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Micah Bales

2013
VANDERWEGE Academie D'Armes
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Win/loss statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories 44 1 - - - 45
Losses 35 6 - - - 41
Win ratio 55.7% 14.3% - - - 52.3%
Pool victories 34 1 - - - 35
Pool losses 24 5 - - - 29
Pool win ratio 58.6% 16.7% - - - 54.7%
DE victories 10 - - - - 10
DE losses 11 1 - - - 12
DE win ratio 47.6% 0.0% - - - 45.5%

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† 18 - - - - 18
Easy wins % 40.9% 0.0% - - - 40.0%
Close wins‡ 11 1 - - - 12
Close wins % 25.0% 100.0% - - - 26.7%
Close losses‡ 5 1 - - - 6
Close losses % 14.3% 16.7% - - - 14.6%
Big losses† 19 3 - - - 22
Big losses % 54.3% 50.0% - - - 53.7%

† 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 - - - - - -
Victories % 0.0% 0.0% - - - 0.0%
Losses 1 - - - - 1
Losses % 2.9% 0.0% - - - 2.4%
Total 1 - - - - 1
Total % 1.3% 0.0% - - - 1.2%

Events

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Events 11 1 - - - 12
Tournaments 7 1 - - - 8

Competition history

12 competitions, 86 bouts

Texas Fencing Academy Cup 4

Y-14 Mixed Épée U, Y14 May 10, 2026

Place 11 of 14 Seed 8 Not ranked Rating U VANDERWEGE Academie D'Armes

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 0:5 RANGARAJAN Shraddha 9 - U 9 - - - -
Pool
D 2:5 FLORES Alexander 11 - U 6 Woodlands International Fencing Club 807 782 21.9 48%
Pool
V 5:2 MCBRIDE Harlan 1 - U 14 Texas Fencing Academy 388 761 12.1 70%
Pool
D 1:5 BEAVERS Cole 13 - U 3 Texas Fencing Academy - - - -
Pool
D 1:5 GOLDBERG Simon 4 - U 2 Texas Fencing Academy 839 773 20.4 46%
Pool
V 5:2 ELLMER Ava 5 - U 7 Texas Fencing Academy - - - -
T16
D 13:15 FLORES Alexander 11 - U 6 Woodlands International Fencing Club 1291 1324 55.8 52%

Texas Fencing Academy Cup 4

Y-12 Mixed Épée U, Y12 May 10, 2026

Place 2 of 9 Seed 9 Not ranked Rating U VANDERWEGE Academie D'Armes

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 FLORES Alexander 5 - U 3 Woodlands International Fencing Club 686 764 26.6 55%
Pool
V 5:1 RANGARAJAN Shraddha 8 - U 8 - - - -
Pool
V 5:4 MCBRIDE Harlan 4 - U 7 Texas Fencing Academy 717 737 19.2 51%
Pool
V 5:2 GOLDBERG Simon 1 - U 1 Texas Fencing Academy 834 756 26.4 45%
T8
V 15:6 MCBRIDE Harlan 4 - U 7 Texas Fencing Academy 2500 1227 91.6 11%
T4
V 15:13 FLORES Alexander 5 - U 3 Woodlands International Fencing Club 1407 1319 67.7 45%
T2
D 2:15 GOLDBERG Simon 1 - U 1 Texas Fencing Academy 1386 1387 62.7 50%

San Antonio Cup IV

Y-12 Mixed Épée U, Y12 March 14, 2026

Place 5 of 11 Seed 3 Not ranked Rating U VANDERWEGE Academie D'Armes

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:1 CHANG Sebastian 6 - U 9 Olympian Fencing Club 276 703 13.9 75%
Pool
V 5:2 SURAPANENI Vihaan 8 - U 3 Olympian Fencing Club 645 717 23.7 55%
Pool
V 5:3 SECORE Elisabeth 10 - U 10 Olympian Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:2 BALES Noah 2 - U 2 VANDERWEGE Academie D'Armes 672 740 23.1 54%
T8
D 8:15 BALES Noah 2 - U 2 VANDERWEGE Academie D'Armes 1205 1307 79.3 56%

