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Maria Merzlyakova

2010
Manhattan Fencing Center
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Win/loss statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories - 15 22 16 3 56
Losses - 14 28 17 3 62
Win ratio - 51.7% 44.0% 48.5% 50.0% 47.5%
Pool victories - 12 17 13 3 45
Pool losses - 10 21 12 2 45
Pool win ratio - 54.5% 44.7% 52.0% 60.0% 50.0%
DE victories - 3 5 3 - 11
DE losses - 4 7 5 1 17
DE win ratio - 42.9% 41.7% 37.5% 0.0% 39.3%

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† - 5 14 6 - 25
Easy wins % - 33.3% 63.6% 37.5% 0.0% 44.6%
Close wins‡ - 3 1 3 1 8
Close wins % - 20.0% 4.5% 18.8% 33.3% 14.3%
Close losses‡ - 2 5 2 1 10
Close losses % - 14.3% 17.9% 11.8% 33.3% 16.1%
Big losses† - 5 7 8 - 20
Big losses % - 35.7% 25.0% 47.1% 0.0% 32.3%

† 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 - - - - - -
Victories % - 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Losses - 1 - - - 1
Losses % - 7.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.6%
Total - 1 - - - 1
Total % - 3.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.8%

Events

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Events - 4 7 5 1 17
Tournaments - 4 7 5 1 17

Competition history

17 competitions, 118 bouts

Manhattan Fencing Center Saber Liberty Cup

Div III Mixed Saber D1, DV3 March 23, 2025

Place 9 of 27 Seed 23 Not ranked Rating U Manhattan Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 JAIN Karanvir 5 - E24 3 Manhattan Fencing Center / Manhattan Fencing of Englewood - - - -
Pool
V 5:3 ROBICHAUD Jasper 13 - U 16 - - - -
Pool
D 3:5 CHEN Brendan 4 - E24 6 Manhattan Fencing Center / Queens Fencing Club LLC - - - -
Pool
V 5:2 YOHAM Greydon 20 - U 23 Manhattan Fencing Center - - - -
Pool
V 5:2 GARKUN Daria 14 - U 17 Manhattan Fencing Center 1142 1417 10.4 66%
Pool
V 5:1 LEE Sebastian 21 - U 25 Brooklyn Bridge Fencing Club - - - -
T32
V 15:6 YOHAM Greydon 20 - U 23 Manhattan Fencing Center - - - -
T16
D 10:15 BASKIN Isaac 16 - U 8 Capital District Fencing School - - - -

Manhattan Fencing Center Saber Liberty Cup

Div III Mixed Saber E1, DV3 December 8, 2024

Place 7 of 17 Seed 15 Not ranked Rating U Manhattan Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:0 TANG Jeremy 12 - U 8 Fencers Club Inc. / Queens Fencing Club LLC - - - -
Pool
V 5:4 MERZLYAKOVA Alexandra 16 - U 16 Manhattan Fencing Center 731 1412 5.1 87%
Pool
D 1:5 ZHANG Ray 6 - U 1 Manhattan Fencing Center - - - -
Pool
D 2:5 FIROOZI Sam 1 - U 3 Manhattan Fencing Center - - - -
Pool
D 1:4 SUBA Mason 7 - U 6 Peter Westbrook Foundation - - - -
T16
V 15:12 TANJGA Luka 4 - U 10 Manhattan Fencing Center - - - -
T8
D 3:15 WONG Mac 3 - U 2 Manhattan Fencing Center - - - -

Cobra Challenge SYC/RCC/Y8

Y-14 Women's Saber B3, Y14 November 29, 2024

Place 102 of 127 Seed 94 Not ranked Rating U Manhattan Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 WANG Chloe 103 - U 68 Allegro Fencing Center 999 1455 29.9 77%
Pool
D 4:5 DESAUTELS Alexandra 55 - D24 100 Candlewood Fencing Center / Olympian Fencing Studio 1539 1426 15.0 43%
Pool
D 2:5 MULLER Inara 22 50 E24 16 Fencing Academy Of Boston 1582 1411 13.6 39%
Pool
D 0:5 MACKAY Katherine 17 38 C24 19 Advance Fencing And Fitness Academy 1944 1397 6.9 18%
Pool
V 5:2 LEE Kaitlin 59 - E24 52 Aura Fencing Academy 1608 1390 22.0 36%
T128
D 12:15 ZHU Avril 20 47 C24 11 Lone Star Fencing Center 2224 1621 21.1 17%

