B.J. Block

1980

Dynamo Fencing Center Inc.

Win/Loss Statistics

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Victories 13 30 5 - 13 61
Losses 8 27 3 - 14 52
Win Ratio 61.9% 52.6% 62.5% - 48.1% 54.0%
Pool Victories 10 24 4 - 10 48
Pool Losses 5 19 2 - 10 36
Pool Win Ratio 66.7% 55.8% 66.7% - 50.0% 57.1%
DE Victories 3 6 1 - 3 13
DE Losses 3 8 1 - 4 16
DE Win Ratio 50.0% 42.9% 50.0% - 42.9% 44.8%

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† 6 8 2 - 2 18
Easy wins as % of wins 46.2% 26.7% 40.0% - 15.4% 29.5%
Close wins‡ 2 10 1 - 4 17
Close wins as % of all wins 15.4% 33.3% 20.0% - 30.8% 27.9%
Close losses‡ 3 10 1 - 6 20
Close losses as % of all losses 37.5% 37.0% 33.3% - 42.9% 38.5%
Big losses† 1 4 1 - 2 8
Big losses as % of all losses 12.5% 14.8% 33.3% - 14.3% 15.4%

† 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 - 1 - - - 1
Victories as % of all victories 0.0% 3.3% 0.0% - 0.0% 1.6%
Losses - - 1 - - 1
Losses as % of all losses 0.0% 0.0% 33.3% - 0.0% 1.9%
Total - 1 1 - - 2
Total as % of all bouts 0.0% 1.8% 12.5% - 0.0% 1.8%

Events

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Events 3 8 1 - 4 16
Tournaments 3 8 1 - 4 16

Competition History

Western Washington Foil/Epee Challenge #4

Senior Men's Épée (A2, SNR), March 17, 2024
Place 12, Seed 10, Not ranked, Rating B23, Dynamo Fencing Center Inc.
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 MAKMATOV Vadim 1 A24 11 Salle Auriol Seattle 2585 2449 18.0 41%
Pool W 5:3 KWON Andrew 30 U 21 1744 2467 4.3 87%
Pool L 2:5 CHUNG Yeongbin 21 D23 3 Metro Tacoma Fencing Club 2417 2471 15.8 54%
Pool W 5:1 KLEIN Johannes 11 B23 27 Rain City Fencing Center 1978 2455 6.8 78%
T32 W 15:7 SCOTT Gavin 28 U 22 Salle Auriol Seattle 1833 2596 11.8 83%
T16 L 10:15 PETERSEN Ephraim 17 C24 8 Metro Tacoma Fencing Club 2310 2608 54.4 68%

Seattle International Veterans Cup

Veteran Men's Épée (A1, VET), February 24, 2024
Place 7, Seed 7, Not ranked, Rating B23, Dynamo Fencing Center Inc.
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:1 BAXTER David 19 E22 18 Ace Fencing Academy 2081 2437 9.3 72%
Pool W 5:1 FLY Paul 15 D22 13 Salle Auriol Seattle 2208 2446 11.2 65%
Pool W 5:3 REED David 9 C23 16 Rain City Fencing Center 1580 2457 3.0 93%
Pool L 2:5 STOCK Jordan 2 A23 11 Salle Auriol Seattle 2170 2460 22.0 68%
Pool W 5:3 ELLINGTON Jeff B. 21 E21 12 High Desert Fencing Club 2194 2438 10.7 66%
T16 W 10:6 REED David 9 C23 16 Rain City Fencing Center 1800 2610 10.1 90%
T8 L 8:10 JOHNSON Jeff 8 B23 3 Rain City Fencing Center 2985 2620 23.9 28%

The 2024 Battle in Seattle Veteran Events

Veteran Men's Épée (A1, VET), January 26, 2024
Place 7, Seed 7, Not ranked, Rating B23, Dynamo Fencing Center Inc.
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 4:5 CARLSON Jesse 2 A23 9 2565 2453 14.6 43%
Pool W 5:2 BRIDGER Denis 20 U 19 2038 2438 8.7 72%
Pool L 4:5 JOHNSON Jeff 8 B23 9 Rain City Fencing Center 2659 2447 12.3 36%
Pool W 5:1 CROPLEY Theodore 16 E22 16 1830 2435 6.0 84%
Pool L 3:5 PERKA Michael 5 B24 3 The Fencing Center 2524 2441 14.6 45%
Pool W 5:4 ROBERTS Peter 18 U 8 Northwest Fencing Center 2190 2426 10.9 64%
T16 W 10:5 JOHNSON Jeff 8 B23 9 Rain City Fencing Center 3009 2547 75.4 23%
T8 L 5:10 MAKMATOV Vadim 1 A23 1 Salle Auriol Seattle 3336 2622 12.8 13%

