David Groothuis

2006

Illinois Fencing Academy

Win/Loss Statistics

	2023-2024	2022-2023	2021-2022	2020-2021	Before 2020	All Time
Victories	7	27	9	-	-	43
Losses	21	39	19	-	-	79
Win Ratio	25.0%	40.9%	32.1%	-	-	35.2%
Pool Victories	6	25	7	-	-	38
Pool Losses	17	29	15	-	-	61
Pool Win Ratio	26.1%	46.3%	31.8%	-	-	38.4%
DE Victories	1	2	2	-	-	5
DE Losses	4	10	4	-	-	18
DE Win Ratio	20.0%	16.7%	33.3%	-	-	21.7%

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

Scores

	2023-2024	2022-2023	2021-2022	2020-2021	Before 2020	All Time
Easy wins^†	1	7	3	-	-	11
Easy wins as % of wins	14.3%	25.9%	33.3%	-	-	25.6%
Close wins^‡	3	8	3	-	-	14
Close wins as % of all wins	42.9%	29.6%	33.3%	-	-	32.6%
Close losses^‡	7	9	4	-	-	20
Close losses as % of all losses	33.3%	23.1%	21.1%	-	-	25.3%
Big losses^†	6	15	6	-	-	27
Big losses as % of all losses	28.6%	38.5%	31.6%	-	-	34.2%

^† 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

	2023-2024	2022-2023	2021-2022	2020-2021	Before 2020	All Time
Victories	-	2	1	-	-	3
Victories as % of all victories	0.0%	7.4%	11.1%	-	-	7.0%
Losses	-	-	-	-	-	-
Losses as % of all losses	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	-	-	0.0%
Total	-	2	1	-	-	3
Total as % of all bouts	0.0%	3.0%	3.6%	-	-	2.5%

Events

	2023-2024	2022-2023	2021-2022	2020-2021	Before 2020	All Time
Events	4	10	5	-	-	19
Tournaments	3	6	4	-	-	13

Competition History

GLHSFC Championships

Men's Epee (U), January 27, 2024

Place 13, Seed 10, Rank 7, Rating None, Evanston Township High School

Bout		Score	Opponent	Seed	Rank	Place	Club	Opponent Strength	Strength	Change	Chance of Victory
Pool	W	5:1	STAMPS Caleb	42	43	45	H-F High School
Pool	W	5:4	CUI Franklin	19	14	15	New Trier High School	1539	1687	12.0	59%
Pool	W	5:2	MILEN Christopher	33	31	23	Marian Catholic High School
Pool	L	3:5	ALLEN Ryder	25	23	33	Lhs-vhhs Fencing Team- High School
Pool	L	2:5	SCHECHTER Noah	5	3	9	Stevenson High School	1611	1699	16.3	56%
Pool	W	5:2	PIFEL Camden	39	38	29	Brookfield Academy
T32	W	15:10	PARKER Joseph	22	17	21	Culver Military Academy
T16	L	8:15	NGUYEN Tate	1	1	3	University of Chicago Laboratory High School Fencing Club	2931	1119	1.0	< 1%

IL. Division Junior Olympic Qualifier

Junior Men's Épée (C1, JNR), December 17, 2023

Place 17, Seed 12, Not ranked, Rating U, Evanston Township High School / Illinois Fencing Academy

Bout		Score	Opponent	Seed	Rating	Place	Club	Opponent Strength	Strength	Change	Chance of Victory
Pool	L	4:5	FELICIANO Damien	14	U	6	Lawrence University Fencing Ncaa	1158	1746	24.5	80%
Pool	L	4:5	HALL Gabriel	7	D23	8	Fencing Center of Chicago	1693	1721	16.7	52%
Pool	W	5:4	MALEADY Sean	5	C23	12	H-F High School / Advanced Fencing Academy Salle Stepien	1814	1704	18.2	43%
Pool	L	4:5	LIM-SEIWERT Armand	17	U	14	Bronzeville Fencing Academy	1220	1723	27.1	80%
Pool	L	2:5	ZIEGLER John	2	C23	1	Windy City Fencing	2114	1695	8.0	24%
T32	L	7:15	COHEN Henry	11	U	16	Advanced Fencing Academy Salle Stepien	1368	1191	72.1	41%

