Bram Smith

2009

Win/Loss Statistics

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Victories 12 31 2 - - 45
Losses 35 49 11 - - 95
Win Ratio 25.5% 38.8% 15.4% - - 32.1%
Pool Victories 9 24 2 - - 35
Pool Losses 28 38 9 - - 75
Pool Win Ratio 24.3% 38.7% 18.2% - - 31.8%
DE Victories 3 7 - - - 10
DE Losses 7 11 2 - - 20
DE Win Ratio 30.0% 38.9% 0.0% - - 33.3%

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† 5 11 2 - - 18
Easy wins as % of wins 41.7% 35.5% 100.0% - - 40.0%
Close wins‡ 4 9 - - - 13
Close wins as % of all wins 33.3% 29.0% 0.0% - - 28.9%
Close losses‡ 8 15 1 - - 24
Close losses as % of all losses 22.9% 30.6% 9.1% - - 25.3%
Big losses† 20 14 6 - - 40
Big losses as % of all losses 57.1% 28.6% 54.5% - - 42.1%

† 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 - - - - - -
Victories as % of all victories 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% - - 0.0%
Losses - 1 1 - - 2
Losses as % of all losses 0.0% 2.0% 9.1% - - 2.1%
Total - 1 1 - - 2
Total as % of all bouts 0.0% 1.2% 7.7% - - 1.4%

Events

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Events 7 12 2 - - 21
Tournaments 5 9 2 - - 16

Competition History

TheReal YELFC Winter Showdown

Junior Men's Épée (U, JNR), December 14, 2024
Place 5 of 28, Seed 7, Rank 7, Rating None, Center for Blade Arts
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:0 SHANKS Michael 17 17 11 Blake High School
Pool W 5:1 CAVEN Henry 21 21 16 Minnetonka fencing club 1572 1228 17.5 34%
Pool W 5:1 MILLER Cole 24 25 26 Holy Family Catholic High School
Pool W 5:3 MINNICH Oliver 15 15 22 Twin Cities Fencing Club 1043 1245 12.3 62%
Pool W 5:4 TAHA Raymond 2 2 7 Twin Cities Fencing Club 1692 1257 28.5 24%
Pool L 4:5 MORRIS Samuel 10 10 4 Blake High School
T32 W 15:4 FERGUSON Edward 26 28 Twin Cities Fencing Club 1622 1213 62.6 32%
T16 W 15:5 TUCKER Brady 9 9 15 Holy Family Catholic High School
T8 L 12:15 MORRIS Samuel 10 10 4 Blake High School

MN Division Junior Olympic Qualifiers 2024

Junior Men's Épée (U, JNR), November 16, 2024
Place 3 of 4, Seed 3, Not ranked, Rating U, Center for Blade Arts
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 4:5 ROWLAND Marsden 2 B24 2 Center for Blade Arts 2030 1216 4.1 9%
Pool L 2:5 SIEDOW William 1 B24 1 Twin Cities Fencing Club / DC Fencers Club 2122 1212 3.2 7%
Pool W 5:3 STENZEL Henry 4 U 4 Twin Cities Fencing Club 1517 1209 18.5 35%
T4 L 3:15 SIEDOW William 1 B24 1 Twin Cities Fencing Club / DC Fencers Club 2102 1226 13.3 8%

UMFC Gopher Open 2024

Mixed Épée (B2), November 3, 2024
Place 26 of 39, Seed 35, Not ranked, Rating U, Center for Blade Arts
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 JOHNSON Andrew 38 U 37 DMACC Fencing Club / Central Iowa Fencing Academy 1114 1197 15.1 55%
Pool L 3:5 TOLLEFSON Zachary 1 A24 2 Twin Cities Fencing Club 2287 1212 2.0 4%
Pool W 5:4 JACOBSEN Alexander 25 U 35 1934 1210 25.2 19%
Pool L 4:5 ROBBINS Christopher (Chris) W. 12 C23 3 2170 1235 3.0 6%
Pool L 4:5 JORGENSEN Kjirsten 13 D24 17 Twin Cities Fencing Club
Pool L 4:5 FRALEY Orion 24 U 20 Twin Cities Fencing Club 1302 1232 16.1 46%
T64 W 15:14 HEBERT James 37 U 39 University of Minnesota Fencing Club 2500 1140 88.9 10%
T32 L 6:15 HORAN Sean T. 4 B24 12 Twin Cities Fencing Club 2840 1229 2.9 2%

