0% - 33.3% 28.6% 21.4%

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† - 1 - 1 3 5
Easy wins as % of wins - 33.3% - 16.7% 25.0% 23.8%
Close wins‡ - 2 - 1 3 6
Close wins as % of all wins - 66.7% - 16.7% 25.0% 28.6%
Close losses‡ - 3 - - 4 7
Close losses as % of all losses - 15.8% - 0.0% 19.0% 14.3%
Big losses† - 9 - 4 5 18
Big losses as % of all losses - 47.4% - 44.4% 23.8% 36.7%

† 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 5 11
Tournaments - 4 - 2 5 11

Competition History

National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals)

Vet-60 Men's Saber (A2, V60), July 3, 2024
Place 29 of 32, Seed 24, Not ranked, Rating E22, Forge Fencing Teams
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 GRAFF Jon 15 35 C23 20 Cobra Fencing Club LLC 2368 1942 14.3 24%
Pool L 1:5 BLAIR III Ray H. 27 25 U 21 Naples Fencing Academy / Southwest Florida Fencing Academy 1790 1927 32.0 59%
Pool L 3:5 RUNYAN Joshua 4 5 A22 2 Spartak 2973 1895 2.9 4%
Pool L 1:5 BARBOUR James (Jim) W. 14 26 C23 22 1810 1892 27.2 55%
Pool L 4:5 VIDOVSZKY Tamas J. 7 14 A22 12 Premier Fencing Academy 2933 1865 3.0 4%
T32 L 3:10 MATT Chris 1 2 A24 1 Capital Fencing Academy 3471 1937 3.7 1%

Forge Spring Saber Slam + Referee Development

Senior Mixed Saber (A2, SNR), May 19, 2024
Place 22 of 27, Seed 21, Not ranked, Rating E22, Forge Fencing Teams
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 0:5 OFFUTT Tyler T. 5 B23 7 Forge Fencing Teams 2835 1973 6.6 9%
Pool L 0:5 MOL Justin 12 D23 14 Forge Fencing Teams 2007 1966 29.1 47%
Pool L 2:5 PENTON Robert 13 D23 8 Triple Threat Fencing Academy 2813 1937 5.9 8%
Pool W 5:4 SUTHERLAND Jr. Richard L. 18 E24 21 Miracle Fencing Club / New Orleans Fencers Club 1885 1931 27.5 53%
Pool L 1:5 DECK Tyson 4 B24 10 Forge Fencing Teams 2291 1959 17.4 29%
T32 L 6:15 FENKER William M. 9 C23 11 Miracle Fencing Club 2757 1968 31.1 12%

Forge Fencing Veteran ROC

Veteran Men's Saber (E1, VET), September 16, 2023
Place 9 of 11, Seed 7, Not ranked, Rating E22, Forge Fencing Teams
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 DAWSON Todd 9 U 11 Athens Fencing Club 1869 1980 29.5 57%
Pool L 0:5 ESCUETA Jr Antonio V. 2 B22 2 Globus Fencing Academy 2508 2010 15.1 21%
Pool L 3:5 BADGER Carlton (Carl) M. 3 C22 7 Forge Fencing Teams 2747 1995 8.7 11%
Pool L 2:5 KLEIN Andrew J. 6 D21 3 Forge Fencing Teams 2537 1986 13.0 22%
T16 L 9:10 KATH Philip (Doc) D. 5 D23 8 2338 2050 82.0 34%

The Big Blue Annual 3 Weapon & Youth Tournament

Senior Men's Saber (D1, SNR), August 27, 2023
Place 12 of 15, Seed 5, Not ranked, Rating E22, Forge Fencing Teams
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 4:5 MOREY Zachary D. 14 U 10 Tidewater Fencing Club / Raleigh Fencers Club 2127 2078 34.8 47%
Pool L 3:5 CRAIN Bennett 8 U 7 Forge Fencing Teams 1444 2043 70.4 83%
Pool L 0:5 BADGER Carlton (Carl) M. 2 C22 3 Forge Fencing Teams 2789 1973 8.4 10%
Pool W 5:0 COCHRAN Keith M. 11 U 14 Forge Fencing Teams 1459 1964 15.9 79%
T16 L 9:15 ZHANG Yunsheng 12 U 6 Forge Fencing Teams 2500 2109 59.0 36%

