Benjamin Elwell

2006

Manchen Academy Of Fencing

Win/Loss Statistics

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Victories - 11 25 10 - 46
Losses - 10 10 22 - 42
Win Ratio - 52.4% 71.4% 31.2% - 52.3%
Pool Victories - 9 19 8 - 36
Pool Losses - 8 7 17 - 32
Pool Win Ratio - 52.9% 73.1% 32.0% - 52.9%
DE Victories - 2 6 2 - 10
DE Losses - 2 3 5 - 10
DE Win Ratio - 50.0% 66.7% 28.6% - 50.0%

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† - 5 10 3 - 18
Easy wins as % of wins - 45.5% 40.0% 30.0% - 39.1%
Close wins‡ - 1 5 3 - 9
Close wins as % of all wins - 9.1% 20.0% 30.0% - 19.6%
Close losses‡ - 1 1 1 - 3
Close losses as % of all losses - 10.0% 10.0% 4.5% - 7.1%
Big losses† - 5 6 14 - 25
Big losses as % of all losses - 50.0% 60.0% 63.6% - 59.5%

† 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

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Events - 3 5 5 - 13
Tournaments - 3 5 5 - 13

Competition History

2023 NJSIAA Individual Championships

Boys Foil (U), February 26, 2023
Place 27, Seed 13, Not ranked, Rating E21, North Hunterdon Regional High School / District 4
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 SIMON Luke 26 U 34 Holmdel High School / District 6 1686 2048 13.2 72%
Pool W 5:3 VISCONTI Andrew 12 E22 36 Freehold Township High School 1419 2061 7.5 85%
Pool L 4:5 GOLDSTEIN Noah 23 U 21 Columbia High School / District 3
Pool L 2:5 DZIERKZO Nick 34 U 20 Wayne Hills High School / District 2
Pool L 1:5 MATTOS Luis 36 U 18 Bernards High School / District 5
Pool L 0:5 BAE Kevin 1 A23 3 Northern Highlands Regional High School / District 1 3095 2068 2.8 5%

Duel of the East Coast ROC/RJCC

Cadet Men's Foil (B2/C3, CDT), January 28, 2023
Place 41, Seed 41, Not ranked, Rating E21, Manchen Academy of Fencing
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 ZHAO Adam 26 E23 29 AIC Fencing Club 2137 2053 23.1 45%
Pool W 5:1 SAMUEL Michael 49 U 65 Fencing Academy Of Philadelphia 1049 2030 4.6 91%
Pool W 5:3 HUNTER Phillip 55 U 64 Brooklyn Bridge Fencing Club 1851 2035 19.1 62%
Pool L 2:5 KOVACS Wyatt 18 D22 18 Medeo Fencing Club 2164 2054 21.0 43%
Pool L 0:5 LEE Jonah 5 116 C22 12 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club (Port Chester) 2490 2033 11.6 23%
Pool W 5:3 GULCHIN Mark (Yerma) 60 U 3 South Brooklyn Fencing 2129 2021 26.7 43%
T64 L 8:15 SONG Austin 13 C22 25 AIC Fencing Club 2453 2215 47.1 35%

Manchen Friday Night "E & Under" Foil

E & Under Men's Foil (E1, E), December 9, 2022
Place 2, Seed 9, Not ranked, Rating U, Manchen Academy Of Fencing
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:0 SLOAN Xander 4 U 7 Manchen Academy Of Fencing 731 2058 1.5 98%
Pool W 5:1 EVANS Cody 8 U 11 Manchen Academy Of Fencing 307 2060 0.5 99%
Pool W 5:1 DZIERZKO Nicholas 5 U 3 Masters Fencing Academy Nj 2094 2060 26.3 48%
Pool L 3:5 MURPHY Damian 1 E22 1 Drew University 1791 2086 37.8 68%
Pool W 5:2 KUMAR Siddharth 10 U 6 Masters Fencing Academy Nj 1058 2049 4.3 93%
T8 W 15:4 KUMAR Siddharth 10 U 6 Masters Fencing Academy Nj 1748 2246 36.2 73%
T4 W 15:10 DZIERZKO Nicholas 5 U 3 Masters Fencing Academy Nj 2130 2282 51.7 57%
T2 L 10:15 MURPHY Damian 1 E22 1 Drew University 1813 2334 119.0 78%

Garden State RJCC

Cadet Men's Foil (B2, CDT), March 12, 2022
Place 20, Seed 26, Not ranked, Rating E21, Manchen Academy Of Fencing
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 0:5 LI Matthew 5 C22 6 AIC Fencing Club 2553 1954 12.5 17%
Pool W 5:4 ZHEN Ethan 17 D21 12 Star Fencing Academy 2430 1942 55.8 21%
Pool W 5:3 PEDERSEN Charles 36 U 38 Mission Fencing Center 1622 1998 17.7 73%
Pool L 2:5 TRAUGOT Owen G. 7 C22 19 Manhattan Fencing Center 2464 2015 15.2 23%
Pool W 5:1 SONG Noel 22 E22 35 Top Fencing Club 2003 2000 29.6 50%
Pool W 5:2 BRAIZINHA Thomas 41 U 36 2040 2030 28.3 49%
T32 L 10:15 PLASTARAS Trey 15 D22 8 5T Fencers Club 2062 2371 124.4 68%

