Lester Chen

1969

West Coast Fencing Academy

Win/Loss Statistics

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Victories 6 5 9 - - 20
Losses 5 7 23 - - 35
Win Ratio 54.5% 41.7% 28.1% - - 36.4%
Pool Victories 5 4 7 - - 16
Pool Losses 3 5 18 - - 26
Pool Win Ratio 62.5% 44.4% 28.0% - - 38.1%
DE Victories 1 1 2 - - 4
DE Losses 2 2 5 - - 9
DE Win Ratio 33.3% 33.3% 28.6% - - 30.8%

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† 2 1 4 - - 7
Easy wins as % of wins 33.3% 20.0% 44.4% - - 35.0%
Close wins‡ - 1 2 - - 3
Close wins as % of all wins 0.0% 20.0% 22.2% - - 15.0%
Close losses‡ 3 - - - - 3
Close losses as % of all losses 60.0% 0.0% 0.0% - - 8.6%
Big losses† - 5 11 - - 16
Big losses as % of all losses 0.0% 71.4% 47.8% - - 45.7%

† 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 2 2 5 - - 9
Tournaments 2 2 4 - - 8

Competition History

AFM Super Regional SYC/RJCC/ROC Div1A/Vet

Veteran Men's Saber (D1, VET), October 8, 2023
Place 5, Seed 15, Not ranked, Rating U, Laguna Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 FAN Xiaoying 8 U 15 LA Fencing Academy of Pomona 2500 1905 24.9 28%
Pool W 5:1 PARAGANO Vincent 3 D21 6 Masters Fencing Academy NJ / Lilov Fencing Academy 2151 1930 36.0 36%
Pool W 5:2 WILLIAMS Brian 11 U 13 AZ United Fencing Club 1105 1966 6.0 90%
Pool W 5:2 MARTINEZ Mario D. 4 E23 10 Cardinal Fencing Club 1828 1972 21.6 59%
T16 W 10:2 FAN Xiaoying 8 U 15 LA Fencing Academy of Pomona 2500 1780 102.4 25%
T8 L 9:10 FLINN Ryan 12 U 3 United Fencers of Oakland 2422 1882 42.0 26%

Fortune Fencing RYC/RJCC/ROC(D1A, DV2, VET) & Y8

Veteran Men's Saber (C1, VET), September 4, 2023
Place 10, Seed 10, Not ranked, Rating U, Laguna Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 ZOLLER Matthew 3 C23 7 Fencing Academy Of Denver 2198 1982 22.9 36%
Pool W 5:3 ANDERSON Donald 14 U 13 New Mexico Fencing Foundation 870 1959 3.4 96%
Pool L 4:5 PLONKA Derek 4 D23 3 Avant Garde Fencers Club, Inc (CA) (AGFC) 2189 1963 21.6 36%
Pool L 4:5 GOMES John F. 9 U 9 Spartak 1740 1941 36.5 63%
T16 L 7:10 ZOLLER Matthew 3 C23 7 Fencing Academy Of Denver 2194 1851 71.1 31%

National Championships & July Challenge (Summer Nationals)

Vet-50 Men's Saber (A2, V50), July 4, 2023
Place 18, Seed 23, Rank 32, Rating U, Laguna Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 MARGIL David 18 33 E22 22 Zeta Fencing 2154 1799 21.8 29%
Pool W 5:2 HERNANDEZ Marc A. 28 U 27 Austin Fencers Club 1371 1778 18.9 73%
Pool W 5:4 SLAUGHTER Christopher W. 14 30 D19 14 Frisco Fencing Academy 3014 1797 94.3 3%
Pool L 2:5 DASHNAW Stephen 3 3 B23 3 Lilov Fencing Academy 2878 1891 4.9 6%
Pool W 5:3 BACON Michael F. 8 7 B23 3 Manhattan Fencing Center 3125 1886 96.2 2%
T32 L 3:10 ZOLLER Matthew 12 10 C22 7 Fencing Academy Of Denver 2177 1945 94.5 37%

South Coast RJCC/ROC

Veteran Men's Saber (U, VET), September 24, 2022
Place 3, Seed 1, Rank 42, Rating U, Laguna Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 SANDERS David 4 U 2 Laguna Fencing Center 1100 1982 101.1 91%
Pool L 0:5 STONE Brad 2 E21 3 Cardinal Fencing Club 1454 1880 67.9 75%
Pool L 1:5 DUDNICK Christian 3 U 1 Fencing Academy Of Denver 1810 1813 38.6 50%
Pool W 5:3 DOBRZANSKI Lucas T. 5 U 5 Kern Athletic Fencing Foundation / Unattached 1497 1774 25.6 67%
T8 W 10:0 DOBRZANSKI Lucas T. 5 U 5 Kern Athletic Fencing Foundation / Unattached 1450 1965 74.9 74%
T4 L 5:10 DUDNICK Christian 3 U 1 Fencing Academy Of Denver 2297 2040 94.3 37%

USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge

Vet-50 Men's Saber (A2, V50), July 5, 2022
Place 19, Seed 20, Rank 18, Rating U, Laguna Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 SIMS Martin L. 22 33 U 20 Fairfax Fencers LLC 1433 2077 114.4 84%
Pool L 3:5 NEMAZIE David A. 14 13 D20 11 Salisbury Fencing Club / Nova Fencing Club 2384 1963 29.7 25%
Pool L 3:5 KAOURIS George 11 9 C22 10 Stamford Fencing Center, LLC / Sheridan Fencing Academy 2310 1933 30.4 28%
Pool W 5:1 MIGHELL Jason 6 7 E21 14 Denver Fencing Center 2262 1903 75.0 28%
Pool L 1:5 BECKER William L. 3 2 A21 1 3216 1978 3.6 3%
Pool W 5:1 VARADARAJAN VENKATAKRISHNAN 25 U 24 Fencing Academy Of Denver 910 1974 7.1 93%
T32 L 4:10 MIGHELL Jason 6 7 E21 14 Denver Fencing Center 2395 2087 122.8 34%

March NAC

Veteran Men's Saber (A2, VET), March 5, 2022
Place 24, Seed 38, Not ranked, Rating U, Laguna Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 NEMAZIE David A. 23 D20 35 Salisbury Fencing Club / Nova Fencing Club 2421 1969 42.3 24%
Pool L 0:5 ESCUETA Jr Antonio V. 8 B21 14 Fencing Institute Of Texas 2314 1926 43.9 27%
Pool W 5:4 FERRARO Pietro 22 D21 17 Capital Fencing Academy 3006 1882 162.4 6%
Pool L 3:5 BACON Michael F. 7 B21 9 Manhattan Fencing Center 3385 2045 3.9 2%
Pool W 5:2 GOMES John F. 37 U 38 Spartak 1655 2041 36.5 72%
T64 W 10:3 LIBERS Alexander M. 43 U 41 Southwest Florida Fencing Academy / Naples Fencing Academy 1737 1953 158.7 60%
T32 L 4:10 VIDOVSZKY Tamas J. 1 A22 11 Premier Fencing Academy LLC / Peninsula Fencing Academy 3352 2112 24.5 5%

March NAC

Vet-50 Men's Saber (A2, V50), March 4, 2022
Place 21, Seed 21, Rank 24, Rating U, Laguna Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 PENTON Robert 12 C19 15 Triple Threat Fencing Academy 3053 1880 13.0 4%
Pool L 2:5 VIDOVSZKY Tamas J. 4 4 A22 5 Premier Fencing Academy LLC / Peninsula Fencing Academy 3556 1867 2.8 1%
Pool L 0:5 ZIPPER Michael E. 14 12 D22 7 Manhattan Fencing Center / Stamford Fencing Center, LLC 2540 1864 38.2 16%
Pool W 5:4 MIGHELL Jason 5 5 E21 16 Denver Fencing Center 2400 1826 177.3 19%
Pool L 2:5 LILLARD Samuel N. 13 C18 14 Columbus Fencing And Fitness LLC 2600 2004 34.9 18%
T32 L 6:10 ZOLLER Matthew 18 23 E22 13 Fencing Academy Of Denver 2019 2313 359.5 64%

January NAC

Vet-50 Men's Saber (A1, V50), January 8, 2022
Place 16, Seed 24, Not ranked, Rating U, Laguna Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 MEHTA Nalin J. 16 14 E19 18 Denver Fencing Center 1602 1695 215.2 55%
Pool W 5:3 MARTINEZ Mario D. 10 D17 13 Cardinal Fencing Club / Delta Fencing Center 2253 1910 266.1 32%
Pool L 1:5 DALRYMPLE Sr. Ronald W. 18 24 U 20 Highland Knights Fencing 1845 2176 198.7 67%
Pool L 2:5 KAOURIS George 8 21 D21 10 Stamford Fencing Center, LLC / Sheridan Fencing Academy 2279 1978 86.6 33%
Pool L 1:5 BECKER William L. 1 1 A21 3 3148 1891 10.9 3%
T32 W 10:4 RYBKIN Alexander V. 21 U 17 Peninsula Fencing Academy 2500 1998 369.0 34%
T16 L 6:10 BECKER William L. 1 1 A21 3 3635 2367 54.0 7%

BladeRunner ROC+RJC

Div I-A Men's Saber (B2, D1A), November 7, 2021
Place 52, Seed 41, Not ranked, Rating U, Laguna Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 BARBER William S. 8 B21 15 Phoenix Fencing Academy 2937 2500 371.5 33%
Pool L 0:5 ROSBERG Dashiell W. 47 U 14 Halberstadt Fencers' Club 2668 2129 229.7 27%
Pool L 3:5 HOLZ Daniel 26 D21 33 Premier Fencing Academy LLC 2712 1899 116.2 16%
Pool L 1:5 QIU Nathan 29 D21 28 Spartak 2638 1783 87.6 14%
T64 L 5:15 PATIL Aaryan A. 24 D21 12 Southern California Fencing Academy (SOCALFA) 2592 2500 502.3 46%