Nicholas Samaha

1998

Lang Fencing Academy

Win/Loss Statistics

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Victories - 22 22 - 2 46
Losses - 11 25 - 4 40
Win Ratio - 66.7% 46.8% - 33.3% 53.5%
Pool Victories - 15 18 - 2 35
Pool Losses - 7 18 - 3 28
Pool Win Ratio - 68.2% 50.0% - 40.0% 55.6%
DE Victories - 7 4 - - 11
DE Losses - 4 7 - 1 12
DE Win Ratio - 63.6% 36.4% - 0.0% 47.8%

Note: Seasons start on August 1st and end on July 31st.

Scores

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Easy wins† - 19 8 - 1 28
Easy wins as % of wins - 86.4% 36.4% - 50.0% 60.9%
Close wins‡ - 1 7 - 1 9
Close wins as % of all wins - 4.5% 31.8% - 50.0% 19.6%
Close losses‡ - - 6 - 2 8
Close losses as % of all losses - 0.0% 24.0% - 50.0% 20.0%
Big losses† - 7 12 - 1 20
Big losses as % of all losses - 63.6% 48.0% - 25.0% 50.0%

† 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

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Events - 4 7 - 1 12
Tournaments - 3 6 - 1 10

Competition History

13th Annual Yellow Jacket Open

Div III Mixed Foil (D1, DV3), March 12, 2023
Place 10, Seed 2, Not ranked, Rating D23, Lang Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:0 HERNANDEZ Veronica L. 21 E22 33 Lotus Fencing Academy
Pool L 2:5 WEDDLE Carson 24 E22 12 University of South Florida Fencing Club / Tampa Bay Fencers Inc. 1946 1829 18.5 43%
Pool W 5:1 MILLETTE Brigid A. 46 U 56 Georgia Tech University Yellow Jacket Fencing Club
Pool W 5:0 SINGLE Thomas 43 U 57 Epic Fencing Club 2177 1810 25.1 31%
Pool W 5:1 HOLLOWAY-HOUCK Spencer 64 U 68 On Point Fencing Club
Pool W 5:0 KURCHIN Ekaterina Y. 40 U 24 Fencers Club Inc. / Emory University Fencing Club
T64 W 15:4 BLACK Elias 70 U 62 1550 1902 50.4 67%
T32 W 15:8 JOHNSON Soren 14 E23 28 Memphis University School Fencing Team 1720 1952 62.9 64%
T16 L 9:15 CURTIS William K. 6 D20 7 Birmingham Fencing Club 2162 2015 65.1 41%

LFA Annual Open

Mixed Foil (E1), November 19, 2022
Place 3, Seed 1, Not ranked, Rating D22, Lang Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:1 LANDMAN Charlotte 5 E22 3 Lang Fencing Academy
Pool W 5:0 WILSON Ron F. 13 U 12 Lang Fencing Academy / Nashville Academy of Fencing 960 1858 4.7 91%
Pool L 1:5 BRUSH Sydney 4 E22 1 Lang Fencing Academy
Pool W 5:0 BURT Stephen 11 U 10 Nashville Academy of Fencing / (none) 1130 1863 6.6 87%
Pool W 5:0 BARBER Annalise 8 U 13
Pool L 3:5 HARGRAVES Henry 12 U 6 Nashville Academy of Fencing / Lang Fencing Academy 1304 1870 40.6 82%
T16 W 15:1 BARBER Annalise 8 U 13
T8 W 15:11 HARGRAVES Henry 12 U 6 Nashville Academy of Fencing / Lang Fencing Academy 1673 1824 78.1 58%
T4 L 8:15 BRUSH Sydney 4 E22 1 Lang Fencing Academy

2022 BFC Season Kick-Off

Div III Mixed Foil (D1, DV3), August 27, 2022
Place 8, Seed 10, Not ranked, Rating E21, Lang Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 0:5 NEYMAN Sampson 7 E22 7 Nashville Academy of Fencing 1998 1852 20.4 41%
Pool W 5:1 JEONG Aaron 19 U 18 Auburn Fencing Club 991 1831 5.4 91%
Pool W 5:4 DING Tommy 22 U 6 Birmingham Fencing Club 2436 1837 37.5 20%
Pool W 5:2 HELSEL Amber 12 U 21 Mississippi Fencing Club
Pool W 5:1 LATHAM Avery 17 U 24 Mississippi Fencing Club
Pool L 0:5 CURTIS William K. 2 D20 3 Birmingham Fencing Club 2147 1874 16.1 33%
T32 W 15:1 ZHANG Bryan 15 U 22 Birmingham Fencing Club 2079 1704 122.4 35%
T16 W 15:5 LI Zilin 23 U 9 Birmingham Fencing Club 1856 1826 100.3 49%
T8 L 6:15 ZOU Yuming 6 E22 3 Birmingham Fencing Club 1999 1926 102.7 46%

