Joshua Bickta

2009

Win/Loss Statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All Time
Victories 13 16 4 - - 33
Losses 20 27 3 - - 50
Win Ratio 39.4% 37.2% 57.1% - - 39.8%
Pool Victories 10 8 3 - - 21
Pool Losses 15 21 2 - - 38
Pool Win Ratio 40.0% 27.6% 60.0% - - 35.6%
DE Victories 3 8 1 - - 12
DE Losses 5 6 1 - - 12
DE Win Ratio 37.5% 57.1% 50.0% - - 50.0%

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

Scores

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All Time
Easy wins† 4 4 1 - - 9
Easy wins as % of wins 30.8% 25.0% 25.0% - - 27.3%
Close wins‡ 5 8 - - - 13
Close wins as % of all wins 38.5% 50.0% 0.0% - - 39.4%
Close losses‡ 5 4 1 - - 10
Close losses as % of all losses 25.0% 14.8% 33.3% - - 20.0%
Big losses† 6 4 1 - - 11
Big losses as % of all losses 30.0% 14.8% 33.3% - - 22.0%

† 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.

Bouts with Time Expired

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All Time
Victories - 3 - - - 3
Victories as % of all victories 0.0% 18.8% 0.0% - - 9.1%
Losses - 2 - - - 2
Losses as % of all losses 0.0% 7.4% 0.0% - - 4.0%
Total - 5 - - - 5
Total as % of all bouts 0.0% 11.6% 0.0% - - 6.0%

Events

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All Time
Events 5 6 1 - - 12
Tournaments 5 6 1 - - 12

Competition History

Lotus Cup ROC/RJCC/RYC

Junior Men's Épée (A2, JNR), December 13, 2025
Place 34 of 40, Seed 21, Not ranked, Rating D25, Cape Fear Fencing Association
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 2:5 HU Robert J. 1 194 A25 1 Medeo Fencing Club / Wanglei International Fencing Club 2466 1361 2.3 4%
Pool V 5:1 HUR Tyson 34 U 30 Elite Fencing Academy / EFA 920 1359 11.5 76%
Pool D 3:5 SHILOV Maxim 12 C25 9 South Florida Fencing Club 1794 1370 11.7 24%
Pool D 4:5 CHONG Eden 38 U 35 Virginia Apex Fencing Club 1058 1359 31.3 69%
Pool D 4:5 ZHU Aaron 13 C25 7 Apex Fencing Academy / Forge Fencing Teams DUR 2019 1327 6.4 13%
Pool D 2:5 EVANS George 24 D25 26 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 1807 1321 9.8 21%
T64 D 9:15 ALLEN Davis 29 E25 31 Charlotte Fencing Academy 1793 1800 41.9 50%

Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrhder

Senior Mixed Épée (A2, SNR), December 6, 2025
Place 17 of 25, Seed 11, Not ranked, Rating D25, Cape Fear Fencing Association
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:0 TAURMAN Jr. Patrick J. 21 U 24 Triple Threat Fencing Academy 1243 1329 21.6 56%
Pool V 5:4 CUTHBERTSON Dax 20 U 8 Apex Fencing Academy 1324 1350 23.0 52%
Pool D 1:5 CLICK Aiden 1 A25 1 Apex Fencing Academy 2847 1373 0.6 1%
Pool D 4:5 WHITE Joshua H. 10 D25 19 Salle New Bern 1809 1372 11.5 26%
T32 D 10:15 PERI Mourya 22 U 16 Apex Fencing Academy 1514 1869 68.3 71%

Greg Spahr 50th Year in Fencing Celebration

Senior Mixed Épée (A2, SNR), October 18, 2025
Place 17 of 25, Seed 13, Not ranked, Rating D25, Cape Fear Fencing Association
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 1:5 WHITE Joshua H. 23 U 10 Salle New Bern 2746 1267 1.8 3%
Pool V 5:2 CARO Seph 8 C25 3 Apex Fencing Academy 1715 1265 44.1 23%
Pool V 5:4 RUSSELL Tallis 19 E25 22 Apex Fencing Academy 1485 1309 31.9 39%
Pool D 4:5 ROBERTS Phoenix 3 B25 5 Forge Fencing Teams DUR 1771 1341 12.8 24%
T32 D 10:15 GADOW Patrick 21 U 16 Cape Fear Fencing Association 2500 1885 16.5 28%

