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Charles Persinger

2008
Grand Rapids Fencing Academy
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Win/loss statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories - - - - 39 39
Losses - - - - 87 87
Win ratio - - - - 31.0% 31.0%
Pool victories - - - - 29 29
Pool losses - - - - 69 69
Pool win ratio - - - - 29.6% 29.6%
DE victories - - - - 10 10
DE losses - - - - 18 18
DE win ratio - - - - 35.7% 35.7%

Seasons start on August 1 and end on July 31.

Scores

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Easy wins† - - - - 13 13
Easy wins % - - - - 33.3% 33.3%
Close wins‡ - - - - 10 10
Close wins % - - - - 25.6% 25.6%
Close losses‡ - - - - 15 15
Close losses % - - - - 17.2% 17.2%
Big losses† - - - - 41 41
Big losses % - - - - 47.1% 47.1%

† Easy victories or big losses are 4+ touches in pools, 7+ in standard DEs, and 5+ in veteran or youth DEs.

‡ Close bouts are 1 touch or fewer in pools, 3 or fewer in standard DEs, and 2 or fewer in veteran or youth DEs.

Bouts with time expired

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories - - - - 2 2
Victories % - - - - 5.1% 5.1%
Losses - - - - 2 2
Losses % - - - - 2.3% 2.3%
Total - - - - 4 4
Total % - - - - 3.2% 3.2%

Events

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Events - - - - 18 18
Tournaments - - - - 9 9

Competition history

18 competitions, 126 bouts

Winter Warlock RYC

Y-14 Men's Foil U, Y14 December 7, 2019

Place 9 of 11 Seed 7 Not ranked Rating U Grand Rapids Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 REAUME Nate 6 - U 5 Grand Rapids Fencing Academy 1464 1653 18.6 62%
Pool
V 5:2 GRINDEM Stuart 10 - U 10 Renaissance Fencing Club 1173 1634 7.1 77%
Pool
D 1:5 CULLIVAN Justice 2 156 D19 1 Columbus Fencing And Fitness LLC 2546 1641 2.6 7%
Pool
D 3:5 BURBERRY Alan 3 - U 7 Bluegrass Fencers' Club 2047 1639 7.8 25%
T16
D 4:15 GOHSMAN Maxwell 9 - U 8 Grand Rapids Fencing Academy 2079 2069 31.3 50%

Winter Warlock RYC

Y-12 Men's Foil U, Y12 December 7, 2019

Place 5 of 19 Seed 16 Not ranked Rating U Grand Rapids Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 DELONG Finn 10 - U 11 Royal Arts Fencing Academy 1435 1612 12.0 61%
Pool
V 5:1 PALMA Nathan Anthony 4 - U 15 Columbus Fencing And Fitness LLC 1703 1624 17.0 45%
Pool
V 5:2 HARRELL Brendan 3 - U 9 Columbus Fencing And Fitness LLC 1647 1641 15.1 50%
Pool
D 3:5 TUKSAL Gavin 9 - U 16 Renaissance Fencing Club 1068 1656 21.7 79%
Pool
V 5:4 ANTONUCCI Suren 15 - U 3 Renaissance Fencing Club 1801 1634 18.5 39%
T16
V 15:1 HO CHRISTIAN S. 6 - U 12 Bluegrass Fencers' Club / Queen City Fencers Club LLC 1798 2112 29.9 66%
T8
D 12:15 ANTONUCCI Suren 15 - U 3 Renaissance Fencing Club 1565 2142 73.5 78%

Little Pharaoh RYC

Y-14 Men's Foil U, Y14 October 6, 2019

Place 8 of 12 Seed 11 Not ranked Rating U Grand Rapids Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 REAUME Nate 6 - U 9 Grand Rapids Fencing Academy 1267 1614 23.6 71%
Pool
V 5:3 LIM Lance Jeremiah 2 - U 11 Bluegrass Fencers' Club / Queen City Fencers Club LLC 978 1591 6.1 82%
Pool
D 2:5 ROEVER Sean M. 7 - U 1 Columbus Fencing And Fitness Llc 2278 1597 5.1 13%
Pool
V 5:3 METTAPALLI Tarun 3 - U 6 Heartland Fencing Academy 1900 1592 23.7 31%
Pool
D 2:5 SPINA Joseph B. 10 - U 3 Fencing Center of Chicago 2442 1615 3.5 9%
T16
V 15:14 REAUME Nate 6 - U 9 Grand Rapids Fencing Academy 1312 2157 14.8 87%
T8
D 8:15 FORTUNE Alexander J. 1 - E19 2 Grand Rapids Fencing Academy 2082 2172 59.6 55%