Remenyik ROC and RJCC

Div I-A Men's Épée (A4, D1A), October 13, 2024
Place 105 of 105, Seed 102, Not ranked, Rating U, Center for Blade Arts
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 CAMP Ethan 20 B24 46 Hooked on Fencing 1970 1218 5.1 11%
Pool L 1:5 VARNEY Douglas W. 82 E24 78 Illinois Fencing Academy 1988 1213 4.9 11%
Pool L 1:5 NESTEROV Andrew E. 42 B22 37 Fencing Illini, University of Illinois 2267 1208 2.2 4%
Pool L 1:5 BROOKS Zachary B. 12 A24 20 Plymouth/Ann Arbor Fencing Academy / University Of Michigan Fencing Club 2704 1206 0.5 1%
Pool L 2:5 CURTY Jack 49 C24 62 Ataba Fencing Club 2069 1206 3.8 8%
Pool L 1:5 CANCELO Jose 72 D24 68 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 1984 1202 4.7 10%
T128 L 8:15 ZHANG James 58 C24 42 Hooked on Fencing 2060 1154 13.6 8%

Remenyik ROC and RJCC

Junior Men's Épée (A2, JNR), October 12, 2024
Place 52 of 56, Seed 54, Not ranked, Rating U, Center for Blade Arts
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 CHEN Bowen 29 D24 21 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 1760 1230 8.9 19%
Pool L 1:5 SOBESHKEVYCH ROMAN 12 B24 3 Fencing Center of Chicago 2279 1221 2.4 4%
Pool L 1:5 JIANG Matthew 21 C24 14 1928 1219 5.9 12%
Pool L 0:5 APANASEWICZ Ethan 47 E23 48 Western Reserve Academy 1441 1213 14.7 35%
Pool W 5:4 DESAI Aadi 37 D24 50 Fencing Illini, University of Illinois / Illinois Fencers Club 1313 1198 22.6 43%
Pool L 1:5 DHAL Leon 5 174 A24 3 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 2240 1221 2.5 5%
T64 L 6:15 BOSS Evan 41 D23 20 Traverse City Fencing Club 1612 1193 38.6 26%

Midwest ROC/RJCC

Junior Men's Épée (A2, JNR), September 8, 2024
Place 35 of 35, Seed 34, Not ranked, Rating U, Center for Blade Arts
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 0:5 SHOUSHA Hamza 17 C24 9 Elite Fencing Academy (GA) 2091 1258 4.7 9%
Pool L 2:5 PETROVICH Alexandar 20 C23 23 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 1934 1254 6.7 13%
Pool L 4:5 MCDOWELL Will 5 190 B24 25 Ataba Fencing Club 2097 1247 4.4 8%
Pool L 2:5 SILVERS Ari 8 A23 1 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 2684 1243 0.7 1%
Pool L 1:5 HALL Gabriel 27 D23 15 Fencing Center Of Chicago 1633 1242 11.7 26%
T64 L 7:15 GLEN Ethan 32 E24 30 Fencing Center Of Chicago 1360 1256 63.0 44%

Midwest ROC/RJCC

Cadet Men's Épée (A2, CDT), September 7, 2024
Place 30 of 32, Seed 27, Not ranked, Rating U, Center for Blade Arts
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 0:5 GLEN Ethan 24 E24 26 Fencing Center Of Chicago 1520 1293 16.4 36%
Pool L 4:5 FRANGER Max 4 63 B24 7 Escrime Du Lac 2140 1277 4.5 8%
Pool L 2:5 SERAFYM Damian 14 B24 8 Advance Fencing 2158 1273 4.2 7%
Pool L 1:5 VUILLEMIN Gregoire 17 C24 20 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 1956 1268 6.7 13%
Pool L 1:5 GRAVES Lawson 7 102 A24 10 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 2224 1262 3.3 6%
T32 L 5:15 GRAVES Lawson 7 102 A24 10 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 2349 1266 10.3 5%