The Southern Y8/RYC/RJCC/RPC/ROC (VET/D1A/DV2)/TEAM

Cadet Men's Épée (A2/C3, CDT), October 11, 2025
Place 56 of 73, Seed 23, Not ranked, Rating D25, Cape Fear Fencing Association
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 3:5 HICKS Matthew 22 D25 22 Foothills Fencing Academy 1603 1310 20.6 32%
Pool V 5:4 TANEJA ARNAV 48 U 64 Olympic Fencers Club 1262 1289 27.9 52%
Pool D 1:5 SAAD Noah 67 U 33 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 1175 1317 33.5 59%
Pool D 3:5 STEPANIAN George 43 E25 50 Apex Fencing Academy 1136 1283 34.4 59%
Pool D 0:5 LEE Aiden 1 42 A25 6 Virginia Apex Fencing Club 2339 1249 3.0 4%
Pool V 5:4 CHAN Ian 44 E24 51 Elite Fencing Academy / EFA 1058 1246 21.2 62%
T128 V 15:1 WIMMER Steven 69 U 73 1624 1930 33.1 68%
T64 D 8:15 FONG Henry 63 U 20 Triple Threat Fencing Academy 1571 1963 77.8 73%

Elite RYC/RJCC

Junior Men's Épée (A2, JNR), September 6, 2025
Place 15 of 54, Seed 23, Not ranked, Rating D25, Cape Fear Fencing Association
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:1 WAITE Drystin 40 U 52 Triple Threat Fencing Academy 2500 1195 47.4 10%
Pool D 1:5 SHOUSHA Hamza 9 B25 10 Elite Fencing Academy / EFA 2129 1243 6.9 8%
Pool D 2:5 NOLAN Tyler 8 B25 35 Apex Fencing Academy 1653 1236 18.7 25%
Pool V 5:2 SACKETT Gavin 41 U 46 Fencing Sports Academy, Inc. 1232 1217 28.0 49%
Pool V 5:3 EVANS George 25 D25 24 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 1874 1245 64.3 15%
T64 V 15:14 BANG Dylan 33 E25 43 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 1712 1905 49.0 62%
T32 V 15:10 BOHLER-PARK Henry 30 E25 19 Edge of America Fencing 1517 1954 31.0 75%
T16 D 12:15 ZHANG Lucas 29 D24 7 Triple Threat Fencing Academy 2005 1985 55.0 49%

Fairfax Challenge SYC/RJCC

Junior Men's Épée (A4, JNR), March 22, 2025
Place 117 of 120, Seed 72, Not ranked, Rating D25, Cape Fear Fencing Association
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 2:5 MANN Jake R. 1 35 A25 5 Wanglei International Fencing Club 2807 1298 1.1 1%
Pool D 2:5 TUMULA Arihaan 111 U 92 Pegasus Sword Academy Inc. 1379 1297 38.1 45%
Pool D 2:5 KIM Gene 37 B24 38 Penta Olympic Fencing Club / Olympian Fencing Club 2035 1259 10.4 11%
Pool D 2:5 CHENH Justin 36 B24 50 Nova Fencing Club 2012 1248 10.4 11%
Pool D 3:5 CRESPO Nathaniel Justus 76 D24 87 Hills Fencing Institute 1786 1238 16.1 19%
Pool D 2:5 MONTAGUE Braeden A. 109 U 81 Elite Fencing Academy (VA) 1445 1222 26.2 37%
T128 D 9:15 EVANS George 64 D25 34 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 1871 1983 78.8 57%

NC Div2/3/Y14 National Qualifying Tournament

Div II Men's Épée (D1, DV2), March 1, 2025
Place 7 of 18, Seed 4, Not ranked, Rating D25, Cape Fear Fencing Association
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:3 KERKHOF Peter L. 11 D22 1 2500 1437 64.9 15%
Pool D 4:5 PRABHU Srinish 14 U 13 Apex Fencing Academy 1143 1502 79.9 71%
Pool D 3:4 DILDA Griffin 8 D24 6 Forge Fencing Teams DUR 1493 1422 45.5 45%
Pool D 1:5 UNZHAKOV Konstantin 3 D25 5 Apex Fencing Academy 1638 1377 32.6 34%
Pool D 4:5 SCHULMAN Max 15 U 16 Charlotte Fencing Academy 1307 1344 46.3 52%
T16 V 15:12 MALONE Jacob 12 E24 10 Charlotte Fencing Academy / University Of North Carolina Charlotte Fencing Club 2026 1974 86.7 47%
T8 D 6:12 CARO Seph 17 U 3 Apex Fencing Academy 2034 2061 77.1 52%

