William Traub

2006

Candlewood Fencing Center

Win/Loss Statistics

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Victories 2 13 9 - - 24
Losses 11 47 29 - - 87
Win Ratio 15.4% 21.7% 23.7% - - 21.6%
Pool Victories 2 11 6 - - 19
Pool Losses 9 39 23 - - 71
Pool Win Ratio 18.2% 22.0% 20.7% - - 21.1%
DE Victories - 2 3 - - 5
DE Losses 2 8 6 - - 16
DE Win Ratio 0.0% 20.0% 33.3% - - 23.8%

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 4 3 - - 8
Easy wins as % of wins 50.0% 30.8% 33.3% - - 33.3%
Close wins‡ 1 6 2 - - 9
Close wins as % of all wins 50.0% 46.2% 22.2% - - 37.5%
Close losses‡ 1 8 5 - - 14
Close losses as % of all losses 9.1% 17.0% 17.2% - - 16.1%
Big losses† 7 26 17 - - 50
Big losses as % of all losses 63.6% 55.3% 58.6% - - 57.5%

† 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 2 9 6 - - 17
Tournaments 2 6 4 - - 12

Competition History

Connecticut Division Summer National Qualifiers

Div II Men's Foil (D1, DV2), March 17, 2024
Place 10, Seed 7, Not ranked, Rating E22, Candlewood Fencing Center / Center for Global Studies
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 SMITH Liam 1 C23 1 Candlewood Fencing Center 3268 1106 0.0 < 1%
Pool L 0:5 GREENLEAF Paul 6 E23 6 Shoreline Fencers Club / Fencers School of Connecticut 1808 1106 6.0 12%
Pool L 4:5 GECKELER James 15 U 7 Fairfield Fencing Academy 1534 1100 10.3 24%
Pool W 5:1 RAFTOPOULOS Alexios 14 U 16 MG Fencing Club 1051 1089 15.4 52%
Pool W 5:4 DAO-CRESPO Joaquin 12 U 13 Candlewood Fencing 1143 1105 20.5 48%
T16 L 10:15 GECKELER James 15 U 7 Fairfield Fencing Academy 1689 1568 55.0 43%

Neil Lazar RYC/RJCC

Junior Men's Foil (A4, JNR), September 24, 2023
Place 95, Seed 82, Not ranked, Rating E22, Candlewood Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 0:5 LI Ayren 54 C22 69 Star Fencing Academy 2138 1132 2.8 5%
Pool L 0:5 RADOSLAVOV Ivan-Asen 59 D23 39 Fencers Club Inc. 2082 1129 3.2 6%
Pool L 0:5 RUSADZE Nickolas 2 14 A23 8 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club (Port Chester) 3216 1126 0.0 < 1%
Pool L 0:5 DOCTOR Aidan L. 27 163 A23 35 5T Fencers Club 2544 1126 0.7 1%
Pool L 3:5 SABATINO Patrick 91 U 82 Rhode Island Fencing Academy And Club 1126 1125 19.2 50%
Pool L 1:5 SIMA Congyu Josh 30 A22 26 Jovanovic Fencing / Cambridge Fencing Center 2624 1106 0.5 1%
T128 L 4:15 LEE Brendan 48 C23 38 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club (Port Chester) 2625 1578 9.8 5%

Nutmeg State Games

E & Under Men's Foil (D1, E), July 15, 2023
Place 14, Seed 8, Not ranked, Rating E22, Candlewood Fencing Center / Center for Global Studies
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 GREENLEAF Paul 9 E22 2 Shoreline Fencers Club / Fencers School of Connecticut 1816 1080 48.7 11%
Pool W 5:4 LEE Ethan 1 E23 3 OnTarget Fencing Club 1598 1129 37.3 22%
Pool L 1:5 SAMMATARO Corey 16 U 8 Thames River Fencing Club / Binghamton University 1386 1166 15.3 36%
Pool L 4:5 POLLIO Benjamin 17 U 17 Silver City Fencing Club / North Haven HS 1213 1151 18.7 46%
T32 W 15:3 RODRIGUEZ Melvin 14 U 19 Candlewood Fencing Center 2500 1578 89.3 19%
T16 L 12:15 LEE Ethan 1 E23 3 OnTarget Fencing Club 1527 1667 89.2 58%

