Bobby Liu

1970

Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM)

Win/Loss Statistics

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Victories - 7 12 3 19 41
Losses - 13 16 10 25 64
Win Ratio - 35.0% 42.9% 23.1% 43.2% 39.0%
Pool Victories - 7 10 2 14 33
Pool Losses - 10 12 8 20 50
Pool Win Ratio - 41.2% 45.5% 20.0% 41.2% 39.8%
DE Victories - - 2 1 5 8
DE Losses - 3 4 2 5 14
DE Win Ratio - 0.0% 33.3% 33.3% 50.0% 36.4%

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

Scores

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Easy wins† - 1 - - 4 5
Easy wins as % of wins - 14.3% 0.0% 0.0% 21.1% 12.2%
Close wins‡ - 3 3 2 10 18
Close wins as % of all wins - 42.9% 25.0% 66.7% 52.6% 43.9%
Close losses‡ - 5 2 1 9 17
Close losses as % of all losses - 38.5% 12.5% 10.0% 36.0% 26.6%
Big losses† - 2 6 3 5 16
Big losses as % of all losses - 15.4% 37.5% 30.0% 20.0% 25.0%

† 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

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Events - 3 4 2 6 15
Tournaments - 3 4 1 6 14

Competition History

Battle of the Vets

Veteran Men's Épée (A1, VET), February 3, 2023
Place 18, Seed 17, Not ranked, Rating D22, Academy Of Fencing Masters (afm)
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 BECK Brian C. 8 B21 19 Academy Of Fencing Masters (afm) 2197 2180 14.8 49%
Pool L 2:5 SLATER Michael D. 19 D21 11 East Bay Fencers Gym 2740 2166 5.8 19%
Pool L 4:5 MARIANI Lou 5 A19 13 The Fencing Center 2634 2160 6.9 22%
Pool L 3:5 HELGE James R. 2 A22 2 Davis Fencing Academy 2754 2153 5.3 16%
Pool W 5:3 CHEN Steve 13 C21 14 East Bay Fencers Gym 2201 2148 15.6 47%
Pool W 5:4 ROOD Alex 11 C22 3 East Bay Fencers Gym 2462 2163 20.5 31%
T32 L 8:10 CAMPBELL Kenneth 12 C22 15 2577 2474 53.0 44%

MFA Friday Sanctioned Epee - OPEN

Senior Mixed Épée (A2, SNR), December 23, 2022
Place 18, Seed 21, Not ranked, Rating D22, Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM)
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:1 ASTLE Stephen 36 U 31 Marin Fencing Academy LLC 1296 2197 3.1 92%
Pool W 5:4 WILEY Erica 10 B19 30 West Berkeley Fencing Club
Pool L 4:5 COHEN Benjamin A. 3 A22 6 Halberstadt Fencers' Club 2474 2200 10.4 33%
Pool L 4:5 PERALTA Christian 28 U 15 En Garde Fencing - California 1718 2190 24.7 77%
Pool W 5:2 KUO Elvin 16 C21 24 Las Positas Fencing Center 2161 2165 15.2 50%
T32 L 12:15 CHIEM Karen 19 D22 16 Halberstadt Fencers' Club / Golden Gate Fencing Center

AFM Super Regional SYC/RJCC/ROC (D1A/VET)

Veteran Men's Épée (B2, VET), November 6, 2022
Place 22, Seed 14, Not ranked, Rating D22, Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM)
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 KRYLTSOV Greg 23 U 8 Rain City Fencing Center 1859 2223 26.2 72%
Pool W 5:4 MAYCHROWITZ Matt 11 C22 7 East Bay Fencers Gym 2503 2196 24.4 31%
Pool L 1:5 HABIB Farooq 7 B20 2 3169 2221 2.9 7%
Pool L 3:5 DUONG John 25 U 23 Las Positas Fencing Center 1470 2218 33.8 88%
Pool L 2:5 RYAN Christopher 10 C22 11 Battle Born Fencing Club 2232 2184 15.2 47%
Pool W 5:2 MARIANI Lou 2 A19 19 The Fencing Center 2683 2169 28.2 20%
T32 L 3:10 SCHINDLER Sergey M. 4 B22 12 Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) 3268 2492 18.0 12%

