Richard Shu

1996

Manhattan Fencing Center

Win/Loss Statistics

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Victories 3 9 - - - 12
Losses 15 40 18 - - 73
Win Ratio 16.7% 18.4% 0.0% - - 14.1%
Pool Victories 3 6 - - - 9
Pool Losses 12 33 15 - - 60
Pool Win Ratio 20.0% 15.4% 0.0% - - 13.0%
DE Victories - 3 - - - 3
DE Losses 3 7 3 - - 13
DE Win Ratio 0.0% 30.0% 0.0% - - 18.8%

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† 1 3 - - - 4
Easy wins as % of wins 33.3% 33.3% - - - 33.3%
Close wins‡ - 2 - - - 2
Close wins as % of all wins 0.0% 22.2% - - - 16.7%
Close losses‡ 5 8 2 - - 15
Close losses as % of all losses 33.3% 20.0% 11.1% - - 20.5%
Big losses† 6 17 13 - - 36
Big losses as % of all losses 40.0% 42.5% 72.2% - - 49.3%

† 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.

Events

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Events 3 7 3 - - 13
Tournaments 2 5 2 - - 9

Competition History

Manhattan Fencing Center Saber Liberty Cup

Div III Mixed Saber (E1, DV3), March 17, 2024
Place 9, Seed 10, Not ranked, Rating U, Manhattan Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 4:5 LAMTAN Christoffer 4 U 3 Manhattan Fencing Center 1604 974 11.9 15%
Pool L 4:5 PENG Chris 15 U 3 Manhattan Fencing Center 1342 962 18.7 27%
Pool W 5:3 ZHANG Ray 3 U 2 Manhattan Fencing Center 1525 944 59.8 17%
Pool W 5:0 ARSLAN Lara 9 U 15 Manhattan Fencing of Englewood
T16 L 13:15 ZHANG Ray 3 U 2 Manhattan Fencing Center 1675 1608 73.0 46%

Fairfax Challenge ROC/RJCC/RYC & Y8

Div II Men's Saber (C2, DV2), January 21, 2024
Place 26, Seed 30, Not ranked, Rating U, Manhattan Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 TROEH Christopher 26 U 33 Alle Fencing Club / Florida Atlantic University Fencing Club 1563 934 67.6 17%
Pool L 3:5 FENG Brendan 17 E23 18 Miracle Fencing Club 1583 1002 13.9 17%
Pool L 4:5 FELDMAN Drew 5 C23 3 Delaware Valley Fencers Club-PA 2265 988 2.1 2%
Pool L 1:5 BENSON Jacob 20 E23 22 Nova Fencing Club 1806 986 7.9 9%
Pool L 3:5 BRIDGEMAN Andrew T. 8 C22 6 Capital Fencing Academy 2104 978 3.4 4%
T32 L 6:15 BRIDGEMAN Andrew T. 8 C22 6 Capital Fencing Academy 2336 1636 27.9 15%

Fairfax Challenge ROC/RJCC/RYC & Y8

Div I-A Men's Saber (B2, D1A), January 19, 2024
Place 34, Seed 30, Not ranked, Rating U, Manhattan Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 MONTALVO ashur 29 U 30 Alpha Fencing Academy 1711 958 10.7 11%
Pool L 1:5 BRIDGEMAN Andrew T. 11 C22 6 Capital Fencing Academy 2007 947 4.8 5%
Pool L 2:5 PATRICK Timothy M. 10 C22 19 Richmond Fencing Club 2536 943 0.8 1%
Pool L 1:5 KLEBS Robert 21 D20 20 Royal Fencing Academy / Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 2027 942 4.3 4%
Pool L 0:5 SU Landon 1 A23 1 Miracle Fencing Club 2532 937 0.7 1%
Pool L 1:5 TIAGI George 20 D23 17 Alle Fencing Club / Stamford Fencing Center, LLC 2153 937 2.8 2%
T64 L 13:15 ROSE Colin 34 U 31 Fencing Sports Academy, Inc. 2206 1675 39.6 24%

Jeff Wolfe Long Island Challenge ROC 2023

Div II Men's Saber (C2, DV2), April 30, 2023
Place 28, Seed 28, Not ranked, Rating U, Manhattan Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 GONG Jerry 7 D23 6 International Fencing Club 2327 960 2.0 1%
Pool L 3:5 CHUNG Connor 5 D23 3 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 2287 958 2.3 2%
Pool L 3:5 SUBA Lucas 20 U 16 Fencers Club Inc. / Peter Westbrook Foundation 1735 956 11.1 11%
Pool W 5:1 WOLMART Zander 30 U 35 Mission Fencing Center 681 945 26.9 65%
Pool L 4:5 DESAUTELS Connor 13 E23 22 Candlewood Fencing Center 1639 971 13.3 14%
T64 W 15:1 GAVILANES Mayson 26 U 37 Mission Fencing Center 1031 1690 37.6 79%
T32 L 10:15 LIN Philip T. 11 E23 9 Stamford Fencing Center, LLC 2162 1727 52.1 25%