National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals)

Y-14 Men's Épée (A3, Y14), July 4, 2024
Place 208 of 322, Seed 321, Not ranked, Rating U
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 LEE DoWon 39 49 C24 32 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 1857 1263 49.2 17%
Pool L 4:5 BARFORD Giovanni 133 186 D24 132 Fencing Center Of Chicago 1867 1312 10.2 18%
Pool L 4:5 SCHWITZER Eliot 227 U 216 Denver Fencing Center 1473 1302 19.4 39%
Pool W 5:4 PUTHOFF Henry 247 U 315 1323 1282 25.3 47%
Pool L 2:5 LI Yunji (Rain) 56 73 A24 152 Davis Fencing Academy / True Focus Sports Academy 2078 1308 5.9 10%
Pool L 3:4 SHIN Ryan 150 207 C24 36 United Fencing Academy 1910 1302 8.4 16%
T256 L 13:15 SUN Lucas 72 88 D24 75 North Shore Fencers Club 2145 1285 19.2 10%

2024 TCFC June Challenges

Mixed Épée (B2), June 23, 2024
Place 17 of 26, Seed 25, Not ranked, Rating U, Center for Blade Arts
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:1 PEICHEL Timothy (Tim) T. 15 U 15 2500 1198 34.9 10%
Pool W 5:1 MOHAMED Sara 21 U 24
Pool W 5:2 RUBIN Josh 18 U 22 Twin Cities Fencing Club 2500 1233 34.0 11%
Pool L 2:5 XIONG Angelica 2 B24 1 Twin Cities Fencing Club
Pool L 4:5 LIMER Avi 7 C24 10 Twin Cities Fencing Club 2250 1267 4.0 6%
Pool L 2:5 JORGENSEN Kjirsten 10 E24 11 Twin Cities Fencing Club
T32 L 10:15 FRALEY Orion 19 U 16 Twin Cities Fencing Club 1595 1337 51.8 38%

2024 TCFC June Challenges

Y-14 Mixed Épée (U, Y14), June 23, 2024
Place 1 of 3, Seed 3, Not ranked, Rating U, Center for Blade Arts
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:1 STENZEL Henry 2 U 3 Twin Cities Fencing Club
Pool L 4:5 SANFORD Wesley 1 U 2 712 1239 41.2 78%
T4 W 15:4 STENZEL Henry 2 U 3 Twin Cities Fencing Club
T2 W 15:10 SANFORD Wesley 1 U 2 1322 1257 79.8 47%

Fencing Center of Chicago RYC & RJCC

Cadet Men's Épée (B2, CDT), April 21, 2024
Place 29 of 31, Seed 31, Not ranked, Rating U
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 BOSS Evan 16 D23 19 Traverse City Fencing Club 1400 1307 26.6 44%
Pool L 4:5 GRAVES Lawson 6 68 C24 11 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 2134 1281 6.1 8%
Pool L 4:5 MITEV Alexander 5 66 B24 3 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 2343 1275 3.3 4%
Pool L 1:5 KOTTY William 27 U 21 Fencing Center Of Chicago 1619 1271 15.7 32%
Pool L 2:5 HALL Gabriel 15 D23 20 Fencing Center Of Chicago 1627 1255 16.3 27%
T32 L 9:15 JOBE Connor 21 E24 9 2179 1278 21.3 9%

Fencing Center of Chicago RYC & RJCC

Y-14 Men's Épée (B2, Y14), April 20, 2024
Place 17 of 26, Seed 23, Not ranked, Rating U
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 GINZBURG Adam 5 43 B24 1 Fencing Center Of Chicago / Epee Miami Fencing Club 2095 1170 86.5 7%
Pool L 1:5 GRAVES Lawson 3 34 C24 2 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 2150 1257 6.4 7%
Pool W 5:2 SOLOMON Aryeh 15 U 16 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 1186 1250 30.5 54%
Pool L 0:5 LASIYCHUK Nikita 11 C24 12 Hooked On Fencing 2020 1281 8.8 12%
Pool W 5:3 BARNEY JR. Terry 19 U 20 Bronzeville Fencing Academy 1564 1272 35.2 35%
T32 L 14:15 SOLOMON Aryeh 15 U 16 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 1675 1347 68.7 31%

