Michael Banja

2009

Win/Loss Statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All Time
Victories 21 9 - - - 30
Losses 37 40 - - - 77
Win Ratio 36.2% 18.4% - - - 28.0%
Pool Victories 19 8 - - - 27
Pool Losses 28 33 - - - 61
Pool Win Ratio 40.4% 19.5% - - - 30.7%
DE Victories 2 1 - - - 3
DE Losses 9 7 - - - 16
DE Win Ratio 18.2% 12.5% - - - 15.8%

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

Scores

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All Time
Easy wins† 6 1 - - - 7
Easy wins as % of wins 28.6% 11.1% - - - 23.3%
Close wins‡ 8 3 - - - 11
Close wins as % of all wins 38.1% 33.3% - - - 36.7%
Close losses‡ 14 11 - - - 25
Close losses as % of all losses 37.8% 27.5% - - - 32.5%
Big losses† 8 13 - - - 21
Big losses as % of all losses 21.6% 32.5% - - - 27.3%

† 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

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All Time
Victories 1 - - - - 1
Victories as % of all victories 4.8% 0.0% - - - 3.3%
Losses 5 2 - - - 7
Losses as % of all losses 13.5% 5.0% - - - 9.1%
Total 6 2 - - - 8
Total as % of all bouts 10.3% 4.1% - - - 7.5%

Events

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All Time
Events 9 8 - - - 17
Tournaments 8 8 - - - 16

Competition History

1st Annual SCAD ATL University Tournament

Div III Mixed Épée (C2, DV3), March 29, 2026
Place 23 of 26, Seed 26, Not ranked, Rating U, Elite Fencing Academy / EFA
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:3 GEISSLER Maximilian 18 E25 26 Clemson University Fencing Club / Foothills Fencing Academy 1537 1185 25.9 28%
Pool D 3:5 GARBER Robert A. 1 D26 3 Dunwoody Fencing Club 2184 1210 2.5 6%
Pool D 2:5 WRIGHT Alex 8 D24 12 Olympic Fencers Club 1841 1208 5.7 15%
Pool D 0:5 YOU Chanmin 24 U 10 Lotus Fencing Academy 2117 1202 3.3 9%
Pool D 4:5 KIM Daniel 9 D24 7 Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Fencing Club / Olympic Fencers Club 2317 1199 1.6 3%
Pool D 4:5 PIERCE Chandon 17 E25 17 1738 1197 6.9 19%
T32 D 8:12 TAURMAN Jr. Patrick J. 22 U 11 Triple Threat Fencing Academy 1295 852 54.1 26%

Premier Spring Tournament E& Under, Unrated Men and Womens, Youth Epee and Saber

Unrated Men's Épée (E1, U), March 14, 2026
Place 11 of 17, Seed 11, Not ranked, Rating U, Elite Fencing Academy / EFA
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 4:5 GUNDUBOGULA Shrihan 3 U 3 Olympic Fencers Club 1300 1193 15.5 43%
Pool V 5:1 HARRIS Flynn 10 U 17 Premier Fencing Alliance 1098 1178 15.3 55%
Pool D 4:5 PHILLIPS Carson 14 U 5 Fencing Club at Auburn University 1141 1193 18.7 53%
Pool V 5:4 OCCHIALINI Bennett 4 U 12 Dunwoody Fencing Club 837 1174 10.4 71%
T16 D 14:15 KOROVIN Mikhail 5 U 7 1701 882 29.6 12%

Premier Spring Tournament E& Under, Unrated Men and Womens, Youth Epee and Saber

E & Under Mixed Épée (D1, E), March 14, 2026
Place 20 of 24, Seed 15, Not ranked, Rating U, Elite Fencing Academy / EFA
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 1:5 CHEN Andrew 7 E24 9 Wanglei International Fencing Club / Emory University Fencing Club 1789 1206 7.4 17%
Pool D 2:5 HAHN Rebecca 10 U 16 Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Fencing Club
Pool D 1:5 GUNDUBOGULA Shrihan 22 U 12 Olympic Fencers Club 1334 1199 15.6 41%
Pool D 3:5 TUCKER Evan 2 E25 5 Kennesaw State University / Premier Fencing Alliance 1592 1183 10.0 25%
Pool V 5:3 HARRIS Flynn 19 U 19 Premier Fencing Alliance 1302 1173 20.0 42%
T32 D 12:15 CRAIG Alexander 21 U 13 Kennesaw State University 1936 901 19.5 7%

