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Paulus Faraon

2005
Nova Fencing Club
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Win/loss statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories - - - 18 13 31
Losses - - - 46 27 73
Win ratio - - - 28.1% 32.5% 29.8%
Pool victories - - - 15 11 26
Pool losses - - - 37 22 59
Pool win ratio - - - 28.8% 33.3% 30.6%
DE victories - - - 3 2 5
DE losses - - - 9 5 14
DE win ratio - - - 25.0% 28.6% 26.3%

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† - - - 7 6 13
Easy wins % - - - 38.9% 46.2% 41.9%
Close wins‡ - - - 4 3 7
Close wins % - - - 22.2% 23.1% 22.6%
Close losses‡ - - - 5 2 7
Close losses % - - - 10.9% 7.4% 9.6%
Big losses† - - - 23 16 39
Big losses % - - - 50.0% 59.3% 53.4%

† 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.

Events

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Events - - - 10 6 16
Tournaments - - - 9 6 15

Competition history

16 competitions, 104 bouts

Fairfax Challenge Spring RYC/RJCC/ROC

Div II Men's Saber D1, DV2 April 16, 2023

Place 16 of 22 Seed 20 Not ranked Rating U Nova Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 SU Ji 16 - E19 19 Miracle Fencing Club 1740 1577 20.1 39%
Pool
D 3:5 BERGER Jacob 11 - E23 15 Bergen Fencing Club 1276 1597 21.9 69%
Pool
D 2:5 ETIN Ari 6 - D19 5 Forge Fencing Teams 2277 1576 4.7 12%
Pool
D 0:5 WANG Justin 3 - D22 1 Elite Fencing Academy (GA) 2410 1571 3.3 8%
T32
V 15:9 PARCELL Colby 19 - U 17 Miracle Fencing Club 1492 1535 69.7 52%
T16
D 7:15 WALKE Devin 13 - E23 3 Capital Fencing Academy 2059 1605 36.6 25%

Fairfax Challenge Spring RYC/RJCC/ROC

Junior Men's Saber B2, JNR April 16, 2023

Place 28 of 34 Seed 23 Not ranked Rating U Nova Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 KUSANAGI Soshi 33 - U 23 Sigma Fencing Academy 1642 1596 16.8 47%
Pool
D 3:5 WEINSTEIN Nate 21 - E22 22 Capital Fencing Academy 1789 1579 13.0 36%
Pool
D 1:5 ONG Chinli 26 - U 12 Cobra Fencing Club LLC 1737 1566 13.6 39%
Pool
D 1:5 WOODWARD Connor 1 65 A22 1 Research Triangle Fencing / Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 2775 1553 1.1 2%
Pool
V 5:3 CLARK Keagan 10 - D22 29 Miracle Fencing Club 2081 1552 30.4 19%
Pool
D 3:5 ETIN Ari 12 - D19 17 Forge Fencing Teams 2298 1582 4.7 12%
T32
D 4:15 ZHANG Jeffrey 7 - D23 2 Nellya Fencers 2632 1546 10.3 5%

Premier Challenge ROC/VET/RJCC

Junior Men's Saber A2/B3, JNR April 8, 2023

Place 98 of 100 Seed 84 Not ranked Rating U Nova Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 0:5 DOLAN Charles R. 8 110 C22 8 Zeta Fencing 2476 1646 4.1 9%
Pool
D 1:5 MATTOO Surya 68 - E23 45 Fencers Club Inc. 1937 1642 12.2 31%
Pool
D 1:5 NG Jonathan 54 - D23 47 Durkan Fencing Academy 2184 1630 7.5 18%
Pool
D 2:5 XU Justin 96 - U 49 Bergen Fencing Club 1584 1623 19.2 53%
Pool
D 2:5 ZHOU Miles 40 - C22 17 Delaware Valley Fencers Club-PA 2461 1603 3.6 8%
Pool
D 1:5 KUSHKOV Daniel 23 - B22 52 Dynamo Fencing Center Inc. 2458 1600 3.6 8%
T128
D 7:15 GUFFEY Christopher 7 105 C22 25 Globus Fencing Academy 2477 1563 16.8 8%

