Francis Gao

2012

Win/Loss Statistics

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Victories 14 6 - - - 20
Losses 37 23 - - - 60
Win Ratio 27.5% 20.7% - - - 25.0%
Pool Victories 11 4 - - - 15
Pool Losses 30 19 - - - 49
Pool Win Ratio 26.8% 17.4% - - - 23.4%
DE Victories 3 2 - - - 5
DE Losses 7 4 - - - 11
DE Win Ratio 30.0% 33.3% - - - 31.2%

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

Scores

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Easy wins† 2 2 - - - 4
Easy wins as % of wins 14.3% 33.3% - - - 20.0%
Close wins‡ 6 3 - - - 9
Close wins as % of all wins 42.9% 50.0% - - - 45.0%
Close losses‡ 5 3 - - - 8
Close losses as % of all losses 13.5% 13.0% - - - 13.3%
Big losses† 16 9 - - - 25
Big losses as % of all losses 43.2% 39.1% - - - 41.7%

† 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

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Events 7 4 - - - 11
Tournaments 5 4 - - - 9

Competition History

Morris Cup RYC/RJCC

Y-14 Men's Saber (U, Y14), December 15, 2024
Place 95 of 101, Seed 57, Not ranked, Rating U, Zeta Fencing
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 LEE Ryan 85 U 66 Escrimeur Fencers Club 1570 855 5.7 12%
Pool L 1:5 ZHANG YIXUAN 77 U 61 1585 850 5.7 14%
Pool L 3:5 NAYAGAM Nishant 34 E24 15 Manhattan Fencing Center 1470 844 6.9 15%
Pool L 2:5 LEVIN Jacob 27 178 E24 8 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 1534 837 5.8 13%
Pool L 0:5 DAI Zihou 4 56 E22 3 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 1836 831 2.6 5%
Pool L 4:5 MARTINSON Torm 62 U 36 Manhattan Fencing Center 1641 829 4.4 9%
T128 L 7:15 WEI Hunter 68 U 42 Manhattan Fencing Center 1497 1532 62.1 52%

Morris Cup RYC/RJCC

Y-12 Men's Saber (U, Y12), December 14, 2024
Place 70 of 93, Seed 69, Not ranked, Rating U, Zeta Fencing
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 LIU Caleb 45 U 38 1040 861 17.5 39%
Pool L 3:5 SINHA Nalin 77 U 84 Advance Fencing And Fitness Academy 386 843 33.0 76%
Pool W 5:3 ZHANG Mark 37 U 81 Manhattan Fencing Center 914 810 24.5 43%
Pool L 2:5 LIANG Morgan 9 25 U 13 Long Island Fencing Center 1636 835 4.9 9%
Pool L 1:5 SHAPIRO Leo 19 52 U 17 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 1429 830 7.7 16%
Pool W 5:3 LEISTNER Armin 32 110 U 51 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club (Port Chester) 1284 822 33.1 23%
T128 L 11:15 BALBALE Zayd 66 U 59 Scarsdale Fencing Center 1040 1626 94.7 78%

Cobra Challenge SYC/RCC/Y8

Y-14 Men's Saber (C2, Y14), December 1, 2024
Place 123 of 142, Seed 86, Not ranked, Rating U, Zeta Fencing
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 0:5 KAMURA Kosei 82 U 118 Globus Fencing Academy 1270 840 12.6 24%
Pool W 5:4 SUBA Mason 127 U 83 Peter Westbrook Foundation 1582 828 51.4 11%
Pool L 2:5 LIEBOWITZ Carson 45 145 U 46 Manhattan Fencing Center 1647 879 5.9 10%
Pool L 2:5 HENDERSON Louis 122 U 79 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club / Axis Fencing Club 1660 873 5.6 10%
Pool L 2:5 TRZEPLA Max 41 136 E24 82 National Fencing Alliance-LLC 1663 868 5.4 10%
Pool L 0:5 BIVIJI Ali 2 16 D24 2 Cobra Fencing Club Llc 2129 862 1.3 2%
T256 W 15:3 CONNOLLY Edward Bud 132 U 134 Manhattan Fencing Center 1233 1611 38.9 69%
T128 L 3:15 BIVIJI Ali 2 16 D24 2 Cobra Fencing Club Llc 2318 1650 23.2 15%

