Michael Blackledge

2000

Cyranos Place

Win/Loss Statistics

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Victories 8 5 14 - 9 36
Losses 6 14 32 - 22 74
Win Ratio 57.1% 26.3% 30.4% - 29.0% 32.7%
Pool Victories 6 4 13 - 6 29
Pool Losses 4 11 26 - 17 58
Pool Win Ratio 60.0% 26.7% 33.3% - 26.1% 33.3%
DE Victories 2 1 1 - 3 7
DE Losses 2 3 6 - 5 16
DE Win Ratio 50.0% 25.0% 14.3% - 37.5% 30.4%

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† 4 3 8 - 1 16
Easy wins as % of wins 50.0% 60.0% 57.1% - 11.1% 44.4%
Close wins‡ 2 1 - - 4 7
Close wins as % of all wins 25.0% 20.0% 0.0% - 44.4% 19.4%
Close losses‡ 1 - 5 - 7 13
Close losses as % of all losses 16.7% 0.0% 15.6% - 31.8% 17.6%
Big losses† 3 9 14 - 11 37
Big losses as % of all losses 50.0% 64.3% 43.8% - 50.0% 50.0%

† 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

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Events 2 3 7 - 5 17
Tournaments 2 3 6 - 3 14

Competition History

Northern Ohio Summer Nationals Qualifiers DIV2/3, Y14, VET

Div II Men's Foil (E1, DV2), April 28, 2024
Place 4, Seed 3, Not ranked, Rating D20, Cleveland Fencing Academy East LLC
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 4:5 LINDOW Connor 2 D23 2 Shaker Heights 1707 1628 18.1 45%
Pool W 5:4 BENARD Cormac 6 U 6 1285 1610 11.9 69%
Pool W 5:4 FREDERICK David R. 4 E24 3 1895 1622 24.8 34%
Pool L 1:5 COPELAND Nigel 1 C24 1 Cyranos Place 1861 1647 14.1 36%
Pool W 5:2 SCOTT Alexander 5 U 7 Western Reserve Academy 1416 1633 12.9 63%
Pool W 5:0 MILLER Maxwell 7 U 5 Cyranos Place 1284 1646 10.6 72%
T8 W 15:5 BENARD Cormac 6 U 6 1875 1763 64.6 44%
T4 L 5:15 LINDOW Connor 2 D23 2 Shaker Heights 1987 1828 53.0 40%

WRA Div 2 and Open WE

Div II Mixed Foil (D1, DV2), November 5, 2023
Place 8, Seed 3, Not ranked, Rating D20, Cleveland Fencing Academy East LLC
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 NOSIK Gabriel 16 U 3 Steel City Fencers Club 1213 1661 33.1 76%
Pool L 2:5 LOWTHER Imogen 8 E22 13 Shaker Heights / Cyranos Place
Pool W 5:3 HEGDE Riya 5 E23 12 Western Reserve Academy
Pool W 5:1 MAHESH Sehar 10 U 6 Western Reserve Academy
T16 W 15:8 GLUCK Trenton 4 E23 9 Cleveland Fencing Academy East LLC 2500 1737 80.0 23%
T8 L 8:15 COPELAND Nigel 1 D23 1 Cyranos Place 2065 1817 53.8 35%

Gene Krebs Memorial Open II at Miami University

Mixed Foil (A1), April 1, 2023
Place 24, Seed 13, Not ranked, Rating D20, Miami University Fencing Club / Salle Du Lion Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 0:5 BIESIADA Jan 12 D22 12 Louisville Fencing Center 1788 1721 20.2 46%
Pool L 0:5 PALMA Matthew Dominic 3 B22 3 Columbus Fencing And Fitness Llc 2492 1701 5.2 10%
Pool L 0:5 DENMAN Matthew L L. 6 B20 16 American Fencing Academy of Dayton 2154 1696 10.4 23%
Pool L 0:5 KEMNITZER John 19 U 14 The Ohio State University Fencing Club / WWP-South 1497 1686 19.9 60%
Pool L 2:5 CHEREDNICHENKO Ihor 24 U 9 Columbus Fencing and Fitness 2602 1666 4.3 10%
T32 L 4:15 DIEPSTRA Jeremy 14 E23 7 Bay Regional Fencing Alliance 2129 1789 52.2 31%

