David Giocolo

1964

Buccaneer Blades Fencing

Win/Loss Statistics

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Victories 6 2 3 - 3 14
Losses 21 17 19 - 35 92
Win Ratio 22.2% 10.5% 13.6% - 7.9% 13.2%
Pool Victories 5 2 2 - 3 12
Pool Losses 17 14 15 - 29 75
Pool Win Ratio 22.7% 12.5% 11.8% - 9.4% 13.8%
DE Victories 1 - 1 - - 2
DE Losses 4 3 4 - 6 17
DE Win Ratio 20.0% 0.0% 20.0% - 0.0% 10.5%

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† 2 1 - - - 3
Easy wins as % of wins 33.3% 50.0% 0.0% - 0.0% 21.4%
Close wins‡ 1 1 1 - 2 5
Close wins as % of all wins 16.7% 50.0% 33.3% - 66.7% 35.7%
Close losses‡ 4 2 2 - 2 10
Close losses as % of all losses 19.0% 11.8% 10.5% - 5.7% 10.9%
Big losses† 7 8 6 - 18 39
Big losses as % of all losses 33.3% 47.1% 31.6% - 51.4% 42.4%

† 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

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Victories - - - - - -
Victories as % of all victories 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% - 0.0% 0.0%
Losses - - 1 - 1 2
Losses as % of all losses 0.0% 0.0% 5.3% - 2.9% 2.2%
Total - - 1 - 1 2
Total as % of all bouts 0.0% 0.0% 4.5% - 2.6% 1.9%

Events

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Events 4 3 4 - 6 17
Tournaments 4 3 4 - 6 17

Competition History

7th Annual Join the Pirate Crew

Senior Mixed Épée (C2, SNR), January 28, 2024
Place 24, Seed 20, Not ranked, Rating U, Buccaneer Blades Fencing
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 SCHONBERG Peter 13 E22 20 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 2158 1167 4.8 6%
Pool L 3:5 VAUGHAN Paul 5 D23 2 Heartland Fencing Academy / Buccaneer Blades Fencing 2976 1162 0.4 < 1%
Pool L 3:5 YANG Kayden 21 U 7 Parkway Fencing Club 1613 1162 15.2 24%
Pool L 4:5 PAULE Luke 4 D23 5 Saint Louis Fencing Club 3299 1146 0.2 < 1%
Pool L 1:5 LAGEMANN Kurt 12 E22 8 1940 1146 7.6 11%
T32 L 4:15 STRASBURG Reed 26 U 11 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 1782 1241 53.6 23%

7th Annual Knights of the Black Flag

Senior Mixed Épée (C1, SNR), October 22, 2023
Place 16, Seed 15, Not ranked, Rating U, Buccaneer Blades Fencing
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 METTE JB 10 U 14 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 1183 1192 32.8 51%
Pool L 1:5 FU Jason 4 D23 6 The Fencers Academy 2183 1225 5.3 6%
Pool L 3:5 SCHONBERG Peter 9 E22 11 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 2348 1219 3.6 4%
Pool L 0:5 VAUGHAN Paul 3 D23 3 Heartland Fencing Academy / Buccaneer Blades Fencing 2890 1216 0.8 1%
Pool L 2:5 OWENS Varrik 16 U 18 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 1031 1215 34.2 60%
Pool L 2:5 STRASBURG Reed 20 U 10 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 1699 1181 13.9 21%
T32 W 15:11 EDWARDS Anthony 19 U 17 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 1504 1112 147.8 33%
T16 L 11:15 STRASBURG Grant 8 E23 2 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 2400 1260 19.1 7%

Tulsa Touche 2023

Senior Mixed Épée (E1, SNR), September 16, 2023
Place 12, Seed 9, Not ranked, Rating U, Buccaneer Blades Fencing
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 STANTON Richard 5 U 3 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 2500 1102 4.8 9%
Pool W 5:3 MURPHY Jonathan 8 U 14 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 2096 1097 47.4 14%
Pool L 4:5 ROSENBERG India 12 U 5 City of Thunder FC
Pool L 2:5 HULSON Owen 13 U 9 Tulsa Fencing Club 2577 1145 3.3 5%
Pool L 1:5 KERNYANSKY Steven G. 1 D20 2 3209 1142 0.8 1%
Pool W 5:4 CHRISTIANSEN Joey 4 U 13 Tulsa Fencing Club 1969 1141 51.1 16%
T16 L 12:15 KERNYANSKY Steven G. 1 D20 2 2500 1135 22.3 10%

7th Annual It's a Pirate's Life for Me!

