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Nathan Smothers

2009
Cardinal Fencing Academy
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Win/loss statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories 21 12 6 - - 39
Losses 26 44 1 - - 71
Win ratio 44.7% 21.4% 85.7% - - 35.5%
Pool victories 17 12 5 - - 34
Pool losses 20 36 - - - 56
Pool win ratio 45.9% 25.0% 100.0% - - 37.8%
DE victories 4 - 1 - - 5
DE losses 6 8 1 - - 15
DE win ratio 40.0% 0.0% 50.0% - - 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† 4 2 2 - - 8
Easy wins % 19.0% 16.7% 33.3% - - 20.5%
Close wins‡ 3 3 2 - - 8
Close wins % 14.3% 25.0% 33.3% - - 20.5%
Close losses‡ 7 9 1 - - 17
Close losses % 26.9% 20.5% 100.0% - - 23.9%
Big losses† 7 14 - - - 21
Big losses % 26.9% 31.8% 0.0% - - 29.6%

† 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.

Bouts with time expired

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories 1 - - - - 1
Victories % 4.8% 0.0% 0.0% - - 2.6%
Losses - - - - - -
Losses % 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% - - 0.0%
Total 1 - - - - 1
Total % 2.1% 0.0% 0.0% - - 0.9%

Events

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Events 7 8 1 - - 16
Tournaments 5 6 1 - - 12

Competition history

16 competitions, 110 bouts

George Mason University Patriot Open 2026

Div III Mixed Épée D1, DV3 March 29, 2026

Place 5 of 51 Seed 34 Not ranked Rating U Cardinal Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 STRAFFORD Andrew 2 - D26 34 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 1547 1319 20.0 35%
Pool
D 2:5 GOMEZ David 46 - U 12 Nova Fencing Club 1594 1339 9.6 35%
Pool
V 5:3 YOON Elsa 17 - E26 47 Virginia Apex Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:2 GAGNON Charles 50 - U 46 Virginia Tech Fencing Club 1009 1329 8.8 69%
Pool
V 5:3 HAYES Nathan P. 15 - E26 11 Richmond Fencing Club 1853 1338 24.7 20%
Pool
V 5:1 PERI Mourya 31 - U 35 Apex Fencing Academy 1296 1362 13.2 54%
T32
V 15:10 HAGERMAN Siona 16 - E26 27 Virginia Apex Fencing Club - - - -
T16
V 15:11 CAVE Rylan 5 - D25 10 Virginia Tech Fencing Club / Fencing Sports Academy, Inc. 1833 1133 124.7 16%
T8
D 14:15 PENNER Kyle D. 21 - E25 3 Nova Fencing Club 2201 1258 11.8 7%

George Mason University Patriot Open 2026

Senior Mixed Épée A2/B3, SNR March 28, 2026

Place 25 of 64 Seed 57 Not ranked Rating U Cardinal Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:0 FEAGIN Patrick 29 - D26 45 College of William & Mary Fencing Club / Candlewood Fencing Center 1687 1274 25.3 25%
Pool
V 5:2 LEECH Braedan 8 - B26 24 Nova Fencing Club 1853 1299 28.4 18%
Pool
D 1:5 SHIN Jamie 28 - D26 46 Virginia Apex Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:3 MOORE Mary 48 - E25 57 Virginia Tech Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 2:5 LEE Benjamin 13 - B24 11 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 1682 1328 8.9 28%
T64
V 15:14 KE Sebastian 17 - C26 41 Elite Fencing Academy / EFA 1991 929 206.8 5%
T32
D 14:15 CHRISTY Peter C. 6 - A24 5 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 2557 1136 3.1 1%

Junior Olympics

Cadet Men's Épée A4, CDT January 10, 2026

Place 296 of 307 Seed 306 Not ranked Rating U Cardinal Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 0:5 LI Ryan 213 - C24 67 Medeo Fencing Club 1643 1310 10.0 29%
Pool
D 4:5 KOFMAN David 123 - B25 99 Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) 1767 1300 7.8 22%
Pool
D 3:5 DODIN Daniel M. 148 - B25 152 New York Fencing Academy 2034 1292 4.3 11%
Pool
D 0:5 KIM Julian 237 - D25 246 Elite Fencing Academy / EFA 1523 1288 11.4 35%
Pool
D 2:5 LU Jacob 33 41 A25 101 Kaizen Academy LLC 2186 1276 2.8 7%

