Raymond Taha

2007

Win/Loss Statistics

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Victories - 73 - - - 73
Losses - 61 - - - 61
Win Ratio - 54.5% - - - 54.5%
Pool Victories - 55 - - - 55
Pool Losses - 45 - - - 45
Pool Win Ratio - 55.0% - - - 55.0%
DE Victories - 18 - - - 18
DE Losses - 16 - - - 16
DE Win Ratio - 52.9% - - - 52.9%

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† - 26 - - - 26
Easy wins as % of wins - 35.6% - - - 35.6%
Close wins‡ - 18 - - - 18
Close wins as % of all wins - 24.7% - - - 24.7%
Close losses‡ - 19 - - - 19
Close losses as % of all losses - 31.1% - - - 31.1%
Big losses† - 18 - - - 18
Big losses as % of all losses - 29.5% - - - 29.5%

† 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.

Events

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Events - 19 - - - 19
Tournaments - 13 - - - 13

Competition History

National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals)

Div III Men's Épée (C3, DV3), July 7, 2024
Place 173 of 202, Seed 67, Not ranked, Rating D24, Twin Cities Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 AHMED Mohsen 7 B24 17 Rogue Fencing Academy / The Phoenix Center 1970 1773 10.7 37%
Pool L 3:5 NGUYEN Grayson 174 U 39 East Bay Fencers Gym 1613 1762 16.7 60%
Pool W 5:4 EVANS George 114 E24 119 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 1536 1745 10.3 64%
Pool L 4:5 LEE Henry 187 U 182 Medeo Fencing Club 1316 1756 22.5 77%
Pool L 2:5 CHALLAGULLA Manu 54 D24 105 Vivo Fencing Club 1940 1733 10.0 37%
Pool L 4:5 POHL Philip 127 E24 109 Olympian Fencing Club 1492 1723 17.8 65%

National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals)

Junior Men's Épée (A4, JNR), June 29, 2024
Place 310 of 453, Seed 399, Not ranked, Rating D24, Twin Cities Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 CARRIER Gabriel A. 9 10 A24 129 Wasatch Fencing / Schoolhouse Fencing 2976 1757 1.0 2%
Pool L 4:5 PARK Nicholas 121 142 A24 343 Medeo Fencing Club / Arena Fencing Academy LLC 2332 1756 5.7 17%
Pool W 5:3 YU Samuel 382 D24 431 North Shore Fencers Club 1786 1751 15.6 48%
Pool L 4:5 LEE Aiden 138 170 C24 172 Elite Fencing Academy (VA) / Alliance Fencing Academy 1923 1766 11.8 40%
Pool W 5:4 XIE Steven 269 B24 227 2217 1755 24.1 22%
Pool L 3:5 HE Patrick 253 B24 172 Star Fencing Academy / Shoreline Fencers Club 2318 1779 5.9 19%

Midwest ROC (DV1A, DV2, VET) & RJCC

Junior Men's Épée (B2, JNR), May 19, 2024
Place 29 of 43, Seed 27, Not ranked, Rating D24, Twin Cities Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 HUANG Kenneth 17 C24 18 Fencing Center Of Chicago 1945 1762 12.2 38%
Pool W 5:2 LEHNER Brian 38 E23 31 Illinois Fencing Academy 1409 1750 9.3 71%
Pool W 5:3 MCCORD Jack 13 C24 40 Ataba Fencing Club 1806 1759 16.4 47%
Pool L 4:5 SHOUSHA Yassin 32 D23 25 Peoria Fencing Academy 1945 1775 12.0 39%
Pool L 1:5 MITEV Alexander 3 181 B24 3 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 2335 1763 5.8 17%
T64 W 15:10 EICHORN Frederick 42 U 38 Illinois Fencing Academy 1380 1656 28.9 66%
T32 L 7:15 KARNAS Karol 1 53 A24 1 Fencing Center Of Chicago 2969 1685 2.6 2%

