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Matthew Zapata

2006
Swords Fencing Studio
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Win/loss statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories - 7 6 - - 13
Losses - 20 13 14 - 47
Win ratio - 25.9% 31.6% 0.0% - 21.7%
Pool victories - 6 6 - - 12
Pool losses - 16 10 12 - 38
Pool win ratio - 27.3% 37.5% 0.0% - 24.0%
DE victories - 1 - - - 1
DE losses - 4 3 2 - 9
DE win ratio - 20.0% 0.0% 0.0% - 10.0%

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† - 4 - - - 4
Easy wins % - 57.1% 0.0% - - 30.8%
Close wins‡ - 3 4 - - 7
Close wins % - 42.9% 66.7% - - 53.8%
Close losses‡ - 2 5 2 - 9
Close losses % - 10.0% 38.5% 14.3% - 19.1%
Big losses† - 12 4 8 - 24
Big losses % - 60.0% 30.8% 57.1% - 51.1%

† 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 % - 14.3% 0.0% - - 7.7%
Losses - - 2 - - 2
Losses % - 0.0% 15.4% 0.0% - 4.3%
Total - 1 2 - - 3
Total % - 3.7% 10.5% 0.0% - 5.0%

Events

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Events - 4 3 2 - 9
Tournaments - 4 3 2 - 9

Competition history

9 competitions, 60 bouts

California State High School Fencing Championships

High School Men's Epee B2 April 27, 2025

Place 30 of 35 Seed 26 Not ranked Rating U Oakwood High School

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 CHARETTE Alex 7 - D25 5 Chaminade 1684 1123 12.9 18%
Pool
D 2:5 TORRES A Leonardo 25 - U 18 University Preparatory School 734 1110 39.9 70%
Pool
V 4:3 PAEK Marcus 15 - E24 19 Harvard Westlake / Fortune Fencing 1485 1070 47.5 25%
Pool
D 4:5 CALDWELL Sean 31 - U 28 Vistamar 1102 1118 28.7 51%
Pool
D 1:5 PAINTER Noah 4 - C24 11 Brentwood School Fencing / Beverly Hills Fencers' Club 1830 1089 7.6 11%
Pool
D 3:5 GARCIA Miguel 18 - U 22 Alliance ESAT 1230 1081 22.3 41%
T64
V 15:8 SAUTER Luke 27 - U 34 Chaminade 1709 1011 280.6 18%
T32
D 5:15 CHARETTE Alex 7 - D25 5 Chaminade 2026 1291 46.4 14%

SoCal Scholastic League Individual Epee/Saber #2

High School Men's Epee C2 January 26, 2025

Place 53 of 64 Seed 55 Not ranked Rating U Oakwood High School

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 CALDWELL Sean 60 - U 43 Vistamar 1168 1172 35.1 50%
Pool
D 1:5 WANG Kunqi 8 - D24 3 CATE 1843 1207 12.3 15%
Pool
D 3:5 MALLMAN Calvin 28 - U 45 Cortines HS of VAPA 1725 1194 14.3 26%
Pool
D 2:5 CHEN Alexander 33 - U 55 Chaminade 869 1180 45.8 68%
Pool
D 1:5 NOURAFCHAN Jonah 13 - E24 11 Brentwood High School / Beverly Hills Fencers' Club 1766 1134 11.5 16%
T64
D 4:15 PAEK Marcus 14 - E24 18 Harvard-Westlake Wolverines / Fortune Fencing 1503 1129 118.4 32%

SoCal Scholastic League Individual Epee/Saber #1

High School Men's Epee B2 November 3, 2024

Place 38 of 61 Seed 32 Not ranked Rating U Oakwood High School

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 PAINTER Noah 10 - D24 3 Brentwood School Fencing / Beverly Hills Fencers' Club 1787 1171 15.9 16%
Pool
V 5:1 KE Jackson 51 - U 30 Vistamar 2601 1155 63.8 7%
Pool
V 5:4 SHAPIRO Benjamin 48 - U 52 Harvard Westlake 768 1219 20.2 75%
Pool
D 4:5 CHEN Alexander 31 - U 56 Chaminade 928 1239 52.0 68%
Pool
D 2:5 O’CONNOR Nathan (Finn) 11 - D23 17 Taft Charter High School / United Fencing Academy 1733 1187 15.9 19%
T64
D 4:15 BECK Eli 33 - U 28 Dos Pueblos / Presidio Fencing Club 1956 1208 79.1 17%

SoCal Scholastic Fencing League Individual Foil #1

High School Men's Foil D1 October 6, 2024

Place 40 of 60 Seed 15 Not ranked Rating U Oakwood High School

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:1 ESQUIVEL SOLIS Matthew 40 - U 53 University Preparatory School 2500 2500 420.5 50%
Pool
V 5:1 DIAZ Zahir 55 - U 43 Hueneme High School / Points West Fencing Center 983 2921 28.2 98%
Pool
D 0:5 HERMAN Max 4 - E24 5 Polytechnic School 1708 2949 943.0 91%
Pool
D 3:5 COREAS Aaron 33 - U 41 Chaminade 1021 2006 527.4 88%
Pool
D 1:5 MARQUEZ Jacob 22 - U 19 Harvard Westlake / United Fencing Academy 1751 1478 137.1 36%
Pool
D 1:5 GONZALEZ Elias 49 - U 34 University Preparatory School 1355 1341 144.5 49%
T64
D 4:15 ZHANG Jack 58 - U 28 Chaminade 2500 2500 420.5 50%

