Joshua Polster

1998

Win/Loss Statistics

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Victories 5 4 13 - 8 30
Losses 6 2 10 - 7 25
Win Ratio 45.5% 66.7% 56.5% - 53.3% 54.5%
Pool Victories 5 3 9 - 7 24
Pool Losses 4 1 7 - 5 17
Pool Win Ratio 55.6% 75.0% 56.2% - 58.3% 58.5%
DE Victories - 1 4 - 1 6
DE Losses 2 1 3 - 2 8
DE Win Ratio 0.0% 50.0% 57.1% - 33.3% 42.9%

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† - 2 10 - 1 13
Easy wins as % of wins 0.0% 50.0% 76.9% - 12.5% 43.3%
Close wins‡ 2 1 2 - 4 9
Close wins as % of all wins 40.0% 25.0% 15.4% - 50.0% 30.0%
Close losses‡ 2 - 3 - 2 7
Close losses as % of all losses 33.3% 0.0% 30.0% - 28.6% 28.0%
Big losses† 3 - 6 - 1 10
Big losses as % of all losses 50.0% 0.0% 60.0% - 14.3% 40.0%

† 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

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Events 2 1 3 - 2 8
Tournaments 2 1 3 - 2 8

Competition History

Division II

Div II Mixed Épée (C1, DV2), November 24, 2024
Place 9 of 22, Seed 4, Not ranked, Rating C23, Yeshiva University
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 SCHIAVONE Oreste 5 C22 8 Fencers Club Inc. / Staten Island Fencing Club 1808 2271 19.5 77%
Pool L 4:5 LIU Fengqi 12 E24 12 1409 2290 83.5 91%
Pool W 5:2 KARASICK Andrew 15 E22 20 1322 2207 7.1 92%
Pool W 5:3 BOUCHACOURT Arthur 21 U 11 ArtDu Fencing 1886 2214 21.6 69%
T16 L 10:15 BALDRICK Callum 22 U 3 2785 2098 35.8 24%

Fencers Club Open - Senior Men and Women's Epee I

Men's Épée (A2), September 22, 2024
Place 18 of 25, Seed 16, Not ranked, Rating C23, Yeshiva University
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 ALEXANDER Christopher 22 E24 25 Freehold Fencing Academy 1724 2335 17.0 84%
Pool L 1:5 MACARTY Jordan 2 A24 3 LEO Fencing Club 2666 2352 28.2 31%
Pool L 1:5 GRAMS Steven 10 B24 7 New York University / Fencers Club 3361 2324 5.6 5%
Pool L 1:5 XIA Dashan 7 A24 13 Cavalier Fencing Club / Rogue Fencing Academy 2215 2318 47.6 57%
Pool W 5:4 PIASIO Jack 18 D22 14
T32 L 13:15 SCHIAVONE Oreste 17 C22 15 Fencers Club Inc. 1979 2252 154.7 65%

6th Annual Dr. Eugene Packer Open Epee @ Freehold

Senior Mixed Épée (A2, SNR), August 6, 2023
Place 19 of 51, Seed 39, Not ranked, Rating E19, Yeshiva University
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 KRISHNAN Skanda 29 D22 15 Elite Fencers Club 1936 2266 84.3 70%
Pool W 5:3 AGAON Shawn 9 B23 1 Medeo Fencing Club 2702 2181 93.4 20%
Pool W 5:4 SERAFIN Ben 12 B23 32 Fencing Academy of Philadelphia 2333 2275 53.3 46%
Pool W 5:1 LEE Kevin 47 U 40 Manchen Academy of Fencing 1338 2328 7.1 94%
T64 W 15:2 JIANG Alex 46 U 48 ArtDu Fencing 1394 2466 29.6 91%
T32 L 11:15 KRISHNAN Skanda 29 D22 15 Elite Fencers Club 1921 2495 242.8 79%

James L. Melcher Grand Prix Epee Open at Fencers C

Senior Men's Épée (A2, SNR), May 14, 2023
Place 32 of 51, Seed 45, Not ranked, Rating E19, Yeshiva University
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 MELCHER Jack 10 A23 23 Olympia Fencing Center Cambr. 2998 2552 42.3 25%
Pool L 1:5 KRISHNAN Skanda 38 D22 40 Elite Fencers Club 1822 2509 148.9 86%
Pool L 4:5 SANDERS Ian 7 A23 1 Fencers Club Inc. / Fencers Club 3208 2360 15.4 9%
Pool L 1:5 SMOAK Omari 26 A17 19 Peter Westbrook Foundation 3142 2345 16.7 11%
Pool L 4:5 NEALE James 23 A19 37 Fencers Club Inc. / Fencing Academy Of Westchester 2330 2328 62.7 50%
T64 W 15:14 AINA Tiwalayo T 39 D22 33 Fencers Club Inc. 2500 2592 126.5 53%
T32 L 13:15 SHA Michael 11 A23 8 Cavalier Fencing Club Boston 2423 2718 252.7 66%

