Merik Pohl

2003

Cleveland State Univ. NCAA / West Berkeley Fencing Club

Win/Loss Statistics

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Victories 19 8 6 - 48 81
Losses 2 10 3 - 21 36
Win Ratio 90.5% 44.4% 66.7% - 69.6% 69.2%
Pool Victories 11 7 4 - 34 56
Pool Losses 1 8 2 - 13 24
Pool Win Ratio 91.7% 46.7% 66.7% - 72.3% 70.0%
DE Victories 8 1 2 - 14 25
DE Losses 1 2 1 - 8 12
DE Win Ratio 88.9% 33.3% 66.7% - 63.6% 67.6%

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† 6 4 1 - 14 25
Easy wins as % of wins 31.6% 50.0% 16.7% - 29.2% 30.9%
Close wins‡ 3 2 1 - 11 17
Close wins as % of all wins 15.8% 25.0% 16.7% - 22.9% 21.0%
Close losses‡ - 4 2 - 13 19
Close losses as % of all losses 0.0% 40.0% 66.7% - 61.9% 52.8%
Big losses† 1 4 - - 3 8
Big losses as % of all losses 50.0% 40.0% 0.0% - 14.3% 22.2%

† 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 - - - - 2 2
Victories as % of all victories 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% - 4.2% 2.5%
Losses - 2 - - 2 4
Losses as % of all losses 0.0% 20.0% 0.0% - 9.5% 11.1%
Total - 2 - - 4 6
Total as % of all bouts 0.0% 11.1% 0.0% - 5.8% 5.1%

Events

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Events 2 2 1 - 9 14
Tournaments 2 2 1 - 6 11

Competition History

HoF Mixed Epee Open

Senior Mixed Épée (A2, SNR), March 2, 2024
Place 2, Seed 6, Not ranked, Rating B23, Cleveland State Univ. Ncaa / West Berkeley Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:0 BHARADWAJ Aadhav 26 U 25 2500 2940 6.9 67%
Pool L 1:5 MICKO Fritz K. 2 A23 5 Hooked on Fencing 2794 2947 20.5 60%
Pool W 5:4 ZHANG James 15 E23 18 Hooked on Fencing 1788 2927 1.5 97%
Pool W 5:2 CHO Joseph 20 U 14 3133 2928 14.2 41%
Pool W 5:0 WHITE Scott 24 U 19 2049 2942 3.6 89%
Pool W 5:1 LASIYCHUK Nikita 10 C23 8 Hooked on Fencing 1996 2946 2.6 94%
T16 W 15:9 CAVRELL Nicholas 13 C22 13 Hooked on Fencing 2532 3303 9.2 88%
T8 W 15:13 MASON Zander T. 3 B24 6 Royal Arts Fencing Academy 2925 3313 18.9 73%
T4 W 15:11 MARSHALL John W. 5 B23 3 3268 3332 29.5 54%
T2 L 10:15 ARLINGTON Nicholas J. 1 A23 1 Hooked on Fencing 3462 3361 27.6 44%

MFA Friday Night Epee (Senior Open)

Senior Mixed Épée (B2, SNR), December 29, 2023
Place 1, Seed 14, Not ranked, Rating C22, Cleveland State Univ. NCAA / West Berkeley Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 LUONG Allen 12 C22 25 Halberstadt Fencers' Club 2194 2921 4.7 88%
Pool W 5:2 NICHOLSON Dimitri E. 1 A23 6 2665 2926 11.6 67%
Pool W 5:1 GUO Woody 27 E23 30 True Focus Sports Academy 1481 2937 0.5 99%
Pool W 5:3 SALOM BLASCO Miquel 36 U 31 Marin Fencing Academy LLC / Boise Fencing Club 1300 2938 0.4 99%
Pool W 5:2 LOUIE Joseph 38 U 34 Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) 1540 2938 0.6 99%
Pool W 5:1 NIKIFOROV Timofei 24 E23 15 The Fencing Center 1756 2939 1.4 97%
T32 W 15:5 LIU Aaron 33 U 32 Marin Fencing Academy LLC 2500 3260 11.1 77%
T16 W 15:10 HELGE James R. 3 A22 11 Davis Fencing Academy 2803 3271 17.9 77%
T8 W 15:11 SITTER Gregoire 8 C23 5 2185 3289 4.1 96%
T4 W 15:14 HE Zhiheng 6 B23 3 East Bay Fencers Gym 2431 3293 7.3 92%
T2 W 15:11 HSU Joshua 17 D23 2 Maximum Fencing Club 2157 3300 3.3 97%

