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Sylas Costicov

2010
IndySabre
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Win/loss statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories 9 8 - - - 17
Losses 39 27 - - - 66
Win ratio 18.8% 22.9% - - - 20.5%
Pool victories 7 7 - - - 14
Pool losses 33 22 - - - 55
Pool win ratio 17.5% 24.1% - - - 20.3%
DE victories 2 1 - - - 3
DE losses 6 5 - - - 11
DE win ratio 25.0% 16.7% - - - 21.4%

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† 3 4 - - - 7
Easy wins % 33.3% 50.0% - - - 41.2%
Close wins‡ 1 3 - - - 4
Close wins % 11.1% 37.5% - - - 23.5%
Close losses‡ 3 - - - - 3
Close losses % 7.7% 0.0% - - - 4.5%
Big losses† 17 20 - - - 37
Big losses % 43.6% 74.1% - - - 56.1%

† 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 6 5 - - - 11
Tournaments 4 3 - - - 7

Competition history

11 competitions, 83 bouts

Queen City Cup Y8/RYC/RJCC

Cadet Men's Saber E1, CDT February 22, 2026

Place 9 of 9 Seed 6 Not ranked Rating U IndySabre

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 ABADA lucca 9 - U 3 IndySabre 1428 751 6.5 13%
Pool
D 0:5 MILLER Blake 7 - U 7 Columbus Fencing And Fitness LLC 1075 744 12.7 29%
Pool
D 1:5 MCDANIEL Dreyden 1 - D25 3 Cleveland Fencing Academy East LLC 1445 731 5.9 12%
Pool
V 5:2 CLARK Brandon 3 - E25 6 Renaissance Fencing Club 1371 726 40.1 14%
Pool
D 2:5 SINGH Ekam 8 - U 1 Ohio Fencing Center 1291 766 8.4 19%
Pool
V 5:3 KAUFFMAN Davian 4 - E25 8 1202 757 32.1 23%
Pool
D 3:5 SIERRA Gregory 5 - E25 5 Fence St. Louis 1299 789 8.4 20%
Pool
D 1:5 EDENFIELD Liam 2 - E25 2 1424 781 6.3 15%
T16
D 8:15 KAUFFMAN Davian 4 - E25 8 1678 1130 35.9 20%

Queen City Cup Y8/RYC/RJCC

Junior Men's Saber E1, JNR February 21, 2026

Place 8 of 9 Seed 8 Not ranked Rating U IndySabre

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 BENHAM Grant 3 - E26 3 Ohio Fencing Center / Dublin Fencing Club 1615 820 5.5 10%
Pool
D 3:5 SIERRA Gregory 7 - E25 7 Fence St. Louis 1292 815 10.8 22%
Pool
D 3:5 MBERIA Alexander 2 - D25 2 Northwest Indiana Fencing Club / Midwest Fencing Club 1610 804 5.2 9%
Pool
D 2:5 WANG William 1 - C25 1 Midwest Fencing Club 2113 799 1.1 2%
Pool
D 3:5 KAUFFMAN Davian 5 - E25 3 1214 798 11.8 25%
Pool
D 1:5 EDENFIELD Liam 6 - E25 6 1418 786 7.6 15%
Pool
D 3:5 CLARK Brandon 4 - E25 5 Renaissance Fencing Club 1370 778 8.1 17%
Pool
D 3:5 ENSIGN Keegan 9 - U 9 Profencing 803 770 19.4 48%
T16
V 15:9 ENSIGN Keegan 9 - U 9 Profencing 1826 1032 127.1 18%
T8
D 9:15 MBERIA Alexander 2 - D25 2 Northwest Indiana Fencing Club / Midwest Fencing Club 1852 1159 28.8 14%

Midwest SYC/RCC

Cadet Men's Saber D1, CDT February 1, 2026

Place 18 of 19 Seed 18 Not ranked Rating U IndySabre

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 LU Simon 6 - E25 7 Lone Star Fencing Center 1465 845 9.2 16%
Pool
V 5:4 LI Kent 16 - U 16 Z1 Fencing Club 945 836 29.3 43%
Pool
D 2:5 SHANKAR Rahm 1 - D26 14 Sabio Fencing Academy 1430 865 9.8 18%
Pool
D 2:5 BRADIC Andreja 19 - U 10 Cornell University Collegiate Fencing Club / Spartak 1016 855 19.5 40%
Pool
D 2:5 CHING Grant 12 - U 3 US Sabre Academy 1316 836 11.1 22%
Pool
D 3:5 KANIA Alexander 7 - E25 6 Midwest Fencing Club 1726 825 4.2 7%
T32
D 6:15 BROOKS Isaac 5 - E26 15 Capital Fencing Academy 1589 1080 48.2 22%

