John Payne

1975

Win/Loss Statistics

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Victories 6 32 19 14 8 79
Losses 8 19 15 7 5 54
Win Ratio 42.9% 62.7% 55.9% 66.7% 61.5% 59.4%
Pool Victories 5 27 15 12 7 66
Pool Losses 6 12 10 5 3 36
Pool Win Ratio 45.5% 69.2% 60.0% 70.6% 70.0% 64.7%
DE Victories 1 5 4 2 1 13
DE Losses 2 7 5 2 2 18
DE Win Ratio 33.3% 41.7% 44.4% 50.0% 33.3% 41.9%

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 9 7 7 1 26
Easy wins as % of wins 33.3% 28.1% 36.8% 50.0% 12.5% 32.9%
Close wins‡ 1 8 3 4 1 17
Close wins as % of all wins 16.7% 25.0% 15.8% 28.6% 12.5% 21.5%
Close losses‡ 6 4 4 2 3 19
Close losses as % of all losses 75.0% 21.1% 26.7% 28.6% 60.0% 35.2%
Big losses† - 7 5 2 1 15
Big losses as % of all losses 0.0% 36.8% 33.3% 28.6% 20.0% 27.8%

† 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

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Victories - 1 - - - 1
Victories as % of all victories 0.0% 3.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.3%
Losses - - - - - -
Losses as % of all losses 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Total - 1 - - - 1
Total as % of all bouts 0.0% 2.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.8%

Events

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Events 2 7 5 3 2 19
Tournaments 1 6 3 2 2 14

Competition History

Foothills Fall Fight 2024

Div III Mixed Épée (C2, DV3), September 21, 2024
Place 11 of 39, Seed 8, Not ranked, Rating D22, Fencing Club Asheville
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:0 MACLEOD Zion 20 U 21 Edge of America Fencing 1303 2076 4.3 89%
Pool L 4:5 KRIEGER Jack 5 D24 1 Olympic Fencers Club / University of Georgia Fencing Club 1908 2081 21.2 61%
Pool W 5:3 CATES Georgia 29 U 38 Foothills Fencing Academy
Pool W 5:2 KRISHNAKUMAR Trisha 40 U 31
Pool W 5:4 GEISSLER Maximilian 30 U 24 Foothills Fencing Academy 1424 2059 5.7 85%
T32 W 15:9 HERRICK Kerry K. 36 U 26 Charlotte Fencing Academy
T16 L 14:15 MILES Greyson 4 D24 3 Edge of America Fencing 2295 1895 22.5 27%

Foothills Fall Fight 2024

Senior Mixed Épée (B2, SNR), September 21, 2024
Place 35 of 42, Seed 17, Not ranked, Rating D22, Fencing Club Asheville
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 4:5 MEIER Nicholas M. 32 U 30 Foothills Fencing Academy 1280 2151 40.0 92%
Pool L 2:5 KLEPAL Spencer 37 U 18 2983 2111 4.5 16%
Pool L 4:5 LAUSI Patrick M. 6 C22 2 Edge of America Fencing 3038 2106 3.4 9%
Pool L 4:5 DUBE Ian D. 7 C21 6 Edge of America Fencing 2379 2103 11.7 33%
Pool L 3:5 COLLINS Andrew V. 19 E24 34 Columbia Fencers' Club 2190 2091 14.8 44%
Pool W 5:1 CATES Georgia 36 U 38 Foothills Fencing Academy
T64 L 13:15 MEIER Nicholas M. 32 U 30 Foothills Fencing Academy 1219 1969 73.9 85%

Volunteer Open 2024

Senior Mixed Épée (A2, SNR), April 20, 2024
Place 19 of 39, Seed 12, Not ranked, Rating D22, Fencing Club Asheville
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 BULLER Chloe 36 U 38 University of Alabama in Huntsville fencing club
Pool L 0:5 WOODLEY Colin 1 A24 1 Virginia Tech Fencing Club 2923 2153 4.7 11%
Pool W 4:3 CRAIG Alexander 35 U 15 Kennesaw State University 1952 2148 12.7 61%
Pool W 5:2 PIERCE Marcia M. 13 D21 32 Eastern Kentucky University Fencing Club / NKY Fencing Academy (NKFA)
Pool L 4:5 REYNOLDS Jay T. 25 U 9 Smokey Mountain Fencing 2375 2161 12.7 38%
Pool W 5:1 HAUSER Samuel 37 U 16 University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club 1069 2148 2.3 95%
T32 L 13:15 WALLACE George 6 C24 14 Virginia Tech Fencing Club 2332 1996 27.7 30%