Midwest ROC (DV1A, DV2, VET) & RJCC

Div II Men's Épée (C2, DV2), May 19, 2024
Place 28 of 45, Seed 19, Not ranked, Rating D24, Twin Cities Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 CHUTKAY Sai Pratham 22 D23 17 Columbus International Fencing Academy 1758 1753 16.9 50%
Pool W 5:3 YANAMANDRA Sidhansh 5 C24 8 Olympic Fencers Club 2144 1736 26.7 25%
Pool W 5:4 ST. GEORGE David J. 39 E21 36 Crimson Blades Fencing Academy / Ataba Fencing Club 1449 1763 10.2 69%
Pool W 5:3 REED David 10 C23 43 Rain City Fencing Center 1567 1773 12.1 63%
Pool L 1:5 GLEN Ethan 32 E24 19 Fencing Center Of Chicago 1433 1785 23.4 72%
T64 W 15:12 BARNEY JR. Terry 42 U 40 Bronzeville Fencing Academy 1342 1656 27.8 66%
T32 L 9:15 ZHANG Michael 36 E23 12 Hooked On Fencing 2028 1684 27.9 29%

Midwest ROC (DV1A, DV2, VET) & RJCC

Div I-A Men's Épée (A4, D1A), May 18, 2024
Place 65 of 82, Seed 60, Not ranked, Rating D24, Twin Cities Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 COHEN Henry 61 D24 59 Advance Fencing 1620 1731 21.1 57%
Pool L 4:5 NOWAK Jakub P. 12 A22 23 Illinois Fencing Academy 2957 1710 1.1 2%
Pool W 5:3 MILLER Lance W. 13 A22 42 Grand Rapids Fencing Academy 2034 1709 26.6 30%
Pool L 4:5 HE Lingyun Matthew 36 C24 50 The Point Fencing Club & School 1818 1735 15.9 45%
Pool W 5:4 FU Jason 39 C24 28 The Fencers Academy 2342 1719 33.8 15%
T128 L 12:15 RIECK Brennan 73 E24 64 Omaha Fencing Club 1902 1691 35.1 38%

Windy City ROC /RJCC

Div I-A Men's Épée (A2, D1A), May 5, 2024
Place 52 of 55, Seed 42, Not ranked, Rating D24, Twin Cities Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 HE Lingyun Matthew 29 C24 36 The Point Fencing Club & School 1793 1794 19.8 50%
Pool L 1:5 ZHANG Michael 49 E23 33 Hooked On Fencing 1705 1774 21.1 55%
Pool L 4:5 TASKIRAN Mete 26 C24 28 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 1808 1753 17.6 46%
Pool L 1:5 MASON Alexander T. 11 B24 17 3135 1736 0.7 1%
Pool L 1:5 NIKOLOV Peter 8 A23 8 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 2558 1735 4.1 9%
T64 L 9:15 DHAL Leon 33 C24 21 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 2332 1710 19.0 16%

Windy City ROC /RJCC

Junior Men's Épée (A2, JNR), May 4, 2024
Place 48 of 48, Seed 29, Not ranked, Rating D24, Twin Cities Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 MCCORD Jack 20 C24 20 Ataba Fencing Club 1779 1923 26.5 59%
Pool L 2:5 SERAFYM Damian 13 B24 19 Advance Fencing 2195 1897 14.0 31%
Pool L 1:5 STOKER Elliott 36 E24 37 Illinois Fencing Academy 1380 1883 36.7 79%
Pool L 1:5 DHAL Leon 4 156 C24 5 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 2116 1846 13.9 33%
Pool L 4:5 GLEN Ethan 38 E24 45 Fencing Center of Chicago 1155 1832 38.0 86%
T64 L 9:15 ZHAO Zidong 3 108 B24 13 2291 1733 22.5 19%

