Carolina P DeSousa Ballesteros

1980

Win/Loss Statistics

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Victories - 22 - - - 22
Losses - 56 - - - 56
Win Ratio - 28.2% - - - 28.2%
Pool Victories - 19 - - - 19
Pool Losses - 44 - - - 44
Pool Win Ratio - 30.2% - - - 30.2%
DE Victories - 3 - - - 3
DE Losses - 12 - - - 12
DE Win Ratio - 20.0% - - - 20.0%

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† - 5 - - - 5
Easy wins as % of wins - 22.7% - - - 22.7%
Close wins‡ - 9 - - - 9
Close wins as % of all wins - 40.9% - - - 40.9%
Close losses‡ - 5 - - - 5
Close losses as % of all losses - 8.9% - - - 8.9%
Big losses† - 32 - - - 32
Big losses as % of all losses - 57.1% - - - 57.1%

† 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 - 12 - - - 12
Tournaments - 6 - - - 6

Competition History

Murphy's Irish City Open 8

Unrated Mixed Foil (E1, U), March 24, 2024
Place 7 of 11, Seed 6, Not ranked, Rating U, Corsair Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 GRADY Aidan 7 U 6 Upper St. Clair Fencing Club
Pool W 5:2 DRIVER Holden 4 U 10 Corsair Fencing Club
Pool L 2:5 SHINN-CUNNINGHAM Barbara 10 U 3 Corsair Fencing Club 2074 1550 15.7 21%
Pool L 1:5 EVERSON Benjamin 2 U 2 Aquinas Academy Fencing Club / Pittsburgh Fencers Club
T16 W 15:12 DRIVER Holden 4 U 10 Corsair Fencing Club
T8 L 13:15 DESOUSA BALLESTEROS Fabian 11 U 3 Corsair Fencing Club

Murphy's Irish City Open 8

Senior Mixed Épée (E1, SNR), March 23, 2024
Place 9 of 11, Seed 11, Not ranked, Rating U, Corsair Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 0:5 WALKER Brett 5 U 3 Ligonier Fencing Club
Pool L 1:5 FRIEDMAN Andres 10 U 7 Pittsburgh Fencers Club
Pool L 0:5 KENYON Jacob 1 A23 1 Ligonier Fencing Club
Pool L 1:5 POLAKOVSKY Jacqueline 4 E23 3 Ligonier Fencing Club 3024 2271 140.0 25%
Pool W 5:2 ANDERSON Alyssa 8 U 11 Ligonier Fencing Club 2385 2131 294.6 40%
T16 L 6:15 ANDERSON Rick 6 U 8 Ligonier Fencing Club

Luau Open

Senior Mixed Épée (C1, SNR), January 28, 2024
Place 12 of 15, Seed 10, Not ranked, Rating U, Corsair Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 FERGUSON Daniel 15 U 14 Pittsburgh Fencers Club
Pool L 1:5 OPFERMAN Michael 4 D23 6 Bethel Park Fencing Club
Pool L 0:5 KENYON Jacob 1 A23 1 Ligonier Fencing Club
Pool L 4:5 KENYON Lindsay 9 U 10 Ligonier Fencing Club 2404 2500 492.8 53%
Pool W 5:4 ECKENROAD Hannah 13 U 11 Ligonier Fencing Club 1653 2007 264.2 63%
Pool L 0:5 RITTER Clayton 5 D23 2 Ligonier Fencing Club
Pool L 2:5 TAYLOR Daniel 12 U 9 Bethel Park Fencing Club / Corsair Fencing Club
T16 L 9:15 PESTO Keith 7 E22 3 Ligonier Fencing Club

Luau Open

Senior Mixed Foil (C2, SNR), January 28, 2024
Place 22 of 27, Seed 27, Not ranked, Rating U, Corsair Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 0:5 SHINN-CUNNINGHAM Barbara 14 U 18 Corsair Fencing Club 1901 1581 24.0 31%
Pool L 1:5 COPELAND Nigel 3 D23 1 Cyranos Place
Pool L 2:5 THOMAS Elizabeth 22 U 20 Steel City Fencers Club / Corsair Fencing Club 1715 1557 23.3 43%
Pool L 3:5 POWELL Sean 6 E23 7 Pittsburgh Fencers Club
Pool W 5:2 FORNEY Cadence 26 U 24 Upper St. Clair Fencing Club 1033 1533 16.8 78%
Pool L 0:5 EVERSON Benjamin 11 U 9 Aquinas Academy Fencing Club / Pittsburgh Fencers Club
T32 L 8:15 LYON Claire 9 E23 12 Corsair Fencing Club 1528 1452 138.7 46%

Womens Unrated and E-Under Foil.

