James Ober

1952

Win/Loss Statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All Time
Victories 1 4 3 2 - 10
Losses 5 11 10 11 - 37
Win Ratio 16.7% 26.7% 23.1% 15.4% - 21.3%
Pool Victories 1 3 3 2 - 9
Pool Losses 4 9 8 9 - 30
Pool Win Ratio 20.0% 25.0% 27.3% 18.2% - 23.1%
DE Victories - 1 - - - 1
DE Losses 1 2 2 2 - 7
DE Win Ratio 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% - 12.5%

Note: Seasons start on August 1st and end on July 31st.

Scores

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All Time
Easy wins† - 1 1 - - 2
Easy wins as % of wins 0.0% 25.0% 33.3% 0.0% - 20.0%
Close wins‡ - 1 2 - - 3
Close wins as % of all wins 0.0% 25.0% 66.7% 0.0% - 30.0%
Close losses‡ 2 5 2 1 - 10
Close losses as % of all losses 40.0% 45.5% 20.0% 9.1% - 27.0%
Big losses† 1 3 2 5 - 11
Big losses as % of all losses 20.0% 27.3% 20.0% 45.5% - 29.7%

† 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

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All Time
Victories - - 1 - - 1
Victories as % of all victories 0.0% 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% - 10.0%
Losses 1 1 1 - - 3
Losses as % of all losses 20.0% 9.1% 10.0% 0.0% - 8.1%
Total 1 1 2 - - 4
Total as % of all bouts 16.7% 6.7% 15.4% 0.0% - 8.5%

Events

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All Time
Events 1 2 2 2 - 7
Tournaments 1 2 2 2 - 7

Competition History

New Jersey Division Summer National Qualifier 2026

Div II Men's Épée (C1, DV2), April 12, 2026
Place 20 of 23, Seed 22, Not ranked, Rating U, New Jersey Fencing Alliance
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 4:5 PONDACO Frankee 9 E26 18 Freehold Fencing Academy 1226 1340 35.6 57%
Pool D 3:4 PILLAI Aditya 10 E26 12 Medeo Fencing Club 775 1304 49.5 79%
Pool V 5:2 ANDERSON Connor 17 U 19 Elite Fencers Club 894 1255 16.7 72%
Pool D 2:5 LUR'YE Killian 16 E25 11 Arena Fencing Academy / Masters Fencing Academy NJ 1273 1271 27.8 50%
Pool D 0:5 HONG Ethen 1 C25 5 Wanglei International Fencing Club 1165 1244 29.9 55%
T32 D 9:15 GOSUKONDA NACHIKETA 15 E25 8 Manchen Academy Of Fencing / Medeo Fencing Club 1581 1196 72.3 30%

National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals)

Vet-70 Men's Épée (B2, V70), July 1, 2025
Place 26 of 41, Seed 34, Rank 51, Rating U, New Jersey Fencing Alliance
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:4 RESS Michael A. 15 25 B25 23 Hudson Centers For The Martial Arts 2230 1296 91.8 7%
Pool D 4:5 OPPENHEIM Robert 39 U 35 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 881 1388 54.5 77%
Pool V 5:2 ANDERSON Donald 27 24 D23 39 New Mexico Fencing Foundation 1326 1333 33.6 50%
Pool D 1:3 WINGET William (Bill) D. 22 27 C24 10 Indianapolis Fencing Club 2153 1367 8.1 10%
Pool D 2:5 BLAKLEY Dwain 3 4 B25 17 Alliance Fencing Academy 2370 1359 4.4 5%
Pool D 4:5 FLINT James E. 10 9 B23 33 Bucks County Academy Of Fencing 1843 1355 14.8 21%
T64 V 10:5 GALLIVAN James 32 33 U 41 Fortune Fencing 1454 971 241.4 25%
T32 D 7:10 LUTTON Thomas (Tom) W. 5 6 B24 7 Denver Fencing Center 2370 1213 16.3 5%

New Jersey Division Summer Nationals Qualifier

Div II Men's Épée (C2, DV2), April 6, 2025
Place 24 of 26, Seed 17, Not ranked, Rating U, New Jersey Fencing Alliance
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 1:5 EVANS Joseph 13 E24 3 Arena Fencing Academy Llc 1710 1386 31.8 31%
Pool D 4:5 AGUIRRE Diego 26 U 5 Durkan Fencing Academy 1644 1354 32.1 32%
Pool V 5:3 CORRIDON Jack T. 9 D23 16 Medeo Fencing Club 1845 1322 81.3 20%
Pool D 4:5 ALEXANDER Christopher 8 D24 6 Freehold Fencing Academy 1705 1403 28.1 31%
Pool D 0:5 LEE Kalvin 22 U 20 Lilov Fencing Academy 1254 1375 47.7 58%
Pool D 4:5 NOOL Alexander 1 C25 7 Wanglei International Fencing Club 1503 1327 31.0 39%
T32 D 8:15 AGUIRRE Diego 26 U 5 Durkan Fencing Academy 1333 1101 129.9 38%

