Ben MacTough

2008

Win/Loss Statistics

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Victories 2 6 4 - - 12
Losses 13 52 35 - - 100
Win Ratio 13.3% 10.3% 10.3% - - 10.7%
Pool Victories 1 6 4 - - 11
Pool Losses 11 44 29 - - 84
Pool Win Ratio 8.3% 12.0% 12.1% - - 11.6%
DE Victories 1 - - - - 1
DE Losses 2 8 6 - - 16
DE Win Ratio 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% - - 5.9%

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† - - - - - -
Easy wins as % of wins 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% - - 0.0%
Close wins‡ - 4 1 - - 5
Close wins as % of all wins 0.0% 66.7% 25.0% - - 41.7%
Close losses‡ 2 2 3 - - 7
Close losses as % of all losses 15.4% 3.8% 8.6% - - 7.0%
Big losses† 4 26 14 - - 44
Big losses as % of all losses 30.8% 50.0% 40.0% - - 44.0%

† 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.

Bouts with Time Expired

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Victories - - 1 - - 1
Victories as % of all victories 0.0% 0.0% 25.0% - - 8.3%
Losses - - 2 - - 2
Losses as % of all losses 0.0% 0.0% 5.7% - - 2.0%
Total - - 3 - - 3
Total as % of all bouts 0.0% 0.0% 7.7% - - 2.7%

Events

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Events 2 8 6 - - 16
Tournaments 2 8 6 - - 16