16th Annual Yellow Jacket Open

Div III Mixed Épée (D1, DV3), March 1, 2026
Place 67 of 96, Seed 55, Not ranked, Rating U, Elite Fencing Academy / EFA
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 3:4 PANTALONE giuseppe A. 24 E25 9 Shoreline Fencers Club 2217 1212 2.9 5%
Pool D 4:5 SEATON Jake 32 E22 68 University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club 1204 1209 20.5 50%
Pool V 4:1 CHO Mike Sungjun 61 U 91 Olympic Fencers Club 750 1188 9.9 74%
Pool V 5:1 KRACHMAN Anna 67 U 88 Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Fencing Club
Pool D 1:5 KNOX Aidan 5 D25 3 Fencing Club at Auburn University 1845 1198 6.6 14%
Pool V 5:4 CHAPPELL Wesley 48 U 55 Athens Fencing Club 979 1192 14.4 64%
T128 D 8:14 MURO Ryan 86 U 62 Elite Fencing Academy 1918 929 27.8 14%

Athens Fencing Open 2026

E & Under Men's Épée (D1, E), February 22, 2026
Place 25 of 35, Seed 13, Not ranked, Rating U, Elite Fencing Academy / EFA
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:3 HANNER Robert 22 U 35 Fencing Club at Auburn University 1061 1172 19.0 57%
Pool D 2:5 HICKS Joseph 26 U 17 Foothills Fencing Academy / Clemson University Fencing Club 1353 1191 17.2 40%
Pool V 5:4 MARTINEZ Cameron 12 U 11 Fencing Club Asheville 2669 1174 35.5 6%
Pool V 5:3 CHAPPELL Wesley 31 U 30 Athens Fencing Club 954 1209 14.6 66%
Pool D 0:5 LOUDON Luke 1 E26 1 Dunwoody Fencing Club 1577 1224 12.3 28%
T32 D 14:15 MARTINEZ Cameron 12 U 11 Fencing Club Asheville 2500 943 13.9 7%

Magic City New Years Competition (Foil/Epee)

Div III Mixed Épée (None, DV3), January 4, 2026
Place 13 of 21, Seed 19, Not ranked, Rating U, Elite Fencing Academy / EFA
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 1:5 CHEN Andrew 13 U 2 Bluegrass Fencers' Club 1926 1187 7.3 15%
Pool V 5:3 VOGT VON HESELHOLT Dr. Tobias 9 U 11 Huntsville Fencing Club 1972 1180 38.9 15%
Pool V 5:1 VARNER Kathryn 16 U 21 Fencing Club at Auburn University
Pool D 4:5 PUFFENBERGER Daniel 4 E25 8 University of Alabama in Huntsville fencing club 1640 1219 12.3 25%
Pool D 2:5 KERTESZ Stefan 3 D24 5 Birmingham Fencing Club 1939 1207 6.4 12%
Pool D 4:5 HANNER Robert 10 U 19 Fencing Club at Auburn University 1018 1200 28.1 61%
T32 V 15:14 LENTINI Christopher 18 U 20 Birmingham Fencing Club 2500 745 212.4 5%
T16 D 7:15 CHEN Allen 8 U 1 Birmingham Fencing Club 2500 957 14.5 7%

Premier 6-7 Tournament E& Under, Unrated Men and Womens, Youth Epee and Saber

Unrated Men's Épée (E1, U), December 6, 2025
Place 9 of 20, Seed 14, Not ranked, Rating U, Elite Fencing Academy / EFA
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 2:5 LOUDON Luke 17 U 1 Dunwoody Fencing Club 1527 1140 15.7 27%
Pool V 5:1 BROOKS WHITE Terrance 12 U 7 Kennesaw State University 1403 1125 25.3 37%
Pool D 3:4 LEE Eunjae 6 U 2 Fencing Club at Auburn University 947 1150 32.3 62%
Pool V 5:4 HANNER Robert 16 U 17 Fencing Club at Auburn University 1109 1118 25.1 51%
Pool V 5:0 MAKOWSKI John 1 U 18 Kennesaw State University 1142 1143 23.2 50%
Pool V 5:4 FOUNTAIN Elliott 7 U 16 Premier Fencing Alliance 1162 1166 21.2 50%
T16 D 11:15 HUNTER James 3 U 8 Fencing Club at Auburn University 1210 830 84.7 31%

