Matthew Smithson

2006

Win/Loss Statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All Time
Victories 7 - - - - 7
Losses 41 - - - - 41
Win Ratio 14.6% - - - - 14.6%
Pool Victories 4 - - - - 4
Pool Losses 34 - - - - 34
Pool Win Ratio 10.5% - - - - 10.5%
DE Victories 3 - - - - 3
DE Losses 7 - - - - 7
DE Win Ratio 30.0% - - - - 30.0%

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† 1 - - - - 1
Easy wins as % of wins 14.3% - - - - 14.3%
Close wins‡ 3 - - - - 3
Close wins as % of all wins 42.9% - - - - 42.9%
Close losses‡ 5 - - - - 5
Close losses as % of all losses 12.2% - - - - 12.2%
Big losses† 19 - - - - 19
Big losses as % of all losses 46.3% - - - - 46.3%

† 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

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All Time
Victories 1 - - - - 1
Victories as % of all victories 14.3% - - - - 14.3%
Losses - - - - - -
Losses as % of all losses 0.0% - - - - 0.0%
Total 1 - - - - 1
Total as % of all bouts 2.1% - - - - 2.1%

Events

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All Time
Events 7 - - - - 7
Tournaments 5 - - - - 5

Competition History

The Tom Lucente Hangover Classic 2026

Div III Mixed Épée (D1, DV3), February 28, 2026
Place 28 of 30, Seed 24, Not ranked, Rating U, Virginia Tech Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 2:5 HAVERSON Civa 16 E24 21 Richmond Fencing Club
Pool D 3:5 PRICE Owen 31 U 6 James Madison University Fencing Club / Tidewater Fencing Club 1388 806 22.4 21%
Pool D 3:5 WU Jiachen 15 E25 24 Fencing Sports Academy, Inc. 1177 784 30.3 27%
Pool D 1:5 CAMPBELL Paul 7 D24 13 James Madison University Fencing Club 1672 753 9.5 7%
Pool D 0:5 DELONG Mike 5 D26 9 Penta Olympic Fencing Club / Nova Fencing Club 1687 744 8.8 7%
T32 D 5:15 MILLSON Daniel 8 D24 1 Richmond Fencing Club 1990 1473 70.8 23%

W&M Conomikes-Gutenberg Memorial Open 2026

Senior Mixed Épée (B2, SNR), February 22, 2026
Place 32 of 34, Seed 28, Not ranked, Rating U, Virginia Tech Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:4 ANDERSON Sr. Danny R. 34 U 33 1736 682 182.3 5%
Pool D 3:5 SIMS Martin L. 25 E23 21 1353 864 30.0 22%
Pool D 3:5 MONTESI Eric 4 B25 9 College of William & Mary Fencing Club / DC Fencers Club 2196 834 3.0 2%
Pool D 0:5 DILDA Griffin 8 C25 5 Apex Fencing Academy / Forge Fencing Teams DUR 1865 831 8.2 5%
Pool D 1:5 OWEN Michael D. 14 C22 3 Richmond Fencing Club 2551 823 1.5 1%
Pool D 3:5 BAYUS Oliver 17 D25 12 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 1587 822 15.7 11%
T64 V 15:13 ANDERSON Sr. Danny R. 34 U 33 1537 1249 243.8 35%
T32 D 4:15 BAGHA Armin 1 A24 2 Penta Olympic Fencing Club / College of William & Mary Fencing Club 2653 1493 20.3 5%

UVA Cavalier Open 2026

Senior Mixed Épée (None, SNR), February 7, 2026
Place 30 of 36, Seed 31, Not ranked, Rating U, Virginia Tech Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:3 FEAGIN Patrick 29 E22 8 College of William & Mary Fencing Club / Candlewood Fencing Center 1640 481 245.9 4%
Pool D 3:5 ALEXANDER Jacksen 5 B25 18 Nova Fencing Club / University of Virginia Fencing Club 1860 727 8.7 4%
Pool D 4:5 GUO Benjamin 8 C26 9 Fencing Sports Academy, Inc. 1463 718 22.4 12%
Pool D 4:5 DELONG Mike 18 D26 28 Penta Olympic Fencing Club / Nova Fencing Club 1711 696 11.2 6%
Pool D 2:5 JHA Rahul 17 C23 23 University Of Maryland Terrapin Fencing 2193 685 2.5 1%
T64 V 13:12 THOMPSON Josh 34 U 35 Cardinal Fencing Academy 970 1070 181.3 55%
T32 D 5:15 CLICK Aiden 1 A25 1 Apex Fencing Academy 3304 1251 1.7 < 1%