March NAC

Vet-60 Men's Saber (A1, V60), March 4, 2022
Place 19 of 24, Seed 17, Not ranked, Rating D18, Forge Fencing Teams
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 VOELZ Jim 24 U 24 Ataba Fencing Club 2500 2088 35.3 35%
Pool L 2:5 LUNDBORG Mark R. 9 11 A19 2 Washington Fencing Academy 3379 2123 3.1 2%
Pool L 3:5 HECK Steven D. 1 1 B21 5 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation / Rockville Fencing Academy 2832 2120 12.8 13%
Pool L 3:5 FRIEDBERG John M.
7 8 A21 11 Fencing Club Of Mercer County / New York Athletic Club 2998 2107 8.3 8%
Pool L 1:5 KEEFER Philip E. 10 17 B21 14 Capital Fencing Academy 2538 2099 21.0 24%
T32 L 7:10 KEEFER Philip E. 10 17 B21 14 Capital Fencing Academy 2636 2185 76.1 27%

Ryder Cup Memorial RJCC/ROC

Veteran Men's Saber (E1, VET), February 25, 2022
Place 3 of 8, Seed 3, Not ranked, Rating D18, Forge Fencing Teams
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 COCHRAN Keith M. 6 U 8 Forge Fencing Teams 2270 2068 59.5 39%
Pool L 0:5 BADGER Carlton (Carl) M. 1 B18 2 Forge Fencing Teams 2855 2128 16.1 13%
Pool L 2:5 SU Ji 4 E19 6 Miracle Fencing Club 1449 2112 97.5 84%
Pool W 5:3 SIMS Martin L. 5 U 5 Fairfax Fencers LLC 1512 2014 22.4 78%
Pool W 5:4 MCLAUGHLIN Joseph R. 8 U 3 Forge Fencing Teams / Cape Fear Fencing Association 1998 2037 44.3 52%
Pool W 5:2 ASHBY Rob 7 U 7 Salle Green Fencing School 1085 2081 7.3 93%
Pool L 0:5 KALLIO Jeffrey E. 2 C21 1 Forge Fencing Teams 4058 2088 0.4 < 1%
T8 W 10:2 SU Ji 4 E19 6 Miracle Fencing Club 1619 2129 80.9 74%
T4 L 5:10 BADGER Carlton (Carl) M. 1 B18 2 Forge Fencing Teams 3296 2210 24.6 7%

December NAC

Vet-60 Men's Saber (A2, V60), December 8, 2019
Place 24 of 31, Seed 17, Rank 40, Rating D18, Mid-South Fencers' Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 CHAMBERS Thomas J. 24 30 E19 25 Fencing Academy Of Philadelphia / Zeljkovic Fencing Academy 2354 2102 52.0 35%
Pool L 2:5 TRESTMAN Robert (Bob) L. 27 23 U 20 Virginia Tech Fencing Club 1892 2050 78.8 59%
Pool L 1:5 KOPYLOV Dmitri 4 5 A19 1 Lilov Fencing Academy 3185 1971 6.2 4%
Pool L 4:5 STREB Joseph S. 7 8 C19 11 Royal Arts Fencing Academy 3114 1965 7.2 4%
Pool W 5:4 LEAR Donald W. 14 12 D19 14 Southwest Florida Fencing Academy 2559 1958 110.5 18%
T32 L 7:10 STREB Joseph S. 7 8 C19 11 Royal Arts Fencing Academy 3164 2170 40.7 11%