Remenyik ROC and RJCC

Div I-A Men's Épée (A4, D1A), October 15, 2023

Place 89, Seed 88, Not ranked, Rating U, Illinois Fencing Academy

Bout		Score	Opponent	Seed	Rank	Rating	Place	Club	Opponent Strength	Strength	Change	Chance of Victory
Pool	L	1:5	HEIM Bryce	56		C23	41		2583	1772	3.7	9%
Pool	L	3:5	VAGGALIS Denny	84		U	85	Lincoln Fencing Club	2082	1768	8.3	36%
Pool	L	4:5	GILLHAM Timothy A.	28		B23	45		2673	1760	2.9	7%
Pool	L	1:5	JOVANOVIC Jovan	1	86	A23	1	Fencing Center of Chicago	2989	1757	1.1	2%
Pool	L	4:5	SHEPHERD Conner M.	57		C23	47	Cleveland State Univ. NCAA / Jovanovic Fencing	2790	1756	2.0	4%
Pool	L	3:5	CHIN Dylan A.	29		B23	21	Alliance Fencing Academy	2216	1754	8.0	22%
T128	L	6:15	LOISEAU Eliott	34		B23	31	Escrime Du Lac	2685	1196	4.1	1%

Remenyik ROC and RJCC

Junior Men's Épée (A2, JNR), October 14, 2023

Place 49, Seed 52, Not ranked, Rating U, Illinois Fencing Academy

Bout		Score	Opponent	Seed	Rank	Rating	Place	Club	Opponent Strength	Strength	Change	Chance of Victory
Pool	L	2:5	NGUYEN Tate	4	111	A23	13	Windy City Fencing-Chicago	2630	1813	3.9	9%
Pool	L	0:5	VEZMAR Evan H.	20		B21	14		2538	1809	4.9	11%
Pool	L	2:5	FRANGER Max	13		B23	30	Escrime Du Lac	1723	1804	19.5	55%
Pool	L	3:5	CURTY Jack	36		D22	21	Ataba Fencing Club	2030	1785	12.1	34%
Pool	W	5:4	FELICIANO Damien	49		U	51		1402	1773	8.8	69%
Pool	L	4:5	SERAFYM Damian	29		C23	6	Advance Fencing	2127	1782	10.1	28%
T64	L	13:15	AGARWAL Adheesh	34		D23	19	Illinois Fencing Academy	1905	1235	39.5	16%

Junior Olympics

Cadet Men's Épée (A4, CDT), February 20, 2023

Place 235, Seed 285, Not ranked, Rating U, Illinois Fencing Academy

Bout		Score	Opponent	Seed	Rank	Rating	Place	Club	Opponent Strength	Strength	Change	Chance of Victory
Pool	L	2:5	SINGHA Orion	19	20	A23	79	Team Touche Fencing Center	2756	1777	2.8	5%
Pool	W	5:3	XIONG Aaron	244		D22	266	Alliance Fencing Academy	1796	1774	19.7	49%
Pool	W	5:4	KUMAR Aidan	70	82	A23	125	Medeo Fencing Club	2485	1794	38.4	13%
Pool	L	3:5	IRWIN Peter	107	129	B22	75	Florida Fencing Academy	2578	1832	4.8	11%
Pool	L	1:5	ABBOUD Michael	194		C22	111	Nova Fencing Club	2303	1827	8.5	22%
Pool	L	2:5	MULCAHY Olaf	157		B22	108	Battle Born Fencing Club	2494	1819	5.6	13%
T256	L	5:15	ZHAO Corey	36	42	A22	36	Olympia Fencing Center	2960	1237	2.0	< 1%

