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Benjamin Burgstone

2009
Marin Fencing Academy LLC
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Win/loss statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories 8 15 7 - - 30
Losses 6 39 38 - - 83
Win ratio 57.1% 27.8% 15.6% - - 26.5%
Pool victories 6 14 6 - - 26
Pool losses 4 31 32 - - 67
Pool win ratio 60.0% 31.1% 15.8% - - 28.0%
DE victories 2 1 1 - - 4
DE losses 2 8 6 - - 16
DE win ratio 50.0% 11.1% 14.3% - - 20.0%

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† 5 5 1 - - 11
Easy wins % 62.5% 33.3% 14.3% - - 36.7%
Close wins‡ 1 6 5 - - 12
Close wins % 12.5% 40.0% 71.4% - - 40.0%
Close losses‡ 3 8 8 - - 19
Close losses % 50.0% 20.5% 21.1% - - 22.9%
Big losses† 2 14 15 - - 31
Big losses % 33.3% 35.9% 39.5% - - 37.3%

† 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 1 - - 3
Victories % 12.5% 6.7% 14.3% - - 10.0%
Losses 2 7 2 - - 11
Losses % 33.3% 17.9% 5.3% - - 13.3%
Total 3 8 3 - - 14
Total % 21.4% 14.8% 6.7% - - 12.4%

Events

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Events 2 8 7 - - 17
Tournaments 2 8 7 - - 17

Competition history

17 competitions, 113 bouts

MFA Senior Mixed Friday Night Epee

Senior Mixed Épée E1, SNR November 14, 2025

Place 3 of 11 Seed 11 Not ranked Rating U Marin Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 LACEY Catherine 8 - U 6 Marin Fencing Academy - - - -
Pool
V 5:1 PEISERT Lucas 6 - U 9 Marin Fencing Academy / San Francisco Fencing Academy 2766 1298 34.0 5%
Pool
V 5:1 HOROWITZ David S. 9 - U 7 Marin Pentathlon Club 1463 1332 22.1 42%
Pool
V 5:1 MADANNAVAR Trisha 5 - U 11 West Berkeley Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 2:5 NICHOLSON Dimitri E. 1 - A23 2 Napa Valley Fencing Academy 2498 1354 1.7 3%
T8
V 15:5 LACEY Catherine 8 - U 6 Marin Fencing Academy - - - -
T4
D 3:15 NICHOLSON Dimitri E. 1 - A23 2 Napa Valley Fencing Academy 2765 1084 1.7 1%

MFA Senior Mixed Friday Night Epee

Senior Mixed Épée E1, SNR August 22, 2025

Place 5 of 12 Seed 12 Not ranked Rating U Marin Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:0 LACEY Catherine 10 - U 12 Marin Fencing Academy - - - -
Pool
D 0:5 GANESH Maxen 2 - C25 3 Marin Fencing Academy 1680 1282 10.9 26%
Pool
V 5:2 SIVASANKAR Aman 7 - U 11 Davis Fencing Academy 604 1271 6.5 84%
Pool
D 3:4 ONG Jee Ken 3 - C25 1 Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) 3021 1277 0.4 1%
Pool
V 3:2 CHU Zane 8 - U 10 Marin Fencing Academy 1624 1277 21.1 33%
T16
V 15:9 LACEY Catherine 10 - U 12 Marin Fencing Academy - - - -
T8
D 1:1 SCHIPPER Johann 9 - U 3 Davis Fencing Academy 1740 1122 37.7 18%

MFA Senior Mixed Epee

Senior Mixed Épée B2, SNR May 30, 2025

Place 20 of 38 Seed 36 Not ranked Rating U Marin Fencing Academy LLC

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 MCCORMICK Nolan 38 - U 32 Marin Fencing Academy LLC 1470 1252 26.1 37%
Pool
V 5:1 KUO Michael 26 - E23 23 Las Positas Fencing Center 1549 1279 29.5 33%
Pool
D 1:3 TAGKOPOULOS Pagkratios 17 - D25 5 Davis Fencing Academy 1546 1308 14.8 35%
Pool
V 5:4 SALISTRA Emilia 11 - C24 30 Bay Area Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 1:2 PRAKASH Hari 14 - C24 14 Bayside Fencing Club 1737 1293 10.2 23%
Pool
D 3:4 NICHOLSON Dimitri E. 2 - A23 13 Napa Valley Fencing Academy 2551 1283 1.2 2%
T32
D 5:15 PRAKASH Hari 14 - C24 14 Bayside Fencing Club 1820 1160 37.5 16%