Senior Mixed Épée (C2, SNR), August 27, 2023
Place 17, Seed 24, Not ranked, Rating U, Buccaneer Blades Fencing
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:1 FU Andrew 21 U 10 The Fencers Academy 1187 1041 40.6 42%
Pool L 1:5 LEE Geongsik (Lee) 7 D23 7 2450 1082 2.2 2%
Pool L 3:5 MILLER Hayden 10 E23 20 Bloomington Fencing Club 1440 1079 23.0 29%
Pool L 3:5 BUCKINGHAM Emma N. 2 C23 3 Buccaneer Blades Fencing
Pool W 5:1 METTE JB 18 U 22 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 1249 1056 46.0 38%
T32 L 12:15 STRASBURG Grant 12 E23 16 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 2423 1153 18.4 5%

4th Annual Don Bone Classic

Veteran Mixed Épée (E1, VET), April 1, 2023
Place 11, Seed 10, Not ranked, Rating U, Buccaneer Blades Fencing
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 STEPHENS Rick W. 3 D22 5 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 1871 1082 11.3 11%
Pool L 4:5 THOMPSON Jeanne M. 6 E22 6 Parkway Fencing Club
Pool L 0:5 METTE JB 7 U 8 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 1338 1071 28.3 35%
Pool L 1:5 SELF Benjamin (B.J.) J. 2 D22 1 Parkway Fencing Club 2878 1043 1.7 2%
T16 L 2:10 THOMPSON Jeanne M. 6 E22 6 Parkway Fencing Club

6th Annual Join the Pirate Crew

Senior Mixed Épée (C2, SNR), February 11, 2023
Place 23, Seed 20, Not ranked, Rating U, Buccaneer Blades Fencing
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 STRASBURG Evan 13 E22 19 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 1962 1153 12.6 11%
Pool W 5:0 BURKHART Miranda 28 U 28 Buccaneer Blades Fencing
Pool L 3:5 ABDEL-TAWAB Raghed 25 U 13 Washington University. St. Louis 1610 1140 23.1 25%
Pool L 4:5 BROWN Lucas 4 C22 12 1431 1117 27.4 33%
Pool L 0:5 FU Jason 11 D22 3 The Fencers Academy 2078 1090 6.9 6%
Pool L 3:5 KULIKOWSKI Adam J. 5 C22 2 Peoria Fencing Academy 2667 1083 0.9 1%
T32 L 11:15 STRASBURG Grant 23 U 11 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 2624 1170 16.6 5%

6th Annual Knights of the Black Flag

Senior Mixed Épée (C2, SNR), December 3, 2022
Place 26, Seed 22, Not ranked, Rating U, Buccaneer Blades Fencing
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 0:5 LYON Cameron 10 E22 9 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 2411 1107 3.9 2%
Pool W 5:4 METTE JB 16 U 24 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 1779 1103 84.8 18%
Pool L 2:5 STRASBURG Grant 24 U 14 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 1471 1188 29.0 37%
Pool L 1:5 JOHNSON Jay 7 D22 6 Heartland Fencing Academy 2374 1159 4.1 3%
Pool L 3:5 LAWLESS Elizabeth 19 U 15 Parkway Fencing Club
Pool L 0:5 CHO Jeremy Y. 2 B22 1 Washington University. St. Louis 2694 1155 2.0 1%
T32 L 9:15 STRASBURG Evan 20 U 8 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 1687 1250 80.1 32%

