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Ben Gilsbach

2007
Texas Fencing Academy
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Win/loss statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories 6 9 30 11 - 56
Losses 2 5 25 40 - 72
Win ratio 75.0% 64.3% 54.5% 21.6% - 43.8%
Pool victories 3 7 21 10 - 41
Pool losses 1 3 18 34 - 56
Pool win ratio 75.0% 70.0% 53.8% 22.7% - 42.3%
DE victories 3 2 9 1 - 15
DE losses 1 2 7 6 - 16
DE win ratio 75.0% 50.0% 56.2% 14.3% - 48.4%

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† - 6 13 4 - 23
Easy wins % 0.0% 66.7% 43.3% 36.4% - 41.1%
Close wins‡ 2 1 7 - - 10
Close wins % 33.3% 11.1% 23.3% 0.0% - 17.9%
Close losses‡ 1 2 6 7 - 16
Close losses % 50.0% 40.0% 24.0% 17.5% - 22.2%
Big losses† 1 1 10 14 - 26
Big losses % 50.0% 20.0% 40.0% 35.0% - 36.1%

† 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 - - 4 1 - 5
Victories % 0.0% 0.0% 13.3% 9.1% - 8.9%
Losses - - 2 4 - 6
Losses % 0.0% 0.0% 8.0% 10.0% - 8.3%
Total - - 6 5 - 11
Total % 0.0% 0.0% 10.9% 9.8% - 8.6%

Events

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Events 1 2 7 8 - 18
Tournaments 1 2 6 5 - 14

Competition history

18 competitions, 128 bouts

Texas Fencing Academy Cup 1

Senior Mixed Épée C2, SNR September 28, 2025

Place 2 of 24 Seed 6 Not ranked Rating D24 Texas Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 HUANG Selina 3 - C25 11 Texas Fencing Academy - - - -
Pool
V 5:2 FRENCH Drake 14 - U 24 Mustang Fencing Club 990 1679 4.1 87%
Pool
D 4:5 NGUYEN Wolfie (Khanh) 11 - E24 10 Round Rock Fencing Club, LLC 1673 1683 13.6 51%
Pool
V 5:4 HINTON Charles 24 - U 16 1087 1669 5.1 82%
T16
V 15:10 HUANG Selina 3 - C25 11 Texas Fencing Academy - - - -
T8
V 15:14 OBREBSKI Kevin 4 - C24 5 1832 2021 31.4 62%
T4
V 15:11 FERNANDEZ Tomas 10 - E25 3 VANDERWEGE Academie D'Armes 2455 2052 46.4 30%
T2
D 4:15 FRENCH Timothy 1 - A23 1 Mustang Fencing Club 3132 2099 5.2 5%

Texas Fencing Academy Cup 3

Senior Mixed Épée B2, SNR February 9, 2025

Place 9 of 37 Seed 11 Not ranked Rating D24 Texas Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 MITCHELL Kyle 14 - D24 15 Texas Fencing Academy 1504 1654 10.7 59%
Pool
V 5:2 VAN NOSTRAND Susan C. 26 - U 28 - - - -
Pool
V 5:0 MCDADE Sonya 23 - U 37 - - - -
Pool
V 5:1 LOBO Mauricio 31 - U 14 2500 1665 13.8 21%
Pool
V 5:1 HAUSHEER Kuncen 2 - B24 8 Alliance Fencing Academy / Olympian Fencing Club - - - -
T32
V 15:7 GLORIA LILIANA 32 - U 30 - - - -
T16
D 14:15 LIM Robert 7 - C24 7 University Of Texas Fencing Club at Austin / The Fencing Center 2443 2042 21.7 29%

Texas Fencing Academy Cup 2

Senior Mixed Épée C1, SNR November 3, 2024

Place 8 of 19 Seed 8 Not ranked Rating D24 Texas Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 FOX Joshua 17 - U 16 Texas Fencing Academy 1191 1672 23.7 78%
Pool
D 3:5 THROWER Caden 14 - U 13 Round Rock Fencing Club, LLC 1550 1649 15.0 56%
Pool
V 5:4 RASMUSSEN Eric 11 - E24 12 East Texas Vikings 1380 1634 9.5 66%
Pool
V 5:1 PEREZ Daniel 5 - D24 6 Olympian Fencing Club 1703 1643 15.0 46%
Pool
D 2:5 WOODALL Ian L. 2 - C24 9 Round Rock Fencing Club, LLC 2352 1658 4.1 13%
T16
V 15:7 SMITH Samuel J. 7 - D24 10 1236 2031 11.2 88%
T8
D 7:15 YOUNG Vivian 1 - B24 2 Olympian Fencing Club - - - -

