Matthew Comes

1998

The Ohio State University NCAA / Kaizen Academy LLC

Win/Loss Statistics

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Victories - - 6 11 38 55
Losses - - 2 2 23 27
Win Ratio - - 75.0% 84.6% 62.3% 67.1%
Pool Victories - - 5 4 29 38
Pool Losses - - 1 2 16 19
Pool Win Ratio - - 83.3% 66.7% 64.4% 66.7%
DE Victories - - 1 7 9 17
DE Losses - - 1 - 7 8
DE Win Ratio - - 50.0% 100.0% 56.2% 68.0%

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† - - 2 1 14 17
Easy wins as % of wins - - 33.3% 9.1% 36.8% 30.9%
Close wins‡ - - 3 5 9 17
Close wins as % of all wins - - 50.0% 45.5% 23.7% 30.9%
Close losses‡ - - 1 1 7 9
Close losses as % of all losses - - 50.0% 50.0% 30.4% 33.3%
Big losses† - - - - 2 2
Big losses as % of all losses - - 0.0% 0.0% 8.7% 7.4%

† 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.

Bouts with Time Expired

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Victories - - 1 1 - 2
Victories as % of all victories - - 16.7% 9.1% 0.0% 3.6%
Losses - - - 1 - 1
Losses as % of all losses - - 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 3.7%
Total - - 1 2 - 3
Total as % of all bouts - - 12.5% 15.4% 0.0% 3.7%

Events

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Events - - 1 1 8 10
Tournaments - - 1 1 7 9

Competition History

December NAC

Div I Men's Épée (A4, DV1), December 12, 2021
Place 19, Seed 17, Rank 20, Rating A21, The Ohio State University NCAA / Kaizen Academy LLC
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:1 MOSES Alexander 101 A21 88 TeamK Fencing 2852 3411 9.0 82%
Pool W 5:1 PRASAD Ankith 118 A21 91 Alliance Fencing Academy 2901 3420 9.7 80%
Pool W 5:4 ARLINGTON Nicholas J. 51 64 A21 53 Hooked On Fencing 3078 3429 12.9 72%
Pool W 5:4 LAWSON Nicholas W. 46 59 A21 22 Fencers Club Inc. / Princeton University NCAA 3492 3442 23.0 47%
Pool L 3:5 THEIN-SANDLER Adrien (Adi) M. 12 14 A21 17 LA International Fencing 3515 3465 19.6 47%
Pool W 5:2 GORIUNOV IVAN A. 100 A21 77 South Florida Fencing Club 2933 3446 9.0 80%
T64 W 13:12 JIN Owen 68 90 A21 59 Cavalier Fencing Club 3204 3968 11.2 89%
T32 L 14:15 WHELAN Thomas (Tony) 18 21 A21 6 Olympia Fencing Center 3752 3979 53.8 64%

National Championships, Junior Olympic Championships & July NAC

Div I Men's Épée (A4, DV1), July 4, 2021
Place 1, Seed 125, Not ranked, Rating A20, The Ohio State University NCAA / Kaizen Academy LLC
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 GOHEL Dayus T. 65 83 A21 69 Olympia Fencing Center 2854 3424 10.2 82%
Pool W 5:2 SILVER Cameron 116 A21 186 Naples Fencing Academy 2954 3434 12.0 78%
Pool L 3:5 KIM William M. 190 C21 152 Fencing Academy Of Westchester 2804 3446 49.2 85%
Pool W 3:1 SMITH Dwight 5 10 A19 31 Peter Westbrook Foundation 3373 3397 23.2 52%
Pool L 3:4 PISKOVATSKOV Anton 56 72 A19 21 Alliance Fencing Academy 3534 3420 19.9 43%
Pool W 5:2 SMITH Nicholas S. 175 B21 168 Medeo Fencing Club 2890 3401 10.1 80%
T128 W 15:9 CHMUT Anton 91 124 A18 92 New York Fencing Academy 3496 3586 57.4 55%
T64 W 15:6 ELASHRY Zeyad A. 18 27 A21 62 Fortune Fencing 3799 3643 71.5 41%
T32 W 15:12 KUMASHI Mihir R. 23 32 A21 32 Alliance Fencing Academy 3849 3715 65.9 42%
T16 W 15:12 MATVEEV Valentin S. 7 12 A19 16 Battle Born Fencing Club / University Of Notre Dame NCAA 3918 3781 61.5 41%
T8 W 15:11 WHITE Sean 38 50 A19 5 Fencers Club Inc. 3675 3842 38.5 60%
T4 W 15:14 CANAUX Gabriel A. 66 84 A19 3 New York Athletic Club 3931 3880 48.4 47%
T2 W 15:14 LIVERANT Skyler J. 31 41 A21 2 New York Fencing Academy 3829 3929 38.8 56%

