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Benjamin Opferman

2003
Indiana University of PA (IUP) Fencing Club
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Win/loss statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories - 6 14 14 1 35
Losses - 2 12 10 5 29
Win ratio - 75.0% 53.8% 58.3% 16.7% 54.7%
Pool victories - 5 12 9 1 27
Pool losses - 1 10 7 5 23
Pool win ratio - 83.3% 54.5% 56.2% 16.7% 54.0%
DE victories - 1 2 5 - 8
DE losses - 1 2 3 - 6
DE win ratio - 50.0% 50.0% 62.5% - 57.1%

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† - 1 6 5 - 12
Easy wins % - 16.7% 42.9% 35.7% 0.0% 34.3%
Close wins‡ - 3 3 5 1 12
Close wins % - 50.0% 21.4% 35.7% 100.0% 34.3%
Close losses‡ - - 2 3 - 5
Close losses % - 0.0% 16.7% 30.0% 0.0% 17.2%
Big losses† - - 3 5 2 10
Big losses % - 0.0% 25.0% 50.0% 40.0% 34.5%

† 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.

Bouts with time expired

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories - 1 - - - 1
Victories % - 16.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.9%
Losses - - 1 - - 1
Losses % - 0.0% 8.3% 0.0% 0.0% 3.4%
Total - 1 1 - - 2
Total % - 12.5% 3.8% 0.0% 0.0% 3.1%

Events

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Events - 1 3 3 1 8
Tournaments - 1 3 2 1 7

Competition history

8 competitions, 64 bouts

PFC Winter Invitational

Senior Mixed Épée E1, SNR December 15, 2024

Place 3 of 7 Seed 1 Not ranked Rating E24 Indiana University Of Pa (IUP) Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:0 YANG Victoria 4 - U 6 - - - -
Pool
D 3:5 SEABLOOM Jack 5 - U 2 Royal Arts Fencing Academy 1265 2089 92.6 90%
Pool
V 5:4 STAMENOV Adele 7 - U 7 Bethel Park Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
V 4:3 SI Anderson 6 - U 1 Tiger Fencing Club 1193 1996 9.6 90%
Pool
V 5:4 FRIEDMAN Benjamin 2 - U 5 Pittsburgh Fencers' Club 1188 2006 10.4 85%
Pool
V 5:3 FRIEDMAN Andres 3 - U 3 Pittsburgh Fencers' Club 1647 2016 21.9 72%
T8
V 15:9 STAMENOV Adele 7 - U 7 Bethel Park Fencing Club - - - -
T4
D 9:15 SEABLOOM Jack 5 - U 2 Royal Arts Fencing Academy 1634 2457 254.7 87%

For the Love of Fencing

Div III Mixed Épée E1, DV3 February 11, 2024

Place 1 of 6 Seed 6 Not ranked Rating U Indiana University Of Pa (IUP) Fencing Club / Bethel Park Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:0 DESOUSA Carolina Missing ID 2 - U 3 Corsair Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:3 FRIEDMAN Andres 4 - U 3 Pittsburgh Fencers Club 1593 2066 20.0 70%
Pool
V 5:1 FERGUSON Daniel 7 - U 6 Pittsburgh Fencers Club 1677 2086 22.9 71%
Pool
V 5:2 HAO Xueer (Sherry) 5 - U 5 Carnegie Mellon University FC - - - -
Pool
D 1:5 TARCHICHI Robby 1 - E24 2 Pittsburgh Fencers' Club 2592 2109 20.1 25%
T4
V 15:7 FRIEDMAN Andres 4 - U 3 Pittsburgh Fencers Club 2500 2252 117.4 41%
T2
V 15:13 TARCHICHI Robby 1 - E24 2 Pittsburgh Fencers' Club 2200 2369 87.6 57%

Luau Open

Senior Mixed Épée C1, SNR January 28, 2024

Place 13 of 15 Seed 8 Not ranked Rating U Indiana University of PA (IUP) Fencing Club / Bethel Park Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 MARTHENS Adam 3 - C23 5 Corsair Fencing Club 2591 2224 31.6 30%
Pool
D 4:5 KENYON Benjamin 2 - B23 3 Ligonier Fencing Club 2472 2192 35.4 33%
Pool
D 2:5 PESTO Keith 7 - E22 3 Ligonier Fencing Club 2661 2157 21.7 28%
Pool
D 3:4 TARCHICHI Robby 14 - U 7 Pittsburgh Fencers Club 3225 2135 9.1 11%
Pool
V 5:0 ECKENROAD Olivia 11 - U 15 Ligonier Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 1:5 JOBE Connor 6 - E23 8 On Target Fencing Team / Unattached 1950 2126 59.8 61%
T16
D 11:15 OPFERMAN Michael 4 - D23 6 Bethel Park Fencing Club 2478 2404 152.4 46%

