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Carolina P DeSousa Ballesteros

1980
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Win/loss statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories - - 22 - - 22
Losses - 6 56 - - 62
Win ratio - 0.0% 28.2% - - 26.2%
Pool victories - - 19 - - 19
Pool losses - 5 44 - - 49
Pool win ratio - 0.0% 30.2% - - 27.9%
DE victories - - 3 - - 3
DE losses - 1 12 - - 13
DE win ratio - 0.0% 20.0% - - 18.8%

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
Easy wins % - - 22.7% - - 22.7%
Close wins‡ - - 9 - - 9
Close wins % - - 40.9% - - 40.9%
Close losses‡ - 1 5 - - 6
Close losses % - 16.7% 8.9% - - 9.7%
Big losses† - 1 32 - - 33
Big losses % - 16.7% 57.1% - - 53.2%

† 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.

Events

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Events - 1 12 - - 13
Tournaments - 1 6 - - 7

Competition history

13 competitions, 84 bouts

Murphy's Irish City Open 9 and Unrated Foil

Senior Mixed Épée B1, SNR March 23, 2025

Place 18 of 18 Seed 14 Not ranked Rating U Corsair Fencing School

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 JOBE Connor 5 - C25 2 On Target Fencing / Unattached - - - -
Pool
D 0:5 ECKENROAD Hannah 18 - U 12 Ligonier Fencing Club 1378 2426 439.8 87%
Pool
D 3:5 KENYON Benjamin 2 - B23 3 Ligonier Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 4:5 HERBENER Andrew 8 - E25 7 - - - -
Pool
D 2:5 LAFOSSE Augustin 17 - U 17 Ligonier Fencing Club - - - -
T32
D 9:15 LAFOSSE Jason 13 - U 15 Ligonier Fencing Club - - - -

