Ryan Gaston

1975

Brazosport Fencing / Houston Sword Sports

Win/Loss Statistics

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Victories 42 20 3 - - 65
Losses 27 23 3 - - 53
Win Ratio 60.9% 46.5% 50.0% - - 55.1%
Pool Victories 31 13 2 - - 46
Pool Losses 18 17 2 - - 37
Pool Win Ratio 63.3% 43.3% 50.0% - - 55.4%
DE Victories 11 7 1 - - 19
DE Losses 9 6 1 - - 16
DE Win Ratio 55.0% 53.8% 50.0% - - 54.3%

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† 9 1 - - - 10
Easy wins as % of wins 21.4% 5.0% 0.0% - - 15.4%
Close wins‡ 12 7 - - - 19
Close wins as % of all wins 28.6% 35.0% 0.0% - - 29.2%
Close losses‡ 16 5 2 - - 23
Close losses as % of all losses 59.3% 21.7% 66.7% - - 43.4%
Big losses† 6 5 - - - 11
Big losses as % of all losses 22.2% 21.7% 0.0% - - 20.8%

† 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 - 1 - - - 1
Victories as % of all victories 0.0% 5.0% 0.0% - - 1.5%
Losses - - - - - -
Losses as % of all losses 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% - - 0.0%
Total - 1 - - - 1
Total as % of all bouts 0.0% 2.3% 0.0% - - 0.8%

Events

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Events 9 6 1 - - 16
Tournaments 7 4 1 - - 12

Competition History

HSS Spring Friendlies 2024

Div II Mixed Épée (D1, DV2), May 5, 2024
Place 6, Seed 4, Not ranked, Rating D22, Brazosport Fencing / Houston Sword Sports
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 FRIEHAUF Benjamin 17 U 14 Brazosport Fencing 1834 2073 11.8 65%
Pool L 4:5 VRUBEL Eli 3 D23 3 Brazosport Fencing / Rogue Fencers Guild 2121 2085 15.8 48%
Pool W 5:2 GORMAN Elizabeth (Liz) B. 9 U 12 Houston Sword Sports
Pool W 5:2 LACABEN Queenie 16 U 15 Dragon Heart Fencing
Pool W 5:2 WEATHERSBY Brian 21 U 17 Space City Fencing Academy 984 2069 2.0 95%
Pool W 5:1 SADLER Daniel 18 U 20 Alliance Fencing Academy 1122 2071 2.9 92%
T16 W 15:8 HERRERA Eduardo 20 U 13 Houston Sword Sports 1893 2199 21.0 66%
T8 L 13:15 PARISI Nolan W. 10 U 3 Houston Sword Sports 1997 2220 43.5 64%

Houston Sword Sports Brash Invitational

Senior Mixed Épée (U, SNR), February 10, 2024
Place 11, Seed 8, Not ranked, Rating D22, Brazosport Fencing / Houston Sword Sports
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 SADLER Allen 21 U 18 Alliance Fencing Academy 955 2073 2.3 94%
Pool L 4:5 PEVOTO Matthew 17 U 12 Houston Sword Sports 1933 2076 14.1 56%
Pool W 5:2 KASKAN Peter E. 5 D23 10 Round Rock Fencing Club, LLC 2073 2061 18.0 49%
Pool W 5:4 MAYERICH David 20 U 16 Houston Sword Sports 1626 2079 8.3 74%
Pool L 4:5 ALTINKOPRU Teoman 11 E22 5 Space City Fencing Academy 2459 2088 9.7 28%
Pool L 0:5 FREIMAN Benjamin (Ben) D. 2 B21 1 Woodlands International Fencing Club / Houston Sword Sports 2810 2078 4.9 13%
T16 L 4:15 BADEAUX Nicholas 15 U 6 Fencing Institute of Texas / Invictus Fencing 2500 2216 17.1 39%

Battle in Space City ROC/RJCC

Div I-A Men's Épée (A2, D1A), December 10, 2023
Place 22, Seed 19, Not ranked, Rating D22, Brazosport Fencing / Houston Sword Sports
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 LU Haoyang 26 U 23 Olympian Fencing Club 1448 2126 5.9 87%
Pool L 1:5 GEIGER Devin T. 21 E23 12 New Orleans Fencers Club 2053 2132 19.9 55%
Pool L 1:5 DECKARD Blake B. 4 A21 5 Pegasus Sword Academy Inc. / Alliance Fencing Academy 3005 2112 3.4 7%
Pool L 4:5 SURESH NEERAJ 12 C22 7 Alliance Fencing Academy 2020 2109 20.8 56%
Pool L 2:5 DANIELS Jonah 5 B23 6 Bozeman Fencing Association, LLC 2229 2088 14.9 41%
T32 L 6:15 SURESH NEERAJ 12 C22 7 Alliance Fencing Academy 2093 2262 45.4 61%