Competition History

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 Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 PENG Yue 21 C24 22 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 1851 912 4.4 6%
Pool W 5:2 MAXWELL Sheito 69 U 75 Fencing Sports Academy, Inc. 1243 907 36.4 30%
Pool L 1:5 CHEN Brian 4 33 B24 5 Guanyi Fencing Academy 2388 944 0.8 1%
Pool L 3:5 ROBERTS Phoenix 50 E23 23 Forge Fencing Teams DUR 1433 943 11.8 21%
Pool L 2:5 RAMEY Daylon 46 E24 74 Nova Fencing Club 1071 931 20.5 41%
Pool L 4:5 YI Nathan 26 C24 35 Elite Fencing Academy (VA) 1818 911 4.4 7%
T128 W 15:9 DEFFENBAUGH Vasily 54 U 69 Triple Threat Fencing Academy / Crusader Fencing Club 1933 854 303.3 6%
T64 L 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 Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 HILBERT Gabriel E. 6 A23 9 DC Fencers Club 2599 926 0.3 < 1%
Pool L 2:5 EVANS Allen L. 15 C23 17 DC Fencers Club 2123 926 2.1 3%
Pool L 2:5 HU Robert J. 1 A24 7 Medeo Fencing Club / Wanglei International Fencing Club 2234 924 1.4 2%
Pool L 3:5 CHRISTY Peter C. 13 C24 6 Cardinal Fencing Academy 2453 923 0.6 1%
Pool L 4:5 CHEN Brian 7 B24 3 Guanyi Fencing Academy 2375 922 0.8 1%
Pool L 2:5 DAN Chuntao 19 E22 20 Cardinal Fencing Academy 1552 921 9.4 15%
T32 L 8:15 LEE Anton 21 U 12 Virginia Apex Fencing Club 1900 877 23.1 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 Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 DURKIN Tristan E. 19 C24 2 Syracuse Musketeers Fencing 2196 865 1.4 2%
Pool L 1:5 RITTER Clayton 9 B24 6 Ligonier Fencing Club 2833 863 0.1 < 1%
Pool L 1:5 HU Robert J. 2 A24 10 Medeo Fencing Club / Wanglei International Fencing Club 2143 863 1.7 2%
Pool W 5:4 GANTSOUDES Isaac 22 D24 24 Elite Fencing Academy (VA) 1962 862 80.3 4%
Pool L 3:5 DUAN Eric 12 B23 11 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 2361 942 1.0 1%
Pool L 2:5 SUH David 27 D22 14 Homewood Fencing Club 2084 941 2.7 4%
Pool L 2:5 ALEXANDER Jacksen 31 E24 32 Nova Fencing Club 1470 938 11.8 19%
T64 L 11:15 TATE William Isom 17 C24 29 Zeljkovic Fencing Academy 2232 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 Chance of
Victory
Pool L 4:5 TIRRELL Justin J. 30 B24 38 Modern Duelists Fencing Academy 2432 879 0.6 1%
Pool L 0:5 RUSSELL James 74 C23 45 Cape Fear Fencing Association 1955 878 3.4 4%
Pool L 2:5 YI Nathan 59 C24 82 Elite Fencing Academy (VA) 1732 875 6.1 8%
Pool L 1:5 GANESAN Mathavan 95 E23 62 Medeo Fencing Club 1935 869 3.4 4%
Pool L 0:5 PARK Ian C. 3 A24 3 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 2872 865 0.1 < 1%
Pool L 1:5 LEE JoonWon 35 B24 16 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 2450 865 0.5 < 1%
T128 L 1:15 FISHMAN Rahm 43 B23 25 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 2492 892 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 Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 PETROW Zoryan 42 C23 37 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 2013 901 3.2 4%
Pool L 3:5 BOUDREAUX James 22 B23 35 Elite Fencing Academy (VA) / Elite Fencing Academy (GA) 2101 898 2.4 3%
Pool L 1:5 ZOU Xianyang (Max) 31 B22 27 Cavalier Fencing Club 2115 895 2.2 2%
Pool L 2:5 CARNALL Hunter 58 D23 60 Cardinal Fencing Academy 1856 893 4.8 6%
Pool L 1:5 JONES Jackson 75 E23 49 Cape Fear Fencing Association 1587 888 9.2 13%
Pool L 0:5 NORTH Alexander M. 5 98 A23 7 Fencing Sports Academy, Inc. 2706 879 0.2 < 1%
T128 L 5:15 LEE JoonWon 23 B23 15 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 2540 896 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 Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 VYSOTSKIY Evan 80 E23 31 New York Fencing Academy 1913 936 5.1 6%
Pool L 2:5 TU Jinqi 100 E23 108 1770 931 7.4 9%
Pool L 2:5 CHHU Allen 54 C23 50 ASER International Fencing Academy 1740 924 7.5 9%
Pool L 2:5 KOPPENHEFFER Rowan 132 U 16 Boston Fencing Club 1636 916 9.3 12%
Pool L 1:5 BOUDREAUX James 10 62 B23 30 Elite Fencing Academy (VA) / Elite Fencing Academy (GA) 2054 907 2.9 3%
Pool L 2:5 BORISENKO Samuel 35 B23 40 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 1999 904 3.4 4%
T256 L 8:15 YU Samuel 125 U 64 North Shore Fencers Club 2034 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 Chance of
Victory
Pool L 0:5 SINFUEGO Adrian 1 E22 2 DC Fencers Club 1912 941 5.2 6%
Pool L 3:5 SIDOTI Olivia 8 U 6 Chevy Chase Fencing Club
Pool W 5:4 EL BADAOUI Salma 5 U 10 ASER International Fencing Academy
Pool W 5:2 BARNETT-PAO Nora 10 U 5 Chevy Chase Fencing Club
T16 L 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 Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 TIKHONOV Daniel 5 C23 2 Cardinal Fencing Academy 2129 907 2.6 2%
Pool L 2:5 BANNEN Nicholas 10 E23 9 DC Fencers Club 1853 905 5.8 6%
Pool L 1:5 GORDON Rachel A. 9 E23 6 Chesapeake Fencing Club
Pool L 1:5 CARTER Austin L. 3 B23 3 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 2442 899 0.8 1%
Pool W 5:2 CORPORA Adam 11 U 15 1441 898 44.4 24%
