Paul Higgins

1953

Win/Loss Statistics

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Victories 2 5 - - - 7
Losses 11 36 - - - 47
Win Ratio 15.4% 12.2% - - - 13.0%
Pool Victories 1 3 - - - 4
Pool Losses 9 30 - - - 39
Pool Win Ratio 10.0% 9.1% - - - 9.3%
DE Victories 1 2 - - - 3
DE Losses 2 6 - - - 8
DE Win Ratio 33.3% 25.0% - - - 27.3%

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† 1 2 - - - 3
Easy wins as % of wins 50.0% 40.0% - - - 42.9%
Close wins‡ 1 3 - - - 4
Close wins as % of all wins 50.0% 60.0% - - - 57.1%
Close losses‡ 1 4 - - - 5
Close losses as % of all losses 9.1% 11.1% - - - 10.6%
Big losses† 2 21 - - - 23
Big losses as % of all losses 18.2% 58.3% - - - 48.9%

† 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.

Bouts with Time Expired

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Victories - - - - - -
Victories as % of all victories 0.0% 0.0% - - - 0.0%
Losses 2 2 - - - 4
Losses as % of all losses 18.2% 5.6% - - - 8.5%
Total 2 2 - - - 4
Total as % of all bouts 15.4% 4.9% - - - 7.4%

Events

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Events 2 6 - - - 8
Tournaments 2 6 - - - 8

Competition History

NEUSFA 6W Vet combined

Veteran Men's Épée (B1, VET), November 3, 2024
Place 19 of 22, Seed 23, Not ranked, Rating U, Ocean State Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:4 ELBAG Mark H. 8 C21 1 LEO Fencing Club 2500 738 3.4 4%
Pool W 5:4 TABAK Bruce 22 U 22 Rogue Fencing Academy 708 735 41.1 52%
Pool L 0:5 REINEKE Gerhard 16 U 11 Worcester Fencing Club 1362 776 17.0 18%
Pool L 3:5 MEAGHER Roderick 5 C24 14 1819 759 5.3 5%
Pool L 3:5 BUSH Thomas 1 B24 3 Rhode Island Fencing Academy and Club 2371 754 0.7 < 1%
T32 L 6:10 MEAGHER Roderick 5 C24 14 2143 1398 37.0 14%

NEUSFA E and Under

E & Under Men's Épée (D1, E), October 27, 2024
Place 32 of 39, Seed 20, Not ranked, Rating U, Ocean State Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 REINEKE Gerhard 19 U 21 Worcester Fencing Club 1306 835 26.4 23%
Pool L 2:5 OSHIMA Robert 6 E24 8 Marx Fencing Academy / Seacoast Fencing Club 1271 809 25.6 23%
Pool L 2:5 WOHL Martin A. 38 U 13 1400 783 18.5 19%
Pool L 3:5 MOSHIER Calvin 30 U 24 Rhode Island Fencing Academy and Club 1448 765 16.2 18%
Pool L 1:2 KELLEY Hayden 8 E23 1 Rhode Island Fencing Academy and Club 1592 749 10.4 9%
T64 W 15:6 MITCHELL Colin 27 U 33 Riverside Fencing Club 1199 1456 90.5 62%
T32 L 7:15 HERZOG Michael 34 U 11 Worcester Fencing Club 1300 1546 148.1 63%

National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals)

Vet-70 Men's Épée (A2, V70), July 2, 2024
Place 32 of 34, Seed 33, Not ranked, Rating U, Ocean State Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 HOORNSTRA David S. 26 E22 19 Ann Arbor Dueling Society 2110 860 4.5 3%
Pool L 1:5 BLAKLEY Dwain 13 20 B22 3 Alliance Fencing Academy 2344 855 1.8 1%
Pool L 3:5 REDDING Russel M. 23 29 E22 29 Salle Auriol Seattle 1964 853 6.3 4%
Pool L 1:5 TKACH Robert W. 18 C22 5 Bucks County Academy Of Fencing / Atlantic Fencing Academy 1962 847 6.1 4%
Pool L 2:5 GELNAW William (Gypsy) H. 3 3 A24 18 No Fear Fencing / Fortune Fencing 2194 841 2.8 2%
Pool L 2:5 CARTER Tony 8 9 B23 14 Olympian Fencing Club 2197 838 2.8 2%
T64 W 10:5 FRANK William N. 31 U 33 Hudson Centers For The Martial Arts / NKY Fencing Academy (NKFA) 1209 1382 130.8 58%
T32 L 4:10 HEWITT Frank F. 12 15 B22 10 Cabrillo Academy Of The Sword LLC 2214 1513 57.4 16%

