Benjamin Kastner

2007

lowcountry fencers

Win/Loss Statistics

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Victories 8 7 - - - 15
Losses 12 36 - - - 48
Win Ratio 40.0% 16.3% - - - 23.8%
Pool Victories 6 5 - - - 11
Pool Losses 9 30 - - - 39
Pool Win Ratio 40.0% 14.3% - - - 22.0%
DE Victories 2 2 - - - 4
DE Losses 3 6 - - - 9
DE Win Ratio 40.0% 25.0% - - - 30.8%

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

Scores

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Easy wins† 2 2 - - - 4
Easy wins as % of wins 25.0% 28.6% - - - 26.7%
Close wins‡ 3 2 - - - 5
Close wins as % of all wins 37.5% 28.6% - - - 33.3%
Close losses‡ 4 2 - - - 6
Close losses as % of all losses 33.3% 5.6% - - - 12.5%
Big losses† 5 27 - - - 32
Big losses as % of all losses 41.7% 75.0% - - - 66.7%

† 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.

Events

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Events 3 6 - - - 9
Tournaments 2 4 - - - 6

Competition History

The Pirate Olympics 2024

E & Under Mixed Épée (D1, E), April 27, 2024
Place 15, Seed 8, Not ranked, Rating U
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 BRADY James 17 U 10
Pool W 5:4 VOELKEL Walker 16 U 18
Pool L 0:5 MILLER Jonathan 1 E24 1 Edge of America Fencing
Pool L 4:5 SLATTERY Kaden 19 U 11 Edge of America Fencing
Pool W 5:1 BRUNELLI Alessandra 9 U 23 Edge of America Fencing / Swordplay LA
T32 W 15:13 TYMOFIEIEVA Arina 10 U 19 Edge of America Fencing
T16 L 7:15 SCHMENK Thad J. 5 E23 6 Edge of America Fencing

The Pirate Olympics 2024

Senior Mixed Épée (D1, SNR), April 27, 2024
Place 17, Seed 22, Not ranked, Rating U
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 LIU Bianca 20 U 21
Pool L 4:5 SLATTERY Kaden 16 U 15 Edge of America Fencing 1767 1001 13.0 12%
Pool W 5:0 MILES Greyson 9 E24 2 Edge of America Fencing 1760 988 88.2 13%
Pool L 1:5 THOMPSON Daniel M. 1 C23 3 Foothills Fencing Academy 2293 1076 3.4 3%
Pool L 3:5 PAVLINEC John (Jack) C. 10 E24 5 1953 1073 8.8 8%
T32 L 14:15 VOELKEL Walker 21 U 16 2500 1631 54.1 21%

2nd Annual AAU South Carolina State Epee Championship

Senior Mixed Épée (E1, SNR), March 16, 2024
Place 8, Seed 9, Not ranked, Rating U, lowcountry fencers
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 FEDENKO Dominika 1 D24 1 Sword Masters Club, Orlando
Pool W 5:3 DENCKHOFF Everett 5 U 12 lowcountry fencers 903 1026 43.9 57%
Pool L 3:5 RANGEL Gabriel 11 U 5 lowcountry fencers 1068 1070 46.8 50%
Pool W 5:4 OLEAR Jude 4 U 9 lowcountry fencers
Pool L 4:5 TUNNEY Campbell 8 U 3 Savannah Fencing Club 1491 1023 22.0 29%
T16 W 15:10 OLEAR Jude 4 U 9 lowcountry fencers
T8 L 6:15 FEDENKO Dominika 1 D24 1 Sword Masters Club, Orlando

AAU South Carolina State Epee Championship

Cadet Mixed Épée (E1, CDT), May 21, 2023
Place 3, Seed 4, Not ranked, Rating U, lowcountry fencers
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 4:5 SHARIF Cate 5 U 6 lowcountry fencers
Pool L 4:5 HINTZ Gabe 2 U 2 Savannah Knights
Pool W 5:0 GREENE Tilly 6 U 7 lowcountry fencers
Pool L 3:5 CASWELL Colten 1 U 1 lowcountry fencers 1704 974 17.7 13%
Pool W 5:2 MARFISI Gabriela 7 U 5 lowcountry fencers
Pool W 5:4 RODRIGUEZ Tyler 3 U 4 lowcountry fencers 1203 957 69.4 36%
T8 W 15:10 SHARIF Cate 5 U 6 lowcountry fencers
T4 L 11:15 HINTZ Gabe 2 U 2 Savannah Knights