E & Under Women's Foil (E1, E), December 10, 2023
Place 3 of 6, Seed 3, Not ranked, Rating U, Corsair Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 BONNEAU Rachael 1 U 5 Bethel Park Fencing Club / Corsair Fencing Club 1577 1640 43.6 54%
Pool L 2:5 HOKAJ Nadine 4 U 1 Aquinas Academy Fencing Club 1942 1683 31.9 34%
Pool L 2:5 ZAHALSKY Ezra 5 U 2 Upper St. Clair Fencing Club 1919 1651 30.2 34%
Pool L 0:5 RODRIGUEZ Andrea 6 U 3 Upper St. Clair Fencing Club 1262 1621 59.4 71%
Pool W 5:4 FORNEY Cadence 2 U 6 Upper St. Clair Fencing Club 1078 1562 18.8 77%
T8 W 15:14 BONNEAU Rachael 1 U 5 Bethel Park Fencing Club / Corsair Fencing Club 1776 1236 296.0 26%
T4 L 13:15 HOKAJ Nadine 4 U 1 Aquinas Academy Fencing Club 2096 1532 79.5 23%

Womens Unrated and E-Under Foil.

Unrated Women's Foil (E1, U), December 10, 2023
Place 5 of 8, Seed 1, Not ranked, Rating U, Corsair Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 ERSOZ Yasemin 5 U 1 Pittsburgh Fencers Club 1989 1783 95.9 38%
Pool L 0:5 HOKAJ Nadine 2 U 2 Aquinas Academy Fencing Club 2008 1879 57.7 42%
Pool L 2:5 BONNEAU Rachael 8 U 3 Bethel Park Fencing Club / Corsair Fencing Club 1284 1821 104.5 79%
Pool W 5:1 FORNEY Cadence 6 U 6 Upper St. Clair Fencing Club 1211 1716 27.0 77%
Pool L 3:5 RODRIGUEZ Andrea 7 U 7 Upper St. Clair Fencing Club 1248 1743 84.1 76%
Pool L 4:5 ZAHALSKY Ezra 3 U 3 Upper St. Clair Fencing Club 1903 1659 37.6 35%
Pool W 5:3 RODRIGUEZ Adriana 4 U 8 Upper St. Clair Fencing Club 980 1622 18.1 82%
T8 L 8:15 BONNEAU Rachael 8 U 3 Bethel Park Fencing Club / Corsair Fencing Club 1803 1370 134.8 31%

"Fall Foilage" Unrated Foil, and D and Under Foil.

Div III Mixed Foil (D1, DV3), November 19, 2023
Place 13 of 16, Seed 12, Not ranked, Rating U, Corsair Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 0:5 RIALE Toren 10 U 6 Corsair Fencing Club
Pool W 5:4 BONNEAU Rachael 15 U 11 Bethel Park Fencing Club / Corsair Fencing Club 1383 1734 48.7 69%
Pool L 1:5 MISHRA Roshan 6 U 8 Upper St. Clair Fencing Club
Pool L 0:5 SUN Henry 1 E23 1 Pittsburgh Fencers Club
T16 L 6:15 POLLETTA Julie 5 E23 5 Corsair Fencing Club 2205 1484 113.1 19%

"Fall Foilage" Unrated Foil, and D and Under Foil.