Auburn Fall Open

Div III Mixed Épée (C2, DV3), September 20, 2025
Place 20 of 39, Seed 22, Not ranked, Rating U
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:4 HIAGO Lepesqueur 42 U 16 1814 969 70.4 9%
Pool V 5:4 WERTH Mario 8 E25 32 1651 1039 58.2 16%
Pool D 2:5 CALINSKY Zachary 35 U 13 1937 1098 7.6 14%
Pool V 5:3 HARRIS Brendan 21 U 22 1933 1090 50.2 13%
Pool D 0:5 TUCKER Evan 7 E25 8
T32 D 9:15 CALINSKY Zachary 35 U 13 2500 845 15.7 6%

Magic City Season Kickoff Competition

Div III Mixed Épée (E1, DV3), August 17, 2025
Place 8 of 9, Seed 6, Not ranked, Rating U, Elite Fencing Academy (GA)
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 2:5 KNOX Aidan 3 E25 6 Fencing Club at Auburn University 1623 1017 13.0 16%
Pool D 3:5 AGUILLON Alexis 10 U 3 University of Alabama 1439 1004 17.6 25%
Pool D 4:5 CARVER David 7 U 5 1564 986 13.1 18%
Pool D 1:2 KERTESZ Stefan 2 D24 2 Birmingham Fencing Club 2003 973 4.2 5%
T16 V 15:3 BROWN Arabelle 8 U 9 Birmingham Fencing Club
T8 D 11:15 CHALMERS Thomas 1 D25 1 Birmingham Fencing Club 2272 856 10.5 2%

Georgia State Games Fencing Championships 2025

Div III Mixed Épée (D1, DV3), May 31, 2025
Place 15 of 24, Seed 20, Not ranked, Rating U, Elite Fencing Academy (GA)
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 4:5 TUCKER Evan 4 E25 2 Kennesaw State University / Premier Fencing Alliance 1567 970 14.9 17%
Pool V 5:2 BELL Leo P. 12 U 10 Huntsville Fencing Club 1660 955 76.7 13%
Pool D 4:5 LE BLANC Anna 13 U 16
Pool D 3:5 NAMIREDDY Ruthvik 5 E25 3 2232 1032 3.5 4%
Pool D 3:5 PUREFOY Malik 21 U 12 Dunwoody Fencing Club 1725 1028 11.2 14%
T32 V 15:14 GULER Ayse 24 U 18 Elite Fencing Academy (GA)
T16 D 7:15 MARSHALL Wesley 3 D23 1 2272 867 10.9 2%

2025 OFC Hotlanta Epee Tournament

Div III Mixed Épée (D1, DV3), May 24, 2025
Place 17 of 24, Seed 14, Not ranked, Rating U, Elite Fencing Academy (GA)
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:3 CONCANNON Evelyn 23 U 21
Pool D 4:5 VALENZUELA Elijah 6 E24 11 Fencing Club at Auburn University 1147 1010 37.3 41%
Pool D 4:5 SCORDINSKY Liam 12 U 9 Olympic Fencers Club 1128 972 34.7 40%
Pool D 2:5 HWANG Brandon 3 D25 1 Olympic Fencers Club 1943 938 6.0 5%
Pool V 5:3 LEE Scott 24 U 22 Olympic Fencers Club 1015 932 38.4 45%
T32 D 9:15 MARTINEZ KOKICH Julian 22 U 16 Olympic Fencers Club 1281 973 106.6 36%

2025 GA Division SN Qualifiers and Annual Membership Meeting

Div II Men's Épée (E1, DV2), April 26, 2025
Place 12 of 12, Seed 8, Not ranked, Rating U, Elite Fencing Academy (GA)
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 0:5 NAM Nathaniel 5 E24 10 Elite Fencing Academy (GA) / Elite Fencing Academy (VA) 1379 1108 36.1 33%
Pool D 1:3 PAYNE Gareth 1 C24 1 Dunwoody Fencing Club / Kennesaw State University 2320 1072 3.6 2%
Pool D 3:5 LANE Vincent 9 U 9 1667 1068 19.1 22%
Pool D 4:5 LEE Sean 11 U 11 Olympic Fencers Club 1258 1049 35.9 37%
Pool D 1:5 GARBER Robert A. 4 D23 2 Dunwoody Fencing Club 2216 1013 3.9 3%
T16 D 7:15 ZHOU Alex 2 D25 3 Olympic Fencers Club 1954 1019 45.9 10%