NJFA Fall Classic RYC & Non-Regional Junior and D1A

Y-14 Women's Saber C2, Y14 November 24, 2024

Place 20 of 62 Seed 62 Not ranked Rating U Manhattan Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 CHOWDHERY Myra 13 125 C24 5 Aura Fencing Academy 1552 1417 23.5 41%
Pool
V 5:2 FAZAL Sasha 47 - U 38 Fencers Club Inc. 829 1440 7.1 82%
Pool
V 5:3 LEE Janice 42 - U 48 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 1017 1447 9.8 76%
Pool
V 5:1 HILD Anya 6 63 U 34 Boston Fencing Club 1391 1457 17.4 54%
Pool
D 3:5 HAGLER Alice 23 - U 40 New Jersey Fencing Alliance 1072 1475 28.7 74%
Pool
V 5:1 MISHRA Riona 31 - U 57 Escrimeur Fencers Club 1033 1446 9.6 75%
T64
V 15:11 MISHRA Riona 31 - U 57 Escrimeur Fencers Club 1657 1592 65.6 46%
T32
D 8:15 ZHANG Ashley 3 53 C24 3 Aura Fencing Academy 1987 1658 36.5 30%

Manhattan Fencing Center Saber Liberty Cup

E & Under Mixed Saber E1, E June 2, 2024

Place 8 of 15 Seed 9 Not ranked Rating U Manhattan Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 LIEBOWITZ Carson 3 - U 3 Manhattan Fencing Center - - - -
Pool
V 5:1 IVRON Daniel 8 - U 14 Masters Fencing Academy NJ - - - -
Pool
D 3:5 ARSLAN Ela 10 - U 10 Manhattan Fencing of Englewood 1589 1430 12.9 42%
Pool
D 3:5 ZHANG Ray 4 - U 3 Manhattan Fencing Center - - - -
T16
V 15:8 MERZLYAKOVA Alexandra 13 - U 9 Manhattan Fencing Center 853 1571 20.7 85%
T8
D 3:15 LOO Jason 2 - U 1 Manhattan Fencing Center - - - -

Morris Cup RYC/RJCC

Y-14 Women's Saber U, Y14 April 7, 2024

Place 36 of 75 Seed 57 Not ranked Rating U Manhattan Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 FOSS Persephone 11 88 D24 3 Fencing Academy Of Boston 1793 1388 12.0 25%
Pool
V 5:3 PITRUN Viktorie 55 - U 59 Advance Fencing And Fitness Academy 1328 1376 20.4 53%
Pool
V 5:3 MYAT Chloe 12 92 D24 24 Fencing Academy Of Westchester 1819 1397 34.6 24%
Pool
V 5:1 YOUNG Sienna 33 - U 74 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 1239 1431 15.9 62%
Pool
D 4:5 PARK Haylie 36 - U 15 Platinum Fencing Academy 1568 1447 17.3 42%
T64
D 10:15 GONZALEZ Veronika 1 36 D24 29 Scarsdale Fencing Center / Fencers Club Inc. 2330 1591 19.8 12%

Manhattan Fencing Center Saber Liberty Cup

Div III Mixed Saber E1, DV3 March 17, 2024

Place 10 of 15 Seed 1 Not ranked Rating U Manhattan Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 ESCOBAR Nikolas 5 - U 6 Long Island Fencers Club - - - -
Pool
D 3:5 WONG Mac 12 - U 5 Manhattan Fencing Center - - - -
Pool
V 5:1 ARSLAN Ela 7 - U 11 Manhattan Fencing of Englewood 2649 1338 33.4 9%
Pool
V 5:1 GARKUN Daria 6 - U 14 Manhattan Fencing Center 1234 1371 17.3 58%
T16
D 12:15 HERMANSON Luis 13 - U 8 Manhattan Fencing Center - - - -

2024 Winter Thrust RYC/RJCC

Y-14 Women's Saber C2, Y14 February 3, 2024

Place 48 of 85 Seed 51 Not ranked Rating U Manhattan Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 LEOU Korina 2 19 B23 13 Bergen Fencing Club 2171 1321 5.4 8%
Pool
D 0:5 MEYERSON Michelle 25 113 E23 7 International Fencing Club 1748 1316 13.1 24%
Pool
V 5:1 JUNG Elise 56 - U 81 Allegro Fencing Center 1054 1302 17.5 66%
Pool
V 5:3 WANG Keira 82 - U 62 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 1020 1320 15.8 69%
Pool
V 5:2 FIGELMAN Maya 77 - U 57 Dynamo Fencing Center Inc. 1129 1336 17.9 63%
Pool
D 3:5 GENTILE Vittoria 27 115 E23 34 Integrity Fencing Studio 1623 1354 15.9 33%
T128
V 15:6 BUCCINO Sloane 83 - U 83 Durkan Fencing Academy 978 1599 28.8 80%
T64
D 14:15 WANG JiaQi 9 54 E23 15 Platinum Fencing Academy 2091 1627 36.2 23%

Manhattan Fencing Center Saber Liberty Cup (NJ Location)

