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Charles DeCesaris

1996
RedStar Fencing Club Chicago Bloomington Fencing Club
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Win/loss statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories 25 38 20 - 7 90
Losses 4 10 4 - 3 21
Win ratio 86.2% 79.2% 83.3% - 70.0% 81.1%
Pool victories 15 25 12 - 4 56
Pool losses 2 7 2 - 2 13
Pool win ratio 88.2% 78.1% 85.7% - 66.7% 81.2%
DE victories 10 13 8 - 3 34
DE losses 2 3 2 - 1 8
DE win ratio 83.3% 81.2% 80.0% - 75.0% 81.0%

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† 14 18 11 - 5 48
Easy wins % 56.0% 47.4% 55.0% - 71.4% 53.3%
Close wins‡ 2 3 3 - 2 10
Close wins % 8.0% 7.9% 15.0% - 28.6% 11.1%
Close losses‡ 1 6 1 - 1 9
Close losses % 25.0% 60.0% 25.0% - 33.3% 42.9%
Big losses† 1 2 1 - 1 5
Big losses % 25.0% 20.0% 25.0% - 33.3% 23.8%

† 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.

Events

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Events 3 5 3 - 1 12
Tournaments 2 5 2 - 1 10

Competition history

12 competitions, 111 bouts

2026 RedStar Winter Classic

Div II Mixed Saber D1, DV2 February 8, 2026

Place 2 of 23 Seed 1 Not ranked Rating C25 RedStar Fencing Club Chicago

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:1 BAAZIM Hadeel 20 - U 17 RedStar Fencing Club Chicago - - - -
Pool
V 5:0 SIERRA Gregory 9 - E25 21 Fence St. Louis 1271 2449 2.3 97%
Pool
V 5:2 SCHOON Rebecca 8 - E25 23 - - - -
Pool
D 3:5 CHING Grant 16 - U 1 US Sabre Academy 1342 2451 77.1 96%
Pool
V 5:0 SUKUMAR Madison 17 - U 18 LHS-VHHS Fencing Team- High School - - - -
T16
V 15:8 ZHOU Xiaoqi 21 - U 14 University of Chicago Fencing Club 1665 2968 5.3 94%
T8
V 15:8 NAGRANI Jai 15 - U 7 US Sabre Academy 1600 2973 2.0 99%
T4
V 15:5 SANABRIA Enrique 5 - D25 3 RedStar Fencing Club Chicago 2422 2975 17.7 80%
T2
D 13:15 CHING Grant 16 - U 1 US Sabre Academy 1958 2993 106.4 95%

2026 RedStar Winter Classic

Senior Mixed Saber B2, SNR February 8, 2026

Place 3 of 28 Seed 5 Not ranked Rating C25 RedStar Fencing Club Chicago

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 WAGNER Elijah 12 - D25 22 2012 2464 16.0 77%
Pool
D 2:5 HIBINO Uta 18 - E25 11 RedStar Fencing Club Chicago 1619 2480 72.9 92%
Pool
V 5:3 WANG William 4 - C25 6 Midwest Fencing Club / Stevenson High School Fencing Team 2116 2407 19.5 68%
Pool
V 5:0 MILLSAPS Elijah 25 - U 8 1421 2426 4.7 93%
Pool
V 5:1 ST. GEORGE David 23 - U 27 Ataba Fencing Club / LHS-VHHS Fencing Team- High School 1058 2431 2.2 97%
Pool
V 5:4 HU CHIEH-CHI 16 - D24 7 Purdue Fencing Club-purdue Univ. 2039 2433 15.8 74%
T32
V 15:1 ST. GEORGE David 23 - U 27 Ataba Fencing Club / LHS-VHHS Fencing Team- High School 2500 2942 20.7 66%
T16
V 15:11 ZHOU Grant 7 - C25 12 Purdue Fencing Club-purdue Univ. 2077 2963 9.9 92%
T8
V 15:7 LAI Yat Hay Casper 8 - C24 5 Purdue Fencing Club-purdue Univ. 2830 2972 39.2 59%
T4
D 5:15 ZIRKLE James 3 - B22 2 RedStar Fencing Club Chicago 3029 3012 44.0 49%