2023 Rain City Open

Senior Mixed Épée (A2, SNR), May 13, 2023
Place 9, Seed 7, Not ranked, Rating B23
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 KLEIN Johannes 6 A19 20 Rain City Fencing Center 2070 2436 10.0 73%
Pool W 5:1 HIRANI Kareem 30 E23 36 Salle Auriol Seattle 1696 2446 4.6 88%
Pool W 5:1 GUAN Isabella 19 D23 38 South Florida Fencing Club
Pool W 5:4 CASTANEDA Erika L. 18 C19 13 Silicon Valley Fencing Center / Rain City Fencing Center
Pool W 5:4 FORD Israel 23 E23 25 Metro Tacoma Fencing Club 1429 2451 2.2 95%
T32 W 15:14 DONDISCH Ilan 10 B23 30 Kaizen Academy LLC 2484 2610 43.9 58%
T16 L 10:15 LIPPMAN Jake 37 U 8 Dynamo Fencing Center Inc. 1644 2654 106.7 93%

Western Washington Foil & Epee Challenge Series #5

Senior Mixed Épée (A2, SNR), March 26, 2023
Place 17, Seed 9, Not ranked, Rating B23
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 4:5 GULLO Kenji Y. 17 C22 6 Northwest Fencing Center 2361 2429 20.3 54%
Pool W 5:4 BU Xianchen 4 A22 14 Metro Tacoma Fencing Club 2735 2409 25.3 30%
Pool L 3:5 SUVOROV Yuly 7 A19 3 Salle Auriol Seattle 2710 2434 11.9 32%
Pool W 5:3 ARMES Jonas 27 E23 27 2301 2422 13.7 57%
Pool W 5:0 KNUDSEN Ayda Jane 24 E23 31 Kaizen Academy LLC
T32 L 13:15 PETERSEN Ephraim 18 D23 8 Metro Tacoma Fencing Club 2248 2700 90.3 76%

Seattle International Veterans Cup

Veteran Men's Épée (A1, VET), February 25, 2023
Place 2, Seed 11, Not ranked, Rating C19
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:1 STERLING William D. 16 U 15 Metro Tacoma Fencing Club 1443 2418 3.7 92%
Pool W 5:4 CARLSON Jesse 3 A23 10 Dynamo Fencing Center Inc. 2762 2422 29.6 29%
Pool L 3:5 VARNEY John R. 7 A19 3 Salle Auriol Seattle 2745 2452 13.0 32%
Pool L 2:5 JOHNSON Jeff 6 A19 3 Salle Auriol Seattle 2789 2439 11.6 28%
Pool L 4:5 MAKMATOV Vadim 2 A23 1 Salle Auriol Seattle 2611 2427 14.9 38%
Pool W 5:3 BLOM Mark D. 10 C22 13 2048 2412 10.9 72%
Pool W 5:1 KRYLTSOV Greg 12 D22 8 Rain City Fencing Center 1775 2423 6.2 86%
T16 W 10:3 BLOM Mark D. 10 C22 13 2144 2544 39.1 72%
T8 W 10:6 KRYLTSOV Greg 12 D22 8 Rain City Fencing Center 1898 2583 22.5 85%
T4 W 8:7 VARNEY John R. 7 A19 3 Salle Auriol Seattle 3215 2606 119.9 17%
T2 L 6:10 MAKMATOV Vadim 2 A23 1 Salle Auriol Seattle 3270 2725 25.3 20%

2023 Battle in Seattle

Div I-A Men's Épée (A4, D1A), January 28, 2023
Place 57, Seed 47, Not ranked, Rating C19
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 BENACK Steven M. 20 A19 3 Salle Auriol Seattle 2975 2532 11.9 23%
Pool L 4:5 WAI Andreas 59 E23 45 Kaizen Academy LLC 1783 2520 49.2 89%
Pool W 5:3 DESSAUER Tobyn M. 33 B19 32 PDX Fencing 2480 2471 22.7 49%
Pool L 4:5 GOLAB Alex 24 B22 54 Dynamo Fencing Center Inc. 2116 2494 31.6 72%
Pool L 4:5 SMITH Justin C. 8 A22 33 LA International Fencing / No Fear Fencing 2694 2462 15.4 35%
Pool L 2:5 LUH Ethan K. 52 D22 36 Maximum Fencing Club 2154 2447 28.2 68%
T64 L 5:15 MAKMATOV Vadim 4 A23 5 Salle Auriol Seattle 3191 2573 28.7 17%

