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Yair Palapa

2006
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Win/loss statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories - 5 6 - - 11
Losses - 15 20 - - 35
Win ratio - 25.0% 23.1% - - 23.9%
Pool victories - 5 5 - - 10
Pool losses - 12 16 - - 28
Pool win ratio - 29.4% 23.8% - - 26.3%
DE victories - - 1 - - 1
DE losses - 3 4 - - 7
DE win ratio - 0.0% 20.0% - - 12.5%

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† - - - - - -
Easy wins % - 0.0% 0.0% - - 0.0%
Close wins‡ - 1 4 - - 5
Close wins % - 20.0% 66.7% - - 45.5%
Close losses‡ - 3 4 - - 7
Close losses % - 20.0% 20.0% - - 20.0%
Big losses† - 8 10 - - 18
Big losses % - 53.3% 50.0% - - 51.4%

† 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 - - - - - -
Victories % - 0.0% 0.0% - - 0.0%
Losses - - 1 - - 1
Losses % - 0.0% 5.0% - - 2.9%
Total - - 1 - - 1
Total % - 0.0% 3.8% - - 2.2%

Events

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Events - 3 4 - - 7
Tournaments - 3 4 - - 7

Competition history

7 competitions, 46 bouts

California State High School Fencing Championships

High School Men's Epee B2 April 27, 2025

Place 21 of 35 Seed 19 Not ranked Rating U Alliance ESAT

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 KNIGHT Liam 24 - U 30 Oakwood High School 1318 1124 41.3 39%
Pool
D 0:5 DENISON Declan 3 - B25 6 Marshall Fundamental / Fortune Fencing 2127 1165 5.5 6%
Pool
D 4:5 TIAN choyu 33 - U 17 Great Oak School / San Diego Fencing Center 1894 1159 9.7 12%
Pool
V 5:2 SAUTER Luke 27 - U 34 Chaminade 1204 1150 35.5 47%
Pool
D 1:5 CHEONG Cameron 13 - E24 10 Calabasas High School / LA International Fencing 1572 1185 18.1 26%
Pool
V 5:3 KIM Tristan 8 - D24 13 Vistamar / Beverly Hills Fencers' Club 1623 1167 52.2 23%
T32
D 9:15 KIM Tristan 8 - D24 13 Vistamar / Beverly Hills Fencers' Club 2186 1355 39.2 12%

UCLA Okawa Open 2025

Senior Men's Épée B2, SNR April 26, 2025

Place 44 of 50 Seed 44 Not ranked Rating U

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 LOEFFLER Carl E. 3 - B25 27 La International Fencing 2808 1119 0.5 < 1%
Pool
D 3:5 JAYASEKARA Hiran H. 25 - U 11 University of California Los Angeles Fencing Club 2198 1119 6.1 7%
Pool
D 0:5 TEMPLEHOF Robert C. 17 - E24 5 2043 1113 7.2 7%
Pool
D 4:5 SOKOLOVSKY Boris 31 - U 23 Ace Fencing Academy 1379 1105 26.6 33%
Pool
D 1:5 ZAROTSKY Ronald 12 - D24 12 Cabrillo Academy Of The Sword Llc 2135 1079 4.8 4%
Pool
V 5:2 CREASON Nicholas 40 - U 43 Swordplay LA 1340 1074 49.8 34%
T64
D 5:15 GADHVI Darius 14 - E25 14 Beverly Hills Fencers' Club 1740 1474 118.7 35%

SoCal Scholastic League Individual Epee/Saber #1

High School Men's Epee B2 November 3, 2024

Place 51 of 61 Seed 50 Not ranked Rating U Alliance ESAT

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 NOURAFCHAN Jonah 13 - E24 13 Brentwood High School / Beverly Hills Fencers' Club 1710 1178 21.0 20%
Pool
D 4:5 SAUTER Luke 28 - U 40 Chaminade 1128 1157 46.9 52%
Pool
D 0:5 WARD Edward 8 - C23 9 Harvard Westlake / Beverly Hills Fencers' Club 2280 1110 3.9 3%
Pool
D 1:5 BECK Eli 33 - U 28 Dos Pueblos / Presidio Fencing Club 1781 1106 14.3 14%
Pool
V 5:4 DONOHUE Angus 59 - U 46 Vistamar 807 1092 27.4 67%
T64
D 5:15 JU Hanul 3 - B23 12 Geffen Academy High School / La International Fencing 2142 1560 85.6 21%