The Virginia Tech Open

Div III Mixed Épée (C2, DV3), February 3, 2024
Place 13 of 40, Seed 6, Not ranked, Rating D22, Fencing Club Asheville
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 MILLER Luke 29 U 2 College of William & Mary Fencing Club 2127 2163 18.3 52%
Pool L 2:5 BLUM Oliver 7 E23 18 Virginia Tech Fencing Club 2122 2182 21.2 54%
Pool W 5:2 ABU-AJAJ Mohamed 20 U 35 Virginia Tech Fencing Club 2126 2161 14.5 52%
Pool W 5:1 BARRETT John 27 U 36 University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club 851 2175 1.1 98%
Pool L 4:5 CAMPBELL Paul 18 U 9 1998 2176 23.0 61%
T32 W 15:6 KARRIEM Zainuddin 15 U 21 University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club 2500 1982 41.7 31%
T16 L 7:15 HERMES Henry 9 E23 3 College of William & Mary Fencing Club 2401 2023 26.8 28%

Foothills Winter Challenge

Senior Mixed Épée (C2, SNR), January 27, 2024
Place 10 of 26, Seed 10, Not ranked, Rating D22, Fencing Club Asheville
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:1 PINNEY Shepherd 26 U 25 Columbia Fencers' Club 2500 2183 16.3 38%
Pool L 1:5 NORWOOD Malik 2 C23 1 Greensboro Fencing Academy 2182 2199 22.0 51%
Pool W 5:4 MANN Justin 15 E23 8 Charlotte Fencing Academy 1906 2177 14.1 67%
Pool L 1:5 KREISER Alexander 7 D23 3 Foothills Fencing Academy 1805 2191 31.5 73%
Pool W 5:2 CATES Georgia 19 U 24 Foothills Fencing Academy
Pool W 5:3 MEIER Nicholas M. 22 U 23 Foothills Fencing Academy 1281 2159 4.1 91%
T32 W 15:8 CATES Georgia 19 U 24 Foothills Fencing Academy
T16 L 10:15 MANN Justin 15 E23 8 Charlotte Fencing Academy 1939 2035 54.0 56%

2023 Szathmary Open

Senior Mixed Épée (B2, SNR), November 11, 2023
Place 9 of 50, Seed 17, Not ranked, Rating D22, Fencing Club Asheville
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 BEDWORTH Paige 23 E22 32 University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club
Pool W 5:1 CALINSKY Edward 4 C23 18 Fencing Club at Auburn University 1571 2174 8.1 83%
Pool W 5:1 BULLER Chloe 37 U 34 University of Alabama IN Huntsville Fencing Club
Pool W 5:2 CROSS Phoenix 45 U 44 Georgia Tech University Yellow Jacket Fencing Club
T32 W 15:12 SCHUYLER Benjamin 39 U 29 Fencing Club at Auburn University 2026 2025 49.9 50%
T16 L 10:15 WEBB Jacob T. 10 C20 3 Olympic Fencers Club / Georgia Tech University Yellow Jacket Fencing Club 2295 2075 39.8 36%

American Challenge South ROC(D1A, DV2, VET), RJCC, RYC & Y8

Veteran Men's Épée (E1, VET), November 5, 2023
Place 3 of 8, Seed 4, Not ranked, Rating D22, Fencing Club Asheville
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 TOMASI John 6 U 2 2500 2090 19.5 35%
Pool W 5:4 SMITH Herman E. 2 C21 5 Cape Fear Fencing Association 2248 2110 28.7 41%
Pool W 5:3 DAVIS Kelly 8 U 7 1563 2138 9.2 83%
Pool W 5:2 KIM Jeff 3 D23 3 Elite Fencing Academy (GA) / Elite Fencing Academy (VA) 2017 2147 19.5 58%
Pool W 5:4 DAN Chuntao 5 E22 6 Cardinal Fencing Academy 1730 2167 11.5 76%
Pool W 5:2 STOCKTON J. DeVeaux 7 U 8 Edge of America Fencing 1078 2178 3.3 93%
Pool L 4:5 AMOROSO John 1 B22 1 Apex Fencing Academy 2840 2182 7.3 14%
T8 W 10:6 DAVIS Kelly 8 U 7 1395 2024 22.3 83%
T4 L 4:10 TOMASI John 6 U 2 2688 2046 20.5 25%

