Brandon Michalski

2008

Win/Loss Statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All Time
Victories 5 11 4 - - 20
Losses 31 50 28 - - 109
Win Ratio 13.9% 18.0% 12.5% - - 15.5%
Pool Victories 5 9 3 - - 17
Pool Losses 25 41 23 - - 89
Pool Win Ratio 16.7% 18.0% 11.5% - - 16.0%
DE Victories - 2 1 - - 3
DE Losses 6 9 5 - - 20
DE Win Ratio 0.0% 18.2% 16.7% - - 13.0%

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

Scores

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All Time
Easy wins† 1 5 1 - - 7
Easy wins as % of wins 20.0% 45.5% 25.0% - - 35.0%
Close wins‡ 2 1 2 - - 5
Close wins as % of all wins 40.0% 9.1% 50.0% - - 25.0%
Close losses‡ 7 3 2 - - 12
Close losses as % of all losses 22.6% 6.0% 7.1% - - 11.0%
Big losses† 15 33 19 - - 67
Big losses as % of all losses 48.4% 66.0% 67.9% - - 61.5%

† 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

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All Time
Events 6 9 5 - - 20
Tournaments 5 8 4 - - 17

Competition History

Fairfax Challenge ROC, RJCC, RYC

Div II Men's Saber (None, DV2), January 4, 2026
Place 29 of 29, Seed 23, Not ranked, Rating U, Nova Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 2:5 DOARES Andrew 6 C24 3 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation / Stoccata Fencing Academy & Club 2762 773 0.0 < 1%
Pool D 0:5 SZULIM Rad 15 E25 20 Capital Fencing Academy 1833 773 2.1 4%
Pool D 3:5 MATTINGLY Ian 18 E25 19 1496 771 5.0 12%
Pool D 0:5 YADAV Ajay 25 U 26 Jacksonville Fencing Club 804 766 16.9 48%
Pool D 0:5 PARCELL Colby 4 C25 7 Miracle Fencing Club 1828 749 1.9 4%
T32 D 1:15 RINALDI Savio 2 C25 2 Capital Fencing Academy 2187 1014 5.3 3%

Fairfax Challenge ROC, RJCC, RYC

Junior Men's Saber (None, JNR), January 4, 2026
Place 23 of 24, Seed 22, Not ranked, Rating U, Nova Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 0:5 SU Landon 1 64 A25 2 Miracle Fencing Club 2705 785 0.1 < 1%
Pool D 1:5 D'AMELJ Edoardo 9 C25 12 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 1566 785 4.4 10%
Pool D 2:5 TOSCANO Sebastian 17 D25 14 Jacksonville Fencing Club 1636 780 3.7 8%
Pool D 4:5 PERRIN Leo 16 D25 13 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 1729 776 2.8 6%
Pool D 1:5 JI Johnson 8 C25 10 American Institute Of Fencing 2100 774 0.8 1%
T32 D 8:15 LEUNG Arthur 24 U 11 Scarsdale Fencing Center 1522 1043 28.9 24%

The Sledgehammer 2025 RYC | RJCC

Junior Men's Saber (C2, JNR), November 22, 2025
Place 23 of 25, Seed 21, Not ranked, Rating U, Nova Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 1:5 BUKZIN Alan 5 D25 9 Nova Fencing Club 1650 773 3.7 7%
Pool D 2:5 BROOKS Theo 13 E25 8 Capital Fencing Academy 1545 770 4.7 10%
Pool V 5:4 YEAZEL Colin 12 E25 14 Forge Fencing Teams DUR 1242 765 32.2 22%
Pool D 2:5 WANG Ziyao 22 U 18 Miracle Fencing Club 1227 797 9.5 24%
Pool D 4:5 CHANG Ethan 4 C25 3 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 1718 788 3.0 6%
T32 D 3:15 HENRY Cadel 3 C25 12 Forge Fencing Teams DUR 2308 1047 4.3 2%