CFFA Stab-a-thon

Senior Mixed Épée (C1, SNR), February 8, 2025
Place 2 of 17, Seed 10, Not ranked, Rating E24, Cape Fear Fencing Association
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:4 JULIEN Erica 4 D25 13 Forge Fencing Teams DUR / Cape Fear Fencing Association
Pool V 4:3 TAURMAN Jr. Patrick J. 11 U 10 Triple Threat Fencing Academy 1238 1201 68.9 48%
Pool V 5:3 HAN Sam 3 C24 1 Apex Fencing Academy 2153 1270 147.3 8%
Pool V 5:1 THIELEN Thomas 17 U 15 766 1417 20.2 84%
T16 V 10:9 THIELEN Thomas 17 U 15 1413 1786 70.0 68%
T8 V 15:13 WHITE Taylor 7 D24 7 Charlotte Fencing Academy 1677 1856 88.2 60%
T4 V 12:9 DAVIS Andrew 9 E24 3 Forge Fencing Teams DUR 1887 1944 93.5 53%
T2 D 6:15 HAN Sam 3 C24 1 Apex Fencing Academy 2306 2038 63.7 34%

Older Man Winter

Senior Mixed Épée (B2, SNR), January 18, 2025
Place 16 of 27, Seed 18, Not ranked, Rating E24, Cape Fear Fencing Association
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 2:5 JONES Jackson 6 C24 10 Cape Fear Fencing Association 1750 1154 32.4 18%
Pool V 5:1 GUEVARRA Gabriel (Gabe) W. 25 U 15 All-American Fencing Academy 2084 1122 105.4 15%
Pool D 2:5 KARNAVAS William 15 D23 18 Forge Fencing Teams DUR 1900 1227 24.6 15%
Pool D 2:5 FULMER Andrew J. 5 B22 2 Apex Fencing Academy 2771 1203 1.8 1%
T32 V 15:14 SANFORD Kenyatta L. 14 D23 17 Cape Fear Fencing Association
T16 D 9:15 CRAWFORD Charles (Marston) M. 9 C22 3 Salle New Bern 1656 1981 195.1 67%

All Saints Day Tournament

Senior Mixed Épée (C1, SNR), November 2, 2024
Place 8 of 19, Seed 17, Not ranked, Rating U, Cape Fear Fencing Association
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 3:5 ODEA Ryan 9 E24 5 Cape Fear Fencing Association 1606 1345 88.1 35%
Pool D 1:5 DONNELLY Enzo 4 D24 1 Forge Fencing Teams DUR 1653 1256 63.7 28%
Pool D 3:5 CRAWFORD Charles (Marston) M. 3 C22 12 Salle New Bern 1957 1193 29.4 13%
Pool D 3:5 NOLAN Tyler 10 E24 6 Apex Fencing Academy 1496 1163 59.8 31%
Pool V 5:2 THIELEN Joseph 14 U 19 763 1104 50.6 68%
T32 V 15:9 THIELEN Joseph 14 U 19 1933 2075 169.3 56%
T16 V 15:14 UNZHAKOV Konstantin 16 U 9 Apex Fencing Academy 1692 2245 107.1 77%
T8 D 10:15 DILDA Griffin 11 E24 3 Forge Fencing Teams DUR 1552 2352 370.7 86%

Skirmish at Tryon Palace

Mixed Épée (C1), October 12, 2024
Place 15 of 24, Seed 14, Not ranked, Rating U, Cape Fear Fencing Association
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 2:5 ODEA Ryan 11 E24 3 Cape Fear Fencing Association 1570 1951 327.1 69%
Pool D 3:5 WHITE Taylor 6 D24 8 Charlotte Fencing Academy 1972 1624 112.4 32%
Pool V 5:1 HARRIS Lynn 18 U 21 Forge Fencing Teams DUR
Pool D 4:5 CHILDS Edward 22 U 12 Salle New Bern 1536 1512 144.8 49%
Pool D 2:5 KMIEC Stephen 3 C23 3 2403 1367 22.2 7%
T32 V 15:5 THIELEN Tom 19 U 18 2500 1938 378.7 32%
T16 D 7:15 SLOUGH Sean 2 C24 2 Apex Fencing Academy / Fencing Club at NC State 2570 2316 241.0 38%

CFFA Stab-a-thon

Senior Mixed Épée (C1, SNR), May 25, 2024
Place 12 of 23, Seed 15, Not ranked, Rating U, Cape Fear Fencing Association
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:3 JULIEN Erica 10 D21 19 Forge Fencing Teams / Cape Fear Fencing Association
Pool D 0:5 BROWN Joshua (Josh) A. 1 B23 1 Apex Fencing Academy 2626 2500 488.3 45%
Pool V 5:1 MILLER Debi 21 U 23 Salle New Bern
Pool V 5:3 SARGEANT Jackson 17 U 14 Appalachian State University Fencing Club 1542 2012 231.1 70%
Pool D 4:5 EDGECOMB Michael J. 9 D23 3 Foothills Fencing Academy 2270 2243 291.7 49%
T32 V 15:9 HARRIS Lynn B. 20 U 21 Forge Fencing Teams
T16 D 10:15 MILES Greyson 12 E24 5 Edge of America Fencing 2415 2500 562.4 53%