Cobra Challenge SYC/RCC/Y8

Y-12 Men's Saber (U, Y12), November 29, 2024
Place 76 of 133, Seed 116, Not ranked, Rating U, Zeta Fencing
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 CHAN Ewan 36 69 U 50 Aura Fencing Academy 1279 743 51.5 19%
Pool L 0:5 BIVIJI Adam 41 79 U 65 Cobra Fencing Club Llc 1582 794 6.7 10%
Pool L 3:5 LI kevin 79 U 100 Axis Fencing Club 933 787 22.1 41%
Pool W 5:2 SUN Leonard 112 U 121 Capital Fencing Academy 1173 765 41.4 25%
Pool W 5:0 SABINO Bennett 73 U 64 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 1113 807 36.6 31%
Pool L 4:5 LUC Cedric 3 4 E24 1 LA Fencing Academy of Pomona 1887 843 3.0 4%
T128 L 11:15 LEISTNER Armin 86 U 54 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club (Port Chester) 1841 1665 54.0 41%

The 9-State Fencing Cup

Y-12 Men's Saber (U, Y12), October 19, 2024
Place 30 of 61, Seed 49, Not ranked, Rating U, Zeta Fencing
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 4:5 MARTIRE Francis 22 U 36 Manhattan Fencing Center 798 690 28.3 43%
Pool L 4:5 AVERY Marcus 4 15 U 19 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 1490 661 7.4 9%
Pool W 5:4 WANG Harrison 50 U 38 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club / Tim Morehouse Fencing Club (Port Chester) 1068 654 51.8 25%
Pool W 5:4 SINHA Nalin 29 U 57 Advance Fencing And Fitness Academy 727 706 28.3 49%
Pool W 5:3 RAJMOHAN Syon 33 U 54 Cobra Fencing Club LLC 444 734 19.8 68%
Pool L 0:5 BROOKS Drake 15 82 U 18 Olympian Fencing Studio 1335 754 11.3 17%
T64 W 15:12 LEE Shane Gunn 42 U 37 Brooklyn Bridge Fencing Club 2012 1621 142.9 28%
T32 L 3:15 BURENKOV Matthew 14 77 U 9 Zeta Fencing 1614 1764 99.1 59%

Neil Lazar RYC/RJCC

Y-12 Men's Saber (U, Y12), September 8, 2024
Place 32 of 46, Seed 18, Not ranked, Rating U, Zeta Fencing
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 BALTRUSAITIS Lucas Tommaso 39 U 22 Manhattan Fencing Center 842 614 30.2 36%
Pool L 3:5 TITOV Zachary 11 62 U 3 Stamford Fencing Center, LLC 1406 584 9.2 9%
Pool W 5:2 ZALETAEV Jacob 25 U 35 Dynamo Fencing Center Inc. 1423 574 89.9 9%
Pool L 2:5 HENDERSON Louis 35 U 7 1670 664 5.2 5%
Pool W 5:4 DAI Ethan 43 U 44 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 770 659 41.2 43%
Pool L 0:5 LAU Kyrus 4 20 U 6 Aura Fencing Academy 1398 700 10.6 13%
T64 W 15:11 LIU Caleb 36 U 33 1842 1485 160.6 31%
T32 L 5:15 ISAYENKO Daniel 5 30 U 9 Manhattan Fencing Center 2489 1646 25.0 10%

Star Cup RYC/RJCC

Y-12 Men's Saber (U, Y12), August 24, 2024
Place 17 of 18, Seed 15, Not ranked, Rating U, Zeta Fencing
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 LIANG Morgan 9 U 2 Long Island Fencing Center 1316 705 18.2 17%
Pool L 1:5 KOREN George 3 29 U 3 Dynamo Fencing Center Inc. 1672 687 7.2 6%
Pool L 2:5 TITOV Zachary 4 51 U 13 Stamford Fencing Center, LLC 1402 680 13.5 12%
Pool L 0:5 VIDREVICH David 10 U 11 Dynamo Fencing Center Inc. 903 666 28.7 37%
Pool L 0:5 LEIGH Brayden 16 U 3 Olympian Fencing Studio 1051 637 23.4 25%
T32 L 12:15 SABINO Bennett 7 U 16 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 1698 1603 118.2 45%

