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Jose Cancelo

1964
Windy City Fencing-Chicago
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Win/loss statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories 7 15 4 1 17 44
Losses 11 19 10 6 11 57
Win ratio 38.9% 44.1% 28.6% 14.3% 60.7% 43.6%
Pool victories 7 14 3 1 14 39
Pool losses 8 14 8 5 7 42
Pool win ratio 46.7% 50.0% 27.3% 16.7% 66.7% 48.1%
DE victories - 1 1 - 3 5
DE losses 3 5 2 1 4 15
DE win ratio 0.0% 16.7% 33.3% 0.0% 42.9% 25.0%

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† 2 2 1 1 7 13
Easy wins % 28.6% 13.3% 25.0% 100.0% 41.2% 29.5%
Close wins‡ 2 4 2 - 3 11
Close wins % 28.6% 26.7% 50.0% 0.0% 17.6% 25.0%
Close losses‡ 2 9 3 2 3 19
Close losses % 18.2% 47.4% 30.0% 33.3% 27.3% 33.3%
Big losses† 2 4 3 1 3 13
Big losses % 18.2% 21.1% 30.0% 16.7% 27.3% 22.8%

† 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 3 5 2 1 4 15
Tournaments 3 5 2 1 4 15

Competition history

15 competitions, 101 bouts

Windy City Fencing Open Epee

Senior Mixed Épée A1, SNR February 22, 2026

Place 13 of 17 Seed 13 Not ranked Rating D25 Windy City Fencing-Chicago

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 TIKHOMIROV Theodore 6 - A25 5 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 2385 2040 9.0 28%
Pool
D 2:5 MITEV Alexander 1 - A26 2 Windy City Fencing Club 2522 2031 6.8 21%
Pool
V 5:1 OPPENHEIM Robert 16 - U 17 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 1123 2024 2.8 92%
Pool
D 3:5 CONKLIN Jim 7 - A25 9 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 2397 2027 8.4 27%
T16
D 5:15 COLIN Nathan 12 - D25 3 Windy City Fencing 1897 1903 56.3 50%

Remenyik ROC and RJCC

Div I-A Men's Épée A4, D1A October 19, 2025

Place 41 of 90 Seed 69 Not ranked Rating D24 Windy City Fencing-Chicago

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 MCDOWELL Will 30 - B25 26 Ataba Fencing Club 2212 1975 21.9 35%
Pool
D 3:5 RADENOVIC Vukan 4 - A25 9 2560 1997 6.4 18%
Pool
V 5:4 BAMPTON Nicholas J. 50 - C25 48 Fencing Illini, University of Illinois / Richmond Fencing Club 2519 1991 28.4 19%
Pool
D 2:5 JONES Reilly 23 - B25 25 Hooked on Fencing 2375 2019 9.1 28%
Pool
V 5:2 TAKATA Benjamin 54 - C25 80 Center for Blade Arts 2210 2010 19.8 37%
Pool
V 5:0 CASTELLANOS Rene E. 85 - E24 86 Fencing Center of Chicago 1756 2030 10.2 67%
T64
D 4:15 JONES Reilly 23 - B25 25 Hooked on Fencing 2691 1919 16.8 11%

Windy City Fencing Open Epee

Senior Mixed Épée A1, SNR September 7, 2025

Place 17 of 24 Seed 18 Not ranked Rating D24 Windy City Fencing

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 CONKLIN Jim 1 - A25 13 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 2410 1990 9.0 24%
Pool
D 4:5 WILLIAMS Logan 9 - A24 6 Fencing Center Of Chicago 2105 1981 14.4 42%
Pool
D 2:5 DHAL Leon 8 - A24 9 Windy City Fencing-Chicago / University of Chicago Laboratory High School Fencing Club 2325 1966 9.7 28%
Pool
V 5:3 KESTER Nick 21 - U 18 2321 1957 18.5 32%
Pool
V 5:2 VARAN Kateryna 16 - C23 23 Windy City Fencing-Chicago - - - -
T32
D 9:15 ZHAO Alina 11 - A24 16 Windy City Fencing-Chicago - - - -

National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals)