Midwest ROC/RJCC

Cadet Men's Épée A2, CDT December 20, 2025

Place 20 of 30 Seed 27 Not ranked Rating U Cardinal Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 SWENSON Diego 18 - D25 18 Ataba Fencing Club 1485 1300 13.3 38%
Pool
D 3:5 SIEDOW William 5 112 B25 12 Twin Cities Fencing Club / DC Fencers Club 2196 1287 3.0 7%
Pool
V 5:3 BUTTA Reese 17 - D25 15 Northwest Indiana Fencing Club / Advance Fencing 1725 1284 27.7 24%
Pool
D 2:5 BAGDONAS Olivier 6 - B25 5 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 1852 1312 6.9 19%
Pool
V 5:0 KRAUSE Maxwell 26 - U 30 Illinois Fencing Academy 617 1305 5.1 86%
T32
D 5:15 JERDEE Colton 13 - C25 8 Traverse City Fencing Club 1420 974 45.1 25%

The Sledgehammer 2025 RYC | RJCC

Cadet Men's Épée B2, CDT November 23, 2025

Place 48 of 59 Seed 50 Not ranked Rating U Cardinal Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 YU Jason 11 - B25 19 DC Fencers Club 2033 1335 5.5 13%
Pool
D 1:5 MEDISETTI Arjun 26 - D25 25 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 1222 1330 21.1 57%
Pool
D 2:5 YAO Aiden 30 - E25 47 Guanyi Fencing Academy 1366 1309 16.7 46%
Pool
D 4:5 PENG Yue 8 - B25 20 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 1952 1292 5.7 14%
Pool
V 5:3 GALIOTE James 45 - U 32 Fencing Sports Academy, Inc. 1133 1286 14.1 60%
T64
D 12:15 DOAN Christopher 51 - U 14 ASER International Fencing Academy 1968 990 15.6 7%

VA Division 2025/26 Junior Olympic Qualifiers

Cadet Men's Épée E1, CDT October 19, 2025

Place 3 of 11 Seed 8 Not ranked Rating U Cardinal Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:2 KIM Daniel 6 - U 2 Virginia Apex Fencing Club 1143 1294 16.4 60%
Pool
V 5:2 MEDISETTI Arjun 3 - D25 8 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 1275 1310 19.0 52%
Pool
V 4:3 KONG Ethan 2 - D25 4 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 1233 1329 17.1 56%
Pool
V 5:2 JANKOVIC Ivan 9 - U 10 Fencing Sports Academy, Inc. 828 1346 8.1 76%
Pool
D 2:5 BROSNAN Solomon 7 - U 1 Nova Fencing Club 1337 1355 19.4 51%
T8
V 15:11 MEDISETTI Arjun 3 - D25 8 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 1772 774 280.5 7%
T4
D 7:15 BROSNAN Solomon 7 - U 1 Nova Fencing Club 1349 1055 65.0 33%

VA Division 2025/26 Junior Olympic Qualifiers

Junior Men's Épée C1, JNR October 19, 2025

Place 19 of 20 Seed 19 Not ranked Rating U Cardinal Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 BORAN Brooks 1 - C25 8 Cardinal Fencing Academy 1475 1318 18.4 40%
Pool
V 5:1 MEDISETTI Arjun 6 - D25 16 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 1309 1300 22.7 49%
Pool
D 2:5 SZIEDE Kieran 13 - E25 4 ASER International Fencing Academy 1681 1322 12.7 28%
Pool
V 5:2 KIM Daniel 17 - U 12 Virginia Apex Fencing Club 1115 1310 16.3 63%
Pool
D 0:5 RAMEY Daylon 12 - E25 2 Nova Fencing Club 1500 1326 16.5 39%
Pool
D 3:5 MARKOWITZ Sam 7 - D25 9 Nova Fencing Club 1523 1309 15.2 36%
T32
D 14:15 CHONG Eden 20 - U 14 Virginia Apex Fencing Club 779 919 144.3 58%

Northern Virginia Knights RYC/RJCC

Cadet Men's Épée A2, CDT May 4, 2025

Place 39 of 43 Seed 39 Not ranked Rating U Cardinal Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 QU Ryan Missing ID 17 - D25 34 Fencing Sports Academy, Inc. - - - -
Pool
D 3:5 OZBAY Alp 33 - U 26 DC Fencers Club 1360 1388 25.9 52%
Pool
D 4:5 NAM Nathaniel 29 - E24 36 Elite Fencing Academy (GA) / Elite Fencing Academy (VA) 1402 1362 23.1 47%
Pool
D 0:5 ARMSTRONG TyLee 3 - A25 6 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 1833 1339 10.8 21%
Pool
D 1:5 CHO Alex 12 - C24 10 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 1849 1328 10.1 20%
T64
D 8:15 LIN Haley 11 - C25 27 DC Fencers Club 1913 948 29.6 8%

