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Max Sears

2011
International Fencing Club
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Win/loss statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories 4 9 4 - - 17
Losses 17 34 29 - - 80
Win ratio 19.0% 20.9% 12.1% - - 17.5%
Pool victories 4 6 4 - - 14
Pool losses 14 28 24 - - 66
Pool win ratio 22.2% 17.6% 14.3% - - 17.5%
DE victories - 3 - - - 3
DE losses 3 6 5 - - 14
DE win ratio 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% - - 17.6%

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† 1 1 2 - - 4
Easy wins % 25.0% 11.1% 50.0% - - 23.5%
Close wins‡ - 1 - - - 1
Close wins % 0.0% 11.1% 0.0% - - 5.9%
Close losses‡ 2 4 4 - - 10
Close losses % 11.8% 11.8% 13.8% - - 12.5%
Big losses† 11 17 14 - - 42
Big losses % 64.7% 50.0% 48.3% - - 52.5%

† 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.

Events

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Events 3 6 5 - - 14
Tournaments 3 6 5 - - 14

Competition history

14 competitions, 97 bouts

Mission Snowed Out Showdown and Icebreaker Challenge

Y-14 Men's Saber U, Y14 April 11, 2026

Place 40 of 46 Seed 29 Not ranked Rating U International Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 ZOU Eli 25 - U 25 Fencing Academy Of Westchester 3255 403 0.0 < 1%
Pool
D 1:5 O'KEEFE Brody 15 - U 10 New Jersey Fencing Alliance 1278 403 4.1 8%
Pool
D 4:5 BALTRUSAITIS Lucas Tommaso 42 - U 29 Manhattan Fencing Center 959 399 8.4 18%
Pool
V 5:2 LEV Iaroslav 46 - U 44 Mission Fencing Center 684 391 28.5 32%
Pool
D 4:5 LI Sebastian 14 - U 22 Brooklyn Bridge Fencing Club 786 420 11.6 27%
Pool
D 0:5 LIANG Morgan 1 60 D26 1 Long Island Fencing Center 1747 408 0.9 1%
T64
D 6:15 BALBALE Zayd 38 - U 26 Scarsdale Fencing Center 1473 886 26.6 18%

NEUSFA 2026 Summer National Qualifiers

Y-14 Men's Saber U, Y14 March 14, 2026

Place 7 of 8 Seed 7 Not ranked Rating U International Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 HOWARTH Hayes 6 - U 5 International Fencing Club 1190 377 5.3 9%
Pool
V 5:3 ZHIVICH Gabriel 3 - U 6 Zeta Fencing 941 372 36.8 20%
Pool
D 1:5 GARCIA-ALBEA Diego 8 - U 3 Boston Fencing Club 1082 408 7.1 13%
Pool
D 1:5 DMYTRUK Alexander 1 - U 1 Fencing Academy Of Boston 1008 401 8.1 16%
Pool
D 0:5 CARR Silas 4 - U 4 Zeta Fencing 896 393 9.9 21%
Pool
D 3:5 DAVIDSON Graham 2 - U 2 Boston Fencing Club 1128 383 5.8 11%
Pool
V 5:1 GARCIA-ALBEA Oscar 5 - U 8 Boston Fencing Club 530 377 26.0 40%
T8
D 4:15 DAVIDSON Graham 2 - U 2 Boston Fencing Club 1476 915 29.6 20%

Boston Fencing Club RYC

Y-14 Men's Saber U, Y14 December 14, 2025

Place 35 of 43 Seed 25 Not ranked Rating U International Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 0:5 KOSMIN Ivan 3 98 D25 6 Dynamo Fencing Center Inc. 1493 367 2.4 3%
Pool
V 5:2 DE NAUROIS Colin 30 - U 39 Fencing Academy Of Boston 1102 364 33.7 18%
Pool
D 1:5 BURENKOV Matthew 17 - U 19 Zeta Fencing 1332 398 4.0 6%
Pool
D 1:5 MALEK Zak 38 - U 10 Boston Fencing Club 1278 394 4.6 7%
Pool
D 3:5 PALERMO Evan 15 - U 28 Hills Fencing Institute 819 389 12.3 24%
T64
D 10:15 SOCHNIKOV Jacob 40 - U 29 Zeta Fencing 1212 969 53.3 36%

2025 BFC Youth Series 4

E & Under Y-14 Mixed Saber U, Y14 May 11, 2025

Place 8 of 13 Seed 10 Not ranked Rating U International Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 BURENKOV Matthew 8 - U 3 Zeta Fencing 1320 309 3.6 5%
Pool
D 3:5 GARCIA-ALBEA Diego 5 - U 2 Boston Fencing Club 1098 306 6.4 10%
Pool
D 0:5 KHANNA Adamantis 1 - D25 1 Boston Fencing Club 2267 299 0.1 < 1%
Pool
V 5:2 SACCO Antonio 4 - U 13 Boston Fencing Club 1196 299 43.6 12%
Pool
V 5:2 MORRISS Ben 9 - U 12 Boston Fencing Club 741 343 31.8 29%
Pool
D 4:5 DAVIDSON Graham 13 - U 6 Boston Fencing Club 1032 375 8.2 14%
T16
V 15:11 PARKER Mrinali 11 - U 9 Boston Fencing Club - - - -
T8
D 4:15 SIVUK Arda 12 - U 3 2056 979 10.7 5%