The Pixy Cup 2025-26 #2

Junior Mixed Saber E1, JNR January 17, 2026

Place 3 of 7 Seed 5 Not ranked Rating U Indysabre

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 RICHMOND Saoirse 2 - E25 3 Salle des Lutins - - - -
Pool
D 3:5 MCKEON Nicholas 4 - U 2 Salle des Lutins 1250 855 15.1 27%
Pool
D 3:5 LAGUNA Genevieve 1 - E25 1 Salle des Lutins - - - -
Pool
D 1:5 SCHWAB Jonah 6 - U 6 Salle des Lutins 1242 840 14.7 26%
Pool
V 5:2 HEMMERLEIN Gwendolyn 7 - U 5 Salle des Lutins - - - -
Pool
V 5:1 BAER Luke 3 - U 7 Salle des Lutins 636 825 19.6 61%
T8
V 15:7 HEMMERLEIN Gwendolyn 7 - U 5 Salle des Lutins - - - -
T4
D 10:15 MCKEON Nicholas 4 - U 2 Salle des Lutins 910 1205 125.4 65%

Midwest ROC/RJCC

Junior Men's Saber E1, JNR December 21, 2025

Place 10 of 11 Seed 8 Not ranked Rating U Indysabre

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 LO Shih-Hsuan Elroy 9 - U 5 Southern California Fencing Academy (SOCALFA) 1059 873 22.9 38%
Pool
D 0:5 WAGNER Elijah 4 - D25 2 Redstar Fencing Club Chicago / Northwest Indiana Fencing Club 2014 850 2.5 3%
Pool
D 2:5 TURNER Benjamin 5 - D24 3 Midwest Fencing Club 1704 848 5.9 8%
Pool
V 5:3 SCHALGHECK Bennet 11 - U 11 Midwest Fencing Club 437 842 14.9 73%
Pool
D 0:5 WANG William 1 147 C25 1 Midwest Fencing Club 2108 857 1.8 2%
T16
D 6:15 MOKBEL Yassin 7 - E24 7 Twin Cities Fencing Club 2028 1240 34.7 13%

Midwest ROC/RJCC

Cadet Men's Saber E1, CDT December 20, 2025

Place 7 of 8 Seed 7 Not ranked Rating U Indysabre

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 TURNER Benjamin 3 - D24 6 Midwest Fencing Club 1657 907 9.5 11%
Pool
D 0:5 MBERIA Alexander 1 - D25 3 Northwest Indiana Fencing Club / Midwest Fencing Club 1685 897 8.5 10%
Pool
D 0:5 NAFTALI Ori 2 - D25 1 Midwest Fencing Club 1427 889 14.3 19%
Pool
D 1:5 CHING Grant 6 - U 3 US Sabre Academy 1293 874 17.5 25%
Pool
D 0:5 AIKMAN Kai 4 - E25 5 Premier Fencing Academy 1491 857 11.2 15%
Pool
V 5:1 CHU-NAFPLIOTIS Weston 8 - U 8 US Sabre Academy 976 846 36.8 42%
Pool
D 0:5 KIM Shiloh 5 - U 2 US Sabre Academy 1568 883 9.4 13%
T8
D 5:15 KIM Shiloh 5 - U 2 US Sabre Academy 2041 1280 39.7 14%

GRAFA RYC\RJCC\ROC - Third Coast Cup 2025

Y-14 Men's Saber U, Y14 March 16, 2025

Place 7 of 9 Seed 8 Not ranked Rating U IndySabre

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 ZALEVSKY Liam 3 - E25 2 Cyranos Place 1451 846 18.0 17%
Pool
D 0:5 SINGH Ekam 9 - U 6 Ohio Fencing Center 1207 828 26.5 27%
Pool
D 1:5 NAGRANI Jai 2 137 U 5 US Sabre Academy 1215 801 23.9 25%
Pool
D 1:5 MBERIA Alexander 1 99 U 1 1640 778 9.0 8%
Pool
V 5:4 MARCISZ Maksym 7 - U 8 Midwest Fencing Club 984 769 54.1 37%
Pool
V 5:4 CLARK Brandon 6 - U 3 Renaissance Fencing Club 1274 823 65.0 23%
Pool
V 5:3 KOLACKI Gabriel 5 - U 9 Grand Rapids Fencing Academy 862 888 32.9 52%
Pool
D 2:5 MCDANIEL Dreyden 4 - E24 3 Cleveland Fencing Academy East LLC 1510 921 13.8 17%
T8
D 2:15 MCDANIEL Dreyden 4 - E24 3 Cleveland Fencing Academy East LLC 1800 1357 77.1 27%