Fairfax Challenge SYC/RJCC

Cadet Men's Épée A2/B3, CDT March 23, 2025

Place 70 of 97 Seed 98 Not ranked Rating U Cardinal Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 MAXWELL Sheito 88 - U 93 Elite Fencing Academy (VA) 1105 1340 21.0 65%
Pool
V 5:3 THOMAS Ethan 38 - D25 63 Medeo Fencing Club / ArtDu Fencing 1496 1361 33.7 41%
Pool
D 2:5 LIDSKY Phineas 10 72 B25 6 Invictus Fencing / Orlando Fencing Sports Center LLC 2096 1394 8.2 13%
Pool
D 1:5 LI Jade 19 - B24 13 Long Island Fencing Center 1936 1386 11.1 18%
Pool
D 2:5 DILDA Griffin 48 - D24 26 Forge Fencing Teams DUR 1543 1375 21.1 39%
Pool
V 5:3 ZHANG Austin 66 - E24 50 1580 1354 34.0 36%
T128
D 13:15 BANG Dylan 58 - E25 61 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 1650 1012 63.8 18%

Fairfax Challenge SYC/RJCC

Junior Men's Épée A4, JNR March 22, 2025

Place 85 of 120 Seed 118 Not ranked Rating U Cardinal Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 ZHANG Lucas 83 - D24 57 Triple Threat Fencing Academy 1873 1274 13.1 17%
Pool
D 3:5 ZHANG Austin 100 - E24 72 1542 1261 22.8 32%
Pool
D 3:5 ESPINAL DAPIC Nicolas 47 - C25 42 ASER International Fencing Academy 1911 1238 10.6 14%
Pool
D 1:5 LEE JoonWon 11 188 A25 3 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 2432 1228 2.5 3%
Pool
V 5:1 YU Samuel 26 - B25 89 North Shore Fencers Club 2080 1225 74.6 8%
Pool
V 5:4 THOMAS Ethan 62 - D25 114 Medeo Fencing Club / ArtDu Fencing 1524 1300 39.9 36%
T128
D 6:15 ZAHRAN Aiden 58 - C24 28 Epee Miami Fencing Club 2145 1038 26.2 6%

Capitol Clash SYC/RCC & Y8

Cadet Men's Épée A3, CDT January 19, 2025

Place 148 of 166 Seed 147 Not ranked Rating U Cardinal Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 0:5 MITEV Alexander 13 58 A24 3 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 2424 1285 3.9 3%
Pool
D 2:5 TSE Kirby Zhiheng 132 - U 43 2835 1282 3.4 5%
Pool
D 4:5 BRADSHAW Carter 36 153 B23 53 LEO Fencing Club 1956 1278 12.8 14%
Pool
V 5:4 KIM Zac 110 - E24 161 Fencing Academy Of Philadelphia - University City 1345 1265 43.0 45%
Pool
D 1:5 ARMSTRONG TyLee 84 - D24 78 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 1802 1308 17.2 21%
Pool
D 4:5 GAO Victor 61 - C24 114 Long Island Fencing Center 1769 1291 17.1 22%
T256
D 9:15 TUMULA Arihaan 134 - U 110 Pegasus Sword Academy Inc. 1550 1157 118.5 30%

CFC Epee

Senior Mixed Épée C1, SNR November 9, 2024

Place 13 of 15 Seed 11 Not ranked Rating U Cardinal Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 GANTSOUDES Isaac 5 - D24 1 Elite Fencing Academy (VA) 1908 1352 19.9 19%
Pool
D 4:5 GANZY Ethan 13 - U 7 Ligonier Fencing Club 2500 1332 8.5 13%
Pool
D 3:5 EVANS George 4 - D24 2 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 1623 1324 30.0 32%
Pool
D 2:5 GORDON Rachel A. 1 - C24 11 Chesapeake Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:2 BARTELS Matthrw 15 - U 14 Chesapeake Fencing Club 955 1294 25.7 69%
Pool
D 3:5 LIN Haley 7 - E24 8 DC Fencers Club 1476 1320 34.2 40%
Pool
D 1:5 RICHARDS Axelle 8 - E24 3 Homewood Fencing Club - - - -
T16
D 11:15 EVANS George 4 - D24 2 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 1610 1324 167.4 35%

