Zhiyong Zhao

1975

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Win/Loss Statistics

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Victories - 31 18 21 - 70
Losses - 13 17 27 - 57
Win Ratio - 70.5% 51.4% 43.8% - 55.1%
Pool Victories - 21 14 17 - 52
Pool Losses - 7 12 20 - 39
Pool Win Ratio - 75.0% 53.8% 45.9% - 57.1%
DE Victories - 10 4 4 - 18
DE Losses - 6 5 7 - 18
DE Win Ratio - 62.5% 44.4% 36.4% - 50.0%

Note: Seasons start on August 1st and end on July 31st.

Scores

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Easy wins† - 13 5 7 - 25
Easy wins as % of wins - 41.9% 27.8% 33.3% - 35.7%
Close wins‡ - 4 4 4 - 12
Close wins as % of all wins - 12.9% 22.2% 19.0% - 17.1%
Close losses‡ - 5 2 8 - 15
Close losses as % of all losses - 38.5% 11.8% 29.6% - 26.3%
Big losses† - 4 5 10 - 19
Big losses as % of all losses - 30.8% 29.4% 37.0% - 33.3%

† 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

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Victories - - - - - -
Victories as % of all victories - 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% - 0.0%
Losses - 1 - - - 1
Losses as % of all losses - 7.7% 0.0% 0.0% - 1.8%
Total - 1 - - - 1
Total as % of all bouts - 2.3% 0.0% 0.0% - 0.8%

Events

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Events - 6 5 7 - 18
Tournaments - 5 5 6 - 16

Competition History

National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals)

Vet-40 Men's Foil (A2, V40), July 4, 2024
Place 7 of 34, Seed 2, Rank 2, Rating C24, Bluegrass Fencers' Club / Queen City Fencers Club LLC
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 PHO Eric 19 D24 13 Fencers Club Inc. / Rockland Fencers Club 2125 2172 14.3 53%
Pool L 2:5 JAN Stephen 9 14 B24 2 3052 2186 3.4 10%
Pool W 5:0 CHANDLEE Thomas 32 U 32 1164 2183 2.2 95%
Pool W 5:3 LEE David S. 22 13 E24 28 Bay Area Fencing Club 1675 2185 6.9 80%
Pool W 5:1 WU Geoffrey 29 30 U 21 1717 2192 7.3 78%
Pool W 5:2 MONES jesse 12 22 C23 14 Lotus Fencing Academy 2151 2199 14.5 53%
T32 W 10:5 MCGINTY Eli G. 6 7 E24 26 Southwest Florida Fencing Academy / Bay Area Fencing Club 2057 2349 24.4 67%
T16 W 10:6 BROWN Jason 4 3 C24 10 Ludus Fencing Studio 2336 2374 34.7 52%
T8 L 8:10 MORENO BRIONES Patricio A. 8 17 A24 3 Northwest Fencing Center 3938 2408 1.3 1%

IFC 2024 Summer Classic

Senior Mixed Foil (E1, SNR), June 15, 2024
Place 2 of 9, Seed 2, Not ranked, Rating C24, Bluegrass Fencers' Club / Queen City Fencers Club LLC
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 CORNETT Sawyer R. 3 C23 5 Eastern Kentucky University Fencing Club 3164 2168 24.4 12%
Pool W 5:1 HAAS Zane 7 E24 9 American Fencing Academy Of Dayton 1099 2192 1.7 96%
Pool L 4:5 MARCUS Peter 8 E24 3 Indianapolis Fencing Club 1909 2194 22.3 68%
T8 W 15:11 SMITH Brandon T. 5 C22 7 American Fencing Academy Of Dayton 1880 2308 22.4 74%
T4 W 15:11 BLAKEMAN Michael J. 4 C23 3 2341 2330 41.1 49%
T2 L 3:15 CHAN Matthew 1 B24 1 2767 2371 22.0 27%

Denison-Curn Open

Senior Men's Foil (A2, SNR), June 8, 2024
Place 18 of 27, Seed 12, Not ranked, Rating C24, Bluegrass Fencers' Club / Queen City Fencers Club LLC
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 ABRAMKIN Tim 21 E24 12 Star Fencing Academy 1579 2223 33.5 86%
Pool L 3:4 COPELAND Nigel 9 C24 13 Cyranos Place 1917 2190 23.0 67%
Pool W 5:3 LATTA Zamir 23 U 21 Columbus Fencing And Fitness LLC 917 2167 1.1 98%
Pool L 0:5 NDIAYE Edriss G. 2 A23 1 3544 2168 0.6 1%
Pool W 5:4 BRENTLINGER III Charles 26 U 26 American Fencing Academy of Dayton 631 2167 0.6 99%
T32 L 12:15 BLAKEMAN Michael J. 14 C23 15 2246 2358 50.3 57%