National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals)

Div III Men's Épée C3, DV3 July 7, 2024

Place 22 of 202 Seed 53 Not ranked Rating D24 Texas Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 GREEN Logan 188 - U 53 Shoreline Fencers Club 1644 1617 15.5 48%
Pool
V 5:3 CAMPBELL Paul 128 - E24 107 James Madison University Fencing Club 1953 1632 21.8 30%
Pool
V 5:0 APANASEWICZ Dan 173 - U 188 1077 1654 5.8 82%
Pool
D 0:5 XIAN Andy 8 - C24 29 New York Fencing Academy 1830 1660 11.7 39%
Pool
V 5:4 LI Ryan 113 - E24 168 Medeo Fencing Club 1236 1648 7.8 75%
Pool
V 5:3 GUO Woody 68 - D24 46 True Focus Sports Academy 1758 1656 16.6 43%
T128
V 15:7 LEE Benjamin 139 - E24 128 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 1806 1925 40.8 57%
T64
V 15:8 BRANNON Nathan 18 - C24 60 Spartan Fencing Academy / Northwest Indiana Fencing Club 2408 1966 68.6 25%
T32
D 8:15 CANNON Caiden C. 14 - C24 5 3415 2035 3.3 3%

National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals)

Div II Men's Épée B3, DV2 July 5, 2024

Place 146 of 244 Seed 119 Not ranked Rating D24 Texas Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 4:0 ALI Adam 171 - D23 164 Ataba Fencing Club / Skyward Fencing 1944 1581 25.4 27%
Pool
V 4:3 KIM Jeff 26 - C24 152 Elite Fencing Academy (GA) / Elite Fencing Academy (VA) 2154 1606 29.7 18%
Pool
D 2:5 CHU Brandon A. 47 - C24 99 North Shore Fencers Club 2063 1636 8.2 24%
Pool
D 2:3 ROTHKA Spencer J. 97 - C23 11 Cardinal Fencing Academy 2268 1628 5.3 15%
Pool
V 5:2 STRACUZZI Hudson 242 - U 217 NMFC/Duke City Fencing 1369 1622 10.5 65%
Pool
D 3:4 NILSEN Mark 191 - E24 154 Arena Fencing Academy LLC 1598 1633 16.4 52%
T256
D 5:15 SHAFRITZ Noah 183 - D23 114 Olympic Fencers Club / Kennesaw State University 2150 1964 39.2 38%

Central Texas Pirate Clash RJCC/RYC - Region 5

Junior Men's Épée B2, JNR May 18, 2024

Place 7 of 26 Seed 16 Not ranked Rating D23 Texas Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 VEERAVALLI Vivek 18 - E23 13 Olympian Fencing Club 1573 1568 18.0 50%
Pool
V 5:4 SABAH Alan 24 - U 26 Round Rock Fencing Club, LLC 982 1550 7.0 79%
Pool
D 1:5 DECKER Hunter 8 - C24 5 Alliance Fencing Academy 1890 1557 10.7 29%
Pool
D 3:5 CARDENAS Lucas 10 - C23 3 Alliance Fencing Academy 2096 1546 7.1 18%
Pool
V 5:1 BARTON Christian 23 - U 25 Round Rock Fencing Club, LLC 1444 1539 15.2 56%
Pool
V 4:3 LESCURE Dimitri 2 - B24 3 Olympian Fencing Club / Austin Fencers Club 1952 1554 26.9 26%
T32
V 15:10 HAWLEY Justin 20 - E23 22 Round Rock Fencing Club, LLC 1385 1859 29.1 77%
T16
V 13:10 TIEMANN Landen 5 - C24 11 Olympian Fencing Club 2323 1888 90.7 25%
T8
D 10:15 ELHUSSEINI Dylan 3 - B23 1 Alliance Fencing Academy 2733 1979 14.5 12%