Fencing Center of Chicago RYC & RJCC

Junior Men's Épée (A2, JNR), April 20, 2024
Place 33 of 48, Seed 26, Not ranked, Rating D24, Twin Cities Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 PETROVICH Alexandar 23 C23 16 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 1743 1914 32.1 61%
Pool L 3:5 SHOUSHA Yassin 31 D23 25 Peoria Fencing Academy 1891 1882 24.9 49%
Pool W 5:4 RITTERBUSCH Timothy 33 D23 24 Ataba Fencing Club 1849 1857 24.2 51%
Pool W 5:2 AGRAWAL Krishna 44 U 46 Culver Military Academy 1291 1881 9.0 78%
Pool L 2:5 GINZBURG Adam 12 B24 11 Fencing Center Of Chicago / Epee Miami Fencing Club 2118 1891 17.0 35%
Pool W 5:4 NIKOLOV Peter 3 63 A23 7 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 2629 1874 49.6 11%
T64 L 9:15 PATEL Aayan 48 U 32 Illinois Fencing Academy 1165 1844 111.3 85%

UMFC Frazzini Open 2024

Senior Mixed Épée (A2, SNR), April 13, 2024
Place 9 of 42, Seed 20, Not ranked, Rating E23, Minnetonka fencing club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 ZHENG Jerry 6 B23 1 Twin Cities Fencing Club 2166 1795 44.5 27%
Pool W 5:1 JOHNSON Alexe 31 U 41 Central Iowa Fencing Academy
Pool W 5:2 TOLLEFSON Zachary 7 B23 11 Twin Cities Fencing Club 2206 1839 42.4 28%
Pool W 5:4 JORGENSEN Kjirsten 18 E24 21 Twin Cities Fencing Club
Pool W 5:3 HICKNER Gabe 42 U 30 1449 1882 12.6 71%
Pool W 5:3 EHLERS Justin 30 U 27 1778 1894 19.9 56%
T32 W 15:10 FITZGERALD Thomas R. 24 E23 27 Central Iowa Fencing Academy 1754 1828 50.1 54%
T16 L 8:15 ZHENG Jerry 6 B23 1 Twin Cities Fencing Club 2287 1878 34.1 26%

Minnesota Division Summer National Qualifiers

Div II Men's Épée (E1, DV2), April 7, 2024
Place 5 of 11, Seed 6, Not ranked, Rating E23, Minnetonka fencing club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 SIEDOW Jeffrey 9 U 9 Twin Cities Fencing Club 1693 1704 31.9 51%
Pool W 5:4 OZANNE Jeffrey S. 3 C23 7 Twin Cities Fencing Club 2150 1736 50.5 25%
Pool L 4:5 TAKATA Ben 2 C23 1 Center for Blade Arts 2367 1787 11.9 18%
Pool W 5:3 SHOEMAKER Oliver 7 E23 8 Blake High School / BLADEARTS 1505 1775 20.2 67%
T8 L 9:15 BISSEN Quinn 1 C24 4 2273 1866 37.9 27%

Pot O' Gold Open

Senior Mixed Épée (E1, SNR), March 9, 2024
Place 3 of 6, Seed 4, Not ranked, Rating E23, Minnetonka fencing club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:1 JORGENSEN Kjirsten 2 E24 5 Twin Cities Fencing Club
Pool L 4:5 SCHROEDER Karl 1 D22 2 2152 1700 18.3 25%
Pool W 5:1 STONE Kenneth 3 E23 6 Twin Cities Fencing Club 1212 1681 17.4 77%
Pool W 5:0 NEAS Derek 6 U 3 Center for Blade Arts / Duluth YMCA Fencing 1441 1699 22.4 64%
Pool L 3:5 LOCKWOOD Jacob 5 U 1 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club / Minnetonka fencing club 2174 1721 16.8 24%
T4 L 8:15 SCHROEDER Karl 1 D22 2 2113 1916 50.3 40%