California State High School Fencing Championships

High School Men's Epee C2 April 21, 2024

Place 33 of 35 Seed 20 Not ranked Rating U Oakwood High School

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 GUILLERMO Dante 21 - U 24 Alliance ESAT 1752 1203 93.6 20%
Pool
D 2:5 O’CONNOR Nathan (Finn) 9 - D23 10 Taft Charter High School / United Fencing Academy 1723 1297 27.7 25%
Pool
D 2:5 WELLS William 32 - U 29 Le Lycee Francais de LA 1368 1269 42.8 44%
Pool
D 1:5 SCHROEDER Dylan 1 - B24 2 Culver City High School / Beverly Hills Fencers' Club 2335 1226 5.1 4%
Pool
D 3:4 BECK Eli 31 - U 16 Dos Pueblos / Presidio Fencing Club 1847 1221 17.0 17%
Pool
D 2:5 KIM Tristan 11 - E24 13 Vistamar / Beverly Hills Fencers' Club 1433 1204 33.0 36%
T64
D 14:15 PALAPA Yair 22 - U 32 Alliance ESAT 1431 1426 218.2 50%

SoCal Scholastic Fencing League Individual Epee/Saber #2

Junior Men's Épée D1, JNR February 4, 2024

Place 39 of 63 Seed 27 Not ranked Rating U Oakwood High School

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 0:5 SHIN Ryan 5 - D23 9 Granada Hills Charter / United Fencing Academy 1900 979 16.3 8%
Pool
V 5:3 YANAI Charlie 17 - U 31 Vistamar / Beverly Hills Fencers' Club 1465 962 129.0 22%
Pool
V 5:4 RAWLINSON Cameron 58 - U 53 Chaminade 1661 1092 90.7 24%
Pool
D 4:5 KAMRAS Ryan 49 - U 48 Brentwood High School 1029 1182 76.2 59%
Pool
V 5:4 BYRNE Quinlan 40 - U 23 Santa Barbara High School / Presidio Fencing Club 1616 1106 97.2 22%
T64
D 6:15 PALMER Nathaniel 38 - U 26 Harvard Westlake / Beverly Hills Fencers' Club 2437 1514 88.2 14%

SoCal Scholastic League Individual Epee/Saber #1

Junior Men's Épée C2, JNR October 22, 2023

Place 46 of 66 Seed 16 Not ranked Rating U Oakwood High School

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 0:5 SHIN Ryan 7 - E23 8 Granada Hills Charter / United Fencing Academy 2108 788 9.1 3%
Pool
D 4:5 FRIEDMAN Lucas 38 - U 12 Brentwood High School / Beverly Hills Fencers' Club 1434 779 41.2 18%
Pool
D 3:5 BELLASARIAN Benjamin 29 - U 14 Vistamar / Beverly Hills Fencers' Club 1573 738 26.6 11%
Pool
V 5:3 GUILLERMO Dante 52 - U 53 Alliance ESAT 1677 711 175.4 11%
Pool
V 5:4 WELD Theo 64 - U 60 Dos Pueblos / Presidio Fencing Club 1123 886 92.4 38%
T64
D 10:13 BISSADA Matthew 56 - U 22 Chaminade 1723 1828 314.1 54%

SoCal Scholastic League Individual Epee/Saber #2

Men's High School Epee A2 February 5, 2023

Place 61 of 66 Seed 44 Not ranked Rating U Oakwood High School

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 NAZARIAN Jonah 19 - E22 19 Brentwood High School / Beverly Hills Fencers' Club 2063 1212 53.4 12%
Pool
D 1:5 WANG Devon 2 - A22 9 Crossroads / LAIFC 2643 1159 9.9 2%
Pool
D 1:5 XU Jiaqian 62 - U 53 Vistamar / Beverly Hills Fencers' Club 1125 1149 151.4 51%
Pool
D 1:5 NALBANDIAN Vahan P. 58 - U 23 Blueridge Academy / Swords Fencing Studio 1994 998 28.0 8%
Pool
D 3:5 BISSADA Matthew 23 - U 35 Chaminade 1826 970 39.0 15%
Pool
D 3:5 MITTLEMAN Daniel 41 - U 47 Harvard Westlake 778 931 142.7 58%
T64
D 6:15 MOSES Alexander 1 - A23 1 Santa Monica HS / TeamK Fencing 3433 1868 39.7 4%

SoCal Scholastic League Individual Epee/Saber #1

Men's High School Epee C2 October 23, 2022

Place 46 of 50 Seed 49 Not ranked Rating U Oakwood High School

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 O'BRIEN Beckett 16 - U 23 Brentwood High School / Beverly Hills Fencers' Club 2163 2500 677.3 63%
Pool
D 1:5 MORTON Joshua 17 - U 14 Chaminade / LAIFC 2921 1823 100.6 16%
Pool
D 0:5 MOSES Alexander 1 - A22 1 Santa Monica HS / TeamK Fencing 2844 1722 71.8 9%
Pool
D 4:5 STAFFORD Bryan 34 - U 31 Le Lycee Francais de LA / Beverly Hills Fencers' Club 2301 1650 132.4 22%
Pool
D 4:5 SHAHAMIRI Parsa 15 - U 44 Taft High School / United Fencing Academy 1450 1518 226.4 53%
Pool
D 2:5 IYER Pranav 35 - U 15 Harvard Westlake 2007 1292 79.3 18%
T64
D 2:15 O'BRIEN Beckett 16 - U 23 Brentwood High School / Beverly Hills Fencers' Club 2178 2500 631.8 62%