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Ava Palfi

2006
Western Reserve Academy
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Win/loss statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories - - 41 6 9 56
Losses - - 31 14 16 61
Win ratio - - 56.9% 30.0% 36.0% 47.9%
Pool victories - - 32 6 7 45
Pool losses - - 24 11 12 47
Pool win ratio - - 57.1% 35.3% 36.8% 48.9%
DE victories - - 9 - 2 11
DE losses - - 7 3 4 14
DE win ratio - - 56.2% 0.0% 33.3% 44.0%

Seasons start on August 1 and end on July 31.

Scores

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Easy wins† - - 14 1 2 17
Easy wins % - - 34.1% 16.7% 22.2% 30.4%
Close wins‡ - - 7 1 3 11
Close wins % - - 17.1% 16.7% 33.3% 19.6%
Close losses‡ - - 6 3 3 12
Close losses % - - 19.4% 21.4% 18.8% 19.7%
Big losses† - - 7 6 7 20
Big losses % - - 22.6% 42.9% 43.8% 32.8%

† Easy victories or big losses are 4+ touches in pools, 7+ in standard DEs, and 5+ in veteran or youth DEs.

‡ Close bouts are 1 touch or fewer in pools, 3 or fewer in standard DEs, and 2 or fewer in veteran or youth DEs.

Bouts with time expired

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories - - 2 - - 2
Victories % - - 4.9% 0.0% 0.0% 3.6%
Losses - - 3 - - 3
Losses % - - 9.7% 0.0% 0.0% 4.9%
Total - - 5 - - 5
Total % - - 6.9% 0.0% 0.0% 4.3%

Events

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Events - - 10 3 4 17
Tournaments - - 8 3 3 14

Competition history

17 competitions, 117 bouts

Northern Ohio Summer Nationals Qualifiers DIV2/3, Y14, VET

Div II Women's Épée E1, DV2 April 28, 2024

Place 6 of 8 Seed 6 Not ranked Rating U Western Reserve Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:2 KUHN April 7 - U 7 Two Ravens Fencing School 1929 1956 21.1 52%
Pool
D 3:4 DURRELL Katherine 5 - U 5 Two Ravens Fencing School 2175 1977 15.6 38%
Pool
D 4:5 WILKINSON Heather 4 - E21 4 On Target Fencing Team 1813 1962 24.2 59%
Pool
V 5:2 FEITL Stephanie 8 - U 8 Hooked On Fencing 1169 1937 5.7 87%
Pool
D 3:5 SCHULTZ Gillian 1 - C23 2 Hooked On Fencing 2375 1943 10.6 24%
Pool
D 4:5 MCCOY Lauren 3 - D21 3 Hooked On Fencing 2345 1933 10.6 26%
Pool
D 1:5 MIINEA Elena 2 - C22 1 Hooked On Fencing 2107 1922 15.6 38%
T8
D 7:15 SCHULTZ Gillian 1 - C23 2 Hooked On Fencing 2570 2316 52.1 35%

Ann Chapman Invitational 2024

Junior Women's Épée E1, JNR March 3, 2024

Place 1 of 6 Seed 3 Not ranked Rating U Western Reserve Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:0 VADEN Maya 4 - U 3 Western Reserve Academy 1665 1918 15.7 64%
Pool
D 2:5 LAVI Tessa 6 - U 2 Western Reserve Academy 1592 1934 36.6 71%
Pool
V 5:3 WOOD Grace 5 - U 3 Dublin Fencing Club 1309 1897 9.2 80%
Pool
V 5:2 SPIES Ella 2 - U 5 1199 1906 7.2 86%
Pool
V 5:1 ORDONIO Sophie 1 - U 6 Dublin Fencing Club 765 1914 3.1 94%
Pool
V 3:2 LAVI Tessa 6 - U 2 Western Reserve Academy 1633 1917 15.4 68%
Pool
V 5:2 VADEN Maya 4 - U 3 Western Reserve Academy 1605 1932 13.5 69%
Pool
V 5:2 ORDONIO Sophie 1 - U 6 Dublin Fencing Club 541 1946 1.3 98%
Pool
V 5:1 WOOD Grace 5 - U 3 Dublin Fencing Club 1030 1947 4.3 92%
Pool
V 5:1 SPIES Ella 2 - U 5 1117 1951 5.1 90%
T4
V 15:6 VADEN Maya 4 - U 3 Western Reserve Academy 2251 2179 69.1 47%
T2
V 9:5 LAVI Tessa 6 - U 2 Western Reserve Academy 2146 2248 67.9 56%