Nutmeg State Games

Senior Men's Foil (C1, SNR), July 15, 2023
Place 21, Seed 14, Not ranked, Rating E22, Candlewood Fencing Center / Center for Global Studies
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 SMITH Liam 3 C21 1 Candlewood Fencing Center 3247 1131 0.1 < 1%
Pool L 2:5 DJONOUMA Toyohm 11 E23 11 Portland Fencing Center 1714 1131 9.3 17%
Pool L 4:5 TJON Calum 17 U 7 Top Fencing Club 1879 1122 6.2 11%
Pool L 0:5 HILMER Michael 6 D19 3 Fencers School of Connecticut / Columbia University Ncaa 2276 1116 2.0 3%
Pool L 3:5 TESSMAN Henry 19 U 20 The Morgan School / Silver City Fencing Club 773 1114 33.6 71%
T32 L 1:15 HILMER Michael 6 D19 3 Fencers School of Connecticut / Columbia University Ncaa 2399 1601 23.0 12%

National Championships & July Challenge (Summer Nationals)

Div III Men's Foil (C3, DV3), July 6, 2023
Place 182, Seed 158, Not ranked, Rating E22, Candlewood Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 COOK Ryan 83 D19 82 Swordplay LA 1930 1145 6.7 10%
Pool L 0:5 CLARK Benjamin 204 U 62 Space City Fencing Academy 1538 1138 14.4 26%
Pool W 5:4 RODRIGUEZ VINCENT 98 E23 190 San Diego Fencing Center 1289 1124 31.6 39%
Pool L 2:5 FECHTMEYER Theodore 143 E22 131 Twin Cities Fencing Club / Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club 1709 1155 10.2 18%
Pool L 1:5 VACA Ricardo E. 23 D23 35 AZ United Fencing Club 2337 1145 2.1 3%
Pool L 2:5 HOLLIS Sean 38 D23 90 Fencing Academy Of Philadelphia 1624 1143 11.5 22%

Spring Showdown

E & Under Mixed Foil (E1, E), April 23, 2023
Place 9, Seed 8, Not ranked, Rating E22, Candlewood Fencing Center / Center for Global Studies
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 SCHLACK Jake 9 E21 7 Candlewood Fencing Center 1601 1154 47.3 24%
Pool L 4:5 BRATTAIN Trey 10 U 6 Candlewood Fencing Center 935 1201 37.1 66%
Pool L 2:5 SULLIVAN Redmond 3 E23 8 Fencers School of Connecticut / Silver City Fencing Club 1402 1164 18.9 36%
Pool W 5:4 MCDERMOTT Cate 2 E23 10 Fairfield County Fencing Academy Aka Fairfield Fencing Academy
Pool W 5:2 GREENLEAF Ella 6 E22 3 Fencers School of Connecticut / Shoreline Fencing Club
T16 L 13:15 SULLIVAN Redmond 3 E23 8 Fencers School of Connecticut / Silver City Fencing Club 2152 1643 41.6 24%

Connecticut Division Summer National Qualifiers

Senior Men's Foil (D1, SNR), March 19, 2023
Place 9, Seed 6, Not ranked, Rating E22, Candlewood Fencing Center / Center for Global Studies
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 SCHLACK Jake 7 E21 16 Candlewood Fencing Center 1498 1069 50.7 25%
Pool L 4:5 SMITH Liam 1 C21 1 Candlewood Fencing Center 3200 1119 0.1 < 1%
Pool L 4:5 BRILLANT Phill 12 U 10 Candlewood Fencing Center 1476 1119 16.5 33%
Pool W 5:1 PAPANEK Michael 13 U 20 University Of Connecticut Fencing / University Of Connecticut Fencing Club 1137 1103 24.3 48%
Pool L 3:5 MAURI Gherardo 18 U 4 Enfield Fencing Club / Manhattan Fencing Center 2851 1127 1.7 3%
Pool W 5:1 GROTH Caleb 14 U 17 Silver City Fencing Club / North Haven HS 1106 1125 28.1 51%
T16 L 6:15 SCHURK Daniel 15 U 8 Unattached 2500 1670 26.8 22%

Neil Lazar RYC/RJCC

Junior Men's Foil (A3, JNR), November 6, 2022
Place 74, Seed 69, Not ranked, Rating U, Candlewood Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 EBERMAN Henry 74 U 69 Rhode Island Fencing Academy And Club 1408 1107 22.8 31%
Pool L 1:5 TSIMIKLIS Yanni 27 B21 11 5T Fencers Club 2842 1084 0.3 < 1%
Pool L 1:5 BOUSSY Luciano 50 D22 65 International Fencing Club 1932 1084 7.3 8%
Pool L 1:5 POPE Alexander 52 D22 44 Gutkovskiy Fencing Academy 1906 1077 7.5 9%
Pool L 1:5 FOGELSON Frederick J. 4 78 A22 9 Manhattan Fencing Center 3051 1069 0.1 < 1%
Pool L 0:5 MOHAMED Murad 22 B22 15 AIC Fencing Club 2643 1069 0.6 1%
T128 L 6:15 SYOMICHEV Gleb A. 32 C22 32 Fairfield County Fencing Academy AKA Fairfield Fencing Academy 2363 1705 35.7 16%

