Michael Banja

2009

Win/Loss Statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All Time
Victories 22 9 - - - 31
Losses 42 40 - - - 82
Win Ratio 34.4% 18.4% - - - 27.4%
Pool Victories 19 8 - - - 27
Pool Losses 32 33 - - - 65
Pool Win Ratio 37.3% 19.5% - - - 29.3%
DE Victories 3 1 - - - 4
DE Losses 10 7 - - - 17
DE Win Ratio 23.1% 12.5% - - - 19.0%

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 27.3% 11.1% - - - 22.6%
Close wins‡ 8 3 - - - 11
Close wins as % of all wins 36.4% 33.3% - - - 35.5%
Close losses‡ 16 11 - - - 27
Close losses as % of all losses 38.1% 27.5% - - - 32.9%
Big losses† 10 13 - - - 23
Big losses as % of all losses 23.8% 32.5% - - - 28.0%

† 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 4.5% 0.0% - - - 3.2%
Losses 5 2 - - - 7
Losses as % of all losses 11.9% 5.0% - - - 8.5%
Total 6 2 - - - 8
Total as % of all bouts 9.4% 4.1% - - - 7.1%

Events

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All Time
Events 10 8 - - - 18
Tournaments 9 8 - - - 17

Competition History

2026 GA Division SN Qualifiers and Annual Membership Meeting

Div II Men's Épée (E1, DV2), April 19, 2026
Place 8 of 10, Seed 9, 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 NAM Nathaniel 2 D26 3 Elite Fencing Academy / EFA 1488 1187 10.6 31%
Pool D 4:5 MENON Rahul 6 E26 7 Olympic Fencers Club 1357 1176 12.6 38%
Pool D 3:5 PIERCE Chandon 7 E25 5 1670 1163 7.1 20%
Pool D 4:5 ERIZE Alvaro 3 D25 1 2800 1156 0.4 1%
T16 V 15:9 ERIZE Marcos 8 U 9 1023 798 112.5 37%
T8 D 6:15 ERIZE Alvaro 3 D25 1 2216 910 7.4 3%

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 1528 1182 25.7 28%
Pool D 3:5 GARBER Robert A. 1 D26 3 Dunwoody Fencing Club 2182 1208 2.5 6%
Pool D 2:5 WRIGHT Alex 8 D24 12 Olympic Fencers Club 1843 1205 5.7 15%
Pool D 0:5 YOU Chanmin 24 U 10 Lotus Fencing Academy 2104 1200 3.4 9%
Pool D 4:5 KIM Daniel 9 D24 7 Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Fencing Club / Olympic Fencers Club 2301 1196 1.7 4%
Pool D 4:5 PIERCE Chandon 17 E25 17 1664 1195 7.9 22%
T32 D 8:12 TAURMAN Jr. Patrick J. 22 U 11 Triple Threat Fencing Academy 1296 852 54.0 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 1298 1191 15.5 43%
Pool V 5:1 HARRIS Flynn 10 U 17 Premier Fencing Alliance 1098 1175 15.3 55%
Pool D 4:5 PHILLIPS Carson 14 U 5 Fencing Club at Auburn University 1124 1191 19.0 54%
Pool V 5:4 OCCHIALINI Bennett 4 U 12 Dunwoody Fencing Club 833 1172 10.3 71%
T16 D 14:15 KOROVIN Mikhail 5 U 7 1702 881 29.4 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 1806 1204 7.1 16%
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 1333 1197 15.6 41%
Pool D 3:5 TUCKER Evan 2 E25 5 Kennesaw State University / Premier Fencing Alliance 1579 1181 10.2 26%
Pool V 5:3 HARRIS Flynn 19 U 19 Premier Fencing Alliance 1302 1171 20.1 42%
T32 D 12:15 CRAIG Alexander 21 U 13 Kennesaw State University 1911 902 20.7 8%

