Brenden Nelka

2009

Win/Loss Statistics

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Victories 9 1 - - - 10
Losses 34 31 - - - 65
Win Ratio 20.9% 3.1% - - - 13.3%
Pool Victories 9 1 - - - 10
Pool Losses 28 26 - - - 54
Pool Win Ratio 24.3% 3.7% - - - 15.6%
DE Victories - - - - - -
DE Losses 6 5 - - - 11
DE Win Ratio 0.0% 0.0% - - - 0.0%

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† 3 - - - - 3
Easy wins as % of wins 33.3% 0.0% - - - 30.0%
Close wins‡ 3 - - - - 3
Close wins as % of all wins 33.3% 0.0% - - - 30.0%
Close losses‡ 3 2 - - - 5
Close losses as % of all losses 8.8% 6.5% - - - 7.7%
Big losses† 19 21 - - - 40
Big losses as % of all losses 55.9% 67.7% - - - 61.5%

† 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%
Losses 1 - - - - 1
Losses as % of all losses 2.9% 0.0% - - - 1.5%
Total 1 - - - - 1
Total as % of all bouts 2.3% 0.0% - - - 1.3%

Events

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Events 7 6 - - - 13
Tournaments 5 6 - - - 11

Competition History

The Cherry Blossom - D1A/VET ROC

Div I-A Men's Foil (A3, D1A), March 29, 2025
Place 70 of 70, Seed 66, Not ranked, Rating U, Royal Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 1:5 GRIEB Oliver 47 C24 54 OnTarget Fencing Club 1931 820 4.3 4%
Pool D 0:5 TIKHAEV Alexander 21 B24 8 AIC Fencing Club 2511 816 0.5 < 1%
Pool D 4:5 PRUT Anton 52 D25 47 Apex Fencing Academy 1877 815 4.9 4%
Pool D 0:5 DIAZ Julio P. 9 A22 45 Invictus Fencing 2540 810 0.4 < 1%
Pool D 0:5 GRIFFITH MCALLISTER Thomas 33 C25 9 Peter Westbrook Foundation / Fencers Club Inc. 2363 810 0.9 1%
Pool D 0:5 AKYAMAC Bora 29 B24 2 Gutkovskiy Fencing Academy 2511 809 0.5 < 1%

Fairfax Challenge SYC/RJCC

Cadet Men's Saber (C2, CDT), March 22, 2025
Place 65 of 69, Seed 46, Not ranked, Rating U, Royal Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 4:5 HU Harry 35 E23 30 Nellya Fencers 1735 1253 29.3 22%
Pool D 3:5 HUCHWAJDA Alex 15 C24 5 Research Triangle Fencing 2065 1224 13.2 9%
Pool D 1:5 PIPKE Garrett 69 U 50 Nova Fencing Club 1025 1211 69.9 62%
Pool D 2:5 MELE Gianni 26 E25 19 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 1477 1141 32.1 30%
Pool D 1:5 PEREIRA Beckham 6 81 C24 6 International Fencing Club 1814 1109 15.2 13%
Pool D 4:5 BROOKS Isaac 55 U 55 Capital Fencing Academy 1052 1094 50.7 53%
T128 D 11:15 SIMMONS Evan 65 U 64 Jacksonville Fencing Club 1008 1235 254.7 61%

Capitol Division Summer National Qualifiers

Div II Men's Saber (U, DV2), March 16, 2025
Place 4 of 5, Seed 5, Not ranked, Rating U, Royal Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:0 SAFAI Tejav 4 U 5 Royal Fencing Academy 819 1419 31.2 81%
Pool D 0:5 KLEBS Robert 1 D24 1 Royal Fencing Academy / Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 2046 1450 29.5 18%
Pool D 3:5 HEIMOV Brennan 3 U 3 Capital Fencing Academy 687 1420 137.2 86%
Pool D 1:5 REHM Liam 2 E24 2 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 1786 1283 29.8 21%
T4 D 2:15 REHM Liam 2 E24 2 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 1868 1376 141.3 26%