Battle in Space City ROC/RJCC

Div II Men's Épée (C2, DV2), December 9, 2023
Place 12, Seed 18, Not ranked, Rating D22, Brazosport Fencing / Houston Sword Sports
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:1 OLSON Joseph 29 E23 30 Olympian Fencing Club 1504 2111 7.5 84%
Pool L 3:5 DECKER Hunter 15 D23 1 Alliance Fencing Academy 1725 2118 32.3 74%
Pool W 5:4 LIN Zizhen 6 D23 8 1691 2086 10.9 74%
Pool W 5:4 BARTON Christian 31 U 36 Round Rock Fencing Club, LLC 1521 2097 7.6 82%
Pool W 5:4 PARK Peter 19 D22 11 Gold Blade Fencing Center 2204 2105 21.7 44%
T32 W 15:14 GREGORY Dean 34 U 26 Alliance Fencing Academy 1845 2285 20.5 74%
T16 L 10:15 EMMERT JP 2 C23 3 Alliance Fencing Academy / Round Rock Fencing Club, LLC 2218 2306 44.0 56%

Gobbler's Revenge After-Thanksgiving Epee

Div II Mixed Épée (D1, DV2), November 25, 2023
Place 3, Seed 5, Not ranked, Rating D22, Brazosport Fencing / Houston Sword Sports
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 FRIEHAUF Benjamin 23 U 12 Brazosport Fencing 2138 2036 23.3 44%
Pool W 5:4 FOGG Anthony (Tony) K. 12 U 11 2911 2060 27.3 17%
Pool W 5:3 VILLAREAL Heather 20 U 22 Houston Sword Sports
Pool W 5:0 FOGG Kathy 13 U 25
Pool W 5:4 PARK Peter 4 D22 7 Gold Blade Fencing Center 2192 2087 23.7 43%
T16 W 15:9 OPIELA Natalie 2 D23 13 Austin Fencers Club / Round Rock Fencing Club, LLC
T8 W 15:8 GOODMAN Benjamin 26 U 6 Dragon Heart Fencing 1758 2348 17.6 80%
T4 L 12:15 VAN VACTER Thomas 17 U 2 Alamo Fencing Academy 1775 2366 80.2 83%

HSS Fall Friendlies 2023

Div II Mixed Épée (D1, DV2), November 4, 2023
Place 2, Seed 4, Not ranked, Rating D22
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 4:5 MAYHEW Clinton (Clint) M. 3 D22 1 2904 2004 4.8 10%
Pool W 5:3 RASMUSSEN Eric 19 U 14 1356 1999 7.9 78%
Pool W 5:2 VRUBEL Nathan 20 U 12 1286 2007 6.5 87%
Pool W 5:2 VILLAREAL Heather 17 U 20 Houston Sword Sports
Pool W 5:1 TOFFELMIRE Audrey E. 9 U 15 International Academy for Fencing Education
Pool W 5:0 LENORMAND Rayan 10 U 10 International Academy for Fencing Education 2391 2014 22.8 32%
T16 W 15:11 RASMUSSEN Eric 19 U 14 2921 2216 56.9 23%
T8 W 15:10 ZAMORA Daniel 7 E23 6 2280 2273 46.0 50%
T4 W 15:12 VRUBEL Eli 8 E22 3 2247 2319 39.8 54%
T2 L 14:15 MAYHEW Clinton (Clint) M. 3 D22 1 3231 2359 11.0 12%

Crescent City Open RJCC/ROC

Div II Men's Épée (C2, DV2), October 21, 2023
Place 23, Seed 11, Not ranked, Rating D22
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 MAI Ryan 25 U 12 University of Georgia Fencing Club 1370 2079 7.7 87%
Pool L 4:5 ZANKOWSKI Brendan 28 U 3 1591 2087 43.9 79%
Pool L 4:5 SCHWARY Irv 14 D21 19 New Orleans Fencers Club / Mobetes 1854 2043 31.1 62%
Pool L 4:5 EMMERT JP 2 C23 9 Alliance Fencing Academy / Round Rock Fencing Club, LLC 2024 2012 23.6 49%
Pool W 5:1 STARR Michael 26 U 35 Abilene Sport Fencing 1735 1988 16.2 66%
T32 L 14:15 LAING Flynt 15 E23 11 Caddo Magnet Fencing Club 1666 2306 89.3 82%