Miami University Love and Honor 3-Weapon Open

Mixed Foil (B1), November 19, 2022
Place 8, Seed 7, Not ranked, Rating D20, Miami University Fencing Club / Queen City Fencers Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:0 JAMES John 20 U 20 Miami University Fencing Club 2500 1659 24.5 21%
Pool L 2:5 WANG Jim 21 U 9 Halberstadt Fencers' Club 1724 1684 19.3 48%
Pool W 5:1 KIM John 18 U 17 The Ohio State University Fencing Club 1498 1664 16.9 60%
Pool W 5:4 DENMAN Matthew L L. 2 B20 7 American Fencing Academy of Dayton 2215 1681 40.2 19%
T16 W 15:7 BOWERS Gregory 11 U 10 American Fencing Academy of Dayton 1681 1738 64.9 53%
T8 L 9:15 CHAN Matthew 1 B22 1 Salle Du Lion Fencing Center / Profencing 2830 1803 14.4 6%

Remenyik ROC and RJCC

Div I-A Men's Foil (A2/B3, D1A), October 1, 2022
Place 59, Seed 44, Not ranked, Rating D20, Miami University Fencing Ohio / Queen City Fencers Club LLC
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 BARCA Bryant 59 U 38 Escrime Du Lac 1877 1694 20.6 38%
Pool W 5:2 HAW Keith F. 39 D22 48 University Of Michigan Fencing Club 1993 1673 37.2 30%
Pool L 0:5 CULLIVAN Justice 2 69 A22 2 Columbus Fencing And Fitness LLC 3072 1710 1.1 1%
Pool L 2:5 RYAN Connor Q. 19 C22 12 RedStar Fencing Club Chicago 2686 1709 3.9 6%
Pool L 2:5 GLOVER George 62 U 55 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club 1393 1705 33.8 69%
Pool L 0:5 MCISAAC Finn 22 C22 25 Renaissance Fencing Club 2102 1672 12.5 24%
T64 L 3:15 FORTUNE Alexander J. 7 B22 9 Grand Rapids Fencing Academy 2703 1757 18.8 8%

USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge

Div II Men's Foil (B3, DV2), July 10, 2022
Place 176, Seed 128, Not ranked, Rating D20, Miami University Fencing Ohio / Queen City Fencers Club LLC
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 4:5 OH Jaden 48 C22 75 Golubitsky Fencing Center 2390 1756 10.2 15%
Pool L 0:5 PETERSON Matthew 163 E22 160 South Denver Fencing Academy 1873 1746 24.3 42%
Pool L 1:5 JAUME Andrei 12 C22 108 Austin Fencers Club 2537 1721 6.4 9%
Pool L 2:5 ELKOUSY Laith H. 70 C21 67 Space City Fencing Academy 2728 1715 3.7 5%
Pool L 2:5 XU Ethan 104 D22 58 Marx Fencing Academy 2024 1711 17.4 30%

USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge

Div III Men's Foil (C3, DV3), July 8, 2022
Place 142, Seed 66, Not ranked, Rating D20, Miami University Fencing Ohio / Queen City Fencers Club LLC
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 0:5 LIM Charles Q. 43 D22 92 Massialas Foundation (M Team) 2240 1890 21.8 29%
Pool L 3:5 KANDAGADLA Rishi 12 D22 130 Orlando Fencing Academy 1929 1869 32.5 46%
Pool L 3:5 EDWARDS Maxon 120 E22 10 Renaissance Fencing Club 1987 1836 27.6 40%
Pool L 4:5 BOUCHARD Kai 174 U 80 Silicon Valley Fencing Center 1770 1809 34.1 53%
Pool W 5:2 WAKEHAM Timothy 147 U 154 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club 1385 1775 17.3 73%
Pool L 3:5 HOLCOMB Cedric 96 E22 77 Vivo Fencing Club 1654 1792 36.0 59%
T256 L 1:15 XU Ethan 40 D22 115 Marx Fencing Academy 1955 1853 95.8 44%

Gene Krebs Memorial Open

Senior Mixed Foil (A2, SNR), April 9, 2022
Place 11, Seed 9, Not ranked, Rating D20, Miami University Fencing Ohio / Queen City Fencers Club LLC
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:0 MCCALLEN Cade 26 U 15 1707 1869 28.7 58%
Pool W 5:1 RYAN Ben 20 U 20 The Ohio State University Fencing Club / Hudson Centers for the Martial Arts 1841 1898 33.0 53%
Pool W 5:2 HUBBARD Aiden 19 U 29 University Of Cincinnati Fencing Club 1107 1931 10.6 87%
Pool L 3:5 MCOWEN Peter D. 2 B17 2 Columbus Fencing And Fitness LLC / Cleveland State Univ. Ncaa 2525 1942 15.7 18%
Pool W 5:1 KIM John 22 U 28 1146 1926 11.0 85%
Pool L 3:5 GNEUHS Sam 12 E20 7 1764 1937 46.5 61%
T32 W 15:6 MEFFORD Mitchell 28 U 21 Miami University Fencing Ohio 2500 1770 124.6 25%
T16 L 8:15 BLAKEMAN Michael J. 8 C18 5 2579 1895 41.9 19%