2022 Show-Me State Games

Mixed Épée (B1), July 23, 2022
Place 16, Seed 15, Not ranked, Rating U, Buccaneer Blades Fencing
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 BAIRD Matthew 4 C21 2 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 1800 1178 22.8 17%
Pool L 2:5 SCHONBERG Peter 10 U 10 2500 1155 8.6 10%
Pool L 2:5 BROWN Lucas 9 U 3 1476 1146 31.9 34%
Pool L 2:5 HART Jackson 3 B21 6 Parkway Fencing Club / Eagle Fencing Academy 2190 1114 6.9 4%
T32 W 15:11 MALISZEWSKI Charlie 17 U 17 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 1446 1071 209.7 34%
T16 L 5:15 BAIRD Matthew 4 C21 2 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 2376 1281 31.3 8%

Landlubbers and Scallywags

Div III Mixed Épée (D1, DV3), February 26, 2022
Place 15, Seed 11, Not ranked, Rating U, Buccaneer Blades Fencing
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 CHRISTIAN John 3 E21 2 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 2304 1248 9.5 5%
Pool L 1:5 SHELLABARGER Stephen 15 U 3 Missouri University of Science and Technology fencing club 1571 1239 34.6 35%
Pool L 0:5 METTE Russell 4 E19 5 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 2460 1204 6.7 4%
Pool L 2:5 LYON Cameron 9 U 9 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 1924 1197 19.8 15%
T16 L 11:15 HOWARD Colton 10 U 1 Springfield Fencing Club 2500 1105 34.0 10%

3rd Annual Don Bone Classic

Veteran Mixed Épée (E1, VET), January 22, 2022
Place 5, Seed 6, Not ranked, Rating U, Buccaneer Blades Fencing
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 GIUSEFFI Francesco 2 C19 3 2771 958 2.4 1%
Pool L 4:5 WRIEDT Nancy 5 U 3 Allez Fencing / Ataba Fencing Club
Pool W 5:3 EDWARDS Anthony 4 U 6 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 1781 956 110.6 18%
Pool L 3:4 DOUGLAS Marsh K. 1 C21 1 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 2272 1066 7.5 3%
Pool W 5:4 MENNE Chris D. 3 D21 2 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 2201 1059 189.5 5%
T8 L 4:10 GIUSEFFI Francesco 2 C19 3 2164 1162 56.4 14%

5th Annual It's a Pirate's Life for Me!

Senior Mixed Épée (B1, SNR), August 21, 2021
Place 14, Seed 11, Not ranked, Rating U, Buccaneer Blades Fencing
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 GREGORY Abram 2 A19 2 The Phoenix Center / Blackstone Valley Fencing Academy 2415 1035 5.3 2%
Pool L 3:5 DOUGLAS Mary K. 5 C18 3 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 2107 1029 14.0 6%
Pool L 3:5 VITTETOE Graham 15 U 9 1368 1015 51.5 32%
Pool L 1:5 CHRISTIAN John R. 8 E21 8 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 2284 964 5.9 2%
T16 L 11:15 RUST Hunter 9 U 5 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 1938 1259 97.4 24%

Daugherty Challenge ROC D1, D2 and RJC

Div II Men's Épée (E1, DV2), October 27, 2019
Place 7, Seed 6, Not ranked, Rating U, Buccaneer Blades Fencing
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 RUST Hunter 5 U 8 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 1137 991 122.8 43%
Pool L 2:5 CHRISTIAN John R. 3 D17 2 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 2067 1114 23.3 9%
Pool L 3:5 GODDARD Hal D. 1 C19 5 2285 1090 11.3 4%
Pool L 2:5 HERZ Alexander S. 4 U 6 Peoria Fencing Academy 1978 1079 24.0 10%
Pool L 3:5 NICHOLS JR Cortez 8 U 3 The Fencers Academy 2123 1055 14.3 5%
Pool L 1:5 CONKLIN Jim 2 C18 1 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 2527 1041 4.1 1%
Pool L 2:5 LEONE Charles D. 7 U 3 Elite Fencing Academy 2679 1037 2.1 1%
T8 L 9:15 CHRISTIAN John R. 3 D17 2 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 1831 1423 164.1 33%

4th Annual Knights of the Black Flag

Senior Mixed Épée (C1, SNR), September 29, 2019
Place 13, Seed 10, Not ranked, Rating U, Buccaneer Blades Fencing
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 4:5 METTE Russell 14 U 8 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 2500 1088 21.8 10%
Pool L 3:5 DOUGLAS Mary K. 4 C18 3 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 1782 1066 49.6 18%
Pool L 1:5 ARMBRUSTER David 3 C18 6 Parkway Fencing Club / Buccaneer Blades Fencing 2429 1016 10.0 3%
Pool L 2:5 GOEWEY Tyler 11 U 3 Eagle Fencing Academy 2368 1006 15.4 6%
T16 L 3:15 STEELE Frank A. 12 U 2 Unattached 2500 1515 91.9 20%

4th Annual It's a Pirate's Life for Me!