Rocky River HS Invitational

Junior Women's Épée U, JNR February 24, 2024

Place 2 of 5 Seed 1 Not ranked Rating U Western Reserve Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:2 VADEN Maya 5 - U 3 Western Reserve Academy 2500 1911 24.2 28%
Pool
V 5:1 SPIES Ella 4 - U 3 Rocky River High School Club 1198 1935 7.9 85%
Pool
D 3:4 LAVI Tessa 2 - U 1 Western Reserve Academy 1549 1943 41.2 74%
Pool
V 5:4 WOOD Grace 3 - U 5 Dublin Fencing Club 1703 1902 16.0 60%
T4
V 15:5 VADEN Maya 5 - U 3 Western Reserve Academy 2500 2225 75.7 40%
T2
D 12:13 LAVI Tessa 2 - U 1 Western Reserve Academy 2024 2300 121.7 66%

Junior Olympics

Junior Women's Épée A4, JNR February 17, 2024

Place 252 of 283 Seed 274 Not ranked Rating U Western Reserve Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 CALDERA Lexi I. 55 90 B23 75 Alliance Fencing Academy 2660 1969 9.7 13%
Pool
D 0:5 LEE Olivia 28 51 A23 56 Swords Fencing Studio 2542 1960 11.9 17%
Pool
D 2:5 ANDERSON Claire 137 - B22 86 Denver Fencing Center 2227 1948 20.3 32%
Pool
D 2:5 FERREIRA DE MELO Adriana 112 - B24 116 South Florida Fencing Club 2378 1928 14.6 23%
Pool
V 5:3 NOH Rachel 219 - D23 281 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 1664 1913 20.2 66%
Pool
D 2:5 ENRILE Erica 190 - C22 96 Maximum Fencing Club 2103 1933 22.1 39%

WRA Women's Open and Div II Mixed Team Foil

Senior Women's Épée E1, SNR January 27, 2024

Place 2 of 7 Seed 6 Not ranked Rating U Western Reserve Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 LAVI Tessa 4 - U 3 Western Reserve Academy 1547 1884 22.6 71%
Pool
V 5:3 ZEHE Michele 5 - U 5 Two Ravens Fencing School 1764 1906 29.3 59%
Pool
D 2:5 SCHULTZ Gillian 1 - C23 1 Hooked On Fencing 2365 1936 18.0 24%
Pool
V 5:1 TURZILLO Mary A. 3 - U 7 On Target Fencing Team / Cyranos Place 759 1918 3.1 97%
Pool
V 5:2 SPIES Ella 2 - U 6 Rocky River High School Club 1438 1921 15.1 74%
Pool
V 5:1 KUHN April 7 - U 3 Two Ravens Fencing School 1968 1936 33.5 48%
T8
V 15:5 TURZILLO Mary A. 3 - U 7 On Target Fencing Team / Cyranos Place 1117 2227 18.7 94%
T4
V 15:12 KUHN April 7 - U 3 Two Ravens Fencing School 1712 2245 54.8 76%
T2
D 5:15 SCHULTZ Gillian 1 - C23 1 Hooked On Fencing 2586 2300 75.6 34%

Northern OHIO Division Junior Olympic Qualifier

Junior Women's Épée U, JNR December 10, 2023

Place 3 of 4 Seed 4 Not ranked Rating U Western Reserve Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 CAVANAUGH Evelyn R. 2 - E20 2 2238 1917 24.1 32%
Pool
D 3:5 POPA Catherine 1 - D23 1 Hooked On Fencing 2341 1893 19.7 24%
Pool
V 5:2 NATESAN Nithya 3 - U 4 Two Ravens Fencing School 1145 1873 10.9 88%
T4
D 7:15 CAVANAUGH Evelyn R. 2 - E20 2 2563 2311 84.1 38%

Y10/Y12 Combined, Women's Open & Unrated Events

Unrated Mixed Épée E1, U December 3, 2023

Place 3 of 10 Seed 3 Not ranked Rating U Western Reserve Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 CHOI Yunwoo 7 - U 5 Western Reserve Academy - - - -
Pool
V 5:3 TURZILLO Mary A. 6 - U 10 762 1913 4.0 97%
Pool
D 2:5 ZHANG James 10 - U 1 Hooked on Fencing - - - -
Pool
V 5:3 DARRAH Liam 2 - U 7 Hooked on Fencing - - - -
T8
V 15:14 BENARD Cormac 9 - U 6 - - - -
T4
D 11:15 WARVELL Jaxon 1 - U 2 Hooked on Fencing - - - -