Crescent City Open RJCC/ROC

Veteran Men's Épée (E1, VET), October 21, 2023
Place 7, Seed 6, Not ranked, Rating D22
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 ROACH Hal 14 U 11 912 2187 2.6 97%
Pool W 5:4 HESS Marc F. 4 D23 10 Alliance Fencing Academy 2216 2190 32.1 48%
Pool L 4:5 KASKAN Peter E. 2 D23 6 Round Rock Fencing Club, LLC 2096 2222 34.6 58%
Pool L 2:5 O'CONNOR Ryan (Ryan O'Connor) D. 7 D22 9 2211 2187 27.5 48%
Pool L 2:5 VILLAREAL Quentin 9 E23 3 Houston Sword Sports 2125 2160 29.0 52%
Pool L 4:5 BROWN Paul W. 11 E21 8 New Orleans Fencers Club / Mobetes 1411 2131 51.7 87%
T16 W 10:8 HESS Marc F. 4 D23 10 Alliance Fencing Academy 2268 2333 58.0 54%
T8 L 8:10 PARISI Nolan W. 12 U 2 Houston Sword Sports 1988 2391 85.7 73%

Fete de Lune

Veteran Mixed Épée (D1, VET), September 9, 2023
Place 2, Seed 6, Not ranked, Rating D22, Brazosport Fencing / Houston Sword Sports
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 VILLAREAL Quentin 7 E23 11 Houston Sword Sports 2097 2104 33.5 50%
Pool W 5:2 WEATHERSBY Brian 16 U 16 Space City Fencing Academy 965 2138 3.6 96%
Pool W 5:4 PEI Suyang 10 U 7 Alliance Fencing Academy 2614 2141 33.1 30%
Pool L 4:5 JNO-FINN Davis 1 C22 1 3768 2174 1.5 2%
Pool W 5:2 EBY Robert 12 U 14 VANDERWEGE Academie D'Armes / Texas State University Fencing Club 1669 2173 14.1 76%
T16 W 10:3 VILLAREAL Heather 15 U 15 Houston Sword Sports
T8 W 10:7 PEI Suyang 10 U 7 Alliance Fencing Academy 2837 2188 79.0 25%
T4 W 10:9 HESS Marc F. 4 D23 3 Alliance Fencing Academy 2300 2267 71.9 48%
T2 L 4:10 JNO-FINN Davis 1 C22 1 3730 2339 5.7 4%

HSS Fall Friendlies 2022

Div II Mixed Épée (C2, DV2), November 13, 2022
Place 7, Seed 6, Not ranked, Rating D22, Brazosport Fencing / Houston Sword Sports
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 VRUBEL Eli 25 U 13 Brazosport Fencing / Rogue Fencers Guild 2131 2062 38.3 46%
Pool W 5:2 HAYS Arthur 20 U 22 Galveston Fencing Club 1818 2100 19.9 63%
Pool W 5:3 HOWARD Paolo 12 U 11 Alliance Fencing Academy 1583 2120 15.5 80%
Pool L 4:5 VILLAREAL Quentin 13 U 10 Houston Sword Sports 2206 2136 31.5 46%
Pool L 3:5 WALLER DEL VALLE Alanis 4 D22 16 Alliance Fencing Academy
T32 W 15:12 PARKER David 24 U 23 International Academy for Fencing Education 2500 2069 72.8 34%
T16 W 14:12 VILLAREAL Quentin 13 U 10 Houston Sword Sports 2081 2142 72.4 53%
T8 L 7:15 HENTOSH Pierce 8 E22 2 Olympian Fencing Club 2909 2214 25.9 16%

The 30th Annual Crescent City Open

Div II Men's Épée (C2, DV2), October 15, 2022
Place 3, Seed 15, Not ranked, Rating U, Brazosport Fencing / Houston Sword Sports
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 SCHWARY Irv 5 D21 20 New Orleans Fencers Club / MOBETES 1999 1944 51.6 47%
Pool W 5:4 MAI Ryan 21 U 16 University of Georgia Fencing Club 1546 1996 22.8 76%
Pool W 5:3 PATIN Nicholas 12 U 14 2681 2019 71.4 18%
Pool W 5:3 NICKERSON Edward 22 U 22 University of Georgia Fencing Club 1546 2090 17.6 80%
Pool L 4:5 SEBASTIAN Alexander P. 4 D22 6 Alliance Fencing Academy 2007 2108 46.0 56%
T16 W 15:4 MAI Ryan 21 U 16 University of Georgia Fencing Club 1562 1976 59.5 70%
T8 W 15:9 DAVIS Richard M. 10 E21 5 2063 2036 92.8 49%
T4 L 10:15 RAY William 6 D21 2 Mississippi Fencing Club 2444 2129 59.7 33%

