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Norman Cheng

1977
The Fencing Center
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Win/loss statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories 9 17 4 - - 30
Losses 8 37 9 - - 54
Win ratio 52.9% 31.5% 30.8% - - 35.7%
Pool victories 7 15 4 - - 26
Pool losses 6 29 7 - - 42
Pool win ratio 53.8% 34.1% 36.4% - - 38.2%
DE victories 2 2 - - - 4
DE losses 2 8 2 - - 12
DE win ratio 50.0% 20.0% 0.0% - - 25.0%

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† 6 10 - - - 16
Easy wins % 66.7% 58.8% 0.0% - - 53.3%
Close wins‡ 1 2 3 - - 6
Close wins % 11.1% 11.8% 75.0% - - 20.0%
Close losses‡ 2 6 1 - - 9
Close losses % 25.0% 16.2% 11.1% - - 16.7%
Big losses† 4 18 5 - - 27
Big losses % 50.0% 48.6% 55.6% - - 50.0%

† 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 2 8 2 - - 12
Tournaments 2 7 2 - - 11

Competition history

12 competitions, 84 bouts

SANCTIONED - Saratoga Open Youth and Vet Foil Tournament

Veteran Mixed Foil E1, VET March 21, 2026

Place 2 of 8 Seed 6 Not ranked Rating U The Fencing Center / Bay Area Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:1 BHATT Jay 4 - D24 3 West Berkeley Fencing Club / Halberstadt Fencers' Club 1712 1414 31.0 31%
Pool
V 5:2 BOND Stephen 8 - U 8 Las Positas Fencing Center 962 1445 9.7 76%
Pool
V 5:3 PROCOPIO Gregory M. 7 - U 7 1679 1455 27.5 36%
Pool
D 4:5 KOROL 1 Oleg 3 - D25 1 Bay Area Fencing Club 2020 1482 8.5 20%
Pool
V 5:1 CRACRAFT William J. 2 - C22 6 Halberstadt Fencers' Club 2028 1474 36.9 18%
Pool
V 5:1 CHAU Sharon 5 - U 5 Saratoga Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:1 ESTELL OSCAR M. 1 - B23 3 Halberstadt Fencers' Club / Saratoga Fencing Club 2463 1510 49.1 6%
T8
V 10:3 BOND Stephen 8 - U 8 Las Positas Fencing Center 1954 1583 96.2 34%
T4
V 10:8 ESTELL OSCAR M. 1 - B23 3 Halberstadt Fencers' Club / Saratoga Fencing Club 2608 1680 218.5 8%
T2
D 8:10 KOROL 1 Oleg 3 - D25 1 Bay Area Fencing Club 2637 1898 25.3 15%

AFM Super Regional SYC/RJCC/ROC Div1A/Vet

Div I-A Men's Foil B3, D1A November 2, 2025

Place 59 of 65 Seed 64 Not ranked Rating U The Fencing Center / Bay Area Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 SUMIN Yang 40 - D25 41 LA International Fencing 1960 1444 10.0 20%
Pool
D 2:5 GOFF Nathaniel 22 - C25 3 Piedmont Fencing Team 2202 1434 5.7 11%
Pool
V 5:0 HAMEL Gillian 62 - U 65 West Berkeley Fencing Club 481 1429 3.7 94%
Pool
D 1:5 ZHENG Alan H. 1 121 B25 18 Golden State Fencing Academy / OnTarget Fencing Club 2996 1432 0.4 1%
Pool
D 1:5 ZHANG Raphael 41 - D25 47 S-class Fencing 1644 1432 16.5 36%
Pool
D 0:5 WENDLER Alexander J. 20 - C25 3 Davis Fencing Academy / North Bay Fencing Academy 2641 1415 1.5 2%
T64
D 5:15 PAN Qiwen 61 - U 1 2500 1612 28.4 20%

Bay Cup at TFC: Battle of the Vets

Veteran Mixed Foil E1, VET June 15, 2025

Place 3 of 7 Seed 7 Not ranked Rating U Maximum Fencing Club / Bay Area Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 EPSTEIN Jason 5 - D23 6 Pacific Fencing Club 2340 1480 5.1 9%
Pool
D 4:5 BHATT Jay 4 - D24 2 West Berkeley Fencing Club / Halberstadt Fencers' Club 1784 1475 15.3 31%
Pool
D 3:5 ESTELL Oscar M. 1 - B23 3 Halberstadt Fencers' Club / Saratoga Fencing Club 2528 1460 2.7 4%
Pool
V 5:1 STANICA Teodora O. 6 - U 7 The Fencing Center - - - -
Pool
D 3:5 MARIANI Lou 2 - C22 1 The Fencing Center 2200 1457 6.3 11%
Pool
D 4:5 CRACRAFT William J. 3 - C22 5 Halberstadt Fencers' Club 2168 1451 6.6 12%
T8
V 10:5 CRACRAFT William J. 3 - C22 5 Halberstadt Fencers' Club 2253 1366 296.3 10%
T4
D 4:10 MARIANI Lou 2 - C22 1 The Fencing Center 2205 1663 50.9 21%

