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Statistics Profile

Michael Winkler

Verified
1985
Gold Blade Fencing Center

Win/loss statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories 29 7 - - - 36
Losses 50 7 - - - 57
Win ratio 36.7% 50.0% - - - 38.7%
Pool victories 24 5 - - - 29
Pool losses 39 5 - - - 44
Pool win ratio 38.1% 50.0% - - - 39.7%
DE victories 5 2 - - - 7
DE losses 11 2 - - - 13
DE win ratio 31.2% 50.0% - - - 35.0%

Seasons start on August 1 and end on July 31.

Scores

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Easy wins† 3 1 - - - 4
Easy wins % 10.3% 14.3% - - - 11.1%
Close wins‡ 15 3 - - - 18
Close wins % 51.7% 42.9% - - - 50.0%
Close losses‡ 14 1 - - - 15
Close losses % 28.0% 14.3% - - - 26.3%
Big losses† 11 4 - - - 15
Big losses % 22.0% 57.1% - - - 26.3%

† Easy victories or big losses are 4+ touches in pools, 7+ in standard DEs, and 5+ in veteran or youth DEs.

‡ Close bouts are 1 touch or fewer in pools, 3 or fewer in standard DEs, and 2 or fewer in veteran or youth DEs.

Bouts with time expired

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories 1 - - - - 1
Victories % 3.4% 0.0% - - - 2.8%
Losses - 1 - - - 1
Losses % 0.0% 14.3% - - - 1.8%
Total 1 1 - - - 2
Total % 1.3% 7.1% - - - 2.2%

Events

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Events 11 2 - - - 13
Tournaments 7 1 - - - 8

Competition history

13 competitions, 93 bouts

Division 1 & Para Championships / April NAC

Veteran Men's Épée A4, VET April 25, 2026

Place 75 of 116 Seed 111 Not ranked Rating U Gold Blade Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 LEE Tobias (Toby) T. 26 - A25 19 Metro Tacoma Fencing Club 2508 1637 3.3 8%
Pool
V 5:4 LIPTON Michael D. 61 - B23 79 East Bay Fencers Gym / Halberstadt Fencers' Club 1767 1634 20.3 41%
Pool
V 5:4 WHEELER Daniel 9 - A26 43 DC Fencers Club 2540 1654 40.1 7%
Pool
V 5:3 TKACH Robert W. 77 - C25 98 Bucks County Academy Of Fencing / Atlantic Fencing Academy 1935 1694 21.9 35%
Pool
D 2:5 COETZEE Frans M. 43 - B26 22 Medeo Fencing Club 2229 1716 7.0 20%
Pool
D 2:5 STAFURIK John (Jack) W. 94 - D24 106 New Mexico Fencing Foundation 1555 1709 19.3 60%
T128
D 8:10 JOYCE David 38 - B26 57 No Fear Fencing / San Diego Fencing Center 2410 1677 17.3 13%

Division 1 & Para Championships / April NAC

Vet-40 Men's Épée A2, V40 April 24, 2026

Place 39 of 42 Seed 40 Not ranked Rating U Gold Blade Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 VALENTINE Shem 34 28 E25 37 Valkyrie Fencing Club 1614 1680 19.4 54%
Pool
D 3:5 FIEDERLEIN Andrew M. 16 18 B24 22 Rogue Fencing Academy / The Phoenix Center 2215 1660 7.1 18%
Pool
D 3:5 OLIVERIUS Joseph W. 9 12 A25 13 Elite Fencing Academy / EFA 2523 1653 3.4 8%
Pool
D 4:5 KMIEC Stephen M. 21 - B26 19 2407 1650 4.5 11%
Pool
D 3:5 HALLMAN Nicholas (Nick) J. 4 4 A26 3 Austin Fencers Club 2692 1645 2.1 4%
Pool
D 4:5 MCGRATH Sean L. 28 43 C25 25 Atlantic Fencing Academy 2248 1643 6.3 16%
T64
D 6:10 MEGGERS Samuel 22 - B24 26 Elite Fencing Academy 1934 1723 46.2 37%