Div III Mixed Saber U, DV3 January 28, 2024

Place 8 of 18 Seed 10 Not ranked Rating U Manhattan Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 WONG Mac 13 - U 3 Manhattan Fencing Center - - - -
Pool
V 5:4 LOO Jason 7 - U 1 Manhattan Fencing Center - - - -
Pool
D 2:5 JAIN Karanvir Missing ID 18 - U 3 - - - -
Pool
V 5:0 BONNICK Madison 12 - U 18 Manhattan Fencing Of Englewood / Manhattan Fencing Center 1112 1306 18.7 61%
Pool
D 2:5 ARORA Pranav 1 - D23 6 Bergen Fencing Club / West Windsor-Plainsboro North HS - - - -
Pool
D 4:5 ARSLAN Lara 6 - U 13 Manhattan Fencing of Englewood 2627 1325 3.7 9%
T16
V 15:8 STEINBERG Lynn 8 - U 9 Manhattan Fencing Center 1659 1515 84.1 42%
T8
D 5:15 WONG Max 19 - U 2 Manhattan Fencing Center - - - -

Cobra Challenge SYC/RCC/Y8

Y-14 Women's Saber C2, Y14 November 26, 2023

Place 94 of 114 Seed 106 Not ranked Rating U Manhattan Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 0:5 MYAT Chloe 22 75 E23 25 1903 1398 14.3 21%
Pool
D 2:5 PARK Haylie 81 - U 63 Platinum Fencing Academy 1490 1384 26.8 43%
Pool
D 4:5 KESSLER Amelia 88 - U 99 Dynamo Fencing Center Inc. 833 1357 52.2 80%
Pool
V 5:1 MAO anna 90 - U 58 1462 1305 33.6 40%
Pool
D 2:5 HU Anna 13 59 C23 33 Fencing Club of Mercer County 2194 1338 5.7 8%
Pool
D 3:5 VISWANATHAN Nishka 47 - U 65 Bergen Fencing Club 1356 1332 26.5 48%
T128
D 8:15 IANNUZZI Lucy 110 - U 47 Sheridan Fencing Academy 2121 1551 36.6 19%

Manhattan Fencing Center Saber Liberty Cup

Div III Women's Saber E1, DV3 November 12, 2023

Place 2 of 8 Seed 4 Not ranked Rating U Manhattan Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:2 GARKUN Daria 5 - U 5 Manhattan Fencing Center 2500 1319 48.1 13%
Pool
V 5:0 MERZLYAKOVA Alexandra 2 - U 7 Manhattan Fencing Center 809 1368 15.7 81%
Pool
D 2:5 STEINBERG Lynn 8 - U 3 Manhattan Fencing Center 1218 1383 42.3 60%
Pool
D 2:5 PRESANTH Nandana 1 - E22 1 Sebastiani Fencing Academy 1743 1341 19.5 26%
Pool
V 5:3 BONNICK Madison 7 - U 6 Manhattan Fencing of Englewood / Manhattan Fencing Center 1266 1321 27.2 53%
Pool
V 5:1 LIN Olivia 6 - U 8 Manhattan Fencing of Englewood 971 1349 18.2 71%
Pool
V 5:2 CUTLER Juliet 3 - U 3 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club (Connecticut) 1330 1367 31.0 52%
T8
V 15:7 MERZLYAKOVA Alexandra 2 - U 7 Manhattan Fencing Center 685 1500 31.0 86%
T4
V 15:3 CUTLER Juliet 3 - U 3 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club (Connecticut) 1438 1531 80.8 55%
T2
D 6:15 PRESANTH Nandana 1 - E22 1 Sebastiani Fencing Academy 1932 1611 60.3 32%

Manhattan Fencing Center Saber Liberty Cup and Y8

Y-12 Women's Saber U, Y12 June 4, 2023

Place 3 of 9 Seed 7 Not ranked Rating U Manhattan Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:2 OSMINKINA-JONES Kai 3 - U 7 Manhattan Fencing Center 1208 1277 41.3 54%
Pool
D 0:5 MACKAY Katherine 2 - U 1 Advance Fencing and Fitness Academy 1406 1318 38.2 44%
Pool
V 5:4 SEO Kaitlyn 6 - U 8 Manhattan Fencing Center 1271 1280 39.4 51%
T8
V 15:4 DOROBANTU Emma 1 - U 6 Manhattan Fencing Center 1393 1477 110.9 54%
T4
D 9:15 MACKAY Katherine 2 - U 1 Advance Fencing and Fitness Academy 1819 1588 88.8 37%