Little Pharaoh RYC

Y-12 Men's Foil U, Y12 October 5, 2019

Place 8 of 11 Seed 4 Not ranked Rating U Grand Rapids Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 0:5 ALLEN Henry G. 5 - U 7 Columbus Fencing And Fitness Llc 1931 1584 10.6 29%
Pool
D 0:5 LIU Ethan 11 - U 2 Renaissance Fencing Club 2331 1573 4.6 11%
Pool
V 5:0 SHEVCHENKO Kostiantyn 8 - U 11 Renaissance Fencing Club 1923 1569 25.3 29%
Pool
V 5:3 MCCLURE Caleb W. 9 - U 3 Fencing Center of Chicago 1890 1594 24.0 32%
Pool
D 2:5 SPINA Joseph B. 1 52 U 1 Fencing Center of Chicago 2449 1618 3.7 9%
T16
V 15:13 METTAPALLI Tarun 6 - U 9 Heartland Fencing Academy 2062 2129 58.0 54%
T8
D 9:15 SPINA Joseph B. 1 52 U 1 Fencing Center of Chicago 2645 2187 30.1 24%

Fencing Center of Chicago RYC & RJCC

Y-14 Men's Foil U, Y14 September 15, 2019

Place 21 of 25 Seed 9 Not ranked Rating U Grand Rapids Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 FREEDMAN Samuel E. 1 65 C18 1 Renaissance Fencing Club / Mission Fencing Center 2775 1613 1.5 3%
Pool
D 4:5 BURBERRY Alan 11 - U 8 Bluegrass Fencers' Club 2045 1611 9.4 25%
Pool
D 0:5 SHEN Luke R. 23 - U 10 Renaissance Fencing Club 2081 1602 8.6 22%
Pool
D 3:5 PALMA Matthew Dominic 20 - U 6 Columbus Fencing And Fitness LLC 2019 1593 9.4 24%
T32
D 4:15 FORTUNE Alexander J. 7 - E19 15 Grand Rapids Fencing Academy 1996 2212 83.0 62%

Fencing Center of Chicago RYC & RJCC

Y-12 Men's Foil U, Y12 September 14, 2019

Place 8 of 22 Seed 19 Not ranked Rating U Grand Rapids Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 HARRELL Brendan 9 - U 20 Columbus Fencing And Fitness LLC 1584 1671 18.5 55%
Pool
D 4:5 HAN Derek 8 - U 14 Renaissance Fencing Club 1928 1653 13.1 33%
Pool
D 1:5 REEVES Liam 1 15 U 2 Renaissance Fencing Club 2542 1639 3.4 7%
Pool
D 2:5 RAJPAL Alastair 21 - U 11 Fencing Center Of Chicago 1984 1636 11.4 29%
Pool
D 0:5 METTAPALLI Tarun 17 - U 3 Heartland Fencing Academy 1950 1625 11.7 30%
T32
V 15:7 REAUME Nate 6 - U 17 Grand Rapids Fencing Academy 1778 2073 47.5 63%
T16
V 15:7 BECKFORD Gavin "Bailey" 13 - U 9 Renaissance Fencing Club 2525 2120 120.5 27%
T8
D 5:15 REEVES Liam 1 15 U 2 Renaissance Fencing Club 2844 2241 28.8 18%

USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge

Y-12 Men's Foil B2/C3, Y12 July 7, 2019

Place 264 of 276 Seed 162 Not ranked Rating U Grand Rapids Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 CORTRIGHT Skipper (Matthew) 159 - U 102 LE CLUB TOUCHE / V Fencing Club 2122 1724 11.5 26%
Pool
D 3:5 HUSSAIN Ibrahim 243 - U 240 Diablo Valley Fencing Club 1587 1712 22.3 58%
Pool
D 3:5 SPINA Joseph B. 79 92 U 156 Fencing Center Of Chicago 2384 1690 6.1 13%
Pool
D 3:5 SIU Aiden 239 - U 159 Orange County Fencing Center 2120 1684 10.2 24%
Pool
D 1:5 FLYNN Ian 82 95 U 49 Heartland Fencing Academy 2831 1674 1.9 3%
Pool
D 1:5 CHENG Jonathan 2 2 A19 5 5T Fencers Club 3067 1672 0.7 1%
T512
D 14:15 AYALA Nayen L. 168 - U 248 Texas Fencing Academy 2500 2113 39.9 36%

USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge

Y-10 Men's Foil D1, Y10 July 6, 2019

Place 118 of 154 Seed 55 Not ranked Rating U Grand Rapids Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 CANLAS Nathan 35 39 U 14 United Fencing Academy 3016 1752 1.6 2%
Pool
V 5:4 HUANG Eythan 122 - U 99 Fencing Sports Academy, Inc. 1752 1751 22.7 50%
Pool
D 3:5 BARCA Bryant 143 - U 92 Freehold Fencing Academy 1926 1773 16.5 41%
Pool
D 2:5 VEDRE-KYANAM KABIR BAIG Aaradhya 78 - U 88 Birmingham Fencing Club 1875 1757 18.3 43%
Pool
D 2:5 ALVAREZ ADRIAN ALEJANDRO 99 - U 78 J & C Fencing Club 2239 1738 9.7 21%
Pool
D 2:5 ZHEN Ethan 11 13 U 16 Gold Fencing Club 2527 1729 5.0 10%
T256
V 10:4 LI Allen 101 - U 138 Mid-Island Fencing Academy 2112 2040 84.3 47%
T128
D 3:10 CHIRASHNYA Daniel 8 9 U 6 Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) 3246 2124 11.3 5%

Chicago RYC Region 2

Y-10 Men's Foil U, Y10 March 9, 2019

Place 6 of 11 Seed 10 Not ranked Rating U Grand Rapids Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:1 CHAKY Theo 4 - U 10 Profencing 1472 1723 17.2 65%
Pool
V 5:1 CHAN Jack 8 - U 11 Fencing Center Of Chicago / Illinois Fencers Club 1387 1740 13.7 69%
Pool
D 4:5 MASSIMINO Andrew 5 - U 5 Renaissance Fencing Club 1562 1754 29.7 62%
Pool
V 5:3 SENIC Lucas 9 - U 9 Renaissance Fencing Club 1920 1724 29.6 38%
Pool
D 1:5 YANG Luao 1 5 U 1 Renaissance Fencing Club 2953 1754 1.7 3%
T8
D 5:10 LIU Ethan 2 36 U 3 Renaissance Fencing Club 2722 2080 39.8 18%

Chicago RYC Region 2

Y-12 Men's Foil U, Y12 March 9, 2019

Place 15 of 26 Seed 25 Not ranked Rating U Grand Rapids Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 METTAPALLI Tarun 9 - U 19 Heartland Fencing Academy 2076 1756 17.6 30%
Pool
D 2:5 SMITH Cooper 16 - U 9 Madison Fencing Academy 1394 1739 38.2 70%
Pool
D 2:5 SPINA Joseph B. 8 - U 3 Fencing Center Of Chicago 2519 1700 6.1 9%
Pool
D 2:5 YANG Luao 1 50 U 1 Renaissance Fencing Club 2941 1694 1.7 2%
Pool
V 5:4 MASSIMINO Andrew 23 - U 20 Renaissance Fencing Club 1537 1693 20.7 60%
Pool
V 5:3 MARTIN Dexter 26 - U 25 Iowa City Fencing Center 1130 1713 9.9 79%
T32
V 15:14 DAVIS Jace W. 19 - U 18 Twin Cities Fencing Club 2500 1992 101.4 32%
T16
D 1:15 YANG Luao 1 50 U 1 Renaissance Fencing Club 3220 2094 13.9 5%

March NAC

Y-12 Men's Foil C2, Y12 March 2, 2019

Place 193 of 199 Seed 130 Not ranked Rating U Grand Rapids Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 TRAUGOT Owen G. 190 - U 30 Manhattan Fencing Center 2401 1813 11.9 17%
Pool
D 1:5 JIANG Owen 73 89 U 87 Gold Fencing Club 2794 1801 4.4 5%
Pool
D 4:5 AUGUSTINE Aaron A. 102 134 U 122 Gutkovskiy Fencing Academy 2310 1796 13.4 20%
Pool
D 0:5 LI Peihong 44 50 U 112 Golubitsky Fencing Center 2305 1783 12.9 20%
Pool
D 0:5 JI Aidan Y. 160 - U 95 Fencing Center Of Chicago 2317 1770 12.0 19%
Pool
D 0:5 JEON Caleb A. 15 15 C18 3 Silicon Valley Fencing Center 3017 1758 1.8 2%
T256
D 4:15 ANTON Nathaniel 70 79 U 58 Fencers Club Inc. 2445 2068 75.4 30%

