Francisco Birk

1989

Northwest Fencing Center

Win/Loss Statistics

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Victories 8 5 - - - 13
Losses 41 15 - - - 56
Win Ratio 16.3% 25.0% - - - 18.8%
Pool Victories 8 3 - - - 11
Pool Losses 32 12 - - - 44
Pool Win Ratio 20.0% 20.0% - - - 20.0%
DE Victories - 2 - - - 2
DE Losses 9 3 - - - 12
DE Win Ratio 0.0% 40.0% - - - 14.3%

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 2 - - - 5
Easy wins as % of wins 37.5% 40.0% - - - 38.5%
Close wins‡ 2 1 - - - 3
Close wins as % of all wins 25.0% 20.0% - - - 23.1%
Close losses‡ 5 2 - - - 7
Close losses as % of all losses 12.2% 13.3% - - - 12.5%
Big losses† 18 8 - - - 26
Big losses as % of all losses 43.9% 53.3% - - - 46.4%

† 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 9 4 - - - 13
Tournaments 7 3 - - - 10

Competition History

Pacific Northwest Open - Open

Senior Mixed Épée (A1, SNR), March 23, 2024
Place 9, Seed 12, Not ranked, Rating E23, Northwest Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 SMITH Timothy 14 U 13 2500 1134 78.7 10%
Pool L 4:5 ROBERTS Peter 6 B24 8 Northwest Fencing Center 2216 1213 8.7 6%
Pool L 1:5 DU SHUNYU K. 1 A24 6 Northwest Fencing Center 2249 1204 7.4 5%
Pool W 5:4 BREILING Niklas 7 B24 3 Northwest Fencing Center 2140 1197 130.7 7%
T16 L 10:15 DESSAUER Tobyn M. 10 C23 2 Northwest Fencing Center / PDX Fencing 2802 1732 20.3 6%

Portland ROC

Div II Men's Épée (B2, DV2), March 10, 2024
Place 22, Seed 22, Not ranked, Rating E23, Northwest Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 ST CLAIR Soren 27 U 27 Northwest Fencing Center 1003 985 84.4 49%
Pool L 2:5 OLSON Kevin 11 D24 13 Kaizen Academy LLC 1953 1069 16.0 9%
Pool W 5:1 PAINTER Noah 20 E23 14 Beverly Hills Fencers' Club 1716 1053 140.8 15%
Pool L 2:5 REED David 6 C23 21 Rain City Fencing Center 1587 1194 36.7 27%
Pool L 1:5 DANIELS Jonah 3 B23 5 Bozeman Fencing Association, Llc 2168 1157 9.2 6%
Pool L 2:5 MALLON Jaxson 15 D23 9 Bozeman Fencing Association, Llc 1989 1148 13.7 9%
T32 L 11:15 OLSON Kevin 11 D24 13 Kaizen Academy LLC 2008 1855 123.1 41%

Pacific Northwest Open - Div2

Div II Mixed Épée (D1, DV2), February 10, 2024
Place 10, Seed 6, Not ranked, Rating E23, Northwest Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 NEICE William 7 E23 2 Northwest Fencing Center 1964 962 18.8 7%
Pool W 5:1 MONKUS Ryder 13 U 15 Northwest Fencing Center 1007 943 98.3 47%
Pool L 3:5 KING Richard (Dick) M. 1 C23 9 Northwest Fencing Center 2027 1041 15.9 7%
Pool L 2:5 BOASE Emerson 16 U 6 Northwest Fencing Center 1544 1026 40.8 22%
Pool W 5:3 ANDREWS Katherine 12 U 16 Northwest Fencing Center
T16 L 4:15 GOWDA Suyog 8 E23 7 Northwest Fencing Center 2125 2009 154.4 44%

Pacific Northwest Open - Open

Senior Mixed Épée (A2, SNR), October 21, 2023
Place 20, Seed 18, Not ranked, Rating E23, Northwest Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 CRANOR Erich L. 2 A23 7 Northwest Fencing Center 2770 995 1.7 < 1%
Pool W 5:4 SHIN Soorim 25 U 23 Northwest Fencing Center
Pool L 4:5 BAXTER Daniel J. 7 B21 9 Northwest Fencing Center 2530 994 4.2 1%
Pool L 2:5 BARTELS Marc 10 C23 10 Metro Tacoma Fencing Club / Kaizen Academy LLC 2017 989 18.5 6%
Pool L 3:5 DAZO Steven (Steve) P. 15 D21 8 Northwest Fencing Center 2301 971 9.0 3%
T32 L 5:15 DESSAUER Tobyn M. 9 C23 13 Northwest Fencing Center / PDX Fencing 2865 2073 64.0 14%

Pacific Northwest Cup - Y10, Y12, Unrated

Unrated Mixed Foil (E1, U), October 7, 2023
Place 9, Seed 10, Not ranked, Rating U, Northwest Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 CHOI Elliot 6 U 2 Northwest Fencing Center 794 586 83.3 38%
Pool L 0:5 SUNDSTROM Wren 2 U 3 Northwest Fencing Center / Brooklyn Bridge Fencing Club 1162 503 35.4 16%
Pool L 0:5 MCCARTHY Seamus 7 U 5 Northwest Fencing Center 1186 468 29.9 15%
Pool W 5:0 ENOS Vincent 3 U 10 179 438 57.7 64%
T16 L 8:15 WALCOTT Nicolas T. 9 U 8 Eugene Fencers Club 2841 1236 27.0 6%