January NAC

Div I Men's Épée (A4, DV1), January 3, 2020
Place 102, Seed 54, Rank 72, Rating A19, The Ohio State University NCAA / Kaizen Academy LLC
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 RUSSANOV Dennis 91 135 A19 135 2899 3433 12.5 81%
Pool W 5:1 VANDERLINDEN Brian 284 C19 266 Hooked On Fencing 2398 3446 3.6 96%
Pool W 5:1 CHEN Wesley 243 B18 250 Fencing Club At NC State / Apex Fencing Academy 2733 3449 8.4 87%
Pool W 5:2 KAMBESELES Jack M. 205 B19 243 New York Fencing Academy 3003 3458 14.0 77%
Pool L 3:5 TRAN Dai Long 130 A19 196 Fencing Sports Academy, Inc. 2666 3472 60.9 90%
Pool W 5:3 ZHENG Hagen 167 A18 54 Olympia Fencing Center 2967 3411 13.3 77%
T128 L 12:15 SMITH William K. 242 B18 82 Alliance Fencing Academy 3191 3704 117.9 78%

USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge

Div I Men's Épée (A4, DV1), June 28, 2019
Place 43, Seed 19, Rank 27, Rating A19, Washington Fencing Academy / The Ohio State University NCAA
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:0 MILLER Finn S. 102 A19 30 Medeo Fencing Club 3359 3414 33.2 54%
Pool L 3:5 GHAZALEH Thomas Xavier 79 111 A18 104 Marx Fencing Academy 3244 3447 43.1 63%
Pool L 4:5 FAUBERT Andy C. 42 55 A18 70 Northwest Fencing Center 3446 3404 28.0 48%
Pool W 5:0 GRABER Andrew J. 195 B18 150 Alliance Fencing Academy 2904 3376 15.3 78%
Pool W 5:0 WILKINSON Derek H. 140 A18 205 2852 3391 13.1 80%
Pool W 5:4 GRAMS Steven 159 A18 13 Long Island Fencing Center / Fencers Club Inc. 3374 3405 28.9 52%
T128 W 15:12 KUSHNERIK Ethan 93 132 A19 100 New York Athletic Club / New York Fencing Academy 3356 3749 48.5 72%
T64 L 14:15 BISSINGER Michael P. 46 62 A19 19 Alliance Fencing Academy 3611 3798 94.0 61%

WWD Senior Division Championships

Senior Men's Saber (B1, SNR), June 8, 2019
Place 15, Seed 11, Not ranked, Rating E16, The Ohio State University NCAA
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 GAFFNEY Mylos 5 C18 3 Salle Auriol Seattle 2009 2500 760.3 68%
Pool L 3:5 BULL Anderson 8 E19 9 Salle Auriol Seattle 2353 1740 171.5 23%
Pool W 5:4 LI Brian X. 17 U 13 Metro Tacoma Fencing Club 2098 1568 348.8 29%
Pool L 3:5 HOLMES Aiden G. 2 B19 1 Salle Auriol Seattle 2777 1917 68.4 13%
Pool L 2:5 CHRISTIAN Jonathan 13 U 12 Salle Auriol Seattle 1484 1849 234.9 66%
T16 L 10:15 STATEN-LUSTY Silas J. 1 B19 2 Salle Auriol Seattle 3342 2500 242.7 21%

WWD Senior Division Championships

Senior Men's Épée (A1, SNR), June 8, 2019
Place 1, Seed 1, Not ranked, Rating A19, The Ohio State University NCAA
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 BENACK Mark 6 B19 15 Rain City Fencing Center 2182 3369 3.8 96%
Pool W 5:1 LEE Benjamin H. 12 C18 6 Metro Tacoma Fencing Club 2079 3373 5.3 91%
Pool W 5:3 KILUK Andrew 7 B18 14 Salle Auriol Seattle 2329 3379 5.0 95%
Pool W 5:3 ELDARAWANI Yasser 15 U 3 Kaizen Academy LLC 3307 3384 25.9 54%
Pool W 5:2 FLY Paul 13 C18 12 Salle Auriol Seattle 2340 3409 4.5 95%
T16 W 15:10 CHRISTIAN Jonathan 16 U 16 Salle Auriol Seattle 2500 3433 32.2 81%
T8 W 15:9 SUVOROV Yuly 2 A19 7 Salle Auriol Seattle 3679 3465 142.3 38%
T4 W 15:7 LEE Tobias 3 A19 3 Metro Tacoma Fencing Club 3163 3608 53.3 74%
T2 W 15:5 BENACK Steven 4 A19 2 Rain City Fencing Center / Fencing Illini, University Of Illinois 3656 3661 88.3 50%