NEUSFA Y14 Qualifiers

Y-14 Men's Saber U, Y14 April 6, 2025

Place 16 of 21 Seed 19 Not ranked Rating U International Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 RODRIGUEZ GALVAN Andres 17 - U 10 International Fencing Club 1260 357 5.5 7%
Pool
D 0:5 ZHIVICH Theodore 5 - U 12 Zeta Fencing 802 352 14.3 24%
Pool
D 1:5 GARCIA-ALBEA Diego 11 - U 5 Boston Fencing Club 995 338 9.3 14%
Pool
D 2:5 MAKLIN David 14 - U 15 Dynamo Fencing Center Inc. 1080 328 7.4 11%
Pool
D 2:5 MENZIES Liam 8 - U 3 Zeta Fencing 1125 321 6.4 10%
Pool
D 1:5 CHIN Adrian 2 - U 8 Zeta Fencing 1216 315 5.1 8%
T32
V 15:11 GAO Francis 9 - U 17 Zeta Fencing 1630 854 195.8 12%
T16
D 9:15 MENZIES Liam 8 - U 3 Zeta Fencing 1171 1050 70.5 43%

Boston Fencing Club RJCC

Cadet Men's Saber C2, CDT March 29, 2025

Place 58 of 58 Seed 57 Not ranked Rating U International Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 0:5 DAI Zihou 7 101 D25 8 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 1833 366 0.9 1%
Pool
D 1:5 TAYCHER Aaron 29 - U 30 Dynamo Fencing Center Inc. 1464 365 3.1 4%
Pool
D 2:5 TRZEPLA Max 25 - E24 21 Durkan Fencing Academy / National Fencing Alliance-LLC 1617 362 1.9 2%
Pool
D 0:5 SWIFT Owen 12 - D25 25 Shoreline Fencers Club 1830 360 0.8 1%
Pool
D 1:5 GORDON Samuel 44 - U 7 Zeta Fencing 1567 360 2.2 2%
T64
D 7:15 CHEN Brendan 22 - E24 19 Manhattan Fencing Center / Queens Fencing Club LLC 1769 878 23.6 10%

Boston Fencing Club RYC

Y-14 Men's Saber U, Y14 March 2, 2025

Place 43 of 47 Seed 46 Not ranked Rating U International Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 ZWAKA Jonas 7 141 U 5 Sheridan Fencing Academy 1744 409 1.5 2%
Pool
D 1:5 SHAPIRO Simon 10 171 U 7 Dynamo Fencing Center Inc. 1579 407 2.7 3%
Pool
D 2:5 MAKLIN David 23 - U 16 Dynamo Fencing Center Inc. 1127 405 9.0 12%
Pool
D 2:5 PEACE Sam 39 - U 24 Zeta Fencing 1091 396 9.4 13%
Pool
D 3:5 SOCHNIKOV Jacob 44 - U 30 Zeta Fencing 673 386 19.9 32%
T64
D 6:15 GAO Francis 41 - U 25 Zeta Fencing 1647 912 34.5 14%

2025 BFC Youth Series 3

E & Under Y-14 Mixed Saber U, Y14 February 2, 2025

Place 11 of 11 Seed 10 Not ranked Rating U International Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 HORJUS Daniel 3 - U 5 Boston Fencing Club 829 485 21.3 29%
Pool
D 4:5 GARCIA-ALBEA Diego 7 - U 6 Boston Fencing Club 940 463 16.3 22%
Pool
D 1:5 GARCIA-ALBEA Oscar 6 - U 9 Boston Fencing Club 473 447 32.0 48%
Pool
D 3:5 BURENKOV Matthew 2 - U 2 Zeta Fencing 1288 415 6.4 8%
T16
D 9:15 ABELTSAI Hauke 5 - U 3 Zeta Fencing 1110 1008 95.9 45%

2025 BFC Youth Series 2

E & Under Y-14 Mixed Saber U, Y14 December 30, 2024

Place 3 of 9 Seed 6 Not ranked Rating U International Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:0 DANIELS William 5 - U 6 International Fencing Club 755 361 71.4 27%
Pool
D 4:5 SIVUK Arda 8 - U 2 1421 432 7.8 8%
Pool
D 1:5 HORJUS Daniel 2 - U 3 Boston Fencing Club 869 424 21.9 24%
Pool
D 4:5 ABELTSAI Hauke 3 - U 5 Zeta Fencing 795 402 22.9 27%
Pool
D 0:5 BURENKOV Matthew 9 - U 1 Zeta Fencing 1198 379 9.3 9%
Pool
V 5:2 PARKER Mrinali 4 - U 8 Boston Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:3 GARCIA-ALBEA Diego 1 - U 7 Boston Fencing Club 973 370 73.0 17%
Pool
V 5:4 GARCIA-ALBEA Oscar 7 - U 9 Boston Fencing Club 545 443 41.5 44%
T8
V 15:11 DANIELS William 5 - U 6 International Fencing Club 1274 844 225.3 28%
T4
D 5:15 BURENKOV Matthew 9 - U 1 Zeta Fencing 1607 1070 61.6 22%

