celester rich

1977

Win/Loss Statistics

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Victories - 1 6 6 2 15
Losses - 12 12 14 5 43
Win Ratio - 7.7% 33.3% 30.0% 28.6% 25.9%
Pool Victories - 1 6 6 1 14
Pool Losses - 10 9 11 4 34
Pool Win Ratio - 9.1% 40.0% 35.3% 20.0% 29.2%
DE Victories - - - - 1 1
DE Losses - 2 3 3 1 9
DE Win Ratio - 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 50.0% 10.0%

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† - - - 2 - 2
Easy wins as % of wins - 0.0% 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 13.3%
Close wins‡ - 1 4 1 - 6
Close wins as % of all wins - 100.0% 66.7% 16.7% 0.0% 40.0%
Close losses‡ - 3 3 7 1 14
Close losses as % of all losses - 25.0% 25.0% 50.0% 20.0% 32.6%
Big losses† - 5 - 3 - 8
Big losses as % of all losses - 41.7% 0.0% 21.4% 0.0% 18.6%

† 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 - - 1 - - 1
Victories as % of all victories - 0.0% 16.7% 0.0% 0.0% 6.7%
Losses - - 1 1 - 2
Losses as % of all losses - 0.0% 8.3% 7.1% 0.0% 4.7%
Total - - 2 1 - 3
Total as % of all bouts - 0.0% 11.1% 5.0% 0.0% 5.2%

Events

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Events - 2 3 3 1 9
Tournaments - 2 2 2 1 7

Competition History

James L. Melcher Epee Grand Prix

Men's Épée (A2), April 14, 2024
Place 33 of 39, Seed 20, Not ranked, Rating A21, Fencers Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 CAI Brian 18 A22 6 Fencers Club Inc. / Olympic Fencers Club 2678 1990 7.3 13%
Pool L 1:5 ARAVIND Athreya 6 A23 6 Elite Fencers Club 2547 1982 9.4 18%
Pool L 4:5 LIN Yufei 35 U 22 Boston Fencing Club 1430 1973 41.5 81%
Pool W 5:4 GAO "George" Xiaojiang 33 U 30 Cavalier Fencing Club / Medeo Fencing Club 1577 1932 13.2 72%
Pool L 4:5 TSINIS Alex 7 A23 15 New York Athletic Club 3462 1945 0.5 1%
T64 L 14:15 CLARE James 30 U 32 Fencers Club Inc. 2392 1399 36.6 17%

Fencers Club Open - Senior Men and Women's Epee IV

Men's Épée (A2), February 11, 2024
Place 57 of 58, Seed 21, Not ranked, Rating A21, Fencers Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 DYETTE Marz 57 U 22 Peter Westbrook Foundation / Fencers Club Inc.
Pool L 3:5 ACKLAND Matthew 50 E23 36 Fencers Club Inc. 1681 2089 41.9 75%
Pool L 3:5 SCHIAVONE Oreste 35 C22 52 Fencers Club Inc. 1881 2047 31.2 61%
Pool L 0:5 BEZRODNOV Michael 16 A23 2 Medeo Fencing Club 2973 2016 3.8 6%
Pool L 1:5 SIVAKUMAR Ajit 3 A24 17 Penta Olympic Fencing Club
Pool L 1:5 KOEPPEL Levi 40 E24 45 Fencers Club NY / Worcester Polytechnic Inst 2018 2012 22.5 50%
T64 L 5:15 BEZRODNOV Michael 16 A23 2 Medeo Fencing Club 3258 1401 2.0 < 1%

James L. Melcher Grand Prix Epee Open at Fencers C

Senior Men's Épée (A2, SNR), May 14, 2023
Place 36 of 51, Seed 25, Not ranked, Rating A19, Fencers Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 CORRIDON Jack (John) 41 E23 42 Stevens Inst. Of Tech. Ncaa / Medeo Fencing Club 1931 2066 34.5 59%
Pool W 5:4 KARASICK Michael 40 D19 29 Fencers Club Inc. 2284 2031 22.5 39%
Pool L 2:5 LOMBARDO Teddy 24 A19 7 Columbia University Ncaa / New York Athletic Club 3446 2054 1.1 1%
Pool L 3:5 WU Joseph 9 A23 11 Cavalier Fencing Club Boston 2894 2053 5.9 9%
Pool W 3:2 ARAVIND Athreya 8 A23 31 Elite Fencers Club 2424 2047 42.3 27%
T64 L 11:15 LUKANYUK Lorence 22 A19 30 Drew University Ncaa / Candlewood Fencing Center 2787 1412 11.1 2%

Duel of the East Coast ROC/RJCC

Veteran Men's Épée (A2, VET), January 29, 2023
Place 17 of 37, Seed 5, Not ranked, Rating A21, Fencers Club Inc.
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 O'REILLY Robert 26 E22 37 Fencing Academy Of Philadelphia 1477 1962 16.4 78%
Pool W 5:4 GAMBINO Robert A. 20 C19 15 Modern Duelists Fencing Academy 2260 1978 46.5 33%
Pool W 5:3 COETZEE Frans M. 17 C22 7 Princeton-Hillsborough YMCA 2253 2025 42.8 36%
Pool W 5:4 FROLICH Grant 32 U 21 Rogue Fencing Academy 1985 2068 26.7 55%
Pool L 4:5 GAUVEY Ken C. 8 B22 3 DC Fencers Club / Salle Palasz 2134 2094 28.5 47%
T32 L 7:10 MISCIAGNA Martin A. 23 D19 16 Modern Duelists Fencing Academy 2105 1478 66.0 23%

