Joel Buccellato

1994

Lancaster Fencing Academy / Forge Fencing Teams

Win/Loss Statistics

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Victories 21 28 13 - - 62
Losses 17 32 15 - - 64
Win Ratio 55.3% 46.7% 46.4% - - 49.2%
Pool Victories 18 23 9 - - 50
Pool Losses 12 24 11 - - 47
Pool Win Ratio 60.0% 48.9% 45.0% - - 51.5%
DE Victories 3 5 4 - - 12
DE Losses 5 8 4 - - 17
DE Win Ratio 37.5% 38.5% 50.0% - - 41.4%

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† 10 8 4 - - 22
Easy wins as % of wins 47.6% 28.6% 30.8% - - 35.5%
Close wins‡ 4 8 2 - - 14
Close wins as % of all wins 19.0% 28.6% 15.4% - - 22.6%
Close losses‡ 6 14 4 - - 24
Close losses as % of all losses 35.3% 43.8% 26.7% - - 37.5%
Big losses† 2 8 4 - - 14
Big losses as % of all losses 11.8% 25.0% 26.7% - - 21.9%

† 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 - 2 - - - 2
Victories as % of all victories 0.0% 7.1% 0.0% - - 3.2%
Losses 1 2 - - - 3
Losses as % of all losses 5.9% 6.2% 0.0% - - 4.7%
Total 1 4 - - - 5
Total as % of all bouts 2.6% 6.7% 0.0% - - 4.0%

Events

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Events 5 9 4 - - 18
Tournaments 4 7 4 - - 15

Competition History

Harrisburg Division National Qualifiers

Div II Men's Épée (E1, DV2), April 20, 2024
Place 3, Seed 1, Not ranked, Rating D23, Lancaster Fencing Academy / Forge Fencing Teams
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:1 HOLLINGSWORTH Frank J. 4 U 6 Lancaster Fencing Academy 1751 2045 8.9 68%
Pool L 3:5 SEIKEL Spencer 2 D23 1 Lancaster Fencing Academy 2082 2054 13.2 48%
Pool W 5:1 RUSEN Gary V. 5 U 8 978 2040 1.7 95%
Pool W 5:2 HUEY Curtis E. 7 U 4 1912 2042 11.0 58%
Pool W 5:3 DE BRUIN Peter 6 U 7 1207 2053 3.1 90%
Pool W 5:4 HINTON Nickolys R. 3 E22 2 2144 2056 14.6 44%
Pool W 5:2 CHECKEYE Daniel J. 8 U 5 1795 2071 8.3 66%
T8 W 15:7 DE BRUIN Peter 6 U 7 2087 1824 45.7 37%
T4 L 14:15 HINTON Nickolys R. 3 E22 2 3078 1869 5.1 5%

Cherry Blossom ROC

Div I-A Men's Épée (A4, D1A), April 14, 2024
Place 69, Seed 83, Not ranked, Rating D23, Lancaster Fencing Academy / Forge Fencing Teams
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 REKHI Krish 109 U 94 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 1418 2013 5.5 83%
Pool W 5:4 TABLEMAN Doug S. 20 A23 34 Cardinal Fencing Academy 2771 2019 31.8 11%
Pool L 3:5 MARTINEZ Joshua 76 C23 80 Modern Duelists Fencing Academy 2099 2051 13.6 47%
Pool L 4:5 HRAPSKY Ryan J. 13 A24 5 DC Fencers Club 2974 2037 2.3 6%
Pool W 5:4 EVANS Grant 51 B22 60 Savage Fencing Club 2258 2035 18.7 36%
Pool L 2:5 LIN Harrison 45 B23 48 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 2360 2054 8.9 31%
T128 L 11:15 EVANS Grant 51 B22 60 Savage Fencing Club 2217 1852 28.4 28%