Neil Lazar RYC/RJCC

Cadet Men's Foil (A2, CDT), November 5, 2022
Place 53, Seed 57, Not ranked, Rating U, Candlewood Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 KALIPERSAD Neil A. 14 C22 20 East Coast Fencing Club 2101 1130 6.1 6%
Pool L 1:5 XU Dinghui Ryan 32 E22 45 1331 1124 28.8 37%
Pool L 1:5 CHENG Ethan 24 E22 33 Star Fencing Academy 2165 1095 4.4 4%
Pool L 0:5 MIALL Steven A. 5 83 B22 2 Moe Fencing Club LLC 2817 1091 0.4 < 1%
Pool L 1:5 NICOLL William 41 E20 19 The Storm King School 2124 1091 4.8 5%
Pool W 5:2 LAM Anthony 48 U 59 Future Stars Fencing & Sports Center 749 1086 21.2 69%
T64 L 4:15 PLASTARAS Trey 21 D22 13 5T Fencers Club 2186 1765 60.0 26%

Neil Lazar Div1A/Div2/Veteran ROC

Div II Men's Foil (C3, DV2), September 25, 2022
Place 60, Seed 62, Not ranked, Rating U, Candlewood Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 LI Aaron 18 D22 7 Marx Fencing Academy 2248 1141 4.6 4%
Pool L 0:5 WUJASTYK Leon 36 E22 20 2271 1136 4.3 4%
Pool L 3:5 PETERSON Dale 28 D21 52 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club (Port Chester) 2112 1132 6.6 6%
Pool W 5:4 MARSHALL Henry 70 U 68 Vivo Fencing Club 666 1125 20.1 75%
Pool L 1:5 HARRIS Noah 40 E22 41 Rose City Fencing / Sword In The Scroll Fencing Academy 1816 1145 13.3 16%
Pool L 0:5 ORVANANOS Jorge 5 C22 5 Fencers Club Inc. 2565 1132 1.4 1%
T128 W 15:7 MANZON Antonio 56 U 69 2207 1661 127.4 29%
T64 L 12:15 SANCHEZ Leon D. 14 C19 11 Boston Fencing Club 2746 1788 22.9 8%

Neil Lazar Div1A/Div2/Veteran ROC

Div I-A Men's Foil (A4, D1A), September 24, 2022
Place 94, Seed 94, Not ranked, Rating U, Candlewood Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 0:5 COSTELLO Chaissen F. 40 B22 18 Rhode Island Fencing Academy And Club 2974 1158 0.3 < 1%
Pool L 0:5 BARTEL Jacob L. 67 C20 30 Sacred Heart University NCAA / Elite International Fencers Club 2754 1158 0.8 1%
Pool L 0:5 LI Eric 19 A22 8 Star Fencing Academy 2863 1157 0.5 < 1%
Pool L 2:5 YOON Dylan 46 C22 65 East Coast Fencing Club 2307 1156 4.2 3%
Pool L 2:5 REZA Farazi 77 D21 64 Gutkovskiy Fencing Academy 1922 1152 11.5 11%
Pool L 1:5 DAI Jonathan T. 10 95 A21 20 V Fencing Club 3113 1141 0.1 < 1%
T128 L 4:15 DAUM Charlie 33 B22 42 2689 1684 23.3 7%

Nutmeg State Games Open

Senior Men's Foil (E1, SNR), July 31, 2022
Place 10, Seed 13, Not ranked, Rating U, Candlewood Fencing Center / Center for Global Studies
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:0 KOPRESKI Lucas 14 U 13 Candlewood Fencing Center 1636 1135 67.2 25%
Pool L 4:5 WUN Jonathan 8 E21 7 Manhattan Fencing Center 1659 1203 23.9 24%
Pool L 0:5 DOBBINS Evan 1 A19 2 Fencers School of Connecticut / Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 3071 1179 0.2 < 1%
Pool L 1:5 COFFIN Carleton 4 D22 6 Rpi College Fencing Club / Beaches Sabre Club - NY 1759 1178 18.2 18%
Pool L 0:5 BRINTON Robert 5 D19 5 2530 1160 2.2 2%
T16 L 3:15 WUN Jonathan 8 E21 7 Manhattan Fencing Center 1830 1826 141.9 50%

