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Mark Blom (Mark)

1960
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Win/loss statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories - - 14 35 6 55
Losses - - 14 35 15 64
Win ratio - - 50.0% 50.0% 28.6% 46.2%
Pool victories - - 11 28 6 45
Pool losses - - 10 25 12 47
Pool win ratio - - 52.4% 52.8% 33.3% 48.9%
DE victories - - 3 7 - 10
DE losses - - 4 10 3 17
DE win ratio - - 42.9% 41.2% 0.0% 37.0%

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† - - 1 4 3 8
Easy wins % - - 7.1% 11.4% 50.0% 14.5%
Close wins‡ - - 6 17 1 24
Close wins % - - 42.9% 48.6% 16.7% 43.6%
Close losses‡ - - 5 8 3 16
Close losses % - - 35.7% 22.9% 20.0% 25.0%
Big losses† - - 4 10 7 21
Big losses % - - 28.6% 28.6% 46.7% 32.8%

† 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 - - 4 10 3 17
Tournaments - - 4 9 3 16

Competition history

17 competitions, 119 bouts

Seattle International Veterans Cup

Veteran Men's Épée A1, VET February 24, 2024

Place 8 of 24 Seed 10 Not ranked Rating C22

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 SOKOLOVSKY Boris 24 - U 23 Ace Fencing Academy 2500 2031 11.5 32%
Pool
V 5:4 JOHNSON Jeff 8 - B23 3 Rain City Fencing Center 2623 2043 26.2 17%
Pool
V 5:2 SILKEY Jason 17 - E23 21 Salle Auriol Seattle 1399 2069 4.3 87%
Pool
D 3:5 ROBERTS Peter 16 - E24 2 Northwest Fencing Center 2365 2073 8.8 32%
Pool
V 5:3 MAKMATOV Vadim 1 - A24 1 Salle Auriol Seattle 2594 2064 24.4 19%
T16
V 10:6 ELLINGTON Jeff B. 21 - E21 12 High Desert Fencing Club 2115 1998 48.6 43%
T8
D 3:10 ROBERTS Peter 16 - E24 2 Northwest Fencing Center 2339 2047 27.4 34%

Home for the Holidays Open (WWC #3)

Senior Men's Épée A2, SNR December 16, 2023

Place 29 of 41 Seed 26 Not ranked Rating C22

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 KLEIN Johannes 12 - B23 19 Rain City Fencing Center 1990 2052 15.9 54%
Pool
D 0:5 HUANG Thomas 1 - A23 1 Orion Fencing 2753 2036 4.1 12%
Pool
D 3:5 WELDON Benjamin 21 - B22 11 Salle Auriol Seattle / The Fencing Center 2630 2032 5.3 16%
Pool
V 5:4 GILMORE Nicholas 35 - U 36 Salle Auriol Seattle 1446 2026 5.5 83%
Pool
V 5:4 PETERSEN Ephraim 24 - C23 21 Metro Tacoma Fencing Club 2090 2032 15.4 46%
Pool
D 4:5 FABBRO Andrew 37 - U 35 1749 2047 16.2 66%
T64
V 15:14 GILMORE Nicholas 35 - U 36 Salle Auriol Seattle 1764 1976 36.2 63%
T32
D 6:15 WELDON Benjamin 21 - B22 11 Salle Auriol Seattle / The Fencing Center 2731 2013 14.2 13%

Crescent City Open RJCC/ROC

Div II Men's Épée C2, DV2 October 21, 2023

Place 18 of 35 Seed 3 Not ranked Rating C22

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 LAING Flynt 15 - E23 11 Caddo Magnet Fencing Club 1612 2069 25.0 77%
Pool
V 5:4 POHL Philip 18 - E23 20 Olympian Fencing Club 1528 2044 6.6 80%
Pool
V 5:2 MCINTURFF Walker 27 - U 31 1903 2050 9.6 57%
Pool
V 5:3 WAID Ian 10 - D23 26 1677 2060 8.0 72%
Pool
D 4:5 PARISI Nolan W. 36 - U 10 Houston Sword Sports 1999 2068 16.1 54%
T32
D 11:15 VILLAREAL Quentin 17 - E23 16 Houston Sword Sports 2201 2017 40.4 39%

