Michael Banja

2009

Win/Loss Statistics

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Victories 9 - - - - 9
Losses 40 - - - - 40
Win Ratio 18.4% - - - - 18.4%
Pool Victories 8 - - - - 8
Pool Losses 33 - - - - 33
Pool Win Ratio 19.5% - - - - 19.5%
DE Victories 1 - - - - 1
DE Losses 7 - - - - 7
DE Win Ratio 12.5% - - - - 12.5%

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 - - - - 1
Easy wins as % of wins 11.1% - - - - 11.1%
Close wins‡ 3 - - - - 3
Close wins as % of all wins 33.3% - - - - 33.3%
Close losses‡ 11 - - - - 11
Close losses as % of all losses 27.5% - - - - 27.5%
Big losses† 13 - - - - 13
Big losses as % of all losses 32.5% - - - - 32.5%

† 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%
Losses 2 - - - - 2
Losses as % of all losses 5.0% - - - - 5.0%
Total 2 - - - - 2
Total as % of all bouts 4.1% - - - - 4.1%

Events

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

Competition History

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%