2022 BFC Season Kick-Off

Senior Mixed Foil (B1, SNR), August 27, 2022
Place 11, Seed 11, Not ranked, Rating E21, Lang Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 LI Sophia M. 3 B22 6 Birmingham Fencing Club
Pool L 1:5 ROSS III III Paul D. 6 D22 3 Birmingham Fencing Club 2122 1840 17.9 32%
Pool W 5:0 PARSONS John 19 U 20 Auburn Fencing Club 1491 1823 13.4 65%
Pool W 5:1 LI Zilin 14 U 16 Birmingham Fencing Club 1542 1836 15.7 66%
T32 W 15:0 LATHAM Avery 17 U 22 Mississippi Fencing Club
T16 L 8:15 LI Sophia M. 3 B22 6 Birmingham Fencing Club

USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge

Div II Men's Foil (B3, DV2), July 10, 2022
Place 122, Seed 167, Not ranked, Rating E21, Lang Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:1 MALAHOWSKI Patrick 182 U 187 Missoula Fencing Association 1078 1844 8.9 85%
Pool L 2:5 LI Ayren 109 D22 84 Star Fencing Academy 2050 1853 23.4 37%
Pool L 0:5 SHAGIDANYAN German 8 C22 78 Rain City Fencing Center 2323 1829 13.7 21%
Pool W 5:4 TSAO Lukas 51 C22 98 Space City Fencing Academy 2281 1816 48.8 22%
Pool L 1:5 FINNEY Lorenz 124 D21 17 Marin Fencing Academy LLC 2357 1864 12.8 21%
Pool L 1:5 ORLOV Dmitriy 66 C22 64 AIC Fencing Club 2404 1852 11.2 18%
T256 W 15:13 SCHOENACK Noah 136 E22 135 1714 1585 137.9 44%
T128 L 6:15 DESHMUKH Arjun 47 C22 36 Austin Fencers Club 2856 1723 19.1 5%

USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge

Div III Men's Foil (C3, DV3), July 8, 2022
Place 130, Seed 129, Not ranked, Rating E21, Lang Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 KHER Roan 88 E22 33 Silicon Valley Fencing Center 2281 1909 22.3 27%
Pool L 2:5 SHAO Eric 75 E22 50 Star Fencing Academy 2229 1887 22.6 29%
Pool L 4:5 CASELLINI Matteo 183 U 96 Brooklyn Bridge Fencing Club 1559 1865 48.7 68%
Pool L 1:5 LI Jett 21 D22 25 Golden State Fencing Academy 2122 1816 22.1 31%
Pool W 5:1 FAN Yuchen 142 U 171 Epic Fencing Club 1501 1794 21.7 68%
Pool W 5:2 COFFIN Carleton 34 D22 150 RPI College Fencing Club 1736 1815 28.4 55%
T256 L 13:15 DALVA Michael 179 U 127 United Fencing Academy 1740 1767 181.9 51%

Peachtree Battle RYC ROC/RJCC/Veteran/Chairfencing

Div II Men's Foil (C1, DV2), May 1, 2022
Place 16, Seed 17, Not ranked, Rating E21, Lang Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 WANG Brayden 2 C22 10 Birmingham Fencing Club 2081 1986 43.4 44%
Pool L 1:5 FELIX Ian 7 D22 10 Orlando Fencing Academy 1887 1943 49.4 54%
Pool W 5:4 MONES jesse 23 U 22 LOTUS FENCING ACADEMY 1655 1893 30.7 64%
Pool W 5:1 DAFFRON Quintin 15 E22 21 Winter Garden Fencing Academy 1603 1924 25.6 69%
Pool L 2:5 ZHAO Bowen 11 D22 9 The Fencers Academy 1955 1950 40.3 50%
T32 W 15:10 POLLEY Stephen 21 U 17 LOTUS FENCING ACADEMY 2500 1582 282.1 21%
T16 L 3:15 TSAO Lukas 3 C21 1 Salle Mauro Fencing Academy 2464 1864 97.3 21%