NEUSFA 2024 Pomme De Terre

Veteran Men's Épée (A2, VET), June 16, 2024
Place 28 of 38, Seed 37, Not ranked, Rating U, Ocean State Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 SPAHN Jeff 12 B23 19 The Phoenix Center / Rogue Fencing Academy 2241 622 1.5 1%
Pool W 5:4 GAO "George" Xiaojiang 25 E24 20 Cavalier Fencing Club / Medeo Fencing Club 1621 620 174.8 6%
Pool L 1:5 FOLEY Kevin 13 B21 13 Olympia Fencing Center 2480 795 0.9 < 1%
Pool L 0:5 GACS Kalman J. 24 D22 16 Moe Fencing Club Llc 2227 794 2.9 2%
Pool W 5:1 LONADIER Robert 36 U 38 Marx Fencing Academy 914 791 68.8 43%
Pool L 1:5 HITCHCOCK David 1 A24 2 Cardinal Fencing Academy 2683 860 0.5 < 1%
T64 W 10:9 RAULINAITIS Joseph A. 38 U 37 Worcester Fencing Club 1398 1130 259.4 37%
T32 L 1:10 PHO Eric 2 A23 6 Fencers Club Inc. / Rockland Fencers Club 3017 1390 7.3 1%

2024 Bay State Games

Veteran Men's Épée (E1, VET), June 8, 2024
Place 13 of 13, Seed 13, Not ranked, Rating U, Ocean State Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 GAO "George" Xiaojiang 9 E24 9 Cavalier Fencing Club / Medeo Fencing Club 1601 697 16.6 8%
Pool L 4:5 SPRINGER Michael 1 A23 6 LEO Fencing Club 2466 680 0.9 < 1%
Pool L 3:5 MARINI Davide 5 C22 8 LEO Fencing Club 1946 679 5.9 3%
Pool L 3:5 MARSHALL William L. 8 C21 3 Boston Fencing Club / International Fencing Club 2004 674 4.6 2%
Pool L 3:5 MAZZOLI Julio C. 4 B23 5 Olympia Fencing Center 2616 669 0.4 < 1%
Pool L 3:5 LONADIER Robert 12 U 11 Marx Fencing Academy 993 668 46.6 32%
T16 L 5:10 SANTOS Felipe 7 C21 7 LEO Fencing Club 1837 1262 131.3 23%

NEUSFA Epee Open @ VIvo

Senior Mixed Épée (B2, SNR), June 1, 2024
Place 46 of 48, Seed 39, Not ranked, Rating U, Ocean State Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 ORESKOVIC Olivier 34 E24 12 LEO Fencing Club 1535 867 39.3 16%
Pool L 1:5 OSHIMA Robert 48 U 33 Seacoast Fencing Club 1146 827 65.3 32%
Pool L 1:5 YIN Chujun 11 C24 31 Cavalier Fencing Club 1745 762 16.2 7%
Pool L 1:5 TRAN Spencer 4 B24 11 Vivo Fencing Club 1961 746 8.2 3%
Pool L 1:5 RADZIKOWSKI Sam 25 D24 24 Vivo Fencing Club 1473 738 26.7 13%
Pool L 2:3 MCMILLAN Jackson V. 17 C23 35 Marx Fencing Academy 1698 711 14.0 6%
T64 L 6:15 DJONOUMA Toyohm 13 C24 23 Portland Fencing Center 2613 1301 39.7 5%

NEUSFA D and Under

Div III Men's Épée (C2, DV3), May 12, 2024
Place 31 of 33, Seed 21, Not ranked, Rating U, Ocean State Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 4:5 BUMPUS Isaias 17 U 27 Sword In The Scroll Fencing Academy 1274 1112 121.0 41%
Pool L 0:4 YAO Jack 5 D24 3 Cavalier Fencing Club 1514 991 65.3 22%
Pool L 1:5 REELS Eric J. 30 U 24 Blackstone Valley Fencing Academy 1883 926 24.8 8%
Pool L 3:5 THOMPSON Ian 8 D23 10 Rhode Island Fencing Academy and Club 1671 901 34.6 13%
T32 L 6:15 SMITH Troy H. 3 D24 9 LEO Fencing Club 2381 1391 90.1 12%

NEUSFA D2/3/Vet Qualifiers

Div II Men's Épée (C2, DV2), April 7, 2024
Place 33 of 37, Seed 23, Not ranked, Rating U, Ocean State Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 4:5 REINEKE Gerhard 26 U 27 Worcester Fencing Club 1328 2500 1103.1 87%
Pool W 5:4 GU Eric 36 U 31 Cavalier Fencing Club 824 1397 162.0 75%
Pool L 1:5 PETERSEN Zachary 14 D23 11 Vivo Fencing Club 1666 1559 232.6 45%
Pool L 1:5 THOMPSON Ian 11 D23 6 Rhode Island Fencing Academy And Club 1651 1326 139.5 33%
Pool L 3:5 RITTERSHAUS Bryce 2 C23 5 Marx Fencing Academy 1800 1187 74.5 20%
T64 L 4:15 ZHOU Anping 28 U 32 Vivo Fencing Club 1260 2500 1108.5 88%