Division 1/Para Championships + April NAC

Veteran Men's Foil A2/B3, VET April 13, 2025

Place 62 of 74 Seed 62 Not ranked Rating U Maximum Fencing Club / Bay Area Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 BHATT Jay 43 - D24 45 West Berkeley Fencing Club / Halberstadt Fencers' Club 1773 1500 18.2 33%
Pool
D 4:5 VALENTINE Iain 26 - C24 49 Salle Auriol Seattle 2119 1482 9.0 15%
Pool
D 2:5 MINOTT Nicolas D. 70 - U 33 Valkyrie Fencing Club 1749 1473 17.2 33%
Pool
D 1:5 LEBLANC Gerald (Jerry) A. 19 - B22 22 Elite Fencing Club 2365 1456 4.5 7%
Pool
V 5:3 FROST Talon 49 - E25 61 Epic Fencing Club 1616 1451 30.2 39%
Pool
D 0:5 CHO Michael 4 - A22 6 Renaissance Fencing Club 2768 1482 1.4 2%
T128
V 10:5 RUSANOV Oleg 46 - D22 67 Royal Fencing Academy 1960 959 407.9 8%
T64
D 7:10 JAN Stephen 1 - A25 5 3477 1367 0.7 < 1%

Division 1/Para Championships + April NAC

Vet-40 Men's Foil A2, V40 April 12, 2025

Place 29 of 33 Seed 32 Not ranked Rating U Maximum Fencing Club / Bay Area Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 KREIDMAN Michael J. 12 19 C24 8 Polaris Fencing Center 2867 1514 1.5 2%
Pool
V 5:3 RODRIGUEZ VINCENT 19 12 E24 31 San Diego Fencing Center 1486 1512 28.2 52%
Pool
D 2:5 BUCHNER William 29 - U 20 2797 1540 3.9 8%
Pool
D 2:5 CHOY Benedict W. 21 - E24 23 South Coast Fencing Center / Swordplay LA 1438 1537 31.8 56%
Pool
D 0:5 PAI Dong-Ying 2 2 A25 3 Twin Cities Fencing Club 2815 1505 1.4 2%
Pool
D 1:5 WOOD Alexander W. 9 25 B25 2 Fencing Sports Academy, Inc. 2602 1503 3.0 4%
T32
D 2:10 MILLER Douglas S. 3 3 C25 6 RedStar Fencing Club Chicago 2520 969 9.9 2%

PFA Cup Senior Mixed Foil A2 / B2

Senior Mixed Foil B2, SNR March 23, 2025

Place 29 of 35 Seed 29 Not ranked Rating U Maximum Fencing Club / Bay Area Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 0:5 SOHN Christopher 10 - C23 5 Prime Fencing Academy / Massialas Foundation (M Team) 3331 1580 0.3 < 1%
Pool
D 3:5 BURLINGAME Owen 30 - U 14 Prime Fencing Academy 1354 1579 42.9 64%
Pool
V 5:1 JUNG Aaron 22 - U 31 Prime Fencing Academy 1180 1536 18.1 70%
Pool
D 4:5 AGARWAL Savya 19 - E24 22 Prime Fencing Academy 1553 1554 30.7 50%
Pool
D 0:5 DESAI Nalin H. 2 - A23 13 Silicon Valley Fencing Center 2749 1524 2.1 2%
Pool
D 0:5 WONG Evan 9 - C24 9 Prime Fencing Academy 2280 1522 7.8 11%
T32
D 3:15 BILKO ILLIA 35 - U 3 Prime Fencing Academy 2500 996 26.4 9%

The Fencing Center Div2/VET ROC

Veteran Men's Foil E1, VET February 28, 2025

Place 5 of 10 Seed 7 Not ranked Rating U Maximum Fencing Club / Bay Area Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:0 HE Mel 9 - U 8 Bay Area Fencing Club 2500 1469 43.2 16%
Pool
V 5:4 BUCHWALD Alan 2 - C21 6 Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) / Hawaii Island Fencing Assoc. 2021 1513 64.3 21%
Pool
D 3:5 BHATT Jay 3 - D24 1 West Berkeley Fencing Club / Halberstadt Fencers' Club 1796 1577 25.8 36%
Pool
V 5:0 KARLSON Eric 6 - U 10 1586 1551 28.5 48%
T8
D 5:10 EPSTEIN Jason 4 - D23 3 2432 1016 20.8 4%