Duel in Dallas Spring RJCC/VET/RPC

Veteran Men's Épée E1, VET April 18, 2026

Place 3 of 8 Seed 6 Not ranked Rating U Gold Blade Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 DANIELL Steven J. 8 - U 7 Fencing Institute Of Texas 1232 1674 9.9 76%
Pool
V 5:4 AJAYI Phil 2 - D23 6 Phoenix Falcons Fencing Club 1717 1684 19.7 48%
Pool
V 5:1 PADDENBURG John 5 - U 5 Round Rock Fencing Club, LLC 1902 1703 17.7 40%
Pool
D 4:5 CHO Hans 4 - U 3 Battle Born Fencing Club 1569 1721 22.6 60%
Pool
D 2:5 SCHIFLETT Jason 3 - E25 2 Rogue Fencers Guild 2034 1699 11.0 30%
Pool
D 4:5 KASKAN Peter E. 1 - D25 1 Round Rock Fencing Club, LLC 1958 1688 12.4 33%
Pool
V 5:1 RYMAN Gary 7 - U 8 Pegasus Sword Academy Inc. 884 1675 4.4 90%
T8
V 10:6 PADDENBURG John 5 - U 5 Round Rock Fencing Club, LLC 2500 1692 69.9 22%
T4
D 8:10 KASKAN Peter E. 1 - D25 1 Round Rock Fencing Club, LLC 2134 1762 38.3 28%

Wang Memorial ROC/RJCC/RYC

Veteran Men's Épée E1, VET March 22, 2026

Place 3 of 10 Seed 6 Not ranked Rating U Gold Blade Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 GERRICK Aaron 3 - E22 8 Gold Blade Fencing Center 1564 1645 18.5 55%
Pool
D 1:5 KASKAN Peter E. 2 - D25 2 Round Rock Fencing Club, LLC 1951 1664 13.5 32%
Pool
D 2:5 SO YEONG Missing ID 10 - U 5 Pegasus Sword Academy Inc. - - - -
Pool
V 5:3 CHANG Frederic 7 - U 3 Fencing Institute Of Texas 1869 1650 23.7 37%
T8
V 10:6 DANIELL Steven J. 8 - U 6 Fencing Institute Of Texas 1025 1706 26.1 82%
T4
D 5:10 KASKAN Peter E. 2 - D25 2 Round Rock Fencing Club, LLC 2134 1732 40.4 27%

Wang Memorial ROC/RJCC/RYC

Div I-A Men's Épée A2, D1A March 21, 2026

Place 34 of 39 Seed 39 Not ranked Rating U Gold Blade Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 HERNDON Liam 14 - B25 3 Pegasus Sword Academy Inc. 1948 1640 14.8 31%
Pool
D 3:5 MICU Constantin 27 - D26 8 Rogue Fencers Guild / Dragon Heart Fencing 1611 1625 23.2 51%
Pool
D 2:5 CORTRIGHT Caedmon 10 - B25 19 Alliance Fencing Academy 2263 1601 7.2 14%
Pool
D 1:5 HURME Tommi K. 3 - A26 5 Olympian Fencing Club 2826 1594 1.5 2%
Pool
V 5:3 LIM Robert 22 - C25 16 Austin Fencers Club / The Fencing Center 2193 1593 40.6 17%
Pool
V 5:3 SMITH Samuel J. 35 - D24 38 1245 1633 11.8 74%
T64
D 13:15 KASKAN Peter E. 32 - D25 31 Round Rock Fencing Club, LLC 2151 1752 45.7 27%

Olympian Holiday Tournament 2025

Mixed Épée A2 December 6, 2025

Place 15 of 25 Seed 19 Not ranked Rating U Gold Blade Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 CHAN Kyle Si Tin 13 - D25 12 Pegasus Sword Academy Inc. 1709 1634 23.3 45%
Pool
V 5:1 SADLER Daniel 22 - U 23 Alliance Fencing Academy 1085 1610 10.8 80%
Pool
D 0:5 THAYER Jake T. 3 - A24 3 Olympian Fencing Club / University of Incarnate Word Fencing NCAA 2786 1621 2.1 3%
Pool
V 5:4 SOOS Whitman 11 - C24 11 Olympian Fencing Club 1865 1619 33.0 34%
Pool
D 4:5 TIEMANN Landen 6 - B25 14 Olympian Fencing Club 2064 1652 12.6 25%
T32
V 15:14 ULRICH Jacob 20 - U 18 Olympian Fencing Club 1123 1739 35.0 80%
T16
D 5:15 KIM Gene 5 - B25 2 Olympian Fencing Club / Penta Olympic Fencing Club 2573 1774 22.4 11%

