Adam Balchan

2008

Illinois Fencing Academy

Win/Loss Statistics

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Victories 5 9 - 1 5 20
Losses 4 5 - 5 1 15
Win Ratio 55.6% 64.3% - 16.7% 83.3% 57.1%
Pool Victories 3 8 - 1 4 16
Pool Losses 3 3 - 4 - 10
Pool Win Ratio 50.0% 72.7% - 20.0% 100.0% 61.5%
DE Victories 2 1 - - 1 4
DE Losses 1 2 - 1 1 5
DE Win Ratio 66.7% 33.3% - 0.0% 50.0% 44.4%

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† 3 5 - 1 1 10
Easy wins as % of wins 60.0% 55.6% - 100.0% 20.0% 50.0%
Close wins‡ - 2 - - - 2
Close wins as % of all wins 0.0% 22.2% - 0.0% 0.0% 10.0%
Close losses‡ 2 4 - - - 6
Close losses as % of all losses 50.0% 80.0% - 0.0% 0.0% 40.0%
Big losses† - 1 - 2 1 4
Big losses as % of all losses 0.0% 20.0% - 40.0% 100.0% 26.7%

† 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.

Events

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Events 1 2 - 1 2 6
Tournaments 1 2 - 1 2 6

Competition History

GLHSFC Championships

Men's Epee (U), January 27, 2024
Place 14, Seed 16, Rank 12, Rating None, Maine West
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:0 WILBERDING Erik 45 58 46 Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep Academy FC
Pool L 2:5 DHAL Leon 2 2 3 University of Chicago Laboratory High School Fencing Club 1894 1992 85.8 56%
Pool W 5:1 BELUE William 28 27 34 H-F High School 1380 1906 30.0 74%
Pool L 4:5 KADAKIA Kamraan 27 25 22 Glenbrook High School 1739 1936 57.8 59%
Pool L 4:5 YANG Zeke 13 10 5 Culver Military Academy 1992 1878 54.3 43%
Pool W 5:2 HOUSHOLDER Nolan 41 40 43 Deerfield-Highland Park
T64 W 15:4 DRISKILL Cameron 46 59 46 Glenbrook High School
T32 W 15:11 GREENE Patrick 12 8 20 Culver Military Academy 1799 1876 202.5 54%
T16 L 9:15 O'DONNELL Benjamin 3 3 2 University of Chicago Laboratory High School Fencing Club 2667 2079 84.9 21%

GLHSFC CHAMPIONSHIPS = Final

Men's Épée (U), January 28, 2023
Place 19, Seed 20, Not ranked, Rating U, Maine West
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:1 WANG Tyler 8 C22 21 New Trier High School 2412 1938 149.9 25%
Pool L 4:5 SOSSONG Taso 36 U 36 Marian Central Fencing Team
Pool W 5:4 GREENE Patrick 7 E22 8 Culver Military Academy 1393 2088 30.4 85%
Pool W 5:2 CLAY Joshua 35 U 43 H-F High School
Pool L 4:5 GROOTHUIS David 22 U 18 Evanston Township High School / Illinois Fencing Academy 1750 2118 126.3 71%
T32 L 7:15 JAMISON Harper 14 D22 16 Evanston Township High School / Illinois Fencing Academy 2263 2108 232.1 43%

Great Lakes Junior Varsity Championship (Men's Events)

E & Under Men's Épée (E1, E), January 21, 2023
Place 19, Seed 38, Not ranked, Rating U, Maine West
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:0 PULTORAK Jack 2 U 26 Evanston Township High School
Pool W 5:1 DRISKILL Cameron 17 U 62 Glenbrook South High School
Pool W 5:2 NEHRING Luke 61 U 52 New Trier High School / 15th Touch Fencing
Pool W 5:0 KOSS Harrison 54 U 10 Brookfield Academy / Ataba Fencing Club 2011 1700 166.4 33%
Pool W 5:4 BELUE William 35 U 27 H-F High School 1731 1866 71.5 56%
Pool L 4:5 GLEN Ethan 20 U 7 Stevenson High School
T64 W 15:7 SERPICO James 15 U 60 Maine West
T32 L 12:15 DESAI Aadi 43 U 15 Deerfield-Highland Park

Windy City SYC and Cadets #6 Reg Open 5/11

Y-12 Men's Épée (U, Y12), June 13, 2021
Place 26, Seed 27, Not ranked, Rating U, Illinois Fencers Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 ESKRIDGE Caleb 14 E21 13 Alliance Fencing Academy 2068 3042 789.3 86%
Pool W 5:0 SHAFFER Tyler 23 U 33 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 1366 2253 74.9 87%
Pool L 0:5 LOISEAU Eliott 4 12 U 1 Escrime Du Lac 2106 2328 279.5 62%
Pool L 2:5 MITEV Alexander 33 U 15 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 1517 2048 284.7 77%
Pool L 2:5 YAO Geoffrey B. 7 16 C21 2 Davis Fencing Academy / Allez Fencing Studio 2322 1763 63.6 21%
T32 L 7:15 GINZBURG Adam 22 U 11 Fencing Center Of Chicago / Epee Miami Fencing Club 2152 2826 717.7 76%

2020 IFC Div 2 & Y12 Tournament--3 Weapons

Y-12 Mixed Épée (U, Y12), March 8, 2020
Place 1, Seed 3, Not ranked, Rating U, Illinois Fencers Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 PATEL Aayan 2 U 2 1730 2921 121.4 86%
Pool W 5:3 BALCHAN Hanna 1 U 3 Illinois Fencers Club
T2 W 15:10 PATEL Aayan 2 U 2 2029 2500 325.8 65%

2019 IFC Open--3 Weapon (Senior, Y12)

Y-12 Mixed Épée (U, Y12), December 1, 2019
Place 2, Seed 2, Not ranked, Rating U, Illinois Fencers Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:1 MALLAVARPU Saanvi 3 U 1 Illinois Fencers Club
Pool W 5:3 PATEL Aayan 1 U 3 2500 2500 420.5 50%
T2 L 7:15 MALLAVARPU Saanvi 3 U 1 Illinois Fencers Club