Rakesh Rivera

2007

Win/Loss Statistics

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Victories 17 8 13 - - 38
Losses 14 18 5 - - 37
Win Ratio 54.8% 30.8% 72.2% - - 50.7%
Pool Victories 12 6 11 - - 29
Pool Losses 10 14 3 - - 27
Pool Win Ratio 54.5% 30.0% 78.6% - - 51.8%
DE Victories 5 2 2 - - 9
DE Losses 4 4 2 - - 10
DE Win Ratio 55.6% 33.3% 50.0% - - 47.4%

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† 9 1 6 - - 16
Easy wins as % of wins 52.9% 12.5% 46.2% - - 42.1%
Close wins‡ 3 3 1 - - 7
Close wins as % of all wins 17.6% 37.5% 7.7% - - 18.4%
Close losses‡ 1 2 3 - - 6
Close losses as % of all losses 7.1% 11.1% 60.0% - - 16.2%
Big losses† 5 6 1 - - 12
Big losses as % of all losses 35.7% 33.3% 20.0% - - 32.4%

† 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.

Events

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Events 4 4 2 - - 10
Tournaments 4 4 2 - - 10

Competition History

IL. Division Junior Olympic Qualifier

Junior Men's Saber (E1, JNR), December 15, 2024
Place 3 of 6, Seed 3, Not ranked, Rating U, Stevenson High School Fencing Team / US Sabre Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 RIVERA Vivek 1 U 2 Stevenson High School Fencing Team 1446 1339 24.1 43%
Pool L 3:5 EDINBERG Azra 2 U 1 1207 1315 30.5 57%
Pool W 5:0 WAGNER Edward 5 U 6 Lhs-vhhs Fencing Team- High School 642 1284 9.3 82%
Pool W 5:2 MCGAFFEY Rowan 4 U 4 Lincoln Square Fencing 1250 1293 24.5 53%
Pool L 4:5 KTSANES Charlie 6 U 5 New Trier High School 1419 1318 19.5 44%
T8 W 15:14 KTSANES Charlie 6 U 5 New Trier High School 2500 1543 111.2 18%
T4 L 9:15 RIVERA Vivek 1 U 2 Stevenson High School Fencing Team 1494 1654 101.5 59%

Culver Midwest Open 2024

Men's Saber (U), December 14, 2024
Place 6 of 39, Seed 9, Not ranked, Rating U, Stevenson High School Fencing Team / US Sabre Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:1 YE Adrian 17 U 34 Stevenson High School Fencing Team
Pool W 5:3 KAMBHAMPATI Surya 25 U 26 Stevenson High School Fencing Team / Midwest Fencing Club
Pool L 2:5 JHAVERI Rajan 4 D24 7 Evanston Township High School 1731 1355 16.4 27%
Pool W 5:0 LAWRENCE Nikolai 37 U 14 H-F High School
Pool W 5:1 HUANG Chengxi (McQueen) 21 U 27 Culver Military Academy
T32 W 15:11 KAMBHAMPATI Surya 25 U 26 Stevenson High School Fencing Team / Midwest Fencing Club
T16 W 15:7 SHERIDAN Joey 7 U 15 New Trier High School
T8 L 4:15 LIM Joshua 2 B23 2 Stevenson High School Fencing Team / RedStar Fencing Club Chicago

Stevenson High School Varsity & JV Open

Men's Saber (D1), November 16, 2024
Place 10 of 48, Seed 8, Not ranked, Rating U, Stevenson High School
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 KAMBHAMPATI Surya 22 U 36 Stevenson High School / Midwest Fencing Club
Pool W 5:1 RIVERA Vivek 23 U 3 Stevenson High School / US Sabre Academy 1394 1324 33.4 46%
Pool W 5:1 ZHOU Zheng 7 U 45 New Trier High School
Pool W 5:0 HEIMAN Cole 37 U 26 Culver Military Academy
Pool W 5:3 WAGNER Edward 36 U 41 LHS-VHHS Fencing Team- High School 883 1358 13.9 74%
Pool L 3:5 LEEDY Martin 25 U 6 Marian Catholic High School / Northwest Indiana Fencing Club 1747 1372 16.4 29%
T32 W 15:4 BUBACZ Luke 9 U 27 Marian Catholic High School / Northwest Indiana Fencing Club
T16 L 7:15 LEEDY Martin 25 U 6 Marian Catholic High School / Northwest Indiana Fencing Club 1952 1604 61.7 32%

