Joel Ertzberger

2011

Win/Loss Statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All Time
Victories 6 31 24 - - 61
Losses 20 28 12 - - 60
Win Ratio 23.1% 52.5% 66.7% - - 50.4%
Pool Victories 4 23 12 - - 39
Pool Losses 16 21 10 - - 47
Pool Win Ratio 20.0% 52.3% 54.5% - - 45.3%
DE Victories 2 8 12 - - 22
DE Losses 4 7 2 - - 13
DE Win Ratio 33.3% 53.3% 85.7% - - 62.9%

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

Scores

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All Time
Easy wins† 2 19 17 - - 38
Easy wins as % of wins 33.3% 61.3% 70.8% - - 62.3%
Close wins‡ 2 5 3 - - 10
Close wins as % of all wins 33.3% 16.1% 12.5% - - 16.4%
Close losses‡ 2 5 5 - - 12
Close losses as % of all losses 10.0% 17.9% 41.7% - - 20.0%
Big losses† 9 16 3 - - 28
Big losses as % of all losses 45.0% 57.1% 25.0% - - 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

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All Time
Events 4 9 5 - - 18
Tournaments 3 8 5 - - 16

Competition History

North Carolina Junior Olympic Qualifiers

Junior Men's Foil (E1, JNR), November 1, 2025
Place 2 of 7, Seed 6, Not ranked, Rating U, Cape Fear Fencing Association
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 4:5 HUFF Will 7 U 5 Cape Fear Fencing Association 788 1191 26.5 74%
Pool D 3:5 MONSCH Channing 3 E25 3 Charlotte Fencing Academy 1677 1164 7.5 20%
Pool V 5:0 JOHNSON Dylan 5 U 6 Forge Fencing Teams DUR 931 1157 12.2 64%
Pool D 3:5 FACEY Zion 1 E25 1 All-American Fencing Academy 1683 1169 7.3 20%
Pool V 5:3 DINESH KUMAR Nishanth 4 U 7 Charlotte Fencing Academy 784 1162 9.0 71%
Pool D 3:5 YUN Max 2 E25 4 1305 1171 13.6 41%
T8 V 15:4 HUFF Will 7 U 5 Cape Fear Fencing Association 947 1653 17.9 82%
T4 V 15:12 MONSCH Channing 3 E25 3 Charlotte Fencing Academy 2068 1671 79.9 27%
T2 D 11:15 FACEY Zion 1 E25 1 All-American Fencing Academy 1978 1751 35.3 36%

Greg Spahr 50th Year in Fencing Celebration

Senior Mixed Foil (D1, SNR), October 18, 2025
Place 15 of 17, Seed 11, Not ranked, Rating U, Cape Fear Fencing Association
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 2:5 GADOW Patrick 3 E25 3 Cape Fear Fencing Association 1299 1247 17.2 47%
Pool D 1:5 DAVIS Thoren 10 U 13 Cape Fear Fencing Association 849 1230 27.7 73%
Pool D 4:5 ZHANG Vicky 4 E25 6 Research Triangle Fencing / Forge Fencing Teams DUR
Pool D 2:5 CANADY Isaac 14 U 9 All-American Fencing Academy 1499 1202 11.4 31%
T16 D 3:15 PRUT Anton 2 D25 2 Apex Fencing Academy 2153 1681 28.1 23%

Elite RYC/RJCC

Y-14 Men's Foil (U, Y14), September 6, 2025
Place 19 of 22, Seed 15, Not ranked, Rating U, Cape Fear Fencing Association
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 0:5 HAN Nathan 7 U 5 Apex Fencing Academy 1011 1338 29.5 70%
Pool D 3:5 SHIN Noah 2 61 C25 2 OnTarget Fencing Club 1977 1309 6.2 14%
Pool D 3:5 ROBERTSON Liam 8 U 14 Birmingham Fencing Club 846 1302 32.3 77%
Pool D 1:5 BABER Shaheer 22 U 3 Orlando Fencing Academy 981 1270 26.7 68%
Pool V 5:2 SANTANGELO Jack 21 U 16 Fioretto Fencing Academy 387 1243 3.9 91%
T32 D 5:15 ROBERTSON Liam 8 U 14 Birmingham Fencing Club 1239 1790 108.4 80%