Vet-60 Men's Épée A2, V60 July 1, 2025

Place 33 of 46 Seed 36 Not ranked Rating D24 Windy City Fencing-Chicago

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 SIEDOW Jeffrey 35 62 D24 43 Twin Cities Fencing Club / DC Fencers Club 1831 1992 14.7 60%
Pool
V 5:2 BECK Brian C. 23 48 B21 31 Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) 1870 2007 15.1 59%
Pool
D 4:5 ROOD Alex 21 37 B24 24 East Bay Fencers Gym 2313 2022 11.6 32%
Pool
D 4:5 NIXON Mark 7 7 A25 2 LA International Fencing 2619 2010 6.3 16%
Pool
D 4:5 SWANSON Dave 8 8 B21 13 Ataba Fencing Club 2165 2004 14.0 40%
T64
D 6:10 WHITELOCK James R. 39 43 E23 32 Rogue Fencing Academy / The Phoenix Center 1681 2017 97.5 70%

Windy City Fencing Open Epee

Senior Mixed Épée A2, SNR June 8, 2025

Place 18 of 25 Seed 21 Not ranked Rating D24 Windy City Fencing

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 PRICE Remington Missing ID 25 - U 12 Windy City Fencing / Illinois Fencers Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:3 WHEELER Mark 8 - B22 22 Windy City Fencing-Chicago / Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) 2283 1984 28.9 31%
Pool
D 1:5 LEHNER Brian 18 - C24 6 Illinois Fencing Academy 1754 2013 27.0 66%
Pool
V 5:3 NESTEROV Andrew 9 - B22 5 Fencing Illini, University of Illinois 2296 1986 27.9 30%
Pool
V 5:3 BECKMAN Ana 1 - A25 3 Windy City Fencing-Chicago - - - -
Pool
D 2:5 VUILLEMIN Gregoire 17 - C24 23 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 1898 2014 21.9 58%
T32
D 12:15 BECKMAN Ana 1 - A25 3 Windy City Fencing-Chicago - - - -

Illinois Division Summer National Qualifiers

Div II Men's Épée D1, DV2 April 27, 2025

Place 6 of 20 Seed 6 Not ranked Rating D24 Windy City Fencing

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 CHEN Vincent 18 - U 7 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 1877 1990 21.1 56%
Pool
V 5:1 BALABANOV Roumen 14 - U 20 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 1608 1969 11.0 67%
Pool
V 5:2 GLEN Ethan 1 - C25 13 Fencing Center of Chicago 1747 1980 15.7 65%
Pool
V 5:4 SENECHAL Alexander 7 - E24 1 Evanston Township High School / Illinois Fencing Academy 1828 1995 16.7 61%
Pool
V 5:4 ROBINS Damien 19 - U 15 Bronzeville Fencing Academy 1335 2012 6.9 82%
Pool
D 4:5 JEON Kaden 12 - U 9 Stevenson High School Fencing Team / Fencing Center of Chicago 1507 2019 34.9 79%
T16
V 15:12 BAGAMANOV Ruslan 9 - E24 12 Fencing Center of Chicago 1949 2007 61.5 53%
T8
D 11:15 PAPP Mike 4 - D25 3 Rockford Fencing Club / Illinois Fencing Academy 2311 2068 51.3 36%

Remenyik ROC and RJCC

Div I-A Men's Épée A4, D1A October 13, 2024

Place 68 of 105 Seed 72 Not ranked Rating D24 Windy City Fencing-Chicago

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 CAMP Ethan 20 - B24 46 Hooked on Fencing 1973 1980 25.7 50%
Pool
D 1:5 BROOKS Zachary B. 12 - A24 20 Plymouth/Ann Arbor Fencing Academy / University Of Michigan Fencing Club 2693 1954 6.8 12%
Pool
V 5:3 VARNEY Douglas W. 82 - E24 78 Illinois Fencing Academy 1964 1948 24.5 49%
Pool
V 5:4 CURTY Jack 49 - C24 62 Ataba Fencing Club 2080 1972 27.3 43%
Pool
D 4:5 NESTEROV Andrew E. 42 - B22 37 Fencing Illini, University of Illinois 2280 1999 15.4 32%
Pool
V 5:1 SMITH Bram 102 - U 105 Center for Blade Arts 1203 1984 5.6 90%
T128
D 8:15 YIN Chujun 50 - C24 63 Cavalier Fencing Club 1792 2132 125.7 70%