Minnesota Division Summer National Qualifiers

Div II Men's Épée (E1, DV2), April 7, 2024
Place 11 of 11, Seed 10, Not ranked, Rating U, Center for Blade Arts
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 ROWLAND Marsden 4 D24 3 Center for Blade Arts 1967 1267 12.6 13%
Pool L 1:5 TOEWS Jackson 11 U 6 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club / Mounds View Fencing Club 1514 1255 25.8 36%
Pool L 4:5 STONE Kenneth 8 E23 10 Twin Cities Fencing Club 1190 1229 40.3 52%
Pool L 1:5 BISSEN Quinn 1 C24 4 2067 1188 7.4 8%
Pool L 1:5 SIEDOW William 5 D23 2 Twin Cities Fencing Club / DC Fencers Club 1892 1181 10.8 13%
T16 L 10:15 TOEWS Jackson 11 U 6 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club / Mounds View Fencing Club 2024 1389 42.3 25%

2024 MN High School Championships (Individual Event)

Junior Men's Épée (U, JNR), February 24, 2024
Place 16 of 43, Seed 17, Rank 18, Rating None, Center for Blade Arts
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 TAHA Raymond 3 3 5 Minnetonka fencing club 1643 1308 28.4 30%
Pool W 5:4 GAO Jack 25 26 38 Saint Paul Academy
Pool W 5:4 PHAM Ryan 33 35 27 Blake High School
Pool W 5:4 WILLER Ryan 39 41 30 Center for Blade Arts 1250 1280 37.6 52%
Pool L 4:5 HALULA Frank 12 13 17 Twin Cities Fencing Club 1108 1317 50.0 62%
T64 W 15:3 SMITH Connor 38 40 43 Minnetonka fencing club
T32 W 15:12 HALULA Frank 12 13 17 Twin Cities Fencing Club 1499 1336 126.4 43%
T16 L 4:15 MISHRA Milan 6 6 6 Saint Paul Academy 1852 1462 72.8 29%

Cupid's Arrow 2024

Men's Épée (U), February 10, 2024
Place 10 of 35, Seed 17, Not ranked, Rating U, Center for Blade Arts
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 SMITH Charles 6 U 16 Holy Family Catholic High School
Pool W 5:1 STENZEL Henry 34 U 35 Twin Cities Fencing Club
Pool L 4:5 KARI Ryan 16 U 11 Saint Paul Academy / Twin City Fencing Club 2103 1333 14.1 14%
Pool W 5:1 SHANKS Michael 26 U 30 Blake High School
Pool W 5:2 MEEK Joe 5 U 12 Blake High School
Pool L 0:5 ZHENG Jerry 21 B23 1 Twin Cities Fencing Club 2147 1319 11.0 9%
T32 W 15:8 WILLER Ryan 33 U 23 Center for Blade Arts 2500 1204 232.5 12%
T16 L 10:15 TAHA Raymond 3 E23 7 Minnetonka fencing club 1744 1436 100.5 34%

SPA Invitational 2024

Unrated Junior Men's Épée (U, JNR), February 3, 2024
Place 13 of 37, Seed 15, Rank 16, Rating None
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 NGUYEN Maik 3 3 3 Saint Paul Academy 1939 1327 22.0 17%
Pool W 5:1 NOONEY Tatum 22 23 15 Twin Cities Fencing Club 1999 1305 98.8 16%
Pool W 5:4 MORRIS Samuel 35 35 11 Blake High School
Pool L 2:5 LEE Vincent 26 27 28 Center for Blade Arts 1026 1404 70.6 71%
Pool W 5:2 TUCKER Brady 10 11 31 Holy Family Catholic High School
T32 W 15:14 MEEK Joe 6 21 Blake High School
T16 L 7:15 MISHRA Milan 2 2 4 Saint Paul Academy 1865 1294 90.3 22%