Battle in Space City RYC/RJCC

Junior Men's Épée A2, JNR April 20, 2024

Place 37 of 41 Seed 27 Not ranked Rating D23 Texas Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 0:5 PEREZ Daniel 31 - D23 36 Olympian Fencing Club 1550 1583 20.4 52%
Pool
D 0:5 VINOTH Aaron 18 - C23 8 Woodlands International Fencing Club 1863 1562 12.3 31%
Pool
D 3:5 SEBASTIAN Alexander P. 7 160 C24 11 Alliance Fencing Academy 2210 1550 6.1 14%
Pool
V 5:2 DECKER Hunter 19 - C23 26 Alliance Fencing Academy 1865 1544 27.2 30%
Pool
D 3:5 KHANNA Nikhil 6 138 A23 2 Alliance Fencing Academy 2426 1571 3.7 8%
T64
D 14:15 HERNANDEZ Cole F. 22 - C22 28 Olympian Fencing Club 1972 1919 59.5 47%

Battle in Space City ROC/RJCC

Junior Men's Épée A2, JNR December 9, 2023

Place 22 of 42 Seed 18 Not ranked Rating D23 Texas Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 LESCURE Dimitri 6 - B23 35 Olympian Fencing Club 1889 1541 13.1 28%
Pool
V 5:4 HERNDON Liam 31 - E23 10 Fencing Institute Of Texas 1791 1528 29.6 33%
Pool
V 5:2 WILLIAMS Nasir 37 - U 39 Dragon Heart Fencing 1667 1558 22.9 43%
Pool
D 2:5 DANIELS Jonah 7 - B23 3 Bozeman Fencing Association, LLC 2297 1581 5.9 12%
Pool
V 5:1 DECKER Hunter 20 - D23 29 Alliance Fencing Academy 1731 1575 24.8 40%
Pool
D 3:5 CHEN Leetyan 30 - E23 25 Alliance Fencing Academy 1722 1599 16.6 42%
T32
D 4:15 ZHU Eric 9 - C23 12 Alliance Fencing Academy 2208 1968 49.7 35%

Duel at Dallas Div1A/2/Vet ROC

Div II Men's Épée C2, DV2 November 19, 2023

Place 3 of 30 Seed 15 Not ranked Rating E23 Texas Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:0 HERNANDEZ Cole F. 6 - C22 13 Olympian Fencing Club 1958 1451 43.0 20%
Pool
V 5:0 DADE Augustus 27 - U 28 Alliance Fencing Academy 918 1494 9.3 82%
Pool
D 2:5 WIEGAND-SHAHANI Braden M. 5 - C22 6 Pegasus Sword Academy Inc. / Southwest Fencing Club 2134 1503 8.1 15%
Pool
V 5:2 RICE Timothy 28 - U 24 Fencing Institute Of Texas 1390 1495 19.9 57%
Pool
V 5:3 LAING Flynt 17 - E23 21 Caddo Magnet Fencing Club 1643 1515 26.1 42%
T32
V 15:4 ZANKOWSKI Corey 29 - U 30 1494 1768 53.0 62%
T16
V 15:8 COHEN Nathan 16 - E23 15 Round Rock Fencing Club, LLC / Austin Fencers Club 1737 1821 78.7 55%
T8
V 15:6 VILLAREAL Quentin 13 - E23 8 Houston Sword Sports 2129 1900 103.1 36%
T4
D 6:15 SEBASTIAN Alexander P. 1 - C23 1 Alliance Fencing Academy 2503 2003 34.6 22%

Central Texas Barbarian Bash RJCC / RYC

Junior Men's Épée D1, JNR September 16, 2023

Place 3 of 19 Seed 17 Not ranked Rating U Texas Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 HOWARD Paolo 5 - U 2 Alliance Fencing Academy 1701 1462 19.7 35%
Pool
V 5:0 KOSTUSIAK Evan 8 - U 17 Round Rock Fencing Club, LLC 1301 1442 22.1 59%
Pool
D 0:5 PARKER Isaiah 2 - C23 1 Salle De Long Fencers 1979 1464 11.5 20%
Pool
V 5:2 BARTON Christian 11 - U 8 Round Rock Fencing Club, LLC 1423 1453 20.3 52%
Pool
D 1:5 LESCURE Dimitri 18 - U 11 Olympian Fencing Club 1572 1473 22.0 44%
T16
V 15:7 LESCURE Dimitri 18 - U 11 Olympian Fencing Club 1441 1518 121.9 54%
T8
V 15:9 TIEMANN Landen 3 - D23 5 Olympian Fencing Club 2298 1640 223.8 17%
T4
D 14:15 HOWARD Paolo 5 - U 2 Alliance Fencing Academy 1890 1864 95.7 49%

