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Ben MacTough

2008
DC Fencers Club
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Win/loss statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories - 2 6 4 - 12
Losses - 33 52 35 - 120
Win ratio - 5.7% 10.3% 10.3% - 9.1%
Pool victories - 1 6 4 - 11
Pool losses - 28 44 29 - 101
Pool win ratio - 3.4% 12.0% 12.1% - 9.8%
DE victories - 1 - - - 1
DE losses - 5 8 6 - 19
DE win ratio - 16.7% 0.0% 0.0% - 5.0%

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† - - - - - -
Easy wins % - 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% - 0.0%
Close wins‡ - - 4 1 - 5
Close wins % - 0.0% 66.7% 25.0% - 41.7%
Close losses‡ - 3 2 3 - 8
Close losses % - 9.1% 3.8% 8.6% - 6.7%
Big losses† - 15 26 14 - 55
Big losses % - 45.5% 50.0% 40.0% - 45.8%

† 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 % - 0.0% 0.0% 25.0% - 8.3%
Losses - - - 2 - 2
Losses % - 0.0% 0.0% 5.7% - 1.7%
Total - - - 3 - 3
Total % - 0.0% 0.0% 7.7% - 2.3%

Events

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Events - 5 8 6 - 19
Tournaments - 5 8 6 - 19

Competition history

19 competitions, 132 bouts

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

Junior Men's Épée A4, JNR May 10, 2025

Place 92 of 92 Seed 87 Not ranked Rating U DC Fencers Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 YU Samuel 25 - B25 30 North Shore Fencers Club 2042 864 1.8 3%
Pool
D 0:5 WANG Marcus 53 - C25 66 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 1682 863 5.1 9%
Pool
D 2:5 TATE William Isom 61 - C24 20 Zeljkovic Fencing Academy 2050 858 1.7 3%
Pool
D 1:5 NOLAN Tyler 32 - B25 45 Apex Fencing Academy / Research Triangle Fencing 1547 856 6.8 13%
Pool
D 0:5 ZHAO Zidong 4 74 B24 6 Cavalier Fencing Club 2199 849 1.0 1%
Pool
D 2:5 DURAN Sevan Sebastian 85 - U 78 ASER International Fencing Academy 846 848 21.9 50%
T128
D 6:15 BRADSHAW Carter 43 - B23 8 LEO Fencing Club 1960 1103 21.9 10%

Capitol Clash SYC/RCC & Y8

Cadet Men's Épée A3, CDT January 19, 2025

Place 166 of 166 Seed 144 Not ranked Rating U DC Fencers Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 ZHANG Albert 145 - U 76 1815 891 4.1 7%
Pool
D 0:5 MAO Benjamin 1 14 A24 37 Medeo Fencing Club 2644 887 0.2 < 1%
Pool
D 0:5 MIDYANY Evan 48 - B24 13 New York Fencing Academy 2136 887 1.5 2%
Pool
D 0:5 LEE Benjamin 49 - B24 96 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 1569 886 7.3 13%
Pool
D 2:5 ADDYSON Aidan 98 - E25 105 Guanyi Fencing Academy 1385 878 10.4 20%
Pool
D 2:5 KE Sebastian 97 - D23 91 Elite Fencing Academy (VA) / Elite Fencing Academy (GA) 1840 868 3.4 6%
T256
D 5:15 MOU Jaydon 141 - U 94 Dynamo Fencing Center Inc. 1981 1126 23.6 10%

DCFC Champagne Challenge

Senior Mixed Épée A2, SNR January 12, 2025

Place 28 of 31 Seed 29 Not ranked Rating U DC Fencers Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 DEUCHER Joseph H. 2 - A24 2 DC Fencers Club 2732 907 0.1 < 1%
Pool
D 3:5 MEGGERS Davin 7 - B24 24 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 2132 907 1.7 2%
Pool
D 3:5 SZIEDE Kieran 22 - E24 21 Cardinal Fencing Academy 1650 906 6.5 11%
Pool
D 4:5 LEECH Braedan 20 - E24 16 Nova Fencing Club 1661 899 6.2 11%
Pool
D 3:5 YANG Gary 12 - C24 17 Cavalier Fencing Club / ASER International Fencing Academy 2123 893 1.6 2%
T32
D 5:15 LIN Haley 21 - E24 5 DC Fencers Club 1958 1155 28.2 12%