Capitol Division Summer National Qualifiers

Div II Men's Foil (U, DV2), March 16, 2025
Place 4 of 5, Seed 4, Not ranked, Rating U, Royal Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:4 WU Geoffrey 5 U 2 OnTarget Fencing Club 1532 583 119.3 7%
Pool V 5:2 YOUNG Ryan 2 E22 3 Royal Fencing Academy 1293 703 74.3 19%
Pool V 5:2 ANDERSON-TORRES Graydon 3 U 5 Royal Fencing Academy 982 777 49.6 38%
Pool D 1:3 SCHWARTZ Douglas 1 E23 1 Royal Fencing Academy 1813 827 6.8 7%
T4 D 4:15 WU Geoffrey 5 U 2 OnTarget Fencing Club 1413 782 68.4 20%

Capitol Clash SYC/RCC & Y8

Cadet Men's Foil (A2/B3, CDT), January 20, 2025
Place 95 of 111, Seed 86, Not ranked, Rating U, Royal Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 1:5 MAZAHERI Fletcher 11 96 B24 15 Bluegrass Fencers' Club 2244 552 0.8 < 1%
Pool D 2:5 SION Andrew 75 E24 69 Brooklyn Bridge Fencing Club 1610 551 7.2 5%
Pool D 0:5 YU William 42 C24 13 AIC Fencing Club 1936 544 2.5 1%
Pool D 0:5 HAYES Stewart 22 132 C24 17 2247 541 0.7 < 1%
Pool V 5:1 BROWN Jerome 105 U 109 Homewood Fencing Club 672 541 58.8 42%
Pool D 3:5 YANG David H. 54 D24 73 Gutkovskiy Fencing Academy 1299 599 16.0 13%
T128 D 1:15 KOVACS Harrison 63 E24 38 Gutkovskiy Fencing Academy 1762 824 42.0 10%

Capitol Clash SYC/RCC & Y8

Cadet Men's Saber (B2/C3, CDT), January 19, 2025
Place 112 of 134, Seed 79, Not ranked, Rating U, Royal Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 0:5 LAU Kyrus 131 U 80 Aura Fencing Academy 1493 1851 229.4 69%
Pool D 2:5 BROENING-CHAI Jonas 45 D24 37 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 1991 1621 79.7 29%
Pool D 3:5 PORTER Dupree 36 C24 23 Scarsdale Fencing Center / Fencers Club Inc. 2053 1541 56.1 22%
Pool V 5:0 BUKZIN Alan 76 U 126 Nova Fencing Club 1439 1485 100.5 53%
Pool D 0:5 NGO Maximus 5 58 B24 1 LA Fencing Academy of Pomona 2269 1586 32.4 15%
Pool D 2:5 KOHLER Vaughn 124 U 98 Nellya Fencers 1165 1553 134.9 72%
T128 D 4:15 LIU Ethan 70 E24 21 Nellya Fencers 1782 1679 302.5 45%

River City Regional Rumble - RYC/RJCC and Y8

Cadet Men's Saber (B2, CDT), September 21, 2024
Place 22 of 39, Seed 27, Not ranked, Rating U, Royal Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:4 BREUER Daniel 6 108 E24 24 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 1682 2500 249.6 79%
Pool V 5:3 CHAWLA Abhishek 29 U 36 Capital Fencing Academy 1186 2750 53.6 95%
Pool D 2:5 LIN Felix 7 C24 5 Miracle Fencing Club 2070 2803 688.8 79%
Pool V 5:4 HENRY Cadel 19 E24 8 Forge Fencing Teams DUR 1746 2114 169.4 68%
Pool D 2:5 BENE Andrew 18 E24 11 Miracle Fencing Club 1434 2284 433.2 87%
T32 D 1:15 BIALIK Noah 20 E23 13 Triple Threat Fencing Academy 1876 2500 821.4 73%

National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals)

Y-14 Men's Foil (A3, Y14), July 5, 2024
Place 348 of 355, Seed 291, Not ranked, Rating U, Royal Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 0:5 YAO Bradley 16 18 B24 7 Star Fencing Academy 2485 620 0.4 < 1%
Pool D 0:5 LIM EUNSEONG 119 138 U 141 Auburn Fencing Club 1835 619 5.3 3%
Pool D 1:5 MARISI Gabriel 87 97 C24 128 Lang Fencing Academy 1979 614 3.2 2%
Pool D 0:5 HARROCH Faustin 189 D24 84 Rain City Fencing Center 1900 611 4.1 2%
Pool D 2:5 YOUNG Jack 220 E24 288 Iowa City Fencing Center 979 607 36.0 28%
Pool D 3:5 BOWLES Kevin 324 U 195 Apex Fencing Academy 1256 571 18.9 14%

