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Michael Buckley

1971
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Win/loss statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories - 15 6 18 11 50
Losses - 3 4 6 4 17
Win ratio - 83.3% 60.0% 75.0% 73.3% 74.6%
Pool victories - 11 3 14 9 37
Pool losses - 1 3 3 3 10
Pool win ratio - 91.7% 50.0% 82.4% 75.0% 78.7%
DE victories - 4 3 4 2 13
DE losses - 2 1 3 1 7
DE win ratio - 66.7% 75.0% 57.1% 66.7% 65.0%

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† - 6 4 5 1 16
Easy wins % - 40.0% 66.7% 27.8% 9.1% 32.0%
Close wins‡ - 1 - 7 6 14
Close wins % - 6.7% 0.0% 38.9% 54.5% 28.0%
Close losses‡ - 3 2 3 1 9
Close losses % - 100.0% 50.0% 50.0% 25.0% 52.9%
Big losses† - - - 2 1 3
Big losses % - 0.0% 0.0% 33.3% 25.0% 17.6%

† 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.

Bouts with time expired

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories - - - 2 - 2
Victories % - 0.0% 0.0% 11.1% 0.0% 4.0%
Losses - - 1 - - 1
Losses % - 0.0% 25.0% 0.0% 0.0% 5.9%
Total - - 1 2 - 3
Total % - 0.0% 10.0% 8.3% 0.0% 4.5%

Events

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Events - 2 1 3 1 7
Tournaments - 1 1 1 1 4

Competition history

7 competitions, 67 bouts

January NAC

Vet-50 Men's Épée A4, V50 January 6, 2025

Place 19 of 64 Seed 22 Not ranked Rating A23

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:2 WU Robert 62 - U 59 New York Fencing Academy 1618 3135 1.0 99%
Pool
V 5:4 MCNAMARA Scott 42 63 C24 11 2124 3136 4.6 95%
Pool
V 5:2 HUNTER Justin 39 30 C24 23 East Bay Fencers Gym 2503 3140 11.5 85%
Pool
D 4:5 CRANOR Erich L. 2 3 A24 2 Northwest Fencing Center 2809 3152 48.2 71%
Pool
V 5:1 FREY Wayne N. 19 - A24 31 Florida State University Fencing Club 2141 3104 4.9 94%
Pool
V 5:0 MINOTT Nicolas D. 63 - U 57 Valkyrie Fencing Club 1722 3109 1.5 98%
T64
V 10:6 WU Robert 62 - U 59 New York Fencing Academy 1451 3308 1.7 99%
T32
D 8:10 BARREIRO Darren 6 8 A24 14 Atlantic Fencing Academy 3017 3310 83.5 68%

January NAC

Veteran Men's Épée A4, VET January 5, 2025

Place 5 of 105 Seed 17 Not ranked Rating A23

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 PARTE Aidan 77 - D24 61 Marx Fencing Academy 2109 3103 5.2 95%
Pool
V 5:0 ROUSE Joseph (Joe) T. 48 - B23 70 Rogue Fencing Academy / The Phoenix Center 1977 3108 3.4 97%
Pool
V 5:3 HVIDING Ketil 104 - U 86 Chevy Chase Fencing Club / Nova Fencing Club 1687 3112 1.3 99%
Pool
V 5:3 STOCK Jordan 14 - A23 63 Salle Auriol Seattle 2039 3113 4.0 96%
Pool
V 5:2 KLINE R. Jay 45 - B23 54 2156 3117 5.5 94%
Pool
V 5:1 KROGH Dan Krogh (Dan) M. 74 - C21 12 Northwest Fencing Center 2504 3122 12.4 84%
T64
V 10:4 LINGVAY Laurance (Larry) S. 42 - B23 59 Fortune Fencing 2553 3330 21.3 88%
T32
V 10:2 YAO Shun 22 - A22 30 True Focus Sports Academy 2790 3352 31.2 81%
T16
V 10:7 PRIHODKO Andrew 29 - B24 16 Vivo Fencing Club 2880 3383 32.8 78%
T8
D 8:10 PHO Eric 19 - A23 2 Fencers Club Inc. / Rockland Fencers Club 2962 3416 107.5 76%

The Duelist Open 23

Mixed Épée A2 August 19, 2023

Place 8 of 49 Seed 8 Not ranked Rating A23 Toronto Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 BOGARD Matt J. 22 - C23 22 Hooked on Fencing 3200 3279 45.9 55%
Pool
V 5:1 HOORNSTRA David S. 36 - E22 46 Ann Arbor Dueling Society 2134 3233 5.0 95%
Pool
D 3:5 KANAR Ian 21 - C23 6 Plymouth/Ann Arbor Fencing Academy / Naples Fencing Academy 2552 3238 80.0 86%
Pool
V 5:1 ATKINSON Josiah 40 - U 23 2381 3158 11.2 83%
Pool
V 5:2 ZEHE Michele A. 41 - U 32 Two Ravens Fencing School - - - -
Pool
D 4:5 SILVERS Ari 7 - A23 5 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 2656 3169 66.1 80%
T64
V 15:3 MITKUS Marianne J. 42 - U 44 - - - -
T32
V 15:7 GREEN Zachary J. 27 - D23 17 Bay Regional Fencing Alliance 2019 3380 8.6 96%
T16
V 15:9 PIENTA Chris J. 13 - B23 10 Plymouth/Ann Arbor Fencing Academy 2431 3388 17.9 91%
T8
D 12:13 GATES Darcy C. 5 - A23 3 Toronto Fencing Club 3454 3406 75.9 47%