Manchen Friday Night "U" Foil

Unrated Men's Foil (E1, U), December 3, 2021
Place 1, Seed 5, Not ranked, Rating U, Manchen Academy Of Fencing
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:0 SLOAN Xander 7 U 8 Manchen Academy Of Fencing 2500 1882 35.3 28%
Pool W 5:0 ROSS Jacob 6 U 6 Manchen Academy Of Fencing 1063 1917 8.4 91%
Pool W 5:3 SEELEY Charlie 3 U 2 Keystone College Fencing Club / Hunterdon Central High School 2742 1926 44.8 19%
Pool W 5:0 YU Stephen 4 U 3 Medeo Fencing Club 1540 1970 18.4 73%
Pool L 3:5 THAKUR Gaurav 1 U 3 Medeo 1596 1989 47.0 71%
Pool W 5:4 BHAN Amar 2 U 5 Worldwide Fencing Academy 1112 1942 8.1 90%
Pool W 5:1 BARZOUSKY Gabriel 8 U 7 Bucks County Academy Of Fencing-west 870 1950 4.5 95%
T8 W 15:4 SLOAN Xander 7 U 8 Manchen Academy Of Fencing 2500 2075 90.3 34%
T4 W 15:10 THAKUR Gaurav 1 U 3 Medeo 2392 2165 90.9 40%
T2 W 15:6 SEELEY Charlie 3 U 2 Keystone College Fencing Club / Hunterdon Central High School 2970 2256 114.6 22%

Manchen Friday Night "E & Under" Foil

E & Under Men's Foil (E1, E), October 29, 2021
Place 3, Seed 11, Not ranked, Rating U, Manchen Academy Of Fencing
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 ROSS Jacob 9 U 9 Manchen Academy Of Fencing 936 1757 11.6 88%
Pool W 5:4 AKYAMAC Bora 1 E21 6 Medeo Fencing Club 1827 1768 48.3 46%
Pool W 5:2 IBRAHIM Adham 8 U 10 Forte Fencing Foundation 1302 1817 18.7 76%
Pool W 5:3 WUN Jonathan 5 U 1 Manhattan Fencing Center 1539 1835 26.3 67%
Pool W 5:4 NIECHWADOWICZ Michael 4 E21 8 Masters Fencing Academy / Morris Catholic Hs 1415 1862 20.2 76%
T8 W 15:10 NIECHWADOWICZ Michael 4 E21 8 Masters Fencing Academy / Morris Catholic Hs 1272 2160 31.4 89%
T4 L 13:15 WUN Jonathan 5 U 1 Manhattan Fencing Center 2124 2191 116.3 54%

Manchen Friday Night "Div 2" Foil

Div II Mixed Foil (D1, DV2), August 20, 2021
Place 17, Seed 17, Not ranked, Rating U, Manchen Academy Of Fencing
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 0:5 SU Jack 16 U 13 Ymca Princeton 1543 1900 72.9 69%
Pool L 1:5 LEVIN Daniel 11 E19 11 Bucks County Academy Of Fencing-west / Bucks County Academy Of Fencing 1917 1827 46.8 45%
Pool L 0:5 LIGOS Alex 8 E21 5 Medeo Fencing Club 2065 1780 34.8 33%
Pool L 1:5 GUPTA Varun 2 D21 2 Forte Fencing Foundation / Morris Hills Hs 2464 1745 14.7 13%
Pool W 5:1 NIECHWADOWICZ Michael 5 E21 19 Masters Fencing Academy Nj / Morris Catholic Hs 1320 1731 25.9 74%
T32 L 4:15 LENZ Zoe 6 E21 16 Fencers Club Inc.

Manchen Friday Night "E & Under" Foil

E & Under Men's Foil (U, E), August 13, 2021
Place 1, Seed 3, Not ranked, Rating U, Manchen Academy Of Fencing
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 PEREIRA Neil 2 U 2 Fencing Academy Of Westchester 2500 1776 64.5 24%
Pool W 5:2 THAKUR Gaurav 4 U 3 Medeo 1417 1840 30.4 69%
Pool W 5:0 NIECHWADOWICZ Michael 1 E21 3 Masters Fencing Academy Nj / Morris Catholic Hs 1378 1871 29.1 78%
T4 W 15:13 NIECHWADOWICZ Michael 1 E21 3 Masters Fencing Academy Nj / Morris Catholic Hs 1401 1903 76.4 75%
T2 W 15:6 PEREIRA Neil 2 U 2 Fencing Academy Of Westchester 2921 1980 180.0 17%