Bay Cup at EBFG: VWE2, VXE3

Veteran Mixed Épée (B2, VET), June 26, 2022
Place 5, Seed 16, Not ranked, Rating C18, Academy Of Fencing Masters (afm) / Salle De Cesare
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 HELGE James 3 A22 12 Davis Fencing Academy 2853 2143 39.5 12%
Pool L 2:5 WHEELER Mark 6 A18 9 Windy City Fencing-Chicago / Academy of Fencing Masters 2432 2182 12.9 34%
Pool W 5:2 LIPTON Michael 15 C21 20 East Bay Fencers Gym / Halberstadt Fencers' Club 2108 2169 16.8 54%
Pool W 5:3 MAYCHROWITZ Matthew 11 C22 14 East Bay Fencers Gym / Cardiff Rose Fencing Academy 2542 2186 27.1 28%
Pool W 5:3 SHELBY Robert 22 D19 24 East Bay Fencers Gym 1819 2213 9.5 74%
T16 W 10:7 BARAFF David 21 D19 13 East Bay Fencers Gym 2136 2473 44.1 69%
T8 L 6:10 HE Wei 25 U 3 East Bay Fencers Gym 3152 2517 24.6 24%

January NAC

Vet-50 Men's Épée (A2, V50), January 10, 2022
Place 31, Seed 25, Not ranked, Rating C18, Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM)
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 0:5 LOGUE Paul 36 U 35 Las Positas Fencing Center 2023 2174 20.6 58%
Pool L 3:5 EMARA Elsayed M. 24 C18 14 Fortune Fencing / Peoria Fencing Academy 2208 2154 12.4 48%
Pool L 4:5 EXUM Travis H. 13 A17 6 Salle Auriol Seattle 3262 2141 2.5 5%
Pool L 2:5 STEWART Robert 12 A18 22 Marx Fencing Academy / Seacoast Fencing Club 2387 2139 13.7 34%
Pool L 0:5 O'LOUGHLIN Chris S.
1 1 A21 1 New York Athletic Club 3606 2125 0.6 1%
Pool W 5:4 BEITTEL David F. 27 D19 34 East Bay Fencers Gym 2078 2125 18.0 53%
T64 W 10:8 BEITTEL David F. 27 D19 34 East Bay Fencers Gym 2152 2455 50.8 67%
T32 L 1:10 LEE Tobias (Toby) T. 10 A19 2 Metro Tacoma Fencing Club 3056 2505 32.8 20%

NACATTACK Vet Epee Combineds

Veteran Men's Épée (A2, VET), January 8, 2022
Place 20, Seed 19, Not ranked, Rating C18, Academy Of Fencing Masters (afm)
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 SWANSON Dave 10 B21 18 Ataba Fencing Club / Illinois Fencers Club 2437 2173 30.7 33%
Pool L 2:5 SLOAN Ryan 29 E20 19 East Bay Fencers Gym 2118 2203 23.6 55%
Pool L 1:5 HUGHES Michael D. 11 B20 9 DC Fencers Club 2381 2180 15.9 37%
Pool L 3:5 PHO Eric 1 A21 1 Fencers Club Inc. 2770 2164 7.6 16%
Pool W 5:2 SIMONI James (Jim) V. 24 D19 32 The Fencing Center 1524 2156 7.1 85%
Pool W 5:3 CHEN Mark 31 U 31 Golden Gate Fencing Center 1813 2163 11.1 68%
T32 L 4:10 DOWNEY Gerard C. 6 A18 13 East Bay Fencers Gym 3046 2492 37.5 20%

Bay Cup at Halberstadt: VWE1, VXE1, VXF1

Veteran Mixed Épée (A2, VET), December 5, 2021
Place 22, Seed 19, Not ranked, Rating C18, Academy Of Fencing Masters (afm)
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 LOGUE Paul 33 U 27 Las Positas Fencing Center 2500 2181 11.3 38%
Pool L 3:5 PERKA Michael 3 A19 9 The Fencing Center 2707 2169 10.3 19%
Pool W 5:2 SIMONI James (Jim) V. 21 D19 34 The Fencing Center 1571 2159 9.2 83%
Pool W 5:4 KURITZ Marc M. 10 B19 15 No Fear Fencing 2530 2168 35.7 28%
Pool L 4:5 CHEN Steve 26 E20 6 East Bay Fencers Gym 1934 2204 31.2 67%
T32 L 2:10 MARIANI Lou 4 A19 14 The Fencing Center 3097 2532 39.5 20%

