Joshua Bickta

2009

Win/Loss Statistics

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Victories 16 4 - - - 20
Losses 27 3 - - - 30
Win Ratio 37.2% 57.1% - - - 40.0%
Pool Victories 8 3 - - - 11
Pool Losses 21 2 - - - 23
Pool Win Ratio 27.6% 60.0% - - - 32.4%
DE Victories 8 1 - - - 9
DE Losses 6 1 - - - 7
DE Win Ratio 57.1% 50.0% - - - 56.2%

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† 4 1 - - - 5
Easy wins as % of wins 25.0% 25.0% - - - 25.0%
Close wins‡ 8 - - - - 8
Close wins as % of all wins 50.0% 0.0% - - - 40.0%
Close losses‡ 4 1 - - - 5
Close losses as % of all losses 14.8% 33.3% - - - 16.7%
Big losses† 4 1 - - - 5
Big losses as % of all losses 14.8% 33.3% - - - 16.7%

† 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 3 - - - - 3
Victories as % of all victories 18.8% 0.0% - - - 15.0%
Losses 2 - - - - 2
Losses as % of all losses 7.4% 0.0% - - - 6.7%
Total 5 - - - - 5
Total as % of all bouts 11.6% 0.0% - - - 10.0%

Events

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Events 6 1 - - - 7
Tournaments 6 1 - - - 7

Competition History

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 2806 1297 1.1 1%
Pool D 2:5 TUMULA Arihaan 111 U 92 Pegasus Sword Academy Inc. 1378 1296 38.1 45%
Pool D 2:5 KIM Gene 37 B24 38 Penta Olympic Fencing Club / Olympian Fencing Club 2032 1258 10.4 11%
Pool D 2:5 CHENH Justin 36 B24 50 Nova Fencing Club 2011 1248 10.4 11%
Pool D 3:5 CRESPO Nathaniel Justus 76 D24 87 Hills Fencing Institute 1786 1237 16.1 19%
Pool D 2:5 MONTAGUE Braeden A. 109 U 81 Elite Fencing Academy (VA) 1444 1221 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 79.8 71%
Pool D 3:4 DILDA Griffin 8 D24 6 Forge Fencing Teams DUR 1492 1422 45.5 46%
Pool D 1:5 UNZHAKOV Konstantin 3 D25 5 Apex Fencing Academy 1637 1376 32.6 34%
Pool D 4:5 SCHULMAN Max 15 U 16 Charlotte Fencing Academy 1306 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 2060 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 1237 1200 68.9 48%
Pool V 5:3 HAN Sam 3 C24 1 Apex Fencing Academy 2153 1269 147.3 8%
Pool V 5:1 THIELEN Thomas 17 U 15 765 1416 20.2 84%
T16 V 10:9 THIELEN Thomas 17 U 15 1413 1786 69.9 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 1886 1944 93.5 53%
T2 D 6:15 HAN Sam 3 C24 1 Apex Fencing Academy 2306 2037 63.8 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 1121 105.4 15%
Pool D 2:5 KARNAVAS William 15 D23 18 Forge Fencing Teams DUR 1899 1227 24.6 15%
Pool D 2:5 FULMER Andrew J. 5 B22 2 Apex Fencing Academy 2771 1202 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 195.2 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 1344 88.0 35%
Pool D 1:5 DONNELLY Enzo 4 D24 1 Forge Fencing Teams DUR 1652 1256 63.7 28%
Pool D 3:5 CRAWFORD Charles (Marston) M. 3 C22 12 Salle New Bern 1957 1192 29.3 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 1103 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 107.0 77%
T8 D 10:15 DILDA Griffin 11 E24 3 Forge Fencing Teams DUR 1552 2352 370.8 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 1950 326.7 69%
Pool D 3:5 WHITE Taylor 6 D24 8 Charlotte Fencing Academy 1972 1623 112.2 31%
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 1511 144.6 49%
Pool D 2:5 KMIEC Stephen 3 C23 3 2403 1366 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 2569 2317 241.2 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 488.4 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 2265 2243 293.0 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 2416 2500 562.1 53%