Thanksgiving Throwdown

Senior Mixed Saber (E1, SNR), November 15, 2025
Place 5 of 12, Seed 12, Not ranked, Rating U, Nova Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:4 MUSICK Takoda 7 U 9 College of William & Mary Fencing Club 1124 658 28.9 26%
Pool V 5:3 EVELYN Wyatt 3 U 11 Miracle Fencing Club 765 687 22.7 45%
Pool V 5:0 HOWERTON Beckett 6 U 3 Miracle Fencing Club 1184 710 34.5 22%
Pool V 5:3 FELTS Parker 10 U 8 Richmond Fencing Club 1388 744 36.9 15%
Pool D 4:5 ALLEN Asa 2 E25 2 Richmond Fencing Club 1339 781 7.7 18%
T8 D 11:15 HOWERTON Beckett 6 U 3 Miracle Fencing Club 1490 1082 35.1 27%

Capital Czajkowski Cup #1

Senior Mixed Saber (B2, SNR), November 1, 2025
Place 37 of 38, Seed 22, Not ranked, Rating U, Nova Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 0:5 RINALDI Savio 6 C25 14 Capital Fencing Academy 1958 682 1.3 2%
Pool D 2:5 MILLS Matthew 18 E23 16 Capital Fencing Academy 1367 681 6.8 13%
Pool D 0:5 VALENCIA Jose 7 C25 3 Capital Fencing Academy 1929 674 1.3 2%
Pool D 3:5 BROOKS Isaac 30 U 17 Capital Fencing Academy 1245 673 8.5 17%
Pool D 3:5 LU Charles 33 U 27 Capital Fencing Academy 1378 664 6.4 13%
T64 D 13:15 BUYUCCAN Jonah 20 U 28 University of Maryland Baltimore County 1568 1115 32.6 28%

VA Division 2025/26 Junior Olympic Qualifiers

Junior Men's Saber (E1, JNR), October 19, 2025
Place 6 of 6, Seed 1, Not ranked, Rating U, Nova Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 1:5 MOON Noah 3 U 3 Nova Fencing Club 1395 745 8.0 14%
Pool D 4:5 BUKZIN Alan 5 U 1 Nova Fencing Club 1564 737 5.2 9%
Pool D 1:5 KANE Kiran 6 U 2 Nova Fencing Club 1307 732 9.1 17%
Pool D 4:5 LEE Ezra 4 U 4 Nova Fencing Club 815 723 20.4 44%
Pool D 4:5 PROSPER Nathaniel 2 U 5 Nova Fencing Club 772 703 20.6 46%
T8 D 7:15 KANE Kiran 6 U 2 Nova Fencing Club 1783 1140 25.4 16%

Emik Kaidanov Memorial Tournament

Men's Saber (B1), May 31, 2025
Place 17 of 17, Seed 16, Not ranked, Rating U, Nova Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 1:5 RINALDI Savio 3 C25 5 Capital Fencing Academy 1935 752 1.9 3%
Pool D 2:5 BEATY Chad 4 C24 1 Forge Fencing Teams DUR 2682 750 0.1 < 1%
Pool D 3:5 CATLETT Robert 11 E25 11 Nova Fencing Club 2244 750 0.7 1%
Pool D 3:5 MARKOWITZ Jonathan 10 E25 12 Nova Fencing Club 1710 749 3.7 6%
T32 D 5:15 ALDANA Jeffery 17 U 16 Nova Fencing Club 1156 1208 67.6 53%

Northern Virginia Knights RYC/RJCC

Junior Men's Saber (C1, JNR), May 3, 2025
Place 21 of 21, Seed 19, Not ranked, Rating U, Nova Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 1:5 MARKOWITZ Jonathan 13 E25 7 Nova Fencing Club 1713 781 4.2 6%
Pool D 2:5 YAN William 1 108 A25 1 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 2532 777 0.2 < 1%
Pool D 1:5 MALAITHONG Nathagorn 6 C24 2 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 2209 777 0.9 1%
Pool D 2:5 LIAO Sirui 12 E25 16 Miracle Fencing Club 1408 776 8.7 15%
Pool D 4:5 BARRY Dave 18 U 17 Sigma Fencing Academy 1238 767 11.8 22%
Pool D 1:5 BALU Aedan 7 C24 12 Research Triangle Fencing 1741 755 3.5 5%
T32 D 4:15 VLASENKO Bohdan 11 D25 13 Nova Fencing Club 2017 1229 21.3 12%