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 Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 GRADY Aidan 7 - U 6 Upper St. Clair Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:2 DRIVER Holden 4 - U 10 Corsair Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 2:5 SHINN-CUNNINGHAM Barbara 10 - U 3 Corsair Fencing Club 2074 1550 15.7 21%
Pool
D 1:5 EVERSON Benjamin 2 - U 2 Aquinas Academy Fencing Club / Pittsburgh Fencers Club - - - -
T16
V 15:12 DRIVER Holden 4 - U 10 Corsair Fencing Club - - - -
T8
D 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 Win
Chance
Pool
D 0:5 WALKER Brett 5 - U 3 Ligonier Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 1:5 FRIEDMAN Andres 10 - U 7 Pittsburgh Fencers Club - - - -
Pool
D 0:5 KENYON Jacob 1 - A23 1 Ligonier Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 1:5 POLAKOVSKY Jacqueline 4 - E23 3 Ligonier Fencing Club 3024 2271 140.0 25%
Pool
V 5:2 ANDERSON Alyssa 8 - U 11 Ligonier Fencing Club 2385 2131 294.6 40%
T16
D 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 Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 FERGUSON Daniel 15 - U 14 Pittsburgh Fencers Club - - - -
Pool
D 1:5 OPFERMAN Michael 4 - D23 6 Bethel Park Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 0:5 KENYON Jacob 1 - A23 1 Ligonier Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 4:5 KENYON Lindsay 9 - U 10 Ligonier Fencing Club 2404 2500 492.8 53%
Pool
V 5:4 ECKENROAD Hannah 13 - U 11 Ligonier Fencing Club 1653 2007 264.2 63%
Pool
D 0:5 RITTER Clayton 5 - D23 2 Ligonier Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 2:5 TAYLOR Daniel 12 - U 9 Bethel Park Fencing Club / Corsair Fencing Club - - - -
T16
D 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 Win
Chance
Pool
D 0:5 SHINN-CUNNINGHAM Barbara 14 - U 18 Corsair Fencing Club 1901 1581 24.0 31%
Pool
D 1:5 COPELAND Nigel 3 - D23 1 Cyranos Place - - - -
Pool
D 2:5 THOMAS Elizabeth 22 - U 20 Steel City Fencers Club / Corsair Fencing Club 1715 1557 23.3 43%
Pool
D 3:5 POWELL Sean 6 - E23 7 Pittsburgh Fencers Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:2 FORNEY Cadence 26 - U 24 Upper St. Clair Fencing Club 1033 1533 16.8 78%
Pool
D 0:5 EVERSON Benjamin 11 - U 9 Aquinas Academy Fencing Club / Pittsburgh Fencers Club - - - -
T32
D 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 Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 BONNEAU Rachael 1 - U 5 Bethel Park Fencing Club / Corsair Fencing Club 1577 1640 43.6 54%
Pool
D 2:5 HOKAJ Nadine 4 - U 1 Aquinas Academy Fencing Club 1942 1683 31.9 34%
Pool
D 2:5 ZAHALSKY Ezra 5 - U 2 Upper St. Clair Fencing Club 1919 1652 30.2 34%
Pool
D 0:5 RODRIGUEZ Andrea 6 - U 3 Upper St. Clair Fencing Club 1262 1621 59.4 71%
Pool
V 5:4 FORNEY Cadence 2 - U 6 Upper St. Clair Fencing Club 1078 1562 18.8 77%
T8
V 15:14 BONNEAU Rachael 1 - U 5 Bethel Park Fencing Club / Corsair Fencing Club 1776 1236 296.0 26%
T4
D 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 Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 ERSOZ Yasemin 5 - U 1 Pittsburgh Fencers Club 1989 1783 95.9 38%
Pool
D 0:5 HOKAJ Nadine 2 - U 2 Aquinas Academy Fencing Club 2008 1879 57.7 42%
Pool
D 2:5 BONNEAU Rachael 8 - U 3 Bethel Park Fencing Club / Corsair Fencing Club 1284 1821 104.5 79%
Pool
V 5:1 FORNEY Cadence 6 - U 6 Upper St. Clair Fencing Club 1211 1716 27.0 77%
Pool
D 3:5 RODRIGUEZ Andrea 7 - U 7 Upper St. Clair Fencing Club 1249 1744 84.1 76%
Pool
D 4:5 ZAHALSKY Ezra 3 - U 3 Upper St. Clair Fencing Club 1903 1659 37.6 35%
Pool
V 5:3 RODRIGUEZ Adriana 4 - U 8 Upper St. Clair Fencing Club 980 1622 18.1 82%
T8
D 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 Win
Chance
Pool
D 0:5 RIALE Toren 10 - U 6 Corsair Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:4 BONNEAU Rachael 15 - U 11 Bethel Park Fencing Club / Corsair Fencing Club 1383 1734 48.7 69%
Pool
D 1:5 MISHRA Roshan 6 - U 8 Upper St. Clair Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 0:5 SUN Henry 1 - E23 1 Pittsburgh Fencers Club - - - -
T16
D 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 Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:2 WHITMAN Sophia 6 - U 7 Upper St. Clair Fencing Club 1449 1482 91.0 52%
Pool
D 1:5 WEISS Olivia 10 - U 1 2921 1573 13.2 8%
Pool
V 5:0 NARASIMHAN Shriya 2 - U 9 Upper St. Clair Fencing Club 2504 1559 130.8 15%
Pool
V 5:0 RODRIGUEZ Adriana 3 - U 10 Upper St. Clair Fencing Club 1287 1690 43.7 69%
T8
D 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 Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:0 DESOUSA Joseph 4 - U 11 Corsair Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 2:5 HUANG Albert 9 - U 3 Corsair Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 1:5 SHINN-CUNNINGHAM Barbara 10 - U 5 Corsair Fencing Club / Carnegie Mellon University FC 1869 1556 73.9 33%
Pool
V 5:4 DRIVER Jonah 5 - U 10 Corsair Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 1:5 BEAVEN Alexander 8 - U 3 Aquinas Academy Fencing Club - - - -
T16
V 15:7 DESOUSA Joseph 4 - U 11 Corsair Fencing Club - - - -
T8
D 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 Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 ECHNAT Izzy 4 - U 3 Corsair Fencing Club 1397 2052 485.4 79%
Pool
D 1:5 READ Sarah 2 - E22 1 Corsair Fencing Club 2034 1566 114.5 27%
Pool
D 3:5 SHINN-CUNNINGHAM Barbara 6 - U 3 Corsair Fencing Club / Carnegie Mellon University FC 1850 1452 105.9 30%
Pool
V 5:4 ZAHALSKY Ezra 3 - U 5 Upper St. Clair Fencing Club 1989 1346 280.7 18%
Pool
D 0:5 POLLETTA Julie 1 - E23 2 Corsair Fencing Club 2052 1626 70.7 27%
T8
D 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 Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 GIMBEL Benjamin 5 - U 9 Corsair Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 0:5 GELLAD Luke 9 - U 3 Pittsburgh Fencers Club - - - -
Pool
D 2:5 RIEKER Daniel 1 - E23 6 Pittsburgh Fencing Association College - - - -
Pool
D 0:5 GAVARRETE Moises 4 - U 3 Carnegie Mellon University FC - - - -
T16
D 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 Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 RIALE Toren 1 - U 7 Corsair Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 3:5 DRIVER Holden 3 - U 11 Corsair Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 2:5 ZAHALSKY Ezra 9 - U 9 Upper St. Clair Fencing Club 2066 2500 728.9 66%
Pool
D 3:5 GAVARRETE Moises 14 - U 3 Carnegie Mellon University FC - - - -
Pool
D 2:5 TARCHICHI Robby 12 - U 3 Pittsburgh Fencers Club - - - -
Pool
D 4:5 LI RunLin 6 - U 1 Steel City Fencers Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:2 FORNEY Cadence 8 - U 15 Upper St. Clair Fencing Club 1759 1771 280.5 50%
T16
D 8:15 MISHRA Roshan 13 - U 6 Upper St. Clair Fencing Club - - - -