Central Collegiate Fencing Conference Championships

Senior Men's Épée (A1, SNR), February 26, 2023
Place 8, Seed 13, Rank 16, Rating None, Cleveland State Univ. Ncaa / West Berkeley Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 VARIN Georgii 15 20 13 Wayne State University Ncaa 3070 2951 15.5 43%
Pool W 5:1 STURGIS Bryce 20 28 20 University of Detroit Mercy NCAA
Pool L 4:5 GIBSON Nowell L. 6 8 3 The Ohio State University Ncaa / North Shore Fencers Club 2971 2935 17.9 48%
Pool L 1:5 LANGE Henry C. 4 6 6 The Ohio State University Ncaa / Northwest Fencing Center 3346 2917 9.4 24%
Pool W 5:1 WALKER Drew 12 15 17 Cleveland State Univ. Ncaa
Pool L 4:5 FEINBERG Gabriel M. 3 4 5 The Ohio State University Ncaa / Olympia Fencing Center 3294 2908 10.0 26%
Pool W 5:2 HEIM Bryce 14 18 16 Wayne State University Ncaa / Ataba Fencing Club 2588 2898 11.3 70%
Pool L 0:5 WEISS Miles J. 1 2 1 The Ohio State University Ncaa / Alliance Fencing Academy 3334 2909 9.1 24%
Pool W 5:4 VARIN Georgii 15 20 13 Wayne State University Ncaa 3075 2900 20.8 39%
T8 L 5:15 WEISS Miles J. 1 2 1 The Ohio State University Ncaa / Alliance Fencing Academy 3803 3277 16.6 20%

The Ohio State University Open

Senior Men's Épée (A2, SNR), October 29, 2022
Place 27, Seed 45, Not ranked, Rating C19, Cleveland State Univ. Ncaa / West Berkeley Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:4 SVIRINOVSKYI Illia 27 B22 42 Purdue Fencing Club-purdue Univ. / Fencing Center of Chicago 2623 2987 31.8 72%
Pool L 3:5 LI Jesse 8 A22 5 Royal Arts Fencing Academy / Hudson Centers for the Martial Arts 3054 2955 18.0 44%
Pool W 5:4 MAZUR Daniil 11 A22 2 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 3191 2937 26.9 34%
Pool L 3:4 VISURAKAPALLI Sathvik 28 B22 36 Columbus International Fencing Academy / Columbus Fencing And Fitness Llc 2777 2964 24.8 62%
Pool W 5:1 CLARE Ryan 59 U 54 Michigan State University Fencing Club 2067 2939 3.9 91%
Pool W 5:1 KENYON Benjamin 46 C19 45 Ligonier Fencing Club 2395 2943 7.9 81%
T64 W 15:9 MICKO Fritz K. 25 B22 39 Hooked on Fencing 2988 3289 26.4 69%
T32 L 10:15 BUELAU Matthew 51 U 10 The Ohio State University Ncaa 2741 3315 38.8 73%