Morris Cup RYC/RJCC

Y-12 Men's Saber U, Y12 April 6, 2024

Place 75 of 98 Seed 34 Not ranked Rating U International Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 0:5 HENDERSON Louis 90 - U 22 1699 179 1.6 1%
Pool
D 2:5 LEE Blake 23 121 U 27 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 1377 177 4.8 3%
Pool
D 4:5 RISMAN Edward 76 - U 79 Dynamo Fencing Center Inc. 1085 173 10.9 8%
Pool
V 5:1 CHENG Shane 72 - U 97 Manhattan Fencing Center 519 162 75.4 30%
Pool
D 0:5 KOZLOV Lucas 6 49 U 6 Durkan Fencing Academy 1915 237 0.7 < 1%
Pool
V 5:2 CHAN Brady 61 - U 54 Stamford Fencing Center, LLC 1201 236 124.3 6%
T128
D 13:15 CHAN Brady 61 - U 54 Stamford Fencing Center, LLC 1548 918 73.6 20%

NEUSFA Y14 Qualifiers

Y-14 Men's Saber U, Y14 March 31, 2024

Place 23 of 23 Seed 18 Not ranked Rating U International Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 SHALISH Milan 2 - U 18 Boston Fencing Club 771 267 30.9 22%
Pool
D 0:5 KHANNA Adamantis 22 - U 1 Fencing Academy Of Boston 2126 236 0.4 < 1%
Pool
D 0:5 ABELTSAI Hauke 10 - U 19 Zeta Fencing 816 236 25.4 21%
Pool
D 1:5 MARSHQUIST Miles 15 - U 14 Zeta Fencing 837 211 22.2 16%
Pool
D 0:5 CAREY Sam 7 - U 3 Zeta Fencing 1168 188 9.4 6%
T32
D 3:15 CUSSON William 1 - U 7 Zeta Fencing 1290 1078 159.8 39%

Boston Fencing Club RYC

Y-12 Men's Saber U, Y12 December 30, 2023

Place 29 of 31 Seed 23 Not ranked Rating U International Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 0:5 PARK Sean 28 - U 16 Platinum Fencing Academy 1274 426 20.0 10%
Pool
D 3:5 EARLEY Jack 17 - U 7 Zeta Fencing 853 406 42.1 25%
Pool
D 1:5 GAO Francis 7 - U 15 Zeta Fencing 461 364 60.8 45%
Pool
D 3:5 GILBERT Ari 14 - U 12 Dynamo Fencing Center Inc. 845 303 30.8 21%
Pool
D 1:5 KOREN George 4 65 U 3 Dynamo Fencing Center Inc. 1552 272 4.7 2%
T32
D 7:15 PARK Layne 5 - U 9 Platinum Fencing Academy 1664 1225 147.1 29%

2024 BFC Youth Series 2

Unrated Y-12 Mixed Saber U, Y12 December 9, 2023

Place 6 of 8 Seed 2 Not ranked Rating U International Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 KATZ Isaac 6 - U 3 International Fencing Club 562 595 137.0 52%
Pool
D 0:5 HILD Anya 5 - U 1 Boston Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 4:5 DANIELS William 1 - U 3 International Fencing Club 685 458 86.7 37%
Pool
V 5:1 TENNEY Edward 7 - U 7 International Fencing Club 868 371 134.3 27%
Pool
D 3:5 HORJUS Daniel 8 - U 5 Boston Fencing Club 944 505 51.3 26%
Pool
V 5:2 FINK Liliana 3 - U 8 International Fencing Club / Dynamo Fencing Center Inc. - - - -
Pool
D 2:5 HOWARTH Hayes 4 - U 2 International Fencing Club 1175 454 28.0 14%
T8
D 14:15 DANIELS William 1 - U 3 International Fencing Club 1263 1645 419.7 66%

The 9-State Fencing Cup RYC/RCC

Y-12 Men's Saber U, Y12 October 8, 2023

Place 39 of 43 Seed 40 Not ranked Rating U International Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 BROOKS Drake 31 - U 15 Olympian Fencing Studio 1357 2500 1097.4 87%
Pool
D 1:5 MERMEGAS Alexander 5 38 U 3 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 1761 1403 211.6 33%
Pool
D 2:5 WANG Harrison 34 - U 21 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club / Tim Morehouse Fencing Club (Port Chester) 1009 1191 295.8 59%
Pool
D 2:5 LEE Jason 10 - U 25 Manhattan Fencing Center / Manhattan Fencing of Englewood 990 895 170.1 45%
Pool
D 3:5 VISH Manyu 19 - U 29 873 725 130.7 42%
T64
D 10:15 AVERY Marcus 8 66 U 26 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 1815 2500 855.4 75%