Benjamin Hersh

1988

Win/Loss Statistics

	2024-2025	2023-2024	2022-2023	2021-2022	Before 2021	All Time
Victories	7	29	-	-	-	36
Losses	3	21	-	-	-	24
Win Ratio	70.0%	58.0%	-	-	-	60.0%
Pool Victories	4	21	-	-	-	25
Pool Losses	2	15	-	-	-	17
Pool Win Ratio	66.7%	58.3%	-	-	-	59.5%
DE Victories	3	8	-	-	-	11
DE Losses	1	6	-	-	-	7
DE Win Ratio	75.0%	57.1%	-	-	-	61.1%

Note: Seasons start on August 1^st and end on July 31^st.

Scores

	2024-2025	2023-2024	2022-2023	2021-2022	Before 2021	All Time
Easy wins^†	-	11	-	-	-	11
Easy wins as % of wins	0.0%	37.9%	-	-	-	30.6%
Close wins^‡	3	8	-	-	-	11
Close wins as % of all wins	42.9%	27.6%	-	-	-	30.6%
Close losses^‡	2	10	-	-	-	12
Close losses as % of all losses	66.7%	47.6%	-	-	-	50.0%
Big losses^†	1	3	-	-	-	4
Big losses as % of all losses	33.3%	14.3%	-	-	-	16.7%

^† 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%	3.4%	-	-	-	2.8%
Losses	-	3	-	-	-	3
Losses as % of all losses	0.0%	14.3%	-	-	-	12.5%
Total	-	4	-	-	-	4
Total as % of all bouts	0.0%	8.0%	-	-	-	6.7%

Events

	2024-2025	2023-2024	2022-2023	2021-2022	Before 2021	All Time
Events	1	7	-	-	-	8
Tournaments	1	6	-	-	-	7

Competition History

TFC August Fence-a-thon

Senior Men's Épée (C2, SNR), August 18, 2024

Place 3 of 27, Seed 11, Not ranked, Rating E24

Bout		Score	Opponent	Seed	Rating	Place	Club	Opponent Strength	Strength	Change	Chance of Victory
Pool	L	4:5	HSU Joshua	3	C24	1	Maximum Fencing Club	1673	1790	33.4	58%
Pool	W	5:2	ZHANG Luqi	26	U	21	Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM)	1329	1757	14.4	76%
Pool	W	5:4	MARTIN Zachary	18	U	24	The Fencing Center	1064	1771	8.0	87%
Pool	W	5:4	YAU Michael	21	U	26	Golden State Fencing Academy	1455	1779	16.4	70%
Pool	L	4:5	SU Samuel	6	C24	10	Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM)	1526	1796	36.0	67%
Pool	W	5:4	YOUNG Quentin	14	E24	15	Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM)	1516	1760	17.8	66%
T32	W	15:9	ZHANG Daniel	19	U	25		1572	1883	44.0	66%
T16	W	15:11	LOUIE Joseph	7	C24	12	Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM)	1881	1927	65.8	53%
T8	W	15:11	ANDERSON Kai	1	A23	5	Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM)	2256	1993	87.5	34%
T4	L	8:15	GUO Woody	10	D24	2	True Focus Sports Academy	1888	2080	74.3	62%

National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals)

Div III Men's Épée (C3, DV3), July 7, 2024

Place 120 of 202, Seed 129, Not ranked, Rating E24

Bout		Score	Opponent	Seed	Rating	Place	Club	Opponent Strength	Strength	Change	Chance of Victory
Pool	W	5:4	MILLSON Daniel	51	D24	118	Richmond Fencing Club	2018	1897	42.5	42%
Pool	W	5:2	WEHMEYER Devin	110	E24	120	Masters Fencing Academy NJ	1593	1940	20.8	71%
Pool	L	3:5	MALLON Jaxson	10	C24	41	Bozeman Fencing Association, LLC	1990	1961	32.6	48%
Pool	L	2:4	WU Johnny y.	70	D24	37	Yang Fencing Club	1854	1928	35.8	55%
Pool	L	3:5	BECK Eli	190	U	89	Presidio Fencing Club	1854	1892	32.1	52%
Pool	L	4:5	WILSON Trevor	171	U	177	High Plains Fencing Guild	984	1860	69.7	92%
T256	W	15:7	WU Eric	137	E24	137	Las Positas Fencing Center	1929	1865	96.3	46%
T128	L	13:15	ZHANG James	150	E23	19	Hooked On Fencing	1984	1961	77.8	49%

National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals)

Div II Men's Épée (B3, DV2), July 5, 2024

Place 83 of 244, Seed 194, Not ranked, Rating E24

Bout		Score	Opponent	Seed	Rating	Place	Club	Opponent Strength	Strength	Change	Chance of Victory
Pool	W	5:3	PAN Anthony	167	D23	90	LEO Fencing Club	1547	1825	32.6	67%
Pool	W	5:3	CARDENAS Lucas	50	C24	15	Alliance Fencing Academy	2101	1858	61.2	35%
Pool	W	5:3	HUFFMASTER Mason	240	U	234	Dunwoody Fencing Club	1634	1919	28.1	67%
Pool	L	4:5	HANNON Owen	23	C24	7	Northwest Fencing Center	2185	1947	29.8	35%
Pool	L	1:5	AYOTTE James	122	D24	70	Cardinal Fencing Academy	1904	1918	40.5	51%
Pool	W	5:0	KOSTUSIAK Evan	96	C23	232	Round Rock Fencing Club, LLC	1459	1877	20.2	75%
T256	W	15:13	MORALES Diego	162	D24	196	Epee Miami Fencing Club	1895	1848	115.7	47%
T128	L	12:15	MALLON Jaxson	70	C24	13	Bozeman Fencing Association, LLC	1957	1964	99.5	50%