Division 1/Parafencing National Championships + April NAC

Veteran Men's Foil (A2, VET), April 28, 2024
Place 9 of 59, Seed 19, Not ranked, Rating C24, Bluegrass Fencers' Club / Queen City Fencers Club LLC
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:0 CHAO Pierre 55 U 54 1220 2142 3.1 94%
Pool W 5:2 NEWELL Tim 54 U 57 Bayou City Fencing Academy 1299 2146 3.7 92%
Pool W 5:1 WYSZYNSKI Marek B. 1 A24 10 Fencers Club Inc. 3507 2149 56.3 1%
Pool W 5:1 BERKE Daniel (Dan) L. 37 D21 46 Rain City Fencing Center 1718 2206 8.0 79%
Pool L 4:5 GAVILLI Lorenzo 18 C24 3 2803 2214 6.6 18%
Pool W 5:1 OKURA Ethan R. 36 D22 35 2204 2207 16.3 50%
T64 W 10:2 WEMPLE Charles 58 U 59 Bayou City Fencing Academy 814 2339 1.6 99%
T32 W 10:3 MINOTT Nicolas D. 46 E20 31 Valkyrie Fencing Club 2309 2340 39.5 52%
T16 L 6:10 GAVILLI Lorenzo 18 C24 3 2866 2380 21.9 25%

Division 1/Parafencing National Championships + April NAC

Vet-40 Men's Foil (B1, V40), April 27, 2024
Place 3 of 21, Seed 3, Rank 2, Rating C24, Bluegrass Fencers' Club / Queen City Fencers Club LLC
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 TOMASI John 6 7 D23 20 1872 2057 15.0 62%
Pool W 5:4 SUN Glen 19 U 12 SoCAL Fencing Center 2135 2072 18.4 46%
Pool W 5:1 KASKAN Peter E. 14 E23 16 Round Rock Fencing Club, LLC 2320 2090 24.0 36%
Pool W 5:3 GREEN Michael C. 11 C21 6 Brooklyn Bridge Fencing Club 2673 2114 28.4 21%
T16 W 10:8 PASHBY Stephen N. 2 2 B23 15 Forge Fencing Teams 2691 2205 92.8 23%
T8 W 10:2 MCGINTY Eli G. 7 8 E23 8 Southwest Florida Fencing Academy / Bay Area Fencing Club 2280 2298 47.7 51%
T4 L 5:10 PAI Dong-Ying 1 1 A23 2 Twin Cities Fencing Club 3381 2346 6.9 5%

January NAC

Vet-40 Men's Foil (B1, V40), January 7, 2024
Place 3 of 15, Seed 3, Rank 4, Rating C23, Bluegrass Fencers' Club / Queen City Fencers Club LLC
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 RODRIGUEZ VINCENT 9 9 E23 12 San Diego Fencing Center 1404 2027 7.2 85%
Pool L 2:5 GAVILLI Lorenzo 15 U 3 2794 2034 6.0 20%
Pool W 5:2 WU Jingxiao 10 19 E23 14 Rain City Fencing Center 1739 2028 13.2 68%
Pool W 5:3 TOMASI John 4 7 D23 10 1845 2042 15.0 63%
T16 W 10:4 BHATT Jay 8 D22 13 West Berkeley Fencing Club / Halberstadt Fencers' Club 1756 2167 33.7 73%
T8 W 10:6 LI Sheng 13 U 8 Bay Area Fencing Club 1186 2201 10.1 93%
T4 L 4:10 PAI Dong-Ying 1 1 A23 1 Twin Cities Fencing Club 3351 2211 6.2 4%

National Championships & July Challenge (Summer Nationals)