Midwest ROC/RJCC

Veteran Men's Épée B1, VET September 8, 2024

Place 17 of 24 Seed 15 Not ranked Rating D24 Windy City Fencing-Chicago

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 FERKO Philip J. 10 - C23 2 The Fencers Academy 3001 1978 4.2 6%
Pool
V 5:2 RODACHY Jeffrey M. 6 - B22 20 2381 1973 44.5 25%
Pool
D 2:5 FRANGER Jeff 18 - E24 11 Escrime Du Lac 1743 2018 36.1 67%
Pool
D 4:5 GLASS Timothy C.
2 - B24 3 Ataba Fencing Club 2682 1982 7.8 13%
Pool
V 5:2 JORGENSEN Jay 21 - E21 24 1166 1974 6.1 90%
T32
D 8:10 ST. GEORGE David J. 20 - E21 16 Ataba Fencing Club / Lhs-vhhs Fencing Team- High School 1356 2358 225.1 92%

Windy City Fencing Open Epee

Senior Mixed Épée A2, SNR February 4, 2024

Place 16 of 26 Seed 22 Not ranked Rating D23 Windy City Fencing-Chicago

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 ZIEGLER John 10 - B23 11 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 2148 2102 33.3 47%
Pool
V 5:1 MITEV Alexander 7 - B24 6 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 2214 2068 40.6 41%
Pool
D 1:5 PETROVICH Alexandar 15 - C23 15 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 1724 2109 50.2 73%
Pool
D 4:5 DURHAM Porter 19 - C23 18 RedStar Fencing Club Chicago / Fencing Academy Of Philadelphia North 2112 2059 28.3 47%
Pool
D 4:5 SPINA Joseph B. 2 - A23 9 Fencing Center of Chicago / Ataba Fencing Club 2399 2030 17.3 27%
Pool
D 2:5 BLASE John 26 - U 23 Peoria Fencing Academy 1672 2013 35.6 68%
T32
V 15:10 VAUGHAN Paul 24 - D23 17 Heartland Fencing Academy / Buccaneer Blades Fencing 2983 2272 241.4 17%
T16
D 8:15 GINZBURG Adam 12 - C24 3 Fencing Center of Chicago / Epee Miami Fencing Club 2252 2514 156.2 65%

Burton Epee Open

Senior Men's Épée A1, SNR September 24, 2023

Place 13 of 18 Seed 8 Not ranked Rating D23 Windy City Fencing-Chicago

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 KARNAS Karol 2 - A23 7 Fencing Center of Chicago 2453 2159 28.5 32%
Pool
D 2:5 TIKHOMIROV Theodore 5 - B23 5 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 2189 2130 38.5 46%
Pool
V 5:4 DESAI Aadi 14 - U 17 Deerfield-Highland Park / Illinois Fencers Club 1485 2092 14.9 81%
Pool
D 1:5 TREANOR Donald K. 18 - U 9 Bermuda Fencing Federation 2053 2107 40.9 53%
Pool
V 5:4 PAPP Mike 11 - D20 15 Rockford Fencing Club / Illinois Fencing Academy 2060 2066 36.0 50%
T16
D 11:15 WHEELER Mark C. 6 - B22 6 Windy City Fencing-Chicago / Academy of Fencing Masters 2785 2363 90.3 28%

FCC (Div1A,Div2,Vet) 2023

Veteran Men's Épée E1, VET January 22, 2023

Place 6 of 7 Seed 6 Not ranked Rating E20 Windy City Fencing-Chicago

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 WHEELER Mark C. 2 - B22 3 Windy City Fencing-Chicago / Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) 2437 2385 56.7 47%
Pool
V 5:1 MAZAHERI Bernie 7 - U 7 New York Athletic Club 2500 2329 38.8 43%
Pool
D 3:5 SWANSON Dave 3 - B21 2 Ataba Fencing Club 2410 2368 52.1 47%
Pool
D 4:5 TIERNEY Luke 5 - C21 5 Iowa City Fencing Center 1902 2316 81.1 74%
Pool
D 4:5 DICKSON Tim 4 - C22 3 Indianapolis Fencing Club 2088 2234 57.0 59%
Pool
D 1:5 GLASS Timothy C.
1 - A20 1 Ataba Fencing Club 2730 2177 18.7 19%
T8
D 7:10 WHEELER Mark C. 2 - B22 3 Windy City Fencing-Chicago / Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) 2723 2506 143.4 38%