Jeff Wolfe Long Island Challenge ROC 2023

Div I-A Men's Saber (B2, D1A), April 29, 2023
Place 38, Seed 32, Not ranked, Rating U, Manhattan Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 4:5 LIN Philip T. 25 E23 16 Stamford Fencing Center, LLC 2019 990 6.3 5%
Pool L 3:5 XU Justin 22 E23 36 Bergen Fencing Club 1628 984 15.8 15%
Pool L 4:5 CHEN Jonathan 38 U 28 Advance Fencing And Fitness Academy 2055 968 5.1 4%
Pool L 3:5 HARE John R. 3 B23 2 Boston Fencing Club / Rhode Island Fencing Academy And Club 3074 963 0.1 < 1%
Pool L 1:5 HAN Daniel Y. 10 C23 5 Mission Fencing Center 2565 963 0.8 1%
Pool L 3:5 CHUNG Connor 16 D23 10 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 2286 962 2.3 2%
T64 L 13:15 KOGAN Nikita 33 U 27 Advance Fencing And Fitness Academy 2098 1761 70.7 31%

Cherry Blossom ROC

Div I-A Men's Saber (B2, D1A), March 18, 2023
Place 57, Seed 48, Not ranked, Rating U, Manhattan Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 YAN William 37 E23 44 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 2221 1029 4.3 3%
Pool L 2:5 BOUKHTIN Maxim 17 D23 20 Columbus Fencing And Fitness LLC 2364 1025 2.6 2%
Pool L 2:5 JENSBY Jason 34 E23 38 Nova Fencing Club 1907 1022 10.1 8%
Pool L 0:5 DEL VECCHIO Nicolas (None PLEASE) S. 2 B22 1 Capital Fencing Academy 3208 1012 0.1 < 1%
Pool L 4:5 LICHTERMAN Jakub 60 U 51 Capital Fencing Academy 1599 1012 18.9 18%
Pool L 1:5 MOORE Evan M. 20 D22 23 2299 993 2.8 2%
T64 L 5:15 BRIDGEMAN Andrew T. 10 C22 17 Capital Fencing Academy / University of Maryland Terrapin Fencing 2391 1813 52.1 21%

Manhattan Fencing Center Saber Liberty Cup and Y8

E & Under Mixed Saber (E1, E), February 26, 2023
Place 8, Seed 17, Not ranked, Rating U, Manhattan Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 HARATSCH William 8 U 5 Manhattan Fencing Center 1337 991 33.1 31%
Pool W 5:3 NOYER Hannah 13 U 15 Manhattan Fencing Center
Pool W 5:3 ARORA Pranav 1 E23 9 Bergen Fencing Club 1225 958 72.7 34%
Pool L 1:5 POLSTER Joshua 12 U 6 2884 1030 1.4 1%
Pool W 5:1 MIRIYALA Shradha 6 U 18 Fencing Club Of Mercer County
T16 W 15:10 ARORA Pranav 1 E23 9 Bergen Fencing Club 1479 1746 101.2 64%
T8 L 8:15 FORMENTI Giulio 2 E23 3 Manhattan Fencing Center 2686 1847 34.9 12%

Duel of the East Coast ROC/RJCC

Div I-A Men's Saber (B2, D1A), January 29, 2023
Place 43, Seed 44, Not ranked, Rating U, Manhattan Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 0:5 KIM ELIJAH 18 D23 9 Globus Fencing Academy 2230 927 4.2 2%
Pool L 0:5 BHASKAR Dhananjay K. 25 D21 25 Delaware Valley Fencers Club-PA 1991 923 10.3 7%
Pool L 3:5 BHATIA Ekam 30 E22 27 Bergen Fencing Club 1839 912 12.1 7%
Pool L 1:5 NGUYEN Anthony 13 C22 9 Stamford Fencing Center, LLC 2151 900 4.6 2%
Pool L 2:5 MICHELL Bailey 3 118 C22 18 International Fencing Club 2928 896 0.2 < 1%
Pool W 5:2 BARROWS Hunter 42 U 46 Lincoln Square Fencing 1290 896 95.1 27%
T64 L 8:15 AKS Ari 8 C23 23 RedStar Fencing Club Chicago 2437 1814 67.7 19%