Vet-40 Men's Foil (A2, V40), July 5, 2023
Place 9 of 25, Seed 3, Rank 4, Rating C23, Bluegrass Fencers' Club / Queen City Fencers Club LLC
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 MONES jesse 6 6 E22 7 Lotus Fencing Academy 2066 2034 22.6 48%
Pool L 4:5 LANE Mitchell D. 11 C22 5 Fencing Club Asheville 2666 2056 7.8 17%
Pool W 5:1 HOLCOMB Michael 19 22 U 20 Victoria Fencing Program 1072 2048 3.2 94%
Pool W 5:2 KHER Amol 23 U 22 Bay Area Fencing Club 1174 2052 4.3 92%
Pool L 3:5 WU Jingxiao 14 E23 12 Rain City Fencing Center 1789 2056 28.7 67%
T32 W 10:3 STOY Patrick 25 U 24 Denver Fencing Center 1505 2160 24.0 82%
T16 L 7:10 CHENG Thomas 10 10 B21 8 Stoccata Fencing Academy & Club / Penta Olympic Fencing Club 2998 2184 16.9 12%

Denison-Curn Open

Men's Foil (B1), June 10, 2023
Place 3 of 20, Seed 12, Not ranked, Rating E22, Bluegrass Fencers' Club / Queen City Fencers Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 COPELAND Nigel 7 D23 5 Cyranos Place 1810 2105 34.4 68%
Pool W 5:3 BOWERS Gregory 14 U 18 American Fencing Academy of Dayton 1240 2070 5.5 90%
Pool W 5:0 WILSON Kirk 20 U 20 Corsair Fencing Club 803 2076 1.7 97%
Pool W 5:4 ROOT-THOMPSON Kiah 17 U 13 Profencing 1393 2077 7.5 85%
Pool L 2:5 GNEUHS Sam 6 C22 6 1813 2085 32.0 67%
Pool L 3:5 ALLEN Henry 1 B23 3 Columbus Fencing And Fitness Llc 2170 2053 19.2 42%
T16 W 15:14 DENMAN Matthew L 4 B20 9 American Fencing Academy of Dayton 2319 2007 115.8 32%
T8 W 15:13 COPELAND Nigel 7 D23 5 Cyranos Place 2221 2123 84.7 44%
T4 L 13:15 CHEREDNICHENKO Ihor 8 D23 2 Columbus Fencing & Fitness 2411 2208 47.6 39%

Division 1 Championships/April NAC

Vet-40 Men's Foil (E1, V40), April 21, 2023
Place 3 of 11, Seed 1, Rank 3, Rating E22, Bluegrass Fencers' Club / Queen City Fencers Club LLC
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 TANG Julian 4 8 A20 2 2934 2062 5.4 8%
Pool W 5:3 MONES jesse 8 11 E22 7 Lotus Fencing Academy 2082 2056 27.3 48%
Pool W 5:1 CHANG William 11 U 11 Freehold Fencing Academy 1370 2083 7.7 87%
Pool W 5:3 MCGINTY Eli G. 9 E22 8 Southwest Florida Fencing Academy / Bay Area Fencing Club 2179 2091 27.5 45%
Pool L 3:5 PASHBY Stephen N. 5 15 C22 3 Forge Fencing Teams 2495 2119 14.1 27%
T8 W 10:8 BROWN Jason 6 13 E23 6 Ludus Fencing Studio 2251 1880 138.1 30%
T4 L 3:10 TANG Julian 4 8 A20 2 3150 2018 10.8 4%

Gene Krebs Memorial Open II at Miami University

Mixed Foil (A1), April 1, 2023
Place 17 of 24, Seed 15, Not ranked, Rating E22, Bluegrass Fencers' Club / Queen City Fencers Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 JAMES John 17 U 18 Miami University Fencing Ohio 1076 2120 4.6 94%
Pool L 1:5 CULLIVAN Justice 1 A23 3 Columbus Fencing And Fitness Llc 3276 2124 2.7 3%
Pool L 2:5 GNEUHS Sam 8 C22 11 Salle Du Lion Fencing Center 1823 2122 41.9 69%
Pool L 2:5 SANTOS Carlos 9 C21 6 Grand Rapids Fencing Academy 2102 2080 27.6 49%
Pool W 5:3 RYAN Ben 23 U 21 The Ohio State University Fencing Club / Hudson Centers for the Martial Arts 1403 2052 9.3 84%
T32 L 8:15 DENMAN Matthew L L. 6 B20 16 American Fencing Academy of Dayton 2167 1962 81.7 39%