National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals)

Vet-70 Men's Épée (A2, V70), July 2, 2024
Place 26 of 34, Seed 29, Rank 44, Rating U, New Jersey Fencing Alliance
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:4 ANDERSON Donald 22 28 D23 16 New Mexico Fencing Foundation 1455 1370 73.2 45%
Pool D 1:5 HEWITT Frank F. 12 15 B22 10 Cabrillo Academy Of The Sword LLC 2225 1444 16.0 11%
Pool D 3:5 ROUSE Joe T. 9 11 B23 20 Rogue Fencing Academy / The Phoenix Center 2026 1428 22.7 17%
Pool D 3:5 LEONARDINI Barry M. 19 16 D23 25 East Bay Fencers Gym 1637 1405 41.0 36%
Pool V 2:1 FRANK William N. 31 U 33 Hudson Centers For The Martial Arts / NKY Fencing Academy (NKFA) 826 1364 23.0 79%
Pool D 2:5 TAYLOR Daryl J. 2 2 A24 1 Fortune Fencing 2927 1387 1.3 1%
T32 D 5:10 RIDLEY Alan P. 27 30 U 11 Lionheart Fencing Academy/Coeur Du Lion Fencing Cl 1566 1246 144.4 34%

New Jersey Division Summer Nationals Qualifier NOW ON SUNDAY MAY 5, 2024

Div II Men's Épée (D1, DV2), May 5, 2024
Place 19 of 23, Seed 16, Not ranked, Rating U, New Jersey Fencing Alliance
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:1 SPANIER Talivaldis F. 9 U 20 Valhalla Fencing 2500 1671 111.0 22%
Pool D 3:5 DEGENHARDT Zenji 8 U 3 Arena Fencing Academy Llc / Don Bosco Prep 1328 1782 157.6 75%
Pool D 2:5 MA Wilson 17 U 15 Arena Fencing Academy Llc 1323 1624 116.9 67%
Pool D 4:5 LI Ryan 22 U 12 Medeo Fencing Club 1190 1508 109.7 69%
Pool D 3:5 RATUSHNYI Georgii 1 D24 1 Medeo Fencing Club 1992 1398 27.5 18%
T32 D 12:14 LUR'YE Killian 10 U 8 Arena Fencing Academy Llc / Masters Fencing Academy Nj 1272 1615 369.9 66%

National Championships & July Challenge (Summer Nationals)

Vet-70 Men's Épée (A2, V70), July 3, 2023
Place 25 of 33, Seed 29, Not ranked, Rating U, New Jersey Fencing Alliance
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 1:5 PATTERSON Malcolm (Werewolf) D. 12 9 C23 11 Rockville Fencing Academy 2536 1101 13.9 3%
Pool D 1:5 TAYLOR Daryl J. 2 2 A23 1 Fortune Fencing 2970 1087 3.0 < 1%
Pool D 3:5 CARTER Tony 19 33 E23 2 Olympian Fencing Club 2551 1084 12.1 2%
Pool V 5:2 REDDING Russel M. 22 20 E22 28 Salle Auriol Seattle 2091 1072 403.2 8%
Pool D 2:5 HEWITT Frank F. 9 18 B22 13 Cabrillo Academy Of The Sword LLC 2290 1476 37.4 12%
Pool V 5:3 NICHOLS Costa 33 U 27 Las Vegas Fencing Academy 2118 1438 232.9 16%
T32 D 6:10 FLINT James E. 6 7 B23 10 Bucks County Academy Of Fencing 2393 1793 177.2 24%

New Jersey Division Summer Nationals Qualifier

Div II Men's Épée (C1, DV2), April 2, 2023
Place 18 of 18, Seed 15, Not ranked, Rating U, New Jersey Fencing Alliance
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 1:5 KENNEN Liam 16 U 17 Fencing Club Of Mercer County 2500 2500 420.5 50%
Pool D 4:5 SHULKIN Mark 3 C22 5 Arena Fencing Academy Llc 1769 2079 564.8 63%
Pool D 2:5 STAUDINGER Enzo 4 D23 10 Medeo Fencing Club 1596 1515 274.2 46%
Pool D 1:5 CORRIDON Jack T. 10 E23 9 1945 1240 90.1 18%
Pool D 0:5 LEVCHOOK Thomas 8 D22 6 Freehold Fencing Academy 2095 1150 48.9 10%
T32 D 9:15 ZENG Andrew 14 U 15 Arena Fencing Academy Llc 2126 2500 707.4 64%