John Yao

2011

Win/Loss Statistics

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Victories - 52 - - - 52
Losses - 66 - - - 66
Win Ratio - 44.1% - - - 44.1%
Pool Victories - 38 - - - 38
Pool Losses - 51 - - - 51
Pool Win Ratio - 42.7% - - - 42.7%
DE Victories - 14 - - - 14
DE Losses - 15 - - - 15
DE Win Ratio - 48.3% - - - 48.3%

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

Scores

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Easy wins† - 30 - - - 30
Easy wins as % of wins - 57.7% - - - 57.7%
Close wins‡ - 4 - - - 4
Close wins as % of all wins - 7.7% - - - 7.7%
Close losses‡ - 8 - - - 8
Close losses as % of all losses - 12.1% - - - 12.1%
Big losses† - 34 - - - 34
Big losses as % of all losses - 51.5% - - - 51.5%

† 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

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Events - 16 - - - 16
Tournaments - 14 - - - 14

Competition History

Perseus RYC/RJCC +Y8

Y-12 Men's Saber (U, Y12), May 11, 2024
Place 28 of 70, Seed 20, Rank 135, Rating U, Platinum Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 LUCAS William 2 18 U 14 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 1646 1292 8.3 28%
Pool L 2:5 ARCHIBALD Zachary 19 132 U 2 Manhattan Fencing Center 1611 1284 8.6 29%
Pool L 4:5 VISH Manyu 40 U 24 Delaware Valley Fencers Club-PA 1144 1275 16.3 59%
Pool W 5:0 DY Azriel 57 U 66 Excel Fencing Academy 628 1259 4.7 85%
Pool W 5:2 TERENTIEV Michael 44 U 60 Fencing Academy Of Westchester 1260 1263 13.6 50%
Pool W 5:3 LEIGH Brayden 65 U 36 Olympian Fencing Studio 1098 1277 10.5 62%
T64 W 15:6 ZHAO Owen 61 U 37 Platinum Fencing Academy / Sebastiani Fencing Academy 1216 1773 18.2 80%
T32 L 12:15 DAI Zihou 7 53 E22 10 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 2185 1791 23.7 26%

Mission SYC

Y-12 Men's Saber (U, Y12), May 5, 2024
Place 38 of 75, Seed 33, Rank 135, Rating U, Platinum Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:1 HAHN EVER 57 U 48 Manhattan Fencing Center 1438 1253 18.7 38%
Pool W 5:4 TAYCHER Aaron 13 63 U 32 Dynamo Fencing Center Inc. 1581 1272 21.3 30%
Pool W 5:4 HAGN Maximilian 53 U 56 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 1369 1293 16.0 45%
Pool L 3:5 CHANG Ethan 29 131 U 50 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 1506 1309 10.8 37%
Pool L 0:5 DAI Zihou 10 53 E22 3 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 1768 1299 6.7 22%
T64 L 11:15 ARCHIBALD Zachary 30 132 U 28 Manhattan Fencing Center 2175 1799 26.2 28%

Buckie Leach RYC

Y-14 Men's Saber (U, Y14), April 20, 2024
Place 61 of 72, Seed 59, Not ranked, Rating U, Platinum Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 ZHANG Ray 13 189 U 16 Manhattan Fencing Center 1616 1278 9.6 29%
Pool L 0:5 ZWAKA Jonas 39 U 25 Sheridan Fencing Academy 1216 1269 16.7 53%
Pool L 2:5 SUN Stephen 35 U 39 Masters Fencing Academy NJ 1293 1252 14.7 47%
Pool W 5:1 SHAPIRO Leo 60 U 71 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 1436 1237 19.5 37%
Pool L 1:5 DOMINIQUE Remson 11 178 D23 3 ESCRIMEUR FENCERS CLUB / Peter Westbrook Foundation 2070 1257 3.4 9%
T128 W 15:9 SIMEONIDIS Philippos 47 U 68 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 1624 1785 30.4 57%
T64 L 7:15 SRIVATS Vedh 4 134 U 9 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 2445 1816 16.9 16%