River City Regional Rumble - RYC/RJCC and Y8

Cadet Men's Épée A2/B3, CDT September 21, 2024

Place 60 of 79 Seed 76 Not ranked Rating U DC Fencers Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 PENG Yue 21 - C24 22 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 1854 913 4.4 6%
Pool
V 5:2 MAXWELL Sheito 69 - U 75 Fencing Sports Academy, Inc. 1246 908 36.5 30%
Pool
D 1:5 CHEN Brian 4 33 B24 5 Guanyi Fencing Academy 2389 945 0.8 1%
Pool
D 3:5 ROBERTS Phoenix 50 - E23 23 Forge Fencing Teams DUR 1435 944 11.8 21%
Pool
D 2:5 RAMEY Daylon 46 - E24 74 Nova Fencing Club 1078 932 20.4 41%
Pool
D 4:5 YI Nathan 26 - C24 35 Elite Fencing Academy (VA) 1819 912 4.4 7%
T128
V 15:9 DEFFENBAUGH Vasily 54 - U 69 Triple Threat Fencing Academy / Crusader Fencing Club 1935 854 303.7 6%
T64
D 4:15 RIGGINS Joshua 5 40 A24 9 Elite Fencing Academy (GA) / Elite Fencing Academy (VA) 2712 1158 3.5 1%

DCFC Champagne Challenge

Senior Mixed Épée A1, SNR August 25, 2024

Place 21 of 21 Seed 20 Not ranked Rating U DC Fencers Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 HILBERT Gabriel E. 6 - A23 9 DC Fencers Club 2600 927 0.3 < 1%
Pool
D 2:5 EVANS Allen L. 15 - C23 17 DC Fencers Club 2142 927 2.0 2%
Pool
D 2:5 HU Robert J. 1 - A24 7 Medeo Fencing Club / Wanglei International Fencing Club 2235 925 1.4 2%
Pool
D 3:5 CHRISTY Peter C. 13 - C24 6 Cardinal Fencing Academy 2453 923 0.6 1%
Pool
D 4:5 CHEN Brian 7 - B24 3 Guanyi Fencing Academy 2376 923 0.8 1%
Pool
D 2:5 DAN Chuntao 19 - E22 20 Cardinal Fencing Academy 1552 922 9.4 15%
T32
D 8:15 LEE Anton 21 - U 12 Virginia Apex Fencing Club 1902 877 23.0 7%

CFC Epee

Senior Mixed Épée A2, SNR May 25, 2024

Place 37 of 37 Seed 37 Not ranked Rating U DC Fencers Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 DURKIN Tristan E. 19 - C24 2 Syracuse Musketeers Fencing 2197 866 1.4 2%
Pool
D 1:5 RITTER Clayton 9 - B24 6 Ligonier Fencing Club 2834 864 0.1 < 1%
Pool
D 1:5 HU Robert J. 2 - A24 10 Medeo Fencing Club / Wanglei International Fencing Club 2144 864 1.7 2%
Pool
V 5:4 GANTSOUDES Isaac 22 - D24 24 Elite Fencing Academy (VA) 1962 862 80.3 4%
Pool
D 3:5 DUAN Eric 12 - B23 11 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 2361 943 1.0 1%
Pool
D 2:5 SUH David 27 - D22 14 Homewood Fencing Club 2085 942 2.7 4%
Pool
D 2:5 ALEXANDER Jacksen 31 - E24 32 Nova Fencing Club 1471 939 11.8 19%
T64
D 11:15 TATE William Isom 17 - C24 29 Zeljkovic Fencing Academy 2231 888 10.4 3%

Cherry Blossom ROC

Div I-A Men's Épée A4, D1A April 14, 2024

Place 108 of 109 Seed 103 Not ranked Rating U DC Fencers Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 TIRRELL Justin J. 30 - B24 38 Modern Duelists Fencing Academy 2432 880 0.6 1%
Pool
D 0:5 RUSSELL James 74 - C23 45 Cape Fear Fencing Association 1956 879 3.4 4%
Pool
D 2:5 YI Nathan 59 - C24 82 Elite Fencing Academy (VA) 1733 876 6.1 8%
Pool
D 1:5 GANESAN Mathavan 95 - E23 62 Medeo Fencing Club 1936 870 3.4 4%
Pool
D 0:5 PARK Ian C. 3 - A24 3 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 2872 866 0.1 < 1%
Pool
D 1:5 LEE JoonWon 35 - B24 16 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 2451 866 0.5 < 1%
T128
D 1:15 FISHMAN Rahm 43 - B23 25 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 2492 893 4.7 1%