GLHSFC CHAMPIONSHIPS = Final

Men's Épée (U), January 28, 2023

Place 18, Seed 22, Not ranked, Rating U, Evanston Township High School / Illinois Fencing Academy

Bout		Score	Opponent	Seed	Rating	Place	Club	Opponent Strength	Strength	Change	Chance of Victory
Pool	W	5:1	GREENE Patrick	7	E22	8	Culver Military Academy	1418	1704	13.1	68%
Pool	W	5:3	WANG Tyler	8	C22	21	New Trier High School	2271	1718	32.4	20%
Pool	W	5:4	CLAY Joshua	35	U	43	H-F High School
Pool	W	5:2	SOSSONG Taso	36	U	36	Marian Central Fencing Team
Pool	W	5:4	BALCHAN Adam	20	U	19	Maine West	2118	1750	26.8	29%
T32	L	14:15	ROCKELMANN Colin	27	U	7	LHS-VHHS Thundercats	2500	1258	20.5	12%

Fencing Center of Chicago RYC/RJCC

Cadet Men's Épée (A2, CDT), January 22, 2023

Place 19, Seed 23, Not ranked, Rating U, Illinois Fencing Academy

Bout		Score	Opponent	Seed	Rank	Rating	Place	Club	Opponent Strength	Strength	Change	Chance of Victory
Pool	L	4:5	PETROVICH Alexandar	28		U	18	Windy City Fencing-Chicago	1642	1659	23.3	51%
Pool	W	5:4	SHOUSHA Hamza	9		D22	21	Peoria Fencing Academy	1938	1636	31.7	31%
Pool	W	5:3	MURAD Humza	18		U	25	Twin Cities Fencing Club	1316	1668	12.3	70%
Pool	L	3:5	SPINA Joseph B.	3	115	B22	9	Fencing Center of Chicago / Ataba Fencing Club	2354	1680	6.7	13%
Pool	W	5:1	TIMEK Jan	26		U	30	Grand Rapids Fencing Academy	1256	1673	11.0	75%
Pool	W	5:2	DAS Roshan	13		E22	16	Windy City Fencing-Chicago	1662	1684	20.1	51%
T32	L	8:15	SOBESHKEVYCH ROMAN	6		C23	14	Advance Fencing Academy (Salle Stepien)	2183	1285	27.4	9%

Fencing Center of Chicago RYC/RJCC

Junior Men's Épée (A2, JNR), January 21, 2023

Place 33, Seed 45, Not ranked, Rating U, Illinois Fencing Academy

Bout		Score	Opponent	Seed	Rank	Rating	Place	Club	Opponent Strength	Strength	Change	Chance of Victory
Pool	L	1:5	GOHSMAN Maxwell	6	176	C22	13	Grand Rapids Fencing Academy	2244	1617	9.1	15%
Pool	W	5:4	TASKIRAN Mete	33		E22	23	Windy City Fencing-Chicago	1636	1607	26.5	48%
Pool	L	3:5	RITTERBUSCH Timothy	23		D23	41	Ataba Fencing Club	1865	1634	17.8	35%
Pool	W	2:1	GREENE Patrick	35		E22	36	Culver Military Academy	1341	1616	15.9	67%
Pool	W	5:4	DHAL Leon	20		C22	28	Windy City Fencing-Chicago	1891	1632	32.4	34%
Pool	L	2:5	SILVERS Ari	9		B23	17	Windy City Fencing-Chicago	2488	1664	5.1	9%
T64	L	10:15	ZIEGLER John	44		U	32	Windy City Fencing-Chicago	2088	1324	39.5	13%

IL. Div. Junior Olympic Qualifiers

Cadet Men's Épée (U, CDT), December 18, 2022

Place 3, Seed 3, Not ranked, Rating U, Evanston Township High School / Illinois Fencing Academy

