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Yury Kurchin

1971
Fencers Club Inc.
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Win/loss statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories 2 11 14 11 8 46
Losses 6 8 9 4 7 34
Win ratio 25.0% 57.9% 60.9% 73.3% 53.3% 57.5%
Pool victories 1 9 11 9 6 36
Pool losses 5 5 6 2 5 23
Pool win ratio 16.7% 64.3% 64.7% 81.8% 54.5% 61.0%
DE victories 1 2 3 2 2 10
DE losses 1 3 3 2 2 11
DE win ratio 50.0% 40.0% 50.0% 50.0% 50.0% 47.6%

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† 2 2 7 9 3 23
Easy wins % 100.0% 18.2% 50.0% 81.8% 37.5% 50.0%
Close wins‡ - 3 - - - 3
Close wins % 0.0% 27.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 6.5%
Close losses‡ 2 1 4 - 3 10
Close losses % 33.3% 12.5% 44.4% 0.0% 42.9% 29.4%
Big losses† 1 4 1 4 2 12
Big losses % 16.7% 50.0% 11.1% 100.0% 28.6% 35.3%

† 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 1 3 3 2 2 11
Tournaments 1 2 3 2 2 10

Competition history

11 competitions, 80 bouts

Premier Challenge ROC/RJCC/RYC

Veteran Men's Foil A1, VET September 26, 2025

Place 16 of 20 Seed 11 Not ranked Rating C22 Fencers Club Inc.

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 RIFFATERRE Jason 8 - C25 6 Yorkville Arms Fencing Club 2128 2471 34.0 71%
Pool
V 5:0 CHANG Tung-Shan (Fritz) 20 - U 14 NEMA Fencing Center 1423 2437 3.0 95%
Pool
D 1:5 RUSANOV Oleg 14 - D22 12 1646 2440 49.4 90%
Pool
D 4:5 SCHNEIDERMAN todd 18 - U 18 Medeo Fencing Club 1509 2391 49.6 92%
Pool
D 2:5 BALESTRACCI Chris 2 - A25 3 Iconic Fencing Club 2356 2341 20.4 49%
Pool
D 2:5 COTLAR Andrew D. 5 - B25 7 Bucks County Academy Of Fencing - West / Fencing Academy Of Philadelphia - North 2364 2321 19.1 47%
T32
V 10:5 DORFMAN Mitchell (Mitch) J. 6 - C25 17 Morris Fencing Club 2395 2358 50.5 48%
T16
D 8:10 POPOKH Leo 1 - A25 5 Fencing Institute Of Texas 3057 2408 15.7 15%

January NAC

Veteran Men's Foil A2/B3, VET January 5, 2025

Place 25 of 67 Seed 27 Not ranked Rating C22 Fencers Club Inc.

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:2 BHATT Jay 33 - D24 40 West Berkeley Fencing Club / Halberstadt Fencers' Club 1858 2520 8.0 86%
Pool
D 4:5 LEBLANC Gerald (Jerry) A. 13 - B22 27 Elite Fencing Club 2351 2528 30.3 61%
Pool
V 5:2 YOO Terry S. 48 - E23 42 Down East School of Fencing 1301 2498 1.8 97%
Pool
V 5:1 WILLIAMS Brian 53 - U 66 AZ United Fencing Club 949 2500 0.6 99%
Pool
D 3:5 FLANAGAN James 8 - B24 11 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club / Center for Blade Arts 2318 2501 29.6 62%
T64
V 10:9 KISSINGFORD John F. 11 - B24 41 Denver Fencing Center 3180 2266 130.7 8%
T32
D 5:10 KREIDMAN Michael J. 20 - C24 12 New Jersey Fencing Alliance 2533 2397 39.4 42%

January NAC

Vet-50 Men's Foil A2, V50 January 3, 2025

Place 20 of 43 Seed 22 Not ranked Rating C22 Fencers Club Inc.

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 PHILLIPS Jasper 21 - C23 18 Northwest Fencing Center 2100 2501 43.5 74%
Pool
D 1:5 ANDERSON Nathan T. 7 11 A23 11 Denver Fencing Center / Denver Fencing Foundation 2870 2458 14.1 25%
Pool
V 5:3 NEWELL Tim 36 33 U 42 Bayou City Fencing Academy 1183 2444 1.6 98%
Pool
V 5:4 HABALA Peter 8 - A23 8 RedStar Fencing Club Chicago 3602 2445 68.1 4%
Pool
V 5:3 MINOTT Nicolas D. 35 32 U 31 Valkyrie Fencing Club 1778 2513 7.0 88%
T32
D 3:10 SUAREZ Rafael A. 1 1 A24 1 Masters Fencing Club 3978 2267 0.8 < 1%

Neil Lazar Div1/Div2/Veteran ROC

Veteran Men's Foil B1, VET September 29, 2024

Place 7 of 22 Seed 13 Not ranked Rating C22 Fencers Club Inc.