2024 MN High School Championships (Individual Event)

Junior Men's Épée (U, JNR), February 24, 2024
Place 5 of 43, Seed 3, Rank 3, Rating None, Minnetonka fencing club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:1 SMITH Bram 17 18 16 Center for Blade Arts 1308 1643 24.2 70%
Pool W 5:2 PHAM Ryan 33 35 27 Blake High School
Pool W 5:4 HALULA Frank 12 13 17 Twin Cities Fencing Club 1155 1667 17.2 77%
Pool W 5:0 GAO Jack 25 26 38 Saint Paul Academy
Pool W 5:1 WILLER Ryan 39 41 30 Center for Blade Arts 1103 1685 14.9 80%
T32 W 15:5 MINNICH Oliver 36 38 32 Twin Cities Fencing Club 2295 1752 98.6 27%
T16 W 15:10 BRAATEN Erik 32 34 14 Twin Cities Fencing Club 2044 1850 74.6 41%
T8 L 5:15 ZHENG Andy 27 28 1 Twin Cities Fencing Club 3034 1925 8.9 4%

Cupid's Arrow 2024

Men's Épée (U), February 10, 2024
Place 7 of 35, Seed 3, Not ranked, Rating E23, Minnetonka fencing club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:1 MOCOL Jacob 15 U 28 Holy Family Catholic High School
Pool W 5:0 LARSON Peter 32 U 33 South YEL Fencing Alliance
Pool W 5:2 HALULA Frank 13 U 21 Twin Cities Fencing Club 1218 1668 21.9 74%
Pool W 5:3 WATTIER Samuel 24 U 17 Rochester Youth Fencers 934 1690 12.9 84%
Pool W 5:1 PHAM Ryan 29 U 24 Blake High School
Pool L 4:5 SHOEMAKER Oliver 8 E23 4 1391 1703 59.8 69%
T32 W 15:4 MCGUIRE Theodore 28 U 26 Center for Blade Arts 1725 1661 83.1 47%
T16 W 15:10 SMITH Bram 17 U 10 Center for Blade Arts 1436 1744 60.9 66%
T8 L 7:15 ZHENG Jerry 21 B23 1 Twin Cities Fencing Club 2194 1805 53.5 28%

SPA Invitational 2024

Unrated Junior Men's Épée (U, JNR), February 3, 2024
Place 6 of 37, Seed 4, Rank 4, Rating None, Minnetonka fencing club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 WILSON Gavin 16 26 Holy Family Catholic High School 965 1584 17.7 80%
Pool L 4:5 MURAD Humza 9 10 9 Saint Paul Academy
Pool W 5:1 HELLAND Sam 28 29 36 Blake High School
Pool W 5:1 ELDRIDGE Hudson 21 22 14 Twin Cities Fencing Club
Pool W 5:3 MCGUIRE Theodore 34 35 22 Center for Blade Arts 2776 1601 66.9 10%
T32 W 15:12 GARCÍA Guillermo 24 25 26 Holy Family Catholic High School
T16 W 15:14 KARI Ryan 18 19 10 Saint Paul Academy / Twin City Fencing Club 2080 1600 161.9 28%
T8 L 12:15 MISHRA Milan 2 2 4 Saint Paul Academy 1881 1762 101.1 43%

Blake Invitational 2024

Unrated Junior Men's Épée (U, JNR), January 21, 2024
Place 6 of 34, Seed 4, Rank 4, Rating None, Minnetonka fencing club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:0 WESTEMEIER Huxley 24 27 34 Saint Paul Academy
Pool L 2:5 SIEDOW William 32 31 2 Twin Cities Fencing Club 1661 1621 56.6 47%
Pool L 3:5 SHOEMAKER Oliver 7 7 7 Blake High School / Center for Blade Arts 1320 1565 71.9 65%
Pool W 5:4 MINGO Joshua 16 18 19 Rochester Youth Fencers
Pool W 5:1 BRAATEN Erik 17 20 21 Twin Cities Fencing Club 1935 1493 68.5 27%
Pool W 5:1 WILSON Gavin 14 29 Holy Family Catholic High School 1076 1561 22.2 74%
T32 W 15:10 COLEY Liam 11 12 25 Blake High School
T16 W 15:14 MURAD Humza 10 10 10 Saint Paul Academy
T8 L 9:15 MISHRA Milan 2 2 4 Saint Paul Academy 1839 1735 134.2 44%