Unrated Women's Foil (E1, U), November 19, 2023
Place 6 of 10, Seed 7, Not ranked, Rating U, Corsair Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 WHITMAN Sophia 6 U 7 Upper St. Clair Fencing Club 1449 1482 91.0 52%
Pool L 1:5 WEISS Olivia 10 U 1 2921 1573 13.2 8%
Pool W 5:0 NARASIMHAN Shriya 2 U 9 Upper St. Clair Fencing Club 2504 1559 130.8 15%
Pool W 5:0 RODRIGUEZ Adriana 3 U 10 Upper St. Clair Fencing Club 1287 1690 43.7 69%
T8 L 9:15 RODRIGUEZ Andrea 9 U 3 Upper St. Clair Fencing Club 2500 1582 98.5 21%

"Fall Foilage" Unrated Foil, and D and Under Foil.

Unrated Mixed Foil (E1, U), November 18, 2023
Place 6 of 11, Seed 1, Not ranked, Rating U, Corsair Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:0 DESOUSA Joseph 4 U 11 Corsair Fencing Club
Pool L 2:5 HUANG Albert 9 U 3 Corsair Fencing Club
Pool L 1:5 SHINN-CUNNINGHAM Barbara 10 U 5 Corsair Fencing Club / Carnegie Mellon University FC 1869 1556 73.9 33%
Pool W 5:4 DRIVER Jonah 5 U 10 Corsair Fencing Club
Pool L 1:5 BEAVEN Alexander 8 U 3 Aquinas Academy Fencing Club
T16 W 15:7 DESOUSA Joseph 4 U 11 Corsair Fencing Club
T8 L 8:15 HUANG Albert 9 U 3 Corsair Fencing Club

"Corsair Nightmare" D @ Under.

Div III Women's Foil (E1, DV3), October 15, 2023
Place 6 of 6, Seed 5, Not ranked, Rating U, Corsair Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 ECHNAT Izzy 4 U 3 Corsair Fencing Club 1397 2052 485.4 79%
Pool L 1:5 READ Sarah 2 E22 1 Corsair Fencing Club 2034 1566 114.5 27%
Pool L 3:5 SHINN-CUNNINGHAM Barbara 6 U 3 Corsair Fencing Club / Carnegie Mellon University FC 1850 1452 105.9 30%
Pool W 5:4 ZAHALSKY Ezra 3 U 5 Upper St. Clair Fencing Club 1989 1346 280.7 18%
Pool L 0:5 POLLETTA Julie 1 E23 2 Corsair Fencing Club 2052 1626 70.7 27%
T8 L 4:15 SHINN-CUNNINGHAM Barbara 6 U 3 Corsair Fencing Club / Carnegie Mellon University FC 1760 1934 352.3 57%

"Corsair Nightmare" D @ Under.

Div III Mixed Foil (E1, DV3), October 15, 2023
Place 10 of 10, Seed 10, Not ranked, Rating U, Corsair Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 GIMBEL Benjamin 5 U 9 Corsair Fencing Club
Pool L 0:5 GELLAD Luke 9 U 3 Pittsburgh Fencers Club
Pool L 2:5 RIEKER Daniel 1 E23 6 Pittsburgh Fencing Association College
Pool L 0:5 GAVARRETE Moises 4 U 3 Carnegie Mellon University FC
T16 L 11:15 ZAHALSKY Ezra 6 U 7 Upper St. Clair Fencing Club 2403 2500 565.6 54%

Fight Strong! Fencing for the Cause

Unrated Mixed Foil (E1, U), October 1, 2023
Place 13 of 15, Seed 2, Not ranked, Rating U, Corsair Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 RIALE Toren 1 U 7 Corsair Fencing Club
Pool L 3:5 DRIVER Holden 3 U 11 Corsair Fencing Club
Pool L 2:5 ZAHALSKY Ezra 9 U 9 Upper St. Clair Fencing Club 2066 2500 729.0 66%
Pool L 3:5 GAVARRETE Moises 14 U 3 Carnegie Mellon University FC
Pool L 2:5 TARCHICHI Robby 12 U 3 Pittsburgh Fencers Club
Pool L 4:5 LI RunLin 6 U 1 Steel City Fencers Club
Pool W 5:2 FORNEY Cadence 8 U 15 Upper St. Clair Fencing Club 1759 1771 280.5 50%
T16 L 8:15 MISHRA Roshan 13 U 6 Upper St. Clair Fencing Club