Polar Bear Open

Mixed Épée (B1), January 28, 2024
Place 13 of 21, Seed 21, Not ranked, Rating U
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 MOHAMED Sara 18 U 19
Pool W 5:3 OZANNE Jeffrey S. 5 C23 10 Twin Cities Fencing Club 2157 1260 177.7 8%
Pool L 3:5 HONEK Kyle 14 E23 9 1592 1438 53.9 41%
Pool L 4:5 GLENNON Michael 11 E23 15 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club / Twin Cities Fencing Club 2096 1384 20.3 15%
Pool L 2:5 KUNJAN Lena R. 2 B22 5 Twin Cities Fencing Club
Pool L 2:5 SIEDOW William 8 D23 8 Twin Cities Fencing Club / DC Fencers Club 1726 1363 36.6 28%
T32 W 15:7 LEE Vincent 16 U 20 1246 1165 236.4 47%
T16 L 3:15 ROWLAND Marsden 10 E23 6 1960 1402 107.5 24%

Minnesota Division JO Qualifiers

Cadet Men's Épée (E1, CDT), December 10, 2023
Place 3 of 6, Seed 6, Not ranked, Rating U
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 LEE Vincent 3 U 5 2500 886 185.2 7%
Pool W 5:1 MISHRA Milan B. 1 D23 1 Twin Cities Fencing Club 1837 1071 230.2 13%
Pool L 2:5 ROWLAND Marsden 2 E23 2 1853 1302 41.7 21%
Pool L 3:5 TAHA Raymond 5 U 4 Twin Cities Fencing Club 1628 1260 51.7 30%
Pool W 5:2 SANFORD Wesley 4 U 6 938 1208 51.6 64%
T4 L 12:15 MISHRA Milan B. 1 D23 1 Twin Cities Fencing Club 1762 1381 216.0 33%

Minnesota Division JO Qualifiers

Junior Men's Épée (E1, JNR), December 10, 2023
Place 7 of 7, Seed 6, Not ranked, Rating U
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 ROWLAND Marsden 3 E23 6 1889 1471 149.2 30%
Pool L 0:5 SHOEMAKER Oliver 2 E23 2 1161 1322 239.9 58%
Pool L 1:5 MISHRA Milan B. 1 D23 5 Twin Cities Fencing Club 1811 1082 58.0 15%
Pool L 2:5 NGUYEN Maik 4 U 3 Twin Cities Fencing Club 1836 1024 44.6 13%
Pool L 2:5 TAHA Raymond 7 U 4 Twin Cities Fencing Club 1705 979 48.3 16%
Pool L 4:5 SIEDOW William 5 U 1 Twin Cities Fencing Club / DC Fencers Club 1638 931 44.8 15%
T8 L 11:15 SHOEMAKER Oliver 2 E23 2 1187 2500 1118.9 89%

2023 MN High School Championships (INDIVIDUAL)

Junior Men's Épée (U, JNR), February 25, 2023
Place 22 of 27, Seed 24, Rank 24, Rating None, Twin Cities Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:0 VARMA Sachin 25 26 24 Blake High School
Pool L 2:5 WAKAI Ryoga 7 7 9 Minnetonka fencing club
Pool L 1:5 TUCKER Brady 17 17 15 Holy Family Catholic High School
Pool L 3:5 GARLETS Michael 19 19 25 Holy Family Catholic High School
Pool L 4:5 ROWLAND Marsden 10 10 4 Center for Blade Arts
Pool L 2:5 MISHRA Milan 2 2 3 Saint Paul Academy / Twin City Fencing Club 1835 1782 311.3 47%
T32 L 8:15 LINDBERG Croi 23 23 12 Twin Cities Fencing Club

{YEL!} Cupid's Arrow Tourney

Junior Men's Épée (U, JNR), February 4, 2023
Place 19 of 22, Seed 21, Not ranked, Rating U, Twin Cities Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 SAWYER David 8 U 14 Minnetonka fencing club
Pool L 0:5 VEZMAR Evan 1 B21 2 Blake High School / Center for Blade Arts 2507 2500 538.1 50%
Pool L 0:4 MEEK Joe 10 U 8 Blake High School
Pool L 2:5 SMITH Charles 16 U 5 Holy Family Catholic High School 2500 1962 179.7 33%
Pool W 5:1 MOCOL Jacob 17 U 21 Holy Family Catholic High School
T32 L 7:15 SAWYER David 8 U 14 Minnetonka fencing club