MFA Senior Mixed Epee

Senior Mixed Épée C1, SNR April 11, 2025

Place 15 of 17 Seed 13 Not ranked Rating U Marin Fencing Academy LLC

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 SANDELL Erik A. 15 - U 8 Marin Fencing Academy LLC 2500 1239 28.6 11%
Pool
D 1:4 MENG Fina 7 - D24 14 True Focus Sports Academy - - - -
Pool
D 1:3 CHIEM Karen 6 - D25 3 San Francisco Fencing Academy / Halberstadt Fencers' Club - - - -
Pool
D 2:5 NICHOLSON Dimitri E. 1 - A23 1 Napa Valley Fencing Academy 2608 1268 1.0 1%
Pool
D 1:5 LI Grayson 11 - U 5 Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) 1576 1267 14.1 31%
T16
D 4:15 LI Grayson 11 - U 5 Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) 1587 1230 70.3 30%

MFA Senior Mixed Epee

Senior Mixed Épée E1, SNR March 28, 2025

Place 3 of 8 Seed 3 Not ranked Rating U Marin Fencing Academy LLC

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:2 BUJANOVER Maayan 8 - U 8 Marin Fencing Academy LLC - - - -
Pool
D 4:5 PADKI Kürn 5 - U 7 Marin Fencing Academy LLC 1024 1226 26.6 61%
Pool
D 3:5 MCGUIRE Maximilien 7 - U 5 Marin Fencing Academy LLC 1291 1200 21.9 44%
Pool
V 4:3 DUONG John 4 - U 6 Las Positas Fencing Center 1346 1178 29.9 39%
Pool
V 5:1 PERALTA SR. Christian 6 - U 3 Napa Valley Fencing Academy 1757 1208 42.9 18%
Pool
D 1:5 PERALTA Christian 2 - B23 2 Napa Valley Fencing Academy 1740 1250 10.5 21%
Pool
D 0:5 NICHOLSON Dimitri E. 1 - A23 1 Napa Valley Fencing Academy 2604 1240 0.9 1%
T8
V 15:9 DUONG John 4 - U 6 Las Positas Fencing Center 1446 1042 192.4 29%
T4
D 6:15 NICHOLSON Dimitri E. 1 - A23 1 Napa Valley Fencing Academy 2784 1234 4.2 1%

MFA Senior Mixed Epee

Senior Mixed Épée E1, SNR February 21, 2025

Place 9 of 12 Seed 11 Not ranked Rating U Marin Fencing Academy LLC

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:1 FERRER Alison 10 - U 12 Halberstadt Fencers' Club - - - -
Pool
D 3:5 NAIK Saininad 2 - B23 2 East Bay Fencers Gym / Maximum Fencing Club 2187 1244 4.3 6%
Pool
V 5:4 CHIEM Karen 7 - D22 7 San Francisco Fencing Academy / Halberstadt Fencers' Club - - - -
Pool
D 3:5 MOLLINIER Angel 4 - C24 5 Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) - - - -
Pool
D 2:5 RUFANOV Maxim 6 - D24 6 Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) 1684 1239 13.1 23%
T16
D 14:15 MCGUIRE Maximilien 9 - U 8 Marin Fencing Academy LLC 1536 1129 87.5 29%

MFA Senior Mixed Epee

Senior Mixed Épée B2, SNR January 31, 2025

Place 23 of 27 Seed 27 Not ranked Rating U Marin Fencing Academy LLC

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 LIN Shenghai 21 - U 6 Davis Fencing Academy 1406 1326 26.1 45%
Pool
V 5:1 CHIEM Karen 16 - D22 24 San Francisco Fencing Academy / Halberstadt Fencers' Club - - - -
Pool
D 4:5 MCLAREN Mason 10 - C24 20 Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) 1466 1300 22.6 39%
Pool
D 2:5 DIECK Logan O. 2 - A23 1 Schoolhouse Fencing / The Lab 2744 1277 0.8 1%
Pool
D 1:5 GUO Woody 7 - C24 16 True Focus Sports Academy 1678 1276 15.0 26%
Pool
D 4:5 MA Ryan 18 - E24 11 Bayside Fencing Club 1543 1261 18.0 32%
T32
D 7:15 YOUNG Quentin 9 - C24 3 Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) 1932 1185 56.3 15%

MFA Senior Mixed Epee

Senior Mixed Épée B2, SNR November 29, 2024

Place 28 of 36 Seed 32 Not ranked Rating U Marin Fencing Academy LLC

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:4 WANG Devin 18 - D24 11 True Focus Sports Academy 1575 1366 24.5 37%
Pool
V 5:2 PERALTA Christian 29 - U 36 Napa Valley Fencing Academy 850 1342 14.6 78%
Pool
D 1:5 WYATT Seth 6 - B23 9 2510 1356 2.8 3%
Pool
D 3:5 CHEW Aedan 19 - D24 12 Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) 1756 1354 16.7 26%
Pool
D 3:5 BECK Brian C. 7 - B21 24 Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) 1946 1337 10.9 16%
T32
D 8:15 TOYOFUKU Ethan 14 - C24 10 Rain City Fencing Center / West Berkeley Fencing Club 2011 1247 62.0 15%