Rain City Fall RJCC+Div II ROC

Div II Men's Épée C2, DV2 September 17, 2023

Place 13 of 25 Seed 4 Not ranked Rating C22

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:2 WANG Kunqi 20 - U 22 Rain City Fencing Center 1556 2109 6.6 81%
Pool
D 4:5 JOHNSON Ryder 13 - E23 6 Orion Fencing 2199 2116 14.4 45%
Pool
V 5:1 GOWDA Suyog 23 - U 15 Northwest Fencing Center 1654 2101 8.0 77%
Pool
D 2:5 LU Jacob 5 - D23 3 Kaizen Academy LLC 2106 2109 16.0 50%
Pool
D 4:5 CHAKRABORTY Zorian 12 - E23 12 Salle Auriol Seattle 1702 2093 24.6 74%
T32
V 15:13 ZHAO Chao 19 - U 20 Kaizen Academy LLC 2054 2013 46.5 48%
T16
D 14:15 HANNON Owen 8 - D23 7 Northwest Fencing Center 2255 2060 42.6 38%

WWD Championships

Senior Men's Épée A2, SNR June 10, 2023

Place 17 of 30 Seed 15 Not ranked Rating C22

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 KLEIN Johannes 5 - A19 23 Rain City Fencing Center 2073 2071 17.6 50%
Pool
V 5:2 VALENTINE Iain 25 - E22 22 Salle Auriol Seattle 2500 2089 13.6 34%
Pool
V 5:4 OLSON Kevin 16 - D23 18 Kaizen Academy LLC 1917 2102 13.2 62%
Pool
D 3:5 DONDISCH Ilan 6 - B23 9 Kaizen Academy LLC 2164 2115 15.8 47%
Pool
V 5:4 CHAKRABORTY Zorian 24 - E23 25 Kaizen Academy LLC / Salle Auriol Seattle 1737 2099 9.6 72%
T32
D 10:15 LI Samuel 13 - C23 16 Rain City Fencing Center 2651 2036 22.9 17%

2023 Rain City Open

Senior Mixed Épée A2, SNR May 13, 2023

Place 21 of 40 Seed 17 Not ranked Rating C22

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:2 CHAKRABORTY Zorian 28 - E23 35 Kaizen Academy LLC / Salle Auriol Seattle 1785 2038 12.9 66%
Pool
D 2:5 HONZ Jacob 8 - B23 12 Salle Auriol Seattle 2818 2050 4.6 11%
Pool
D 3:5 LEE Tobias (Toby) T. 5 - A22 3 Metro Tacoma Fencing Club 2872 2046 3.9 9%
Pool
V 5:3 BIROAN Chaz 35 - E22 29 Rain City Fencing Center / Brooklyn Bridge Fencing Club 1816 2042 13.0 64%
Pool
V 5:3 KRYLTSOV Greg 20 - D23 26 Rain City Fencing Center 1980 2055 16.1 55%
T32
D 7:15 LIPPMAN Jake 37 - U 8 Dynamo Fencing Center Inc. 1406 2151 115.5 85%

2023 Rain City Open

Veteran Mixed Épée E1, VET May 12, 2023

Place 3 of 9 Seed 5 Not ranked Rating C22

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 RICHARDS Kimberly 9 - U 3 Kaizen Academy LLC - - - -
Pool
D 2:5 CRANOR Erich L. 1 - A23 1 Northwest Fencing Center 2861 2013 4.0 8%
Pool
V 5:4 REED David 4 - C23 6 Rain City Fencing Center 1614 2009 10.4 74%
Pool
V 5:4 KRYLTSOV Greg 7 - D23 8 Rain City Fencing Center 1972 2020 17.7 53%
T8
V 10:7 REED David 4 - C23 6 Rain City Fencing Center 1715 2118 39.5 73%
T4
D 4:10 CRANOR Erich L. 1 - A23 1 Northwest Fencing Center 3353 2157 6.1 3%

