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Kaz Despres

2005

Cortines HS of VAPA / Silverlake Fencing

Win/Loss Statistics

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Victories - 1 3 - - 4
Losses - 5 10 - - 15
Win Ratio - 16.7% 23.1% - - 21.1%
Pool Victories - 1 3 - - 4
Pool Losses - 4 8 - - 12
Pool Win Ratio - 20.0% 27.3% - - 25.0%
DE Victories - - - - - -
DE Losses - 1 2 - - 3
DE Win Ratio - 0.0% 0.0% - - 0.0%

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† - - 2 - - 2
Easy wins as % of wins - 0.0% 66.7% - - 50.0%
Close wins‡ - - - - - -
Close wins as % of all wins - 0.0% 0.0% - - 0.0%
Close losses‡ - 1 2 - - 3
Close losses as % of all losses - 20.0% 20.0% - - 20.0%
Big losses† - 1 6 - - 7
Big losses as % of all losses - 20.0% 60.0% - - 46.7%

† 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.

Events

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Events - 1 2 - - 3
Tournaments - 1 2 - - 3

Competition History

SoCal Scholastic Fencing League Individual Foil #1

Men's High School Foil (D1), October 2, 2022
Place 25, Seed 24, Not ranked, Rating U, VAPA #9 / Silver Lake Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 4:5 GALAVIZ MacArthur 35 U 28 Harvard Westlake / United Fencing Academy 1846 1547 70.4 33%
Pool L 3:5 RAMOS Russell K. 9 U 14 Chaminade 2037 1476 42.7 21%
Pool L 3:5 POUND Michael 4 E22 9 West Hills 1398 1433 92.4 52%
Pool W 5:3 LEE Benjamin 18 U 27 Loyola High School / Beverly Hills Fencers' Club 1096 1341 56.7 64%
Pool L 2:5 BARTON Trent 16 U 3 Torrance High School / Torrance Fencing Club 1672 1398 52.0 34%
T32 L 5:15 GRAPHIA Gabriel 31 U 10 Harvard Westlake 1568 1832 435.4 61%

SoCal Scholastic Fencing League Individual Foil #2

Men's High School Foil (D1), February 6, 2022
Place 38, Seed 34, Not ranked, Rating U, VAPA #9 / Silver Lake Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 4:5 WALTHERS Bjorn 19 U 35 Harvard Westlake 2882 2190 76.3 21%
Pool L 1:5 ORNELAS Matteo 40 U 21 The Cambria Insititute / Beverly Hills Fencers' Club 957 2114 388.7 93%
Pool L 1:5 REDDINGTON Aidan 6 E21 3 Chaminade / United Fencing Academy 2234 1725 71.6 23%
Pool L 3:5 BUTLER Owen 20 U 12 John Burroughs HS 1401 1653 148.0 63%
Pool W 5:1 PERDIGAO Cooper 9 U 44 Chaminade 817 1505 41.1 82%
T64 L 9:15 SMITH Jeremiah 31 U 27 Animo City of Champions Charter 2500 2079 247.3 37%

SoCal Scholastic Novice Foil, Epee and Saber

Men's High School Foil (U), December 5, 2021
Place 11, Seed 9, Not ranked, Rating U, VAPA #9 / Silver Lake Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:0 NAPIERALA Cade 1 U 3 Oaks Christian High School 2500 2500 420.5 50%
Pool L 0:5 WALTHERS Bjorn 4 U 6 Harvard Westlake 2079 2921 573.3 76%
Pool L 0:5 MYERS Kevin 5 U 3 YULA 3250 2347 120.5 20%
Pool L 1:5 KIM Kevin 13 U 1 Torrey Pines High School 2739 2227 161.1 30%
Pool L 1:5 CROUTCH Ethan 12 U 9 Chaminade 2538 2066 144.0 31%
Pool W 5:2 THORNTON Maximilian 8 U 12 Chaminade 2265 1922 268.5 35%
T16 L 13:15 CONWAY Matthew 10 U 7 Oaks Christain 2500 2500 420.5 50%