NIFC Fall Women's and Mixed Foil + Sabre

Mixed Saber C2 November 23, 2025

Place 1 of 26 Seed 2 Not ranked Rating C24 RedStar Fencing Club Chicago

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:0 HU CHIEH-CHI 7 - D24 11 Purdue Fencing Club-Purdue Univ. 2058 2434 19.1 73%
Pool
V 5:3 PRAXL Alexa R. 20 - U 15 Northwest Indiana Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:2 MAHESH Advik 19 - U 5 1212 2453 2.5 97%
Pool
V 5:1 JONES Lance 26 - U 22 Northwest Indiana Fencing Club 1113 2456 2.7 96%
Pool
V 5:0 SCHOON Rebecca 10 - E25 23 - - - -
Pool
V 5:4 BUTTA Reese 15 - U 20 Northwest Indiana Fencing Club / Advance Fencing 1387 2458 5.3 92%
T16
V 15:6 DING Yuchen 14 - U 14 Northwest Indiana Fencing Club 1986 2902 12.7 87%
T8
V 15:11 HIBINO Uta 9 - E25 8 RedStar Fencing Club Chicago 1877 2914 7.3 95%
T4
V 15:11 JHAVERI Rajan 6 - D24 3 Purdue Fencing Club-Purdue Univ. / RedStar Fencing Club Chicago 2145 2922 13.8 89%
T2
V 15:9 MBERIA Alexander 11 - E25 2 Northwest Indiana Fencing Club / Midwest Fencing Club 1878 2935 6.5 95%

National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals)

Div II Men's Saber B3, DV2 July 4, 2025

Place 45 of 193 Seed 63 Not ranked Rating C24 RedStar Fencing Club Chicago

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:0 LOTURCO Greg 171 - U 190 Bayou City Fencing Academy / Houston Sword Sports 856 2550 0.7 > 99%
Pool
D 4:5 KWON Kenneth 121 - D24 30 Sabio Fencing Academy 1900 2551 81.7 85%
Pool
V 5:3 FARIDI Imran 5 - C25 122 Ohio Fencing Center 1961 2469 17.6 79%
Pool
V 5:1 PARKILA Lukas 112 - D24 114 Renaissance Fencing Club 1914 2487 15.0 82%
Pool
V 5:1 MANESCU Miron 54 - C24 87 Manhattan Fencing Center 2048 2502 18.4 77%
Pool
D 2:5 SEPUCHA Sam 179 - U 39 Fencing Academy Of Denver 1599 2520 86.3 93%
T128
V 15:8 KARAVAS Nicholas 87 - D25 99 Fencing Academy Of Boston 2116 3019 12.1 92%
T64
D 8:15 PORTER Dupree 18 - C25 32 Stamford Fencing Center, LLC / Fencers Club Inc. 2236 3031 129.0 90%

Windy City Fencing ROC/RJCC

Div I-A Men's Saber C2, D1A April 19, 2025

Place 3 of 30 Seed 4 Not ranked Rating C24 RedStar Fencing Club Chicago

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 FINE Mark 17 - E25 21 Midwest Fencing Club 1538 2731 144.6 97%
Pool
D 1:5 PARKILA Lukas 14 - D24 17 Renaissance Fencing Club 1837 2586 104.7 88%
Pool
V 5:2 MURZYN III CJ 7 - C22 10 Lawrence University Fencing NCAA / Lincoln Square Fencing 2549 2481 49.9 46%
Pool
V 5:2 DE WITT Magnus 29 - U 15 1557 2531 7.4 93%
Pool
V 5:1 WENGERHOFF Daniel B. 25 - U 28 1773 2539 11.8 87%
T32
V 15:4 BROCKMEYER Tyler 15 - D24 22 Fence St. Louis 2256 3117 16.5 91%
T16
V 15:10 PEI Anthony 5 - C24 11 2208 3133 13.7 92%
T8
V 15:8 RAMANI Ari 19 - E25 8 Renaissance Fencing Club 1649 3147 2.3 99%
T4
D 12:15 WANG Max 1 - B24 2 Midwest Fencing Club 2499 3149 130.6 85%