Duel of the East Coast ROC/RJCC

Div II Men's Saber (C2, DV2), January 28, 2023
Place 54, Seed 47, Not ranked, Rating U, Manhattan Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 CHANG ETHAN 44 U 39 Fencing Club Of Mercer County 1342 1061 55.1 34%
Pool L 3:5 KIM ELIJAH 11 D23 20 Globus Fencing Academy 2223 1006 6.6 3%
Pool L 3:5 KIM Matthew 8 C22 11 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 2507 999 2.4 1%
Pool L 4:5 BEAUCHAMP Declan 29 E22 40 Fencing Academy Of Philadelphia North / Fencing Academy Of Philadelphia 1245 996 52.4 35%
Pool L 1:5 WITCZAK Mateus 31 E22 38 Stamford Fencing Center, LLC 1758 944 17.1 10%
T64 L 7:15 HOPPA Luke H. 30 E22 17 Manhattan Fencing Center 2374 1918 103.6 27%

Neil Lazar Div1A/Div2/Veteran ROC

Div II Men's Saber (C2, DV2), September 25, 2022
Place 29, Seed 37, Not ranked, Rating U, Manhattan Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 NOURELDIN Gabriel 12 D21 9 Sheridan Fencing Academy 2442 938 4.3 1%
Pool L 4:5 GOLDMAN Robert 33 U 14 Integrity Fencing Studio 1810 934 25.0 10%
Pool L 3:5 MCCALL Aidan 36 U 38 Thames River Fencing Club 1685 909 31.7 18%
Pool L 4:5 KASPER Aaron 1 B22 16 Dynamo Fencing Center Inc. 2341 877 4.2 1%
Pool W 5:4 DESAUTELS Connor 13 E22 36 Candlewood Fencing Center 1640 873 193.4 13%
Pool L 1:5 FERNANDEZ Liam 24 U 5 2399 1066 5.4 2%
T64 W 15:14 DESAUTELS Connor 13 E22 36 Candlewood Fencing Center 2066 1652 392.3 31%
T32 L 3:15 PIWOWAR Alex 10 D22 3 Boston Fencing Club 2490 2044 126.7 28%

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

Div II Men's Saber (C2, DV2), March 27, 2022
Place 45, Seed 44, Not ranked, Rating U, Manhattan Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 BLOODWORTH Drake 16 E22 40 2500 1041 17.7 9%
Pool L 1:5 WEBER Mattias A. 19 E22 22 Long Island Fencing Center 2163 1024 16.1 5%
Pool L 1:5 ELIN Adam E. 14 D21 17 International Fencing Club 2462 1008 6.1 2%
Pool L 4:5 LEE Junghun 46 U 36 Cobra Fencing Club LLC 1572 1001 50.6 25%
Pool L 0:5 KIM Matthew 2 C22 2 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club / Atlantic Fencing Academy 2565 951 3.1 1%
Pool L 1:5 JANG Junhyuk 27 E21 7 Excel Fencing Academy 2201 948 9.9 3%
T64 L 1:15 HAN Daniel Y. 4 C21 14 Mission Fencing Center 2753 1742 89.7 11%

Battle In Space City ROC/RJCC

Div II Men's Saber (E1, DV2), September 12, 2021
Place 9, Seed 9, Not ranked, Rating U, Manhattan Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 0:5 LOPEZ Lucas M. 8 U 2 Fencing Institute Of Texas 2219 1218 33.9 8%
Pool L 1:5 CRAIG Samuel 4 U 3 Lone Star Fencing Center 2168 1184 32.2 8%
Pool L 2:5 LO Andrew 5 U 7 Globus Fencing Academy 1408 1152 106.7 36%
Pool L 0:5 HEINTZ Evin Y. 1 C21 5 Houston Sword Sports 2812 1045 3.5 1%
T16 L 1:15 LOPEZ Lucas M. 8 U 2 Fencing Institute Of Texas 2370 2079 337.8 38%

Battle In Space City ROC/RJCC

Div I-A Men's Saber (D1, D1A), September 11, 2021
Place 16, Seed 7, Not ranked, Rating U, Manhattan Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 CHEONG Heonjun 5 E21 3 Texas Sabre Academy / Texas International Fencing Center 2337 2500 611.3 56%
Pool L 2:5 ESCUETA Jr Antonio V. 1 B21 9 Fencing Institute Of Texas 2331 1889 225.6 30%
Pool L 2:5 KERCHER Alexander 13 U 10 Texas Fencing Academy 2091 1663 174.3 30%
Pool L 4:5 WILKINSON James 12 U 11 Fencing Institute Of Texas 1583 1489 208.8 45%
Pool L 0:5 ZHU Charlie 15 U 5 Globus Fencing Academy 2047 1280 62.3 14%
T16 L 2:15 HEINTZ Evin Y. 3 C21 3 Houston Sword Sports 2500 2500 420.5 50%