Elite RYC/RJCC

Junior Men's Foil (C2, JNR), September 6, 2025
Place 26 of 32, Seed 29, Not ranked, Rating U, Cape Fear Fencing Association
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 0:5 PRUT Anton 7 D25 7 Apex Fencing Academy 1837 1391 11.3 23%
Pool D 0:5 MARISI Gabriel 4 C24 6 1887 1380 9.8 20%
Pool D 1:5 CHANG Xavier 14 E25 11 AIC Fencing Club 1251 1370 25.4 58%
Pool D 3:5 DALAL Amitav 24 U 25 Orlando Fencing Academy 856 1345 36.4 79%
Pool V 5:4 LEBEDOVYCH Tristin 18 E25 24 Foothills Fencing Academy 1616 1308 29.7 31%
T32 D 5:15 MARISI Gabriel 4 C24 6 2046 1841 51.0 37%

National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals)

Y-14 Men's Foil (A4, Y14), July 5, 2025
Place 319 of 351, Seed 340, Not ranked, Rating U, Cape Fear Fencing Association
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 1:5 HICKEY Connor 31 39 B24 114 Queen City Fencers Club LLC / Bluegrass Fencers' Club 2012 1465 10.6 19%
Pool D 0:5 CHOI Benjamin 72 91 C24 66 Top Fencing Club 2039 1454 9.6 17%
Pool D 0:5 DOUGLASS Liam 134 165 E25 139 Prime Fencing Academy 1633 1445 19.1 38%
Pool V 5:1 ARCARA Evan 234 E24 304 Bay Area Fencing Club 1076 1426 14.4 72%
Pool D 0:5 ROBERTS Nikolai 276 U 300 Northwest Fencing Center 1194 1440 31.9 66%
Pool D 0:5 GATES Combustion 174 224 C25 45 Moe Fencing Club LLC 1629 1408 16.8 36%

Coach Miller Memorial /APEX OPEN- Mixed Foil & Mixed Epee

Senior Mixed Foil (C2, SNR), June 7, 2025
Place 27 of 32, Seed 30, Not ranked, Rating U, Cape Fear Fencing Association
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 4:5 SHAW Spencer 14 E25 7 Fencing Sports Academy, Inc. 1424 1540 36.1 57%
Pool V 5:4 VIVEROS Evan 1 B25 6 On Point Fencing Club 2290 1504 65.8 10%
Pool D 1:5 NEGLEY Royce 32 U 28 Apex Fencing Academy 1200 1570 43.6 73%
Pool D 3:5 PHILLIPS Oliver 10 D24 12 Apex Fencing Academy 1251 1526 38.0 67%
Pool D 4:5 MEITZEN Havah 22 E24 14 Apex Fencing Academy
Pool D 1:5 ROTHMAN Matthew 11 D24 13 Research Triangle Fencing 1578 1488 23.5 44%
T32 D 4:15 POWERS Meredith R. 5 C21 9 Tidewater Fencing Club

Fairfax Challenge ROC(DV1A, DV2, VET), RJCC, RYC & PARA

Div II Men's Foil (C2, DV2), May 10, 2025
Place 39 of 39, Seed 34, Not ranked, Rating U, Cape Fear Fencing Association
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 0:5 SHEA William 21 D24 24 Savage Fencing Club 1620 1685 39.9 54%
Pool D 0:5 MACKAY Ian 28 E25 33 Nova Fencing Club 1144 1645 59.2 79%
Pool D 1:5 TAM Kyle 16 D25 12 Moe Fencing Club LLC 1867 1586 22.4 32%
Pool D 2:5 LIM Charlie 4 C25 3 Polaris Fencing Center 1997 1563 16.7 24%
Pool D 0:5 EMENHEISER Conrad 9 C24 13 Apex Fencing Academy / Fencing Club At NC State 2426 1546 6.2 8%
T64 D 11:15 CLARK Robert 29 E25 26 Greensboro Fencing Academy 2006 1901 60.5 44%