Purdue Fall Open 2024

Mixed Saber C2 November 17, 2024

Place 1 of 40 Seed 4 Not ranked Rating D24 RedStar Fencing Club Chicago

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:0 SISSAC Samya 37 - U 24 - - - -
Pool
D 4:5 COOKSON Leonardo 7 - D24 7 Rochester Institute of Technology Fencing Club 1885 2844 148.6 93%
Pool
V 5:2 DING Yuchen 15 - U 34 Northwest Indiana Fencing Club 2581 2695 32.2 55%
Pool
V 5:2 HANSON Ryan 28 - U 36 Purdue Fencing Club-purdue Univ. / Northwest Indiana Fencing Club 876 2727 1.3 99%
Pool
V 5:1 RIVERA Benjamin 17 - U 30 Midwest Fencing Club 879 2729 0.4 > 99%
Pool
V 5:1 TUNG Renee 25 - U 11 Purdue Fencing Club-purdue Univ. - - - -
Pool
V 5:2 MAMKIN Nathan 33 - U 21 Purdue Fencing Club-purdue Univ. / Durkan Fencing Academy 1236 2729 1.7 99%
T32
V 15:3 RIVERA Benjamin 17 - U 30 Midwest Fencing Club 1049 3015 0.7 > 99%
T16
V 15:9 ZEWDA Kebron 2 - C23 14 Rochester Fencing Club / National Capital Fencers Club 2583 3016 46.6 74%
T8
V 15:9 SANABRIA Enrique 14 - U 8 RedStar Fencing Club Chicago 2054 3062 14.8 92%
T4
V 15:13 TOZZI Massimo 6 - D24 3 Rochester Institute of Technology Fencing Club / Scarsdale Fencing Center 2337 3077 23.6 87%
T2
V 15:9 CHINWAH Kaden 12 - E24 2 Northwest Indiana Fencing Club / RedStar Fencing Club Chicago 2214 3101 16.2 91%

The Burton Open

Senior Mixed Saber E1, SNR September 15, 2024

Place 1 of 10 Seed 2 Not ranked Rating D24 RedStar Fencing Club Chicago

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 ISSA Naoum P. 1 - B23 7 RedStar Fencing Club Chicago 2062 3014 14.1 93%
Pool
D 4:5 WAGNER Elijah 4 - D23 3 Marian Catholic High School / RedStar Fencing Club Chicago 1840 3028 208.2 97%
Pool
V 5:3 HIBINO Uta 6 - E24 5 RedStar Fencing Club Chicago 1685 2819 7.0 96%
Pool
V 5:2 ZHU Matthew 3 - D24 3 Midwest Fencing Club 1577 2827 4.8 98%
Pool
V 5:1 HENSEL Kaeleb 8 - U 10 Rockford Fencing Club 942 2831 0.5 > 99%
Pool
V 5:1 BARROWS Hunter 7 - E24 2 Midwest Fencing Club 1571 2832 4.6 98%
Pool
V 5:1 BAAZIM Hadeel 10 - U 8 RedStar Fencing Club Chicago - - - -
Pool
V 5:0 EDINBERG Azra 9 - U 9 RedStar Fencing Club Chicago 1136 2836 1.7 99%
Pool
V 5:3 LIN Patrick 5 - E24 6 Midwest Fencing Club 1639 2838 5.5 97%
T8
V 15:6 BAAZIM Hadeel 10 - U 8 RedStar Fencing Club Chicago - - - -
T4
V 15:9 ZHU Matthew 3 - D24 3 Midwest Fencing Club 1744 3002 7.6 97%
T2
V 15:5 BARROWS Hunter 7 - E24 2 Midwest Fencing Club 1658 3010 5.4 98%

Midwest ROC/RJCC

Div I-A Men's Saber C1, D1A September 7, 2024

Place 7 of 20 Seed 8 Not ranked Rating D24 RedStar Fencing Club Chicago

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 YUAN Kevin 3 - C24 6 University of Wisconsin-Madison 2317 3185 220.5 91%
Pool
V 5:2 FARIDI Imran 10 - D23 3 Columbus International Fencing Academy 1782 2964 8.4 97%
Pool
V 5:4 HERNANDEZ Stanton 4 - C24 13 Midwest Fencing Club 2422 2973 36.1 80%
Pool
V 5:1 KANIA Alexander 16 - U 19 Midwest Fencing Club 1590 3009 3.5 99%
Pool
V 5:2 TWEMLOW Sacha 15 - U 16 Midwest Fencing Club / Atlanta Fencers Club Foundation Inc. 1205 3012 1.3 99%
T16
V 15:10 TWEMLOW Sacha 15 - U 16 Midwest Fencing Club / Atlanta Fencers Club Foundation Inc. 2115 3287 18.2 92%
T8
D 12:15 FARIDI Imran 10 - D23 3 Columbus International Fencing Academy 2032 3305 303.4 97%