January NAC

Vet-40 Men's Foil (E1, V40), January 8, 2023
Place 5 of 11, Seed 1, Rank 2, Rating E22, Bluegrass Fencers' Club / Queen City Fencers Club LLC
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 TANG Julian 5 A20 2 2909 2069 7.5 9%
Pool W 5:2 TOMASI John 9 12 E22 9 Rockville Fencing Academy 1687 2062 19.0 73%
Pool W 5:1 QUINTERO Delainy 4 7 U 11 Masters Fencing Club 1689 2081 17.6 73%
Pool L 1:5 PAI Dong-Ying 8 C19 1 Twin Cities Fencing Club 2699 2098 11.8 17%
Pool W 5:3 MCCONVILLE Brendan M. 10 E22 8 Cape Fear Fencing Association / Forge Fencing Teams 2242 2087 33.2 41%
T8 L 7:10 HABALA Peter 2 7 B22 3 RedStar Fencing Club Chicago 3497 1967 5.0 1%

USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge

Vet-40 Men's Foil (D1, V40), July 7, 2022
Place 10 of 15, Seed 2, Rank 2, Rating E22, Bluegrass Fencers' Club / Queen City Fencers Club LLC
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 4:5 BROWN Jason 11 U 6 Ludus Fencing Studio 1708 2062 55.1 71%
Pool W 5:3 TOMASI John 8 E21 8 Rockville Fencing Academy 1767 2007 25.8 65%
Pool W 5:4 GUERRERO Gonzalo 14 U 14 Denver Fencing Center 2095 2033 37.0 46%
Pool L 3:5 HABALA Peter 5 A18 3 RedStar Fencing Club Chicago 3866 2070 0.4 < 1%
T16 L 7:10 RUSANOV Oleg 3 3 E19 7 Royal Fencing Academy 1907 2123 156.2 62%

2nd Annual Queen City Cup

Div III Mixed Foil (D1, DV3), May 1, 2022
Place 3 of 16, Seed 6, Not ranked, Rating E21, Bluegrass Fencers' Club / Queen City Fencers Club LLC
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 MARTIN Maximilian 13 U 15 1748 2231 23.3 76%
Pool L 4:5 MCLANE Katherine 5 E22 1 Queen City Fencers Club LLC
Pool L 2:5 SWITALA Benjamin T. 4 E22 2 Cyranos Place 2572 2254 27.2 34%
Pool L 2:5 FINDLAY Zachary 16 U 10 Columbus Fencing And Fitness LLC 1751 2227 77.7 78%
Pool L 1:5 MCCALLEN Cade 12 U 11 1647 2149 68.7 78%
Pool L 0:5 PINKERTON Joseph H. 1 D21 5 Xavier University Fencing Club / New Trier X-Caliber Fencing Club 2312 2081 29.1 36%
Pool W 5:2 AMES Tucker 9 U 8 Queen City Fencers Club LLC 1285 2051 10.5 88%
T16 W 15:12 SMITH Brandon T. 15 U 9 1388 1906 76.8 72%
T8 W 15:11 COPELAND Nigel 14 U 6 Cyranos Place 1958 1983 140.2 51%
T4 L 6:15 MCLANE Katherine 5 E22 1 Queen City Fencers Club LLC

2nd Annual Queen City Cup

Senior Mixed Foil (A2, SNR), April 30, 2022
Place 19 of 25, Seed 26, Not ranked, Rating E21, Bluegrass Fencers' Club / Queen City Fencers Club LLC
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 0:5 UPTON Craig 6 B21 6 Bluegrass Fencers' Club / Auburn Fencing Club 2483 2416 57.1 46%
Pool L 4:5 PINKERTON Joseph H. 13 D21 15 Xavier University Fencing Club / New Trier X-Caliber Fencing Club 2209 2359 66.6 59%
Pool W 5:0 WESTFALL Iris 22 U 23 Queen City Fencers Club LLC
Pool L 2:5 PALMA Matthew Dominic 4 B22 8 Columbus Fencing And Fitness LLC 2573 2292 36.3 33%
Pool L 4:5 HOWELL Ryan L. 12 C21 1 2699 2256 24.8 28%
T32 L 7:15 DENMAN Matthew L. 7 B20 14 American Fencing Academy Of Dayton 2224 2055 149.2 41%

