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Michael Leiseca

1979
Madison Fencing Academy
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Win/loss statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories - 22 14 - - 36
Losses - 16 2 - - 18
Win ratio - 57.9% 87.5% - - 66.7%
Pool victories - 19 11 - - 30
Pool losses - 11 - - - 11
Pool win ratio - 63.3% 100.0% - - 73.2%
DE victories - 3 3 - - 6
DE losses - 5 2 - - 7
DE win ratio - 37.5% 60.0% - - 46.2%

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† - 16 2 - - 18
Easy wins % - 72.7% 14.3% - - 50.0%
Close wins‡ - 4 3 - - 7
Close wins % - 18.2% 21.4% - - 19.4%
Close losses‡ - 4 2 - - 6
Close losses % - 25.0% 100.0% - - 33.3%
Big losses† - 4 - - - 4
Big losses % - 25.0% 0.0% - - 22.2%

† 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 - 1 - - - 1
Victories % - 4.5% 0.0% - - 2.8%
Losses - 1 - - - 1
Losses % - 6.2% 0.0% - - 5.6%
Total - 2 - - - 2
Total % - 5.3% 0.0% - - 3.7%

Events

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Events - 5 2 - - 7
Tournaments - 5 2 - - 7

Competition history

7 competitions, 54 bouts

Windy City Fencing ROC/RJCC

Div I-A Men's Épée A2, D1A April 20, 2025

Place 43 of 52 Seed 35 Not ranked Rating C24 Madison Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 LOISEAU Oscar 30 - C25 20 Escrime Du Lac 2054 2251 72.9 62%
Pool
V 5:0 ST. GEORGE David J. 49 - E24 47 Ataba Fencing Club / Lhs-vhhs Fencing Team- High School 1604 2178 21.6 82%
Pool
D 4:5 GUINAN Joseph 14 - A23 11 2947 2200 14.4 12%
Pool
D 2:5 ZIEGLER John 3 - A25 13 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 2290 2185 43.5 43%
Pool
D 3:5 HUANG Kenneth 18 - B25 3 Fencing Center of Chicago 2154 2142 46.5 49%
Pool
D 2:5 SCOTT Alex 46 - E25 46 Western Reserve Academy / Hooked On Fencing 1649 2095 70.7 76%
T64
D 9:15 KROPP Jack 12 - A24 23 Elite Fencing Academy (VA) / Elite Fencing Academy (GA) 3090 2100 15.3 7%

Ataba Fencing Club March Challenge

Senior Mixed Épée B2, SNR March 22, 2025

Place 13 of 35 Seed 16 Not ranked Rating C24 Madison Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 BEACH John 5 - B25 6 2399 2558 104.4 60%
Pool
V 5:0 SERAFYM Damian 6 - B25 3 Advance Fencing 2168 2454 52.7 67%
Pool
D 0:5 ALI Adam 15 - C24 10 Ataba Fencing Club / Skyward Fencing 1838 2506 140.9 85%
Pool
D 3:4 DELA CRUZ Noel 26 - E24 21 Ataba Fencing Club 1691 2365 121.4 85%
Pool
V 5:1 BURKHARDT Krista L. 25 - E24 16 Ataba Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:0 ALLER Bruce 33 - U 35 Ataba Fencing Club 1115 2244 7.0 95%
T32
V 15:5 DELA CRUZ Noel 26 - E24 21 Ataba Fencing Club 1966 2119 83.2 58%
T16
D 14:15 MCDOWELL Will 3 - B25 3 Ataba Fencing Club 2186 2203 102.8 51%

Ataba Fencing Club February Challenge

Senior Mixed Épée B2, SNR February 22, 2025

Place 10 of 31 Seed 10 Not ranked Rating C24 Madison Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:1 AMICH Steve J. 21 - E23 13 1567 2585 17.8 93%
Pool
V 5:4 TIERNEY Luke 11 - C23 17 Iowa City Fencing Center 1569 2603 15.9 94%
Pool
V 5:0 CHEEVER Katie 30 - U 28 Skyward Fencing - - - -
Pool
D 0:5 SPIER Julian H. 1 - A24 1 Ataba Fencing Club 2862 2619 71.0 36%
Pool
V 5:1 RITTERBUSCH Abigail 31 - U 24 Ataba Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:0 KALSCHED Alexander 23 - U 30 1256 2548 10.0 95%
T32
V 15:0 RUBIN Joshua 24 - U 29 Twin Cities Fencing Club 1723 2169 70.7 71%
T16
D 11:15 SWANSON Dave 7 - B21 8 Ataba Fencing Club 2286 2240 120.1 47%