Nutmeg State Games Open

E & Under Men's Foil (D1, E), July 31, 2022
Place 15, Seed 11, Not ranked, Rating U, Candlewood Fencing Center / Center for Global Studies
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 GRANADOS Luis 21 U 11 Candlewood Fencing Center 1608 1299 39.6 32%
Pool L 1:5 CHANDRAMOHAN Aran 19 U 6 Fairfield County Fencing Academy Aka Fairfield Fencing Academy 1331 1259 51.5 46%
Pool L 2:5 BALUTOWSKI Zackaria 6 U 19 Enfield Fencing Club 1209 1208 43.6 50%
Pool L 3:5 DJONOUMA Toyohm 3 E21 8 Portland Fencing Center 1563 1164 28.8 27%
T32 W 15:11 SAMUELS Noah 15 U 18 Peekskill Fencing Center 2500 1816 193.9 27%
T16 L 13:15 CHANDRAMOHAN Aran 19 U 6 Fairfield County Fencing Academy Aka Fairfield Fencing Academy 1830 2010 184.3 59%

Freehold Fencing's E & Under Foil

E & Under Mixed Foil (D1, E), July 15, 2022
Place 18, Seed 21, Not ranked, Rating U, Candlewood Fencing Center / Center for Global Studies
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:1 MAZO Maxwell 17 U 23 Freehold Fencing Academy 2384 1285 158.6 8%
Pool L 3:5 NIECHWADOWICZ Michael 10 E21 9 Masters Fencing Academy / (none) 1734 1443 49.8 33%
Pool L 3:5 MOORTHY Gyan 11 E18 17 1293 1394 67.5 55%
Pool L 0:5 AKYAMAC Bora 1 E22 1 Medeo Fencing Club 1885 1326 27.3 19%
T32 L 14:15 ALARCON Colin 12 U 15 Blade Runner Fencing 2500 1899 82.8 29%

Duel of the East Coast RJCC/RYC

Cadet Men's Foil (C2, CDT), February 27, 2022
Place 28, Seed 22, Not ranked, Rating U, Candlewood Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 LIU Ryan 18 E21 14 Gutkovskiy Fencing Academy 1936 1445 53.2 23%
Pool L 0:5 MOHAMED Amir 3 C21 3 2679 1392 7.6 3%
Pool L 1:5 TANG August L. 14 E21 21 OnTarget Fencing Club 2154 1385 27.8 12%
Pool L 2:5 KLOTZ Isaiah 8 D21 5 Manhattan Fencing Center 2377 1357 14.5 6%
Pool L 1:5 DALBERG Anders 29 U 24 Mission Fencing Center 1656 1342 57.4 32%
T32 L 2:15 HUANG Eythan 5 D22 10 Fencing Sports Academy, Inc. 2181 2151 251.4 48%

Duel of the East Coast RJCC/RYC

Junior Men's Foil (C2, JNR), February 26, 2022
Place 23, Seed 21, Not ranked, Rating U, Candlewood Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 PLASTARAS Trey 6 D22 8 5T Fencers Club 2220 1874 127.2 32%
Pool L 0:5 GISLER Benjamin B. 3 C21 3 Rockville Fencing Academy 2437 1747 61.6 16%
Pool L 0:5 BROWN Alexander R. 10 D21 9 Gutkovskiy Fencing Academy 2413 1685 50.9 15%
Pool L 1:5 SRINIVASAN Vedant 15 E21 21 Fencing Academy Of Philadelphia 1825 1634 108.3 39%
Pool L 4:5 POIROT Max 17 E20 17 Fencing Academy Of Philadelphia 1825 1526 80.7 33%
T32 L 1:15 TRUBETSKI David 16 E21 10 V Fencing Club / Bucks County Academy Of Fencing 2005 2943 792.1 85%

Manchen Friday Night "U" Foil

Unrated Mixed Foil (E1, U), January 28, 2022
Place 3, Seed 13, Not ranked, Rating U, Candlewood Fencing Center / Center for Global Studies
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 MATTOS Luis Felipe 8 U 9 Medeo Fencing Club 2500 2500 420.5 50%
Pool L 1:5 HALL Carter 5 U 1 Bucks County Academy of Fencing / Voorhees High School 1643 2921 913.4 90%
Pool W 5:4 SEIB-LEVINSON Conrad 1 U 7 Manhattan Fencing Center 1000 2007 77.2 88%
Pool L 4:5 GRAY Dylan 9 U 5 Manchen Academy of Fencing 1755 2084 282.2 64%
Pool W 5:1 ZGOMBIC Natalie 4 U 11 Manchen Academy of Fencing
Pool W 5:4 ROSS Jacob 12 U 12 Manchen Academy of Fencing 1004 1802 71.9 85%
T16 W 15:9 ROSS Jacob 12 U 12 Manchen Academy of Fencing 878 2500 89.1 93%
T8 W 15:10 GRAY Dylan 9 U 5 Manchen Academy of Fencing 2500 2589 353.5 53%
T4 L 10:15 SCARLETT Skye 10 U 2 Bucks County Academy of Fencing-WEST