January NAC

Div I Men's Épée A4, DV1 January 8, 2023

Place 226 of 363 Seed 316 Not ranked Rating B19

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 CIPRIANI Andrea 41 42 B21 7 New York Athletic Club / Fencers Club Inc. 3616 3439 77.2 39%
Pool
V 5:0 HEIM Bryce 329 - C22 357 Wayne State University NCAA / Ataba Fencing Club 2505 3516 8.7 94%
Pool
D 1:5 SENNEWALD James J. 137 - A22 177 Alliance Fencing Academy 2800 3525 118.2 87%
Pool
D 4:5 MCDANIELS Jeremy 124 - A22 115 Tampa Fencing & Tennis Academy 2801 3407 96.0 83%
Pool
V 5:4 KOKENGE Clark 232 - A19 278 The Ohio State University NCAA / Medeo Fencing Club 2916 3311 27.0 74%
Pool
D 0:5 TOWNSEND Avery S. 220 - A21 150 3137 3338 58.9 63%
T256
D 10:15 CHONG christopher 51 57 A22 8 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 3327 3503 123.0 60%

January NAC

Veteran Men's Épée A4, VET January 7, 2023

Place 3 of 101 Seed 47 Not ranked Rating B19

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 VARNEY John R. 17 - A19 59 Salle Auriol Seattle 2876 3332 39.5 76%
Pool
V 5:0 HESS Marc F. 77 - D22 88 Alliance Fencing Academy 2235 3372 8.0 96%
Pool
V 5:3 MEHALL Michael 14 - A19 28 Boise Fencing Club 2962 3380 38.5 74%
Pool
V 5:2 WEINGARTEN Solomon (Sol) 44 - B21 74 East Bay Fencers Gym 2388 3418 9.6 95%
Pool
V 5:2 PATTERSON Malcolm (Werewolf) D. 74 - C20 72 Rockville Fencing Academy 2439 3428 11.0 93%
T64
V 10:3 MAZZOLI Julio C. 43 - B21 58 Olympia Fencing Center 2771 3190 126.4 71%
T32
V 10:9 O'DOWD Andrew J. 50 - B19 25 Fencing Academy Of Philadelphia 2815 3316 93.8 75%
T16
V 9:8 GATES Darcy C. 46 - B19 13 3586 3410 172.0 41%
T8
V 10:5 MECHKOV Iliya 9 - A22 6 Cavalier Fencing Club 3520 3582 126.0 54%
T4
D 9:10 MAKMATOV Vadim 1 - A22 2 Salle Auriol Seattle 3136 3708 205.1 80%

January NAC

Vet-50 Men's Épée A2, V50 January 6, 2023

Place 17 of 48 Seed 27 Not ranked Rating B19

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 4:3 BARREIRO Darren 2 2 A22 25 Atlantic Fencing Academy 2795 3116 71.4 68%
Pool
V 5:1 MAR Kevin 41 - D21 32 Kaizen Academy LLC 2613 3187 42.1 79%
Pool
V 5:3 GUMAGAY Paul 13 20 B22 36 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 2691 3229 41.9 79%
Pool
V 5:4 POPOKH Leo 45 - U 16 Fencing Institute Of Texas 2306 3271 18.9 89%
Pool
V 5:4 WHEELER Daniel 16 35 B22 11 DC Fencers Club 2530 3290 24.4 87%
Pool
V 5:2 ROOD Alex 30 19 C22 40 East Bay Fencers Gym 2436 3315 17.6 91%
T32
D 8:10 POPOKH Leo 45 - U 16 Fencing Institute Of Texas 3006 3446 256.4 67%

October NAC

Div I Men's Épée (Day 2) A4, DV1 October 14, 2018

Place 56 of 294 Seed 112 Not ranked Rating A18

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:2 SHAFAIE Ali 285 - C17 264 Freehold Fencing Academy 2500 2500 420.5 50%
Pool
V 5:4 NEU Matthew B. 149 - A17 194 DC Fencers Club 2500 2921 247.3 63%
Pool
V 5:4 FAYEZ Sherif 180 - A15 23 IMasters Academy 2431 3168 164.2 75%
Pool
V 5:3 KUSHNERIK Ethan 81 117 A18 213 New York Athletic Club 2707 3332 156.2 73%
Pool
V 5:4 KONERT Alex T. 246 - B17 271 1953 3488 36.2 94%
Pool
V 5:1 ALVIOR Joshua Aethan B. 218 - B18 210 Tampa Fencing & Tennis Academy 2204 3524 44.9 93%
T128
V 15:9 ZHANG Joshua 78 111 A18 176 New York Athletic Club 3917 2500 1124.1 10%
Pool
D 3:5 MILLER Finn S. 68 90 A18 102 Medeo Fencing Club 3261 3569 306.8 64%
Pool
V 5:4 CHMUT Anton 30 30 A18 51 New York Fencing Academy 3064 3262 131.3 58%
Pool
V 5:3 HOUSE Alex W. 43 43 A17 40 Fencers Club Inc. / Vivo Fencing Club 3402 3394 148.6 50%
Pool
D 2:5 POST Jason 168 - A17 59 Fencers Club Inc. 2771 3542 286.4 84%
Pool
V 5:4 MADISON Ethan S. 173 - A16 77 University Of Michigan Fencing Club / Hills Fencing Institute (H3) 2826 3256 74.7 72%
Pool
D 4:5 RAMIREZ Yeisser
7 7 A18 85 Peter Westbrook Foundation / Durkan Fencing Academy 2481 3331 214.7 86%
T128
V 15:14 MADISON Ethan S. 173 - A16 77 University Of Michigan Fencing Club / Hills Fencing Institute (H3) 3168 3624 184.1 67%
T64
D 6:15 ELSAYED Ahmed 294 - C16 18 3069 3808 362.0 76%