January NAC

Junior Men's Épée (A4, JNR), January 8, 2022
Place 52, Seed 190, Not ranked, Rating C19, Cleveland State Univ. NCAA / West Berkeley Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:1 EVANS noah 181 C21 224 Team Touche Fencing Center 2180 2991 5.4 91%
Pool W 5:3 STENNIS Brendan 250 U 238 Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) 1871 2996 2.2 97%
Pool W 5:2 WILCOX Alexander 116 B21 199 Research Triangle Fencing 2392 2999 8.6 83%
Pool L 4:5 PRASAD Ankith 105 A21 83 Alliance Fencing Academy 2879 3007 27.1 58%
Pool W 5:3 GAIDAR Daniel B. 42 52 A19 7 Boston College NCAA / Fencers Club Inc. 3234 2980 30.3 34%
Pool L 4:5 CHONG christopher 33 41 A21 34 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 2948 3010 23.6 54%
T256 W 15:14 MING Nathan 214 E21 194 The Fencing Center 2153 3257 5.2 96%
T128 W 15:10 PRASAD Ankith 105 A21 83 Alliance Fencing Academy 3467 3262 57.6 37%
T64 L 11:15 RUSSANOV Dennis 23 24 A21 17 3548 3320 30.9 36%

Junior Olympic Championships

Junior Men's Épée (A4, JNR), February 16, 2020
Place 47, Seed 87, Rank 128, Rating C19, West Berkeley Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 NG Alexander M. 143 A19 237 LE CLUB TOUCHE 2505 2946 13.4 76%
Pool L 2:5 SPITERI Gareth J. 28 50 A18 21 University Of Notre Dame NCAA 3248 2959 17.0 32%
Pool W 5:3 RINEHART Conner M. 201 B19 157 Cambridge Fencing Center / Chesapeake Fencing Club 2812 2942 21.1 58%
Pool W 5:1 SIDDIQUI HUMZA K. 256 C19 341 Marx Fencing Academy 2567 2963 13.5 74%
Pool W 5:2 SOOHOO Jackson F. 313 D19 265 Beverly Hills Fencers' Club 2372 2977 8.8 84%
Pool W 5:3 KATZE Chad M. 370 E19 360 2149 2986 5.4 90%
T256 W 15:12 ARANA Abraham 337 D18 201 Miami Lakes Fencing Club 2423 3242 12.7 89%
T128 W 15:5 MUGA Boris 249 C19 122 Alamo Fencing Academy 2945 3254 32.1 69%
T64 L 12:15 IYOKI Kent 42 70 A20 2 Northwest Fencing Center 3625 3286 29.3 29%

Junior Olympic Championships

Cadet Men's Épée (A4, CDT), February 14, 2020
Place 70, Seed 62, Rank 80, Rating C19, West Berkeley Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 SOLTER Kai 254 E19 189 Northern Colorado Fencers 2384 2914 13.3 81%
Pool W 5:2 SCHULZE Ethan 323 U 311 Tri-Weapon Fencing Club 1474 2927 1.3 99%
Pool W 5:4 JAMES Samuel 131 B18 217 Elite Fencing Academy / Georgia High School Fencing League 2741 2928 23.3 62%
Pool W 5:1 ZHANG YuJian 35 47 A19 133 Wanglei International Fencing Club / Morris Fencing Club 3008 2952 31.4 46%
Pool L 4:5 ARANA Abraham 227 D18 207 Miami Lakes Fencing Club 2360 2983 54.0 84%
Pool W 5:1 SIDDIQUI HUMZA K. 159 C19 124 Marx Fencing Academy 2595 2929 16.5 71%
T256 W 15:6 CRANE Matthew T. 125 B19 220 Olympic Fencers Club / Georgia High School Fencing League 3100 3313 43.8 63%
T128 L 14:15 LAI Coby 194 D20 30 Marx Fencing Academy 2622 3357 115.3 88%