Peachtree RYC/RJCC & Y8

Cadet Men's Épée B2, CDT October 13, 2024

Place 43 of 45 Seed 31 Not ranked Rating U Cardinal Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 DEFFENBAUGH Vasily 42 - U 36 Triple Threat Fencing Academy / Crusader Fencing Club 1373 1443 72.1 54%
Pool
D 2:5 CORBIN Bennett 3 - A24 2 Tampa Fencing & Tennis Academy 2308 1371 11.1 7%
Pool
V 5:2 RODOCANACHI Hector 33 - U 22 Miami Fencing Academy / Swords Fencing Studio 1580 1360 77.1 36%
Pool
D 1:5 CHA Patrick 12 - D24 5 Elite Fencing Academy (GA) / Elite Fencing Academy (VA) 1861 1437 29.3 25%
Pool
D 1:5 DAVIDENKO Alexander 17 - D24 14 Olympic Fencers Club 2006 1408 20.1 17%
Pool
D 1:5 DONG Joshua 26 - E24 41 Memphis University School Fencing Team 1648 1387 35.0 34%
T64
D 9:15 RAVI Arjun 20 - D23 23 Olympic Fencers Club 2195 1424 99.6 17%

Peachtree RYC/RJCC & Y8

Junior Men's Épée A2, JNR October 12, 2024

Place 35 of 44 Seed 39 Not ranked Rating U Cardinal Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 RIGGINS Joshua 2 167 A24 1 Elite Fencing Academy (GA) / Elite Fencing Academy (VA) 2553 1310 9.5 3%
Pool
V 5:4 XU Perry 44 - U 41 Triple Threat Fencing Academy 1279 1300 93.8 51%
Pool
V 5:2 RAVI Arjun 28 - D23 31 Olympic Fencers Club 2042 1394 175.6 16%
Pool
D 4:5 HWANG Aidan 12 - C24 12 Olympic Fencers Club 1948 1570 47.2 28%
Pool
D 1:5 PATEL Kushal 13 - C24 9 Memphis University School Fencing Team 2147 1523 28.2 17%
Pool
D 3:5 SLATTERY Kaden 33 - E24 36 Edge of America Fencing 1729 1494 51.4 36%
T64
D 9:15 RUSSELL James 10 - C24 3 Cape Fear Fencing Association 2152 1602 178.1 26%

River City Regional Rumble - RYC/RJCC and Y8

Cadet Men's Épée A2/B3, CDT September 21, 2024

Place 72 of 79 Seed 77 Not ranked Rating U Cardinal Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 LIN Haley 43 - E24 39 DC Fencers Club 1506 2742 948.0 91%
Pool
D 2:5 PERI Mourya 55 - U 37 Apex Fencing Academy 1053 1794 473.3 83%
Pool
V 5:1 ESPINAL DAPIC Nicolas 41 - D23 55 ASER International Fencing Academy 1710 1321 271.5 30%
Pool
D 4:5 BUI Henry 7 69 C24 3 Charlotte Fencing Academy 2194 1592 62.9 19%
Pool
D 2:5 KIM Joshua 18 - C24 31 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 1776 1529 97.6 36%
Pool
D 3:5 LEE Carson 66 - U 67 Fencing Sports Academy, Inc. 1273 1432 122.0 58%
T128
D 9:15 DELONG Joshua 37 - D24 57 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 1721 2500 898.1 78%

Cardinal Fencing Academy - The Cardinal Epee Circuit

Y-14 Mixed Épée U, Y14 June 15, 2024

Place 5 of 17 Seed 13 Not ranked Rating U Cardinal Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 KALI Aiana 7 - U 16 Cardinal Fencing Academy - - - -
Pool
V 5:4 KONG Brandon 1 - C24 1 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 1507 2500 202.8 83%
Pool
V 5:2 SHIN Jamie 17 - U 15 Virginia Apex Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:2 LEE Kate 6 - E24 3 Elite Fencing Academy (VA) / Elite Fencing Academy (GA) - - - -
Pool
V 5:0 CHO Adrian 12 - U 11 Arena Fencing Academy Llc 947 2703 39.4 97%
T16
V 15:6 SHIN Jamie 17 - U 15 Virginia Apex Fencing Club - - - -
T8
D 14:15 LEE Kate 6 - E24 3 Elite Fencing Academy (VA) / Elite Fencing Academy (GA) - - - -