Fairfax Challenge SYC/RJCC

Junior Men's Saber (C2, JNR), March 23, 2025
Place 47 of 49, Seed 48, Not ranked, Rating U, Nova Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 2:5 WANG Max 10 C24 3 Capital Fencing Academy 1833 797 3.2 5%
Pool D 1:5 WANG Alex 24 D24 40 Globus Fencing Academy 1713 794 4.5 7%
Pool D 2:5 KIARA Kinoti 35 E25 9 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 1968 790 2.1 3%
Pool D 3:5 YADAV Lakshya 19 D25 6 Jacksonville Fencing Club 2050 788 1.5 2%
Pool D 2:5 KOGAN Nikita 40 E24 11 2034 786 1.6 2%
Pool D 2:5 FENG Brendan 5 C25 33 Miracle Fencing Club 1798 785 3.4 5%
T64 D 5:15 BENSON Jacob 22 D25 13 Nova Fencing Club 1894 1260 30.8 17%

Capital Czajkowski Cup #3

Senior Mixed Saber (A2, SNR), March 15, 2025
Place 17 of 27, Seed 22, Not ranked, Rating U, Nova Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:3 ZHANG Simon 20 U 16 Advance Fencing and Fitness Academy 1032 771 37.3 34%
Pool V 5:4 MOMBERG Diane 25 U 23 Twin Cities Fencing Club
Pool D 2:5 CHAWLA Abhishek 14 E25 11 Capital Fencing Academy 1343 809 11.2 19%
Pool V 5:3 BENDER Jeannine M. 11 C24 26 Capital Fencing Academy
Pool D 1:5 WEI JoyAnn 3 A24 6 Capital Fencing Academy
Pool D 1:5 YUCEL Emine 6 B23 5 Capital Fencing Academy
T32 D 7:15 ZHANG Simon 20 U 16 Advance Fencing and Fitness Academy 1153 1376 115.9 63%

Capital Czajkowski Cup #2

Senior Mixed Saber (A2, SNR), January 25, 2025
Place 32 of 35, Seed 28, Not ranked, Rating U, Nova Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 4:5 SULLIVAN Anna 34 U 22
Pool D 2:5 ROBLES Julio C. 4 B24 12 Capital Fencing Academy 2230 810 1.0 1%
Pool D 1:5 VALENCIA Jose 7 C24 5 Capital Fencing Academy 1957 809 2.6 3%
Pool D 1:5 JIN Adam 24 U 26 806 807 27.6 50%
Pool D 0:5 PIHLSTROM Richie 14 D23 16 Georgetown University Fencing Club / Center for Blade Arts 1777 779 4.1 6%
Pool D 2:5 RINALDI Savio 16 E24 10 Capital Fencing Academy 1798 775 3.6 5%
T64 V 15:1 MEHROTRA Sid 30 U 33 Georgetown University Fencing Club 2500 1250 129.1 12%
T32 D 3:15 ARIAS Cesar A 17 E23 3 Nova Fencing Club 2962 1380 3.5 1%

Capitol Clash SYC/RCC & Y8

Cadet Men's Saber (B2/C3, CDT), January 19, 2025
Place 134 of 134, Seed 109, Not ranked, Rating U, Nova Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 0:5 HENDERSON Lucas 12 89 C25 2 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club / Axis Fencing Club 2011 859 2.8 3%
Pool D 1:5 TRZEPLA Max 52 E24 58 Durkan Fencing Academy / National Fencing Alliance-LLC 1580 856 8.9 12%
Pool D 3:5 MEHTA Yash 91 U 96 Research Triangle Fencing 1405 847 12.4 18%
Pool D 0:5 WEST-BEY Ahmad 127 U 110 National Capital Fencers Club 1173 835 18.1 29%
Pool D 1:5 IYER Neil 29 144 D24 30 Halberstadt Fencers' Club 1802 817 4.3 5%
Pool D 0:5 SALDARINI Glenn 69 E24 20 Cobra Fencing Club LLC 1974 813 2.5 3%
T256 D 4:15 NG Nathaniel 101 U 123 Cobra Fencing Club LLC 1717 1310 59.8 28%