Asheville Spring D&Under Tournament

Unrated Men's Foil (E1, U), April 5, 2025
Place 9 of 16, Seed 5, Not ranked, Rating U, Cape Fear Fencing Association
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:0 PEEK Gabriel 16 U 13 Fencing Club Asheville 1218 1683 20.0 74%
Pool D 1:5 BAZZLE Christopher E. 8 U 5 Charlotte Fencing Academy 1451 1703 53.2 65%
Pool V 5:4 BERNDT Rowan 9 U 6 Fencing Club Asheville 1396 1650 25.9 65%
Pool V 5:0 WATKINS Alexander 2 U 15 850 1676 9.1 89%
T16 D 13:15 DELORME Benjamin 12 U 3 Foothills Fencing Academy 1260 2004 102.6 81%

Asheville Spring D&Under Tournament

Div III Mixed Foil (D1, DV3), April 5, 2025
Place 7 of 23, Seed 13, Not ranked, Rating U, Cape Fear Fencing Association
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 2:5 LIU hangda 4 E24 3 Epic Fencing Club / Foothills Fencing Academy 1572 1781 63.7 63%
Pool V 5:0 WATKINS Alexander 16 U 17 1009 1717 14.9 84%
Pool D 4:5 COLLINS Andrew V. 5 E24 11 Columbia Fencers' Club 1454 1732 61.3 67%
Pool V 5:1 GITTINGS Canyon 12 U 23 Fencing Club Asheville 906 1671 12.1 87%
T32 V 15:13 GITTINGS Canyon 12 U 23 Fencing Club Asheville 1351 2068 29.8 80%
T16 V 15:6 HAZEL Susan L. 7 E24 10 Augusta Fencers Club / Epic Fencing Club
T8 D 6:15 RILEY Owen 6 E24 2 Foothills Fencing Academy 2007 2098 93.8 55%

Pisacafe/Homeschool Championships

Mixed Foil (U), March 8, 2025
Place 5 of 15, Seed 15, Not ranked, Rating U, Cape Fear Fencing Association
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:0 KNOSKY Anna 7 U 13 Cape Fear Fencing Association
Pool V 5:0 MADDEN Morgan 4 U 11 Cape Fear Fencing Association 767 1720 11.3 89%
Pool V 5:0 YANDLE Caleb 3 U 7 Cape Fear Fencing Association 1783 1731 49.7 47%
Pool V 5:0 HARTMAN Gideon 9 U 10 All-American Fencing Academy
T8 D 11:15 GADOW Patrick 1 E25 2 Cape Fear Fencing Association 1649 2248 180.4 81%

NC Div2/3/Y14 National Qualifying Tournament

Y-14 Men's Foil (U, Y14), March 1, 2025
Place 2 of 9, Seed 9, Not ranked, Rating U, Cape Fear Fencing Association
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:4 DAVIS Thoren 8 U 8 Cape Fear Fencing Association 724 1649 11.5 92%
Pool V 5:0 NEGLEY Royce 2 U 4 Apex Fencing Academy 1304 1661 35.3 71%
Pool V 5:4 RAMESH Prashvin 3 U 6 Apex Fencing Academy 1140 1696 23.4 81%
T8 V 15:2 DAVIS Walter 4 U 7 Cape Fear Fencing Association 1214 2337 18.6 95%
T4 V 15:5 NEGLEY Royce 2 U 4 Apex Fencing Academy 1524 2356 33.6 88%
T2 D 5:15 JIN Xinyi 1 E24 1 Apex Fencing Academy 2194 2389 140.8 61%

