Howard Zhao

2002

Columbia University NCAA

Win/Loss Statistics

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Victories - - - - 69 69
Losses - - - - 20 20
Win Ratio - - - - 77.5% 77.5%
Pool Victories - - - - 49 49
Pool Losses - - - - 11 11
Pool Win Ratio - - - - 81.7% 81.7%
DE Victories - - - - 20 20
DE Losses - - - - 9 9
DE Win Ratio - - - - 69.0% 69.0%

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† - - - - 24 24
Easy wins as % of wins - - - - 34.8% 34.8%
Close wins‡ - - - - 14 14
Close wins as % of all wins - - - - 20.3% 20.3%
Close losses‡ - - - - 10 10
Close losses as % of all losses - - - - 50.0% 50.0%
Big losses† - - - - 3 3
Big losses as % of all losses - - - - 15.0% 15.0%

† 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.

Bouts with Time Expired

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Victories - - - - 5 5
Victories as % of all victories - - - - 7.2% 7.2%
Losses - - - - 3 3
Losses as % of all losses - - - - 15.0% 15.0%
Total - - - - 8 8
Total as % of all bouts - - - - 9.0% 9.0%

Events

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Events - - - - 9 9
Tournaments - - - - 5 5

Competition History

January NAC

Junior Men's Épée (A4, JNR), January 6, 2020
Place 11, Seed 46, Rank 61, Rating A18
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:1 WILCOX Alexander 227 E18 234 Research Triangle Fencing 2500 3478 6.3 83%
Pool W 5:0 GANA Jr Jorge M. 91 141 C19 137 Atlantic Fencing Academy / Wanglei International Fencing Club 2822 3484 8.8 86%
Pool W 5:2 GYURE Brayden H. 159 B19 217 International Fencers Alliance Of Dallas 2946 3493 11.1 81%
Pool L 4:5 TEMIRYAEV Alan L. 23 30 A18 33 Columbia University NCAA / New York Fencing Academy 3499 3504 26.4 50%
Pool W 5:4 RUSSANOV Boris J. 114 A19 59 2930 3478 10.5 81%
Pool W 5:4 BEACH Nicholas 182 C19 135 Drew University NCAA / Foothills Fencing Academy 2770 3488 7.2 88%
T128 W 15:11 CARVALHO Daniel S. 167 B18 123 Bay State Fencers / Cambridge Fencing Center 3178 3817 15.4 84%
T64 W 15:12 HUGHES Levi H. 25 34 A19 42 Alliance Fencing Academy 3607 3832 30.8 64%
T32 W 15:8 LAVENSTEIN Kinley V. 111 A19 26 Rhode Island Fencing Academy And Club 3167 3863 12.6 87%
T16 L 14:15 LEIGH David A. 67 93 A19 7 Olympia Fencing Center 3379 3876 67.3 79%

January NAC

Div I Men's Épée (A4, DV1), January 3, 2020
Place 115, Seed 158, Not ranked, Rating A18
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 MAISONET-GUZMAN Hector E. 63 84 A19 112 International Fencers Alliance Of Dallas 3148 3522 48.3 73%
Pool W 5:1 MOON Ryan Y. 289 C18 276 Elite Fencing Academy 2614 3473 6.4 92%
Pool W 5:1 ANA Ionut (Johnny) A. 139 A19 212 Hooked On Fencing 3050 3480 15.6 76%
Pool L 3:5 KUSHNERIK Ethan 82 117 A19 3 New York Athletic Club / New York Fencing Academy 3202 3495 41.4 68%
Pool W 5:3 FERRE Loup-Yann 234 B19 208 3071 3454 15.1 71%
Pool W 5:3 BRANDRETH Garret 215 B19 158 Denver Fencing Center 2793 3469 8.7 86%
T128 L 14:15 MOORE Shomari A. 49 63 A18 48 Peter Westbrook Foundation 3722 3868 51.7 59%

October NAC

Div I Men's Épée (A4, DV1), October 18, 2019
Place 119, Seed 71, Rank 112, Rating A18
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 HERBST Isaac L. 62 100 A19 35 Alliance Fencing Academy 3546 3580 38.9 52%
Pool W 5:2 KRAVIT Connor B. 126 A19 121 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 2983 3541 14.8 82%
Pool W 5:2 FULLER George K. 135 A18 194 Fencers Club Inc. 2820 3556 9.9 88%
Pool W 5:2 RHYU Kozmo 190 B19 223 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 2848 3566 10.1 88%
Pool W 5:3 KELSEY Ryan 254 C18 236 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 2625 3576 5.5 94%
Pool L 2:5 BRISLAWN Reilly R. 199 B19 143 New Mexico Fencing Foundation / NMFC/Duke City Fencing 3041 3582 60.0 81%
T128 L 7:15 CANDELA Nicholas 94 A19 92 Battle Born Fencing Club 3636 3937 68.6 68%

USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge

Junior Men's Épée (A4, JNR), June 30, 2019
Place 13, Seed 19, Rank 24, Rating A18
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:0 CONNELL Jay 319 D17 305 WangLei Fencing Club Morris / Forte Fencing Foundation 2636 3613 7.4 93%
Pool W 5:2 VAN EIKEMA HOMMES Neil B. 119 149 C18 104 Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) 2840 3621 11.3 89%
Pool W 5:1 LEI Jacob 282 C18 144 Northwest Fencing Center 2946 3632 13.6 86%
Pool W 5:1 MU Lejia 219 B18 249 2787 3646 9.0 91%
Pool W 5:1 KIM Derek D. 82 93 A19 244 Fencing Sports Academy, Inc. 2882 3655 10.7 89%
Pool L 2:5 MANGELSDORF Anacan 182 B19 112 Beverly Hills Fencers' Club 2843 3665 85.2 90%
T256 W 15:6 SHREM Samuel G. 240 C19 227 Salle Marquis De Lafayette 2517 3906 5.4 96%
T128 W 15:8 KAMBESELES Peter G. 56 65 A19 92 New York Fencing Academy 3613 3912 41.2 68%
T64 W 15:14 GRAMS Steven 40 49 A18 41 Long Island Fencing Center / Fencers Club Inc. 3760 3953 44.1 61%
T32 W 15:9 LEE Ryan 73 83 A19 31 Swords Fencing Studio 3608 3997 31.6 73%
T16 L 10:15 DOLGONOS Mark 64 73 A18 1 Fencers Club Inc. 3492 4029 91.8 80%

USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge

Div I Men's Épée (A4, DV1), June 28, 2019
Place 79, Seed 78, Rank 110, Rating A18
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 4:5 WIEDER Benjamin (Ben) J. 201 B17 58 New York Athletic Club / Medeo Fencing Club 2965 3693 111.8 86%
Pool W 5:4 HERBST Isaac L. 43 56 A19 35 Alliance Fencing Academy 3678 3581 60.7 44%
Pool W 5:2 YI Kyle 103 A19 185 Cardinal Fencing Academy 2817 3642 12.2 90%
Pool W 5:1 RYJIKOV Benjamin 163 A16 202 Brown University NCAA 2312 3654 3.4 98%
Pool L 2:3 CARPENTER Liam 18 26 A18 73 New York University NCAA / Marx Fencing Academy 3328 3658 71.7 70%
Pool W 5:3 GAIDAR Daniel B. 135 A18 110 Fencers Club Inc. 3224 3586 27.5 72%
T128 L 14:15 HOLTZ Donovan K. 32 41 A18 55 Peter Westbrook Foundation 3530 4010 103.4 76%

November NAC

Cadet Men's Épée (A4, CDT), November 11, 2018
Place 9, Seed 4, Rank 4, Rating A18
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 KOKENGE Clark 72 82 A18 59 Medeo Fencing Club 3019 3626 26.7 82%
Pool W 4:3 JUNG Alexander 133 C18 225 Battle Born Fencing Club 2453 3652 6.4 96%
Pool W 5:1 HUSSAIN Kamran 209 U 184 International Fencing Academy (CA) 2128 3659 2.7 99%
Pool W 5:2 CRANE Matthew T. 201 E17 199 Olympic Fencers Club 2180 3662 4.3 97%
Pool W 5:1 ZHANG Tianyi 140 C17 92 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 2634 3666 10.5 93%
Pool W 5:4 DOLGONOS Mark 65 70 A18 86 Fencers Club Inc. 2893 3676 16.7 88%
T128 W 15:8 GAIDAR Daniel B. 20 20 A18 107 Fencers Club Inc. 2874 3988 13.6 93%
T64 W 15:10 JEONG Connor 81 A18 50 Battle Born Fencing Club 3776 4002 60.8 63%
T32 W 15:2 MILAM Hugh 34 37 A18 22 LA International Fencing 3479 4062 32.6 80%
T16 L 12:13 LAWSON Nicholas W. 2 2 A18 3 Fencers Club Inc. 3897 4095 85.2 61%

