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James Ober

1952
New Jersey Fencing Alliance
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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%

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† - 1 1 - - 2
Easy wins % 0.0% 25.0% 33.3% 0.0% - 20.0%
Close wins‡ - 1 2 - - 3
Close wins % 0.0% 25.0% 66.7% 0.0% - 30.0%
Close losses‡ 2 5 2 1 - 10
Close losses % 40.0% 45.5% 20.0% 9.1% - 27.0%
Big losses† 1 3 2 5 - 11
Big losses % 20.0% 27.3% 20.0% 45.5% - 29.7%

† 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% 33.3% 0.0% - 10.0%
Losses 1 1 1 - - 3
Losses % 20.0% 9.1% 10.0% 0.0% - 8.1%
Total 1 1 2 - - 4
Total % 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

7 competitions, 47 bouts

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 Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 PONDACO Frankee 9 - E26 18 Freehold Fencing Academy 1227 1340 35.6 57%
Pool
D 3:4 PILLAI Aditya 10 - E26 12 Medeo Fencing Club 761 1305 50.3 80%
Pool
V 5:2 ANDERSON Connor 17 - U 19 Elite Fencers Club 890 1255 16.6 72%
Pool
D 2:5 LUR'YE Killian 16 - E25 11 Arena Fencing Academy / Masters Fencing Academy NJ 1274 1271 27.7 50%
Pool
D 0:5 HONG Ethen 1 - C25 5 Wanglei International Fencing Club 1168 1243 29.8 55%
T32
D 9:15 GOSUKONDA NACHIKETA 15 - E25 8 Manchen Academy Of Fencing / Medeo Fencing Club 1582 1196 72.2 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 Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 RESS Michael A. 15 25 B25 23 Hudson Centers For The Martial Arts 2230 1297 91.8 7%
Pool
D 4:5 OPPENHEIM Robert 39 - U 35 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 881 1389 54.6 78%
Pool
V 5:2 ANDERSON Donald 27 24 D23 39 New Mexico Fencing Foundation 1326 1334 33.6 51%
Pool
D 1:3 WINGET William (Bill) D. 22 27 C24 10 Indianapolis Fencing Club 2150 1368 8.1 10%
Pool
D 2:5 BLAKLEY Dwain 3 4 B25 17 Alliance Fencing Academy 2372 1360 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 1453 971 241.3 25%
T32
D 7:10 LUTTON Thomas (Tom) W. 5 6 B24 7 Denver Fencing Center 2369 1213 16.4 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 Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 EVANS Joseph 13 - E24 3 Arena Fencing Academy Llc 1711 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 1846 1322 81.2 20%
Pool
D 4:5 ALEXANDER Christopher 8 - D24 6 Freehold Fencing Academy 1707 1403 28.0 31%
Pool
D 0:5 LEE Kalvin 22 - U 20 Lilov Fencing Academy 1257 1375 47.6 57%
Pool
D 4:5 NOOL Alexander 1 - C25 7 Wanglei International Fencing Club 1505 1328 30.9 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 Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 ANDERSON Donald 22 28 D23 16 New Mexico Fencing Foundation 1456 1371 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 2027 1428 22.8 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 Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:1 SPANIER Talivaldis F. 9 - U 20 Valhalla Fencing 2500 1672 111.0 22%
Pool
D 3:5 DEGENHARDT Zenji 8 - U 3 Arena Fencing Academy Llc / Don Bosco Prep 1328 1782 157.5 75%
Pool
D 2:5 MA Wilson 17 - U 15 Arena Fencing Academy Llc 1324 1625 116.9 67%
Pool
D 4:5 LI Ryan 22 - U 12 Medeo Fencing Club 1193 1508 109.4 69%
Pool
D 3:5 RATUSHNYI Georgii 1 - D24 1 Medeo Fencing Club 1992 1399 27.5 18%
T32
D 12:14 LUR'YE Killian 10 - U 8 Arena Fencing Academy Llc / Masters Fencing Academy Nj 1273 1615 369.7 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 Win
Chance
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 1475 37.4 12%
Pool
V 5:3 NICHOLS Costa 33 - U 27 Las Vegas Fencing Academy 2121 1438 233.4 16%
T32
D 6:10 FLINT James E. 6 7 B23 10 Bucks County Academy Of Fencing 2392 1793 177.5 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 Win
Chance
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%