WWD Div II/III Divisional Qualifier

Div II Men's Épée E1, DV2 March 25, 2023

Place 3 of 12 Seed 2 Not ranked Rating C22

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 PENG Gregory 3 - D20 1 Salle Auriol Seattle 1991 2074 19.3 55%
Pool
D 4:5 BERKE Daniel (Dan) L. 11 - E19 11 Rain City Fencing Center 1755 2093 31.0 71%
Pool
D 4:5 CHAKRABORTY Zorian 6 - E23 6 Kaizen Academy LLC 1507 2062 37.5 82%
Pool
V 5:3 OLSON Kevin 9 - E22 7 Kaizen Academy LLC 1778 2025 14.0 66%
Pool
D 4:5 WAI Andreas 7 - E23 8 Kaizen Academy LLC 1824 2039 25.5 64%
T16
V 15:10 SILKEY Jason 4 - E23 10 Salle Auriol Seattle 1339 2092 26.0 86%
T8
V 15:14 PATCHETT Bennett 8 - E23 5 Kaizen Academy LLC 1778 2118 50.8 70%
T4
D 11:15 PENG Gregory 3 - D20 1 Salle Auriol Seattle 2452 2169 50.9 34%

Seattle International Veterans Cup

Veteran Men's Épée A1, VET February 25, 2023

Place 13 of 16 Seed 10 Not ranked Rating C22

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 KRYLTSOV Greg 12 - D22 8 Rain City Fencing Center 1781 2038 17.0 66%
Pool
V 5:2 STERLING William D. 16 - U 15 Metro Tacoma Fencing Club 1410 2055 8.4 82%
Pool
D 1:5 CARLSON Jesse 3 - A23 10 Dynamo Fencing Center Inc. 2685 2063 8.4 16%
Pool
D 1:5 VARNEY John R. 7 - A19 3 Salle Auriol Seattle 2753 2055 7.0 13%
Pool
D 3:5 BLOCK B.J. 11 - C19 2 2410 2048 13.4 28%
Pool
D 4:5 MAKMATOV Vadim 2 - A23 1 Salle Auriol Seattle 2616 2034 8.7 17%
Pool
V 5:4 JOHNSON Jeff 6 - A19 3 Salle Auriol Seattle 2783 2026 48.4 11%
T16
D 3:10 BLOCK B.J. 11 - C19 2 2541 2144 52.1 28%

Western Washington Foil & Epee Challenge Series #4

Senior Mixed Épée A1, SNR February 12, 2023

Place 18 of 23 Seed 12 Not ranked Rating C22

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 SUVOROV Yuly 5 - A19 3 Salle Auriol Seattle 2691 2089 9.7 16%
Pool
D 2:5 WEGENER Soren 13 - D23 8 Rain City Fencing Center 1944 2080 30.6 59%
Pool
D 1:5 MAKMATOV Vadim 4 - A22 1 Salle Auriol Seattle 2557 2049 11.1 20%
Pool
V 5:0 KNUDSEN Ayda Jane 20 - E23 23 Kaizen Academy LLC - - - -
T32
D 11:15 OLSON Kevin 21 - E22 15 Kaizen Academy LLC 1843 2304 159.8 75%