UAH Rocket City Open 2022

Mixed Foil (D1), April 9, 2022
Place 8, Seed 9, Not ranked, Rating E21, Lang Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 4:5 ALABDULWAHAB Yoseph S. 3 D19 11 Mississippi Fencing Club 2500 1978 22.6 31%
Pool W 5:2 YANG Ethan J. 16 U 13 Nashville Academy of Fencing 1378 1956 23.0 81%
Pool L 2:5 WILLIAMS Kenneth H. 4 E22 3 Birmingham Fencing Club 2132 1979 41.7 41%
Pool W 5:0 AMMON Blue 10 E19 2 Birmingham Fencing Club 1890 1937 49.1 53%
T16 W 15:13 EVELAND Zoe 8 E22 10 Nashville Academy of Fencing / Lang Fencing Academy
T8 L 3:15 WONG Garrick G. 1 B21 1 Birmingham Fencing Club 2969 1611 28.7 4%

12th Annual Yellow Jacket Open

Div III Mixed Foil (C2, DV3), February 27, 2022
Place 36, Seed 24, Not ranked, Rating E21, Lang Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:0 MACK Jacob 71 U 68 Georgia Tech University Yellow Jacket Fencing Club 1095 1932 19.9 88%
Pool L 2:5 NOVIKOV Allegra 70 U 20 Lotus Fencing Academy
Pool W 5:0 FEIDLER Calvin 49 U 83 Emory University Fencing Club 950 1952 13.7 92%
Pool L 4:5 VINEL ALEKSANDR 25 E21 16 Auburn Fencing Club 1833 1965 78.4 58%
Pool W 5:3 BATRA Dev 1 D22 22 Orlando Fencing Academy 1674 1887 49.4 63%
Pool W 5:3 BUTFILOSKI Cooper B. 48 U 54 Clemson University Fencing Club / Columbia Fencers' Club 1667 1936 42.1 66%
T64 L 12:15 BRUSH Sydney 50 U 29 Lang Fencing Academy

TN Division Event Hosted By Lang Fencing Academy

Div II Mixed Foil (D1, DV2), November 20, 2021
Place 11, Seed 4, Not ranked, Rating E21, Lang Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 LIM Joshua 5 E20 12 University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club 1982 2083 122.4 56%
Pool L 2:5 ZOU Yuming 14 U 3 Birmingham Fencing Club 1666 1961 134.4 67%
Pool W 5:0 GUPTILL Grady 13 U 13 Williamson County Fencing Club / Murfreesboro fencing club 1890 1826 81.9 47%
Pool W 5:0 LIM Joel 19 U 19 Memphis University School Fencing Team 1140 1908 23.5 86%
T16 L 8:15 WANG Brayden 22 U 6 Birmingham Fencing Club 1896 1978 367.6 54%

Birmingham Fencing Club Foil Kick-Off

Div II Mixed Foil (C1, DV2), September 18, 2021
Place 6, Seed 21, Not ranked, Rating U, Lang Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 EDWARDS Darby 10 E20 18
Pool W 5:2 JANG Erin 17 U 17 Auburn Fencing Club
Pool W 5:4 BROWN Lily 16 U 16 Birmingham Fencing Club
Pool W 5:4 TANG Owen 1 C21 3 Epic Fencing Club Atlanta / (none) 2601 1890 307.0 16%
Pool L 4:5 HEARN Christen J. 9 E20 8 Birmingham Fencing Club 2292 2197 113.5 44%
T16 W 15:14 GRAY Martha R. 11 E19 13 Salle D'Armes Bosco
T8 L 2:15 ELWOOD Sebastian F. 5 D21 2 Epic Fencing Club Atlanta 2634 2334 355.5 38%

Gryphon "D & Under Men/Women Foil and Mixed Saber

Div III Men's Foil (C2, DV3), November 17, 2019
Place 20, Seed 31, Not ranked, Rating U, University Of Ca - Irvine (uci) Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 4:5 QIU Jay (Tengjie) 23 U 28 Golubitsky Fencing Center 1673 2500 920.5 79%
Pool W 5:4 CHIN Yit-Meng 25 U 26 Torrance Fencing Club 1311 1579 232.2 61%
Pool L 4:5 LEE Thomas 14 E19 10 South Coast Fencing Center / Privateers Fencing Club 2136 1812 179.9 35%
Pool L 3:5 JORDON Kaleb W. 1 D19 3 United Fencing Academy / Points West Fencing Center 2533 1632 61.7 12%
Pool W 5:1 FERNANDEZ Theo K. 13 E19 21 Polytechnic School / Fortune Fencing 2143 1570 319.7 23%
T32 L 7:15 LIEBER Derek 9 D18 13 Gryphon Fencing 3681 2500 166.4 15%