Death Valley Duel 2025

Unrated Men's Épée (E1, U), April 13, 2025
Place 6 of 10, Seed 9, Not ranked, Rating U, Elite Fencing Academy (GA)
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 2:5 KINSELLA John 8 U 3 Clemson University Fencing Club 1726 992 18.7 13%
Pool V 5:2 LOWE Michael 5 U 9 Foothills Fencing Academy 2921 973 122.2 2%
Pool D 3:5 GEISSLER Maximilian 1 U 2 Clemson University Fencing Club / Foothills Fencing Academy 1415 1095 37.0 31%
Pool V 5:4 HAWKINS Jon 4 U 10 1169 1058 49.8 44%
T8 D 7:15 GEISSLER Maximilian 1 U 2 Clemson University Fencing Club / Foothills Fencing Academy 1219 1257 238.2 52%

15th Annual Yellow Jacket Open

Div III Mixed Épée (C2, DV3), March 9, 2025
Place 60 of 66, Seed 34, Not ranked, Rating U, Elite Fencing Academy (GA)
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 3:4 HAHN Rebecca 47 U 52 Georgia Tech University Yellow Jacket Fencing Club
Pool D 1:5 DAILEY John 28 E24 42 1673 1018 23.4 16%
Pool D 1:5 KIM Daniel 13 D24 5 Olympic Fencers Club / Georgia Tech University Yellow Jacket Fencing Club 2400 995 3.0 1%
Pool D 2:5 BENTON Kira 50 U 35
Pool D 4:5 RAFFERTY Catherine 8 D24 21 Olympic Fencers Club

Premier Fencing Spring Tournament Saber|Epee|Men's and Women's|Youth|Veteran

E & Under Men's Épée (E1, E), March 2, 2025
Place 9 of 13, Seed 9, Not ranked, Rating U, Elite Fencing Academy (GA)
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:0 SNIDER Bodhi 13 U 13 2500 767 143.2 5%
Pool D 3:5 OCCHIALINI Bennett 11 U 8 1672 910 26.8 19%
Pool V 5:4 ZIELINSKI Alexander E. 3 E24 2 Dunwoody Fencing Club / Kennesaw State University 1720 884 177.9 10%
Pool D 4:5 OLDHAM Aidan 7 U 3 1866 1062 19.0 11%
Pool D 2:5 TUCKER Evan 2 E25 6 Kennesaw State University / Premier Fencing Alliance 1702 1043 24.2 15%
T16 D 14:15 OCCHIALINI Bennett 11 U 8 2500 1315 57.3 15%

UGA Open 2025

Div III Mixed Épée (C2, DV3), January 19, 2025
Place 44 of 45, Seed 30, Not ranked, Rating U, Elite Fencing Academy (GA)
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 2:5 SIGG Noah 27 U 28 Olympic Fencers Club 910 1084 158.4 60%
Pool D 4:5 HICKS Matthew 16 E24 17 Foothills Fencing Academy 1363 925 62.6 26%
Pool D 3:5 RAGHU Pranav 38 U 21 1190 863 66.5 32%
Pool D 4:5 LE BLANC Anna 45 U 43
Pool D 3:5 TUCKER Evan 13 E24 5 Kennesaw State University / Premier Fencing Alliance 1735 796 18.9 8%
Pool D 2:5 HWANG Brandon 2 D24 8 Olympic Fencers Club 1943 777 10.0 4%
T64 D 7:15 MEREDITH Jeffrey 19 E24 22 Elite Fencing Academy (GA) 1502 1713 398.7 60%

Peachtree RYC/RJCC & Y8

Cadet Men's Épée (B2, CDT), October 13, 2024
Place 44 of 45, Seed 30, Not ranked, Rating U, Elite Fencing Academy (GA)
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 0:5 RIGGINS Joshua 2 40 A24 1 Elite Fencing Academy (GA) / Elite Fencing Academy (VA) 2571 2500 511.1 47%
Pool D 1:5 GATEWOOD Michael 35 U 19 Nova Fencing Club 1265 1989 650.5 80%
Pool D 3:5 VENZON Gavin 27 E24 30 Stoccata Fencing Academy & Club 1318 1338 252.2 51%
Pool D 1:5 JONES Jackson 16 D24 3 Cape Fear Fencing Association 1661 1086 90.4 22%
Pool V 5:3 ZHANG Liangheng 44 U 45 1026 996 151.4 49%
Pool D 1:5 MOORE Alexander 13 D24 17 Nashville Elite Fencing Club 1750 1147 63.4 19%
T64 D 5:15 RODOCANACHI Hector 33 U 22 Miami Fencing Academy / Swords Fencing Studio 1955 2500 786.6 70%