National Championships & July Challenge (Summer Nationals)

Cadet Men's Épée A4, CDT July 3, 2023

Place 257 of 274 Seed 274 Not ranked Rating U Texas Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 DAN Rex 208 - D23 154 Cardinal Fencing Academy 2108 1439 10.0 14%
Pool
V 5:3 PARKS Isaac 194 - D23 247 Metro Tacoma Fencing Club 2038 1429 58.1 16%
Pool
D 1:5 LAI Boden 114 - B23 106 Marx Fencing Academy / Cavalier Fencing Club 2258 1487 7.4 10%
Pool
D 4:5 DAVOODIAN Christopher 34 34 A22 48 Swords Fencing Studio 2515 1480 3.6 5%
Pool
D 1:5 CHOI Kaiden I. 47 48 B23 79 Rocky Mountain Fencing Academy / Denver Fencing Center 2316 1476 6.1 9%
Pool
D 0:5 ELLISON Harper F. 126 - B23 78 City of Thunder FC 2183 1470 8.2 12%

National Championships & July Challenge (Summer Nationals)

Junior Men's Épée A4, JNR July 2, 2023

Place 325 of 403 Seed 402 Not ranked Rating U Texas Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 ATKINS Levi H. 180 - A23 171 New York Fencing Academy 2003 1367 12.4 15%
Pool
D 4:5 YUEN Nathan 287 - C23 125 Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) 1963 1355 12.8 16%
Pool
V 5:2 SHIV Rishi 63 72 A22 264 Alliance Fencing Academy 2748 1342 111.8 1%
Pool
D 4:5 CHEN Zhengyang (Allen) 296 - C23 279 Swords Fencing Studio 2173 1454 9.2 12%
Pool
D 2:5 JIN Owen 54 61 A23 38 Olympia Fencing Center 2851 1445 1.2 1%
Pool
D 3:5 KARNAS Karol 170 - A23 64 Fencing Center Of Chicago 2428 1444 4.6 5%

Battle in Space City ROC/RJCC

Cadet Men's Épée C2, CDT April 30, 2023

Place 27 of 29 Seed 29 Not ranked Rating U Texas Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 GONZALEZ Kian 19 - U 14 Woodlands International Fencing Club 2086 1468 14.9 16%
Pool
D 2:5 ELHUSSEINI Kyle 12 - D22 12 Alliance Fencing Academy 2235 1453 10.1 10%
Pool
D 2:5 KOSTUSIAK Evan 26 - U 25 Round Rock Fencing Club, LLC 1140 1443 52.8 68%
Pool
D 2:5 CHIN Dylan A. 2 79 B23 7 Alliance Fencing Academy 2199 1390 8.8 10%
Pool
D 3:5 CARTY JR Johndale 9 - D23 8 Miami Lakes Fencing Club 1975 1381 13.8 17%
T32
D 11:15 YU Austin 3 - B22 10 True Focus Sports Academy / Davis Fencing Academy 2087 1601 82.7 24%

Battle in Space City ROC/RJCC

Junior Men's Épée B2, JNR April 29, 2023

Place 28 of 31 Seed 26 Not ranked Rating U Texas Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:0 EMMERT JP 25 - U 13 Round Rock Fencing Club, LLC / Alliance Fencing Academy 1936 1429 82.1 21%
Pool
D 3:5 SEEFELDT William Henry C. 6 - B23 1 Woodlands International Fencing Club / City of Thunder FC 2579 1511 5.4 4%
Pool
D 2:5 GAITHER Christopher W. 16 - D23 7 Woodlands International Fencing Club 2102 1506 16.9 17%
Pool
D 1:5 THOMAS Harris 5 - A21 12 Alliance Fencing Academy 2446 1489 7.0 6%
Pool
D 1:5 SEBASTIAN Alexander P. 15 - C22 8 Alliance Fencing Academy 2145 1482 13.9 14%
T32
D 10:15 SURESH NEERAJ 13 - C22 10 Alliance Fencing Academy 2162 1700 99.1 26%