F.A.P Main Line Youth 12, 14, Unrated & D3 Sabre

Unrated Y-12 Mixed Saber (U, Y12), April 13, 2024
Place 1 of 16, Seed 7, Not ranked, Rating U, Platinum Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:1 FAZELINIA Erfaan 2 U 3 Fencing Academy of Philadelphia 1433 1163 23.4 33%
Pool W 5:1 SONG William 6 U 10 Fencing Academy of Philadelphia 2651 1187 26.4 6%
Pool W 5:3 SONG Jerry 12 U 3 Fencing Academy Of Philadelphia North 1226 1213 16.9 49%
Pool W 5:0 TIAN Alex 10 U 7 Fencing Academy of Philadelphia 1204 1230 15.3 52%
Pool W 5:0 LASS Genevieve 3 U 15 Fencing Academy of Philadelphia
Pool W 5:0 LASS Edward 14 U 16 Fencing Academy of Philadelphia 807 1245 7.9 73%
Pool W 5:1 ROMBERG Teddy 16 U 8 Fencing Academy of Philadelphia 1700 1253 25.0 24%
T16 W 15:2 LASS Edward 14 U 16 Fencing Academy of Philadelphia 2500 1637 56.6 20%
T8 W 15:4 PARMAR Lekh 1 U 6 Fencing Academy of Philadelphia
T4 W 15:10 SONG Jerry 12 U 3 Fencing Academy Of Philadelphia North 2298 1694 91.2 18%
T2 W 15:9 ARORA Rhiya 5 U 2 Fencing Club of Mercer County

Morris Cup RYC/RJCC

Y-12 Men's Saber (U, Y12), April 6, 2024
Place 38 of 98, Seed 25, Rank 123, Rating U, Platinum Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:1 TERENTIEV Michael 83 U 41 Fencing Academy Of Westchester 1225 1109 21.8 42%
Pool L 3:5 NGO Emerson 4 32 U 7 LA Fencing Academy of Pomona 1590 1130 9.0 22%
Pool L 4:5 MERZLYAKOV VLadimir 53 U 46 Manhattan Fencing Center 1302 1121 14.1 38%
Pool W 5:2 SMITH Jackson 88 U 86 Rochester Fencing Club 1375 1107 19.5 36%
Pool W 5:3 HOFFMAN Graham 60 U 91 Zeta Fencing 958 1127 12.2 59%
Pool W 5:4 MELE Gianni 31 136 U 32 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 1430 1139 24.2 32%
T128 W 15:5 CHENG Shane 72 U 97 Manhattan Fencing Center 1172 1644 26.7 72%
T64 L 11:15 LEVY Daniel 67 U 28 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 2041 1670 32.9 28%

March NAC

Y-12 Men's Saber (D1, Y12), March 3, 2024
Place 180 of 192, Seed 83, Rank 108, Rating U, Platinum Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 0:5 CHEN Jack 27 28 U 62 1738 1171 8.0 18%
Pool L 3:5 KAMURA Kosei 140 U 105 Globus Fencing Academy 1200 1163 19.0 48%
Pool L 1:5 GU Andrew 30 32 U 19 LA Fencing Academy of Pomona 1663 1144 8.5 20%
Pool L 0:5 BURENKOV Matthew 86 120 U 153 Zeta Fencing 1006 1136 22.8 58%
Pool L 0:5 ROPER F. Elijah 137 U 69 Scarsdale Fencing Center 1940 1113 4.2 9%
T256 L 3:15 CHEN Jack 27 28 U 62 2169 1672 28.8 22%

2024 Winter Thrust RYC/RJCC

Y-12 Men's Saber (U, Y12), February 3, 2024
Place 49 of 90, Seed 25, Rank 108, Rating U, Platinum Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:1 MERZLYAKOV VLadimir 49 U 83 Manhattan Fencing Center 1448 1126 33.9 30%
Pool L 2:5 EARLEY Jack 29 115 U 32 Zeta Fencing 1009 1160 27.4 60%
Pool L 1:5 MALEK Zak 59 U 10 Boston Fencing Club 1370 1133 15.8 35%
Pool W 5:2 LEVY Daniel 66 U 42 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 1407 1117 30.7 32%
Pool W 5:3 LUCAS William 3 37 U 14 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 1572 1148 34.3 24%
Pool L 1:5 LIM JUWANA Maximilian 86 U 29 Bergen Fencing Club 1597 1182 10.9 25%
T128 W 15:1 LONGCORE Daniel 42 U 81 Capital District Fencing School 1360 1671 39.0 65%
T64 L 12:15 BIVIJI Adam 18 95 U 8 Cobra Fencing Club Llc 2092 1710 37.3 28%