March NAC

Vet-40 Men's Foil (E1, V40), March 5, 2022
Place 3 of 6, Seed 1, Rank 3, Rating E21, Bluegrass Fencers' Club / Queen City Fencers Club LLC
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 CHANG Eric 3 7 U 5 Golubitsky Fencing Center / Lilov Fencing Academy 1879 2378 34.1 74%
Pool W 5:0 QUINTERO Delainy 6 U 3 Masters Fencing Club 1744 2413 25.0 83%
Pool L 2:5 CHENG Thomas 4 B21 2 Penta Olympic Fencing Club / Orlando Fencing Club 3059 2438 26.1 21%
Pool L 1:5 MORENO BRIONES Patricio A. 5 U 1 Fencing Sports Academy, Inc. 3364 2412 15.1 13%
Pool W 5:3 RUSANOV Oleg 2 3 E19 6 Royal Fencing Academy 1664 2396 19.2 87%
T8 W 10:4 RUSANOV Oleg 2 3 E19 6 Royal Fencing Academy 1756 1893 210.1 57%
T4 L 9:10 CHENG Thomas 4 B21 2 Penta Olympic Fencing Club / Orlando Fencing Club 3122 2103 47.9 11%

IFC 2022 Winter Classic

Mixed Foil (B2), February 26, 2022
Place 22 of 34, Seed 20, Not ranked, Rating E21, Bluegrass Fencers' Club / Queen City Fencers Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 PRIJATEL John R. 34 U 26 Xavier University Fencing Club 2021 2814 41.0 80%
Pool L 1:5 LYUTIKOV Yegor 6 C21 2 River City Fencing 2553 2855 169.6 67%
Pool L 3:5 CHO Jeremy 4 B19 6 Cracovia Fencing School / Washington University in St. Louis 2526 2685 125.1 59%
Pool L 4:5 MILLER Daniel 17 D19 16 Unattached 2030 2560 138.8 77%
Pool W 5:2 BERNWANGER Phillip 31 U 34 Purdue Fencing Club / Plymouth/Ann Arbor Fencing Academy 1337 2421 14.2 92%
Pool L 0:5 WANG Eric J 7 C21 5 Purdue Fencing Club-Purdue Univ. / Birmingham Fencing Club 2679 2436 57.0 36%
T32 L 7:15 PALWAI Suhas 18 E22 11 Fencing Center Of Chicago / Stevenson High School Fencing Team 1803 2499 605.9 78%

January NAC

Vet-40 Men's Foil (E1, V40), January 9, 2022
Place 3 of 6, Seed 3, Not ranked, Rating E21, Bluegrass Fencers' Club / Queen City Fencers Club LLC
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 0:5 ANDERSON Nathan T. 1 1 A21 1 Denver Fencing Center 3305 2438 59.8 13%
Pool W 5:0 MASON Zachary 4 E19 2 Halberstadt Fencers' Club 2995 2378 215.0 26%
Pool W 5:4 ROBINSON Timothy 2 D17 3 Presidio Fencing Club / University Of Calif/Santa Barbara (UCSB) 2514 2593 137.1 54%
Pool W 5:1 CHANG Eric 5 U 6 Golubitsky Fencing Center / Lilov Fencing Academy 2148 2730 61.8 75%
Pool W 5:1 LEE David S. 6 U 5 1721 2792 21.7 94%
T4 L 8:10 MASON Zachary 4 E19 2 Halberstadt Fencers' Club 2921 2832 332.9 47%

Miami University Love and Honor 3-Weapon Open

Mixed Foil (B2), November 20, 2021
Place 11 of 30, Seed 21, Not ranked, Rating U, Bluegrass Fencers' Club / Queen City Fencers Club LLC
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 GNEUHS Sam 13 E20 21 1765 2500 273.3 76%
Pool L 3:5 PINKERTON Joseph H. 8 D21 14 Xavier University Fencing Club / New Trier X-Caliber Fencing Club 2465 2773 518.0 63%
Pool W 5:3 SMITH Brandon T. 27 U 18 1898 2255 183.9 64%
Pool W 5:0 KRAFT Nathan 18 U 26 Miami University Fencing Ohio 1582 2439 85.0 83%
Pool L 4:5 CAO Leon M. 3 B19 2 The Ohio State University Ncaa / Queen City Fencers Club LLC 3270 2524 86.4 17%
T32 W 15:10 BISWAS Aneel 20 U 22 2079 2500 331.8 63%
T16 L 9:15 MAO Rebecca J. 9 D21 7 Bluegrass Fencers' Club / Olde Town Fencing Club