MFA Senior Mixed Epee

Senior Mixed Épée B2, SNR September 27, 2024

Place 36 of 38 Seed 25 Not ranked Rating U Marin Fencing Academy LLC

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:3 YAU Michael 26 - U 33 Golden State Fencing Academy 1449 1433 34.7 49%
Pool
V 5:2 JACKSON Susana 35 - U 38 Napa Valley Fencing Academy - - - -
Pool
D 1:5 SALISTRA Emilia 10 - C24 7 The Fencing Center - - - -
Pool
D 3:5 DEMONTIGNY Ronen 27 - U 20 Chico Fencing Center 1936 1398 14.2 25%
Pool
D 4:5 SOULAIRE Tom 1 - A24 3 Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) 2674 1384 2.0 2%
Pool
D 0:5 WONG Preston 12 - C24 10 Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) 1883 1382 15.3 21%
T64
D 8:15 DEVINENI Avyang 28 - U 29 Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) 1461 1472 224.8 51%

MFA Senior Mixed Epee

Senior Mixed Épée A1, SNR August 30, 2024

Place 17 of 23 Seed 18 Not ranked Rating U Marin Fencing Academy LLC

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:1 LIN Jason 14 - E24 23 True Focus Sports Academy 1218 1407 32.3 62%
Pool
V 5:4 CHU Theodore 20 - U 11 Maximum Fencing Club 1305 1440 33.3 59%
Pool
D 0:5 LAURIMAA Emil 10 - C24 10 West Berkeley Fencing Club 2003 1473 16.6 20%
Pool
D 2:5 WICKBOLDT Eric 2 - A24 9 San Luis Highlanders Fencing Club / West Berkeley Fencing Club 2574 1456 3.8 4%
Pool
D 3:5 PERALTA Christian 8 - B23 7 Napa Valley Fencing Academy 1862 1452 19.9 25%
T32
D 10:15 KATTAN Samuel 19 - U 16 Marin Fencing Academy 2076 1611 138.3 31%

Sanctioned - MFA Friday Night Epee (Senior Open)

Senior Mixed Épée A2, SNR June 21, 2024

Place 37 of 39 Seed 39 Not ranked Rating U Marin Fencing Academy LLC

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 0:5 LAURIMAA Emil 20 - D24 8 West Berkeley Fencing Club 1958 1560 28.7 26%
Pool
D 1:5 CAMPBELL-KRUGER Adam W. 5 - B24 10 San Francisco Fencing Academy 2219 1531 15.9 14%
Pool
D 2:3 LI Sean 32 - U 34 Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) 1150 1515 71.9 72%
Pool
D 3:5 SWANSON Carl G. 8 - B24 10 University of California, Santa Cruz 2168 1443 13.2 13%
Pool
D 4:5 LOMIO Nicholas A. 16 - C24 23 Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) 1859 1430 22.8 25%
T64
D 10:15 LI Yunxuan (Joy) 18 - D24 28 True Focus Sports Academy - - - -

Sanctioned - MFA Friday Night Epee (Senior Open)

Senior Mixed Épée A2, SNR May 31, 2024

Place 33 of 35 Seed 26 Not ranked Rating U Marin Fencing Academy LLC

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 MCCORMICK Nolan 34 - U 28 Marin Fencing Academy LLC 2500 1612 18.0 20%
Pool
D 4:5 KLEPPNER Darwin 33 - U 26 1550 1594 61.1 52%
Pool
V 5:4 XU Yanwen 15 - D24 18 The Fencing Center 1966 1533 98.5 25%
Pool
D 3:5 LIANG Jingjing 6 - B24 10 Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) - - - -
Pool
D 0:5 CAMPBELL-KRUGER Adam W. 5 - B24 7 San Francisco Fencing Academy 2319 1631 18.6 15%
Pool
D 1:5 GUO Woody 16 - D24 9 True Focus Sports Academy 1642 1613 53.2 48%
T64
D 13:15 BUJANOVER Maayan 30 - U 32 Marin Fencing Academy LLC - - - -

MFA Friday Night Epee (Senior Open)