March NAC

Y-10 Men's Foil E1, Y10 March 1, 2019

Place 56 of 71 Seed 45 Not ranked Rating U Grand Rapids Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 0:5 TANG Owen S. 24 28 U 3 Epic Fencing Club 2356 1832 14.9 20%
Pool
D 0:5 HOOSHI Jayden C. 2 2 D19 3 5T Fencers Club 2913 1817 3.6 4%
Pool
D 4:5 FINDLAY Zachary 63 - U 41 Columbus Fencing And Fitness LLC 2808 1813 6.1 9%
Pool
D 1:5 WU Lucas 21 22 U 36 Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) 2823 1807 4.5 5%
Pool
V 5:0 KAUSHISH Rayirth 69 - U 71 San Diego Fencing Center / Battle Born Fencing Club 1666 1803 22.2 57%
Pool
D 4:5 DING SHENGLANG 43 - U 37 Anaheim Hills Fencers Club 2404 1825 12.4 18%
T64
D 5:10 DESHMUKH Arjun 14 14 U 7 Austin Fencers Club 3242 2086 17.9 5%

RYC XI Annual Grand Rapids Youth Cup

Y-10 Men's Foil U, Y10 February 10, 2019

Place 5 of 16 Seed 16 Not ranked Rating U Grand Rapids Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:1 ZENO Felix 6 - U 12 Grand Rapids Fencing Academy 2500 1664 43.9 21%
Pool
V 5:2 KNIBBE Nathan 10 - U 16 Grand Rapids Fencing Academy 1587 1708 31.1 57%
Pool
V 5:2 CHAKY Theo 7 - U 13 Profencing 1858 1739 41.4 43%
Pool
D 0:5 YANG Luao 2 7 U 2 Renaissance Fencing Club 2949 1781 3.4 3%
Pool
D 1:5 LIU Ethan 3 29 U 3 Renaissance Fencing Club 2217 1777 19.4 25%
Pool
V 5:4 MASSIMINO Andrew 11 - U 11 Renaissance Fencing Club 1552 1758 26.9 62%
Pool
V 5:4 SENIC Lucas 14 - U 9 Renaissance Fencing Club 2035 1785 46.9 35%
T16
V 10:1 ZENO Felix 6 - U 12 Grand Rapids Fencing Academy 2500 2012 137.6 33%
T8
D 5:10 BECKFORD Gavin "Bailey" 5 - U 3 Renaissance Fencing Club 2707 2150 64.1 24%

RYC XI Annual Grand Rapids Youth Cup

Y-12 Men's Foil U, Y12 February 9, 2019

Place 25 of 27 Seed 26 Not ranked Rating U Grand Rapids Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 LIU Ethan 5 - U 13 Renaissance Fencing Club 2353 1825 23.1 21%
Pool
D 1:5 REEVES Liam 4 79 U 2 Renaissance Fencing Club 2458 1802 17.3 15%
Pool
D 2:5 RAJPAL Alastair 12 - U 14 Fencing Center Of Chicago 1976 1784 36.5 39%
Pool
D 1:5 KUSHNIR Aden N. 27 - U 10 Renaissance Fencing Club 1739 1748 44.5 51%
Pool
D 1:5 BECKFORD Gavin "Bailey" 20 - U 20 Renaissance Fencing Club 1760 1703 38.8 47%
T32
D 6:15 SANTOS Carlos R. 14 - U 7 Grand Rapids Fencing Academy 2314 2149 136.7 42%