GFA: Pisacafe Circuit / NC Homeschool League

Unrated Mixed Foil (U, U), January 25, 2025
Place 1 of 8, Seed 3, Not ranked, Rating U, Cape Fear Fencing Association / Southeastern Cardinals
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:3 YANDLE Caleb 7 U 7 Southeastern Cardinals / Cape Fear Fencing Association 2946 1389 154.4 4%
Pool V 5:1 HARTMAN Gideon 5 U 6 All-American Fencing Academy
Pool V 5:3 YANDLE Aiden 2 U 3 Cape Fear Fencing Association / Southeastern Cardinals 1512 1543 63.4 52%
Pool V 5:1 OATES Gavin 4 U 2 Nbs Fencing Club
Pool V 5:2 YANDLE Charlotte 6 U 3 Cape Fear Fencing Association
Pool V 5:1 KNOSKY Levi 1 U 8 Cape Fear Fencing Association 523 1607 9.9 94%
Pool V 5:2 KNOSKY Thomas 8 U 5 Cape Fear Fencing Association 1170 1616 32.9 76%
T8 V 15:1 KNOSKY Levi 1 U 8 Cape Fear Fencing Association 1813 2189 79.7 66%
T4 V 15:11 YANDLE Aiden 2 U 3 Cape Fear Fencing Association / Southeastern Cardinals 1769 2268 68.5 73%
T2 V 15:8 OATES Gavin 4 U 2 Nbs Fencing Club

North Carolina Junior Olympic Qualifiers

Cadet Men's Foil (E1, CDT), November 23, 2024
Place 6 of 12, Seed 8, Not ranked, Rating U, Cape Fear Fencing Association
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:2 DAVIS Thoren 3 U 11 Cape Fear Fencing Association 708 1667 24.5 91%
Pool D 2:5 GADOW Patrick 11 U 5 Cape Fear Fencing Association 1277 1691 173.4 73%
Pool D 4:5 PASCHAL Richard Allen 10 U 4 Apex Fencing Academy 1333 1518 119.4 61%
Pool D 3:5 KAPLAN Abe 2 E24 2 Greensboro Fencing Academy 1840 1399 45.3 25%
Pool V 5:3 JOHNSON Dylan 6 U 12 Forge Fencing Teams DUR 815 1353 35.4 79%
T16 V 15:8 DAVIS Thoren 3 U 11 Cape Fear Fencing Association 982 2450 18.5 96%
T8 D 4:15 KAPLAN Abe 2 E24 2 Greensboro Fencing Academy 2050 2468 279.4 71%

GFA: Pisacafe Circuit / NC Homeschool League

Homeschool Individual Mixed Foil (U), April 6, 2024
Place 5 of 7, Seed 3, Not ranked, Rating U, Cape Fear Fencing Association / Southeastern Cardinals
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:3 HUFF Will 7 U 6 Cape Fear Fencing Association / Southeastern Cardinals 691 2177 12.6 98%
Pool V 5:0 TRAVIS Willow 2 U 7 Greensboro Fencing Academy
Pool D 0:5 CANADY Isaac 1 U 2 All-American Fencing Academy 1356 2190 365.1 88%
Pool D 3:5 SPELL Kayla 6 U 4 All-American Fencing Academy
Pool D 4:5 KUBE Lily 4 U 3 All-American Fencing Academy
Pool D 3:5 FACEY Zion 5 U 1 All-American Fencing Academy 1667 1825 157.6 59%
T8 D 13:15 SPELL Kayla 6 U 4 All-American Fencing Academy