George Mason University Patriot Open 2023

Senior Mixed Saber D1, SNR March 26, 2023

Place 9 of 19 Seed 6 Not ranked Rating U Nova Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:2 BENSON Jacob 18 - U 7 Nova Fencing Club 1867 1627 23.4 36%
Pool
V 5:1 WATTS Liam 19 - U 13 1216 1651 9.5 72%
Pool
D 4:5 ABU-AJAJ Mohamed 7 - U 12 Virginia Tech Fencing Club 1512 1660 23.1 59%
Pool
V 5:0 SIMS Martin L. 12 - U 16 Fairfax Fencers LLC 1390 1637 13.5 66%
Pool
D 4:5 PATRICK Timothy M. 1 - C22 1 Richmond Fencing Club 2476 1651 4.2 9%
Pool
V 5:1 ALVARADO Diana 14 - U 8 Fencing Sports Academy, Inc. - - - -
T16
D 5:15 ALVARADO Diana 14 - U 8 Fencing Sports Academy, Inc. - - - -

Cherry Blossom ROC

Div I-A Men's Saber B2, D1A March 18, 2023

Place 47 of 63 Seed 53 Not ranked Rating U Nova Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 SHANKAR Karthik 16 - D23 13 Capital Fencing Academy 1888 1615 31.0 33%
Pool
V 5:4 AMES Kylan 49 - U 58 1853 1646 24.4 38%
Pool
D 1:5 WEBER Mattias A. 21 - D22 41 Manhattan Fencing Center 2337 1671 6.8 14%
Pool
D 1:5 XU Ivan 41 - E22 39 Miracle Fencing Club 1524 1664 25.1 59%
Pool
D 3:5 HOTHA Nikhil 33 - E23 15 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 2096 1639 10.0 23%
Pool
D 3:5 FERRARO Pietro 3 - B22 9 Capital Fencing Academy 2905 1629 1.4 2%
T64
D 10:15 GAUVEY Kieran 40 - E22 14 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation / Tri-Weapon Fencing Club 2177 1599 36.8 19%

Junior Olympics

Junior Men's Saber A4, JNR February 18, 2023

Place 298 of 303 Seed 295 Not ranked Rating U Nova Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 0:5 CHAN Matthew 26 50 A22 22 Advance Fencing And Fitness Academy 2990 1650 1.1 1%
Pool
D 1:5 CHOI Silas 65 108 A22 55 Globus Fencing Academy 2779 1649 2.2 3%
Pool
D 0:5 LAU Justin Y. 155 - C22 101 Stamford Fencing Center, LLC / Allegro Fencing Center 2219 1646 9.2 17%
Pool
D 2:5 XU Andrew 116 - B22 169 PDX Fencing 2641 1637 3.2 5%
Pool
D 3:5 LESUEUR Luke J. 245 - E23 170 Avant Garde Fencers Club, Inc (CA) (AGFC) 2136 1634 10.4 21%
Pool
D 0:5 WONG James T. 207 - D22 249 Phoenix Fencing Academy 2210 1624 8.6 17%

Ryder Cup Memorial RJCC

Junior Men's Saber D1, JNR February 4, 2023

Place 7 of 15 Seed 6 Not ranked Rating U Nova Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 MOL Justin 7 - U 3 Forge Fencing Teams 1887 1647 17.7 35%
Pool
D 2:5 WOODWARD Connor 1 75 A22 2 Research Triangle Fencing / Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 2754 1629 2.3 3%
Pool
V 5:1 CRAIN Bennett 12 - U 11 Forge Fencing Teams 1158 1627 11.6 77%
Pool
V 5:0 BIALIK Noah 13 - U 14 1185 1639 11.1 73%
T16
V 15:7 PARCELL Colby 14 - U 10 Miracle Fencing Club 1304 1548 62.5 62%
T8
D 4:15 CHAVES Matthew J. 2 122 B22 1 Forge Fencing Teams 2733 1610 11.0 4%

Virginia Division 2023 Junior Olympic Qualifiers

Junior Men's Saber U, JNR December 18, 2022

Place 3 of 5 Seed 5 Not ranked Rating U Nova Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 MARKOWITZ Jonathan 4 - U 2 Nova Fencing Club 1755 1660 24.1 44%
Pool
D 3:5 LIN Felix 1 - D22 1 Miracle Fencing Club 1840 1636 20.1 37%
Pool
V 5:2 LEE Thomas 3 - U 4 Nova Fencing Club 996 1616 9.3 84%
Pool
V 5:3 XU Ivan 2 - E22 5 Miracle Fencing Club 1497 1626 21.4 58%
T4
D 13:15 MARKOWITZ Jonathan 4 - U 2 Nova Fencing Club 1675 1648 100.0 48%