Remenyik ROC and RJCC

Junior Men's Saber (C2, JNR), October 13, 2024
Place 32 of 40, Seed 34, Not ranked, Rating U, US Sabre Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 WAGNER Elijah 11 D24 12 RedStar Fencing Club Chicago / Northwest Indiana Fencing Club 1918 1372 15.6 19%
Pool L 2:5 CHEN Jeffrey 23 E24 21 Center for Blade Arts 1679 1356 22.6 30%
Pool L 2:5 KIM Yusung 29 U 25 Globus Fencing Academy 1459 1333 29.6 42%
Pool W 5:2 GUZIEC Robert 39 U 31 Midwest Fencing Club / Advance Fencing 1377 1304 36.8 45%
Pool L 0:5 WANG William 2 144 C24 2 Midwest Fencing Club 2123 1341 8.0 10%
Pool L 0:5 KESSENS Keith J. 14 D22 3 Kansas City Fencing Center 2104 1333 8.2 11%
T64 W 15:12 DREWES James 22 E24 33 The Fencers Academy 1962 1410 223.0 22%
T32 L 4:15 WANG Max 3 B24 1 Midwest Fencing Club 2471 1633 28.7 11%

Junior Olympics

Cadet Men's Saber (A4, CDT), February 18, 2024
Place 212 of 296, Seed 259, Not ranked, Rating U, US Sabre Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 CHOW William T. 87 103 D24 62 Laguna Fencing Center 2318 1227 128.9 4%
Pool L 3:5 SAMMI Mukul 171 D23 123 Oregon Fencing Alliance 1940 1356 17.3 17%
Pool L 4:5 COBIAN Richard 258 U 114 West Coast Fencing Academy 1672 1339 26.3 30%
Pool W 5:2 UEMOTO Ken 86 102 D23 102 Durkan Fencing Academy 1944 1312 79.0 16%
Pool L 0:5 BABAYEV Gabriel A. 1 4 A24 3 Stamford Fencing Center, LLC 2899 1391 1.0 1%
Pool L 3:5 CUSUMANO Neal 173 D23 169 Mission Fencing Center 1861 1390 18.6 22%
T256 L 3:15 FOX Gavin 114 134 B23 46 Fencing Academy Of Denver 2169 1462 51.4 15%

IL. Division Junior Olympic Qualifier

Cadet Men's Saber (U, CDT), December 17, 2023
Place 2 of 4, Seed 1, Not ranked, Rating U, Stevenson High School Fencing Team
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 RIVERA Benjamin 4 U 4 Lincoln Square Fencing 754 1190 28.4 75%
Pool L 3:5 TURNER Benjamin 3 U 1 Midwest Fencing Club 1543 1219 33.2 30%
Pool W 5:1 JHAVERI Rajan 2 U 3 Evanston Township High School 1113 1185 41.5 54%
T4 W 15:10 JHAVERI Rajan 2 U 3 Evanston Township High School 1594 1457 172.9 44%
T2 L 8:15 TURNER Benjamin 3 U 1 Midwest Fencing Club 1643 1630 168.8 49%