Pool L 1:5 SCHULZE Ethan 2 A21 8 Academies of Fencing in Baltimore / Tri-Weapon Fencing Club 2413 942 1.0 1%
T16 L 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 Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 BANNEN Nicholas 3 E23 2 DC Fencers Club 1824 965 8.3 8%
Pool L 3:5 DAGGS Jillian 8 U 7 West Shore Fencers Club / Lancaster Fencing Academy
Pool L 3:5 SUN Ethan 5 U 8 Guanyi Fencing Academy 1493 957 16.5 19%
Pool L 2:5 LEE Benjamin 6 U 5 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 1239 940 24.4 32%
Pool L 1:5 GORDON Rachel A. 4 E23 6 Chesapeake Fencing Club
Pool L 0:5 ROBITZSKI David R. 10 B21 3 Lancaster Fencing Academy 2353 916 1.3 1%
Pool L 2:5 UPSHAW Micah 1 C23 1 Medeo Fencing Club 2311 915 1.4 1%
Pool L 1:5 SEIKEL Spencer 7 U 3 Lancaster Fencing Academy 1886 913 5.9 7%
Pool W 5:4 ADAMS Kiera 2 E23 9 Hills Fencing Institute (H3)
T16 L 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 Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 WHEELER Daniel 15 B23 14 DC Fencers Club 2626 911 0.5 < 1%
Pool L 0:5 JAKEL Alysa C. 26 C23 27 DC Fencers Club
Pool W 5:4 SUNKARA Vishnu 38 U 39 Cardinal Fencing Academy 1229 910 58.6 31%
Pool L 2:5 SO Lorenzo 22 C23 10 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 2096 969 4.0 3%
Pool L 0:5 CULPEPPER John (JR) R. 2 A23 5 Elite Fencing Academy (va) 3176 965 0.0 < 1%
Pool L 0:5 NORTH Gary S. 11 A22 1 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 3176 965 0.0 < 1%
T64 L 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 Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 PARY Jean Pierre 21 U 33 DC Fencers Club 706 885 39.7 61%
Pool L 2:5 ALI Farhan 3 D23 3 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 1919 925 7.3 6%
Pool L 0:5 YANG Gary 8 U 6 Fencing Sports Academy, Inc. 1572 917 16.2 15%
Pool L 3:4 JEYOON Lauren 35 U 16 Elite Fencing Academy (va) / Elite Fencing Academy (GA)
Pool L 3:5 SZIEDE Kieran 17 U 19 Cardinal Fencing Academy 1182 901 30.7 33%
Pool W 4:2 FENG Xinmin 13 U 34 Guanyi Fencing Academy 811 870 40.6 54%
T32 L 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 Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 BENNETT Pierce 22 U 28 DC Fencers Club 1057 945 47.8 43%
Pool L 1:5 GAVASHELI Margarita 9 U 19 Cardinal Fencing Academy
Pool L 2:5 JEYOON Lauren 45 U 23 Elite Fencing Academy (va)
Pool L 1:5 MODANLOU Navid 6 E22 11 Cardinal Fencing Academy 1726 897 12.2 9%
Pool L 3:5 WORKNEH Lulit 24 U 29 Fencing Sports Academy, Inc.
T64 L 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 Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 YANG Gary 19 U 13 Fencing Sports Academy, Inc. 1602 1092 33.3 21%
Pool L 2:5 KE Sebastian 10 169 U 27 Elite Fencing Academy (VA) / Elite Fencing Academy (GA) 1461 1059 37.8 27%
Pool L 3:5 KONG Brandon 26 U 30 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 1367 1021 38.9 29%
Pool L 0:5 AYOTTE James 5 88 U 3 Cardinal Fencing Academy 1681 982 19.0 14%
Pool L 2:5 PENG Yue 9 156 U 7 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 1655 963 18.5 14%
T64 L 10:15 WANG Aiden 32 U 26 Cardinal Fencing Academy 951 1514 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 Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 JIANG Aaron 95 U 152 Dynamo Fencing Center Inc. 1248 993 145.2 35%
Pool L 2:4 KHANNA Nikhil 2 7 A22 9 Pegasus Sword Academy Inc. 2468 1139 6.6 2%
Pool L 3:5 KONG Brandon 135 U 111 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 1298 1132 77.6 40%
Pool W 5:4 SUNKARA Vishnu 96 U 153 Cardinal Fencing Academy 1390 1054 102.0 33%
Pool L 3:5 LOISEAU Oscar 50 131 U 71 Escrime Du Lac 1746 1156 32.4 18%
Pool L 4:5 CHEN Bowen 47 122 U 43 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 1693 1124 31.7 19%
T256 L 6:15 SZIEDE Kieran 158 U 127 Cardinal Fencing Academy 2005 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 Chance of
Victory
Pool L 0:5 SIEDOW William 7 U 6 DC Fencers Club 1491 1299 141.4 39%
Pool L 2:5 SEID Zachary W. 9 U 3 Nova Fencing Club / DC Fencers Club 1994 1158 41.9 12%
Pool L 0:5 BOYKO Frank C. 6 E20 9 Modern Duelists Fencing Academy 1673 1116 63.5 21%
Pool L 1:5 PALAMARCHUK Matthew 3 E22 5 Cardinal Fencing Academy 1819 1052 38.5 13%
Pool L 2:5 TRITHART Jacob M. 2 D21 1 Nova Fencing Club 2052 1014 20.6 7%
T16 L 9:15 SAUNIER Cameron 10 U 3 Cardinal Fencing Academy 2264 2012 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 Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 TAMULONIS Fen C. 20 B19 16 DC Fencers Club / Wallingford-Swarthmore Panthers 2452 2500 560.4 52%
Pool L 1:5 SO Lorenzo 45 U 11 Fairfax Fencers Llc 1965 1940 356.6 49%
Pool L 0:5 MURPHY Thomas P. 17 B22 18 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 2607 1583 64.2 10%
Pool L 0:5 SIVAKUMAR Ajit 3 A22 8 Cardinal Fencing Academy 3007 1519 19.1 3%
Pool L 2:5 TOMASZEWSKI Joshua 26 C22 35 Modern Duelists Fencing Academy 2045 1500 118.0 24%
Pool L 4:5 CHEN Brian 31 D22 12 Guanyi Fencing Academy 2039 1382 82.5 19%
T64 L 4:15 KORSCHUN Daniel 25 C22 13 2600 2500 487.6 46%