Donald Watson

1955

Win/Loss Statistics

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Victories 11 - - - 8 19
Losses 12 - - - 7 19
Win Ratio 47.8% - - - 53.3% 50.0%
Pool Victories 10 - - - 6 16
Pool Losses 8 - - - 5 13
Pool Win Ratio 55.6% - - - 54.5% 55.2%
DE Victories 1 - - - 2 3
DE Losses 4 - - - 2 6
DE Win Ratio 20.0% - - - 50.0% 33.3%

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

Scores

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Easy wins† 3 - - - 5 8
Easy wins as % of wins 27.3% - - - 62.5% 42.1%
Close wins‡ 3 - - - 1 4
Close wins as % of all wins 27.3% - - - 12.5% 21.1%
Close losses‡ 2 - - - - 2
Close losses as % of all losses 16.7% - - - 0.0% 10.5%
Big losses† 2 - - - 4 6
Big losses as % of all losses 16.7% - - - 57.1% 31.6%

† 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

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Events 4 - - - 2 6
Tournaments 2 - - - 2 4

Competition History

National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals)

Vet-70 Men's Saber (B1, V70), July 2, 2025
Place 12 of 18, Seed 16, Not ranked, Rating U
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 3:5 KATH Philip (Doc) D. 9 10 D23 10 2228 2106 237.6 44%
Pool V 5:3 MCLAUGHLIN Joseph R. 10 12 E25 13 Forge Fencing Teams DUR / Cape Fear Fencing Association 1847 1869 208.0 51%
Pool D 3:5 KASTOR Jacaeber 4 4 B25 1 Manhattan Fencing Center 2781 2077 63.1 16%
Pool D 2:5 GUTMAN Garik 3 3 C25 2 Capital Fencing Academy 2797 2013 48.4 14%
Pool V 5:4 KOHN Richard 15 27 U 17 Lincoln Fencing Club 1302 1965 54.9 82%
T16 D 8:10 MALNATI Donald H. 2 2 B24 6 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 3018 2041 89.7 12%

National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals)

Vet-70 Men's Épée (B2, V70), July 1, 2025
Place 22 of 41, Seed 29, Not ranked, Rating D22
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 3:5 PATTERSON Malcolm (Werewolf) D. 19 14 C24 19 2254 2404 79.1 59%
Pool V 5:3 TKACH Robert W. 6 6 C25 29 Bucks County Academy Of Fencing / Atlantic Fencing Academy 1877 2325 31.4 76%
Pool V 5:4 HEWITT Frank F. 7 8 B22 11 Cabrillo Academy Of The Sword LLC 2017 2356 35.8 70%
Pool D 4:5 WEINGARTEN Solomon (Sol) 18 B21 14 East Bay Fencers Gym 2281 2392 62.9 57%
Pool V 5:1 GALLIVAN James 32 33 U 41 Fortune Fencing 750 2329 1.2 99%
T32 D 6:10 ALEXANDER Chuck 16 37 B24 3 No Fear Fencing 2521 2083 121.3 28%

ROC/RPC of the Rockies

Veteran Men's Saber (U, VET), April 27, 2025
Place 2 of 4, Seed 4, Not ranked, Rating U
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 2:5 ANDERSON Nathan T. 1 C23 1 Denver Fencing Center / Denver Fencing Foundation 2234 2500 654.3 60%
Pool V 5:1 ADAMS Matthew A. 2 U 3 Fencing Academy Of Denver 1235 1846 171.2 72%
Pool V 5:4 KIM Leslie 3 U 3 Fencing Academy Of Denver 1061 2017 89.3 87%
T4 V 10:4 KIM Leslie 3 U 3 Fencing Academy Of Denver 1231 2500 147.3 88%
T2 D 2:10 ANDERSON Nathan T. 1 C23 1 Denver Fencing Center / Denver Fencing Foundation 2278 2647 606.4 65%

ROC/RPC of the Rockies

Veteran Men's Épée (B1, VET), April 26, 2025
Place 10 of 19, Seed 15, Not ranked, Rating D22
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:2 LUTTON Thomas (Tom) W. 4 B24 15 Denver Fencing Center 2134 2524 59.5 72%
Pool D 3:5 EYMAN Hans 8 C24 3 Denver Fencing Center 2021 2583 164.4 80%
Pool V 5:2 WEBER Dick 16 E23 14 Denver Fencing Center 1703 2419 25.7 86%
Pool V 5:2 ALPERSTEIN Donald W. 14 D22 19 Denver Fencing Center 1962 2445 38.0 77%
Pool D 0:5 GORMLEY Robert 3 B25 3 Denver Fencing Center / Tidewater Fencing Club 2413 2483 78.9 54%
T16 D 6:10 REYNOLDS Adam 19 U 1 1896 2429 346.3 72%

April Championship and NAC

Vet-60 Men's Épée (A2, V60), April 13, 2019
Place 25 of 43, Seed 28, Rank 17, Rating C18, Denver Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 2:5 WALKER William H. 25 38 B18 24 Northwest Fencing Center / Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) 2250 2736 281.8 74%
Pool V 5:3 MYERS Brent M. 41 85 U 38 Southwest Florida Fencing Academy 1967 2454 73.5 73%
Pool V 5:1 KLUCZYNSKI Mike k. 42 91 U 39 Lincoln Fencing Club 1505 2527 27.0 91%
Pool D 3:5 KAROLAK Dale W. 14 33 A17 17 Underground Fencing Organization 2904 2554 77.9 32%
Pool D 1:5 DRAGONETTI Walter E. 1 1 A18 2 Battle Born Fencing Club / Hooked On Fencing 3611 2476 19.0 8%
Pool V 5:4 KLEIN Johannes 15 42 A19 31 Rain City Fencing Center 2084 2457 66.7 71%
T64 V 10:5 POMPIAN Mark 40 65 U 42 Riverside Fencing Club 1940 2350 197.2 65%
T32 D 3:10 MARIANI Lou 9 9 A19 7 The Fencing Center 3308 2547 117.8 19%

December NAC

Vet-60 Men's Épée (A2, V60), December 16, 2018
Place 24 of 59, Seed 30, Rank 20, Rating C18, Denver Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 1:5 SCHNEIDER Charles (Charlie) J. 8 9 A16 7 Underground Fencing Organization 2500 2500 420.5 50%
Pool V 5:1 ROSENTHAL Paul E. 26 61 B16 56 Sheridan Fencing Academy 1980 2079 336.7 53%
Pool V 5:3 SEGAL Mark N. 11 15 A17 20 No Fear Fencing Club / Fortune Fencing 2779 2416 440.6 35%
Pool V 5:1 CULLER Michael (Mike) D. 47 66 D18 25 Olympia Fencing Center 2619 2857 199.2 61%
Pool D 2:5 RESS Michael A. 44 31 D17 36 Hudson Centers For The Martial Arts 2387 3056 320.4 78%
T64 V 10:3 GRAVIS Martin V. 54 65 U 44 Wasatch Fencing / Schoolhouse Fencing 2079 2500 331.8 63%
T32 D 5:10 WEINGARTEN Solomon (Sol) 14 22 A17 11 East Bay Fencers Gym 2431 2832 482.3 64%