Manhattan Fencing Center Saber Liberty Cup and Y8

E & Under Mixed Saber (E1, E), February 26, 2023
Place 6 of 18, Seed 12, Not ranked, Rating U
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:1 MIRIYALA Shradha 6 U 18 Fencing Club Of Mercer County
Pool W 5:1 ARORA Pranav 1 E23 9 Bergen Fencing Club 1226 2868 16.3 98%
Pool W 5:1 SHU Richard 17 U 8 Manhattan Fencing Center 1030 2884 9.0 99%
Pool W 5:0 NOYER Hannah 13 U 15 Manhattan Fencing Center
Pool L 3:5 HARATSCH William 8 U 5 Manhattan Fencing Center 1460 2893 666.9 96%
T16 W 15:4 SAMSON-ALSTON Mackenzie 4 U 13 Manhattan Fencing Center
T8 L 7:15 LIM Brandon 15 U 2 allegro fencing center 1858 2711 610.4 85%

Morehouse Saber Unrated #1 (Manhattan)

Unrated Mixed Saber (E1, U), December 18, 2022
Place 2 of 7, Seed 1, Not ranked, Rating U, Yeshiva University
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 SRAGOW Noah 2 U 1 Manhattan Fencing Center 2500 2500 420.5 50%
Pool W 5:0 HENNIAUX Victor 5 U 3 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 2587 2079 463.0 34%
Pool W 5:3 SCHLAFF Blake 4 U 6 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 856 2542 31.2 97%
Pool W 5:0 FRIEDMAN Binah 7 U 5 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club
Pool W 5:1 SABINO Ayden 6 U 7 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 791 2574 20.6 98%
Pool W 5:4 YAMADA Gabriel 3 U 3 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 2607 2594 273.9 49%
T8 W 15:0 SABINO Ayden 6 U 7 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 1250 2500 153.6 87%
T4 W 15:6 YAMADA Gabriel 3 U 3 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 2685 2654 380.7 49%
T2 L 8:15 SRAGOW Noah 2 U 1 Manhattan Fencing Center 2921 3034 323.4 54%

Gold Finch ROC (D1, D2 and Vet) and Non-Regional Junior and Cadet

Div I-A Men's Épée (A4, D1A), January 26, 2020
Place 66 of 90, Seed 75, Not ranked, Rating E19
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 DECKER Tristan H. 30 A17 25 New Jersey Institute Of Technology NCAA / Medeo Fencing Club 2500 2453 101.6 48%
Pool W 5:1 BASOK Nikita 85 E19 78 Fencing Academy Of Westchester 2462 2554 126.9 55%
Pool L 3:5 YOON Nathan 23 A19 47 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 2855 2681 99.1 40%
Pool L 4:5 SLAVINSKIY Alan 4 111 A19 40 New York Fencing Academy 3164 2582 46.0 19%
Pool W 5:4 PERSAUD Daivik 56 C19 64 Fencers Club Inc. 2539 2536 100.5 50%
Pool L 4:5 MACKIN Samuel 49 C20 20 Marx Fencing Academy / Riverside Fencing Club 2680 2637 84.9 47%
T128 L 10:15 KIM William M. 60 C19 63 Rockland Fencers Club 3041 2775 183.4 37%

Albert Chikayev Memorial ROC/RYC

Div II Men's Épée (C2, DV2), September 15, 2019
Place 12 of 45, Seed 45, Not ranked, Rating U
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 KAPLAN Alejandro 31 U 38 Lilov Fencing Academy 2165 2500 398.2 62%
Pool W 5:4 WHITELOCK James R. 19 E19 41 1707 2898 96.5 90%
Pool W 5:4 DWYER Michael 40 U 37 1646 2995 68.7 91%
Pool L 2:5 MORGENSTERN Elliot H. 26 U 11 Brandeis University NCAA 1873 3063 671.8 90%
Pool L 0:5 SIDDIQUI HUMZA K. 3 C19 25 Marx Fencing Academy 2538 2392 202.1 42%
Pool W 5:2 JIN Owen 12 D19 18 Cavalier Fencing Club 2518 2190 263.1 33%
T32 W 15:9 GOHEL Dayus T. 5 C19 22 Olympia Fencing Center 2976 2500 755.0 32%
T16 L 10:15 JIN Alexander 14 E19 1 Cavalier Fencing Club / Marx Fencing Academy 2750 3255 479.8 71%