ROC of Ages RJCC/VET/RPC

Veteran Men's Épée U, VET November 22, 2025

Place 2 of 5 Seed 4 Not ranked Rating U Gold Blade Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 ERTEL Mark C. 2 - U 3 Gold Blade Fencing Center 1327 1602 18.5 67%
Pool
V 5:3 RYMAN Gary 3 - U 5 Pegasus Sword Academy Inc. 1130 1620 12.4 78%
Pool
V 5:4 DANIELL Steven J. 5 - U 3 Fencing Institute Of Texas 981 1632 8.9 85%
Pool
D 2:5 JAMES Lonnie M. 1 - C22 1 City of Thunder FC 2351 1641 7.6 12%
T4
V 10:8 ERTEL Mark C. 2 - U 3 Gold Blade Fencing Center 1407 1736 64.3 67%
T2
D 7:10 JAMES Lonnie M. 1 - C22 1 City of Thunder FC 2121 1801 61.5 32%

Battle in Space City ROC/RJCC

Veteran Men's Épée E1, VET November 2, 2025

Place 6 of 9 Seed 8 Not ranked Rating U Gold Blade Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 ERTEL Mark C. 7 - U 5 Gold Blade Fencing Center 1223 1631 53.3 74%
Pool
V 5:2 GILCRIST R. Sam 5 - U 8 Houston Sword Sports 1056 1577 14.3 78%
Pool
D 2:5 VILLAREAL Quentin 3 - D25 2 Houston Sword Sports / Dragon Heart Fencing 1997 1592 17.4 26%
Pool
D 2:5 PARISI Nolan W. 2 - D25 3 Houston Sword Sports 1946 1574 17.9 27%
Pool
V 5:4 RODRIGUEZ VINCENT 4 - U 7 San Diego Fencing Center 1596 1556 29.2 48%
Pool
D 2:5 MANSKE Niul S. 1 - A22 1 The Fencing Center 2618 1586 3.8 5%
Pool
D 4:5 MAHMOUD Hossam 9 - U 3 Pegasus Sword Academy Inc. 2023 1582 14.8 24%
Pool
V 5:3 SCHERMAN Paul G. 6 - U 9 Dragon Heart Fencing 1756 1567 34.7 38%
T8
D 9:10 PARISI Nolan W. 2 - D25 3 Houston Sword Sports 1988 1833 97.0 41%

Battle in Space City ROC/RJCC

Div I-A Men's Épée A2, D1A November 2, 2025

Place 27 of 42 Seed 36 Not ranked Rating U Gold Blade Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:2 TUMULA Arihaan 27 - D25 24 Pegasus Sword Academy Inc. 1508 1607 36.9 56%
Pool
V 5:4 SAI KOLAPPAN Naren Sankar 41 - U 42 Texas A&M University Fencing 1887 1644 51.6 35%
Pool
D 0:5 CHIN Dylan A. 13 - B24 10 Alliance Fencing Academy 2096 1696 20.9 26%
Pool
D 4:5 KNYSH Oleg 1 3 A25 1 Alliance Fencing Academy 3381 1675 0.4 < 1%
Pool
D 4:5 TIEMANN Landen 12 - B25 8 Olympian Fencing Club 2097 1674 19.4 25%
Pool
D 4:5 PARISI Nolan W. 24 - D25 33 Houston Sword Sports 1929 1655 24.1 33%
T64
V 14:13 DINH Nam 31 - D25 38 Salle De Long Fencers 1798 1704 155.9 45%
T32
D 8:15 LIBSON Tazman 9 - B25 5 Pegasus Sword Academy Inc. 2803 1860 26.4 9%