Ryder Cup Memorial Saber RJCC & VET ROC

Veteran Men's Saber (E1, VET), September 7, 2019
Place 7 of 11, Seed 4, Not ranked, Rating D18, Mid-South Fencers' Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 ETIN Gennady 5 E19 6 Mid-South Fencers' Club 2500 2144 45.9 37%
Pool L 4:5 KALLIO Jeffrey E. 1 23 B17 1 Mid-South Fencers' Club 4000 2098 1.6 1%
Pool W 5:2 SMITH IV Edward (Ted) A. 8 E17 9 Richmond Fencing Club 2083 2096 81.9 51%
Pool W 5:4 SU Ji 11 U 11 Miracle Fencing Club 1465 2178 29.3 81%
Pool L 3:5 ELDER John 9 U 5 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 1981 2208 105.5 63%
T16 W 10:5 PINCUS Gary J. 7 E18 10 Triple Threat Fencing Academy 1718 2268 114.2 72%
T8 L 7:10 ESCUETA Jr Antonio V. 2 34 E19 2 Cutting Edge Fencing Club 2376 2382 212.2 50%

USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge

Vet-50 Men's Saber (A2, V50), June 30, 2019
Place 35 of 42, Seed 23, Not ranked, Rating D18, Mid-South Fencers' Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 HECK Steven D. 16 11 C18 6 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 2553 2567 165.3 51%
Pool W 5:3 ZINNI Gene 35 28 U 36 Denver Fencing Center 1682 2401 50.7 83%
Pool L 2:5 KEEFER Philip E. 24 24 E18 22 Capital Fencing Academy 2646 2452 103.2 39%
Pool L 2:5 KOPYLOV Dmitri 2 2 A19 8 Lilov Fencing Academy 3401 2349 20.4 7%
Pool L 2:5 BACON Michael F. 11 10 B17 3 Manhattan Fencing Center 3411 2328 17.8 6%
Pool L 4:5 MAKINO Shigeki 40 U 39 Arizona Fencing Center LLC 1535 2311 166.6 83%
T64 L 9:10 MARGIL David 21 D18 30 Zeta Fencing 2414 2539 271.0 55%

Mid-South Fencers' Annual Grand Open Tournament

Senior Mixed Saber (B2, SNR), March 2, 2019
Place 14 of 36, Seed 11, Not ranked, Rating D18, Mid-south Fencers' Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 ZHANG Tianyao 28 U 15 AGTA Sports Academy
Pool L 1:5 LOCKWOOD Ben F. 2 B19 5 Appalachian State University Fencing Club / Mid-south Fencers' Club 3475 2833 86.6 24%
Pool W 5:1 ARNOLD Rachuel E. 25 U 35 Appalachian State University Fencing Club
Pool L 3:5 HUFF Clayton R. 13 E17 16 North Carolina Fencing Development Program / North Carolina State University Fencing Club 2318 2746 179.4 66%
Pool W 5:0 YANG Yutong 22 U 25 Research Triangle Fencing
T32 W 15:10 BRUNDIGE Ian 14 U 19 Appalachian State University Fencing Club 2640 2048 545.0 29%
T16 L 6:15 LOCKWOOD Ben F. 2 B19 5 Appalachian State University Fencing Club / Mid-south Fencers' Club 3929 2593 54.0 8%

Capitol Clash SYC & RCC with Non-Regional Veteran and Y8

Veteran Men's Saber (A2, VET), February 2, 2019
Place 19 of 38, Seed 16, Not ranked, Rating D18, Mid-South Fencers' Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 MALNATI Donald H. 9 B15 6 3013 2500 337.5 32%
Pool W 5:3 AHN Sung-Ho 33 U 31 Salle Couturier 1563 2163 218.8 73%
Pool W 5:3 KEEFER Philip E. 22 E18 24 Capital Fencing Academy 2724 2381 420.0 35%
Pool L 2:5 MATT Chris 4 B18 8 Virginia Academy Of Fencing 3728 2801 74.8 13%
Pool W 5:2 ALCEBAR Romie 28 U 29 Cobra Fencing Club LLC 2135 2727 106.0 74%
T32 L 5:10 HONE Marc 20 E18 14 Virginia Academy Of Fencing 2551 2500 452.4 48%