Foothills Fall Fight 2023

Div II Mixed Épée (C2, DV2), September 9, 2023
Place 19 of 44, Seed 13, Not ranked, Rating D22, Fencing Club Asheville
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 HALL Isabelle 41 U 39 Elite Fencing Academy (GA) / Charlotte Fencing Academy
Pool W 5:2 MACLEOD Zion 28 U 29 Edge of America Fencing 1776 2110 14.7 67%
Pool L 2:5 RACHEL Dylan 1 C23 9 Olympic Fencers Club 2199 2125 23.7 45%
Pool W 5:0 LEVERETT Corrina 43 U 36 Foothills Fencing Academy
Pool W 5:2 ENGLEHARDT Albert F. 29 U 40 Foothills Fencing Academy 1434 2101 8.6 79%
Pool L 3:5 RIGGINS Joshua 15 E23 17 2284 2110 19.6 39%
T32 L 8:15 HUESKE David B. 8 C21 14 Edge of America Fencing 2381 2061 37.0 33%

Foothills Fall Fight 2023

Senior Mixed Épée (C2, SNR), September 9, 2023
Place 26 of 45, Seed 20, Not ranked, Rating D22, Fencing Club Asheville
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 PAL Ian K. 23 E23 7 Triple Threat Fencing Academy 1704 2210 52.6 79%
Pool W 5:2 GEISSLER Maximilian 34 U 42 Foothills Fencing Academy 1586 2157 11.4 82%
Pool L 2:5 RACHEL Dylan 6 C23 3 Olympic Fencers Club 2174 2169 28.2 50%
Pool L 1:5 SNYDER Ari 9 C23 21 2061 2140 30.4 55%
Pool W 5:1 HERRICK Kerry K. 30 U 35 Charlotte Fencing Academy
T64 W 15:10 ARZT Nicholas 27 U 39 Foothills Fencing Academy 1481 2073 28.3 81%
T32 L 9:15 CLICK Tristan 13 C22 3 Apex Fencing Academy 2456 2101 40.6 29%

Foothills December Challenge 2022

Div II Mixed Épée (C1, DV2), December 10, 2022
Place 3 of 22, Seed 6, Not ranked, Rating D19, Fencing Club Asheville
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:0 VON CLEF Claire 19 U 22 Foothills Fencing Academy
Pool L 1:5 BURNETT Dustin L. 3 C21 3 2500 2213 14.7 39%
Pool W 5:2 GEISSLER Maximilian 12 U 12 Foothills Fencing Academy 1612 2198 11.9 83%
Pool W 5:3 CAMPBELL Eva 11 U 18 Charlotte Fencing Academy
T16 W 15:10 PAL Ian K. 13 U 13 Triple Threat Fencing Academy 1732 2052 51.1 69%
T8 W 15:14 MANN Justin C. 20 U 5
T4 L 13:15 TIKHONOV Iliya 2 C22 1 2686 2103 30.4 18%

Tiger Open 2022

Div III Mixed Épée (C2, DV3), October 15, 2022
Place 14 of 51, Seed 8, Not ranked, Rating D19, Fencing Club Asheville
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:1 HAMBRICK Addison 44 U 25 Premier Fencing Alliance
Pool W 5:1 BELL Ben 47 U 28 Clemson University Fencing Club 2566 2236 27.1 37%
Pool W 5:2 SIGALAS Noah 15 U 29 College of Charleston / Edge of America Fencing 950 2263 2.4 97%
Pool L 4:5 SHELLABARGER Stephen 10 E22 15 1510 2266 67.8 88%
Pool W 5:4 COLLIER Baiden C. 31 U 20 Foothills Fencing Academy 1713 2198 14.9 78%
T32 W 15:10 COLLIER Baiden C. 31 U 20 Foothills Fencing Academy 1666 2061 51.2 70%
T16 L 3:15 GLENNON Sebastian J. 1 D22 3 Charlotte Fencing Academy 2386 2112 59.9 34%

