Matthew Hicks

2009

Foothills Fencing Academy

Win/Loss Statistics

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Victories 14 - - - - 14
Losses 63 - - - - 63
Win Ratio 18.2% - - - - 18.2%
Pool Victories 9 - - - - 9
Pool Losses 52 - - - - 52
Pool Win Ratio 14.8% - - - - 14.8%
DE Victories 5 - - - - 5
DE Losses 11 - - - - 11
DE Win Ratio 31.2% - - - - 31.2%

Note: Seasons start on August 1st and end on July 31st.

Scores

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Easy wins† 3 - - - - 3
Easy wins as % of wins 21.4% - - - - 21.4%
Close wins‡ 4 - - - - 4
Close wins as % of all wins 28.6% - - - - 28.6%
Close losses‡ 8 - - - - 8
Close losses as % of all losses 12.7% - - - - 12.7%
Big losses† 34 - - - - 34
Big losses as % of all losses 54.0% - - - - 54.0%

† 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

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Events 12 - - - - 12
Tournaments 8 - - - - 8

Competition History

Foothills Referee Certification Tournament

Mixed Épée (U), April 7, 2024
Place 3, Seed 4, Not ranked, Rating U, Foothills Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:0 ALTMAN Robert L. 8 U 8 Foothills Fencing Academy 2500 817 64.0 5%
Pool L 2:5 MAXWELL Austin 1 C23 1 Foothills Fencing Academy 2103 881 3.1 3%
Pool L 4:5 HAGEN Samuel 5 U 6 Clemson University Fencing Club 1325 878 18.8 29%
T8 W 15:10 HAGEN Samuel 5 U 6 Clemson University Fencing Club 2500 1198 137.4 11%
T4 L 13:15 MAXWELL Austin 1 C23 1 Foothills Fencing Academy 2140 1335 26.3 12%

Foothills Referee Certification Tournament

Mixed Saber (U), April 7, 2024
Place 8, Seed 5, Not ranked, Rating U, Foothills Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 SWETT Isaac 4 E21 3 Foothills Fencing Academy 2785 2500 401.9 40%
Pool L 3:5 HUGHES Kayla 7 U 6 Clemson University Fencing Club / Edge of America Fencing
Pool L 2:5 QURESHI Afzal (AJ) A. 1 C23 1 4069 2098 24.0 2%
Pool L 1:5 MAXWELL Austin 8 U 7 Foothills Fencing Academy 1283 2074 597.4 78%
Pool L 0:5 ALTMAN Robert L. 6 U 3 Foothills Fencing Academy 1604 1477 245.0 44%
Pool L 2:5 MEIER Nicholas M. 3 E23 5 Foothills Fencing Academy 1850 1232 105.0 21%
Pool L 0:5 WISEMAN Derrick T. 2 D24 2 Foothills Fencing Academy 3032 1127 4.0 1%
T8 L 3:15 QURESHI Afzal (AJ) A. 1 C23 1 3727 2500 152.0 12%

Foothills Referee Certification Tournament

Mixed Foil (U), April 7, 2024
Place 2, Seed 4, Not ranked, Rating U, Foothills Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 MANTOFEDCZUK Daniel 3 U 7 Foothills Fencing Academy 1876 2500 289.5 70%
Pool L 2:5 ALTMAN Robert L. 6 U 3 Foothills Fencing Academy 1410 2790 1020.9 92%
Pool W 5:3 WISEMAN Derrick T. 7 U 3 Foothills Fencing Academy 2685 1769 358.7 20%
Pool L 2:5 BRUCE Naomi 5 U 5 Foothills Fencing Academy
Pool W 5:4 MAXWELL Austin 2 U 1 Foothills Fencing Academy 1642 2127 129.1 74%
Pool W 5:2 HUFFMAN Taeli 1 E23 6 Foothills Fencing Academy
T8 W 15:14 HUFFMAN Taeli 1 E23 6 Foothills Fencing Academy
T4 W 15:14 WISEMAN Derrick T. 7 U 3 Foothills Fencing Academy 2784 2500 525.8 41%
T2 L 7:15 MAXWELL Austin 2 U 1 Foothills Fencing Academy 1354 3026 1056.3 96%

