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Roumen Balabanov

1964
Windy City Fencing-Chicago
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Win/loss statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories 2 - - - - 2
Losses 12 7 - - - 19
Win ratio 14.3% 0.0% - - - 9.5%
Pool victories 1 - - - - 1
Pool losses 10 6 - - - 16
Pool win ratio 9.1% 0.0% - - - 5.9%
DE victories 1 - - - - 1
DE losses 2 1 - - - 3
DE win ratio 33.3% 0.0% - - - 25.0%

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† - - - - - -
Easy wins % 0.0% - - - - 0.0%
Close wins‡ 2 - - - - 2
Close wins % 100.0% - - - - 100.0%
Close losses‡ 3 1 - - - 4
Close losses % 25.0% 14.3% - - - 21.1%
Big losses† 4 5 - - - 9
Big losses % 33.3% 71.4% - - - 47.4%

† 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.

Bouts with time expired

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories 1 - - - - 1
Victories % 50.0% - - - - 50.0%
Losses 1 - - - - 1
Losses % 8.3% 0.0% - - - 5.3%
Total 2 - - - - 2
Total % 14.3% 0.0% - - - 9.5%

Events

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Events 2 1 - - - 3
Tournaments 2 1 - - - 3

Competition history

3 competitions, 21 bouts

Illinois Division Summer National Qualifiers

Div II Men's Épée E1, DV2 April 19, 2026

Place 7 of 7 Seed 6 Not ranked Rating U Windy City Fencing-Chicago

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 0:5 TOPAZ Nicholas 2 - C23 1 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 2452 931 3.2 1%
Pool
D 4:5 ZABALA Gabriel 7 - U 4 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 662 928 108.4 64%
Pool
D 3:5 BAGAMANOV Ruslan 5 - E25 5 Fencing Center of Chicago 1707 819 18.0 9%
Pool
D 4:5 CAMPBELL Finn 3 - D26 2 Illinois Fencing Academy 1361 801 34.0 19%
Pool
D 2:5 PAPP Mike 1 - C26 3 Rockford Fencing Club / Illinois Fencing Academy 1662 767 15.6 8%
Pool
D 3:5 HENSEL Kaeleb 4 - E26 6 Rockford Fencing Club 1426 752 24.5 15%
T8
D 8:15 CAMPBELL Finn 3 - D26 2 Illinois Fencing Academy 1528 1476 190.7 47%

Fencing Center of Chicago ROC / RJC

Div III Men's Épée D1, DV3 March 28, 2026

Place 15 of 18 Seed 16 Not ranked Rating U Windy City Fencing-Chicago

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 0:5 KOHLER Florian 2 - D26 1 Las Vegas Fencing Academy 1569 898 60.5 17%
Pool
D 1:5 SWENSON Diego 5 - D25 5 Ataba Fencing Club 1653 838 40.7 12%
Pool
V 4:3 FITZGERALD Thomas R. 12 - E23 8 Central Iowa Fencing Academy / DMACC Fencing Club 1585 797 271.4 13%
Pool
D 3:4 STONE Ken 13 - E23 17 Twin Cities Fencing Club 1111 1069 104.0 47%
Pool
D 2:5 KELBLEY Newt J. 8 - D23 9 Bay Regional Fencing Alliance 1658 965 33.8 18%
T32
V 15:12 JORGENSEN Jay 18 - U 18 Sioux City Fencing Club 1399 1644 264.7 61%
T16
D 10:15 MARTIN Malakai 17 - U 3 Red Door Fencing 1364 1909 432.5 75%

Illinois Division Summer National Qualifiers

Div II Men's Épée D1, DV2 April 27, 2025

Place 20 of 20 Seed 14 Not ranked Rating U Windy City Fencing-Chicago

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 GLEN Ethan 1 - C25 13 Fencing Center of Chicago 1747 2500 892.2 77%
Pool
D 1:5 CANCELO Jose 6 - D24 6 Windy City Fencing 1969 1608 222.5 33%
Pool
D 4:5 ROBINS Damien 19 - U 15 Bronzeville Fencing Academy 1251 1385 242.5 56%
Pool
D 1:5 JEON Kaden 12 - U 9 Stevenson High School Fencing Team / Fencing Center of Chicago 1414 1143 156.7 36%
Pool
D 2:5 CHEN Vincent 18 - U 7 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 1998 986 40.4 10%
Pool
D 0:5 SENECHAL Alexander 7 - E24 1 Evanston Township High School / Illinois Fencing Academy 1804 946 47.3 12%
T32
D 8:15 RAYUDU Sridutt 20 - U 8 Stevenson High School 1659 2500 855.8 78%