Fairfax Challenge ROC/RJCC/RYC & Y8

Junior Men's Épée A4, JNR January 20, 2024

Place 88 of 88 Seed 88 Not ranked Rating U DC Fencers Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 PETROW Zoryan 42 - C23 37 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 2014 902 3.2 4%
Pool
D 3:5 BOUDREAUX James 22 - B23 35 Elite Fencing Academy (VA) / Elite Fencing Academy (GA) 2102 898 2.4 3%
Pool
D 1:5 ZOU Xianyang (Max) 31 - B22 27 Cavalier Fencing Club 2116 896 2.2 2%
Pool
D 2:5 CARNALL Hunter 58 - D23 60 Cardinal Fencing Academy 1856 894 4.8 6%
Pool
D 1:5 JONES Jackson 75 - E23 49 Cape Fear Fencing Association 1587 889 9.2 13%
Pool
D 0:5 NORTH Alexander M. 5 98 A23 7 Fencing Sports Academy, Inc. 2706 880 0.2 < 1%
T128
D 5:15 LEE JoonWon 23 - B23 15 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 2540 897 4.0 1%

Capitol Clash SYC/RCC & Y8

Cadet Men's Épée A3, CDT January 14, 2024

Place 147 of 151 Seed 124 Not ranked Rating U DC Fencers Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 VYSOTSKIY Evan 80 - E23 31 New York Fencing Academy 1914 937 5.1 6%
Pool
D 2:5 TU Jinqi 100 - E23 108 1770 932 7.4 9%
Pool
D 2:5 CHHU Allen 54 - C23 50 ASER International Fencing Academy 1741 925 7.5 9%
Pool
D 2:5 KOPPENHEFFER Rowan 132 - U 16 Boston Fencing Club 1637 917 9.3 12%
Pool
D 1:5 BOUDREAUX James 10 62 B23 30 Elite Fencing Academy (VA) / Elite Fencing Academy (GA) 2055 908 2.9 3%
Pool
D 2:5 BORISENKO Samuel 35 - B23 40 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 2000 905 3.4 4%
T256
D 8:15 YU Samuel 125 - U 64 North Shore Fencers Club 2035 918 21.4 6%

Capitol Division C & Under Mixed Tournament

Div II Mixed Épée E1, DV2 December 10, 2023

Place 9 of 10 Seed 4 Not ranked Rating U DC Fencers Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 0:5 SINFUEGO Adrian 1 - E22 2 DC Fencers Club 1912 942 5.2 6%
Pool
D 3:5 SIDOTI Olivia 8 - U 6 Chevy Chase Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:4 EL BADAOUI Salma 5 - U 10 ASER International Fencing Academy - - - -
Pool
V 5:2 BARNETT-PAO Nora 10 - U 5 Chevy Chase Fencing Club - - - -
T16
D 4:15 BURKE Daniel J. 6 - U 8 Chevy Chase Fencing Club 2500 936 18.1 7%

CFC Epee

Senior Mixed Épée B1, SNR December 9, 2023

Place 12 of 15 Seed 14 Not ranked Rating U DC Fencers Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 TIKHONOV Daniel 5 - C23 2 Cardinal Fencing Academy 2130 908 2.6 2%
Pool
D 2:5 BANNEN Nicholas 10 - E23 9 DC Fencers Club 1853 905 5.8 6%
Pool
D 1:5 GORDON Rachel A. 9 - E23 6 Chesapeake Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 1:5 CARTER Austin L. 3 - B23 3 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 2443 900 0.8 1%
Pool
V 5:2 CORPORA Adam 11 - U 15 1441 899 44.4 24%
Pool
D 1:5 SCHULZE Ethan 2 - A21 8 Academies of Fencing in Baltimore / Tri-Weapon Fencing Club 2414 943 1.0 1%
T16
D 5:15 CARTER Austin L. 3 - B23 3 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 2879 938 1.6 < 1%