Battle in Space City ROC/RJCC

Div II Men's Épée C2, DV2 November 1, 2025

Place 29 of 31 Seed 28 Not ranked Rating U Gold Blade Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 CHAN Kyle Si Tin 19 - E25 11 Pegasus Sword Academy Inc. 1622 1803 72.8 61%
Pool
V 5:4 PARKS Pierce 22 - U 27 Alliance Fencing Academy 1632 1731 45.3 56%
Pool
D 3:5 LOBO Mauricio 31 - U 14 1707 1776 52.0 54%
Pool
D 1:5 VILLAREAL Quentin 9 - D25 5 Houston Sword Sports / Dragon Heart Fencing 2023 1724 31.9 32%
Pool
D 4:5 DINH Nam 12 - D25 28 Salle De Long Fencers 1425 1692 62.9 66%
Pool
D 3:5 WOODALL Ian L. 2 - C25 1 Round Rock Fencing Club, LLC / Austin Fencers Club 2076 1629 22.1 24%
T32
D 9:15 VILLAREAL Quentin 9 - D25 5 Houston Sword Sports / Dragon Heart Fencing 2218 1801 97.3 28%

The Crescent City Open ROC/RJCC (FIRE)

Div I-A Men's Épée A2, D1A August 23, 2025

Place 34 of 43 Seed 41 Not ranked Rating U Gold Blade Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 SURESH NEERAJ 25 - C23 18 Alliance Fencing Academy 2006 1608 131.5 27%
Pool
D 2:5 POHL Philip 31 - D25 24 OLYMPIAN Fencing Club 1652 1740 84.5 55%
Pool
D 2:5 ALVIOR Joshua Aethan B. 4 - A23 16 Tampa Fencing & Tennis Academy 2794 1655 7.5 4%
Pool
D 1:5 KRAFFT Douglas 18 - C25 28 Mississippi Fencing Club 2500 1648 15.6 10%
Pool
V 5:4 CLARK Timothy J. 12 - C25 13 2712 1632 171.3 5%
T64
D 11:15 KERTESZ Stefan G. 34 - D24 31 Birmingham Fencing Club 2094 1979 177.4 44%

Wang Memorial ROC/RYC/RJCC

Veteran Men's Épée E1, VET March 30, 2025

Place 6 of 11 Seed 8 Not ranked Rating U Gold Blade Fencing Center / Tidewater Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 VILLAREAL Quentin 3 - D25 3 Houston Sword Sports 2025 1628 70.2 28%
Pool
D 1:5 KASKAN Peter E. 2 - D25 2 Round Rock Fencing Club, LLC 2049 1558 53.9 23%
Pool
V 5:2 DANIELL Steven J. 11 - U 9 Fencing Institute Of Texas 1050 1504 51.8 75%
Pool
V 5:1 RYMAN Gary 10 - U 11 Pegasus Sword Academy Inc. 1167 1556 52.5 71%
T16
V 10:9 RYMAN Gary 10 - U 11 Pegasus Sword Academy Inc. 1599 1968 174.1 66%
T8
D 4:10 ABBONDANZIO David R. 4 - D23 3 Pegasus Sword Academy Inc. 2473 2142 163.7 34%

Wang Memorial ROC/RYC/RJCC

Div II Men's Épée C2, DV2 March 30, 2025

Place 26 of 41 Seed 31 Not ranked Rating U Gold Blade Fencing Center / Tidewater Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 QIAN Irvine 14 - D24 9 Alliance Fencing Academy 1928 2500 803.1 71%
Pool
V 5:4 KUANG Aaron 23 - E24 25 Pegasus Sword Academy Inc. 1754 1697 351.0 47%
Pool
D 3:4 VEERAVALLI Vivek 2 - C25 6 Olympian Fencing Club 1760 2048 327.4 65%
Pool
D 2:5 OLSON Joseph 26 - E23 19 Austin Fencers Club / Olympian Fencing Club 1395 1720 261.0 67%
Pool
V 5:3 LANG Apollo 38 - U 38 University Of North Texas Fencing Club 704 1460 49.6 85%
Pool
V 5:4 SMITH Samuel J. 11 - D24 35 1383 1509 118.8 57%
T64
V 15:11 LI Nathan 28 - U 39 Texas Fencing Academy 1502 2500 202.7 83%
T32
D 5:15 MANGAN Hunter 12 - D24 3 Pegasus Sword Academy Inc. 2020 2703 734.5 77%