Y10/Y12 Combined, Women's Open & Unrated Events

Women's Épée U December 3, 2023

Place 1 of 3 Seed 2 Not ranked Rating U Western Reserve Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:0 TURZILLO Mary A. 3 - U 3 787 1857 5.5 95%
Pool
V 5:2 DE LA CRUZ Sofia 1 - U 2 Hooked on Fencing 1499 1863 24.3 69%
Pool
V 5:0 TURZILLO Mary A. 3 - U 3 774 1887 4.7 96%
Pool
V 5:2 DE LA CRUZ Sofia 1 - U 2 Hooked on Fencing 1461 1891 21.3 73%
T2
V 15:12 DE LA CRUZ Sofia 1 - U 2 Hooked on Fencing 1899 2227 84.1 65%

WRA Div 2 and Open WE

Senior Women's Épée E1, SNR November 5, 2023

Place 2 of 7 Seed 7 Not ranked Rating U Western Reserve Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 LAVI Tessa 3 - U 3 Western Reserve Academy 1491 1764 79.6 67%
Pool
V 5:1 TURZILLO Mary A. 6 - U 7 On Target Fencing Team / Cyranos Place 821 1684 11.9 91%
Pool
V 5:4 DE LA CRUZ Sofia 2 - U 5 Hooked On Fencing 2192 1696 61.0 28%
Pool
V 5:2 FEITL Stephanie 4 - U 6 Hooked On Fencing 1513 1757 30.4 62%
Pool
V 5:4 SCHULTZ Gillian 1 - C23 1 Hooked On Fencing 2380 1788 91.4 17%
Pool
D 3:5 KASS Sara A. 5 - U 3 Cyranos Place 2310 1879 22.1 29%
T8
V 15:5 FEITL Stephanie 4 - U 6 Hooked On Fencing 2500 1982 196.5 32%
T4
V 15:10 KASS Sara A. 5 - U 3 Cyranos Place 2634 2178 182.3 33%
T2
D 10:15 SCHULTZ Gillian 1 - C23 1 Hooked On Fencing 2567 2360 133.6 39%

WRA Div 2 and Open WE

Div II Mixed Épée D1, DV2 November 5, 2023

Place 19 of 19 Seed 12 Not ranked Rating U Western Reserve Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 APANASEWICZ Ethan 7 - E23 9 Western Reserve Academy - - - -
Pool
D 3:5 LIU Quincy 14 - U 18 Western Reserve Academy - - - -
Pool
D 1:5 BONILHA-VAN'T HOF Rafael 19 - U 5 Shaker Heights - - - -
Pool
D 3:5 ZHANG Michael 6 - E23 10 Hooked On Fencing - - - -
Pool
D 1:5 WANG Kaiyan 16 - U 17 Hooked On Fencing - - - -
Pool
D 3:5 SCHULTZ Gillian 1 - C23 3 Hooked On Fencing 2351 1790 25.7 19%
T32
D 14:15 CHOI Yunwoo 13 - U 14 Western Reserve Academy - - - -

HoF Unrated + Youth 12 + Youth 14

Unrated Mixed Épée E1, U January 21, 2023

Place 9 of 15 Seed 5 Not ranked Rating U

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:0 TURZILLO Mary A. 1 - U 15 On Target Fencing Team / Cyranos Place 917 1775 14.4 91%
Pool
V 5:3 DAIUTO William 10 - U 8 Hooked on Fencing - - - -
Pool
D 0:5 MATUSZNY Chase 8 - U 11 Hooked on Fencing - - - -
Pool
V 5:3 WANG Kaiyan 15 - U 12 Hooked on Fencing - - - -
Pool
D 2:5 LI Josh 4 - U 5 Western Reserve Academy - - - -
Pool
V 5:4 APANASEWICZ Ethan 12 - U 7 Western Reserve Academy - - - -
Pool
D 4:5 CHOI Yunwoo 13 - U 3 Western Reserve Academy - - - -
T16
D 14:15 DAIUTO William 10 - U 8 Hooked on Fencing - - - -

Wayne State-Danosi Open

Senior Women's Épée E1, SNR November 13, 2022

Place 6 of 7 Seed 6 Not ranked Rating U

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 WIDMANN Ceili 5 - E19 2 Michigan State University Fencing Club / Rogue Fencers 2017 1731 66.9 34%
Pool
D 0:5 ELSTON Sophia 1 - B21 3 Plymouth Ann Arbor Fencing Academy 2541 1664 20.3 9%
Pool
D 3:5 NGUYEN Ella 4 - E22 5 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 1738 1644 76.8 44%
Pool
D 3:5 SHEVCHENKO Viktoriia 2 - C19 3 Wayne State University NCAA 2623 1567 11.0 5%
Pool
V 5:3 POPA Catherine 3 - D22 1 Hooked On Fencing 2286 1556 154.8 13%
Pool
V 5:2 MITKUS Marianne 7 - U 7 1752 1711 64.2 48%
T8
D 5:15 POPA Catherine 3 - D22 1 Hooked On Fencing 2501 2149 167.1 33%