AFM Super Regional SYC/RJCC/ROC Div1A/Vet

Veteran Men's Foil B1, VET October 26, 2024

Place 10 of 19 Seed 19 Not ranked Rating U Maximum Fencing Club / Bay Area Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:0 WILLIAMS Brian 18 - U 19 AZ United Fencing Club 1077 1285 34.4 62%
Pool
D 2:5 BHATT Jay 7 - D22 6 West Berkeley Fencing Club / Halberstadt Fencers' Club 1953 1319 16.1 16%
Pool
V 5:2 BUCHWALD Alan 6 - C21 13 Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) / Hawaii Island Fencing Assoc. 2061 1303 93.7 11%
Pool
V 5:1 GU zhiwei 13 - U 18 607 1397 11.0 88%
Pool
D 1:5 DEW Eric 1 - B24 1 Halberstadt Fencers' Club 2752 1408 2.0 2%
Pool
V 5:4 ZEISS Gary M. 14 - U 8 Elite Fencing Club 1824 1406 63.7 25%
T16
D 6:10 ZEISS Gary M. 14 - U 8 Elite Fencing Club 2034 1068 51.1 10%

Fortune ROC/RJCC/RYC

Veteran Men's Foil C2, VET August 31, 2024

Place 20 of 27 Seed 27 Not ranked Rating U Maximum Fencing Club / Bay Area Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 0:5 RODRIGUEZ VINCENT 9 - E23 8 San Diego Fencing Center 1460 1287 51.1 39%
Pool
D 3:5 MISTRETTA Alex 15 - U 13 LA International Fencing 1622 1236 33.4 29%
Pool
D 2:5 CHOY Benedict W. 10 - E22 6 South Coast Fencing Center / Swordplay LA 1396 1202 44.0 38%
Pool
V 5:1 GU zhiwei 17 - U 27 771 1158 29.1 71%
Pool
D 1:5 KISSINGFORD John F. 1 - B24 1 Denver Fencing Center 2547 1187 2.6 2%
Pool
V 5:2 ZEISS Gary M. 21 - U 23 Elite Fencing Club 1837 1185 99.9 15%
T32
D 5:10 MISTRETTA Alex 15 - U 13 LA International Fencing 2130 1126 58.5 12%

TFC August Fence-a-thon

Senior Men's Foil D1, SNR August 18, 2024

Place 9 of 15 Seed 12 Not ranked Rating U Maximum Fencing Club / Bay Area Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:1 SANTILLANO Simeon “Cole” 11 - U 12 2500 1223 104.9 11%
Pool
D 1:5 SCHEUERMANN Andrew G. 1 - D24 1 The Fencing Center / Halberstadt Fencers' Club 2448 1327 8.9 4%
Pool
V 5:2 GU zhiwei 7 - U 15 1271 1318 57.4 52%
Pool
D 2:5 BHANOT Arjun 6 - U 6 Bay Area Fencing Club 1176 1376 88.9 62%
T16
D 2:15 LEHTINEN Axel 4 - E24 8 The Fencing Center 1697 1307 180.9 31%

Bastille Day

Senior Men's Foil D1, SNR July 14, 2024

Place 11 of 19 Seed 12 Not ranked Rating U Maximum Fencing Club / Bay Area Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 0:5 YORK Lucas 6 - E22 3 Swordplay LA / United Fencing Academy 1582 902 57.6 17%
Pool
V 5:3 WEBER Elias 19 - U 10 1499 845 240.6 18%
Pool
V 5:4 MONOLAKIS Steven 15 - U 17 1628 1085 193.5 22%
Pool
D 2:5 WILLEY Emerson 7 - U 14 The Fencing Center 1167 1279 114.3 57%
Pool
D 1:5 SCHEUERMANN Andrew G. 1 - D24 1 The Fencing Center / Halberstadt Fencers' Club 2434 1164 7.0 3%
Pool
V 5:4 LO Ernest 13 - U 16 Prime Fencing Academy 939 1157 65.1 63%
T16
D 1:15 MEYERS Maxwell 18 - U 6 2414 1392 85.4 12%

June Fenceathon

Senior Men's Foil C2, SNR June 9, 2024

Place 19 of 26 Seed 12 Not ranked Rating U Maximum Fencing Club / Bay Area Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 BECKER Ethan 5 - E24 7 West Berkeley Fencing Club / Golden State Fencing Academy 1510 2500 1015.6 83%
Pool
V 5:4 BENAVIDEZ Victor 21 - U 16 372 1484 74.5 90%
Pool
D 0:5 ZHOU Ryan 4 - D23 1 Silicon Valley Fencing Center 2074 1559 157.4 26%
Pool
D 1:5 BURLINGAME Owen 15 - U 15 Prime Fencing Academy 1116 1402 286.4 64%
Pool
D 4:5 BHANOT Arjun 13 - U 17 Bay Area Fencing Club 1002 1115 212.8 56%
T32
D 10:15 COONAN Seamus 26 - U 14 Bay Area Fencing Club 1311 2500 1107.6 88%