California State High School Fencing Championships

High School Men's Epee C2 April 21, 2024

Place 32 of 35 Seed 22 Not ranked Rating U Alliance ESAT

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 FRIEDMAN Lucas 18 - U 21 Brentwood High School / Beverly Hills Fencers' Club 1575 1387 49.3 39%
Pool
D 0:5 SHIN Ryan 2 - C24 12 Granada Hills Charter / United Fencing Academy 1873 1338 27.1 20%
Pool
D 1:5 SCHERZAY Ian 12 - E23 18 Oak Park High School / Ace Fencing Academy 1388 1311 53.1 45%
Pool
D 0:5 POSSON Luke 10 - D23 5 Classical Academy HS / San Diego Fencing Center 1791 1257 24.0 20%
Pool
D 1:5 BANGAYAN Anthony 27 - U 25 Chaminade / La International Fencing 1464 1233 38.3 36%
Pool
D 4:5 STAFFORD Bryan 30 - U 15 Le Lycee Francais de LA / Beverly Hills Fencers' Club 1844 1195 17.3 15%
T64
V 15:14 ZAPATA Matthew 20 - U 33 Oakwood High School 1426 1431 207.1 50%
T32
D 2:15 NAZARIAN Jonah 3 - C24 1 Brentwood High School / Beverly Hills Fencers' Club 2363 1638 78.1 17%

SoCal Scholastic Fencing League Individual Epee/Saber #2

Junior Men's Épée D1, JNR February 4, 2024

Place 50 of 63 Seed 33 Not ranked Rating U Alliance ESAT

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 DAO Thomas 55 - U 14 Cleveland High School 2202 1436 25.8 13%
Pool
D 2:5 PAINTER Noah 11 - E23 19 Brentwood High School / Beverly Hills Fencers' Club 1655 1410 60.0 35%
Pool
D 2:3 XU Wangzitai 12 - E23 25 Diamond Bar HS / Los Angeles International Fencing Center 1729 1350 44.5 28%
Pool
V 5:4 BISSADA Matthew 34 - U 54 Chaminade 1460 1305 81.6 41%
T64
D 8:15 SCHERZAY Ian 10 - E23 13 Oak Park High School / Ace Fencing Academy 1727 1754 323.5 51%

SoCal Scholastic Fencing League NOVICE Foil, Epee & Saber

Unrated Junior Men's Épée U, JNR January 28, 2024

Place 14 of 20 Seed 14 Not ranked Rating U Alliance ESAT

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 DAI Markenever 17 - U 7 Harvard Westlake / ValorUSA Fencing Club LLC 1594 1298 100.4 35%
Pool
V 5:4 WELD Theo 18 - U 12 Dos Pueblos / Presidio Fencing Club 1142 1197 117.3 53%
Pool
D 4:5 DONOHUE Angus 5 - U 20 Vistamar 806 1314 171.9 74%
Pool
V 5:3 MONTERROSA Aiscen 2 - U 18 Chaminade 1674 1143 130.6 27%
Pool
V 5:3 YU Jonathan 8 - U 13 Oakwood High School 2231 1273 182.9 11%
Pool
D 1:5 ANDERS Aaron 11 - U 10 Liberty Christian School / Ace Fencing Academy 2420 1456 20.4 12%
T16
D 10:15 GRAHAM DICKINSON Jayden 9 - U 3 Saugus High School / Bridgeport Fencing Club 2500 1926 171.4 32%

SoCal Scholastic League Individual Epee/Saber #1

Junior Men's Épée C2, JNR October 22, 2023

Place 59 of 66 Seed 53 Not ranked Rating U Alliance ESAT

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 BAILIN Tyler 30 - U 23 Calabasas High School / United Fencing Academy 1449 2500 954.4 83%
Pool
D 0:5 GAUTHIER-PARKER Harrison 8 - E23 17 Kern County Charter / Kern Athletic Fencing Foundation 2686 1546 84.0 11%
Pool
V 5:4 LARI Matthew 58 - U 50 Brentwood High School / Beverly Hills Fencers' Club 1529 1462 323.4 47%
Pool
D 2:5 BISSADA Matthew 56 - U 22 Chaminade 1430 1785 313.3 67%
Pool
D 0:5 WELLS William 36 - U 30 Le Lycee Francais de LA 1502 1472 174.1 48%
T64
D 1:15 SCHROEDER Dylan 2 - B23 5 Culver City High School / Centaurs 2419 2500 574.5 53%