Manhattan Fencing Center Saber Liberty Cup and Y8

Y-12 Women's Saber U, Y12 February 26, 2023

Place 3 of 8 Seed 4 Not ranked Rating U Manhattan Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 ANDERSON Olympia Missing ID 7 - U 5 Manhattan Fencing Center - - - -
Pool
V 5:3 OSMINKINA-JONES Kai 1 - U 1 Manhattan Fencing Center 630 1223 22.4 82%
Pool
V 5:1 MERZLYAKOVA Alexandra 6 - U 6 Manhattan Fencing Center 948 1245 35.2 67%
Pool
V 5:3 GALLAGHER Isabella 2 - U 3 Bergen Fencing Club 455 1281 12.4 90%
Pool
D 3:5 NANDA Maanika 8 - U 2 New Jersey Fencing Alliance 1142 1293 54.8 59%
Pool
V 5:1 CHI Alicia 5 - U 8 Manhattan Fencing Center 592 1238 17.2 82%
Pool
V 5:2 DOROBANTU Emma 3 - U 7 Manhattan Fencing Center 753 1255 21.5 78%
T8
V 15:10 DOROBANTU Emma 3 - U 7 Manhattan Fencing Center 1529 1554 163.6 51%
T4
D 8:15 OSMINKINA-JONES Kai 1 - U 1 Manhattan Fencing Center 1191 1718 240.6 76%

2023 Winter Thrust RYC/RJCC

Y-12 Women's Saber U, Y12 February 5, 2023

Place 52 of 52 Seed 15 Rank 66 Rating U Manhattan Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 KIM Grace 23 - U 29 Zeta Fencing 1307 1727 146.1 74%
Pool
D 0:5 LIANG Claire 48 - U 15 Platinum Fencing Academy 1482 1581 94.5 56%
Pool
D 0:5 IANNUZZI Lucy 19 - U 28 Sheridan Fencing Academy 1511 1487 72.7 49%
Pool
D 0:5 YOON Sela 31 - U 30 Dynamo Fencing Center Inc. 755 1414 116.6 83%
Pool
D 2:5 BROWN Aria 34 - U 12 Olympian Fencing Studio 1377 1297 57.2 45%
Pool
D 0:5 GUGALA Hanna 2 14 E23 3 Bergen Fencing Club 1979 1240 17.1 12%
T64
D 14:15 KWON Ava 12 58 U 13 Bergen Fencing Club 1971 1727 172.1 37%

Cobra Challenge SYC/RCC/Y8

Y-12 Women's Saber U, Y12 November 27, 2022

Place 25 of 66 Seed 60 Not ranked Rating U Manhattan Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 XU Elaine 25 - U 42 Platinum Fencing Academy 1038 2071 444.0 92%
Pool
V 5:3 CONVERSO-PARSONS Maia 42 - U 58 Fencing Academy Of Philadelphia North / Fencing Academy Of Philadelphia 789 1627 40.7 88%
Pool
V 5:0 MULLER Inara 47 - U 33 Fencing Academy Of Boston 1507 1668 112.8 59%
Pool
V 5:4 CHOI Charlotte 20 - U 39 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 1346 1781 66.1 74%
Pool
D 2:5 LEE Alyson 3 11 U 6 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 1767 1847 119.4 55%
T64
V 15:14 MAK Kaitlin 40 - U 40 Olympian Fencing Studio 1550 1639 254.6 53%
T32
D 5:15 LEOU Korina 19 41 E22 11 Bergen Fencing Club 2337 1893 166.8 29%

Manhattan Fencing Center Saber Liberty Cup

Y-12 Women's Saber U, Y12 November 13, 2022

Place 5 of 11 Seed 6 Not ranked Rating U Manhattan Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:1 LEE Hannah 10 - U 8 Manhattan Fencing Center 2500 2696 291.2 56%
Pool
V 5:1 DOROBANTU Emma 7 - U 7 Manhattan Fencing Center 927 2988 14.2 99%
Pool
D 4:5 MARGULIS Roxana 2 - U 1 Manhattan Fencing Center 1218 3002 1105.2 98%
Pool
V 5:3 CHEN Kimberley 3 - U 9 allegro fencing center 1783 1897 174.4 55%
T8
D 11:15 NEMORIN Rei 4 - U 2 Manhattan Fencing Center 1800 2500 861.2 75%

Manhattan Fencing Center Saber Liberty Cup

Y-12 Mixed Saber U, Y12 February 27, 2022

Place 9 of 12 Seed 6 Not ranked Rating U Manhattan Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 MARTINSON Torm 7 - U 3 Manhattan Fencing Center - - - -
Pool
V 5:3 LIEBOWITZ Carson 3 - U 7 Manhattan Fencing Center - - - -
Pool
V 5:4 MERZLYAKOVA Alexandra 2 - U 12 Manhattan Fencing Center 1164 2500 141.0 87%
Pool
V 5:3 MARABELLA Grace 11 - U 5 Manhattan Fencing Center 942 2641 55.4 96%
Pool
D 2:5 LIU Ryan 10 - U 1 Manhattan Fencing Center - - - -
T16
D 14:15 RA Brendan 4 - U 8 Manhattan Fencing Center - - - -