Badger Duals Open

Mixed Épée B1 February 9, 2025

Place 9 of 21 Seed 5 Not ranked Rating C24 Madison Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 4:2 CORDIE David R. 2 - B24 7 Madison Fencing Academy / Caliburn Fencing Club 2392 3401 40.0 92%
Pool
D 3:5 PAPP Mike 8 - D24 6 Rockford Fencing Club / Illinois Fencing Academy 1944 3441 536.5 98%
Pool
V 5:0 WEI Shuguang 20 - U 21 University of Wisconsin-Madison 1593 2905 19.2 93%
Pool
V 5:1 DEN HARTOG Lucy 13 - U 18 - - - -
Pool
D 4:5 SNYDER Alex 17 - U 3 University of Wisconsin-Madison 1603 2924 349.9 97%
Pool
V 5:4 HEBERT James 14 - U 11 1298 2574 11.3 96%
T16
D 9:15 SNYDER Alex 17 - U 3 University of Wisconsin-Madison 1657 2386 217.2 80%

The Margherita Guzzi Vincenti Cup

Senior Mixed Épée A2, SNR November 16, 2024

Place 9 of 47 Seed 13 Not ranked Rating C24 Madison Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 TOLLEFSON Zachary 2 - A24 7 Twin Cities Fencing Club 2279 3328 44.8 92%
Pool
V 5:0 VIDOR Caio 30 - E24 19 Skyward Fencing 1497 3373 5.4 99%
Pool
V 5:0 ALLER Bruce 47 - U 42 Ataba Fencing Club 902 3378 0.9 > 99%
Pool
V 5:4 CURTY Jack 17 - C24 13 Ataba Fencing Club 2062 3379 20.6 96%
Pool
V 5:0 BURKHARDT Krista L. 27 - E24 37 Ataba Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:2 KOEHLER Paul 42 - U 44 1094 3400 1.2 > 99%
T32
V 15:8 ZAKAS Anna L. 26 - E24 30 Madison Fencing Academy - - - -
T16
D 8:15 ROBBINS Christopher (Chris) W. 18 - C23 8 2519 2590 203.6 54%

Ataba Fencing Club May Challenge

Senior Mixed Épée B2, SNR May 11, 2024

Place 3 of 27 Seed 27 Not ranked Rating U Madison Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 SCHERG Isaac 19 - U 25 Sheboygan Fencing Club 1582 3070 37.7 96%
Pool
V 5:2 SWENSON Nikita G. 3 - B24 10 Ataba Fencing Club / Swords Fencing Studio - - - -
Pool
V 5:2 CONKLIN Jim 9 - C23 6 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 2468 3108 142.2 78%
Pool
V 5:3 MCGUIRE Colman 25 - U 26 Ataba Fencing Club 1577 3250 21.7 96%
Pool
V 5:4 ALI Adam 14 - D23 17 Ataba Fencing Club / Skyward Fencing 1977 3272 31.2 95%
Pool
V 5:2 KOSS Harrison 6 - C24 16 Ataba Fencing Club 1956 3303 25.2 96%
T16
V 15:7 BRAUN Chase 21 - U 15 Caliburn Fencing Club 1434 2294 87.8 84%
T8
V 15:11 SWANSON Dave 4 - B21 7 Ataba Fencing Club 2258 2382 207.7 56%
T4
D 12:15 WATTANAKIT Anda 2 - B24 2 Medeo Fencing Club / Advance Fencing - - - -

Ataba Fencing Club January Challenge

Senior Mixed Épée E1, SNR January 13, 2024

Place 3 of 11 Seed 9 Not ranked Rating U Madison Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:2 SWENSON Alexandra 5 - C23 5 Ataba Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:4 MCDOWELL Will 4 - C23 7 Ataba Fencing Club 2035 2500 361.4 68%
Pool
V 5:4 SOBESHKEVYCH Roman 1 - B23 1 Fencing Center of Chicago 2237 2861 208.8 76%
Pool
V 5:2 BURKHARDT Krista L. 8 - E23 9 Ataba Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:2 RITTERBUSCH Abigail 11 - U 11 Ataba Fencing Club - - - -
T8
V 15:7 MCDOWELL Will 4 - C23 7 Ataba Fencing Club 2115 2500 389.1 65%
T4
D 14:15 SOBESHKEVYCH Roman 1 - B23 1 Fencing Center of Chicago 2373 2889 594.9 72%