Remenyik ROC and RJCC

Cadet Men's Saber (C2, CDT), October 14, 2023
Place 16 of 32, Seed 24, Not ranked, Rating U, US Sabre Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 PERRY Gwydion 14 E23 10 Renaissance Fencing Club 1453 1307 64.6 41%
Pool W 5:3 ZHU Matthew 30 U 23 Midwest Fencing Club 1313 1242 77.8 46%
Pool L 2:5 CHENHE YuHan 4 C23 9 RedStar Fencing Club Chicago 1709 1320 37.4 27%
Pool L 3:5 WANG Max 7 D23 15 Midwest Fencing Club 1777 1283 29.4 22%
Pool L 4:5 CHEN Jeffrey 17 U 20 1165 1253 63.1 55%
T32 W 15:12 KENNEDY Michael 16 E23 17 Des Moines Fencing Club / Iowa City Fencing Center 1315 1374 236.4 53%
T16 L 3:15 HERRERA aragon 10 E23 3 Southern California Fencing Academy (SOCALFA) 1981 1610 152.5 31%

Windy City SYC # 9/RCC

Cadet Men's Saber (D1, CDT), September 29, 2023
Place 19 of 21, Seed 16, Not ranked, Rating U, US Sabre Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 BONETTI Brayden 3 D23 1 Integrity Fencing Studio 2067 1637 81.3 27%
Pool L 2:5 GONG Gavin 8 D23 15 Sigma Fencing Academy 1496 1556 137.5 54%
Pool W 5:2 GUZIEC Robert 20 U 21 Midwest Fencing Club / Advance Fencing 1105 1418 70.7 67%
Pool L 0:5 KIM Kendrick 4 D23 9 Midwest Fencing Club 2040 1489 44.8 20%
Pool L 0:5 WANG tiger 15 U 13 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 1452 1444 92.2 50%
Pool L 3:5 PARKILA Lukas 11 E23 14 Renaissance Fencing Club 1784 1352 45.2 25%
T32 L 9:15 NARDINI Nathanael P. 10 E23 3 Cobra Fencing Club LLC 2494 1456 82.4 11%

Great Lakes Junior Varsity Championship (Men's Events)

E & Under Men's Saber (E1, E), January 21, 2023
Place 9 of 68, Seed 56, Not ranked, Rating U, Stevenson High School
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 LI Haici 15 U 12 Stevenson High School
Pool W 5:0 TOSAKULWONG Ken 35 U 27 New Trier High School
Pool W 5:2 KAHN Adam 4 U 37 Deerfield-Highland Park
Pool W 5:0 PASQUINI Andre 43 U 66 Brookfield Academy
Pool W 5:0 MARTIN Owen 22 U 25 Lhs-vhhs Fencing Team- High School
Pool W 5:0 OKRZYNSKI Dylan 51 U 68 Glenbrook South High School
Pool W 5:2 BHATT Nakshatra 33 U 51 Maine West
T64 W 15:6 GOMEZ Andrew 46 U 62 Stevenson High School
T32 W 15:10 TOSAKULWONG Ken 35 U 27 New Trier High School
T16 L 14:15 HUNT Harrison 38 U 7 Stevenson High School

IL. Div. Junior Olympic Qualifiers

Cadet Men's Saber (U, CDT), December 18, 2022
Place 5 of 8, Seed 1, Not ranked, Rating U
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 PURVIS Thomas 8 U 6 Lhs-vhhs Fencing Team- High School 2500 2500 420.5 50%
Pool W 5:1 RIVERA Benjamin 7 U 8 Lincoln Square Fencing 2605 2921 275.0 60%
Pool W 5:2 BROWN Oscar 3 U 2 Lincoln Square Fencing 1447 3196 26.9 98%
Pool W 5:3 PARADIS Emmit 4 U 7 Lincoln Square Fencing 1018 3222 6.8 99%
Pool L 4:5 BARROWS Hunter 2 U 3 Lincoln Square Fencing 1297 3229 1146.3 99%
Pool L 0:5 ORIATTI-BRUNS Vincent M. 6 U 1 Stevenson High School Fencing Team / Midwest Fencing Club 2193 2083 191.5 44%
Pool L 3:5 NORMAN Jackson 5 U 4 New Trier High School 1462 1891 254.4 72%
T8 L 14:15 BARROWS Hunter 2 U 3 Lincoln Square Fencing 1411 2500 1044.1 85%