Junior Olympics

Cadet Men's Épée (A4, CDT), February 18, 2024
Place 336, Seed 308, Not ranked, Rating U, Foothills Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 0:5 MACARTY Jordan T. 14 17 A24 68 Olympia Fencing Center 2706 843 0.3 < 1%
Pool L 0:5 RIGGINS Joshua 114 158 C24 86 Elite Fencing Academy (GA) 2321 843 1.4 1%
Pool L 2:5 JADHAV Tanay 281 E23 266 2009 842 4.6 4%
Pool L 0:5 WONG King-Yee 86 118 C23 162 Wanglei International Fencing Club 2009 837 3.8 3%
Pool L 2:5 KOSTUSIAK Evan 183 C23 209 Round Rock Fencing Club, LLC 1442 833 15.9 16%

Foothills Winter Challenge

Senior Mixed Épée (C2, SNR), January 27, 2024
Place 26, Seed 21, Not ranked, Rating U, Foothills Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 ARNOLD Benjamin 11 D22 12 Foothills Fencing Academy 2342 860 1.5 1%
Pool L 2:5 COLLIER Baiden C. 25 U 3 Foothills Fencing Academy 1710 859 9.9 9%
Pool L 2:5 SNYDER Ari 5 C23 2 2080 849 3.2 2%
Pool L 1:5 WALLACE James 3 C23 11 Fencing Club Asheville 2174 846 2.3 2%
Pool L 0:5 LOZIER Grace 14 E23 18 Triple Threat Fencing Academy
T32 L 2:15 KREISER Alexander 7 D23 3 Foothills Fencing Academy 1932 1235 37.9 16%

UGA Open 2024

Div III Mixed Épée (C2, DV3), January 21, 2024
Place 53, Seed 53, Not ranked, Rating U, Foothills Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 0:5 BIRT David 46 U 9 Foothills Fencing Academy
Pool W 5:4 TURK Reggie 23 E22 29 Olympic Fencers Club 1948 753 137.5 4%
Pool L 1:5 PATEL Krishiv 32 U 22 Elite Fencing Academy (GA) 1803 890 9.2 8%
Pool L 4:5 MCCUBBINS Tyler 14 D21 43 1717 881 11.6 11%
Pool L 4:5 SOTTILE Cole 50 U 23 University of Georgia Fencing Club / Premier Fencing Alliance 1753 870 9.3 8%
T64 L 9:15 REDDY Daksh 40 U 7 Olympic Fencers Club 1708 1305 69.1 28%

SC Junior Olympic Qualifiers 2023

Cadet Men's Épée (E1, CDT), November 18, 2023
Place 3, Seed 3, Not ranked, Rating U, Foothills Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 ARZT Nicholas 6 U 1 Foothills Fencing Academy 1541 767 17.1 11%
Pool W 5:3 BULLINGTON Darwin 4 U 6 Columbia Fencers' Club 965 750 64.0 39%
Pool L 2:5 SLATTERY Kaden 1 U 2 Edge of America Fencing 1842 814 9.9 8%
Pool L 2:5 MACLEOD Zion 2 U 4 Edge of America Fencing 1536 804 17.3 14%
Pool L 4:5 AILSTOCK Charlie 5 U 5 Edge of America Fencing 1106 787 34.1 32%
T8 W 15:9 AILSTOCK Charlie 5 U 5 Edge of America Fencing 1127 1282 108.3 57%
T4 L 6:15 ARZT Nicholas 6 U 1 Foothills Fencing Academy 1729 1390 85.5 32%

SC Junior Olympic Qualifiers 2023

Junior Men's Épée (E1, JNR), November 18, 2023
Place 8, Seed 7, Not ranked, Rating U, Foothills Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 4:5 GEISSLER Maximilian 3 U 3 Foothills Fencing Academy 1467 845 26.9 17%
Pool L 0:5 MACLEOD Zion 2 U 5 Edge of America Fencing 1671 818 17.0 12%
Pool L 4:5 MCDONALD Cerdic 6 U 6 Edge of America Fencing 1189 801 34.1 31%
T16 W 15:5 BULLINGTON Darwin 8 U 9 Columbia Fencers' Club 2500 1149 277.5 11%
T8 L 8:15 ARZT Nicholas 9 U 1 Foothills Fencing Academy 1574 1426 144.5 42%