NoVA Knights RYC/RJCC

Junior Men's Saber D1, JNR October 2, 2022

Place 16 of 18 Seed 11 Not ranked Rating U Nova Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 DECK Tyson 2 - D22 2 Forge Fencing Teams 1990 1721 22.0 33%
Pool
D 1:5 CLARK Keagan 8 - E22 3 Miracle Fencing Club 2056 1699 18.4 28%
Pool
D 2:5 SHANKAR Karthik 5 - E22 10 Capital Fencing Academy 2025 1680 18.3 29%
Pool
D 2:5 BREUER Daniel 14 - U 11 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 1504 1662 36.0 60%
Pool
V 5:1 WEINSTEIN Nate 15 - U 18 Capital Fencing Academy 1787 1626 34.6 40%
T32
V 15:12 LIN Felix 18 - U 17 Miracle Fencing Club 1926 1532 213.6 29%
T16
D 6:15 CLARK Keagan 8 - E22 3 Miracle Fencing Club 1903 1746 97.9 41%

Fairfax Challenge Fall RYC/RJCC & Y8 (Non-Regional)

Junior Men's Saber B1, JNR September 10, 2022

Place 17 of 22 Seed 16 Not ranked Rating U Nova Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 0:5 DECK Tyson 10 - D22 5 Mid-South Fencers' Club 1932 1689 27.1 35%
Pool
V 5:2 LICHTERMAN Jakub 20 - U 21 Capital Fencing Academy 1757 1662 40.7 44%
Pool
D 3:5 CHIN Matthew W. 1 51 A21 3 DC Fencers Club 2740 1702 4.5 5%
Pool
D 0:5 BUKOWSKI Broghan J. 7 - C22 9 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 2207 1698 15.5 20%
Pool
V 5:4 LIN Felix 22 - U 11 Miracle Fencing Club 1785 1682 38.3 43%
T32
D 11:15 MOL Justin 21 - U 16 Mid-South Fencers' Club 2014 1633 100.7 30%

Fairfax Challenge SYC/RJCC

Junior Men's Saber C2, JNR May 15, 2022

Place 25 of 28 Seed 25 Not ranked Rating U Nova Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 0:5 PASTORE LIU Vince 19 - U 7 Spartak / Las Vegas Fencing Academy 2234 1744 20.7 22%
Pool
D 2:5 GAUVEY Kieran 11 - E22 16 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation / DC Fencers Club 2108 1723 24.1 27%
Pool
D 0:5 HONG Steven 6 - D22 6 Sigma Fencing Academy 2595 1699 7.9 7%
Pool
V 5:1 GRUNDY Patrick 28 - U 28 Academies Of Fencing In Baltimore 1125 1691 16.4 79%
Pool
D 2:5 CHAVES Matthew J. 3 92 D22 9 Mid-South Fencers' Club 2618 1707 7.3 7%
Pool
D 1:5 ZEWDA Kebron 14 - E22 10 National Capital Fencers Club 2456 1700 11.2 14%
T32
D 7:15 PASTORE LIU Vince 19 - U 7 Spartak / Las Vegas Fencing Academy 2571 1680 47.3 11%

Junior Olympic Championships

Cadet Men's Saber A3, CDT February 20, 2022

Place 212 of 219 Seed 215 Not ranked Rating U Nova Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 YUN Jake 23 26 B22 19 PDX Fencing 2840 1831 7.7 5%
Pool
D 1:5 BONIFIELD Arthur G. 87 106 U 78 Avant Garde Fencers Club, Inc (CA) (AGFC) 2618 1823 12.9 10%
Pool
D 0:5 KIM Matthew 106 - C21 62 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club / Atlantic Fencing Academy 2520 1810 15.2 13%
Pool
D 2:5 WONG Ryan 42 49 C21 84 Manhattan Fencing Center 2632 1795 11.0 9%
Pool
D 3:5 JEFFRY Nicholas B. 170 - E21 111 Halberstadt Fencers' Club 2467 1784 15.2 14%
Pool
D 1:5 WU Richard 151 - E22 125 Sigma Fencing Academy 2174 1769 25.2 26%

