Richie Pihlstrom

2002

Win/Loss Statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All Time
Victories 5 9 9 10 1 34
Losses 3 8 7 1 12 31
Win Ratio 62.5% 52.9% 56.2% 90.9% 7.7% 52.3%
Pool Victories 4 6 8 5 1 24
Pool Losses 2 6 5 1 11 25
Pool Win Ratio 66.7% 50.0% 61.5% 83.3% 8.3% 49.0%
DE Victories 1 3 1 5 - 10
DE Losses 1 2 2 - 1 6
DE Win Ratio 50.0% 60.0% 33.3% 100.0% 0.0% 62.5%

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† 2 7 7 5 - 21
Easy wins as % of wins 40.0% 77.8% 77.8% 50.0% 0.0% 61.8%
Close wins‡ 1 - - 2 - 3
Close wins as % of all wins 20.0% 0.0% 0.0% 20.0% 0.0% 8.8%
Close losses‡ - 3 4 1 - 8
Close losses as % of all losses 0.0% 37.5% 57.1% 100.0% 0.0% 25.8%
Big losses† 1 1 - - 7 9
Big losses as % of all losses 33.3% 12.5% 0.0% 0.0% 58.3% 29.0%

† 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 2 2 1 2 8
Tournaments 1 2 2 1 1 7

Competition History

Capital Czajkowski Cup #1

Senior Mixed Saber (B2, SNR), November 1, 2025
Place 12 of 38, Seed 12, Not ranked, Rating D23, Georgetown University Fencing Club / Center for Blade Arts
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:4 FERRIS Oliver 25 U 30 Capital Fencing Academy 697 1801 3.8 95%
Pool V 5:3 ZHANG Simon 19 U 21 Advance Fencing and Fitness Academy 1473 1805 19.5 71%
Pool V 5:1 RACHAPROLU Divyagnyaan Siddartha 21 U 24 George Mason University Fencing Club 1144 1825 10.1 84%
Pool D 2:5 PATEL Rayn 1 A25 1 Capital Fencing Academy 2382 1835 12.6 19%
Pool D 2:5 PAUL Jimmy 13 E25 9 Capital Fencing Academy 1620 1822 38.0 63%
Pool V 5:0 GREENE Noah 37 U 38 Capital Fencing Academy 701 1784 4.1 94%
T32 V 15:11 ZHANG Simon 19 U 21 Advance Fencing and Fitness Academy 1475 2353 18.9 91%
T16 D 7:15 VALENCIA Jose 7 C25 3 Capital Fencing Academy 2267 2372 92.5 56%

UVA Cavalier Open 2025

Senior Mixed Saber (C2, SNR), February 1, 2025
Place 8 of 28, Seed 7, Not ranked, Rating D23, Georgetown University Fencing Club / Center for Blade Arts
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:1 PAGAN Andrew 10 E23 13 Georgetown University Fencing Club 1991 1780 44.4 37%
Pool V 5:1 WEBB Charlie 27 U 23 University of Virginia Fencing Club 2500 1824 32.1 26%
Pool V 5:1 ZHOU Deborah 18 U 19 Virginia Tech Fencing Club
Pool V 5:1 RATH Ivy 16 U 26
Pool D 4:5 LIAO Siwen 2 C23 3 University of Virginia Fencing Club / Miracle Fencing Club
Pool D 4:5 LIAO Sirui 22 U 7 Miracle Fencing Club 1414 1856 55.0 76%
T32 V 15:3 TRUDEAU Allison 28 U 24 University of Virginia Fencing Club
T16 V 15:11 SEMP Brannon A. 4 D24 10 University of Virginia Fencing Club / Virginia Tech Fencing Club 2306 2294 103.4 49%
T8 D 10:15 PATRICK Timothy M. 3 C22 2 Richmond Fencing Club 2889 2398 44.4 23%

Capital Czajkowski Cup #2

Senior Mixed Saber (A2, SNR), January 25, 2025
Place 16 of 35, Seed 14, Not ranked, Rating D23, Georgetown University Fencing Club / Center for Blade Arts
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:2 JIN Adam 24 U 26 815 1866 5.6 95%
Pool D 4:5 SULLIVAN Anna 34 U 22
Pool D 3:5 RINALDI Savio 16 E24 10 Capital Fencing Academy 1784 1872 45.9 56%
Pool D 3:5 ROBLES Julio C. 4 B24 12 Capital Fencing Academy 2231 1826 21.2 26%
Pool D 0:5 VALENCIA Jose 7 C24 5 Capital Fencing Academy 1957 1805 30.6 40%
Pool V 5:0 MICHALSKI Brandon 28 U 32 Nova Fencing Club 779 1774 5.4 94%
T32 V 15:7 KLEBS Robert 12 D24 17 Royal Fencing Academy / Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 1900 2410 65.2 77%
T16 D 11:15 VALENCIA Jose 7 C24 5 Capital Fencing Academy 2086 2475 180.4 72%