Duel of the East Coast ROC/RJCC

Div I-A Men's Épée (A4, D1A), January 29, 2023
Place 84 of 90, Seed 26, Not ranked, Rating A21, Fencers Club Inc.
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:2 CHEN Jun Ho 69 C21 60 Rockland Fencers Club 2132 2114 41.8 49%
Pool L 4:5 SERAFIN Ben 35 B22 43 Fencing Academy Of Philadelphia 2392 2072 25.5 30%
Pool L 3:5 WU Joseph 5 92 A22 2 Cavalier Fencing Club 2921 2047 7.9 8%
Pool L 3:5 AMOLSCH Dylan 90 U 46 ASER International Fencing Academy 1839 2039 48.4 63%
Pool L 2:5 MARTINEZ Joshua 57 C22 41 Modern Duelists Fencing Academy 2170 1990 28.5 39%
T128 L 11:15 LAI Boden 64 C22 28 Marx Fencing Academy 2158 1558 80.7 20%

Goldfinch ROC D1A, D2, Vet, RJC and chair fencing

Veteran Men's Épée (A1, VET), March 27, 2022
Place 10 of 21, Seed 2, Not ranked, Rating A21, Fencers Club Inc.
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 NEALE James H. 5 A19 16 Fencers Club Inc. / Fencing Academy Of Westchester 2576 1873 123.9 13%
Pool W 5:1 KARASIN Mark 12 C18 14 Medeo Fencing Club 2211 1997 67.1 37%
Pool L 4:5 ROLANDO Doc 15 D21 7 Masters Fencing Academy NJ 2387 2064 32.4 31%
Pool W 5:3 SUN Kang 19 U 12 Elite Fencers Club 2451 2031 74.0 26%
Pool W 5:1 REID Michael 21 U 19 Medeo Fencing Club 1911 2105 35.6 62%
Pool L 4:5 NEMAZIE David A. 7 B21 9 Salisbury Fencing Club / Nova Fencing Club 2481 2141 27.1 29%
T16 L 9:10 ROLANDO Doc 15 D21 7 Masters Fencing Academy NJ 2681 1596 38.0 8%

Goldfinch ROC D1A, D2, Vet, RJC and chair fencing

Div I-A Men's Épée (A4, D1A), March 27, 2022
Place 71 of 85, Seed 10, Not ranked, Rating A21, Fencers Club Inc.
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 PRIHODKO Max 48 C21 53 Olympia Fencing Center 2534 1921 31.5 17%
Pool W 5:2 HU Robert J. 68 E22 73 Medeo Fencing Club / Wanglei International Fencing Club 1745 1889 63.8 59%
Pool L 1:5 TIRRELL Justin J. 36 B19 36 Modern Duelists Fencing Academy 2556 1953 27.6 17%
Pool L 3:4 LI Jalen 43 C22 26 Long Island Fencing Center 2277 1925 40.9 29%
Pool L 4:5 BARREIRO Darren 16 A21 12 Atlantic Fencing Academy 2815 1885 11.7 7%
T128 L 9:15 WANG Max S 80 U 58 Medeo Fencing Club 1418 2034 437.3 78%

March NAC

Veteran Men's Épée (A3, VET), March 7, 2022
Place 72 of 83, Seed 3, Not ranked, Rating A21, Fencers Club Inc.
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 SCHINDLER Sergey M. 26 B22 7 Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) 2845 1976 367.6 11%
Pool L 4:5 EVANS Allen L. 52 C21 58 DC Fencers Club 2291 2343 145.8 53%
Pool L 0:5 BLAKLEY Dwain 46 B19 22 Alliance Fencing Academy 2548 2198 73.2 30%
Pool L 1:5 STEWART Robert 22 A18 27 Marx Fencing Academy / Seacoast Fencing Club 2446 2124 68.7 32%
Pool L 2:5 BOYKO Frank C. 72 E20 60 Modern Duelists Fencing Academy 2059 2056 92.5 50%
Pool L 3:5 CAMPBELL Alex 79 U 35 2440 1963 42.7 25%
T128 L 9:10 SWANSON Dave 34 B21 57 Ataba Fencing Club / Illinois Fencers Club 2239 2485 451.6 61%

National Championships, Junior Olympic Championships & July NAC

Vet-40 Men's Épée (A1, V40), July 7, 2021
Place 15 of 21, Seed 21, Not ranked, Rating U, Fencers Club Inc.
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 STOCK Jordan 16 E20 13 Salle Auriol Seattle 1984 2500 772.7 69%
Pool W 5:2 KENT IV David 15 37 E20 8 Rocky Mountain Fencing Academy 2123 1727 472.9 32%
Pool L 3:5 GAINES Aaron 4 30 B21 6 San Diego Fencing Center / No Fear Fencing 2649 2200 139.2 28%
Pool L 4:5 RUSKIN David I. 10 C18 3 DC Fencers Club 2939 2061 58.9 14%
Pool L 2:5 MACZIK Adam W. 3 A19 1 Marx Fencing Academy 3176 2002 26.3 5%
T32 W 10:6 LU Qi 18 31 U 19 Cardinal Fencing Academy 1443 2500 190.4 83%
T16 L 6:10 MACZIK Adam W. 3 A19 1 Marx Fencing Academy 3466 2690 205.0 21%