AAFA: Pisacafe/Homeschool Rizal Open

Mixed Foil (Homeschool) (U), March 2, 2024
Place 3 of 17, Seed 1, Not ranked, Rating U, Cape Fear Fencing Association / Southeastern Cardinals
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:2 HAMRICK Alex 6 U 9 Research Triangle Fencing 1085 1914 81.9 86%
Pool V 5:0 KNOSKY Levi 13 U 15 Cape Fear Fencing Association 783 1996 38.2 92%
Pool V 5:0 YANDLE Emma 7 U 17 Southeastern Cardinals / Cape Fear Fencing Association
Pool V 5:4 KNOSKY Adam 15 U 5 Cape Fear Fencing Association 1815 2034 142.8 60%
Pool D 2:5 KUBE Lily 12 U 6 All-American Fencing Academy
T16 V 15:3 HUFF Will 3 U 12 Cape Fear Fencing Association / Southeastern Cardinals 1033 3335 5.6 99%
T8 V 15:13 KUBE Lily 12 U 6 All-American Fencing Academy
T4 D 13:15 GADOW Patrick 5 U 2 Cape Fear Fencing Association 1303 3340 890.7 99%

Pisacafe Cicuit/NC Homeschool League

Homeschool Mixed Foil (U), February 10, 2024
Place 1 of 11, Seed 11, Not ranked, Rating U, Cape Fear Fencing Association
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:2 HUFF Will 7 U 9 Cape Fear Fencing Association 991 1626 169.3 76%
Pool V 5:1 HAMRICK Alex 3 U 6 Research Triangle Fencing 1068 1796 118.4 81%
Pool V 5:3 GREEN Mesha 8 U 7 All-American Fencing Academy / Kern Athletic Fencing Foundation
Pool V 5:1 YANDLE Emma 2 U 10 Southeastern Cardinals / Cape Fear Fencing Association
T8 V 15:3 CHAPMAN Avery 4 U 8 All-American Fencing Academy 2304 3186 117.6 82%
T4 V 15:8 YANDLE Charlotte 1 U 3 Cape Fear Fencing Association
T2 V 15:14 YANDLE Aiden 10 U 2 Cape Fear Fencing Association 1693 3303 31.7 95%

Wilmington PisaCafe/Homeschool

Mixed Foil (U), January 13, 2024
Place 1 of 9, Seed 9, Not ranked, Rating U, Cape Fear Fencing Association / Southeastern Cardinals
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 1:5 YANDLE Charlotte 2 U 3 Cape Fear Fencing Association
Pool D 2:5 YANDLE Aiden 7 U 2 Cape Fear Fencing Association / Southeastern Cardinals 1660 2500 873.7 78%
Pool V 5:0 KNOSKY Anna 5 U 8 Cape Fear Fencing Association
T8 V 15:5 HAMRICK Alex 3 U 5 Research Triangle Fencing 1517 2500 207.0 82%
T4 V 15:5 YANDLE Caleb 6 U 3 Cape Fear Fencing Association 2921 2707 411.0 43%
T2 V 15:8 YANDLE Aiden 7 U 2 Cape Fear Fencing Association / Southeastern Cardinals 1742 3118 67.5 91%

Pisa Cafe / Homeschool

JV/B HS/MS Fencers - NC Homeschool Fencing (U), October 28, 2023
Place 1 of 10, Seed 8, Not ranked, Rating U, Cape Fear Fencing Association
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:0 KNOSKY Anna 9 U 9 Cape Fear Fencing Association
Pool D 1:5 YANDLE Charlotte 5 U 7 Southeastern Cardinals
Pool D 4:5 CHAPMAN Avery 1 U 6 All-American Fencing Academy
Pool D 4:5 YANDLE Caleb 4 U 5 Southeastern Cardinals
T16 V 15:3 YANDLE Emma 2 U 10 Southeastern Cardinals
T8 V 15:7 YANDLE Caleb 4 U 5 Southeastern Cardinals
T4 V 15:8 YANDLE Aiden 7 U 3 Cape Fear Fencing Association
T2 V 15:6 GREEN Mesha 10 U 2 All-American Fencing Academy