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 FADL Omar 5 - B23 2 AIC Fencing Club 2328 2478 37.7 60%
Pool
V 5:4 MCCARTHY Daniel (Dan) W. 12 - C22 17 The Phoenix Center 2109 2441 18.5 71%
Pool
V 5:3 ESTELL Oscar M. 4 - B23 15 Halberstadt Fencers' Club 2490 2459 30.4 48%
Pool
V 5:2 YEE Charles E. 18 - E24 19 Boston Fencing Club 1951 2489 11.9 80%
T16
V 10:5 GONZALEZ II John L. 6 - C24 12 2338 2299 63.7 48%
T8
D 7:10 MASTRONARDI Joseph M. 10 - C24 3 Worcester Fencing Club / Boston Fencing Club 1917 2363 96.0 75%

Fencers Club Veteran Cup - (Epee, Foil, Sabre)

Veteran Men's Foil A2, VET June 9, 2024

Place 10 of 26 Seed 11 Not ranked Rating C22 Fencers Club Inc.

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:2 DORFMAN Mitchell Missing ID 18 - D23 16 Morris Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:2 JOO Michael 16 - D23 15 1636 2500 7.4 91%
Pool
D 3:5 CHEN David A 2 - A22 3 Zeljkovic Fencing Academy / Bucks County Academy of Fencing-WEST 2938 2507 17.8 24%
Pool
D 2:5 TURDO Mark 7 - B20 6 Bucks County Academy Of Fencing - West 2606 2490 27.5 43%
Pool
V 5:3 BASARABA Greg 21 - U 13 Fencers Club Inc. 1656 2462 7.8 90%
Pool
V 5:0 BRYKCZYNSKI James 26 - U 26 Bucks County Academy of Fencing 1701 2470 8.2 89%
T32
V 10:1 BRYKCZYNSKI James 26 - U 26 Bucks County Academy of Fencing 1792 2343 31.6 79%
T16
D 8:10 LAWLOR Lee 15 - D23 7 Bucks County Academy Of Fencing - West 2160 2375 75.5 61%

Neil Lazar Div1A/Div2/Veteran ROC

Veteran Men's Foil B1, VET November 19, 2023

Place 5 of 18 Seed 8 Not ranked Rating C22 Fencers Club Inc.

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 FADL Omar 2 - B23 2 AIC Fencing Club 2387 2565 49.9 61%
Pool
V 5:2 YOO Terry S. 15 - E23 15 Down East School of Fencing 1503 2515 5.5 95%
Pool
D 2:5 BALESTRACCI Chris 5 - C23 9 Silver City Fencing Club 2507 2521 38.3 51%
Pool
V 5:3 RUSANOV Oleg 11 - D22 10 Royal Fencing Academy 1922 2482 14.7 82%
Pool
V 5:1 HILL David E. 18 - U 18 Boston Fencing Club 1334 2497 3.1 97%
T16
V 10:7 KRAUSS John W. 12 - D21 12 Down East School of Fencing 2082 2341 58.0 65%
T8
D 8:10 FADL Omar 2 - B23 2 AIC Fencing Club 2654 2399 56.0 35%

Duel of the East Coast VET ROC / RJCC / RYC & Y8

Veteran Men's Foil A2, VET September 9, 2023

Place 10 of 26 Seed 10 Not ranked Rating C22 Fencers Club Inc.

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:0 CHANG William 19 - U 25 Freehold Fencing Academy 1320 2594 3.4 98%
Pool
V 5:2 LA BARR Edward T. 15 - E23 7 Fencing Academy Of Philadelphia / Fencing Academy Of Philadelphia North 1851 2597 13.3 88%
Pool
V 5:1 MEUDT Mark 24 - U 18 Savage Fencing Club 2232 2611 23.2 68%
Pool
D 4:5 SANCHEZ Leon D. 7 - C23 6 Boston Fencing Club 2567 2634 48.6 54%
Pool
V 5:1 WU Geoffrey 18 - U 22 1542 2585 6.0 94%
Pool
D 1:5 CHEN David A. 2 - A22 2 Zeljkovic Fencing Academy / Bucks County Academy Of Fencing - West 2911 2591 26.3 31%
T32
V 10:0 CHANG William 19 - U 25 Freehold Fencing Academy 1903 2415 47.4 75%
T16
D 9:10 LA BARR Edward T. 15 - E23 7 Fencing Academy Of Philadelphia / Fencing Academy Of Philadelphia North 2179 2462 120.8 66%

Fencers Club Veteran Cup - (Epee, Foil, Sabre) IV

Veteran Mixed Foil A1, VET April 16, 2023

Place 11 of 23 Seed 10 Not ranked Rating C22 Fencers Club Inc.