Bout		Score	Opponent	Seed	Rating	Place	Club	Opponent Strength	Strength	Change	Chance of Victory
Pool	W	3:2	SERAFYM Damian	2	C22	1	Advance Fencing Academy (Salle Stapien)	1975	1549	47.4	24%
Pool	W	5:1	PATEL Aayan	10	U	11	Illinois Fencing Academy	1165	1597	14.5	76%
Pool	W	5:2	FOGEL Ethan	6	U	7	New Trier High School / New Trier X-Caliber Fencing Club	1137	1611	12.6	74%
Pool	W	5:2	LEHNER Brian	11	U	8	Illinois Fencing Academy	1497	1624	19.1	57%
Pool	L	4:5	CHEN Bowen	7	U	4	Windy City Fencing - Chicago	1653	1643	26.4	49%
T8	W	15:7	LEHNER Brian	11	U	8	Illinois Fencing Academy	2855	1137	320.8	4%
T4	L	8:15	RICHARDSON Ray	1	C22	2	Windy City Fencing-Chicago	1530	1458	133.7	46%

IL. Div. Junior Olympic Qualifiers

Junior Men's Épée (C1, JNR), December 18, 2022

Place 11, Seed 9, Not ranked, Rating U, Evanston Township High School / Illinois Fencing Academy

Bout		Score	Opponent	Seed	Rating	Place	Club	Opponent Strength	Strength	Change	Chance of Victory
Pool	L	2:5	DHAL Leon	4	C22	3	Windy City Fencing-chicago	1807	1554	22.9	34%
Pool	W	5:2	BARFORD Giovanni	10	U	16	Illinois Fencing Academy	1236	1531	18.3	65%
Pool	L	3:5	RICHARDSON Ray	3	C22	10	Windy City Fencing-Chicago	1735	1550	24.1	38%
Pool	W	5:1	WEATHERLY Hugh	15	U	13	LHS-VHHS Thundercats	1503	1525	23.9	51%
T16	L	10:15	DAS Roshan	8	U	6	Windy City Fencing	2054	1188	50.8	12%

LHS-VHHS Thundercats Pre-Season Open

Men's Épée (U), November 5, 2022

Place 11, Seed 20, Not ranked, Rating U, Evanston Township High School

Bout		Score	Opponent	Seed	Rating	Place	Club	Opponent Strength	Strength	Change	Chance of Victory
Pool	W	5:2	GRISIUS Julian	36	U	41	Homewood-Flossmoor High School
Pool	W	5:2	JEON Kaden	9	U	31	Stevenson High School	2500	1517	37.1	17%
Pool	W	5:3	DESAI Aadi	6	U	17	Deerfield-Highland Park
Pool	L	4:5	WEATHERLY Hugh	35	U	6	LHS-VHHS Thundercats
Pool	W	5:0	DENNY Ian	24	U	28	New Trier High School
T32	W	15:1	BELUE William	23	U	27	Homewood-Flossmoor High School
T16	L	12:15	WEATHERLY Hugh	35	U	6	LHS-VHHS Thundercats

Remenyik ROC and RJCC

Cadet Men's Épée (B2, CDT), October 2, 2022

Place 35, Seed 29, Not ranked, Rating U, Illinois Fencing Academy

Bout		Score	Opponent	Seed	Rank	Rating	Place	Club	Opponent Strength	Strength	Change	Chance of Victory
Pool	L	0:5	MICKO Fritz K.	1	37	B22	6	Hooked On Fencing	2726	1648	4.7	4%
Pool	L	1:5	GRAVES Lawson	21		U	13	Windy City Fencing-Chicago	1812	1644	31.6	39%
Pool	L	1:5	MITEV Alexander	11		D22	12	Windy City Fencing-Chicago	2004	1612	21.2	26%
Pool	L	4:5	KRZYSIAK David F.	9		B22	9	Advance Fencing Academy (Salle Stepien)	2206	1591	13.4	16%
Pool	L	3:5	RIECK Brennan	26		U	21		1691	1578	29.1	43%
Pool	L	1:5	CHEN Bowen	20		U	24	Windy City Fencing-Chicago	1622	1548	31.5	45%
T64	L	5:15	AGARWAL Adheesh	30		U	30	Illinois Fencing Academy	1579	1357	168.4	39%