Fortune Fencing ROC, VET & RJCC Reg Opens 2/1

Div II Men's Épée (C2, DV2), May 30, 2021
Place 39, Seed 19, Not ranked, Rating C18, Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM)
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 AU Marcus J. 13 C20 9 The Fencing Center 2589 2162 14.7 24%
Pool L 4:5 CRAFT Marshall 37 E20 12 Allez Fencing Studio 2573 2147 14.1 26%
Pool W 5:4 CHUANG Kenneth H. 47 U 32 2274 2133 30.8 41%
Pool L 0:5 KIM Darius H. 29 D19 15 Fortune Fencing 2325 2164 21.1 40%
Pool W 5:4 WANG DEVON 4 C21 29 LA International Fencing 2470 2143 37.5 30%
T64 L 8:15 KOPPE Alexander 5 C21 27 Battle Born Fencing Club 2561 2646 114.6 55%

Fortune Fencing ROC, VET & RJCC Reg Opens 2/1

Veteran Men's Épée (A1, VET), May 29, 2021
Place 16, Seed 14, Not ranked, Rating C18, Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM)
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 SEGAL Mark N. 7 A17 9 No Fear Fencing / Fortune Fencing 2827 2287 13.9 19%
Pool L 3:5 YAO Shun 2 A19 5 Davis Fencing Academy / Allez Fencing Studio 2454 2273 25.0 38%
Pool L 0:5 GAINES Aaron 8 B20 2 San Diego Fencing Center / No Fear Fencing 2652 2248 16.7 26%
Pool L 2:5 NICHOLS Costa 22 U 14 Las Vegas Fencing Academy 2194 2231 29.0 52%
Pool L 2:5 GAURIAT Olivier 16 D20 15 LA International Fencing 1922 2202 40.1 67%
T32 W 10:6 CHIEN William 15 C18 17 LA International Fencing / TeamK Fencing 2137 2652 56.3 74%
T16 L 6:10 GAINES Aaron 8 B20 2 San Diego Fencing Center / No Fear Fencing 3118 2709 62.6 29%

Battle of the Vets

Veteran Mixed Épée (A2, VET), January 31, 2020
Place 20, Seed 18, Not ranked, Rating C18, Academy Of Fencing Masters (afm)
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 4:5 BARAFF David 21 D19 22 East Bay Fencers Gym 2050 2272 53.8 64%
Pool L 3:5 HELGE James R. 4 A18 3 Davis Fencing Academy 2747 2219 17.2 20%
Pool W 5:4 BRUCE II Ommer E. 14 B18 24 The Fencing Center 2254 2201 41.0 47%
Pool W 5:4 CAMPBELL Kenneth 25 D17 27 The Fencing Center 2088 2242 28.3 59%
Pool W 5:4 ROUSE Joseph (Joe) T. 13 B19 21 Candlewood Fencing Center / Prospect Fencing Club 2266 2271 35.2 50%
Pool L 3:5 DOWNEY Gerard C. 5 A18 3 East Bay Fencers Gym 2691 2306 19.0 27%
T32 L 8:10 PENNY Steve 27 U 14 East Bay Fencers Gym 2500 2750 97.8 59%

Bay Cup at MFA: VXE2, VWE2, VXF2

Veteran Mixed Épée (E1, VET), November 24, 2019
Place 12, Seed 8, Not ranked, Rating C18, Academy Of Fencing Masters (afm)
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 4:5 HOFMAN Haejung 12 E19 9 Academy Of Fencing Masters (afm)
Pool L 4:5 JEFFERIES Jonathan J. 4 A16 7 The Fencing Center / Halberstadt Fencers' Club 2251 2434 66.3 61%
Pool L 1:5 MARIANI Lou 1 A19 1 The Fencing Center 2933 2368 20.5 19%
Pool L 4:5 SOLETI Giovanni 13 U 8 Marin Fencing Academy LLC / Epee Miami Fencing Club 1900 2348 72.3 75%
Pool L 2:5 ROOD Alex 5 B18 5 East Bay Fencers Gym 2617 2275 27.4 30%
Pool W 5:3 SHELBY Robert 10 D19 13 East Bay Fencers Gym 1868 2248 24.5 72%
T16 L 9:10 WEINGARTEN Solomon (Sol) 3 A17 3 East Bay Fencers Gym 2174 3057 306.3 88%