Mission SYC

Y-12 Men's Saber (U, Y12), May 5, 2024
Place 59 of 75, Seed 58, Not ranked, Rating U, Zeta Fencing
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:1 FOUX Jonathan 35 140 U 70 Cobra Fencing Club LLC 1247 692 115.4 19%
Pool L 2:5 SLAVNOV Anton 9 52 U 8 Capital Fencing Academy 1614 808 14.6 10%
Pool L 0:5 HOWARTH Hayes 54 U 41 International Fencing Club 1250 793 28.7 23%
Pool L 3:5 ZHANG Howard 70 U 67 Integrity Fencing Studio 1257 765 25.6 22%
Pool L 0:5 AVERY Marcus 14 69 U 11 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 1411 739 17.1 14%
Pool L 2:5 LEE Blake 31 133 U 18 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 1381 722 17.0 15%
T128 W 15:12 FOUX Jonathan 35 140 U 70 Cobra Fencing Club LLC 1690 1402 233.0 34%
T64 L 3:15 URSU Marcel T. 1 6 D23 1 Manhattan Fencing Center 2566 1635 31.6 9%

Morris Cup RYC/RJCC

Y-12 Men's Saber (U, Y12), April 6, 2024
Place 81 of 98, Seed 47, Not ranked, Rating U, Zeta Fencing
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 4:5 BLAIR Campbell 65 U 67 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 1522 697 21.5 10%
Pool L 3:5 PARK Layne 97 U 72 Platinum Fencing Academy 1120 676 42.9 25%
Pool W 5:4 KROLOFF Ben 71 U 91 Sheridan Fencing Academy 1411 633 108.6 18%
Pool L 0:5 HU Jayden 18 101 U 3 Manhattan Fencing Center 1638 741 14.7 8%
Pool L 4:5 AGARWAAL Yohan 11 63 U 23 Cobra Fencing Club LLC 1629 727 13.9 8%
Pool L 1:5 CHEN Mark 38 U 68 Dynamo Fencing Center Inc. 1467 713 20.2 15%
T128 L 9:15 BURENKOV Matthew 29 134 U 49 Zeta Fencing 1532 1643 240.9 56%

Boston Fencing Club RYC

Y-12 Men's Saber (U, Y12), December 30, 2023
Place 15 of 31, Seed 7, Not ranked, Rating U, Zeta Fencing
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 EARLEY Jack 17 U 7 Zeta Fencing 838 592 110.1 36%
Pool L 3:5 KOREN George 4 65 U 3 Dynamo Fencing Center Inc. 1535 482 21.5 6%
Pool W 5:1 SEARS Max 23 U 29 International Fencing Club 364 460 106.0 55%
Pool W 5:3 PARK Sean 28 U 16 Platinum Fencing Academy 1248 566 213.8 15%
Pool L 2:5 GILBERT Ari 14 U 12 Dynamo Fencing Center Inc. 862 780 83.2 45%
T32 W 15:14 DAVIDSON Graham 20 U 18 Boston Fencing Club 1199 1785 177.4 74%
T16 L 6:15 KUMAR Avinash 3 52 U 2 Dynamo Fencing Center Inc. 1860 1962 319.5 55%

Neil Lazar RYC/RJCC

Y-12 Men's Saber (U, Y12), September 24, 2023
Place 46 of 51, Seed 50, Not ranked, Rating U, Zeta Fencing
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 KOREN David 49 U 33 Dynamo Fencing Center Inc. 942 2500 1305.5 93%
Pool L 0:5 ZHAO Royce 2 8 U 2 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 1852 1195 139.1 21%
Pool L 2:5 DATTILIO Aidan 18 U 44 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 849 1055 310.7 60%
Pool L 4:5 HENDERSON Louis 31 U 7 Axis Fencing Club 1601 745 56.1 12%
Pool L 3:5 STOLCKE Julian 34 U 37 Manhattan Fencing Center 1395 689 65.4 16%
Pool L 2:5 TITOV Zachary 15 U 20 Stamford Fencing Center, LLC 1632 623 31.3 8%
T64 L 2:15 MERMEGAS Alexander 5 45 U 14 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 2103 2500 715.0 65%