Paul Bongaarts

1977

Win/Loss Statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All Time
Victories 5 - - - 8 13
Losses 3 - - - 16 19
Win Ratio 62.5% - - - 33.3% 40.6%
Pool Victories 4 - - - 7 11
Pool Losses 2 - - - 13 15
Pool Win Ratio 66.7% - - - 35.0% 42.3%
DE Victories 1 - - - 1 2
DE Losses 1 - - - 3 4
DE Win Ratio 50.0% - - - 25.0% 33.3%

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

Scores

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All Time
Easy wins† 4 - - - 4 8
Easy wins as % of wins 80.0% - - - 50.0% 61.5%
Close wins‡ - - - - 1 1
Close wins as % of all wins 0.0% - - - 12.5% 7.7%
Close losses‡ 1 - - - 7 8
Close losses as % of all losses 33.3% - - - 43.8% 42.1%
Big losses† - - - - 2 2
Big losses as % of all losses 0.0% - - - 12.5% 10.5%

† 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

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All Time
Events 1 - - - 3 4
Tournaments 1 - - - 3 4

Competition History

WFA Veteran Saber Tournament

Veteran Mixed Saber (E1, VET), October 26, 2025
Place 3 of 7, Seed 3, Not ranked, Rating E22, Washington Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:1 MEDANICH Frederick 6 U 6 Washington Fencing Academy
Pool V 5:0 BONGAARTS Angie 5 U 5 Washington Fencing Academy
Pool V 5:2 BENNETT Andrew 1 E25 3 Spokane Fencers Unlimited 2158 2047 59.2 45%
Pool D 4:5 DIRSMITH Benjamin 7 U 1 Salle Auriol Seattle / Washington Fencing Academy 2166 2107 60.6 46%
Pool V 5:1 SMITH Larry 4 U 7 Spokane Fencers Unlimited 1709 2046 34.1 67%
Pool D 3:5 DAVISSON Zack 2 E25 2 Salle Auriol Seattle 1123 2080 141.1 93%
T8 V 10:2 MEDANICH Frederick 6 U 6 Washington Fencing Academy
T4 D 7:10 DIRSMITH Benjamin 7 U 1 Salle Auriol Seattle / Washington Fencing Academy 2272 2051 169.3 38%

SAS Saber #3: Y10, Y12, Y14, Junior, Open

Senior Mixed Saber (B1, SNR), February 29, 2020
Place 17 of 24, Seed 10, Not ranked, Rating D18, Washington Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 4:5 SAKHANENKO Nikita A. 2 B17 1 Salle Auriol Seattle 3780 2035 2.9 1%
Pool V 5:1 CARLUCCI Laura A. 23 U 18 Salle Auriol Seattle
Pool V 5:2 REITER Michael L. 15 E18 16 Salle Auriol Seattle 2124 2032 86.5 44%
Pool D 1:5 SAKPAL Raghavi 5 D20 10 Salle Auriol Seattle
Pool D 2:5 SCHULTZ Alex 18 U 20 Salle Auriol Seattle 1769 2119 71.4 66%
T32 D 14:15 REITER Michael L. 15 E18 16 Salle Auriol Seattle 1646 2527 476.4 84%

Seattle International Veteran's Cup

Veteran Men's Saber (E1, VET), February 22, 2020
Place 8 of 10, Seed 4, Not ranked, Rating D18, Washington Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 4:5 LUNDBORG Mark R. 1 A19 1 Washington Fencing Academy 3380 2321 36.3 8%
Pool D 2:5 MOODY Paul J. 7 U 6 Salle Auriol Seattle 2793 2285 79.9 30%
Pool V 5:4 MANSON Mark 10 U 7 PDX Fencing 1902 2205 109.7 66%
Pool V 5:2 BREES Roger 8 U 9 Washington Fencing Academy / Metro Tacoma Fencing Club 2095 2315 106.2 62%
Pool D 2:5 REITER Michael L. 6 E18 5 Salle Auriol Seattle 1905 2421 202.6 77%
Pool D 2:5 ROZGONYI Csaba 5 E19 3 PDX Fencing 2077 2218 117.2 58%
Pool D 4:5 DIRSMITH Benjamin J. 3 D19 3 Salle Auriol Seattle 2257 2101 74.9 41%
Pool D 1:5 GUEBLE Jeffrey R. 2 C19 2 Infinity Fencing Alliance / Washington Fencing Academy 2991 2026 16.0 7%
Pool V 5:1 BRUCE II Ommer E. 9 U 10 The Fencing Center 1256 2010 25.0 87%
T16 V 10:2 BREES Roger 8 U 9 Washington Fencing Academy / Metro Tacoma Fencing Club 2461 2037 530.7 33%
T8 D 7:10 LUNDBORG Mark R. 1 A19 1 Washington Fencing Academy 3948 2567 40.4 5%

Seattle International Veteran's Cup

Veteran Men's Saber (E1, VET), February 23, 2019
Place 6 of 7, Seed 4, Not ranked, Rating D18, Washington Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:0 YAN Peter C. 7 U 3 United Fencers Of Oakland 1713 2500 256.1 76%
Pool D 4:5 REITER Michael L. 5 E18 7 Salle Auriol Seattle 2306 2756 550.8 67%
Pool D 4:5 GUEBLE Jeffrey R. 2 C18 5 Washington Fencing Academy / Infinity Fencing Alliance 2992 2205 123.0 18%
Pool D 2:5 LUNDBORG Mark R. 1 B18 1 Washington Fencing Academy 3415 2082 41.2 6%
Pool D 3:5 LARA Alfred 3 C17 2 Oregon Fencing Alliance 3152 2041 55.0 9%
Pool V 5:3 BREES Roger 6 U 3 Washington Fencing Academy / Metro Tacoma Fencing Club 2503 1986 335.1 27%
T8 D 8:10 BREES Roger 6 U 3 Washington Fencing Academy / Metro Tacoma Fencing Club 2496 2500 463.2 50%