HoF Unrated + Youth 14

Unrated Mixed Épée E1, U November 12, 2022

Place 15 of 17 Seed 7 Not ranked Rating U

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 DAIUTO William 17 - U 11 Hooked on Fencing - - - -
Pool
D 0:5 JOBE Connor 3 - U 2 On Target Fencing Team - - - -
Pool
D 0:5 STREETER Willa 15 - U 10 Hooked on Fencing 1613 1876 144.7 65%
Pool
D 3:5 APANASEWICZ Ethan 11 - U 7 Western Reserve Academy - - - -
T16
D 6:15 LI Josh 10 - U 5 Western Reserve Academy - - - -

WRA C&Under / Open Women's Epee

Senior Women's Épée U, SNR January 23, 2022

Place 2 of 4 Seed 2 Not ranked Rating U Western Reserve Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 LEE Nakyung 3 - U 3 Western Reserve Academy 2500 1809 148.1 26%
Pool
D 3:5 MIINEA Elena 1 - C22 1 Hooked On Fencing 2134 1957 109.8 40%
Pool
V 5:0 TURZILLO Mary A. 4 - U 3 On Target Fencing Team / Cyranos Place 958 1847 29.0 90%
T4
V 15:12 LEE Nakyung 3 - U 3 Western Reserve Academy 2261 2079 436.1 43%
T2
D 11:15 MIINEA Elena 1 - C22 1 Hooked On Fencing 2412 2516 366.9 55%

WRA C&Under / Open Women's Epee

Div II Mixed Épée E1, DV2 January 23, 2022

Place 7 of 12 Seed 8 Not ranked Rating U Western Reserve Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 MIINEA Elena 1 - C22 3 Hooked On Fencing 2100 1950 184.6 42%
Pool
V 5:4 LAVI Tessa 12 - U 11 Western Reserve Academy 2500 1765 186.6 25%
Pool
D 3:5 HAUCK Sara 9 - U 9 Shaker Heights Fencing Club 1788 1952 142.9 57%
Pool
D 1:5 PALFI Jake 4 - E22 5 Western Reserve Academy - - - -
Pool
D 3:5 KARAMAGA Gisa 5 - U 6 Western Reserve Academy - - - -
T16
V 15:13 NEPAL Parik 10 - U 10 Western Reserve Academy - - - -
T8
D 2:15 ELYADERANI Paxon 2 - C21 2 Hooked On Fencing - - - -

HoF's Unrated Competition

Unrated Mixed Épée E1, U December 5, 2021

Place 13 of 14 Seed 3 Not ranked Rating U

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 MIINEA Elena 2 - U 5 Hooked on Fencing 2117 2956 728.3 82%
Pool
D 1:5 COBLENTZ Jacob 7 - U 7 - - - -
Pool
D 1:5 POPA Ethan 11 - U 3 Hooked on Fencing - - - -
Pool
D 4:5 JONES Reilly 6 - U 8 Hooked on Fencing - - - -
Pool
D 1:5 ELMER Mackenzie A. 10 - U 11 1808 2228 278.2 66%
Pool
D 1:5 LI Qiuye 14 - U 3 - - - -
T16
D 3:15 POPA Ethan 11 - U 3 Hooked on Fencing - - - -

WFC - Fall E & Under

E & Under Mixed Épée None, E November 20, 2021

Place 5 of 12 Seed 5 Not ranked Rating U

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 ZHEREBTCOV Kirill 1 - E21 1 - - - -
Pool
V 5:2 PARIK Nepal 8 - U 9 - - - -
Pool
V 5:0 TURZILLO Mary A. 4 - U 12 On Target Fencing Team / Cyranos Place 1131 2500 124.9 90%
Pool
V 5:2 RAMIREZ-LESZKO Lucia 11 - U 6 Hooked On Fencing / DC Fencers Club 2500 2625 331.4 54%
Pool
V 5:2 ALAMO Brandon 9 - U 11 - - - -
T8
D 14:15 ELMER Mackenzie A. 3 - U 3 2500 2500 420.5 50%