Michael Zessin

2001

Win/Loss Statistics

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Victories - - 8 13 - 21
Losses - - 10 13 - 23
Win Ratio - - 44.4% 50.0% - 47.7%
Pool Victories - - 7 12 - 19
Pool Losses - - 7 9 - 16
Pool Win Ratio - - 50.0% 57.1% - 54.3%
DE Victories - - 1 1 - 2
DE Losses - - 3 4 - 7
DE Win Ratio - - 25.0% 20.0% - 22.2%

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† - - 4 5 - 9
Easy wins as % of wins - - 50.0% 38.5% - 42.9%
Close wins‡ - - 2 1 - 3
Close wins as % of all wins - - 25.0% 7.7% - 14.3%
Close losses‡ - - 2 2 - 4
Close losses as % of all losses - - 20.0% 15.4% - 17.4%
Big losses† - - 5 5 - 10
Big losses as % of all losses - - 50.0% 38.5% - 43.5%

† 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 - - 3 4 - 7
Tournaments - - 2 3 - 5

Competition History

W&M Halloween Open 2022

Div III Mixed Saber (D1, DV3), October 23, 2022
Place 11 of 35, Seed 25, Not ranked, Rating U, College Of William & Mary Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:1 MENDEL Derron 24 U 30 College Of William & Mary Fencing Club / (none) 1378 1791 24.4 70%
Pool L 3:5 ZHAO Emily W. 1 D22 9 Miracle Fencing Club
Pool W 5:1 BARR Corinne 13 U 27 Virginia Tech Fencing Club
Pool W 5:2 CAYABAN Jessica 35 U 20 Miracle Fencing Club
T32 W 15:8 URIBE David 19 U 25 George Mason University Fencing Club 1575 1940 135.9 65%
T16 L 5:15 CULLEN Troy A. 7 E22 5 Central Fencing Club (kids Can Fence) / College Of William & Mary Fencing Club 2399 2076 131.9 35%

W&M Halloween Open 2022

Senior Mixed Saber (C2, SNR), October 22, 2022
Place 20 of 38, Seed 19, Not ranked, Rating U, College Of William & Mary Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 MOLINARO Lawrence 7 E22 8 College Of William & Mary Fencing Club 2177 1700 99.0 23%
Pool L 2:5 ROSADO Leah 16 U 24 Richmond Fencing Club
Pool L 0:5 OTT Alexander 6 E22 9 Miracle Fencing Club 1978 1799 42.8 39%
Pool W 5:1 BARR Corinne 30 U 36 Virginia Tech Fencing Club
Pool W 5:3 OLIVER Isaac 38 U 25 Miracle Fencing Club 1469 1757 34.2 67%
T32 L 7:15 WALKER Terra 27 U 13 Miracle Fencing Club

Virginia Tech Open 2022

Senior Mixed Saber (D1, SNR), September 24, 2022
Place 22 of 27, Seed 22, Not ranked, Rating U, College Of William & Mary Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 4:5 XIE Eric 18 U 6 University of Virginia Fencing Club 2018 1857 51.3 42%
Pool W 5:4 URIBE David 12 U 21 George Mason University Fencing Club 1430 1805 40.3 70%
Pool L 1:5 BERNARD Kathryn 7 U 11 Triple Threat Fencing Academy
Pool L 4:5 ABU-AJAJ Mohamed 25 U 23 Virginia Tech Fencing Club 1170 1846 118.1 83%
Pool L 2:5 SEMP Brannon A. 3 E21 3 Virginia Tech Fencing Club / Richmond Fencing Club 2267 1728 27.3 21%
T32 L 6:15 BERNARD Kathryn 7 U 11 Triple Threat Fencing Academy

W&M Conomikes-Gutenberg Open 2022

Div III Mixed Saber (D1, DV3), February 27, 2022
Place 17 of 25, Seed 24, Not ranked, Rating U, College Of William & Mary Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 DREHER Matthew 15 U 14 College Of William & Mary Fencing Club 1339 2090 36.0 82%
Pool L 0:5 BALDWIN Michael B. 4 E22 1 Miracle Fencing Club 2153 2126 100.1 48%
Pool L 4:5 YOHN Cort 12 U 18 Richmond Fencing Club 1425 2026 156.1 81%
Pool L 1:5 RUBAN Misha 5 E21 3 Virginia Tech Fencing Club 2485 1870 32.3 19%
Pool W 5:0 CHAVES Kobey 13 U 23 Miracle Fencing Club 955 1838 19.1 88%
T32 L 9:15 D'ORAZIO Sofia V. 8 E19 16 Nova Fencing Club

W&M Conomikes-Gutenberg Open 2022

Senior Mixed Saber (D1, SNR), February 26, 2022
Place 9 of 20, Seed 18, Not ranked, Rating U, College Of William & Mary Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 DREYER Nadia S. 2 D20 10 Nova Fencing Club
Pool L 2:5 CLARK Keagan 6 E21 3 Miracle Fencing Club 1955 1957 165.4 50%
Pool W 5:3 CAYABAN Jessica 9 U 17 Miracle Fencing Club
Pool W 5:3 OHASHI Jax 20 U 13 George Mason University Fencing Club / Rochester Fencing Club 2079 1791 120.4 39%
Pool W 5:0 URIBE David 15 U 12 George Mason University Fencing Club 2210 1912 136.9 36%
Pool W 5:0 CHAVES Kobey 11 U 20 Miracle Fencing Club 1355 2048 41.7 80%
T16 L 11:15 CASSIDY Connor J. 17 U 8 College Of William & Mary Fencing Club 2071 2207 267.9 56%

William and Mary Halloween Open 2021

Senior Mixed Saber (D1, SNR), October 23, 2021
Place 19 of 32, Seed 20, Not ranked, Rating U, College Of William & Mary Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 MENDEL Derron 30 U 29 College Of William & Mary Fencing Club / (none) 2500 2453 193.0 48%
Pool L 0:5 MOREY Zachary D. 14 U 8 Tidewater Fencing Club 2500 2646 181.8 55%
Pool W 5:3 WALKER Terra 27 U 25 Miracle Fencing Club
Pool L 2:5 LIN Felix 7 U 15 Miracle Fencing Club 1246 2464 507.9 94%
Pool L 2:5 LIAO Siwen 4 E21 6 Miracle Fencing Club / Nazlymov Fencing Foundation
T32 L 12:15 CULLEN Troy A. 24 U 14 Central Fencing Club (kids Can Fence) / College Of William & Mary Fencing Club 2500 2423 215.8 47%

Virginia Tech Open 2021

Mixed Saber (D1), October 2, 2021
Place 8 of 22, Seed 13, Not ranked, Rating U, William and Mary Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 BRACKETT Cassandra 7 U 22 College Of William & Mary Fencing Club
Pool L 1:5 PATRICK Timothy M. 2 C18 3 Richmond Fencing Club 2640 2500 473.7 45%
Pool L 3:5 PAL Anjali G. 6 U 6 Triple Threat Fencing Academy
Pool W 5:3 HARRIS Patrick 14 U 13 Appalachian State University Fencing Club 1872 2026 307.8 56%
Pool W 5:0 PAWLAS Nathan 9 U 18 University of Virginia Fencing Club 1565 2334 119.1 78%
T16 W 15:7 XIE Eric 8 U 9 University of Virginia Fencing Club 2500 2500 420.5 50%
T8 L 3:15 PATRICK Timothy M. 2 C18 3 Richmond Fencing Club 2671 2921 497.3 60%