Tiger Open 2022

Senior Mixed Épée (B2, SNR), October 15, 2022
Place 18 of 40, Seed 12, Not ranked, Rating D19, Fencing Club Asheville
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:1 PELLI Madeleine 26 U 39 Emory University Fencing Club
Pool W 5:2 CATES Georgia 37 U 26 Foothills Fencing Academy
Pool W 5:3 COLLIER Baiden C. 31 U 21 Foothills Fencing Academy 1759 2248 17.6 78%
Pool W 5:3 BANNON James 24 U 29 Clemson University Fencing Club 1553 2266 11.8 80%
Pool L 4:5 RICKMAN Ian 13 D19 5 Columbia Fencers' Club 2396 2278 30.3 43%
Pool L 3:5 CLICK Aiden 1 A22 1 Apex Fencing Academy 2909 2248 11.5 14%
T32 L 14:15 CAMPBELL Joseph L. 11 D22 15 Fencing Club Asheville 2515 2116 55.5 29%

2022 Foothills Fall Fight

Div III Mixed Épée (C2, DV3), September 17, 2022
Place 15 of 36, Seed 9, Not ranked, Rating D19, Fencing Club Asheville
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:0 RODRIGUEZ Tyler 21 U 29 lowcountry fencers 2500 2317 31.0 43%
Pool W 5:4 CUNNINGHAM Rowan 16 U 25 Clemson University Fencing Club 1490 2348 10.5 89%
Pool L 3:5 TWEMLOW Sacha 33 U 6 Olympic Fencers Club / (none) 1776 2358 79.9 82%
Pool L 2:5 ARNOLD Benjamin 4 D22 12 Foothills Fencing Academy 2202 2279 43.5 55%
Pool W 5:0 ARZT Nicky 28 U 30 Foothills Fencing Academy 1569 2235 13.3 82%
T32 W 15:7 COLLIER Baiden C. 24 U 18 Foothills Fencing Academy 1902 2114 83.0 61%
T16 L 9:15 RICKMAN Ian 8 D19 5 Columbia Fencers' Club 2397 2197 81.0 39%

2022 Foothills Fall Fight

Senior Mixed Épée (B2, SNR), September 17, 2022
Place 25 of 31, Seed 16, Not ranked, Rating D19, Fencing Club Asheville
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 BUI Henry 25 U 10 Charlotte Fencing Academy 1943 2588 111.4 85%
Pool W 5:2 CATES Georgia 31 U 28 Foothills Fencing Academy
Pool L 2:5 RICKMAN Ian 15 D19 20 Columbia Fencers' Club 2239 2476 66.1 64%
Pool L 0:5 RACHEL Dylan 6 C22 8 Athens Fencing Club 2045 2410 74.6 72%
Pool L 0:5 LAUSI Patrick 5 C22 3 Edge of America Fencing / Palmetto Fencers Club 2908 2336 18.6 21%
T32 L 8:15 TIKHONOV Ilia 8 D22 12 Charlotte Fencing Academy 2603 2192 77.6 28%

Tiger Open 2021

Div III Mixed Épée (D1, DV3), October 16, 2021
Place 12 of 89, Seed 8, Not ranked, Rating D19, Fencing Club Asheville
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 HAYES Zackery 87 U 40 1200 2577 3.5 98%
Pool W 5:1 HOLT Tayla 60 U 85
Pool W 5:0 SHEFFIELD Lydia 72 U 74 Dunwoody Fencing Club
Pool W 5:4 PAL Ian K. 45 U 23 Triple Threat Fencing Academy 1344 2581 4.7 97%
Pool W 5:2 MATTOCKS III Charles L. 35 U 43 Clemson University Fencing Club 962 2586 2.1 99%
Pool L 3:5 BARCLAY Khyri 19 E21 16 Olympic Fencers Club / Epic Fencing Club
T32 W 15:14 SARIKONDA Akhil 13 E21 24 Olympic Fencers Club 2042 2105 158.4 53%
T16 L 8:15 KENT Dwain 2 D21 6 Louisville Fencing Center, Inc. 2804 2263 71.0 22%