April Championship and NAC

Div I Men's Épée (A4, DV1), April 15, 2019
Place 27, Seed 27, Rank 42, Rating A19, The Ohio State University NCAA / Washington Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:1 NOLLNER Dylan 10 13 A18 8 New York Athletic Club 3389 3332 53.0 47%
Pool W 5:3 KAMBESELES Peter G. 80 A19 93 New York Fencing Academy 3076 3385 31.3 69%
Pool W 5:1 MILAM Hugh 46 77 A18 47 LA International Fencing 3273 3416 38.3 59%
Pool L 2:5 SZAPARY Tristan B. 63 107 A19 42 Fencers Club Inc. / Fencing Academy Of Philadelphia 3486 3455 42.0 48%
Pool L 3:5 MANCINI Christopher M. 122 B17 72 New York University NCAA / Island Fencing Center 2947 3413 68.9 77%
Pool W 5:2 CHA Russell W. 101 A18 121 Top Fencing Club 3050 3344 25.9 68%
T128 W 15:8 COX Matthew T. 124 C18 100 3296 3020 220.3 37%
T64 W 15:10 SZAPARY Tristan B. 63 107 A19 42 Fencers Club Inc. / Fencing Academy Of Philadelphia 3994 3240 319.7 15%
T32 L 5:15 CULPEPPER John (JR) R. 62 103 A17 9 The Ohio State University NCAA 3493 3560 126.8 53%

January NAC

Div I Men's Épée (Day 2) (A4, DV1), January 7, 2019
Place 55, Seed 34, Rank 40, Rating A18, Washington Fencing Academy / The Ohio State University NCAA
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 LARSEN Samuel F. 188 A17 50 Northwest Fencing Center 2797 3319 119.8 77%
Pool W 5:2 WATSON Adam C. 207 A15 101 New York Athletic Club 3398 3199 88.0 38%
Pool L 3:5 HOYLE Jacob C.
3 3 A18 21 New York Athletic Club 3828 3287 29.5 21%
Pool W 5:4 HADDAD Justin R. 91 218 A18 79 DC Fencers Club 3582 3257 91.1 31%
Pool W 5:4 VERMEULE Spencer 138 A18 60 Olympia Fencing Center 3229 3349 50.1 57%
Pool L 1:5 HOUSE Alex W. 39 47 A17 12 Fencers Club Inc. / Vivo Fencing Club 3197 3399 66.7 62%
T128 W 15:7 VOLKMANN Daniel R. 31 36 A18 81 Northwest Fencing Center 3388 2532 524.1 16%
T64 L 12:15 PISKOVATSKOV Jonathan (Yonik) 15 17 A18 6 Alliance Fencing Academy 4212 3056 36.1 7%

December NAC

Div I Men's Épée (Day 2) (A4, DV1), December 15, 2018
Place 69, Seed 34, Rank 42, Rating A18, The Ohio State University NCAA
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 BLAIS BELANGER Marc-Antoine 63 81 A18 29 3247 3173 144.3 46%
Pool L 3:5 YOON Sungho 126 A18 102 Fencing Sports Academy, Inc. 2988 3318 179.0 68%
Pool W 5:3 HOYLE Jacob C.
3 3 A18 10 New York Athletic Club 3821 3139 190.1 18%
Pool W 5:1 SHINDLER Oliver P. 39 47 A18 85 The Ohio State University NCAA 2873 3329 51.3 74%
Pool W 5:3 SALLEMBIEN Nicolas H. 73 97 A18 123 Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) 2580 3380 25.8 88%
Pool L 4:5 CORBAN Michael Y. 164 A17 45 Olympia Fencing Center 3378 3406 87.1 52%
T128 L 10:15 BISSINGER Michael P. 48 60 A18 61 Alliance Fencing Academy 3287 2707 174.4 27%

October NAC

Div I Men's Épée (Day 2) (A4, DV1), October 14, 2018
Place 49, Seed 36, Rank 36, Rating A18, The Ohio State University NCAA
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 KRAVITZ Zach J. 166 A17 38 University Of California San Diego NCAA 2672 2500 433.8 44%
Pool W 5:1 CHENG Zachary K. 172 A17 109 University Of Notre Dame NCAA 3351 2066 845.5 9%
Pool W 5:2 HONDOR Robert D. 37 37 A18 50 New Jersey Institute Of Technology NCAA / Olympia Fencing Center 3611 2912 377.4 23%
Pool W 5:4 COLE Elias R. 113 A18 86 3220 3289 197.1 53%
Pool L 4:5 KIM Dylan K. 167 A17 31 Princeton University NCAA 2778 3486 312.9 82%
T128 W 15:14 ZACHARAKIS Darius K. 179 A15 89 Alliance Fencing Academy 2921 2500 569.5 37%
T64 L 13:15 KAULL James T. 2 2 A18 5 New York Athletic Club / DC Fencers Club 2921 3069 362.9 55%