2020 IFC Div 2 & Y12 Tournament--3 Weapons

Div II Mixed Épée C2, DV2 March 8, 2020

Place 9 of 27 Seed 13 Not ranked Rating E20 Windy City Fencing-Chicago

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:0 SUH Ryan 23 - U 14 New Trier High School 1734 2154 42.5 73%
Pool
D 2:5 DOROSHKEVICH Victoriia 2 - C19 8 Fencing Center of Chicago - - - -
Pool
V 5:3 VLCEK Thomas H. 25 - U 26 1454 2197 23.7 82%
Pool
V 5:2 PAPP Mike 8 - D20 7 2748 2220 109.3 23%
Pool
V 5:3 DUNLOP Richard (Dick) M. 11 - D19 13 Illinois Fencers Club 1885 2330 34.2 75%
Pool
V 5:2 COHA Richard A. 18 - U 17 Illinois Fencers Club 1696 2364 21.7 84%
T16
D 14:15 DOROSHKEVICH Victoriia 2 - C19 8 Fencing Center of Chicago - - - -

2020 IFC Div. 3 & Y12 Tournament--3 Weapon

Div III Mixed Épée D1, DV3 February 23, 2020

Place 3 of 21 Seed 5 Not ranked Rating E19 Windy City Fencing-Chicago

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:2 SUH Ryan 19 - U 18 New Trier High School 1754 2156 56.1 71%
Pool
D 3:5 PRABHAKAR Vibhav 4 - E20 15 Junior Titans Fencing Club (Stepien) 2217 2212 93.7 50%
Pool
V 5:2 OLEDZKA Julia 13 - U 10 - - - -
Pool
V 5:0 AGARWAL Adheesh 12 - U 17 Illinois Fencers Club 1553 2118 36.0 81%
T16
V 15:7 PONTICELLI Samuel 9 - U 16 Illinois Fencers Club 1938 2301 163.3 65%
T8
V 15:8 DUNLOP Richard (Dick) M. 2 - D19 5 Illinois Fencers Club 2068 2465 140.7 68%
T4
D 14:15 EAHEART Brennan C. 1 - D19 2 Homewood-Flossmoor High School 3083 2605 99.2 31%

2019 IFC Dominick Epee Challenge with Team and Y12

Senior Mixed Épée A2, SNR May 19, 2019

Place 42 of 57 Seed 41 Not ranked Rating D15 Windy City Fencing-Chicago

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:1 OLEDZKA Julia 55 - U 56 Illinois Fencers Club - - - -
Pool
D 2:5 OH Matthew M. 18 - B18 17 Illinois Fencers Club 2893 2684 176.4 39%
Pool
D 4:5 PRABHAKAR Vibhav 50 - U 34 1213 2508 412.9 94%
Pool
V 5:4 SCHULTZ Douglas B. 37 - D18 28 Three Swords Fencing Club 2543 2095 218.9 27%
Pool
D 1:5 ZEKO David J. 1 - A19 18 Illinois Fencers Club 2687 2314 74.7 30%
Pool
D 3:5 SWANSON Dave 19 - B17 41 Illinois Fencers Club / Ataba Fencing Club 2473 2239 83.1 37%
T64
D 8:15 IVAKIMOV Vasil 23 - C19 26 Fencing Center Of Chicago 2845 2560 258.4 37%

2019 IFC Div. 3 & Y12 Tournament--3 Weapon

Div III Mixed Épée D1, DV3 February 24, 2019

Place 6 of 18 Seed 2 Not ranked Rating D15 Windy City Fencing-Chicago

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 ALTSCHUL James 16 - U 15 2500 2500 420.5 50%
Pool
V 5:4 ARTHUR Theodore W. 8 - E18 16 New Trier X-Caliber Fencing Club 2500 2921 247.3 63%
Pool
V 5:2 DUNLOP Richard (Dick) M. 11 - E17 14 Illinois Fencers Club 1139 3168 19.8 98%
Pool
V 5:1 PATEL Neal 5 - E18 7 Illinois Fencers Club / Stevenson High School Fencing Team 2201 3188 114.9 86%
Pool
D 3:5 BYNAGARI Niketh 12 - U 3 Illinois Fencers Club 2404 3303 618.6 85%
T16
V 15:3 PONTICELLI Samuel 17 - U 13 Illinois Fencers Club 2500 2500 420.5 50%
T8
D 8:15 SVIRINOVSKYI Illia 4 - E19 3 3006 2921 360.9 47%