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 2221 1209 2.8 5%
Pool D 4:5 SEATON Jake 32 E22 68 University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club 1202 1206 20.4 50%
Pool V 4:1 CHO Mike Sungjun 61 U 91 Olympic Fencers Club 751 1186 10.0 74%
Pool V 5:1 KRACHMAN Anna Missing ID 67 U 88 Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Fencing Club
Pool D 1:5 KNOX Aidan 5 D25 3 Fencing Club at Auburn University 1874 1196 6.2 13%
Pool V 5:4 CHAPPELL Wesley 48 U 55 Athens Fencing Club 978 1189 14.4 63%
T128 D 8:14 MURO Ryan 86 U 62 Elite Fencing Academy 1918 930 27.9 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 1240 1191 20.2 47%
Pool V 5:4 MARTINEZ Cameron 12 U 11 Fencing Club Asheville 2669 1171 35.5 5%
Pool V 5:3 CHAPPELL Wesley 31 U 30 Athens Fencing Club 951 1206 14.5 66%
Pool D 0:5 LOUDON Luke 1 E26 1 Dunwoody Fencing Club 1575 1221 12.2 28%
T32 D 14:15 MARTINEZ Cameron 12 U 11 Fencing Club Asheville 2500 944 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 1927 1187 7.2 15%
Pool V 5:3 VOGT VON HESELHOLT Dr. Tobias 9 U 11 Huntsville Fencing Club 1974 1180 39.0 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 1641 1219 12.3 25%
Pool D 2:5 KERTESZ Stefan 3 D24 5 Birmingham Fencing Club 1941 1207 6.4 11%
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 746 212.4 5%
T16 D 7:15 CHEN Allen 8 U 1 Birmingham Fencing Club 2500 958 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 1528 1140 15.6 27%
Pool V 5:1 BROOKS WHITE Terrance 12 U 7 Kennesaw State University 1404 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 1108 1118 25.1 51%
Pool V 5:0 MAKOWSKI John 1 U 18 Kennesaw State University 1143 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 1211 831 84.6 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 70.5 9%
Pool V 5:4 WERTH Mario 8 E25 32 1652 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 Missing ID 7 E25 8
T32 D 9:15 CALINSKY Zachary 35 U 13 2500 846 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 1630 1017 12.8 16%
Pool D 3:5 AGUILLON Alexis 10 U 3 University of Alabama 1439 1004 17.5 25%
Pool D 4:5 CARVER David 7 U 5 1565 986 13.1 18%
Pool D 1:2 KERTESZ Stefan 2 D24 2 Birmingham Fencing Club 2005 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 2275 857 10.4 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 1568 969 14.9 17%
Pool V 5:2 BELL Leo P. 12 U 10 Huntsville Fencing Club 1662 955 76.8 13%
Pool D 4:5 LE BLANC Anna 13 U 16
Pool D 3:5 NAMIREDDY Ruthvik 5 E25 3 2233 1031 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 2273 868 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 1113 1011 39.1 44%
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 937 5.9 5%
Pool V 5:3 LEE Scott 24 U 22 Olympic Fencers Club 1009 931 38.2 46%
T32 D 9:15 MARTINEZ KOKICH Julian 22 U 16 Olympic Fencers Club 1282 974 106.6 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) 1380 1109 36.1 33%
Pool D 1:3 PAYNE Gareth 1 C24 1 Dunwoody Fencing Club / Kennesaw State University 2322 1073 3.6 2%
Pool D 3:5 LANE Vincent 9 U 9 1674 1069 18.9 22%
Pool D 4:5 LEE Sean 11 U 11 Olympic Fencers Club 1273 1050 35.2 36%
Pool D 1:5 GARBER Robert A. 4 D23 2 Dunwoody Fencing Club 2217 1015 3.9 3%
T16 D 7:15 ZHOU Alex 2 D25 3 Olympic Fencers Club 1954 1020 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 974 122.2 2%
Pool D 3:5 GEISSLER Maximilian 1 U 2 Clemson University Fencing Club / Foothills Fencing Academy 1415 1096 37.0 31%
Pool V 5:4 HAWKINS Jon 4 U 10 1170 1059 49.8 44%
T8 D 7:15 GEISSLER Maximilian 1 U 2 Clemson University Fencing Club / Foothills Fencing Academy 1221 1258 238.0 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 1675 1019 23.3 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 768 143.1 5%
Pool D 3:5 OCCHIALINI Bennett 11 U 8 1672 911 26.8 19%
Pool V 5:4 ZIELINSKI Alexander E. 3 E24 2 Dunwoody Fencing Club / Kennesaw State University 1721 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 24.3 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 912 1084 158.2 60%
Pool D 4:5 HICKS Matthew 16 E24 17 Foothills Fencing Academy 1364 926 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 1734 797 18.9 8%
Pool D 2:5 HWANG Brandon 2 D24 8 Olympic Fencers Club 1943 778 10.0 4%
T64 D 7:15 MEREDITH Jeffrey 19 E24 22 Elite Fencing Academy (GA) 1504 1713 398.1 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) 2572 2500 510.8 47%
Pool D 1:5 GATEWOOD Michael 35 U 19 Nova Fencing Club 1265 1989 650.4 80%
Pool D 3:5 VENZON Gavin 27 E24 30 Stoccata Fencing Academy & Club 1318 1339 252.2 51%
Pool D 1:5 JONES Jackson 16 D24 3 Cape Fear Fencing Association 1661 1087 90.5 22%
Pool V 5:3 ZHANG Liangheng 44 U 45 1027 996 151.4 48%
Pool D 1:5 MOORE Alexander 13 D24 17 Nashville Elite Fencing Club 1749 1148 63.5 19%
T64 D 5:15 RODOCANACHI Hector 33 U 22 Miami Fencing Academy / Swords Fencing Studio 1955 2500 786.5 70%