The 2023 Battle in Seattle Veteran Events

Veteran Men's Épée (A1, VET), January 27, 2023
Place 11, Seed 13, Not ranked, Rating C19
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 CARLSON Jesse 9 B23 2 Dynamo Fencing Center Inc. 2774 2516 18.0 34%
Pool W 5:4 BAXTER Daniel J. 10 B21 14 Northwest Fencing Center 2547 2498 27.6 47%
Pool W 5:4 PERKA Michael 5 A19 8 The Fencing Center 2691 2526 31.0 39%
Pool L 3:5 MAKMATOV Vadim 2 A23 3 Salle Auriol Seattle 2542 2557 24.9 51%
T16 L 6:10 CRANOR Erich L. 4 A20 1 Northwest Fencing Center 3334 2596 23.7 13%

RCFC "Home for the Holidays" Open

Senior Mixed Épée (A2, SNR), December 17, 2022
Place 28, Seed 22, Not ranked, Rating C19
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:1 JACKSON Thomas 33 U 35 Kaizen Academy LLC 1638 2616 4.8 94%
Pool L 1:5 WANG Terry 28 E22 15 2342 2621 41.2 67%
Pool L 4:5 KILUK Andrew 15 B22 12 Salle Auriol Seattle 2525 2580 31.1 54%
Pool L 3:5 FRANK Fred 10 B22 14 Northwest Fencing Center 2763 2549 20.6 36%
Pool L 3:5 LEE Andrew O. 3 A22 2 Metro Tacoma Fencing Club 3055 2528 11.7 20%
T32 L 9:15 MAKMATOV Vadim 2 A22 10 Salle Auriol Seattle 3033 2645 48.8 28%

Leon Auriol Open

Senior Mixed Épée (B2, SNR), November 13, 2022
Place 9, Seed 17, Not ranked, Rating C19
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 SWANN William A. 27 E19 33 Salle Auriol Seattle 2216 2509 22.7 68%
Pool W 5:3 POEHLMANN Ulrich 35 U 30 Metro Tacoma Fencing Club 1513 2532 4.7 95%
Pool W 5:2 GUAN Isabella 24 E22 16
Pool W 5:3 BEAVER Aaron 7 B22 21 Kaizen Academy LLC / Rain City Fencing Center 1936 2537 12.5 83%
Pool W 5:3 GULLO Kenji Y. 14 C22 8 Northwest Fencing Center 2303 2549 23.2 66%
Pool W 5:4 JOHNSON Jeff 4 A19 10 Salle Auriol Seattle 2850 2572 44.0 33%
T32 W 15:10 REED David 33 U 31 Rain City Fencing Center 1680 2708 16.2 93%
T16 L 14:15 KIM Andrew J. 12 C22 3 Rain City Fencing Center 2852 2724 79.2 42%

Western Washington Foil & Epee Challenge Series #1

Senior Mixed Épée (A2, SNR), October 30, 2022
Place 27, Seed 17, Not ranked, Rating C19
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 MIN Alexander 37 U 35 Northwest Fencing Center 1779 2630 9.9 89%
Pool L 4:5 BENACK Steven M. 5 A19 9 Salle Auriol Seattle 3090 2640 20.5 24%
Pool W 5:2 MCKINNEY Lukas 32 U 37 Rain City Fencing Center 1503 2619 4.7 95%
Pool L 0:5 KILUK Andrew 8 B22 13 Salle Auriol Seattle 2528 2624 44.0 56%
Pool L 4:5 DONDISCH Ilan 20 D22 15 Kaizen Academy LLC 1967 2580 70.6 84%
T64 W 15:2 BLASKO Judit 33 U 40
T32 L 11:15 CARLSON Jesse 22 D21 6 2410 2819 110.5 68%

RCFC "Home for the Holidays" Open

Senior Mixed Épée (A2, SNR), December 18, 2021
Place 13, Seed 15, Not ranked, Rating C19
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 KHRISSANOV Peter 26 U 25 2487 2651 38.1 59%
Pool W 5:4 LOESER Jacob 19 E21 24 Salle Auriol Seattle 2114 2689 20.9 81%
Pool L 2:3 WEISE Eli S. 7 B20 5 Kaizen Academy LLC 2592 2710 57.8 57%
Pool W 5:1 BEAVER Aaron 18 D21 19 Kaizen Academy LLC / Rain City Fencing Center 1969 2652 15.1 86%
Pool L 2:5 KILUK Andrew 10 B19 10 Salle Auriol Seattle 2496 2667 55.9 61%
Pool W 5:1 KLEIN Johannes 2 A19 20 Rain City Fencing Center 2073 2611 18.3 81%
T32 W 15:11 LOESER Jacob 19 E21 24 Salle Auriol Seattle 3080 2685 181.1 29%
T16 L 6:15 BENACK Steven M. 3 A19 7 Salle Auriol Seattle 3461 2866 47.1 19%