Arnold Fencing Classic ROC (Div1A, Div 2, Vet), RJCC, and RYC

Div II Men's Foil (C2, DV2), March 11, 2022
Place 38, Seed 26, Not ranked, Rating D20, Miami University Fencing Ohio / Queen City Fencers Club LLC
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:0 FISHER Austin D. 14 C19 43 Purdue Fencing Club-Purdue Univ. 1727 1873 45.1 59%
Pool L 1:5 LUGO Jonathan 47 U 2 Masters Fencing Club 2936 1918 11.3 13%
Pool L 3:5 MADSEN Jr Eric W. 3 C22 33 Valkyrie Fencing Club 2252 1907 31.5 30%
Pool L 0:5 EDWARDS Maxon 30 E22 25 Renaissance Fencing Club 1856 1875 51.2 51%
Pool W 5:3 RAJPAL Alastair 41 U 35 Fencing Center Of Chicago 1949 1824 54.7 42%
Pool L 0:5 ROBINSON Keegan B. 12 C20 9 Royal Arts Fencing Academy 2725 1879 9.7 9%
T64 L 4:15 FORMY DUVAL Christopher 16 D22 16 Tidewater Fencing Club / Miracle Fencing Club 2461 1823 52.8 19%

IFC 2022 Winter Classic

Mixed Foil (B2), February 26, 2022
Place 25, Seed 15, Not ranked, Rating D20, Miami University Fencing Club / Queen City Fencers Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 DENMAN Kirsten S. 13 C18 17 American Fencing Academy Of Dayton
Pool L 4:5 CLAYPOOL Conner 26 U 15 Purdue Fencing Club 2107 1956 37.8 43%
Pool L 4:5 SMITH Erick 5 C22 10 River City Fencing / Indianapolis Fencing Club 2282 1918 35.8 29%
Pool L 2:5 BRIEN Jeremy 16 D19 7 Purdue Fencing Club / Baylor School - Chattanooga 2894 1883 9.4 7%
Pool W 5:0 PETRIKIN Annika 25 U 33 Washington University in St. Louis / Kansas Fencing Academy
T32 L 3:15 BRIEN Jeremy 16 D19 7 Purdue Fencing Club / Baylor School - Chattanooga 2215 1915 91.4 36%

Miami University Love and Honor 3-Weapon Open

Mixed Foil (B2), November 20, 2021
Place 17, Seed 10, Not ranked, Rating D20, Miami University Fencing Ohio
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:0 ARMSTRONG David 28 U 30 Queen City Fencers Club LLC 2500 1779 72.8 25%
Pool L 1:5 ZHAO Sophie L. 2 B21 3 Bluegrass Fencers' Club / Queen City Fencers Club LLC
Pool L 0:5 LITTLE Kevin 19 U 9 Queen City Fencers Club
Pool W 5:1 BISWAS Aneel 20 U 22 1689 1852 51.9 59%
Pool W 5:3 WEATHERINGTON Jude A. 12 E20 15 1733 1904 52.0 60%
T32 L 13:15 AGUILAR Lucas M. 14 E19 16

Remenyik ROC and RJCC

Div I-A Men's Foil (A2, D1A), October 9, 2021
Place 43, Seed 40, Not ranked, Rating D20, Miami University Fencing Ohio
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 0:5 CHENG Nathan 23 C21 7 Fencing Institute Of Texas 2672 1350 8.7 2%
Pool W 5:3 ZHAO Bowen 56 U 54 The Fencers Academy 1533 1341 138.5 39%
Pool L 2:5 MILLER Douglas S. 20 C21 33 RedStar Fencing Club Chicago 2869 1479 6.7 2%
Pool L 2:5 BARCA Bryant 50 U 44 Escrime Du Lac 1778 1473 62.9 33%
Pool W 5:3 DESERANNO Jeidus 2 42 A21 1 Renaissance Fencing Club 3491 1410 388.3 < 1%
Pool L 3:5 QUINONES Diego A. 35 D21 18 Austin Fencers Club 2631 1798 18.6 10%
T64 L 5:15 PORRAS Cristian 34 D21 23 Metro Tacoma Fencing Club / Rain City Fencing Center 2832 1956 41.1 11%