Fairfax Challenge ROC/RJCC/RYC & Y8

Div II Men's Épée (C2, DV2), January 20, 2024
Place 35, Seed 24, Not ranked, Rating D23, Lancaster Fencing Academy / Forge Fencing Teams
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:0 SO Lorenzo 7 C23 1 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 2108 2004 17.9 43%
Pool W 5:3 THORN Evan 52 U 49 Nova Fencing Club 1136 2022 3.2 91%
Pool L 4:5 CHUNG Andrew 23 D23 20 Elite Fencing Academy (GA) 1949 2025 17.0 55%
Pool W 5:3 PALAMARCHUK Andriy 39 E23 16 Cardinal Fencing Academy 2102 2008 17.0 44%
Pool L 3:5 SINGH Ravin 10 C23 14 ASER International Fencing Academy 2202 2025 11.7 38%
T64 L 9:15 BUI Ryan 47 U 32 Cardinal Fencing Academy 1425 1940 88.1 79%

Fairfax Challenge ROC/RJCC/RYC & Y8

Div I-A Men's Épée (A2, D1A), January 19, 2024
Place 49, Seed 42, Not ranked, Rating D23, Lancaster Fencing Academy / Forge Fencing Teams
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:4 CHENH Justin 33 C23 14 Nova Fencing Club 1823 2055 21.8 65%
Pool L 1:5 TABLEMAN Doug S. 7 A23 11 Cardinal Fencing Academy 2792 2034 4.1 11%
Pool L 3:5 SNYDER IV William B. 23 B21 17 Guanyi Fencing Academy 2944 2029 2.8 7%
Pool L 3:5 RICHARDS Dick 9 A22 42 DC Fencers Club 2845 2027 3.5 9%
Pool L 3:5 LEE DoWon 28 C23 38 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 1875 2023 19.2 60%
T64 L 12:15 TOMASZEWSKI Joshua 38 C23 21 Modern Duelists Fencing Academy 2499 1964 23.7 20%

War of the Roses

Div II Mixed Épée (E1, DV2), December 10, 2023
Place 2, Seed 1, Not ranked, Rating D23, Lancaster Fencing Academy / Forge Fencing Teams
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:1 GANT Ansley 6 U 7 York Fencing Club
Pool W 5:1 ALVAREZ Anthony R. 3 U 5 Carlisle Fencing Club 2500 2030 14.1 32%
Pool W 5:0 PLOY Jr Edward T. 4 U 3 Williamsport Fencing Club 2026 2044 15.2 51%
Pool W 5:1 HACKETT Safiya 7 U 6 Lancaster Fencing Academy
Pool W 5:2 GRIETZER Elizabeth 5 U 8
Pool L 1:5 SEIKEL Spencer 2 D23 1 Lancaster Fencing Academy 2001 2059 17.8 54%
Pool W 5:4 BELL Leo P. 8 U 3 Penn State University Fencing Club / Williamsport Fencing Club 1967 2041 14.1 55%
T8 W 15:8 GRIETZER Elizabeth 5 U 8
T4 W 15:8 PLOY Jr Edward T. 4 U 3 Williamsport Fencing Club 2222 1942 58.6 37%
T2 L 12:15 SEIKEL Spencer 2 D23 1 Lancaster Fencing Academy 2296 2001 36.5 33%

National Championships & July Challenge (Summer Nationals)

Div III Men's Épée (C3, DV3), July 7, 2023
Place 69, Seed 9, Not ranked, Rating D23, Forge Fencing Teams
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:1 SMITH Charles 130 U 159 Sierra Blades Fencing Academy 1885 2019 14.1 58%
Pool W 5:3 PEREZ Daniel 147 U 149 Olympian Fencing Club 1006 2033 2.3 95%
Pool W 5:4 BAILEY David 38 D23 8 Mission Fencing Center 2237 2036 22.8 37%
Pool L 4:5 SHAFRITZ Noah 84 E23 65 Olympic Fencers Club 2037 2059 18.5 51%
Pool W 5:1 CARNALL Hunter 101 E22 94 Cardinal Fencing Academy 1654 2040 9.8 74%
Pool L 2:5 JANYSKA Allen 55 D22 35 Michigan State University Fencing Club / Grand Rapids Fencing Academy 1928 2050 20.1 58%
T128 L 11:13 JACKSON Thomas 90 E23 59 Kaizen Academy LLC 2029 2003 61.3 48%

National Championships & July Challenge (Summer Nationals)