Capitol Clash SYC/RCC & Y8

Y-12 Men's Saber (U, Y12), January 15, 2024
Place 42 of 148, Seed 68, Not ranked, Rating U, Platinum Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 SLAVNOV Anton 22 50 U 41 Capital Fencing Academy 1545 992 49.4 18%
Pool W 5:0 GONG Johnny 111 U 142 Sigma Fencing Academy 660 1041 14.6 73%
Pool W 5:1 ABREU ACKER Joaquin 66 U 113 DC Fencers Club 1131 1056 27.5 45%
Pool W 5:0 TIAN Evan 141 U 93 Fencing Academy Of Philadelphia 1916 1083 53.1 10%
Pool L 0:5 MERMEGAS Alexander 23 52 U 26 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 1667 1136 10.2 19%
T128 W 15:11 BROOKS Isaac 114 U 94 Capital Fencing Academy 1661 1651 75.0 49%
T64 L 6:15 YANG Justin 122 U 24 Alpha Fencing Academy 1927 1726 55.7 38%

Sebastiani Saber Challenge

Y-14 Men's Saber (U, Y14), December 3, 2023
Place 3 of 6, Seed 4, Not ranked, Rating U, Platinum Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 ZHAO Owen 2 U 3 Platinum Fencing Academy / Sebastiani Fencing Academy 1034 916 34.5 42%
Pool W 5:2 PILLAI Akshay 5 U 5
Pool L 1:5 PETROV Dimiter 3 U 2 Sebastiani Fencing Academy 1054 950 24.5 43%
Pool W 5:3 RAMONDINI Levi 6 U 1 Sebastiani Fencing Academy 2694 926 53.8 3%
Pool W 5:1 SHETTY Kiaan 1 U 6 Sebastiani Fencing Academy 473 979 12.3 78%
T4 L 14:15 PETROV Dimiter 3 U 2 Sebastiani Fencing Academy 1925 1712 60.7 38%

Sebastiani Saber Challenge

Y-12 Men's Saber (U, Y12), December 3, 2023
Place 2 of 11, Seed 2, Not ranked, Rating U, Platinum Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:1 SHETTY Kiaan 11 U 10 Sebastiani Fencing Academy 446 769 19.1 68%
Pool W 5:0 PRAPAS Lionel 10 U 11 Sebastiani Fencing Academy / (none) 1793 788 58.6 9%
Pool W 5:0 GARCIA Connor 7 U 6 Sebastiani Fencing Academy 3033 846 71.7 1%
Pool L 2:5 THEETHIRA Kevin-Cariappa 3 U 5 Sebastiani Fencing Academy 2437 918 2.4 4%
T8 W 15:7 ANTONIO Elan 5 U 8 Escrimeur Fencers Club 1680 1558 109.0 43%
T4 W 15:7 ZHAO Owen 4 U 3 Platinum Fencing Academy / Sebastiani Fencing Academy 1201 1667 45.5 74%
T2 L 10:15 LAU kyrus 6 U 1

Cobra Challenge SYC/RCC/Y8

Y-12 Men's Saber (U, Y12), November 24, 2023
Place 102 of 119, Seed 35, Not ranked, Rating U, Platinum Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 4:5 PISTILLI James 70 U 90 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 1389 746 13.2 17%
Pool W 5:4 WEI Hunter 73 U 78 Manhattan Fencing Center 1350 733 69.6 16%
Pool L 3:5 MALEK Zak 103 U 49 Boston Fencing Club 1350 802 14.5 19%
Pool L 0:5 ZHAO Royce 1 7 U 11 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 1904 788 3.4 4%
Pool L 3:5 BUCKLEY Owen 54 U 62 Columbus Fencing And Fitness Llc 1494 784 10.1 13%
Pool L 0:5 BELAND Riley James "RJ" 69 U 26 American Institute Of Fencing 1716 774 5.6 6%
T128 L 4:15 HE Zhikai (kyle) 27 77 U 15 1859 1636 78.7 38%

Durkan American Dream RYC

Y-12 Men's Saber (U, Y12), November 5, 2023
Place 29 of 40, Seed 23, Not ranked, Rating U, Platinum Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 LAU Kyrus 35 U 11 Platinum Fencing Academy 1364 703 15.2 14%
Pool L 3:5 BROOKS Drake 10 U 14 Olympian Fencing Studio 1371 688 14.0 14%
Pool L 0:5 LIN Brendan 2 36 U 10 Cobra Fencing Club LLC 1593 674 7.8 7%
Pool W 5:1 GALE Major 39 U 40 Hills Fencing Institute 239 666 21.9 75%
Pool L 2:5 LIM JUWANA Maximilian 26 U 16 Bergen Fencing Club 1553 688 8.4 8%
Pool W 5:3 HALPER Benjamin 11 U 28 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 1146 680 66.0 23%
T64 W 15:8 RUFFILO Dexter 25 U 36 Durkan Fencing Academy 2500 1575 152.9 20%
T32 L 3:15 SONG Aidan 3 37 U 3 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 1977 1728 91.6 36%