We're on a Casse-roll! - Nova FC Only

Senior Mixed Saber (E1, SNR), November 23, 2024
Place 3 of 8, Seed 5, Not ranked, Rating U, Nova Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 1:5 JOHNSON Waldron 1 E23 1 Nova Fencing Club 1652 814 8.2 9%
Pool V 5:1 GILLIN Enzo Missing ID 8 U 7
Pool D 1:5 PIPKE Garrett 7 U 2 Nova Fencing Club 998 806 27.4 38%
Pool V 5:3 NGUYEN Anna 2 U 3 Nova Fencing Club
Pool V 5:1 PROSPER Nathaniel 4 U 5 Nova Fencing Club 810 778 35.8 48%
Pool V 5:1 DUCKETT Thomas 3 U 8 Nova Fencing Club 782 814 28.1 52%
Pool V 5:2 TEPLESKY Sasha 6 U 6 Nova Fencing Club 438 842 17.0 73%
T8 V 15:5 TEPLESKY Sasha 6 U 6 Nova Fencing Club 1557 1211 133.5 34%
T4 D 7:15 JOHNSON Waldron 1 E23 1 Nova Fencing Club 2125 1345 34.4 14%

VA Division 2024/2025 Junior Olympic Qualifiers

Cadet Men's Saber (U, CDT), November 2, 2024
Place 5 of 5, Seed 5, Not ranked, Rating U, Nova Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:3 STRUMLAUF Jacob 2 U 4 Blue Ridge Fencing Center 2221 796 93.6 3%
Pool D 1:5 BUKZIN Alan 3 U 1 Nova Fencing Club 1377 890 19.1 22%
Pool D 0:5 LEE Thomas 4 U 2 Nova Fencing Club 1039 871 31.2 39%
Pool D 1:5 MOON Noah 1 U 3 Fencing Sports Academy, Inc. 1096 839 25.6 34%
T8 D 12:15 STRUMLAUF Jacob 2 U 4 Blue Ridge Fencing Center 2138 1247 36.2 15%

VA Division 2024/2025 Junior Olympic Qualifiers

Junior Men's Saber (E1, JNR), November 2, 2024
Place 6 of 6, Seed 5, Not ranked, Rating U, Nova Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 1:5 LEE Thomas 6 U 5 Nova Fencing Club 992 909 45.3 45%
Pool D 0:5 MARKOWITZ Jonathan 3 E24 1 Nova Fencing Club 1687 863 11.1 9%
Pool D 0:5 PARCELL Colby 1 D24 2 Miracle Fencing Club 1726 852 9.6 8%
Pool D 1:5 BENE Andrew 4 E24 4 Miracle Fencing Club 1479 843 16.1 16%
Pool D 0:5 BENE Paul 2 E24 3 Miracle Fencing Club 1088 827 30.5 34%
T8 D 4:15 BENE Andrew 4 E24 4 Miracle Fencing Club 1756 1330 83.0 28%

NoVA Knights RYC/RJCC& NON-REGIONAL VET

Junior Men's Saber (D1, JNR), April 20, 2024
Place 29 of 29, Seed 20, Not ranked, Rating U, Nova Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 2:5 VLASENKO Bohdan 11 E24 19 Nova Fencing Club 1916 1000 11.6 8%
Pool D 1:5 PATEL Rayn 1 73 B24 2 Capital Fencing Academy 2434 989 2.2 1%
Pool D 1:5 SHIM Tristan 9 E24 10 Forge Fencing Teams 1298 986 36.6 32%
Pool D 0:5 AKST Elliot 21 U 18 DC Fencers Club 1539 950 21.5 18%
Pool D 1:5 KIRCHMAIER Charlie 24 U 15 Miracle Fencing Club 1542 928 19.6 17%
T32 D 5:15 SADHU Neiyam 14 E24 5 Platinum Fencing Academy 2047 1396 65.1 18%