Div II Men's Épée (B3, DV2), July 5, 2023
Place 184, Seed 122, Not ranked, Rating D23, Forge Fencing Teams
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 4:5 HANNON Owen 135 D23 141 Northwest Fencing Center 2068 2098 21.9 52%
Pool L 4:5 ROMANOV Ethan 58 C23 83 Alliance Fencing Academy 2070 2077 20.8 50%
Pool W 5:3 MISHRA Milan B. 199 U 209 Twin Cities Fencing Club 1827 2056 14.5 65%
Pool L 1:5 GUAN Nathan 7 B23 106 South Florida Fencing Club 2148 2070 17.8 45%
Pool L 4:5 WIEGAND-SHAHANI Braden M. 71 C22 22 Pegasus Sword Academy Inc. / Southwest Fencing Club 2101 2052 18.1 47%
Pool L 4:5 PEÑA Ethan 186 E22 77 Elite Fencing Club 2200 2034 15.1 39%

Fairfax Challenge Spring RYC/RJCC/ROC

Div II Men's Épée (C2, DV2), April 15, 2023
Place 36, Seed 18, Not ranked, Rating D23, Forge Fencing Teams
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 4:5 SO Lorenzo 2 C23 3 Penta Olympic Fencing Club / Fairfax Fencers LLC 2141 2127 23.5 49%
Pool W 5:1 HUGHES Tyler 51 U 52 1746 2103 11.5 66%
Pool L 1:5 MORTIMER Gavin 31 E23 37 Blue Ridge Fencing Center 2107 2115 23.3 51%
Pool W 5:4 HU Anton 26 E23 25 1918 2092 17.7 61%
Pool L 4:5 HU Robert J. 15 D23 7 Medeo Fencing Club / Wanglei International Fencing Club 2023 2109 24.6 56%
Pool W 5:3 MILLSON Daniel 50 U 35 Cardinal Fencing Academy 1791 2085 13.9 68%
T64 L 10:15 CARNALL Hunter 35 E22 15 Cardinal Fencing Academy 1801 2099 96.1 68%

Fairfax Challenge Spring RYC/RJCC/ROC

Div I-A Men's Épée (A4, D1A), April 14, 2023
Place 59, Seed 53, Not ranked, Rating D23, Forge Fencing Teams
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 TUMIBAY Noah C. 24 B23 28 Rockland Fencers Club 2612 2181 14.1 24%
Pool L 0:5 MAZUR Daniil 4 71 A23 1 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 3160 2166 3.8 5%
Pool L 0:5 LIN Harrison 40 B22 33 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 2224 2163 24.6 46%
Pool W 5:1 ROTHKA Spencer J. 62 E23 28 Cardinal Fencing Academy 2124 2138 25.4 51%
Pool L 3:5 TAMULONIS Fen C. 42 B19 58 DC Fencers Club / Wallingford-Swarthmore Panthers 2312 2163 20.5 40%
Pool L 3:5 LEONE III Charles D. 16 A22 50 Elite Fencing Academy (GA) / Elite Fencing Academy (VA) 2428 2143 16.2 32%
T64 L 5:15 HRAPSKY Ryan J. 10 A23 3 DC Fencers Club 3341 2105 6.0 3%

NC Div2/3/Y14 National Qualifying Tournament

Div II Men's Épée (C1, DV2), March 25, 2023
Place 3, Seed 8, Not ranked, Rating D22, Forge Fencing Teams
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 3:2 CARO Seph 14 U 13 Apex Fencing Academy 1315 2161 6.5 91%
Pool W 5:4 WALLACE James 4 D23 14 Fencing Club Asheville 2510 2168 39.7 30%
Pool W 5:2 ODEA Ryan 10 E22 10 Cape Fear Fencing Association 1552 2208 9.7 84%
Pool L 4:5 CRAWFORD Charles (Marston) M. 2 C22 9 Salle New Bern 1986 2217 36.8 64%
T16 W 15:12 CARO Seph 14 U 13 Apex Fencing Academy 1626 1967 55.6 68%
T8 W 15:11 HAN Sam 11 U 5 Apex Fencing Academy 2377 2022 124.4 30%
T4 L 8:15 MURRAY-GRAMLICH Robert 1 C23 1 Apex Fencing Academy / Charlotte Fencing Academy 2567 2147 41.2 27%