IUP Shark Tank Division II (C and Under) Foil and Epee Competition

Div II Mixed Épée D1, DV2 November 4, 2023

Place 10 of 19 Seed 18 Not ranked Rating U Indiana University of PA (IUP) Fencing Club / Bethel Park Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 ABDELGAWAD Abdelrahman 2 - D23 1 Penn State University Fencing Club / Brooklyn Bridge Fencing Club 2474 2302 62.5 40%
Pool
V 5:2 KING Emily 5 - E23 11 Tiger Fencing Club / Peters Township Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 3:5 STULAK Brendan 8 - U 7 Penn State University Fencing Club 2921 2240 24.8 24%
Pool
V 5:0 CRAIG Alex 14 - U 18 Indiana University of PA (IUP) Fencing Club 2079 2215 41.9 56%
Pool
D 3:5 COYLE Emma 19 - U 14 Penn State University Fencing Club / Bucks County Academy of Fencing-WEST - - - -
Pool
V 5:1 MAZON Kayleigh 9 - U 19 Indiana University of PA (IUP) Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:4 BUTLER Kenny 11 - U 15 Penn State University Fencing Club 1579 2257 23.5 83%
Pool
V 5:4 BROWN Alex 13 - U 8 Tiger Fencing Club / Peters Township Fencing Club 1931 2281 39.4 70%
Pool
D 2:5 BELL Leo 16 - U 9 Williamsport Fencing Club / Penn State University Fencing Club 1498 2320 111.3 87%
Pool
V 5:3 GIAMPETRO Nicholas 17 - U 13 Penn State University Fencing Club 1250 2209 10.6 92%
Pool
V 5:2 CRAIG Alex 14 - U 18 Indiana University of PA (IUP) Fencing Club 883 2219 4.6 97%
T16
D 4:15 RAKOTOZAFY Adrian 3 - D23 3 Tiger Fencing Club 2147 2713 309.0 75%

Irish City Open 7

Senior Mixed Épée E1, SNR March 19, 2023

Place 2 of 6 Seed 6 Not ranked Rating U Indiana University of Pennsylvania / Bethel Park Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 OPFERMAN Michael 4 - E22 3 Bethel Park Fencing Club / (none) 3586 1999 271.0 3%
Pool
V 5:3 KARNAVAS Bill 3 - D23 5 Forge Fencing Teams 1982 2270 69.8 67%
Pool
D 2:5 MARTHENS Adam 1 - B19 3 Corsair Fencing Club 2646 2339 58.4 34%
Pool
D 4:5 BOLTON Lucas R. 2 - C19 1 Corsair Fencing Club 2911 2281 33.4 21%
Pool
V 5:3 RIALE Brett 5 - U 6 Corsair Fencing Club 2032 2247 54.9 61%
T8
V 15:12 RIALE Brett 5 - U 6 Corsair Fencing Club 2500 2496 264.7 50%
T4
V 15:12 MARTHENS Adam 1 - B19 3 Corsair Fencing Club 2654 2761 239.4 54%
T2
D 14:15 BOLTON Lucas R. 2 - C19 1 Corsair Fencing Club 2709 3000 286.7 62%

IUP Spooktacular Div III Foil and Epee

Div III Mixed Épée E1, DV3 October 29, 2022

Place 3 of 7 Seed 6 Not ranked Rating U Bethel Park Fencing Club / Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 OPFERMAN Michael 1 - E19 1 Bethel Park Fencing Club / Upper St. Clair Fencing Club 2500 1909 63.5 29%
Pool
V 5:4 STREETER Willa 7 - U 2 Hooked on Fencing - - - -
Pool
V 5:0 CASSIDY Patrick 3 - U 7 Indiana University of Pennsylvania 1589 1845 92.7 61%
Pool
D 2:5 ALLEN Scott 5 - U 5 Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2787 1938 41.5 17%
Pool
D 1:5 BLANK Erik 4 - U 3 Indiana University of Pennsylvania 3048 1896 23.5 9%
Pool
V 5:1 YODER Gavin 2 - U 6 Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2133 1873 125.7 38%
T8
V 15:12 ALLEN Scott 5 - U 5 Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2500 2500 420.5 50%
T4
D 8:15 OPFERMAN Michael 1 - E19 1 Bethel Park Fencing Club / Upper St. Clair Fencing Club 2500 2921 424.5 63%

IUP Spooktacular Div III Foil and Epee

Div III Mixed Foil E1, DV3 October 29, 2022

Place 3 of 12 Seed 11 Not ranked Rating U Bethel Park Fencing Club / Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:0 ERSOZ Yasemin 12 - U 9 Pine Richland Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 0:5 POWELL Sean 5 - U 1 Pittsburgh Fencers Club 1140 2500 1185.3 90%
Pool
D 4:5 ZAHALSKY Abigail 1 - U 6 Upper St. Clair Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:2 GUNDERSEN Liam 4 - U 12 Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2079 1315 383.2 24%
Pool
V 5:1 ALLEN Scott 8 - U 7 Indiana University of Pennsylvania 1726 1698 225.5 49%
T16
V 15:6 GUNDERSEN Liam 4 - U 12 Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2500 2500 420.5 50%
T8
V 15:12 OPFERMAN Michael 7 - U 5 Bethel Park Fencing Club / Upper St. Clair Fencing Club 2500 2921 247.3 63%
T4
D 4:15 HREHOCIK Matthew 2 - U 2 Upper St. Clair Fencing Club 1591 3168 836.5 94%

Junior Olympic Championships

Cadet Men's Épée A4, CDT February 14, 2020

Place 299 of 333 Seed 286 Not ranked Rating U

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 LAWSON Henry A. 3 4 A19 7 Fencers Club Inc. 3556 2500 187.6 15%
Pool
V 5:4 BROWN Hunter 291 - U 311 Escrime Du Lac 1830 2312 281.2 69%
Pool
D 2:5 ZHU Max 98 128 C19 44 LA International Fencing / Yang Fencing Club 2795 2594 284.8 41%
Pool
D 2:5 KOFROTH Zachary R. 94 122 C19 191 Wasatch Fencing 2826 2309 143.2 26%
Pool
D 1:5 LAI Coby 194 - D20 30 Marx Fencing Academy 2507 2166 148.3 32%
Pool
D 0:5 FRANCO-TENTIOUK Christopher J. 189 - D20 172 Alliance Fencing Academy 2439 2017 108.7 28%