Leon Auriol Open

Senior Mixed Épée B2, SNR November 13, 2022

Place 24 of 35 Seed 11 Not ranked Rating C22

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 STACKHOUSE Andre L. 26 - E21 23 Rain City Fencing Center 2407 2125 19.7 33%
Pool
D 3:5 KROGH Daniel (Dan) M. 16 - C21 11 Northwest Fencing Center 3036 2105 6.3 11%
Pool
V 5:4 SHEN Yongen 31 - U 34 Kaizen Academy LLC - - - -
Pool
V 5:4 YUE Hongrui (Henry) 25 - E22 15 2344 2099 37.7 35%
Pool
D 4:5 LOESER Jacob 5 - B22 18 Salle Auriol Seattle 2216 2136 24.9 45%
Pool
D 2:5 STOCK Jordan 6 - B22 12 Salle Auriol Seattle 2256 2111 22.2 41%
T32
D 11:15 WELDON Benjamin 8 - B22 13 Salle Auriol Seattle / The Fencing Center 2801 2368 64.0 26%

Western Washington Foil & Epee Challenge Series #1

Senior Mixed Épée A2, SNR October 30, 2022

Place 30 of 40 Seed 16 Not ranked Rating C22

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 CARTER Benjamin 31 - U 25 2500 2213 25.9 39%
Pool
D 3:5 RABOIN James 28 - E19 33 Salle Auriol Seattle 1321 2239 56.8 88%
Pool
D 3:5 HUANG Thomas 11 - B22 11 Orion Fencing 2606 2182 17.6 25%
Pool
D 1:5 LEE Andrew O. 2 - A22 1 Metro Tacoma Fencing Club 3013 2164 7.0 9%
Pool
D 2:5 WAI Andreas 23 - E22 16 Kaizen Academy LLC 1713 2157 50.6 76%
Pool
V 5:3 REED David 35 - U 38 Rain City Fencing Center 1747 2107 18.0 72%
T64
V 15:13 FORD Israel 38 - U 36 Metro Tacoma Fencing Club 1649 2346 47.5 83%
T32
D 3:15 BENACK Steven M. 5 - A19 9 Salle Auriol Seattle 3337 2394 25.8 8%

Rain City Fall RJCC+Div II ROC

Div II Men's Épée C1, DV2 September 17, 2022

Place 3 of 19 Seed 6 Not ranked Rating D21

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:1 REED David 17 - U 13 Rain City Fencing Center 1724 2152 23.4 75%
Pool
V 5:1 GULLO Kenji Y. 1 - C22 2 Northwest Fencing Center 2335 2176 52.3 40%
Pool
D 4:5 KIM Teo 18 - U 14 Metro Tacoma Fencing Club 1616 2228 73.9 83%
Pool
V 5:4 PARKS Isaac 7 - E22 12 Metro Tacoma Fencing Club 1978 2154 30.1 61%
Pool
V 5:1 PATCHETT Bennett 13 - U 19 Kaizen Academy LLC 1221 2184 6.3 93%
Pool
V 5:4 BIROAN Chaz 19 - U 10 Rain City Fencing Center / Brooklyn Bridge Fencing Club 1860 2191 22.1 70%
T16
V 15:11 KIM Teo 18 - U 14 Metro Tacoma Fencing Club 1908 2158 152.3 62%
T8
V 15:14 MING Nathan 2 - C22 6 Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) 2144 2310 147.7 59%
T4
D 5:15 GULLO Kenji Y. 1 - C22 2 Northwest Fencing Center 2708 2458 111.4 36%

MTFC Senior Mixed Epee

Senior Mixed Épée A2, SNR September 4, 2022

Place 6 of 25 Seed 12 Not ranked Rating D21

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 BENACK Steven 4 - A19 10 Rain City Fencing Center / Fencing Illini, University Of Illinois 3099 1992 6.1 4%
Pool
V 5:4 LEE Christopher T 20 - U 8 Metro Tacoma Fencing Club 2355 1986 78.2 28%
Pool
V 5:4 KIM Teo 21 - U 24 Metro Tacoma Fencing Club 1709 2064 29.0 70%
Pool
V 5:3 LOESER Jacob 5 - B22 13 Salle Auriol Seattle 2281 2093 59.2 38%
Pool
V 5:4 CHANG Ella 19 - E22 21 Kaizen Academy LLC - - - -
T16
V 15:14 WEGENER Soren 14 - E22 13 Rain City Fencing Center 2075 1822 380.3 38%
T8
D 11:15 LEE Benjamin 3 - A20 2 Metro Tacoma Fencing Club 3314 2202 44.6 8%