CFC Epee

Senior Mixed Épée E1, SNR October 14, 2023

Place 10 of 10 Seed 9 Not ranked Rating U DC Fencers Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 BANNEN Nicholas 3 - E23 2 DC Fencers Club 1824 966 8.3 8%
Pool
D 3:5 DAGGS Jillian 8 - U 7 West Shore Fencers Club / Lancaster Fencing Academy - - - -
Pool
D 3:5 SUN Ethan 5 - U 8 Guanyi Fencing Academy 1493 958 16.6 19%
Pool
D 2:5 LEE Benjamin 6 - U 5 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 1241 941 24.4 31%
Pool
D 1:5 GORDON Rachel A. 4 - E23 6 Chesapeake Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 0:5 ROBITZSKI David R. 10 - B21 3 Lancaster Fencing Academy 2353 917 1.3 1%
Pool
D 2:5 UPSHAW Micah 1 - C23 1 Medeo Fencing Club 2311 915 1.4 1%
Pool
D 1:5 SEIKEL Spencer 7 - U 3 Lancaster Fencing Academy 1887 914 5.9 7%
Pool
V 5:4 ADAMS Kiera 2 - E23 9 Hills Fencing Institute (H3) - - - -
T16
D 14:15 DAGGS Jillian 8 - U 7 West Shore Fencers Club / Lancaster Fencing Academy - - - -

DCFC Champagne Challenge

Senior Mixed Épée A2, SNR September 17, 2023

Place 38 of 39 Seed 39 Not ranked Rating U DC Fencers Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 WHEELER Daniel 15 - B23 14 DC Fencers Club 2626 912 0.5 < 1%
Pool
D 0:5 JAKEL Alysa C. 26 - C23 27 DC Fencers Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:4 SUNKARA Vishnu 38 - U 39 Cardinal Fencing Academy 1229 911 58.6 31%
Pool
D 2:5 SO Lorenzo 22 - C23 10 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 2096 970 4.0 3%
Pool
D 0:5 CULPEPPER John (JR) R. 2 - A23 5 Elite Fencing Academy (va) 3176 966 0.0 < 1%
Pool
D 0:5 NORTH Gary S. 11 - A22 1 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 3176 966 0.0 < 1%
T64
D 6:15 ROBERT Oliver 35 - U 29 DC Fencers Club 2124 961 23.0 6%

DCFC Youth Epee Challenge

Y-14 Mixed Épée U, Y14 May 21, 2023

Place 23 of 35 Seed 29 Not ranked Rating U DC Fencers Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 PARY Jean Pierre 21 - U 33 DC Fencers Club 710 885 39.8 61%
Pool
D 2:5 ALI Farhan 3 - D23 3 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 1920 925 7.3 6%
Pool
D 0:5 YANG Gary 8 - U 6 Fencing Sports Academy, Inc. 1573 918 16.2 15%
Pool
D 3:4 JEYOON Lauren 35 - U 16 Elite Fencing Academy (va) / Elite Fencing Academy (GA) - - - -
Pool
D 3:5 SZIEDE Kieran 17 - U 19 Cardinal Fencing Academy 1182 902 30.7 33%
Pool
V 4:2 FENG Xinmin 13 - U 34 Guanyi Fencing Academy 816 871 40.8 53%
T32
D 9:15 KONG Brandon 9 - U 11 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 1682 1031 70.0 19%

DCFC Youth Epee Challenge

Y-14 Mixed Épée U, Y14 February 26, 2023

Place 41 of 46 Seed 33 Not ranked Rating U DC Fencers Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 BENNETT Pierce 22 - U 28 DC Fencers Club 1058 945 47.8 43%
Pool
D 1:5 GAVASHELI Margarita 9 - U 19 Cardinal Fencing Academy - - - -
Pool
D 2:5 JEYOON Lauren 45 - U 23 Elite Fencing Academy (va) - - - -
Pool
D 1:5 MODANLOU Navid 6 - E22 11 Cardinal Fencing Academy 1726 897 12.2 9%
Pool
D 3:5 WORKNEH Lulit 24 - U 29 Fencing Sports Academy, Inc. - - - -
T64
D 7:15 STERLING Henry 15 - U 25 Nova Fencing Club 1267 1180 149.8 46%