San Antonio Cup IV

Y-14 Mixed Épée U, Y14 March 14, 2026

Place 2 of 7 Seed 7 Not ranked Rating U VANDERWEGE Academie D'Armes

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 BALES Noah 3 - U 3 VANDERWEGE Academie D'Armes 666 688 29.2 51%
Pool
V 5:4 TURNER Reagan 2 - U 5 Mustang Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 2:5 RIEDL Luke 4 - U 7 Mustang Fencing Club 517 717 37.1 63%
Pool
V 5:3 STEPHENS Alice 5 - U 6 Alamo Fencing Academy - - - -
Pool
V 5:2 GARCIA Allen 6 - U 3 Texas Fencing Academy / Austin Fencers Club 868 680 34.6 38%
Pool
D 1:5 RODRIGUEZ Emiliano 1 - U 1 Olympian Fencing Club 1252 714 11.5 19%
T8
V 15:8 STEPHENS Alice 5 - U 6 Alamo Fencing Academy - - - -
T4
V 15:11 BALES Noah 3 - U 3 VANDERWEGE Academie D'Armes 1302 1263 86.0 48%
T2
D 2:15 RODRIGUEZ Emiliano 1 - U 1 Olympian Fencing Club 1806 1349 41.9 24%

San Antonio Cup III

Y-12 Mixed Épée U, Y12 February 7, 2026

Place 7 of 15 Seed 6 Not ranked Rating U VANDERWEGE ACADEMIE d'ARMES

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 RODRIGUEZ Emiliano 13 - U 1 Olympian Fencing Club 1232 670 13.1 18%
Pool
V 5:1 COONEY Kyla 1 - U 13 Olympian Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:1 SURAPANENI Vihaan 7 - U 8 Olympian Fencing Club 643 657 30.8 51%
Pool
D 3:5 PARNELL Camellia 14 - U 9 Mustang Fencing Club - - - -
T16
V 15:10 SADLER Leon 4 - U 10 Alliance Fencing Academy 1011 1234 79.3 63%
T8
D 4:15 RODRIGUEZ Emiliano 13 - U 1 Olympian Fencing Club 1763 1313 50.9 25%

San Antonio Cup III

Y-14 Mixed Épée U, Y14 February 7, 2026

Place 11 of 17 Seed 10 Not ranked Rating U VANDERWEGE ACADEMIE d'ARMES

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 RIEDL Luke 8 - U 14 Mustang Fencing Club 520 628 32.3 57%
Pool
D 3:5 CHEN Linus 13 - U 3 Olympian Fencing Club / Austin Fencers Club 1210 660 15.0 19%
Pool
V 5:4 MASOR Max 4 - U 9 Olympian Fencing Club 1030 645 54.3 27%
Pool
D 3:5 HAGEN Rhett 3 - U 10 Olympian Fencing Club 753 700 29.6 47%
T16
D 7:15 GARCIA Allen 16 - U 6 Texas Fencing Academy / Austin Fencers Club 1935 1277 42.7 21%

15th Annual Olympian Open

Y-12 Mixed Épée U, Y12 January 17, 2026

Place 2 of 8 Seed 7 Not ranked Rating U VANDERWEGE ACADEMIE d'ARMES

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 BALES Noah 3 - U 5 VANDERWEGE ACADEMIE d'ARMES 494 536 50.4 53%
Pool
V 5:1 BALES Elijah 5 - U 6 VANDERWEGE ACADEMIE d'ARMES 892 486 65.4 27%
Pool
D 2:5 KEPLER Kyle 2 - U 1 Mustang Fencing Club 1005 552 22.0 24%
Pool
V 5:2 TURNER Kenzie 8 - U 3 Mustang Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:0 WERLE James 1 - U 3 Mustang Fencing Club 351 530 32.9 61%
Pool
V 5:3 MORSE Ethan 6 - U 7 Olympian Fencing Club 577 562 35.8 49%
Pool
V 5:0 GALAS Zayden 4 - U 8 Olympian Fencing Club 465 598 29.7 58%
T8
V 15:2 MORSE Ethan 6 - U 7 Olympian Fencing Club 2500 1122 227.8 10%
T4
V 15:14 WERLE James 1 - U 3 Mustang Fencing Club 989 1350 89.7 69%
T2
D 8:15 KEPLER Kyle 2 - U 1 Mustang Fencing Club 1168 1440 163.0 65%