The Battle in Seattle ROC

Div I-A Men's Épée (A4, D1A), January 25, 2020
Place 41, Seed 48, Not ranked, Rating C19
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 RINGLE Stephen E. 71 U 61 University Alaska Fairbanks Fencing Club 2500 2694 40.9 57%
Pool W 5:4 WALLACE Patric 27 A18 26 Fencers Club Inc. 3077 2735 107.4 30%
Pool W 5:0 FREDRICKSON Eli 74 U 79 Missoula Fencing Association 1654 2842 8.5 95%
Pool L 3:5 LOEFFLER Carl E. 23 A19 28 LA International Fencing 2928 2851 59.9 45%
Pool L 4:5 SAGOR Floyd 53 D20 43 Salle Auriol Seattle 2155 2791 116.3 84%
Pool L 4:5 IYOKI Kent 2 100 A19 2 Northwest Fencing Center 3234 2674 23.5 19%
T64 L 13:15 WALLACE Patric 27 A18 26 Fencers Club Inc. 3063 2788 103.7 35%

2019 Leon Auriol Memorial Open

Senior Mixed Épée (A2, SNR), September 29, 2019
Place 12, Seed 12, Not ranked, Rating C19, Dynamo Fencing Club / Bellingham Bay Fencing Association
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 BROOKS Walker 22 U 20 Washington State University Fencing / Marin Fencing Academy LLC 2500 2506 76.0 50%
Pool W 5:2 JOHNSON Jeff 4 A18 6 Rain City Fencing Center 2919 2582 162.4 31%
Pool L 4:5 KETKAR Mallika 6 B19 3 Metro Tacoma Fencing Club / Kaizen Academy LLC
Pool W 5:4 STOCK Jordan 19 E19 23 Salle Auriol Seattle 2229 2744 46.4 78%
Pool W 5:1 HOSELTON Spencer 27 U 19 Salle Auriol Seattle 2061 2791 28.7 86%
Pool L 4:5 REDDING Russel 16 D18 17 Salle Auriol Seattle 2455 2819 125.5 71%
T32 W 15:9 LUM Quinton 25 U 24 Washington State University Fencing 2500 2865 95.0 63%
T16 L 6:15 JOHNSON Jeff 4 A18 6 Rain City Fencing Center 2969 2960 171.6 50%

WWD Senior Division Championships

Senior Men's Épée (A1, SNR), June 8, 2019
Place 10, Seed 10, Not ranked, Rating C19, Dynamo Fencing Club (can) / Bellingham Bay Fencing Association
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 BENACK Steven 4 A19 2 Rain City Fencing Center / Fencing Illini, University Of Illinois 3324 2286 39.8 8%
Pool L 3:5 CRASWELL Andrew 9 B18 11 Kaizen Academy LLC / Metro Tacoma Fencing Club 2706 2247 100.4 26%
Pool W 5:2 LEE Tobias 3 A19 3 Metro Tacoma Fencing Club 2909 2146 307.3 14%
Pool W 5:2 CHRISTIAN Jonathan 16 U 16 Salle Auriol Seattle 1852 2454 52.3 75%
T16 L 5:15 SUVOROV Yuly 2 A19 7 Salle Auriol Seattle 3664 2947 82.0 17%

19th Annual Rain City Open (WWFC/WWEC #6)

Senior Mixed Épée (A1, SNR), May 19, 2019
Place 3, Seed 10, Not ranked, Rating C18, Dynamo Fencing Club / Bellingham Bay Fencing Association
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 STOCK Jordan 17 E18 15 Salle Auriol Seattle 2313 2500 459.1 57%
Pool L 3:5 BENACK Steven M. 3 A18 1 Rain City Fencing Center / Fencing Illini, University Of Illinois 3276 2959 280.1 36%
Pool L 2:5 JOHNSON Jeff 4 A18 6 Rain City Fencing Center 2865 2679 244.3 41%
Pool L 3:5 LI Brian X. 9 C19 7 Metro Tacoma Fencing Club 2820 2435 148.3 31%
T16 W 15:11 PAGE Aaron 8 B17 10 Salle Auriol Seattle 2930 2500 682.6 35%
T8 W 15:10 WEISE Eli S. 15 D17 5 Washington Fencing Academy 2755 3183 234.5 68%
T4 L 14:15 MASON Alex T. 5 A17 2 Northwest Fencing Center / Columbus Fencing & Fitness 2769 3417 470.2 78%