Cherry Blossom ROC

Div I-A Men's Épée (A4, D1A), March 19, 2023
Place 112, Seed 89, Not ranked, Rating D22, Forge Fencing Teams
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 4:5 ROTONDI Gregory V. 93 D20 79 DC Fencers Club 2665 2302 20.7 29%
Pool L 2:5 LEE JoonWon 42 B23 77 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 2263 2282 36.0 51%
Pool L 0:5 KHANNA Nikhil 20 A22 17 Pegasus Sword Academy Inc. 2519 2246 22.7 33%
Pool L 2:5 WOLFE Alex 17 A23 3 Penta Olympic Fencing Club / Orlando Fencing Sports Center LLC 2641 2223 17.2 25%
Pool L 4:5 AMOLSCH Dylan 40 B23 62 ASER International Fencing Academy 1915 2206 44.3 68%
T128 L 8:15 ZHANG Caden 67 C23 35 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 2502 2016 49.7 23%

Forge Fencing Priority on NC:D3 Foil/Epee/Saber

Div III Mixed Épée (D1, DV3), January 22, 2023
Place 6, Seed 2, Not ranked, Rating D22, Forge Fencing Teams
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 BLONDEL Leo O. 5 E22 3 Forge Fencing Teams 2461 2295 27.5 41%
Pool W 5:2 RUSSELL Tallis 12 U 10 Apex Fencing Academy 1751 2268 17.1 80%
Pool W 5:2 KENT James (Jim) R. 13 U 16 Charlotte Fencing Academy / North Carolina Fencing Development Program 1275 2285 6.6 92%
Pool W 5:4 JONES Jackson 8 U 8 Cape Fear Fencing Association 1588 2291 11.3 87%
T16 W 15:11 HARRIS Lynn B. 11 U 11 Forge Fencing Teams / Cape Fear Fencing Association
T8 L 10:15 BLONDEL Leo O. 5 E22 3 Forge Fencing Teams 2375 2079 63.0 36%

PEAK OPEN - Foil & Epee

Senior Men's Épée (A1, SNR), October 16, 2022
Place 6, Seed 10, Not ranked, Rating D22, Forge Fencing Teams
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 SANDERS Cole 16 U 14 Fencing Club at NC State 2020 2170 60.4 59%
Pool W 5:0 JONES Jackson 14 U 18 Cape Fear Fencing Association 1696 2110 26.0 72%
Pool W 5:3 LANG Markus 4 A19 7 Apex Fencing Academy 2927 2136 102.5 11%
Pool W 5:4 CLICK Aiden 3 A22 1 Apex Fencing Academy 2932 2238 90.0 13%
Pool L 4:5 HORTELANO Ethan 9 C20 13 Apex Fencing Academy / Brandeis University Ncaa 2487 2328 33.3 40%
T16 W 15:10 RUSSELL James 13 E22 12 Cape Fear Fencing Association 1562 2083 55.5 73%
T8 L 9:12 IFORD Andrew 11 E22 3 All-American Fencing Academy / Wallingford-Swarthmore Panthers Fencing Club 2590 2138 58.9 28%

"The Big Blue" 3 Weapon Open & Youth 12

Senior Men's Épée (B2, SNR), August 27, 2022
Place 5, Seed 14, Not ranked, Rating E19, Forge Fencing Teams
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:1 MAXWELL Austin 12 E22 13 Foothills Fencing Academy 2006 1776 91.7 37%
Pool W 3:2 SLOUGH Sean 5 C22 7 Apex Fencing Academy 2380 1867 116.2 21%
Pool W 5:3 GRANT Newton 4 C22 6 Apex Fencing Academy / Epee Miami Fencing Club 2829 1983 133.5 10%
Pool W 5:2 HENDERSON Matthew 20 U 20 Greensboro Fencing Academy 1868 2117 34.9 63%
Pool W 5:1 IFORD Andrew W. 24 U 24 All-American Fencing Academy / Wallingford-Swarthmore Panthers Fencing Club 1466 2152 18.4 81%
T16 W 15:8 PAL Ian K. 15 U 14 Triple Threat Fencing Academy 1667 2146 81.9 75%
T8 L 13:15 THOMPSON Daniel M. 6 C19 3 Foothills Fencing Academy 2078 2228 145.7 58%