2022 Rain City Open

Senior Mixed Épée A2, SNR May 14, 2022

Place 22 of 33 Seed 20 Not ranked Rating D21

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:0 HO Isaac 30 - U 31 Dynamo Fencing Center Inc. 2439 1997 99.2 28%
Pool
V 5:4 BEAVER Aaron 21 - D21 23 Kaizen Academy LLC / Rain City Fencing Center 1968 2096 62.2 58%
Pool
D 4:5 LEE Tobias (Toby) T. 1 - A22 17 Metro Tacoma Fencing Club 2820 2158 23.5 15%
Pool
D 3:5 PETERSEN Ephraim 33 - U 25 Metro Tacoma Fencing Club 1832 2135 90.2 68%
Pool
D 1:5 KILUK Andrew 8 - B22 5 Salle Auriol Seattle 2541 2045 28.0 22%
Pool
D 4:5 HUANG Thomas 10 - B21 8 Orion Fencing 2553 2017 24.7 20%
T32
D 5:15 HUANG Thomas 10 - B21 8 Orion Fencing 3044 1899 77.0 9%

Seattle International Veterans Cup

Veteran Men's Épée A1, VET February 12, 2022

Place 10 of 16 Seed 10 Not ranked Rating D21 Kaizen Academy LLC

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 SILKEY Jason 13 - U 16 Salle Auriol Seattle 1242 1916 55.0 83%
Pool
V 5:1 KRYLTSOV Grygoriy 14 - U 14 Rain City Fencing Center 1868 1971 91.0 54%
Pool
D 0:5 JOHNSON Jeff 3 - A19 3 Salle Auriol Seattle 2787 2062 40.9 14%
Pool
D 3:5 LEE Tobias (Toby) T. 2 - A19 3 Metro Tacoma Fencing Club 2787 2021 34.5 13%
Pool
D 4:5 LIPTON Michael D. 7 - C21 5 East Bay Fencers Gym / Halberstadt Fencers' Club 2100 1986 93.9 43%
Pool
V 5:3 REDDING Russel M. 11 - D18 13 Salle Auriol Seattle 2251 1892 140.3 29%
Pool
D 3:5 LUTTON Thomas (Tom) W. 6 - B19 9 Denver Fencing Center / LE CLUB TOUCHE 2600 2033 35.8 19%
T16
D 4:10 CRANOR Erich L. 1 - A20 7 Northwest Fencing Center 3494 1938 39.2 4%

The 2022 Battle in Seattle Veteran Events

Veteran Men's Épée E1, VET January 28, 2022

Place 11 of 12 Seed 10 Not ranked Rating D21 Kaizen Academy LLC

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 LIPTON Michael D. 5 - C21 5 East Bay Fencers Gym / Halberstadt Fencers' Club 2066 2500 736.2 66%
Pool
D 1:5 CRANOR Erich L. 1 - A20 1 Northwest Fencing Center 2984 1764 66.1 8%
Pool
V 5:1 BAXTER Daniel 4 - B21 7 Northwest Fencing Center 2504 1698 579.7 17%
Pool
D 3:5 REDDING Russel M. 11 - D18 10 Salle Auriol Seattle 2277 2277 213.8 50%
Pool
D 2:5 STOCK Jordan 7 - D22 6 Salle Auriol Seattle 2199 2064 147.9 43%
T16
D 2:10 STOCK Jordan 7 - D22 6 Salle Auriol Seattle 2440 2500 561.6 52%