Rain City Fall RJCC+Div II ROC

Div II Men's Épée (C2, DV2), September 17, 2023
Place 24, Seed 14, Not ranked, Rating E23, Northwest Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 4:5 CHUNG Ethan Sheng Xuan 3 C22 2 2120 1223 41.6 10%
Pool L 4:5 PALACIOS Francisco 24 U 22 Kaizen Academy LLC 1798 1182 64.4 20%
Pool L 3:5 OLSON Kevin 7 D23 9 Kaizen Academy LLC 1941 1117 38.6 12%
Pool L 2:5 CHAMBERLAIN Ian 21 U 18 Rain City Fencing Center 1593 1079 62.0 25%
Pool L 1:5 WU Alistair 11 E23 1 Rain City Fencing Center 2032 1017 21.2 7%
T32 L 4:15 DESSAUER Tobyn M. 2 C23 3 Northwest Fencing Center / PDX Fencing 2860 2161 88.0 18%

Rain City Fall RJCC+Div II ROC

Div II Men's Foil (C2, DV2), September 16, 2023
Place 31, Seed 30, Not ranked, Rating U, Northwest Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 0:5 ROSSMAN Brock 13 D22 15 Rain City Fencing Center 1818 654 14.9 4%
Pool L 0:5 HUANG Jonathan 11 D23 6 2275 639 3.2 1%
Pool L 2:5 BERTONE Charles A. 28 U 27 Spokane Fencers Unlimited 1525 635 31.9 14%
Pool L 0:5 CHEN Charlie Tian-You 5 C23 5 2577 603 0.8 < 1%
Pool L 0:5 FECAROTTA Ryan 19 E23 17 Salle Auriol Seattle 1719 603 15.0 5%
Pool L 0:5 CHUNG Yeongbin 6 C22 8 Metro Tacoma Fencing Club 2390 588 1.4 < 1%
T32 L 2:15 HUANG Jonathan 11 D23 6 2365 1291 55.0 9%

Orion Star Series: Foil

Senior Mixed Foil (E1, SNR), August 4, 2023
Place 8, Seed 7, Not ranked, Rating U, Northwest Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
T8 L 5:15 CROSKREY Stephen 2 U 2 Orion Fencing 1493 1630 338.3 56%

Orion Star Series: Foil

Senior Mixed Foil (D1, SNR), August 4, 2023
Place 15, Seed 12, Not ranked, Rating U, Northwest Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 HAGGLUND Ian 6 U 9 Northwest Fencing Center / Worcester Polytechnic Inst 1748 863 45.5 12%
Pool L 3:5 MASKARINEC Lee 7 U 11 Studio Of American Fencing
Pool L 4:5 CROSKREY Stephen 14 U 10 Orion Fencing 1362 817 73.8 23%
Pool L 3:5 SPITZER Isaac 16 U 12 Orion Fencing 1097 744 87.4 31%
Pool L 2:5 YORK Andrew 1 D23 3 Orion Fencing 2475 656 2.6 1%
T16 L 3:15 GOWDA Sumeru 9 U 3 Northwest Fencing Center 1777 2500 870.5 76%

Orion Star Series: Épée

Senior Mixed Épée (E1, SNR), July 28, 2023
Place 1, Seed 1, Not ranked, Rating U, Northwest Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
T4 W 15:7 FRANCO Dvorak I. 4 D21 3 Orion Fencing 1593 1610 260.6 51%
T2 W 15:11 SPITZER Isaac 7 U 2 Orion Fencing 2268 1871 290.4 34%

Orion Star Series: Épée

Senior Mixed Épée (D1, SNR), July 28, 2023
Place 9, Seed 6, Not ranked, Rating U, Northwest Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 4:5 HOLZGRAFE Nathaniel C. 7 U 3 Orion Fencing 1817 1005 74.4 16%
Pool W 5:3 WINTER Carson 12 U 11 Orion Fencing 1739 931 301.1 18%
Pool W 5:1 NESTI Aubrey 13 U 13 Orion Fencing
Pool L 1:5 HUANG Thomas 1 A23 1 Orion Fencing 2763 1232 8.5 2%
T16 L 9:15 HARWOOD James A. 10 U 8 Orion Fencing 2570 1751 140.9 22%

Pacific Northwest Cup (Div 3 Foil)

Div III Mixed Foil (E1, DV3), June 10, 2023
Place 8, Seed 8, Not ranked, Rating U, Northwest Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 PARKS Melinda 5 U 6
Pool L 3:5 KNOCH Calliope 4 U 7
Pool L 0:5 MEMMOTT Ben 2 E22 5 Northwest Fencing Center 1584 2500 976.0 81%
Pool L 2:5 WALCOTT Nicolas T. 3 U 3 1848 1524 218.0 36%
Pool L 1:5 NIRGUDE Siddhi 1 E23 1 Northwest Fencing Center
Pool L 2:5 BREILING Niklas 6 U 3 Northwest Fencing Center 1203 1306 284.5 55%
Pool L 1:5 GOWDA Sumeru 7 U 2 Northwest Fencing Center 1230 1022 158.6 39%
T8 L 6:15 NIRGUDE Siddhi 1 E23 1 Northwest Fencing Center

Pacific Northwest Cup (Div 3 Epee)

Div III Mixed Épée (E1, DV3), May 13, 2023
Place 12, Seed 3, Not ranked, Rating U, Northwest Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 KLING Kai 7 U 6 High Desert Fencing Club 1385 2500 1044.9 86%
Pool L 3:5 FORBES Ike 10 U 9 Northwest Fencing Center 1507 1455 255.7 48%
Pool W 5:4 BROWN Trish M. 9 U 14 Northwest Fencing Center
Pool L 4:5 BHUPATHIRAJU Pradeep 4 U 10 Northwest Fencing Center 1484 1199 194.2 36%
T16 L 5:15 MIN Alexander 13 U 3 Northwest Fencing Center 1911 2500 749.1 71%