Minnesota Division JO Qualifiers

Cadet Men's Épée (E1, CDT), December 10, 2023
Place 4 of 6, Seed 5, 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 4:5 MISHRA Milan B. 1 D23 1 Twin Cities Fencing Club 1830 1597 57.5 36%
Pool W 5:4 SANFORD Wesley 4 U 6 1647 1539 59.0 45%
Pool W 5:2 LEE Vincent 3 U 5 1075 1598 29.9 74%
Pool W 5:3 SMITH Bram 6 U 3 1260 1628 38.2 70%
Pool L 1:5 ROWLAND Marsden 2 E23 2 1901 1667 45.3 36%
T8 W 15:7 LEE Vincent 3 U 5 2500 1675 222.5 23%
T4 L 11:15 ROWLAND Marsden 2 E23 2 1936 1897 162.4 48%

Minnesota Division JO Qualifiers

Junior Men's Épée (E1, JNR), December 10, 2023
Place 4 of 7, Seed 7, Not ranked, Rating U, Twin Cities Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 MISHRA Milan B. 1 D23 5 Twin Cities Fencing Club 1821 2073 125.9 64%
Pool L 3:5 SIEDOW William 5 U 1 Twin Cities Fencing Club / DC Fencers Club 1613 2199 257.6 80%
Pool L 2:5 NGUYEN Maik 4 U 3 Twin Cities Fencing Club 1787 1942 137.3 59%
Pool L 4:5 ROWLAND Marsden 3 E23 6 1817 1804 99.6 49%
Pool W 5:2 SMITH Bram 6 U 7 979 1705 30.6 84%
Pool L 3:5 SHOEMAKER Oliver 2 E23 2 1291 1735 138.3 75%
T8 W 15:7 MISHRA Milan B. 1 D23 5 Twin Cities Fencing Club 1746 1836 322.7 54%
T4 L 8:15 SHOEMAKER Oliver 2 E23 2 1335 2159 484.1 84%

UMFC Gopher Open 2023

Mixed Épée (U), December 3, 2023
Place 1 of 15, Seed 4, 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 4:5 NOONEY Tatum 3 U 5 Twin Cities Fencing Club 1551 2384 310.7 82%
Pool W 5:4 KIM Claire 9 U 2 Saint Paul Academy / Twin Cities Fencing Club
Pool W 5:1 CARTEN Myra 10 U 14
Pool W 5:1 LEE Jacqueline 15 U 13 University of Minnesota Fencing Club
T16 W 15:4 CARTEN Myra 10 U 14
T8 W 15:4 BUKOWSKI Lillian 7 U 6 Twin Cities Fencing Club
T4 W 15:1 GUSTAFSON Dillon 14 U 3
T2 W 15:5 KIM Claire 9 U 2 Saint Paul Academy / Twin Cities Fencing Club

UMFC Gopher Open 2023

Mixed Épée (B2), December 2, 2023
Place 9 of 35, Seed 26, Not ranked, Rating U, Twin Cities Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 BISSEN Quinn 8 C23 11 2047 2500 364.9 67%
Pool W 5:1 CARTEN Myra 21 U 34
Pool W 5:4 NGUYEN Maik 34 U 20 Twin Cities Fencing Club 2003 2865 153.4 83%
Pool W 5:4 HILLSTROM Nathan 4 B22 15 Cabrillo Academy Of The Sword LLC 2038 3018 98.5 88%
Pool L 3:5 ROWLAND Marsden 16 E23 18 1788 3117 732.7 95%
T32 W 15:10 SINGH Sneha 31 U 24
T16 L 13:15 OZANNE Jeffrey S. 10 C23 8 Twin Cities Fencing Club 2186 2500 664.0 62%