Jersey Clash RYC/RJCC& Y8

Y-12 Men's Saber (U, Y12), October 14, 2023
Place 62 of 70, Seed 37, Not ranked, Rating U, Platinum Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 BALTRUSAITIS Lucas Tommaso 52 U 44 Manhattan Fencing Center 648 871 69.6 63%
Pool L 3:5 BENNETT Lachlan 63 U 26 Sheridan Fencing Academy 1435 801 19.4 17%
Pool L 3:5 NARAYAN Rishi 24 U 40 Bergen Fencing Club 1198 782 27.8 26%
Pool L 1:5 BIVIJI Adam 17 79 U 2 Cobra Fencing Club LLC 1529 754 13.0 11%
Pool L 4:5 ZALETAEV Jacob 45 U 46 Dynamo Fencing Center Inc. 1152 741 25.8 27%
Pool L 1:5 LUCAS William 4 27 U 8 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 1503 715 11.7 10%
T128 W 15:4 CHEN Kevin 53 U 67 Long Island Fencing Center 1593 1421 195.9 41%
T64 L 1:15 SRIVATS Vedh 3 16 U 1 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 2431 1617 41.8 12%

The 9-State Fencing Cup RYC/RCC

Y-12 Men's Saber (U, Y12), October 8, 2023
Place 37 of 43, Seed 14, Not ranked, Rating U, Platinum Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 0:5 FOUX Jonathan 39 U 20 Cobra Fencing Club LLC 1282 888 47.3 27%
Pool L 2:5 ULYSSE Jacob 15 U 16 Candlewood Fencing Center 1325 841 37.3 23%
Pool L 1:5 ZHAO Royce 1 8 U 3 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 1906 803 8.7 4%
Pool L 1:5 CHANG Timothy 21 U 8 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 1420 795 26.4 16%
Pool W 5:2 HAGN Maximilian 29 U 42 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 1488 768 137.0 13%
Pool L 1:5 KARAVAS Nicholas 26 U 19 Fencing Academy Of Boston 1288 905 34.9 27%
T64 L 12:15 EARLEY Jack 25 U 28 Zeta Fencing 1115 1789 367.8 80%

Escrimeur Youth Sabre Cup 2023-2024 (1)

Y-14 Men's Saber (U, Y14), September 24, 2023
Place 19 of 20, Seed 13, Not ranked, Rating U, Platinum Fencing Academy / Sallemazoo
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 BALE Atman 1 E23 1 Escrimeur Fencers Club 1835 1141 52.5 16%
Pool L 2:5 TRZEPLA Max 19 U 6 National Fencing Alliance-llc 1181 1089 118.8 45%
Pool L 0:5 KETT Richard 12 U 12 American Institute Of Fencing 1325 970 71.5 30%
Pool L 1:5 DEELY Hartigan 7 U 2 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 1628 899 33.2 14%
Pool L 3:5 TILL Ethan 6 U 17 Integrity Fencing Studio 1065 866 69.4 39%
Pool W 5:0 MOLINARI Shawn 4 U 20 Escrimeur Fencers Club 879 796 91.9 45%
T32 L 6:15 WU Vincent 16 U 14 Platinum Fencing Academy 2078 2074 285.7 50%

Escrimeur Youth Sabre Cup 2023-2024 (1)

Y-12 Men's Saber (U, Y12), September 24, 2023
Place 15 of 22, Seed 18, Not ranked, Rating U, Platinum Fencing Academy / Sallemazoo
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:0 ZHERENOVSKY Alan 22 U 20 Bergen Fencing Club 2500 2500 420.5 50%
Pool L 2:5 LEE Ryan 7 U 6 Escrimeur Fencers Club 1875 2921 869.9 86%
Pool L 1:5 CHAN Ewan 10 U 9 Platinum Fencing Academy 1117 2051 582.8 88%
Pool L 3:5 HOFFMAN Dean 15 U 18 Morris Fencing 1074 1468 233.4 68%
Pool L 0:5 BELAND RJ 2 U 2 American Institute Of Fencing 1669 1234 93.0 27%
T32 W 15:10 HOFFMAN Dean 15 U 18 Morris Fencing 2500 2500 420.5 50%
T16 L 4:15 BELAND RJ 2 U 2 American Institute Of Fencing 1843 2921 846.2 86%