Indiana University 18+ Open

Mixed Foil C1 March 23, 2024

Place 7 of 24 Seed 4 Not ranked Rating D21 RedStar Fencing Club Chicago

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:2 BAILEY Lauren 20 - U 16 Indiana University Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 3:5 MILLER Daniel 5 - E23 3 2207 2500 647.2 61%
Pool
V 5:0 HALTER Lexi 13 - U 23 - - - -
Pool
V 5:2 CHRISTNER Eli 12 - U 17 1718 1853 270.9 55%
Pool
D 4:5 THOMAS Samuel 18 - U 9 Fencing Club At Indiana University / Indianapolis Fencing Club 2259 2124 224.0 45%
T32
V 15:1 YE Bohan 24 - U 24 - - - -
T16
V 15:13 STENNIS Brendan 19 - U 10 Fencing Club At Indiana University / Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) 2500 2500 420.5 50%
T8
D 8:15 MILLER Daniel 5 - E23 3 1840 2921 698.6 83%

Indiana University 18+ Open

Mixed Saber D1 March 23, 2024

Place 1 of 16 Seed 4 Not ranked Rating D23 RedStar Fencing Club Chicago

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:0 DRAPER Jason 11 - U 15 Indiana University Fencing Club 2500 2958 55.2 67%
Pool
V 5:0 STENNIS Brendan 10 - U 13 Fencing Club At Indiana University / Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) 1923 3013 25.7 87%
Pool
V 5:1 CHO Jeremy 14 - U 8 Washington University. St. Louis / Cracovia Fencing School 2652 3039 61.7 67%
Pool
V 5:2 LAI Yat Hay Casper 3 - D24 2 Purdue Fencing Club-Purdue Univ. 2903 3100 84.3 61%
T16
V 15:5 DRAPER Jason 11 - U 15 Indiana University Fencing Club 2500 3030 61.0 69%
T8
V 15:5 FRYMAN Isabel 13 - U 7 Purdue Fencing Club-Purdue Univ. - - - -
T4
V 15:11 BARNES William 6 - E23 3 Denison University Fencing Ncaa 2727 3091 84.0 69%
T2
V 15:11 LAI Yat Hay Casper 3 - D24 2 Purdue Fencing Club-Purdue Univ. 3094 3175 111.8 55%

IFC 2024 Spring Classic

Senior Mixed Saber C2, SNR March 17, 2024

Place 7 of 31 Seed 9 Not ranked Rating D23 RedStar Fencing Club Chicago

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:0 DUNN Linda J. J. 2 - C23 23 Indysabre / Indianapolis Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:0 BOYLAN John R. 13 - E23 18 Louisville Fencing Center, Inc. 2163 2741 76.8 79%
Pool
V 5:4 KINNEY William 21 - U 8 Indianapolis Fencing Club 2686 2818 118.5 57%
Pool
V 5:0 KAUFFMAN Davian 30 - U 28 1476 2937 8.2 98%
Pool
V 5:3 MEFFORD Mitchell 19 - U 16 Miami University Fencing Ohio 1668 2945 13.1 96%
T32
V 15:1 ELBERT Logan 24 - U 29 Indianapolis Fencing Club 2500 3110 106.6 70%
T16
V 15:12 LAI Yat Hay Casper 6 - D24 13 Purdue Fencing Club-purdue Univ. 3048 3217 190.9 59%
T8
D 10:15 AKS Ari 3 - C23 2 RedStar Fencing Club Chicago 2637 3408 377.4 86%

Remenyik RJCC

Div I-A Men's Saber B2, D1A October 20, 2018

Place 3 of 27 Seed 7 Not ranked Rating C17 Indiana University Fencing Club / Bloomington Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 PRIEST Leighton K. 2 - B18 6 Renaissance Fencing Club 2764 2500 427.2 40%
Pool
V 5:0 DUNLOP Richard (Dick) M. 24 - U 27 Illinois Fencers Club 1898 2073 280.3 56%
Pool
V 5:1 RESHEIDAT Malik 19 - U 14 Indysabre Fencing Club 2500 2353 342.5 44%
Pool
V 5:0 WINEBURNER J.T. 15 - E16 24 Lincoln Square Fencing 1960 2696 99.2 81%
Pool
D 3:5 VASILYEV Nikita K. 10 - D18 2 RedStar Fencing Club Chicago 3101 2795 153.9 35%
Pool
V 5:1 MARTINEAU Alexis 25 - U 16 Northwestern University Ncaa 2181 2641 100.3 71%
T32
V 15:3 NAGEL Alexander 22 - U 23 2500 2500 420.5 50%
T16
V 15:14 CHENNURU Nischal 12 - D18 9 Columbus Fencing & Fitness 2195 2921 203.4 75%
T8
V 15:12 MONTGOMERY Jadon T. 4 - C18 5 Columbus Fencing & Fitness 2924 3124 253.7 57%
T4
D 14:15 VASILYEV Nikita K. 10 - D18 2 RedStar Fencing Club Chicago 3489 3378 267.4 45%