NoVA Knights RYC/RJCC& NON-REGIONAL VET

Y-14 Men's Foil (U, Y14), April 21, 2024
Place 28 of 29, Seed 16, Not ranked, Rating U, Royal Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 2:5 HUANG Anthony 15 U 22 AIC Fencing Club 972 749 58.3 37%
Pool D 2:5 KOE Beckett 5 204 E23 1 Fioretto Fencing Academy 1691 691 11.5 6%
Pool D 1:5 HARWOOD Gray 6 D23 3 Greensboro Fencing Academy 1468 679 18.6 11%
Pool D 1:5 XIANG Wangzhi 25 U 11 Fencing Sports Academy, Inc. 1009 661 41.0 30%
T32 D 9:15 GRACEY Gavin 24 U 7 OnTarget Fencing Club 1576 905 80.6 19%

Cherry Blossom ROC

Div I-A Men's Foil (A2, D1A), April 13, 2024
Place 46 of 48, Seed 40, Not ranked, Rating U, Royal Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 2:5 XU Dinghui Ryan 30 D22 34 Homewood Fencing Club / OnTarget Fencing Club 1689 811 20.1 9%
Pool D 1:5 XIE Buster 18 C24 6 2160 791 4.8 2%
Pool D 1:5 BAYER John P. 26 D24 38 Chesapeake Fencing Club 1709 786 17.1 8%
Pool D 1:5 SHEPHERD Conner M. 12 B23 20 Cleveland State Univ. NCAA / Jovanovic Fencing 2577 769 0.8 < 1%
Pool D 1:5 BHARGAVA Aayush 45 U 27 Fencing Academy Of Westchester 1640 768 19.4 11%
Pool D 0:5 LEE Aidan 3 A23 2 AIC Fencing Club 3141 749 0.0 < 1%
T64 D 3:15 SHEPHERD Conner M. 12 B23 20 Cleveland State Univ. NCAA / Jovanovic Fencing 2762 909 4.3 1%

Capitol Division Summer National Qualifiers

Y-14 Men's Foil (U, Y14), April 7, 2024
Place 2 of 2, Seed 1, Not ranked, Rating U, Royal Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
T2 D 3:15 PARMAR Veer 2 U 1 Royal Fencing Academy 1154 1136 227.2 49%

Capitol Clash SYC/RCC & Y8

Y-14 Men's Foil (B2/C3, Y14), January 14, 2024
Place 164 of 170, Seed 106, Not ranked, Rating U, Royal Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 0:5 KINGSLEY Griffin 147 U 41 1415 1251 131.3 41%
Pool D 0:5 PAN Ethan 53 147 U 53 Fencing Sports Academy, Inc. 1575 1119 73.5 25%
Pool D 1:5 NOLAN Tyler 168 U 134 Apex Fencing Academy / Research Triangle Fencing 1133 1046 110.1 45%
Pool D 4:5 CONVERSO-PARSONS Alexander 95 U 139 Fencing Academy Of Philadelphia North / Fencing Academy Of Philadelphia 1076 936 90.1 42%
Pool D 1:5 FOGELSON Hugh 45 126 U 82 Manhattan Fencing Center 1545 846 31.9 14%
Pool D 2:5 WONG Jackson 6 28 C23 23 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club (Port Chester) / Fencers Club Inc. 2391 814 2.5 1%
T256 D 2:15 ULYSSE Jacob 120 U 95 Candlewood Fencing Center 1659 1367 230.4 36%

River City Regional Rumble RJCC / RYC & Y8

Y-14 Men's Foil (C2, Y14), September 23, 2023
Place 34 of 41, Seed 28, Not ranked, Rating U, Royal Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 1:5 FEDELI Francesco 8 92 C22 14 Epic Fencing Club / SCAD- Atlanta Fencing 2054 2500 741.7 67%
Pool V 5:2 HUANG Anthony 38 U 39 AIC Fencing Club 946 1758 130.0 83%
Pool D 2:5 MARISI Gabriel 18 U 11 1723 1888 339.7 58%
Pool D 4:5 JIANG Bohan 31 U 25 AIC Fencing Club 1354 1549 263.0 60%
Pool D 1:5 VADEN Oliver 6 57 D23 9 Fencing Sports Academy, Inc. 2284 1286 34.8 8%
T64 D 5:15 TSENG Lucas 13 U 31 AIC Fencing Club 1254 2500 1133.3 89%