Senior Mixed Épée A2, SNR April 26, 2024

Place 31 of 35 Seed 31 Not ranked Rating U Marin Fencing Academy LLC

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 NICHOLSON Dimitri E. 1 - A23 3 Napa Valley Fencing Academy 2675 1623 11.1 5%
Pool
V 5:4 LIN Jason 22 - E24 30 True Focus Sports Academy 1148 1612 38.7 76%
Pool
D 3:5 CHIEM Karen 20 - D22 21 San Francisco Fencing Academy - - - -
Pool
D 2:5 BREKSA Lyndsey K. 35 - U 25 East Bay Fencers Gym - - - -
Pool
D 2:5 XU Serena 10 - C24 17 Bayside Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 0:5 KENNY Oliver R. 11 - C24 10 Vera Fencing Academy 2075 1651 38.7 26%
T64
V 11:8 JACKSON Susana 26 - U 34 Napa Valley Fencing Academy - - - -
T32
D 4:15 COHEN Benjamin A. 2 - A22 3 Halberstadt Fencers' Club 2832 1664 53.1 7%

MFA Friday Night Epee (Senior Open)

Senior Mixed Épée B2, SNR March 29, 2024

Place 22 of 34 Seed 26 Not ranked Rating U Marin Fencing Academy LLC

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 ACKERMANN Richard 5 - B24 21 East Bay Fencers Gym 2076 1461 251.9 19%
Pool
D 2:5 LI Ethan R. 17 - C23 6 Bayside Fencing Club 2065 1713 72.4 30%
Pool
D 3:5 HOROWITZ Jacob 25 - U 29 Marin Pentathlon Club 1368 1641 138.4 66%
Pool
D 1:5 ZAYDMAN David M. 7 - B23 11 Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) 2574 1502 12.7 5%
Pool
V 5:4 NIKIFOROV Timofei 15 - C24 28 The Fencing Center 1880 1490 133.5 28%
T32
D 12:14 KRUGER Mark 21 - D23 13 Fortune Fencing 2287 1908 244.5 33%

MFA Friday Night Epee (Senior Open)

Senior Mixed Épée B2, SNR February 23, 2024

Place 26 of 33 Seed 25 Not ranked Rating U Marin Fencing Academy LLC

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 ACKERMANN Richard 6 - C24 7 East Bay Fencers Gym 1888 2500 816.0 72%
Pool
D 3:5 TAGKOPOULOS Pagkratios 27 - U 23 Davis Fencing Academy 1524 1684 385.0 57%
Pool
V 5:3 LOGUE Paul 15 - D22 30 Las Positas Fencing Center 1719 1299 362.2 29%
Pool
D 2:5 BECK Brian C. 5 - B21 9 Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) 2195 1661 91.3 23%
Pool
D 1:5 NIKIFOROV Timofei 17 - E24 3 The Fencing Center 1885 1570 108.6 33%
T32
D 13:15 BECK Brian C. 5 - B21 9 Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) 2378 2500 591.9 55%

MFA Y8, Y10, Y12, Senior (unrated only) - All foil

Unrated Mixed Foil E1, U November 12, 2023

Place 22 of 24 Seed 12 Not ranked Rating U Marin Fencing Academy LLC

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 RAFFERTY-FUENTES Patrick 4 - U 13 Golden State Fencing Academy 2500 1070 24.4 9%
Pool
D 1:5 BANUELOS Dario 5 - U 9 Piedmont Fencing Team 709 1046 221.0 68%
Pool
D 2:5 CHOI Andrew 13 - U 18 Silicon Valley Fencing Center 1059 825 92.9 37%
Pool
D 1:5 PEZESHKI Oliver 20 - U 3 West Berkeley Fencing Club 937 732 87.8 38%
Pool
D 4:5 TERRELL LeBaron 22 - U 8 Journeys Fencing Club 1490 644 26.2 11%
T32
D 7:15 SHIU Cole 18 - U 11 2500 2500 420.5 50%

MFA Y8, Y10, Y12, Senior Team (Open), Senior (unrated only) - All foil event

Unrated Mixed Foil E1, U August 20, 2023

Place 23 of 26 Seed 10 Not ranked Rating U Marin Fencing Academy LLC

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 DUNCANSON Myles 17 - U 9 Halberstadt Fencers' Club 1644 2500 908.1 79%
Pool
D 1:5 WESLING Nathan 15 - U 11 2579 1592 106.3 19%
Pool
D 0:5 TERRELL LeBaron 25 - U 13 heislerfencingclub 1387 1486 306.1 54%
Pool
D 0:5 JAIN Advik 22 - U 6 heislerfencingclub 1664 1180 134.3 27%
Pool
V 5:1 TONG Andrew 2 - U 24 677 1045 126.6 67%
Pool
D 4:5 FRESCHI Sawyer 7 - U 14 1583 1172 101.7 31%