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:1 LAWRENCE John 5 - A22 3 2949 2513 87.8 25%
Pool
D 1:5 EPPLY-SCHMIDT Paul 4 - A22 6 Bucks County Academy of Fencing / Sebastiani Fencing Academy 3064 2600 25.1 23%
Pool
V 5:2 HUEY Sharone 14 - D20 16 Brooklyn Fencing Center - - - -
Pool
V 5:0 JOO Mike 20 - U 15 South Brooklyn Fencing 1988 2575 18.7 75%
T16
D 3:10 BALESTRACCI Chris 12 - C19 3 Fencers School of Connecticut / Silver City Fencing Club 2586 2517 102.2 46%

Goldfinch ROC D1A, Vet, RJCC and chair fencing

Veteran Men's Foil E1, VET March 25, 2023

Place 2 of 8 Seed 1 Not ranked Rating C22 Fencers Club Inc.

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:0 JENKINS Michael 7 - U 7 Fencers Club Inc. 2500 2510 45.1 50%
Pool
D 1:5 RUSANOV Oleg 2 - D22 1 Royal Fencing Academy 1885 2556 139.9 85%
Pool
V 5:1 ONION Marc 4 - U 8 Fencing Club Of Mercer County 1366 2416 12.3 90%
Pool
V 5:1 GREENLEAF John 6 - U 3 Fencers School Of Connecticut 2061 2428 36.2 71%
Pool
V 5:0 MANZON Antonio 8 - U 3 1762 2464 19.1 86%
Pool
V 5:3 GILL Kenneth 5 - U 5 1861 2483 21.7 80%
Pool
V 5:0 CHANG William 3 - U 6 Freehold Fencing Academy 1430 2505 7.7 95%
T8
V 10:2 ONION Marc 4 - U 8 Fencing Club Of Mercer County 2500 2708 89.2 58%
T4
V 10:4 MANZON Antonio 8 - U 3 2039 2798 50.6 83%
T2
D 5:10 RUSANOV Oleg 2 - D22 1 Royal Fencing Academy 1806 2848 331.3 93%

Morris Cup Veteran Series 2

Veteran Mixed Foil A1, VET May 29, 2022

Place 3 of 17 Seed 15 Not ranked Rating U Fencers Club Inc.

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:1 MAHNKEN Thomas G. 12 - D18 13 Fencing Sports Academy, Inc. / AIC Fencing Club 1943 2397 61.0 75%
Pool
D 2:5 CHEN David A. 6 - B21 2 Zeljkovic Fencing Academy / Bucks County Academy Of Fencing - West 2847 2458 61.1 28%
Pool
V 5:2 MCCARTHY Daniel (Dan) W. 7 - B18 15 The Phoenix Center 2305 2397 84.9 56%
Pool
V 5:0 ROLANDO Doc 13 - E21 8 Masters Fencing Academy NJ 2347 2482 70.7 58%
Pool
D 4:5 EPPLY-SCHMIDT Paul 1 - A22 3 Bucks County Academy Of Fencing / Sebastiani Fencing Academy 2988 2552 41.8 26%
T16
V 10:6 MAYER Richard 10 - C19 11 2221 1928 462.2 37%
T8
V 10:5 LAWRENCE John W. 4 - A19 6 Durkan Fencing Academy 3141 2390 483.5 17%
T4
D 2:10 CHEN David A. 6 - B21 2 Zeljkovic Fencing Academy / Bucks County Academy Of Fencing - West 2997 2873 164.7 43%

Neil Lazar Div1A/Div2/Vet ROC

Veteran Men's Foil E1, VET September 26, 2021

Place 9 of 14 Seed 14 Not ranked Rating U Fencers Club Inc.

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 DORFMAN Mitchell (Mitch) J. 9 - C19 1 Morris Fencing Club 2506 2500 541.1 50%
Pool
D 4:5 SANCHEZ Leon D. 8 - C19 8 Boston Fencing Club 2180 3041 690.1 84%
Pool
D 1:5 WILBERT Matt 5 - B18 3 Moe Fencing Club LLC 2249 2351 270.7 55%
Pool
V 5:3 RUSANOV Oleg 13 - E19 12 Royal Fencing Academy 1724 2080 122.7 69%
Pool
V 5:2 EPPLY-SCHMIDT Paul 1 - A21 5 Bucks County Academy Of Fencing / Sebastiani Fencing Academy 3037 2203 319.6 13%
Pool
D 4:5 BANKS Alexander S. 4 - B19 2 International Fencing Club 2558 2523 125.7 48%
T16
D 6:10 DORFMAN Mitchell (Mitch) J. 9 - C19 1 Morris Fencing Club 2392 2500 572.5 54%