Richmond Winter RYC/RJCC

Cadet Men's Saber C2, CDT February 12, 2022

Place 18 of 26 Seed 23 Not ranked Rating U Nova Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 LIN Felix 16 - U 13 Miracle Fencing Club 1599 1800 58.8 62%
Pool
D 4:5 DUDNICK Christian 7 - D21 7 Fencing Academy Of Denver 1916 1859 67.2 46%
Pool
V 5:1 MOL Justin 24 - U 14 Mid-South Fencers' Club 1994 1792 78.4 38%
Pool
D 0:5 LEE Aydan J. 2 58 C21 1 Capital Fencing Academy 2589 1870 18.6 13%
Pool
D 1:5 HOTHA Nikhil 9 - E21 9 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 1916 1852 54.4 46%
Pool
V 5:0 KIRCHMAIER Charlie 26 - U 26 Miracle Fencing Club 1453 1797 33.5 70%
T32
D 10:15 SHANKAR Karthik 14 - U 15 Capital Fencing Academy 2291 1783 102.4 27%

Morris Cup RJCC/RYC

Cadet Men's Saber C2, CDT January 15, 2022

Place 24 of 35 Seed 28 Not ranked Rating U Nova Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 LIU Mingyang Ryan 6 - D21 10 Platinum Fencing Academy 2295 2150 120.2 42%
Pool
V 5:2 HO Jacob 15 - U 30 Rochester Fencing Club 1430 2029 51.7 81%
Pool
V 5:1 CASSIDY Mario 29 - U 34 Atlantic Fencing Academy 1302 2081 34.6 86%
Pool
D 2:5 LAUB William 16 - U 15 Zeta Fencing 1453 2116 203.2 84%
Pool
D 4:5 BROU Inkosi 5 - D21 2 Fencers Club Inc. / Cobra Fencing Club LLC 2292 1913 54.2 28%
Pool
D 1:5 FELDMAN Drew 34 - U 12 Delaware Valley Fencers Club-PA 2137 1858 58.1 33%
T32
D 4:15 SAVOY Luca 8 - D20 11 2614 1868 85.0 16%

Santa' Revenge The COVID Year Payback

Div II Mixed Saber E1, DV2 December 19, 2021

Place 2 of 10 Seed 7 Not ranked Rating U Nova Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 D'ORAZIO Sofia V. 2 - E19 7 Nova Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:0 MUSSELMAN Matthew 10 - U 5 Georgia Tech University Yellow Jacket Fencing Club 1587 2029 94.8 72%
Pool
V 5:2 RUIZ Natalie 3 - U 3 University Of Florida Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:0 GILLESPIE Jeremy W. 6 - U 10 Fairfax Fencers / Loudoun International Fencing Club 1051 2124 26.1 93%
T8
V 15:9 D'ORAZIO Sofia V. 2 - E19 7 Nova Fencing Club - - - -
T4
V 15:13 FUHRIG Max 5 - U 3 Nova Fencing Club 1843 2136 284.3 62%
T2
D 9:15 KLEBS Robert 1 - D20 1 Royal Fencing Academy 1613 2421 552.9 82%

Fairfax Challenge Fall RJCC/RYC

Junior Men's Saber C2, JNR October 9, 2021

Place 27 of 31 Seed 27 Not ranked Rating U Nova Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 VAUGHN Jason 17 - E21 28 Sigma Fencing Academy 2272 2500 640.5 59%
Pool
D 0:5 TONG ZACHARY 7 - C19 5 Nellya Fencers 2872 1860 100.1 12%
Pool
D 1:5 LEE Justin 14 - D19 7 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation / Globus Fencing Academy 2522 1759 122.1 18%
Pool
V 5:4 MOOREHEAD Patrick 26 - U 16 DC Fencers Club 2301 1637 463.7 20%
Pool
D 0:5 FENG Leo 4 - C21 2 Miracle Fencing Club / Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 2801 2101 72.2 17%
T32
D 3:15 TONG ZACHARY 7 - C19 5 Nellya Fencers 2958 2500 363.7 33%