George Mason University Patriot Open 2024

Div III Mixed Saber (D1, DV3), March 23, 2024
Place 22 of 40, Seed 4, Not ranked, Rating D23
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 4:5 MITCHELL Matthew 16 U 14 George Mason University Fencing Club / National Capitol Fencers Club 1912 1984 54.1 54%
Pool D 3:5 CATLETT III Robert 35 U 17 Nova Fencing Club 2271 1930 29.5 30%
Pool V 5:1 MICHALSKI Brandon 32 U 27 Nova Fencing Club 847 1901 6.7 94%
Pool D 2:5 PARCELL Colby 33 U 1 Miracle Fencing Club 1586 1907 67.0 70%
Pool V 5:1 JIN Adam 9 U 39 683 1840 4.7 96%
Pool V 5:1 SMITH ` Tyler M. 22 U 31 Liberty University Fencing Club 1386 1845 21.3 76%
T32 D 14:15 ROSE Colin 37 U 13 Fencing Sports Academy, Inc. 2266 2612 202.9 68%

The Tom Lucente Hangover Classic 2024

Senior Mixed Saber (D1, SNR), January 27, 2024
Place 6 of 16, Seed 3, Not ranked, Rating D23
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:3 PAGAN Andrew 7 E23 5 2181 1941 92.3 36%
Pool V 5:0 SMITH ` Tyler M. 11 U 8 Liberty University Fencing Club 1258 2034 19.5 88%
Pool D 4:5 JACKSON Evan 6 E23 3 College of William & Mary Fencing Club 1804 2053 87.9 65%
Pool D 4:5 BAKER Keith L. 2 C20 11 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 2243 1965 41.7 33%
Pool V 5:0 ZAHAR Preston 15 U 14 Richmond Fencing Club 808 1924 8.8 93%
Pool V 5:2 SU Ji 10 U 13 1673 1932 39.6 66%
Pool V 5:1 CARTER Robert 13 U 10 Richmond Fencing Club 1122 1972 12.1 91%
T16 V 15:8 SU Ji 10 U 13 1864 2868 48.9 91%
T8 D 11:15 LE TAN 4 D23 3 Blacksburg Fencing Club / Ordinary Ostriches Fencers 2427 2917 304.8 74%

George Mason University Patriot Open 2023

Div III Mixed Saber (D1, DV3), March 25, 2023
Place 1 of 28, Seed 2, Not ranked, Rating D22, Center for Blade Arts
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:0 BEAUMONT Peyton 10 U 24
Pool V 5:1 KIM Isaac 19 U 25 1751 1860 66.5 55%
Pool V 5:2 FRECK Erin 15 U 17 Virginia Tech Fencing Club
Pool D 4:5 JENSBY Jason 7 E23 5 Nova Fencing Club 1949 1926 93.2 49%
Pool V 5:4 ROORDA Easton 21 U 14 Nova Fencing Club 1618 1833 57.5 61%
Pool V 5:3 ABU-AJAJ Mohamed 18 U 13 Virginia Tech Fencing Club 1560 1890 51.1 69%
T32 V 15:6 PETERS Ella 24 U 27
T16 V 15:8 TRAYNOR Jake 23 U 12 Virginia Tech Fencing Club 1624 2079 277.3 68%
T8 V 15:11 JENSBY Jason 7 E23 5 Nova Fencing Club 2149 2357 277.5 59%
T4 V 15:6 COLBY Mercer 5 E23 3 Nova Fencing Club
T2 V 15:14 SEMP Brannon A. 1 D23 2 Virginia Tech Fencing Club 2509 2634 234.0 56%

October NAC

Div II Men's Saber (B3, DV2), October 15, 2018
Place 71 of 72, Seed 70, Not ranked, Rating U
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 2:5 VAULES Charles W. 5 C18 24 Rochester Fencing Club 3073 2439 82.4 21%
Pool D 1:5 WUN William 40 D18 34 Manhattan Fencing Center 2856 2356 88.2 26%
Pool D 0:5 QIU Le 27 C17 25 Advance Fencing And Fitness Academy 2464 2268 110.6 40%
Pool D 0:5 DRESSELL Wyatt C. 49 D16 51 University of Detroit Mercy NCAA / Renaissance Fencing Club 1944 2157 137.3 60%
Pool D 0:5 YATES Colum C. 18 C18 38 PDX Fencing 2263 2020 88.6 36%
Pool D 3:5 WINEBURNER J.T. 62 E16 53 Lincoln Square Fencing 2169 1931 71.7 38%
T128 D 5:15 SMITLEY Tyler J. 38 D18 58 2500 2500 420.5 50%

October NAC

Cadet Men's Saber (A3, CDT), October 12, 2018
Place 117 of 128, Seed 116, Not ranked, Rating U
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 2:5 CHAYEVSKY Kirk 14 15 C18 58 Nellya Fencers 2500 2500 420.5 50%
Pool D 3:5 ZHOU Matthew R. 25 27 C18 18 Globus Fencing Academy 3198 2079 125.5 13%
Pool D 0:5 KIM Sean G. 90 D18 20 Oregon Fencing Alliance 3694 1954 33.6 3%
Pool D 2:5 HUANG Ian 101 E18 115 Dynamo Fencing Center Inc. 2102 1920 258.4 43%
Pool V 5:3 BARTOLO Domenic V. 63 C18 94 Mission Fencing Center 3269 1662 826.6 3%
Pool D 0:5 RIVERA Inigo Franco 52 62 D18 27 Peter Westbrook Foundation / Fencers Club Inc. 3478 2488 49.9 10%