Central California Div II & III, Y14, and Veteran Summer National Qualifiers

Div II Men's Épée (E1, DV2), May 5, 2024

Place 1 of 9, Seed 7, Not ranked, Rating U

Bout		Score	Opponent	Seed	Rating	Place	Club	Opponent Strength	Strength	Change	Chance of Victory
Pool	W	5:1	NGUYEN Peyton	2	E23	2	The Fencing Center	1464	1746	36.8	67%
Pool	W	5:3	DILEEP Roshan	3	U	9	Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM)	1393	1783	29.3	73%
Pool	W	4:3	MITCHEM Paolo	6	U	4	Academy Of Fencing Masters (afm)	1051	1812	13.5	88%
T8	W	15:8	DEVINENI Avyang	5	U	8	Academy Of Fencing Masters (afm)	1289	1509	121.7	61%
T4	W	15:11	MITCHEM Paolo	6	U	4	Academy Of Fencing Masters (afm)	1373	1631	101.8	64%
T2	W	15:8	NGUYEN Peyton	2	E23	2	The Fencing Center	1656	1733	115.7	54%

April Fenceathon

Div III Mixed Épée (E1, DV3), April 28, 2024

Place 3 of 13, Seed 8, Not ranked, Rating U

Bout		Score	Opponent	Seed	Rating	Place	Club	Opponent Strength	Strength	Change	Chance of Victory
Pool	W	5:4	NGUYEN Peyton	1	E23	5	The Fencing Center	1449	1937	39.2	77%
Pool	W	5:1	KEJRIWAL Shivam	7	U	13	The Fencing Center	1120	1976	19.4	87%
Pool	W	5:1	TOPPING Axel	13	U	9	Bay Area Fencing Club	1199	1995	20.1	87%
Pool	L	4:5	BAUMAN Colin	6	U	10	Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM)	1133	2015	161.7	92%
Pool	W	5:4	ZHAO Colin	9	U	2	Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM)	1288	1854	26.1	81%
Pool	L	4:5	CHU Theodore	4	U	11	Maximum Fencing Club	992	1880	134.0	91%
T16	W	15:7	KEJRIWAL Shivam	7	U	13	The Fencing Center	2079	1374	259.6	25%
T8	W	15:8	KROTZ Gemma	3	U	8	Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM)
T4	L	11:12	LAURIMAA Emil	2	E23	1	West Berkeley Fencing Club	1999	1634	124.6	31%

February Fenceathon

Div III Mixed Épée (E1, DV3), February 25, 2024

Place 5 of 11, Seed 5, Not ranked, Rating U

Bout		Score	Opponent	Seed	Rating	Place	Club	Opponent Strength	Strength	Change	Chance of Victory
Pool	W	5:4	DILEEP Roshan	11	U	8	Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM)	1492	1775	87.1	66%
Pool	L	3:5	KOERBER Christopher T.	1	D23	3	The Fencing Center	2101	1862	83.3	36%
Pool	W	5:4	MARTIN Zachary	9	U	10	The Fencing Center	856	1779	21.5	91%
Pool	W	5:2	GUO Woody	4	E23	3	True Focus Sports Academy	1500	1801	64.8	68%
Pool	W	5:3	KOUTSOUKOS James	8	U	7	East Bay Fencers Gym	1707	1865	71.4	59%
T8	L	12:15	GUO Woody	4	E23	3	True Focus Sports Academy	1816	1598	224.0	39%

January Fenceathon

Senior Mixed Épée (A1, SNR), January 28, 2024

Place 18 of 23, Seed 17, Not ranked, Rating U

Bout		Score	Opponent	Seed	Rating	Place	Club	Opponent Strength	Strength	Change	Chance of Victory
Pool	L	1:5	KUO Rylan	10	C22	6	Las Positas Fencing Center	2061	1656	182.9	31%
Pool	W	5:4	KOUTSOUKOS James	23	U	15	East Bay Fencers Gym	1682	1473	282.1	39%
Pool	L	0:5	HEDGES Philip S.	1	A24	2	The Fencing Center	3394	1755	7.4	1%
Pool	L	4:5	PRAKASH Hari	8	C23	20	Academy Of Fencing Masters (afm)	1859	1747	158.0	44%
Pool	W	5:3	TRAN Noble	21	U	21	The Fencing Center	1839	1589	185.9	37%
T32	L	14:15	KOUTSOUKOS James	23	U	15	East Bay Fencers Gym	1752	2095	496.7	64%

San Jose NAC Midwinter Warmup

Div I-A Mixed Épée (E1, D1A), December 30, 2023

Place 3 of 6, Seed 6, Not ranked, Rating U

Bout		Score	Opponent	Seed	Rating	Place	Club	Opponent Strength	Strength	Change	Chance of Victory
Pool	W	5:0	KROTZ Gemma	5	U	5	Academy Of Fencing Masters (afm)
Pool	L	3:5	HEPLER Sarah	1	B23	2	East Bay Fencers Gym / San Luis Highlanders Fencing Club
Pool	W	5:2	SIMARD Sherrol A.	4	U	6	The Fencing Center
Pool	L	3:5	SMAY II Joseph E.	2	B23	1	The Fencing Center	2203	2500	670.5	61%
Pool	L	0:2	MARIANI Lou	3	B23	3	The Fencing Center	2460	1829	174.0	23%
T8	W	15:4	KROTZ Gemma	5	U	5	Academy Of Fencing Masters (afm)
T4	L	11:15	SMAY II Joseph E.	2	B23	1	The Fencing Center	2834	2500	405.2	37%