Arnold Fencing Classic 2020

Div II Men's Foil (C1, DV2), March 6, 2020
Place 3, Seed 11, Not ranked, Rating U, Miami University Fencing Ohio
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:0 KILBANE Matthew 18 U 15 American Fencing Academy Of Dayton 2500 1456 221.2 17%
Pool L 4:5 EUH Jason 14 U 10 Culver Military Academy 2638 1677 44.3 17%
Pool L 1:5 LANDIS Geoffrey A. 5 E20 13 On Target Fencing Team / Cyranos Place 1181 1633 227.6 73%
Pool L 0:5 ANGLIN Benjamin S. 8 E19 9 Royal Arts Fencing Academy 2258 1405 33.8 11%
Pool L 4:5 GISLER Benjamin B. 2 C19 3 Rockville Fencing Academy 2381 1371 21.7 7%
T16 W 15:14 ANGLIN Benjamin S. 8 E19 9 Royal Arts Fencing Academy 2272 1399 538.4 16%
T8 W 15:14 GNEUHS Sam 17 U 6 1895 1937 179.3 52%
T4 L 5:15 SZELA Tom J. 7 E19 2 Redstar Fencing Club Chicago 2238 2116 160.7 43%

Turkey Day Slay at NKFA

Senior Mixed Épée (B2, SNR), November 16, 2019
Place 21, Seed 18, Not ranked, Rating D19, Miami University Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 MARTIN Dirk 26 U 27 Louisville Fencing Center / OLDHAM CO. FENCING CLUB 2482 3261 124.7 82%
Pool L 3:5 KLINE R. Jay 7 B19 14 Two Ravens Fencing School 2425 3386 576.1 89%
Pool W 5:4 SINGH Anil 29 U 20 Long Island Fencing Center / North Shore Fencers Club 1710 2810 41.7 89%
Pool L 4:5 KALAPASEV Nenad (Ned) (Ned) S. 4 A18 9 NKY Fencing Academy (NKFA) 2539 2851 232.6 66%
Pool L 2:5 JONES Elijah 15 C19 15 NKY Fencing Academy (NKFA) 2518 2619 159.5 56%
T32 L 13:15 KLINE R. Jay 7 B19 14 Two Ravens Fencing School 2546 1963 228.5 27%

Turkey Day Slay at NKFA

Div II Mixed Épée (C1, DV2), November 16, 2019
Place 6, Seed 4, Not ranked, Rating D19, Miami University Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 LUKES Ollie 17 U 11 NKY Fencing Academy (NKFA) 2544 2500 510.5 48%
Pool W 5:4 KENT Dwain 3 D19 3 Louisville Fencing Center, Inc. 2585 3010 250.5 67%
Pool L 4:5 ARNOLD Nicole 11 U 13 Two Ravens Fencing School
Pool W 5:2 BETTRIDGE Jessica 9 E19 14 Miami University Fencing Ohio
T16 W 15:11 ARNOLD Nicole 11 U 13 Two Ravens Fencing School
T8 L 13:15 JONES Elijah 2 C19 2 NKY Fencing Academy (NKFA) 2199 2500 537.2 60%

Arnold Fencing Classic

Div I-A Men's Foil (A2, D1A), March 3, 2019
Place 35, Seed 36, Not ranked, Rating U, Miami University Fencing Ohio
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 CANNON Caiden 13 B18 5 Columbus Fencing & Fitness 3297 1563 8.1 1%
Pool L 4:5 GU Jeffrey 24 C18 27 Fencing Sports Academy, Inc. 2764 1555 31.5 5%
Pool L 0:5 PITCHER Skylar L. 10 B18 10 Grand Rapids Fencing Academy 2678 1524 32.7 6%
Pool L 1:5 MAHDI Mahdi 26 C18 21 2594 1491 35.3 8%
T64 L 8:15 HARDMAN III Harry C. 31 C17 30 Pittsburgh Fencers Club 2200 1563 164.6 26%

Arnold Fencing Classic

Junior Men's Foil (A2, JNR), March 2, 2019
Place 33, Seed 35, Not ranked, Rating U, Miami University Fencing Ohio
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 RINEHART Conner M. 24 C18 25 Chesapeake Fencing Club 2826 2500 410.3 38%
Pool L 1:5 HAY Gavin 12 B18 10 2979 2090 142.4 16%
Pool L 0:5 ANDERSON David C. 13 B18 22 Culver Military Academy / Fencing Center Of Chicago 2671 1947 142.7 20%
Pool L 1:5 HARDMAN III Harry C. 25 C17 20 Pittsburgh Fencers Club 1919 1805 236.6 45%
Pool L 0:5 BRATTON Jack S. 1 87 A18 1 Fencing Institute of Texas 3485 1568 4.6 1%
T64 L 9:15 UPTON Craig 27 E19 32 Bluegrass Fencers' Club 1491 2500 936.7 82%