Capitol Clash SYC & RCC with Non-Regional Veteran and Y8

Y-10 Men's Foil U, Y10 February 2, 2019

Place 28 of 54 Seed 37 Not ranked Rating U Grand Rapids Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 0:5 MARX Jackson L. 5 11 U 7 Fencers Club Inc. 2849 1684 7.8 4%
Pool
D 1:5 TANG Albert 21 42 U 12 Fencing Sports Academy, Inc. 2130 1676 36.9 24%
Pool
V 5:4 MALHAM Andrew 29 - U 32 Bucks County Academy Of Fencing 1965 1639 92.2 31%
Pool
D 2:5 GUO Justin 12 18 U 18 5T Fencers Club 2392 1731 21.5 15%
Pool
V 5:3 WONG Jackson 53 - U 39 Fencing Academy Of Westchester 1816 1710 66.4 44%
Pool
V 5:2 TAN Aidan 44 - U 44 Gold Fencing Club 1701 1776 48.6 55%
T64
V 10:7 SUAREZ Adrian 39 - U 37 Masters Fencing Club 2496 2093 265.7 34%
T32
D 9:10 LI Aaron 23 47 U 10 International Fencers Alliance Of Boston 2346 2359 209.9 51%

Capitol Clash SYC & RCC with Non-Regional Veteran and Y8

Y-12 Men's Foil C2, Y12 February 1, 2019

Place 113 of 125 Seed 121 Not ranked Rating U Grand Rapids Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 0:5 MARX Oscar L. 13 25 D19 16 Fencers Club Inc. 3326 1930 6.1 2%
Pool
D 3:5 BASOK Nikita 51 125 U 58 Fencing Academy Of Westchester 2414 1924 49.2 24%
Pool
D 3:5 LIU Ryan 71 - U 85 Gutkovskiy Fencing Academy / Bluegrass Fencers' Club 1672 1875 110.3 62%
Pool
D 2:5 SOLDATOV Faddey 95 - U 100 Fencing Sports Academy, Inc. 1937 1765 65.0 40%
Pool
D 2:5 ZHEN Ethan 58 - U 24 Gold Fencing Club 2691 1700 12.8 6%
Pool
D 1:5 ZHANG Yun Isaac 25 55 U 14 3167 1687 3.3 1%
T128
D 4:15 TOLBA Abdelrahman 41 107 U 19 Premier Fencing Club 2672 2296 203.1 33%

GRAFA RYC - X Annual Grand Rapids Youth and Junior Cup

Y-10 Men's Foil U, Y10 October 28, 2018

Place 7 of 14 Seed 13 Not ranked Rating U Grand Rapids Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 REINHARDT Maxwell 14 - U 10 Grand Rapids Fencing Academy 1102 1999 308.7 85%
Pool
V 3:0 CHAKY Theo 7 - U 11 Profencing 2705 1690 209.8 16%
Pool
V 3:2 BECKFORD Gavin "Bailey" 3 - U 8 Renaissance Fencing Club 1873 1900 123.3 51%
Pool
D 3:4 LIU Ethan 10 - U 3 Renaissance Fencing Club 2076 2024 107.8 47%
Pool
D 1:2 YANG Luao 2 7 U 2 Renaissance Fencing Club 2849 1916 24.3 9%
Pool
V 5:2 MASSIMINO Andrew 6 - U 13 Renaissance Fencing Club 1212 1891 38.9 82%
T16
V 10:5 REINHARDT Maxwell 14 - U 10 Grand Rapids Fencing Academy 2079 2079 351.3 50%
T8
D 5:10 YANG Luao 2 7 U 2 Renaissance Fencing Club 3285 2431 134.8 17%

GRAFA RYC - X Annual Grand Rapids Youth and Junior Cup

Y-12 Men's Foil U, Y12 October 27, 2018

Place 18 of 25 Seed 4 Not ranked Rating U Grand Rapids Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 0:5 CULLIVAN Justice 13 - U 5 Columbus Fencing And Fitness Llc 1942 2500 743.1 70%
Pool
D 1:5 SPINA Joseph B. 23 - U 12 Fencing Center Of Chicago 1810 1757 280.9 48%
Pool
V 5:2 COYLE Jack 5 - U 21 Renaissance Fencing Club 2402 1476 459.5 17%
Pool
V 5:1 MASSIMINO Andrew 18 - U 25 Renaissance Fencing Club 1599 1936 144.1 64%
Pool
D 4:5 YANG Luao 12 - U 2 Renaissance Fencing Club 2791 2080 80.5 18%
T32
D 10:15 LIU Ethan 10 - U 15 Renaissance Fencing Club 2500 2500 420.5 50%