Central Texas Pirate Clash RJCC/RYC - Region 5

Junior Men's Épée D1, JNR March 19, 2023

Place 7 of 16 Seed 7 Not ranked Rating U Texas Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 COHEN Nathan 13 - U 9 Round Rock Fencing Club, LLC 1430 1468 61.8 52%
Pool
D 3:5 ROBLEDO Matthew 14 - U 10 1677 1406 35.4 35%
Pool
D 1:5 NEAL John P. 1 110 A23 3 Woodlands International Fencing Club 2638 1371 3.6 2%
Pool
V 4:1 FENG Ethan 8 - U 16 Dragon Heart Fencing 996 1367 30.3 72%
Pool
V 5:1 POHL Philip 12 - U 8 Olympian Fencing Club 1082 1398 31.1 68%
T16
V 15:9 ROBLEDO Matthew 14 - U 10 2167 1506 280.1 26%
T8
D 8:13 SEBASTIAN Alexander P. 4 - C22 2 Alliance Fencing Academy 2437 1786 85.9 19%

Central Texas Pirate Clash RJCC/RYC - Region 5

Cadet Men's Épée D1, CDT March 18, 2023

Place 11 of 20 Seed 15 Not ranked Rating U Texas Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 BADAWI Nadeem 17 - U 19 North Dallas Fencing Club 2500 1414 111.9 15%
Pool
D 3:5 HERNDON Liam 5 - E22 6 Fencing Institute Of Texas 1825 1526 58.8 32%
Pool
V 5:3 CARDENAS Lucas 2 - C23 3 Alliance Fencing Academy 1909 1467 129.2 25%
Pool
D 1:5 POHL Philip 9 - U 17 Olympian Fencing Club 751 1597 140.0 89%
Pool
V 5:1 HAWLEY Justin 11 - U 14 Round Rock Fencing Club, LLC 1031 1457 35.1 74%
Pool
D 1:5 GONZALEZ Kian 20 - U 5 Woodlands International Fencing Club 2107 1492 23.4 17%
T16
D 11:15 CARDENAS Lucas 2 - C23 3 Alliance Fencing Academy 2417 1600 94.1 15%

The Austin Challenge SYC and RCC

Cadet Men's Épée B2, CDT December 17, 2022

Place 52 of 62 Seed 37 Not ranked Rating U Texas Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 YALAMANCHILI Anvith 55 - U 46 1598 1437 131.8 41%
Pool
D 0:5 KIM Teddy 56 - U 38 Battle Born Fencing Club 1766 1305 77.1 25%
Pool
D 3:4 ELHUSSEINI Kyle 19 - D22 8 Alliance Fencing Academy 2245 1228 22.7 7%
Pool
D 3:4 KHANNA Nikhil 1 75 A22 14 Pegasus Sword Academy Inc. 2491 1205 10.4 3%
Pool
D 2:3 YU Austin 39 - U 26 True Focus Sports Academy / Davis Fencing Academy 1886 1195 41.6 15%
Pool
V 5:2 GAITHER Christopher W. 18 - D22 15 Woodlands International Fencing Club 2111 1153 260.8 8%
T64
D 9:15 SANTOS Antonio K. 28 - E22 7 Olympia Fencing Center 1990 1956 356.0 48%

Battle in Space City RYC/RJCC & Y8 (Non-Regional)

Cadet Men's Épée A2, CDT October 2, 2022

Place 25 of 30 Seed 23 Not ranked Rating U Texas Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 0:5 KHANNA Nikhil 3 51 A22 9 Pegasus Sword Academy Inc. 2613 2500 494.3 46%
Pool
D 2:5 ESHONKULOV Aziz 18 - U 16 Woodlands International Fencing Club 1555 2006 541.9 70%
Pool
D 1:5 ELHUSSEINI Dylan 8 - C22 5 Alliance Fencing Academy 2305 1464 83.4 14%
Pool
V 5:0 DELLANDRE Samuel 30 - U 30 Woodlands International Fencing Club 1233 1380 174.1 57%
Pool
D 1:5 XIONG Aaron 13 - D22 17 Alliance Fencing Academy 1955 1554 117.6 29%
T32
D 7:15 XIAO Andrew 7 - B22 12 Alliance Fencing Academy 2489 2500 544.2 50%