The 30th Annual Crescent City Open

Veteran Men's Épée (E1, VET), October 15, 2022
Place 3, Seed 11, Not ranked, Rating U, Brazosport Fencing / Houston Sword Sports
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 PHILLIPS Wesley Y. 2 C19 2 Texas Fencing Academy 2484 1383 8.7 4%
Pool W 5:2 DAVIS Richard M. 7 E21 12 2268 1374 148.7 9%
Pool W 5:3 O'CONNOR Ryan (Ryan O'Connor) D. 6 D19 11 2486 1523 143.6 7%
Pool W 5:4 GREGORY Dean 12 U 9 Alliance Fencing Academy 2655 1666 140.8 6%
Pool W 5:4 COCHRAN Michael 3 C19 6 2955 1807 137.4 4%
T8 W 10:6 COCHRAN Michael 3 C19 6 2356 1846 202.6 25%
T4 L 7:10 PHILLIPS Wesley Y. 2 C19 2 Texas Fencing Academy 2428 2049 72.5 30%

Duel at Dallas Div1A/2/Vet ROC

Div II Men's Épée (C2, DV2), September 25, 2022
Place 16, Seed 17, Not ranked, Rating U, Brazosport Fencing / Houston Sword Sports
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 REED David 15 U 17 Rain City Fencing Center 1720 1646 94.6 46%
Pool L 3:5 RHEA Eric L. 10 D19 18 Central Iowa Fencing Academy 1914 1551 56.2 29%
Pool L 4:5 DOUGLAS Benjamin 2 C22 10 City of Thunder FC 1963 1495 43.1 24%
Pool L 3:5 STARR Michael 22 U 22 Abilene Sport Fencing 1820 1452 47.5 29%
Pool L 0:5 VAUGHN Matthew (Manny) E. 7 D22 7 2160 1404 21.6 12%
T32 W 15:13 REED David 15 U 17 Rain City Fencing Center 1555 1842 132.6 65%
T16 L 8:15 WIEGAND-SHAHANI Braden M. 1 C22 3 Pegasus Sword Academy Inc. / West Berkeley Fencing Club 2168 1974 128.2 40%

Duel at Dallas Div1A/2/Vet ROC

Veteran Men's Épée (B1, VET), September 24, 2022
Place 18, Seed 16, Not ranked, Rating U, Brazosport Fencing / Houston Sword Sports
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 REAGAN Dustin R. 1 B22 1 3452 1926 12.8 3%
Pool L 2:5 POOLE James M. 7 D22 12 Galveston Fencing Club / Rogue Fencers Guild 2674 1913 49.9 15%
Pool L 2:5 MAHMOUD Hossam 13 E19 14 Fencing Institute Of Texas 2188 1863 91.9 32%
Pool L 4:5 JAMES Lonnie M. 6 D22 3 City of Thunder FC 2450 1771 45.4 17%
Pool L 1:5 ABBONDANZIO David R. 12 E21 6 Pegasus Sword Academy Inc. 1994 1726 79.9 35%
T32 L 7:10 ERTEL Mark C. 18 U 15 Gold Blade Fencing Center 1193 2295 453.0 89%

Fete de Lune

Veteran Mixed Épée (C2, VET), August 13, 2022
Place 16, Seed 20, Not ranked, Rating U, Brazosport Fencing / Houston Sword Sports
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 OVERCASH II James (Coot) C. 28 U 9 VANDERWEGE Academie D'Armes 2374 2316 170.4 47%
Pool W 5:2 CALVERLEY Melanie 21 U 25 Salle Mauro Fencing Academy
Pool L 3:5 PARISI Nolan W. 11 U 14 Houston Sword Sports 1927 2145 220.0 61%
Pool W 5:3 FILIPPOV NEMETH Victoria 9 E19 26 Alliance Fencing Academy
Pool L 0:5 GLASS Timothy C. 1 A20 2 Ataba Fencing Club
T32 W 10:7 GORMAN Elizabeth (Liz) B. 10 E19 17 Houston Sword Sports
T16 L 9:10 POOLE James M. 27 U 3 Galveston Fencing Club / Rogue Fencers Guild 2410 2639 344.5 60%

Houston Sword Sports Brash Invitational

Mixed Épée (U), February 19, 2022
Place 8, Seed 17, Not ranked, Rating U, Brazosport Fencing / Houston Sword Sports
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 4:5 GORMAN Daniel 13 U 11 Houston Sword Sports 2500 2500 420.5 50%
Pool L 4:5 SKOPIK Jr August 2 B19 3 Alliance Fencing Academy / Houston Sword Sports 2474 2079 303.8 34%
Pool W 5:3 POPOVICI Alexander M. 4 D21 10 Alliance Fencing Academy 2163 1776 463.3 32%
Pool W 5:3 WEATHERSBY Brian 10 U 16 Deer Park Fencers Club / Rogue Fencers Guild 1377 2239 77.0 83%
T16 W 15:10 POPOVICI Alexander M. 4 D21 10 Alliance Fencing Academy 2395 2500 477.3 54%
T8 L 11:15 ALTINKOPRU Teoman 6 E21 2 Salle Mauro Fencing Academy 2990 2977 338.0 49%