Bay Cup at MFA: XE2, WE1

Senior Mixed Épée (A2, SNR), October 13, 2019
Place 20, Seed 13, Not ranked, Rating C18, Academy Of Fencing Masters
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 TEPEDELENLIOGLU Mehmet 3 A19 1 East Bay Fencers Gym 3195 2388 16.1 11%
Pool W 5:2 TAJBACK Pedram 18 D17 21 Marin Fencing Academy LLC 2674 2372 74.3 34%
Pool L 4:5 HEPLER Sarah 20 E19 13 San Luis Highlanders Fencing Club
Pool L 3:5 ARGYRIS Michael A. 8 C19 18 Cal Poly University Fencing Club / Fortune Fencing 2822 2446 32.5 29%
Pool W 5:2 BENNETT Peter 31 U 29 Delta Fencing Center 1795 2414 20.5 77%
T32 L 12:15 HEPLER Sarah 20 E19 13 San Luis Highlanders Fencing Club

Bay Cup at HALB: XE1, XF1

Senior Mixed Épée (A2, SNR), September 22, 2019
Place 12, Seed 11, Not ranked, Rating C18, Academy Of Fencing Masters (afm)
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:1 ZIENER-DIGNAZIO Will 29 U 24 Halberstadt Fencers' Club 2173 2423 69.3 64%
Pool W 5:2 FLANAGAN Ciaran 20 E18 28 My Fencing Center 2138 2492 45.5 65%
Pool L 3:5 MIELE Benjamin 3 A19 18 West Berkeley Fencing Club 2969 2538 46.7 26%
Pool W 5:4 MILEY Nick N. 22 U 21 International Fencing Academy (ca) 2040 2491 41.7 76%
Pool L 0:5 WEINGARTEN Solomon (Sol) 6 A17 5 East Bay Fencers Gym 2504 2533 77.2 52%
Pool L 1:5 MAYCHROWITZ Matt 14 D19 20 East Bay Fencers Gym 2458 2456 67.4 50%
T32 W 15:12 JEFFERIES Jonathan J. 7 A16 22 The Fencing Center / Halberstadt Fencers' Club 2185 3194 39.6 91%
T16 L 7:15 YAMASAKI Kyle A. 5 A17 1 East Bay Fencers Gym / San Luis Highlanders Fencing Club 2500 3234 177.1 75%

AFM Div1A ROC

Div I-A Men's Épée (A4, D1A), September 8, 2019
Place 45, Seed 34, Not ranked, Rating C18, Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM)
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:1 KOH Tommy 57 U 64 Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) 2181 2402 133.7 62%
Pool L 3:5 LOGUE Ethan D. 16 B19 19 Las Positas Fencing Center 2891 2535 93.5 31%
Pool L 2:5 YULE Alexander L. 44 D19 30 International Fencing Academy (CA) 2608 2442 106.4 40%
Pool W 5:1 ELANGO SriVaaikuntesh 58 U 65 LE CLUB TOUCHE 2534 2336 116.1 40%
Pool L 3:5 ARIETA Ryan T. 9 A18 3 West Berkeley Fencing Club 3252 2452 28.9 12%
T64 L 10:15 GARRETT Samuel 43 D19 22 Golden Gate Fencing Center 3037 3582 387.5 76%

Bay Cup at TFC: Y14WF4, Y14MF4, XE5, VXE5

Veteran Mixed Épée (E1, VET), June 2, 2019
Place 1, Seed 8, Not ranked, Rating C18, Academy of Fencing Masters / Salle De Cesare
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 LEONARDINI Barry M 11 D16 11 East Bay Fencers Gym / Golden Gate Fencing Center 1698 2500 253.9 78%
Pool W 5:4 TAYLOR Francine M. 13 U 12 The Fencing Center of San Jose
Pool L 2:5 POHL Mark 6 B18 3 West Berkeley Fencing Club 3118 2754 291.2 36%
Pool L 1:5 MIMURA Shawn 4 B19 3 Fresno Fencing Academy 2804 2463 230.8 35%
Pool W 5:4 KOERBER Christopher 9 C16 6 The Fencing Center of San Jose 2421 2232 319.2 41%
Pool L 4:5 PERKA Mike 1 A19 2 The Fencing Center of San Jose / Cardinal Fencing Club 2829 2551 149.4 35%
T16 W 10:5 BLOOMER Suzanne 5 B18 9 Academy Of Fencing Masters (afm) / University of Alaska Fairbanks Fencing Club
T8 W 10:8 LIPTON Michael 12 E18 5 Halberstadt Fencers' Club / East Bay Fencers Gym 1743 2500 266.5 77%
T4 W 10:7 POHL Mark 6 B18 3 West Berkeley Fencing Club 2844 2766 394.7 47%
T2 W 10:9 PERKA Mike 1 A19 2 The Fencing Center of San Jose / Cardinal Fencing Club 3447 3161 420.3 37%