CFFA Stab-a-thon

Senior Mixed Épée (A2, SNR), May 28, 2022
Place 16, Seed 16, Not ranked, Rating E19, Forge Fencing Teams / University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 MILEWSKI Nicole 6 B21 8 Cape Fear Fencing Association
Pool L 3:5 RICKMAN Ian 14 D19 11 Columbia Fencers' Club 2518 1879 32.9 18%
Pool L 0:5 AMOROSO John 5 B21 2 Apex Fencing Academy 3149 1846 6.1 3%
Pool L 1:5 TIKHONOV Daniel 19 U 9 2018 1840 64.6 39%
T32 W 15:5 WHITE Joshua H. 23 U 18 Salle New Bern 2500 2073 173.5 35%
T16 L 9:15 JOSEPH William 4 A22 6 Charlotte Fencing Academy / Apex Fencing Academy 2702 2246 99.7 26%

Ryder Cup Memorial RJCC/ROC

Div II Men's Épée (C1, DV2), February 25, 2022
Place 12, Seed 12, Not ranked, Rating E19, Forge Fencing Teams / University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:1 SIMS Martin L. 14 U 21 Fairfax Fencers LLC 1760 2241 108.6 74%
Pool L 4:5 SLOUGH Sean 6 D21 5 Apex Fencing Academy 2261 2350 189.5 55%
Pool L 4:5 VACCARO Dominick J. 1 C22 6 Elite Fencing Academy (GA) / Elite Fencing Academy (VA) 2161 2160 144.4 50%
Pool W 5:2 SELLAR Ian 21 U 17 DC Fencers Club 1688 2016 79.4 68%
Pool L 3:5 ZHANG Andy 20 U 10 Cardinal Fencing Academy 1740 2095 161.2 70%
Pool L 3:5 THOMAS Jr. Robert D. 7 D18 11 2326 1934 54.9 28%
T32 W 15:14 SIMS Martin L. 14 U 21 Fairfax Fencers LLC 1766 2297 168.9 72%
T16 L 11:15 VACCARO Dominick J. 1 C22 6 Elite Fencing Academy (GA) / Elite Fencing Academy (VA) 2026 2466 393.0 71%

Old Man Winter

Senior Mixed Épée (B2, SNR), February 5, 2022
Place 15, Seed 19, Not ranked, Rating E19, Mid-South Fencers' Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 HARVEY Jesse D. 6 B19 11 Cape Fear Fencing Association 2500 3110 376.1 69%
Pool L 0:5 CHEN Wesley 7 B18 2 Apex Fencing Academy / Fencing Club at NC State 2624 2734 337.3 55%
Pool W 5:1 GOLDER Christiane 18 E19 30 Cape Fear Fencing Association
Pool L 2:5 ROSE Ben 33 U 3 Apex Fencing Academy 2599 2396 155.2 41%
T32 W 15:11 CRAWFORD Charles (Marston) M. 16 E21 18 Salle New Bern 2500 2172 403.2 40%
T16 L 14:15 ROSE Ben 33 U 3 Apex Fencing Academy 2500 2576 279.0 53%

Apex Novice Cup - Youth & Senior Foil/Epee

Senior Mixed Épée (U, SNR), December 11, 2021
Place 3, Seed 1, Not ranked, Rating E19, Mid-south Fencers' Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 SHEPARD Seth 5 U 2 Fencing Club at NC State 2500 2500 420.5 50%
Pool W 5:3 TIKHONOV Ilia 10 U 1 2115 2921 189.2 80%
Pool W 5:2 RIGGSBEE Leah 13 U 13 Apex Fencing Academy
Pool W 5:3 AMOROSO Elizabeth 9 U 9 Apex Fencing Academy
Pool L 1:5 ZOUTEWELLE Cecilia 12 U 5 Charlotte Fencing Academy
Pool W 5:2 SCHEER Kate 4 U 12 Fencing Club at NC State
T8 W 15:7 LOUGHLIN Ariana 8 U 6 Apex Fencing Academy
T4 L 12:15 SHEPARD Seth 5 U 2 Fencing Club at NC State 2955 2500 327.6 36%