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Bobby Zylstra

2011
Des Moines Fencing Club
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Win/loss statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories 8 6 - - - 14
Losses 12 6 - - - 18
Win ratio 40.0% 50.0% - - - 43.8%
Pool victories 7 5 - - - 12
Pool losses 9 4 - - - 13
Pool win ratio 43.8% 55.6% - - - 48.0%
DE victories 1 1 - - - 2
DE losses 3 2 - - - 5
DE win ratio 25.0% 33.3% - - - 28.6%

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 1 - - - 5
Easy wins % 50.0% 16.7% - - - 35.7%
Close wins‡ 2 3 - - - 5
Close wins % 25.0% 50.0% - - - 35.7%
Close losses‡ 3 3 - - - 6
Close losses % 25.0% 50.0% - - - 33.3%
Big losses† 2 2 - - - 4
Big losses % 16.7% 33.3% - - - 22.2%

† 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% 16.7% - - - 7.1%
Losses 2 - - - - 2
Losses % 16.7% 0.0% - - - 11.1%
Total 2 1 - - - 3
Total % 10.0% 8.3% - - - 9.4%

Events

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Events 3 2 - - - 5
Tournaments 2 2 - - - 4

Competition history

5 competitions, 32 bouts

DMFC 2026 Duel in Des Moines (3-weapon)

Junior Mixed Foil E1, JNR April 18, 2026

Place 5 of 6 Seed 5 Not ranked Rating U Des Moines Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 0:5 HUBER Zion 6 - U 3 Des Moines Fencing Club 2297 2154 68.7 42%
Pool
V 5:1 STRAWBRIDGE Dane 4 - U 6 Des Moines Fencing Club 1993 2086 68.0 55%
Pool
D 2:5 NUSS Thomas 2 - E25 2 Lincoln Fencing Club 1297 2154 155.8 90%
Pool
D 3:5 MORALES Isaac 1 - D26 1 Heartland Fencing Academy 1782 1998 82.7 63%
Pool
D 2:5 NEPAL Noukou Asha 3 - E25 3 Twin Cities Fencing Club - - - -
T8
D 11:15 NEPAL Noukou Asha 3 - E25 3 Twin Cities Fencing Club - - - -

DMFC 2026 Duel in Des Moines (3-weapon)

Senior Mixed Épée B2, SNR April 18, 2026

Place 20 of 26 Seed 18 Not ranked Rating U Des Moines Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 TIMMONS Sarah J. 5 - C26 2 Red Door Fencing - - - -
Pool
D 3:4 COLEMAN Ian 6 - C25 5 Omaha Fencing Club / Lincoln Fencing Club 1974 2500 779.9 70%
Pool
D 4:5 SCHELLENBACH Gavin 16 - U 8 2500 1720 130.2 25%
Pool
V 5:4 BIANCO anna L. 25 - U 16 Iowa State University Fencing Club / Fargo-Moorhead Fencing Club - - - -
T32
D 13:15 HUBER Zion 13 - U 14 Des Moines Fencing Club 2500 2500 420.5 50%

DMFC's Frostbite (Foil & Saber Sat. Epee Sun.)

Junior Mixed Foil E1, JNR January 24, 2026

Place 3 of 8 Seed 5 Not ranked Rating U Des Moines Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 STRAWBRIDGE Dane 8 - U 3 Des Moines Fencing Club 1849 1889 143.4 52%
Pool
V 5:0 LAHEY Jake 4 - U 6 Des Moines Fencing Club 2185 1746 157.1 29%
Pool
V 5:3 VEIGEL Harper 1 - E25 1 Des Moines Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:0 HILL Donovan 7 - U 7 Des Moines Fencing Club 1784 1903 89.9 56%
Pool
V 5:0 HARVEY Sam 6 - U 8 Des Moines Fencing Club 1310 1993 36.1 84%
Pool
D 1:4 YOUNG Taryn 3 - U 5 Des Moines Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:3 HUBER Zion 2 - U 2 Des Moines Fencing Club 2346 2029 125.6 33%
T8
V 15:14 HARVEY Sam 6 - U 8 Des Moines Fencing Club 1522 2921 87.0 91%
T4
D 7:15 HUBER Zion 2 - U 2 Des Moines Fencing Club 2655 3008 491.3 64%

2025 Duel in Des Moines (3-weapon)

Junior Mixed Foil E1, JNR May 10, 2025

Place 5 of 13 Seed 2 Not ranked Rating U Des Moines Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:2 SHOLLEY Jordan 7 - U 13 2500 1670 252.5 23%
Pool
V 5:4 ARCHER Zoe 6 - U 6 - - - -
Pool
V 5:2 NORTON Oliver 3 - U 8 Des Moines Fencing Club 1301 1923 87.6 78%
Pool
D 4:5 HUBER Zion 11 - U 3 Des Moines Fencing Club 2035 2010 158.9 49%
Pool
V 4:3 BUDAHN Henry 10 - U 10 Des Moines Fencing Club 924 1851 37.9 89%
T16
V 15:5 SHOLLEY Jordan 7 - U 13 2500 2500 420.5 50%
T8
D 14:15 YOUNG Taryn 9 - U 3 Des Moines Fencing Club - - - -

DMFC's 2025 Frostbite (Foil & Saber)

Junior Mixed Foil E1, JNR February 1, 2025

Place 10 of 16 Seed 2 Not ranked Rating U Des Moines Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 HILL Donovan 11 - U 11 Des Moines Fencing Club 2205 2500 384.0 60%
Pool
D 4:5 HARVEY Sam 14 - U 6 Des Moines Fencing Club 1388 2884 881.6 92%
Pool
D 3:5 MARCHETTI Mackenzie Missing ID 5 - U 13 - - - -
Pool
D 1:5 FERGUSON Isaiah 8 - U 3 Des Moines Fencing Club 1861 2002 332.4 57%
T16
D 5:15 VEIGEL Harper 9 - U 7 Des Moines Fencing Club - - - -