USA Fencing Salt Lake City SJCC Tournament

Cadet Men's Épée (A2, CDT), December 14, 2019
Place 5, Seed 35, Not ranked, Rating C19, West Berkeley Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 STENNIS Brendan 56 U 51 Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) 1893 2810 6.9 93%
Pool W 5:3 GANA Jr Jorge M. 37 C19 22 Atlantic Fencing Academy / Wanglei International Fencing Club 2771 2817 35.2 53%
Pool W 5:2 MORSE Tyler 19 86 B19 31 Stamford Fencing Center, LLC / Fencers Club Inc. 2729 2852 30.3 58%
Pool W 5:4 JAYENDRA Chandrashekar 18 85 B19 28 Alliance Fencing Academy 2979 2883 38.7 44%
Pool L 2:5 IYOKI Kent 1 23 A19 1 Northwest Fencing Center 3122 2921 24.9 37%
Pool W 5:3 GRAYSON Shane W. 54 U 29 LA International Fencing 2504 2896 17.5 74%
T32 W 15:14 GRAY Sterling B. 27 127 A19 24 Alliance Fencing Academy 3515 3217 103.4 33%
T16 W 15:14 BEKKER Mitchel 14 64 A19 10 New York Fencing Academy 3127 3321 52.9 62%
T8 L 14:15 ZAFFT Maximo S. 4 41 B19 3 Marx Fencing Academy 3414 3374 60.7 48%

USA Fencing Salt Lake City SJCC Tournament

Junior Men's Épée (A2, JNR), December 13, 2019
Place 14, Seed 39, Not ranked, Rating C19, West Berkeley Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 0:5 MALYSZ Anthony J. 22 A19 6 Junior Titans Fencing Club (Stepien) 3129 2792 32.3 30%
Pool W 5:2 GRAY Sterling B. 15 A19 8 Alliance Fencing Academy 2982 2760 63.8 36%
Pool L 2:5 LLOYD Alex 59 U 11 Northwest Fencing Center 2457 2823 68.4 72%
Pool L 4:5 ZAFFT Maximo S. 4 99 B19 12 Marx Fencing Academy 2971 2755 32.5 36%
Pool W 5:3 STEELE DeMario A. 33 B19 36 Miami Lakes Fencing Club 3045 2723 60.0 30%
Pool W 5:2 KIM Benjamin I. 52 D19 16 Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) / Las Positas Fencing Center 2530 2783 27.6 66%
T64 W 15:7 BRENNAN Charles F. 37 B18 39 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 2400 3130 32.4 86%
T32 W 15:13 KIM Juni C. 1 84 A19 18 Fencing Academy Of Westchester 3501 3163 137.8 30%
T16 L 7:15 MIELE Benjamin 21 A19 7 West Berkeley Fencing Club 3301 3300 83.0 50%

Bay Cup at TFC:JME1,JWE1,DV2WE1,DV3VXE1,DV2VXF1

Junior Men's Épée (U, JNR), September 29, 2019
Place 2, Seed 1, Not ranked, Rating C19, West Berkeley Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 STENNIS Brendan 5 U 5 Academy Of Fencing Masters (afm) 1919 2966 9.0 95%
Pool W 5:2 HASAN Raamis 4 U 3 Fremont Fencing Club 1863 2975 7.9 95%
Pool L 4:5 LOUIE Jason 3 E19 3 Academy Of Fencing Masters (afm) 2318 2983 121.2 85%
Pool L 2:5 TARBUSKOVICH John 2 D19 1 The Fencing Center of San Jose 2671 2862 70.2 62%
T4 W 15:8 LOUIE Jason 3 E19 3 Academy Of Fencing Masters (afm) 2670 3221 58.0 79%
T2 L 10:15 TARBUSKOVICH John 2 D19 1 The Fencing Center of San Jose 3021 3279 148.4 64%