November NAC

Junior Men's Épée (A4, JNR), November 9, 2018
Place 6, Seed 20, Rank 22, Rating A18
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 ETCHELL Thomas W. 53 70 A16 181 Denver Fencing Center / Rocky Mountain Fencing Academy 2500 3492 20.3 83%
Pool W 5:1 DAVIS Matthew D. 170 B17 236 2162 3512 11.0 92%
Pool W 3:2 LEIGH David A. 91 A18 77 Olympia Fencing Center 3278 3523 57.3 64%
Pool W 5:4 BEKKER Mitchel 125 B18 157 New York Fencing Academy 2813 3581 21.4 88%
Pool W 5:0 SHINE Peter C. 197 C18 174 Rockland Fencers Club 2816 3602 19.7 88%
Pool W 5:2 SMITH Nicholas S. 236 E17 109 Medeo Fencing Club 2234 3622 3.9 98%
T128 W 15:12 HAN Matthew 71 97 A18 106 Olympic Fencers Club 3633 3709 99.4 53%
T64 W 15:7 CHA Russell W. 101 A18 52 Top Fencing Club 3475 3808 76.0 67%
T32 W 15:10 VINNITCHOUK Ted 61 84 A18 21 3992 3884 117.8 44%
T16 W 14:13 MECKE Cedric 8 9 A18 15 New York Athletic Club 3571 4002 51.9 71%
T8 L 8:15 HERBST Isaac L. 6 6 A18 2 Alliance Fencing Academy 4250 4054 65.6 40%

October NAC

Cadet Men's Épée (A4, CDT), October 15, 2018
Place 3, Seed 2, Rank 3, Rating A18
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:1 BRUNET Nathan 83 C18 14 2319 3549 15.9 94%
Pool W 5:2 MILAM Hugh 44 57 A18 13 LA International Fencing 2885 3565 42.0 83%
Pool W 5:3 LEVITT Nicholas M. 41 51 B18 103 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 3169 3607 57.0 72%
Pool W 5:2 SMITH Nicholas S. 129 E17 142 Medeo Fencing Club 1688 3664 1.3 > 99%
Pool W 5:1 BEKKER Mitchel 84 C18 99 New York Fencing Academy 3049 3665 39.9 81%
Pool L 3:5 PADHYE Siddhant 125 E18 90 Alliance Fencing Academy 2427 3705 213.1 95%
T64 W 15:13 TOPAZ Nicholas 79 B17 50 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 2766 3350 114.0 72%
T32 W 15:5 YAN yuheng 75 B18 26 3386 3464 182.8 54%
T16 W 15:11 GAIDAR Daniel B. 28 32 A18 10 Fencers Club Inc. 3041 3647 85.8 76%
T8 W 15:9 WEISS Miles J. 11 12 B18 7 Alliance Fencing Academy 3594 3733 135.3 57%
T4 L 14:15 NGUYEN Ethan D. 9 10 A18 1 Battle Born Fencing Club 3707 3868 159.6 58%

October NAC

Div I Men's Épée (Day 2) (A4, DV1), October 14, 2018
Place 46, Seed 89, Not ranked, Rating A18
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 COTTER Alexander J. 237 B17 235 Peter Westbrook Foundation 2500 2500 420.5 50%
Pool W 2:1 TABLEMAN Doug S. 170 A17 84 New York Fencing Academy / Fencers Club Inc. 3367 2921 497.2 34%
Pool W 5:4 NORTH Gary S. 104 A18 61 Hudson Centers For The Martial Arts 1950 3418 57.5 92%
Pool W 5:2 MCGINNIS Aidan K. 157 A17 110 Duke University Fencing NCAA / Northern Colorado Fencers 3485 3475 271.5 50%
Pool W 5:2 JAYENDRA Chandrashekar 225 B18 230 Alliance Fencing Academy 3121 3747 121.5 77%
Pool W 5:2 CORRALES Nikolas 293 C16 289 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 1584 3868 4.4 99%
T128 W 15:0 YAN yuheng 197 B18 179 3481 2500 803.8 21%
Pool W 4:1 WEISS Miles J. 222 B18 104 Alliance Fencing Academy 2757 3873 47.7 90%
Pool W 5:3 GUINAN Joseph 44 44 B17 29 2079 3920 16.1 96%
Pool W 5:2 KAMBESELES Peter G. 109 A18 81 New York Fencing Academy 3561 3936 126.8 68%
Pool W 5:3 SMITH Dwight 29 29 A18 111 Peter Westbrook Foundation 2892 4063 33.2 91%
Pool L 4:5 SIMMONS Ariel (Ari) J. 8 8 A18 3 University Of Notre Dame NCAA / Alliance Fencing Academy 3328 4096 270.6 82%
Pool L 2:5 HADDAD Justin R. 103 A18 55 DC Fencers Club 2972 3826 276.7 87%
T128 W 15:4 KANG Michael H. 212 B18 101 Rockland Fencers Club 3303 3304 345.3 50%
T64 L 6:7 FAYEZ Sherif 180 A15 23 IMasters Academy 3410 3649 298.7 59%