Tiger Open 2021

Mixed Épée (A2/C3), October 16, 2021
Place 47 of 79, Seed 27, Not ranked, Rating D19, Fencing Club Asheville
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 VIVEROS Evan 68 U 15 On Point Fencing Club 2500 2722 43.6 58%
Pool L 1:5 BERNSTEIN Matthew B. 45 U 59 2064 2765 96.2 78%
Pool W 5:1 WEBB Zain 75 U 77 Fencing Club at Auburn University 1466 2669 8.8 95%
Pool W 5:4 LIM Joshua 22 D20 30 2539 2678 62.6 58%
Pool L 4:5 MALLOY Patrick G. 3 A20 12 Olympic Fencers Club / Georgia Southern University Fencing Club 2721 2740 69.5 51%
Pool L 3:5 LE Kevin 46 U 26 Clemson University Fencing Club 2187 2671 93.4 75%

Foothills Fall Fight

Senior Mixed Épée (A2, SNR), September 25, 2021
Place 13 of 47, Seed 14, Not ranked, Rating D19, Fencing Club Asheville
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:0 WILKENS Patricia A. 15 E21 39 lowcountry fencers
Pool W 5:1 MOELTER Mark 28 U 36 Georgia Southern University Fencing Club 2921 2617 90.1 38%
Pool L 4:5 MUNLIN Donovan 1 A21 10 Premier Fencing Alliance 3152 2708 52.6 25%
Pool W 5:1 RUIZ Jayden 43 U 38 Triple Threat Fencing Academy 1668 2655 20.4 88%
Pool W 5:1 JOINER Brad 42 U 37 Foothills Fencing Academy 2302 2675 46.1 67%
T32 W 15:10 BERNARD Jack B. 16 E21 23 Triple Threat Fencing Academy 2165 1858 324.3 35%
T16 L 11:15 LECLERCQ Christopher P. 24 E18 5 Mid-south Fencers' Club 2807 2182 77.4 27%

Tiger Open 2020

Div III Mixed Épée (C2, DV3), February 29, 2020
Place 17 of 65, Seed 6, Not ranked, Rating D19, Fencing Club Asheville
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 RYU Seri 34 U 48 University of Georgia Fencing Club
Pool W 5:2 RICKMAN II Samuel B. 21 E18 55 University of Tennessee - Knoxville 1769 2406 54.3 82%
Pool W 5:3 NAPIER Maxwell P. 48 U 26 2488 2460 114.2 49%
Pool W 5:2 COOPER Judson 59 U 39 Clemson University Fencing Club 1928 2575 42.8 82%
T64 W 15:2 PITTMAN William-Stewart 28 U 60 Winthrop University 2500 1653 408.9 24%
T32 L 14:15 DREITZLER Nicholas 42 U 3 Clemson University Fencing Club 2310 2062 204.3 39%

Powerade State Games of North Carolina

Men's Épée (E1), June 1, 2019
Place 9 of 13, Seed 5, Not ranked, Rating C15, Fencing Club Asheville
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 FULMER Andrew J. 1 A18 1 2755 2500 644.1 40%
Pool L 3:5 JOSEPH William 12 U 8 Charlotte Fencing Academy 2236 3144 691.7 85%
Pool L 1:5 DILLE Brice 8 E19 3 Knights Of Siena (SC) 2823 2452 145.3 33%
Pool W 5:4 SPIELBERG Joel 4 C17 12 Mid-south Fencers' Club 1804 2307 105.1 73%
Pool L 4:5 WHITE Taylor 10 U 7 Charlotte Fencing Academy 2304 2412 174.3 55%
Pool W 5:2 SPITTLE Jake 13 U 10 Charlotte Fencing Academy 2488 2238 168.2 38%
T16 L 12:15 JOSEPH William 12 U 8 Charlotte Fencing Academy 1721 2500 846.9 77%