Junior Olympic National Championships

Cadet Men's Épée (A4, CDT), February 17, 2019
Place 127, Seed 222, Not ranked, Rating D18, West Berkeley Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 4:2 ZHANG Matthew 46 56 A18 280 TigerZ Fencing Academy / Fencers Club Inc. 2766 3191 59.3 74%
Pool L 4:5 BURNHAM Charlie E. 219 D18 52 Vivo Fencing Club 2602 3251 178.5 83%
Pool L 4:5 LEI Joshua 43 53 B19 105 Northwest Fencing Center 3064 3072 85.9 50%
Pool L 4:5 LEE Alexander G. 134 C19 87 Battle Born Fencing Club 2832 2986 91.5 59%
Pool W 5:2 LIU Alexander 131 C19 186 Alliance Fencing Academy 2919 2895 71.8 49%
T256 W 15:8 BRISLAWN Reilly R. 140 C18 133 New Mexico Fencing Foundation / NMFC/Duke City Fencing 3090 3165 152.0 54%
T128 L 13:14 MUN Michael K. 12 15 A18 16 LA International Fencing 3614 3317 96.0 34%

Junior Olympic National Championships

Junior Men's Épée (A4, JNR), February 15, 2019
Place 154, Seed 291, Not ranked, Rating D18, West Berkeley Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 DIXON Samuel 91 137 B18 289 Fencers Club Inc. 2916 3625 100.0 82%
Pool L 4:5 MARCHANT Albert J. 192 B18 165 The Phoenix Center / Prospect Fencing Club 2557 3725 539.7 94%
Pool W 5:2 BRADLEY Noah W. 210 B16 225 Lawrence University Fencing NCAA / Boise Fencing Club 2395 3185 49.8 86%
Pool W 5:3 LENDER David 109 A18 42 Illinois Fencers Club 2770 3235 78.4 75%
Pool L 1:5 FRANK Timmy 10 13 A18 25 Brown University NCAA 3177 3313 149.9 58%
Pool W 5:2 SANTER Braden C. 311 D18 304 Ascension Fencing Academy 2269 3163 28.1 88%
T256 L 10:11 HAIDER Syed Mikail 119 A18 30 IMasters Academy 2657 3484 319.6 83%

Bay Cup at TFC: JME3, XE3, WE3

Junior Men's Épée (U, JNR), December 9, 2018
Place 1, Seed 1, Not ranked, Rating D18, West Berkeley Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:1 MA Victor 2 U 5 Academy of Fencing Masters 1472 3555 7.6 99%
Pool W 5:3 MEDERO Diego 4 U 3 The Fencing Center of San Jose 1724 3562 14.3 98%
Pool W 4:2 LOUIE Jason 3 U 3 Academy of Fencing Masters 2227 3577 34.9 95%
Pool W 5:4 JOSEPH Abey 5 U 2 The Fencing Center of San Jose 1870 3611 13.1 98%
T4 W 15:13 MEDERO Diego 4 U 3 The Fencing Center of San Jose 2687 3283 113.6 73%
T2 W 15:7 JOSEPH Abey 5 U 2 The Fencing Center of San Jose 2689 3396 88.0 79%

Bay Cup: Y10XE2 Y12XE2 Y14WE2 Y14ME2 JWE2 JME2 WE2

Junior Men's Épée (E1, JNR), November 4, 2018
Place 2, Seed 2, Not ranked, Rating D18, West Berkeley Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 MA Victor 16 U 12 Academy of Fencing Masters 2500 2500 420.5 50%
Pool W 5:0 PELAYO Raphael 14 U 15 Academy of Fencing Masters 2500 2921 247.3 63%
Pool W 5:4 RAKHIMI Marat 11 U 9 Academy of Fencing Masters 2431 3168 164.2 75%
Pool W 5:1 WILT Zachary 5 U 5 The Fencing Center of San Jose 3114 3332 222.6 58%
T16 W 15:2 PATERSON Owen 13 U 16 Academy of Fencing Masters 2500 2500 420.5 50%
T8 W 15:13 TARBUSKOVICH John 3 E18 7 The Fencing Center of San Jose 2921 2921 351.3 50%
T4 W 15:8 LOUIE Jason 9 U 3 Academy of Fencing Masters 3272 3272 295.2 50%
T2 L 14:15 SHAMIS Mark 1 C18 1 Academy of Fencing Masters 3382 3567 284.5 57%