Remenyik ROC and RJCC

Div I-A Men's Épée (A4, D1A), October 2, 2022

Place 69, Seed 67, Not ranked, Rating U, Illinois Fencing Academy

Bout		Score	Opponent	Seed	Rank	Rating	Place	Club	Opponent Strength	Strength	Change	Chance of Victory
Pool	W	5:3	HU Anton	66		E22	70		1826	1661	59.2	40%
Pool	L	0:5	SHAH S Ayush	2	55	A22	11		3132	1720	1.8	1%
Pool	L	3:5	ROBINSON Matthew	53		C22	26		2162	1718	23.1	24%
Pool	L	4:5	SONN Rohan	21		B22	31	Windy City Fencing-Chicago	2224	1695	19.0	20%
Pool	L	1:5	MICKO Fritz K.	24		B22	9	Hooked On Fencing	2721	1676	5.4	5%
Pool	L	3:5	ROBBINS Christopher (Chris) W.	43		B19	57		2081	1671	22.2	26%
T128	L	14:15	BEACH John	39		B22	60		3013	1368	11.5	2%

Remenyik ROC and RJCC

Junior Men's Épée (A2, JNR), October 1, 2022

Place 47, Seed 40, Not ranked, Rating U, Illinois Fencing Academy

Bout		Score	Opponent	Seed	Rank	Rating	Place	Club	Opponent Strength	Strength	Change	Chance of Victory
Pool	L	1:5	SHAH S Ayush	1	21	A22	12		3196	1778	2.4	1%
Pool	L	2:5	TIKHOMIROV Theodore	32		D22	27	Windy City Fencing-Chicago	2093	1775	37.0	31%
Pool	L	1:5	PRABHAKAR Vibhav	16		B22	9	Advance Fencing Academy (Salle Stepien)	2465	1738	16.2	12%
Pool	L	2:5	SILVERS Ari	17		B22	13	Windy City Fencing-Chicago	2408	1722	17.1	14%
Pool	L	4:5	HU Anton	34		E22	43		1818	1705	44.3	43%
T64	L	6:15	HEIM Bryce	6	120	C22	6	Ataba Fencing Club / Wayne State University NCAA	2892	1385	17.3	2%

Windy City SYC /RCC #7

Cadet Men's Épée (B2, CDT), April 2, 2022

Place 23, Seed 34, Not ranked, Rating U, Illinois Fencers Club

Bout		Score	Opponent	Seed	Rating	Place	Club	Opponent Strength	Strength	Change	Chance of Victory
Pool	W	5:2	CHIMOSKEY Finn D.	16	D22	28	New York Fencing Academy	2248	1702	152.7	20%
Pool	L	4:5	NIKOLOV Peter	9	C22	3	Windy City Fencing-Chicago	2331	1855	38.0	23%
Pool	L	2:5	YAO Geoffrey B.	4	B22	5	True Focus Sports Academy	2547	1817	21.7	13%
Pool	L	4:5	DAS Roshan	27	U	24	Windy City Fencing-Chicago	1641	1795	82.3	59%
Pool	W	5:2	HU Robert J.	21	E22	29	Medeo Fencing Club / Wanglei International Fencing Club	1732	1713	64.7	49%
T32	L	7:15	MITEV Alexander	25	U	7	Windy City Fencing-Chicago	2380	1461	75.4	12%