The Infinity Cup RYC/RJCC/DV2 & Non-Regional D1A

Cadet Men's Épée (A2, CDT), April 2, 2023
Place 31, Seed 34, Not ranked, Rating U, lowcountry fencers
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 ZAHRAN Aiden 19 E23 27 Epee Miami Fencing Club 1813 901 15.0 8%
Pool W 5:3 CHOI Kayden 32 U 39 Olympic Fencers Club 1475 886 126.9 19%
Pool L 1:5 TIKHONOV Daniel 6 C23 12 Cardinal Fencing Academy / Charlotte Fencing Academy 2099 1013 8.0 4%
Pool L 0:5 PETROW Zoryan 18 E23 13 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 1964 1005 11.1 7%
Pool L 1:5 CORBIN Bennett 7 C22 9 Tampa Fencing & Tennis Academy 2063 994 8.0 5%
Pool L 3:5 JUNG Joshua 33 U 19 Elite Fencing Academy (GA) / Georgia High School Fencing League (GHSFL) 1920 986 11.2 7%
T64 W 15:14 ARZT Nicholas 41 U 34 Foothills Fencing Academy 1582 1423 233.7 43%
T32 L 0:15 YANG Boyan 2 A23 3 2845 1657 26.3 5%

The Infinity Cup RYC/RJCC/DV2 & Non-Regional D1A

Junior Men's Épée (A2, JNR), April 1, 2023
Place 48, Seed 42, Not ranked, Rating U, lowcountry fencers
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 0:5 SEBUSCH Aidan 48 U 36 Elite Fencing Academy (GA) 2500 962 9.8 7%
Pool L 0:5 TREBON Hayden 4 A23 1 Premier Fencing Alliance 2633 952 1.5 < 1%
Pool L 0:5 JUNG Elliot 32 E23 29 Olympic Fencers Club 1751 951 22.1 11%
Pool L 0:5 YANAMANDRA Sidhansh 11 C23 20 Olympic Fencers Club 1790 929 18.3 9%
Pool L 0:5 MCFARLAND Kai 25 D23 29 2406 911 2.7 1%
Pool L 0:5 CORBIN Bennett 18 C22 10 Tampa Fencing & Tennis Academy 2105 908 7.1 3%
T64 L 0:15 PATEL Shloke 37 U 12 2152 1547 123.1 23%

“Over” The Rainbow! USAFENCING Senior & Vet Epee

Senior Men's Épée (C1, SNR), March 19, 2023
Place 15, Seed 8, Not ranked, Rating U, lowcountry fencers
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:1 PULLA MOLINA Jonatan 11 U 17 lowcountry fencers 1029 979 110.0 47%
Pool L 1:5 POBIS Chandler R. 2 C21 3 Fencing Club Asheville 2997 1089 0.9 < 1%
Pool L 2:5 RAGHU Pranav 13 U 12 Georgia Fencing Academy 1062 1088 92.9 51%
Pool L 0:5 NICOLAU Isaac 17 U 9 1749 995 28.0 15%
Pool L 1:5 EDGECOMB Michael J. 5 D22 5 2332 967 5.1 2%
T16 L 6:15 POBIS Chandler R. 2 C21 3 Fencing Club Asheville 2673 1617 70.3 10%

The Southern RYC/RJCC/ROC (D1A/DV2/VET) & Non-Regional Team

Junior Men's Épée (A2, JNR), December 18, 2022
Place 61, Seed 58, Not ranked, Rating U, lowcountry fencers
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 0:5 JACKSON James 3 101 B22 19 Premier Fencing Alliance 2451 1208 18.8 4%
Pool L 2:5 NICKERSON Oliver 49 U 48 Elite Fencing Academy (GA) 1827 1190 65.4 19%
Pool L 1:5 CHUNG Joshua 21 C22 18 Olympic Fencers Club 2203 1124 23.2 6%
Pool L 0:5 MURRAY-GRAMLICH Robert 15 C22 17 Apex Fencing Academy / Charlotte Fencing Academy 1762 1101 52.9 18%
Pool L 1:5 SO Lorenzo 38 E22 25 Fairfax Fencers LLC 2074 1048 22.0 7%
Pool L 1:5 HU Robert J. 34 D22 45 Medeo Fencing Club / Wanglei International Fencing Club 1663 1026 47.1 17%
T64 L 3:15 ZHANG Caden 22 C22 10 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 2473 1774 156.7 21%

The Southern RYC/RJCC/ROC (D1A/DV2/VET) & Non-Regional Team

Cadet Men's Épée (B2, CDT), December 17, 2022
Place 53, Seed 47, Not ranked, Rating U, lowcountry fencers
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 KIM Dylan J. 3 46 A22 1 Elite Fencing Academy (GA) / Elite Fencing Academy (VA) 2705 2500 457.7 42%
Pool L 3:5 ZHENG Ronald 48 U 40 Triple Threat Fencing Academy 1846 2042 362.2 57%
Pool L 0:5 WANG Bryan 14 C22 26 Olympic Fencers Club 2238 1680 163.2 25%
Pool L 1:5 TIKHONOV Iliya 18 C22 3 2293 1517 92.1 16%
Pool L 1:5 ALI Farhan 36 U 31 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 1786 1425 145.6 32%
Pool L 0:5 SINGH Ravin 30 E22 21 ASER International Fencing Academy 1976 1279 70.8 17%
T64 L 7:15 ARUN VIKHYAT 24 E22 19 Elite Fencing Academy (GA) 2062 2500 726.4 66%