Manchen Friday Night "Div 3" Foil

Div III Mixed Foil (D1, DV3), July 23, 2021
Place 13, Seed 10, Not ranked, Rating U, Manchen Academy Of Fencing
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 ZGOMBIC Emily 8 E19 12 Manchen Academy Of Fencing / Somerville High School
Pool L 0:5 ESPINOZA Joaquin 15 U 1 Fencing Academy Of Westchester / (none) 2675 1674 19.5 15%
Pool L 2:5 SONG Bryan 4 E21 3 Gutkovskiy Fencing Academy / West Windsor - Plainsboro High School South 2313 1655 29.0 16%
Pool W 5:4 TRUBETSKI David 3 E21 6 Premier Fencing Club 1941 1626 110.1 31%
Pool W 5:1 NIECHWADOWICZ Michael 16 U 16 Masters Fencing Academy Nj / Morris Catholic Hs 1358 1736 40.3 72%
T16 L 4:15 ROLANDO Doc 1 D17 3 Masters Fencing Academy 2026 2029 125.3 50%

Manchen Friday Night "Foil Open"

Senior Mixed Foil (B1, SNR), June 25, 2021
Place 24, Seed 22, Not ranked, Rating U, Manchen Academy Of Fencing
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 0:5 CAFARO Ben 6 C17 2 Manchen Academy Of Fencing 2881 1822 18.0 7%
Pool L 0:5 LEE Kaitlyn 19 U 18 V Fencing Club
Pool L 1:5 MURPHY Damian 14 E21 17 Drew University / Masters Fencing Academy 1830 1804 96.1 48%
Pool L 1:5 BOBROW Logan 3 B20 1 Rockland Fencers Club 2912 1708 8.6 3%
Pool L 0:5 GUPTA Varun 11 D20 8 Forte Fencing Foundation / Morris Hills Hs 2468 1699 25.1 12%
T32 L 9:15 BASAK Ashton 13 E21 10 Premier Fencing Club 2112 2262 232.9 58%

Manchen Friday Night "E & Under" Foil

E & Under Mixed Foil (D1, E), May 7, 2021
Place 10, Seed 6, Not ranked, Rating U, Manchen Academy Of Fencing
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:0 PEACOCK Lily 11 U 17 Manchen Academy Of Fencing
Pool L 3:5 TOMLINSON Clayton 17 U 3 Manchen Academy Of Fencing / North Hunterdon Hs 1471 1965 226.6 75%
Pool W 5:3 DE FINIS Christian 12 U 13 Morris Fencing Club / Randolph HS 1683 1739 103.9 53%
Pool W 5:1 LYNCH Brianne 8 U 16 Masters Fencing Academy
Pool L 0:5 KHANDELWAL Jay 1 E21 1 Drew University 2850 1843 20.7 8%
T16 L 11:15 JONES Chinua 9 U 7 Manchen Academy Of Fencing 2500 2405 143.7 47%

Manchen Friday Night "U" Foil

Unrated Men's Foil (E1, U), April 30, 2021
Place 3, Seed 14, Not ranked, Rating U, Manchen Academy Of Fencing
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 RODGERS Noah 5 U 11 Manchen Academy Of Fencing 2500 1447 281.2 17%
Pool L 1:5 NIECHWADOWICZ Michael 11 U 5 Masters Fencing Academy Nj 2787 1728 49.4 15%
Pool W 5:2 GOPALAN Anish 2 U 7 V Fencing Club / Millburn High School 1881 1679 217.3 40%
Pool W 5:2 ROSS Jacob 8 U 15 Manchen Academy Of Fencing 1331 1896 69.2 74%
T16 W 15:11 CLAWSON James 7 U 13 Manchen Academy Of Fencing / Voorhees High School 2086 2167 338.4 53%
T8 W 15:14 PATEL Kapil 6 U 6 Masters Fencing Academy 1810 2505 142.3 77%
T4 L 5:15 MUSAJI Asgar 1 U 2 V Fencing Club / Millburn High School 2713 2647 242.1 47%

Manchen Friday Night Senior Foil Open

Senior Mixed Foil (B2, SNR), April 9, 2021
Place 25, Seed 26, Not ranked, Rating U, Manchen Academy Of Fencing
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 EYER Hailey 1 B21 6 Manchen Academy Of Fencing
Pool L 4:5 ZGOMBIC Emily 18 E19 24 Manchen Academy Of Fencing / Somerville High School
Pool L 1:5 LIU Sophia 15 E19 16 Gutkovskiy Fencing Academy
Pool L 1:5 GUPTA Varun 8 D20 12 Forte Fencing Foundation / Morris Hills Hs 2483 2500 547.4 51%
Pool L 2:5 BOOTSMA Shane-Anson 9 D20 8 Gutkovskiy Fencing Academy / Pompton Lakes HS 2410 1953 228.8 30%
Pool L 2:5 MURPHY Damian 24 U 17 Drew University / Masters Fencing Academy 1753 1724 276.8 49%
T32 L 2:15 DESANDO Michael 5 C19 3 Mission Fencing Center / Drew University Ncaa 3044 2500 333.3 30%