George Mason University Patriot Open 2024

Div III Mixed Saber (D1, DV3), March 23, 2024
Place 27 of 40, Seed 32, Not ranked, Rating U, Nova Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 1:5 CATLETT III Robert 35 U 17 Nova Fencing Club 2268 877 4.6 2%
Pool D 0:5 PARCELL Colby 33 U 1 Miracle Fencing Club 1573 873 25.2 14%
Pool D 1:5 PIHLSTROM Richie 4 D23 22 1904 847 10.8 6%
Pool V 5:2 JIN Adam 9 U 39 751 837 61.3 55%
Pool V 5:4 SMITH ` Tyler M. 22 U 31 Liberty University Fencing Club 1446 898 115.5 20%
Pool D 4:5 MITCHELL Matthew 16 U 14 George Mason University Fencing Club / National Capitol Fencers Club 1895 1013 13.2 9%
T64 V 15:8 JIN Adam 9 U 39 1663 1136 301.1 26%
T32 D 4:15 SEMP Brannon A. 2 D24 6 Virginia Tech Fencing Club 2380 1437 41.3 10%

Fairfax Challenge ROC/RJCC/RYC & Y8

Junior Men's Saber (C2, JNR), January 21, 2024
Place 31 of 32, Seed 27, Not ranked, Rating U, Nova Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 3:5 PARCELL Colby 21 U 25 Miracle Fencing Club 1489 983 46.2 22%
Pool D 1:5 WALKE Devin 14 E23 22 Capital Fencing Academy 1845 936 18.6 8%
Pool D 0:5 FRUTH Evan 17 E23 24 Forge Fencing Teams 1588 918 29.9 15%
Pool D 1:5 CHEN Jonathan 7 D23 12 Advance Fencing And Fitness Academy 2260 888 4.4 2%
Pool D 3:5 TSAO Oliver 4 D23 5 Manhattan Fencing Center / Nellya Fencers 2136 884 6.4 3%
T32 D 6:15 SLEP Solomon 16 E23 9 Forge Fencing Teams 1914 1242 105.9 20%

Fairfax Challenge ROC/RJCC/RYC & Y8

Cadet Men's Saber (C2, CDT), January 20, 2024
Place 38 of 44, Seed 24, Not ranked, Rating U, Nova Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 1:5 PAUL James 37 U 36 Capital Fencing Academy 1326 836 85.0 24%
Pool D 2:5 KOGAN Yelisey L. 9 D23 30 Advance Fencing And Fitness Academy 1746 751 27.9 8%
Pool D 2:5 FENG Brendan 16 E23 25 Miracle Fencing Club 1532 724 38.8 12%
Pool V 5:4 HALL Noah 6 C23 18 Triple Threat Fencing Academy 1856 685 339.1 4%
Pool D 3:5 BREUER Daniel 42 U 6 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 1637 1024 41.2 18%
T64 D 5:15 RINALDI Savio 38 U 29 Capital Fencing Academy 1684 1514 272.6 42%

Capitol Clash SYC/RCC & Y8

Cadet Men's Saber (C3, CDT), January 14, 2024
Place 162 of 171, Seed 125, Not ranked, Rating U, Nova Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 2:5 LIU Ethan 118 U 140 Nellya Fencers 1231 2500 1163.0 89%
Pool D 1:5 GUREVICH Benjamin 27 C23 17 Alle Fencing Club / Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 1938 1337 153.0 23%
Pool D 0:5 NOTOPRADONO Nicholas 24 145 D23 15 Advance Fencing And Fitness Academy / West Coast Fencing Academy 1910 1184 100.3 17%
Pool D 4:5 YANG Byron 77 E23 133 Fencing Academy Of Philadelphia 1290 1084 175.5 39%
Pool D 1:5 FRUTH Evan 74 E23 83 Forge Fencing Teams 1580 908 71.8 18%
T256 D 3:15 PAVLENISHVILI Luke 142 U 31 Scarsdale Fencing Center 1534 2500 985.7 82%