James Madison University Open (at Richmond Fencing Club)

Senior Mixed Épée (B2, SNR), December 7, 2025
Place 46 of 49, Seed 42, Not ranked, Rating U, Virginia Tech Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 2:5 CANDELARIA Armando 23 D25 14 Nova Fencing Club 1896 521 6.0 2%
Pool D 2:5 WU Shaochi 19 D25 7 ASER International Fencing Academy 1742 515 9.1 3%
Pool D 2:5 HO Lucas 43 U 32 James Madison University Fencing Club 1613 506 13.9 6%
Pool D 1:5 TANG Justin 33 E24 30 George Mason University Fencing Club 1758 492 7.6 3%
Pool D 2:5 LANG Kurt 10 C25 6 2412 485 1.0 < 1%
Pool D 1:5 YI Nathan 5 B25 1 Virginia Apex Fencing Club 2064 484 2.5 1%
T64 D 6:15 BAYUS Oliver 28 E25 23 Virginia Apex Fencing Club 1688 1224 154.5 28%

James Madison University Open (at Richmond Fencing Club)

Div III Mixed Épée (D1, DV3), December 6, 2025
Place 28 of 44, Seed 39, Not ranked, Rating U, Virginia Tech Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:0 CONNORS Brady 31 U 44 Virginia Tech Fencing Club
Pool D 4:5 GUO Benjamin 4 D25 14 Fencing Sports Academy, Inc. 1335 677 49.9 17%
Pool D 1:5 NANAYAKKARA Damin 12 E25 10 Richmond Fencing Club 1655 627 20.5 7%
Pool D 4:5 KARASICK Andrew 18 E25 18 1388 607 33.6 12%
Pool D 3:5 SWENSON Jason 25 U 34 Salle Green Fencing School 1087 573 51.7 23%
T64 V 15:11 VILLAVICENCIO Fiorella 23 U 37 Richmond Fencing Club
T32 D 4:15 BAYUS Oliver 13 E25 1 Virginia Apex Fencing Club 1469 1659 434.6 59%

The Virginia Tech Open

Senior Mixed Épée (A2, SNR), September 28, 2025
Place 33 of 35, Seed 35, Not ranked, Rating U, Virginia Tech Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 4:5 RAWSON Nicholas 23 E22 15 Virginia Tech Fencing Club 2151 795 14.0 3%
Pool D 0:5 SO Lorenzo 9 C25 7 Penta Olympic Fencing Club / College of William & Mary Fencing Club 2102 781 14.3 3%
Pool D 1:5 SOUTHWORTH Connor 29 U 23 James Madison University Fencing Club 1411 767 62.2 18%
Pool D 0:5 KELLEY Hayden 8 C25 22 Rhode Island Fencing Academy and Club 1832 705 19.6 5%
Pool D 2:5 DIMMETT David C. 3 A23 6 Richmond Fencing Club 2424 685 2.8 1%
Pool D 3:5 BUZINKAI Brennan 18 D24 14 University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club 2280 682 5.2 1%
T64 D 6:15 SEMP Brannon A. 32 U 32 University of Virginia Fencing Club / Blue Ridge Fencing Center 1550 2500 841.4 80%

The Virginia Tech Open

Div III Mixed Épée (D1, DV3), September 27, 2025
Place 37 of 46, Seed 21, Not ranked, Rating U, Virginia Tech Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 0:5 BADLANI Neel 43 U 23 Virginia Tech Fencing Club 1544 2500 995.5 82%
Pool D 2:5 PALPANDIAN Ilanchezhian 40 U 24 George Mason University Fencing Club 1095 1505 435.5 68%
Pool V 5:2 NALLY Madison 22 U 45 University of Virginia Fencing Club
Pool D 0:5 BENUCCI Vincent 7 E25 3 Salle Green Fencing School 1449 1069 148.8 31%
Pool D 1:5 HALE Bradley 8 E25 11 Cardinal Fencing Academy 1282 920 125.0 31%
T64 D 9:15 HALSTEAD Vivian 34 U 16 Liberty University Fencing Club