Junior Olympic Championships

Cadet Men's Épée (A4, CDT), February 18, 2022

Place 220, Seed 250, Not ranked, Rating U, Illinois Fencers Club

Bout		Score	Opponent	Seed	Rank	Rating	Place	Club	Opponent Strength	Strength	Change	Chance of Victory
Pool	L	0:5	SLOUGH Sean	174		D21	172	Apex Fencing Academy	2270	1584	48.4	16%
Pool	W	4:3	ZHOU Justin	140		C21	94	Kaizen Academy LLC	2343	1536	259.0	12%
Pool	L	3:5	ILYAS Zakariya	217		E21	145	Cardinal Fencing Academy	2167	1795	61.5	29%
Pool	L	1:5	NEAL John P.	62	73	B21	63	Woodlands International Fencing Club	2650	1733	19.2	8%
Pool	L	2:5	ZHU Max	17	18	A21	31	TeamK Fencing / Yang Fencing Club	2804	1714	11.8	5%

GLHSFC Individual Champs

Men's Épée (U), January 29, 2022

Place 13, Seed 29, Rank 28, Rating U, Evanston Township High School

Bout		Score	Opponent	Seed	Rank	Rating	Place	Club	Opponent Strength	Strength	Change	Chance of Victory
Pool	W	5:0	GO Oliver	49	33	U	42	University of Chicago Laboratory High School Fencing Club
Pool	L	4:5	HUANG Xingyuan	20	13	U	3	New Trier High School
Pool	W	5:2	ROBERTSON Declan	45	33	U	47	Marian Central Fencing Team
Pool	W	5:4	ROCKELMANN Colin	13	8	U	35	LHS-VHHS Thundercats
Pool	L	3:5	LI Chenyu (Charlie)	4	2	U	2	Culver Military Academy	2258	1646	61.8	19%
T64	W	15:4	KOCIECKI Kacper	48	33	U	48	Marian Central Fencing Team
T32	W	15:7	RAYMOND Rocco	18	11	U	20	Marian Catholic High School
T16	L	5:15	LI Chenyu (Charlie)	4	2	U	2	Culver Military Academy	2493	1547	86.6	13%

IL. Div. Junior Olympic Qualifiers

Cadet Men's Épée (U, CDT), December 19, 2021

Place 2, Seed 2, Not ranked, Rating U, Evanston Township High School / Illinois Fencers Club

Bout		Score	Opponent		Seed	Rank	Rating	Place	Club	Opponent Strength	Strength	Change	Chance of Victory
Pool	L	2:5	JAMISON Harper		1		U	1	Evanston Township High School / Illinois Fencers Club	1963	1768	121.8	40%
T2	L	11:15	JAMISON Harper		1		U	1	Evanston Township High School / Illinois Fencers Club	1850	1837	289.7	50%

IL. Div. Junior Olympic Qualifiers

Junior Men's Épée (E1, JNR), December 19, 2021

Place 7, Seed 5, Not ranked, Rating U, Illinois Fencers Club

Bout		Score	Opponent	Seed	Rating	Place	Club	Opponent Strength	Strength	Change	Chance of Victory
Pool	L	3:5	JAMISON Harper	6	U	6		2500	2500	420.5	50%
Pool	L	4:5	PAULSEN Zachary	7	U	5		1286	2079	670.4	78%
Pool	L	2:5	LEE Daniel J.	2	C21	3	Fencing Center of Chicago	2327	1409	99.8	14%
Pool	L	0:5	WANG David	4	E21	4	Thundercats Fencing Club	2200	1309	85.2	13%
Pool	W	5:4	SONN Rohan	3	D21	2	Windy City Fencing-Chicago	2281	1224	562.7	8%
Pool	L	1:5	MALYSZ Anthony J.	1	A19	1	Harvard University NCAA	3053	1787	18.9	4%
T8	L	11:15	WANG David	4	E21	4	Thundercats Fencing Club	2186	2500	662.9	62%