Tiger Open 2023

Div III Mixed Épée (C2, DV3), October 15, 2023
Place 55, Seed 26, Not ranked, Rating U, Foothills Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 0:5 HE Lingyun Matthew 8 E23 14 The Point Fencing Club & School 1834 918 16.4 8%
Pool L 2:5 PELLI Madeleine 11 E23 22 Emory University Fencing Club
Pool L 1:5 MCGINNISS Andrew 57 U 31 1474 902 32.9 19%
Pool L 1:5 CHRISTMAN Ethan 29 U 17 Augusta Fencers Club 2925 869 1.9 1%
Pool L 2:5 BAIK Sean 44 U 46 1636 867 21.6 13%
T64 L 8:15 CHUNG Joseph 55 U 11 Olympic Fencers Club 1810 1261 111.8 24%

2023 OFC Grand Prix

Y-14 Mixed Épée (U, Y14), October 1, 2023
Place 18, Seed 4, Not ranked, Rating U, Foothills Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 CHUNG Jesse 3 U 9 Olympic Fencers Club 1347 902 214.0 27%
Pool W 5:0 ZHANG George 9 U 22 Olympic Fencers Club 535 1116 52.6 78%
Pool L 3:5 JEONG Arisu 16 U 12 Olympic Fencers Club 1388 1169 83.9 38%
Pool L 1:5 SHIM Jae 21 U 3 Olympic Fencers Club 1400 1085 67.1 32%
Pool L 1:5 KIM Sangone 15 U 7 Olympic Fencers Club 1070 1018 87.0 47%
Pool L 2:5 RAVI Arjun 10 U 2 Olympic Fencers Club 1986 930 12.5 6%
T32 L 7:15 RAJ Joshua 13 U 15 Olympic Fencers Club 1144 1615 354.4 70%

Foothills Fall Fight 2023

Div II Mixed Épée (C2, DV2), September 9, 2023
Place 43, Seed 31, Not ranked, Rating U, Foothills Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 MANN Justin 19 E22 28 Charlotte Fencing Academy 2073 1131 54.7 11%
Pool L 2:5 SNYDER Ari 5 C23 3 2081 1076 41.2 8%
Pool L 1:5 MILLER Jonathan 20 E22 26 Edge of America Fencing 1580 1035 87.2 23%
Pool L 0:5 KRIEGER Jack 37 U 16 Olympic Fencers Club 1797 948 43.5 11%
Pool L 0:5 POBIS Chandler R. 10 C21 18 Fencing Club Asheville 2744 904 2.3 < 1%
T64 L 7:15 JOSEPH Matthew 16 E23 24 Charlotte Fencing Academy 1936 1992 376.7 52%

Foothills Fall Fight 2023

Senior Mixed Épée (C2, SNR), September 9, 2023
Place 45, Seed 40, Not ranked, Rating U, Foothills Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 4:5 STILLMUNKES Rylan 29 U 32 2500 2500 420.5 50%
Pool L 1:5 CLICK Aiden 1 A23 1 Apex Fencing Academy 2970 2079 169.1 17%
Pool L 2:5 COUSINS Patrick 36 U 40 University of Georgia Fencing Club 1001 1910 663.7 84%
Pool L 0:5 HAMILTON David F. 15 C21 8 2503 1247 38.4 6%
Pool L 0:5 MANN Justin 25 E22 13 Charlotte Fencing Academy 2041 1208 77.2 15%
Pool L 2:5 PULLEN Ayah 10 C23 20 Elite Fencing Academy (GA) / Elite Fencing Academy (VA)
T64 L 1:15 BIRT David (Dave) L. 21 D22 22 Foothills Fencing Academy 2566 2500 508.4 47%