River City Regional Rumble RYC/RJCC

Y-14 Men's Épée U, Y14 February 12, 2023

Place 39 of 42 Seed 39 Not ranked Rating U DC Fencers Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 YANG Gary 19 - U 13 Fencing Sports Academy, Inc. 1602 1093 33.2 21%
Pool
D 2:5 KE Sebastian 10 169 U 27 Elite Fencing Academy (VA) / Elite Fencing Academy (GA) 1461 1059 37.8 27%
Pool
D 3:5 KONG Brandon 26 - U 30 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 1367 1021 38.9 29%
Pool
D 0:5 AYOTTE James 5 88 U 3 Cardinal Fencing Academy 1681 983 18.9 14%
Pool
D 2:5 PENG Yue 9 156 U 7 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 1656 964 18.4 14%
T64
D 10:15 WANG Aiden 32 - U 26 Cardinal Fencing Academy 951 1515 334.2 74%

Capitol Clash SYC/RCC

Y-14 Men's Épée B2/C3, Y14 January 14, 2023

Place 130 of 165 Seed 152 Not ranked Rating U DC Fencers Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:2 JIANG Aaron 95 - U 152 Dynamo Fencing Center Inc. 1248 994 145.2 36%
Pool
D 2:4 KHANNA Nikhil 2 7 A22 9 Pegasus Sword Academy Inc. 2468 1139 6.6 2%
Pool
D 3:5 KONG Brandon 135 - U 111 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 1299 1132 77.6 40%
Pool
V 5:4 SUNKARA Vishnu 96 - U 153 Cardinal Fencing Academy 1390 1055 102.1 33%
Pool
D 3:5 LOISEAU Oscar 50 131 U 71 Escrime Du Lac 1746 1157 32.4 18%
Pool
D 4:5 CHEN Bowen 47 122 U 43 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 1693 1124 31.7 19%
T256
D 6:15 SZIEDE Kieran 158 - U 127 Cardinal Fencing Academy 2006 1711 196.3 37%

Capitol Division C & Under Tournament

Div II Mixed Épée E1, DV2 December 18, 2022

Place 12 of 12 Seed 8 Not ranked Rating U DC Fencers Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 0:5 SIEDOW William 7 - U 6 DC Fencers Club 1491 1299 141.4 39%
Pool
D 2:5 SEID Zachary W. 9 - U 3 Nova Fencing Club / DC Fencers Club 1994 1158 42.0 12%
Pool
D 0:5 BOYKO Frank C. 6 - E20 9 Modern Duelists Fencing Academy 1673 1116 63.5 21%
Pool
D 1:5 PALAMARCHUK Matthew 3 - E22 5 Cardinal Fencing Academy 1820 1053 38.5 13%
Pool
D 2:5 TRITHART Jacob M. 2 - D21 1 Nova Fencing Club 2052 1014 20.6 7%
T16
D 9:15 SAUNIER Cameron 10 - U 3 Cardinal Fencing Academy 2264 2013 301.6 39%

DCFC Champagne Challenge

Senior Mixed Épée A2, SNR November 20, 2022

Place 46 of 46 Seed 43 Not ranked Rating U DC Fencers Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 TAMULONIS Fen C. 20 - B19 16 DC Fencers Club / Wallingford-Swarthmore Panthers 2452 2500 560.3 52%
Pool
D 1:5 SO Lorenzo 45 - U 11 Fairfax Fencers Llc 1965 1940 356.6 49%
Pool
D 0:5 MURPHY Thomas P. 17 - B22 18 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 2607 1583 64.2 10%
Pool
D 0:5 SIVAKUMAR Ajit 3 - A22 8 Cardinal Fencing Academy 3007 1519 19.1 3%
Pool
D 2:5 TOMASZEWSKI Joshua 26 - C22 35 Modern Duelists Fencing Academy 2045 1500 117.9 24%
Pool
D 4:5 CHEN Brian 31 - D22 12 Guanyi Fencing Academy 2039 1382 82.5 19%
T64
D 4:15 KORSCHUN Daniel 25 - C22 13 2601 2500 487.5 46%