Senior Mixed Épée (C1, SNR), August 18, 2019
Place 15, Seed 12, Not ranked, Rating U, Buccaneer Blades Fencing
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 METTE Alexis 14 U 12 Buccaneer Blades Fencing
Pool L 2:5 HART Jackson 1 C19 3 Parkway Fencing Club 2233 1192 31.7 7%
Pool L 2:5 KATZE Andrew 17 U 8 1901 1161 55.5 22%
Pool L 1:5 TAUSER Gregory A. 7 D18 7 Unattached 2385 1105 17.3 5%
Pool L 3:5 HAMILTON Nina M. 6 D18 11 The Fencers Academy
T16 L 5:15 KATZE Chad M. 9 E19 5 2079 1715 199.8 37%

USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge

Vet-50 Men's Épée (A4, V50), July 2, 2019
Place 76, Seed 75, Not ranked, Rating U, Buccaneer Blades Fencing
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 AMRINE JR Terry L. 36 74 B16 45 Royal Arts Fencing Academy 2994 1290 9.2 1%
Pool L 1:5 DAVIS Andrew 31 49 B15 37 East Bay Fencers Gym 2495 1281 28.3 5%
Pool L 1:5 DICKSON Tim 53 92 D17 50 Indianapolis Fencing Club 2381 1252 31.7 6%
Pool L 2:5 KOKENGE Chad 54 D19 40 Medeo Fencing Club 2576 1221 18.0 4%
Pool L 0:5 LOEFFLER Carl E. 9 14 A19 3 LA International Fencing 2884 1203 5.9 1%
Pool L 0:5 HITCHCOCK David 14 20 A19 28 Cardinal Fencing Academy 2960 1197 4.4 1%
T128 L 2:10 POWERS Bill 45 65 C18 53 Tidewater Fencing Club 2174 2079 364.4 46%

2019 Join the Pirate Crew

Senior Mixed Épée (B1, SNR), May 19, 2019
Place 20, Seed 18, Not ranked, Rating U, Buccaneer Blades Fencing
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 METTE Alexis 13 U 21 Buccaneer Blades Fencing
Pool L 2:5 HART Jackson 11 E18 3 Parkway Fencing Club 2245 1659 156.4 24%
Pool L 1:5 BEACH John 2 B18 1 Unattached 2611 1503 55.2 9%
Pool L 1:5 HINTON Douglas C. 7 C15 6 Parkway Fencing Club 3771 1448 3.4 < 1%
Pool L 1:5 ARNDT Joseph 22 U 13 1695 1444 154.4 39%
T32 L 6:15 ARNDT Joseph 22 U 13 2500 2500 420.5 50%

2019 Knights of the Black Flag

Senior Mixed Épée (A1, SNR), March 24, 2019
Place 22, Seed 20, Not ranked, Rating U, Buccaneer Blades Fencing
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 CUTTS Dominique 21 U 18 Buccaneer Blades Fencing
Pool L 0:5 FORD Terrell G. 15 D15 8 Unattached 2332 2500 485.1 55%
Pool L 1:5 ARMBRUSTER David 7 C18 14 Parkway Fencing Club / Buccaneer Blades Fencing 2319 2015 307.7 38%
Pool L 1:5 HINTON Douglas C. 9 C15 9 Parkway Fencing Club 3579 1707 24.8 3%
Pool L 1:5 BROOKS Zachary B. 1 A19 3 Heartland Fencing Academy 3474 1682 23.0 3%
T32 L 6:9 WANG Grace 18 U 12 Parkway Fencing Club