GRAFA RYC\RJCC\ROC - Third Coast Cup 2025

Cadet Men's Saber E1, CDT March 15, 2025

Place 11 of 11 Seed 10 Not ranked Rating U IndySabre

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 0:5 HIBINO Uta 6 - E24 3 RedStar Fencing Club Chicago 1647 958 18.6 14%
Pool
D 1:5 WANG Max 1 - B24 1 Midwest Fencing Club 2039 939 6.4 4%
Pool
D 3:5 CLARK Brandon 8 - U 3 Renaissance Fencing Club 1295 933 32.5 28%
Pool
D 1:5 ZALEVSKY Liam 4 - E25 9 Cyranos Place 1455 900 21.9 19%
Pool
D 3:5 SINGH Ekam 11 - U 10 Ohio Fencing Center 1190 878 32.2 31%
T16
D 5:15 MCDANIEL Dreyden 5 - E24 6 Cleveland Fencing Academy East LLC 1837 1452 95.6 30%

Queen City Cup RYC/RCC/Y8

Cadet Men's Saber E1, CDT February 23, 2025

Place 8 of 14 Seed 11 Not ranked Rating U IndySabre

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:1 OMAHEN Alexander 7 - U 10 Cyranos Place 920 628 125.4 33%
Pool
D 2:5 SPEIGHT Roman 3 - U 13 1608 754 23.0 16%
Pool
V 5:0 WHITIS Arlo 14 - U 5 1520 731 159.1 12%
Pool
D 2:5 HENDERSHOT Charles 10 - U 7 Columbus Fencing And Fitness LLC 1317 890 38.8 25%
Pool
V 5:1 BENHAM Grant 6 - U 9 Columbus Fencing And Fitness LLC 1691 851 143.2 10%
Pool
D 2:5 KAUFFMAN Davian 2 - U 3 1352 994 36.6 29%
T16
V 15:13 BENHAM Grant 6 - U 9 Columbus Fencing And Fitness LLC 1832 1335 345.5 28%
T8
D 4:15 NAGRANI Jai 4 - U 3 US Sabre Academy 1516 1681 228.3 59%

Queen City Cup RYC/RCC/Y8

Y-14 Men's Saber U, Y14 February 22, 2025

Place 15 of 16 Seed 16 Not ranked Rating U IndySabre

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:1 THOMAS Tre 4 - U 11 Renaissance Fencing Club 1075 558 238.8 23%
Pool
D 1:5 OMAHEN Alexander 3 - U 12 Cyranos Place 947 797 97.0 41%
Pool
D 2:5 WHITIS Arlo 11 - U 9 1404 700 36.3 16%
Pool
D 1:5 DORAN Brendon 9 - U 10 Columbus Fencing And Fitness LLC 1335 664 35.5 16%
T16
D 6:15 CLARK Brandon 7 - U 1 Renaissance Fencing Club 1546 1724 389.2 58%

GRAFA RYC\RJCC\ROC- Third Coast Cup

Y-14 Men's Saber U, Y14 November 24, 2024

Place 14 of 14 Seed 7 Not ranked Rating U IndySabre

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 0:5 THOMAS Tre 3 - U 10 Renaissance Fencing Club 1000 2500 1285.8 93%
Pool
D 1:5 CHEN Leo 10 - U 5 1449 1214 235.9 39%
Pool
D 0:5 SETH Khalen 12 - U 9 Midwest Fencing Club 887 978 257.2 55%
Pool
D 1:5 NAFTALI Ori 6 - U 3 Midwest Fencing Club 1263 721 91.4 23%
Pool
D 1:5 CHING Grant 13 - U 8 US Sabre Academy 1311 630 62.1 17%
Pool
D 0:5 CHEN Lucas 2 - E23 2 Columbus Fencing And Fitness LLC 1995 568 9.3 2%
T16
D 5:15 CHEN Leo 10 - U 5 1974 2500 775.5 70%