15th Annual Olympian Open

Y-14 Mixed Épée U, Y14 January 17, 2026

Place 14 of 14 Seed 7 Not ranked Rating U VANDERWEGE ACADEMIE d'ARMES

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:4 RAO Vibhav 5 - U 7 Alliance Fencing Academy 779 769 62.4 49%
Pool
D 1:5 CHEN Linus 4 - U 3 Olympian Fencing Club / Austin Fencers Club 1175 706 30.0 23%
Pool
D 3:5 TURNER Reagan 13 - U 6 Mustang Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 3:5 RIEDL Luke 12 - U 10 Mustang Fencing Club 515 676 68.8 60%
Pool
D 2:5 RODRIGUEZ Emiliano 1 - U 1 Olympian Fencing Club 1238 608 19.3 16%
Pool
D 2:5 CARVALHO Otto 9 - U 12 Mustang Fencing Club 434 588 51.8 58%
T16
D 8:15 BEAVERS cole 8 - U 5 Texas Fencing Academy - - - -

Olympian Holiday Tournament 2025

Y-12 Mixed Épée U, Y12 December 6, 2025

Place 5 of 14 Seed 3 Not ranked Rating U VANDERWEGE Academie D'Armes

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:1 PARNELL Camellia 14 - U 7 Mustang Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:0 SADLER Leon 11 - U 14 Alliance Fencing Academy 303 879 34.1 81%
Pool
D 4:5 BALLEZA Maximilian 2 - U 3 Olympian Fencing Club 1132 914 57.9 37%
Pool
V 5:0 SECORE Elisabeth 10 - U 11 Olympian Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 4:5 SURAPANENI Vihaan 7 - U 3 Olympian Fencing Club 675 856 86.8 61%
Pool
V 5:1 COONEY Kyla 6 - U 9 Olympian Fencing Club - - - -
T16
V 15:12 WERLE James 13 - U 12 Mustang Fencing Club 872 1002 173.0 57%
T8
D 5:15 BALLEZA Maximilian 2 - U 3 Olympian Fencing Club 1995 1175 52.4 13%

San Antonio Cup II

Y-12 Mixed Épée U, Y12 November 8, 2025

Place 3 of 14 Seed 12 Not ranked Rating U VANDERWEGE Academie D'Armes

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 SADLER Leon 14 - U 13 Alliance Fencing Academy 274 917 35.9 84%
Pool
V 5:1 SECORE Elisabeth 3 - U 11 Olympian Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:4 LATAWA Navya 10 - U 6 Texas Fencing Academy - - - -
Pool
V 5:1 PARNELL Camellia 2 - U 10 Mustang Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 0:5 BALLEZA Maximilian 7 - U 1 Olympian Fencing Club 1116 953 73.3 40%
Pool
D 1:5 COONEY Kyla 6 - U 9 Olympian Fencing Club - - - -
T16
V 15:1 SECORE Elisabeth 3 - U 11 Olympian Fencing Club - - - -
T8
V 15:8 STEPHENS Alice 8 - U 5 - - - -
T4
D 5:15 RODRIGUEZ Emiliano 11 - U 2 Olympian Fencing Club 1763 1106 104.3 20%

San Antonio Cup I

Y-12 Mixed Épée U, Y12 September 6, 2025

Place 6 of 12 Seed 4 Not ranked Rating U VANDERWEGE ACADEMIE d'ARMES

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 PARNELL Camellia 12 - U 9 - - - -
Pool
V 5:4 KEPLER Kyle 10 - U 5 Mustang Fencing Club 954 791 162.2 41%
Pool
V 5:2 CHANG Sebastian 7 - U 12 Olympian Fencing Club 423 953 55.1 78%
Pool
D 2:5 RODRIGUEZ Emiliano 1 - U 1 Olympian Fencing Club 1145 1008 91.1 42%
Pool
V 5:4 COONEY Kyla 5 - U 10 Olympian Fencing Club - - - -
T8
D 6:15 SURAPANENI Vihaan 6 - U 3 Olympian Fencing Club 1101 1523 417.3 68%

San Antonio Cup IV

Y-12 Mixed Épée U, Y12 May 24, 2025

Place 12 of 13 Seed 12 Not ranked Rating U VANDERWEGE ACADEMIE d'ARMES

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 BALES Noah 13 - U 9 VANDERWEGE ACADEMIE d'ARMES 2500 2500 420.5 50%
Pool
D 2:5 FRENCH Drake 4 - U 5 Mustang Fencing Club / Round Rock Fencing Club, LLC 939 2921 1375.6 98%
Pool
D 2:5 COONEY Kyla 9 - U 11 Olympian Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 4:5 FLOYD Bennett 8 - U 8 Olympian Fencing Club 568 1545 475.3 88%
Pool
D 1:5 VEERAVALLI Pranav 1 - U 1 Olympian Fencing Club 1217 1070 162.6 42%
Pool
D 1:5 BALLEZA Maximilian 5 - U 2 Olympian Fencing Club 1166 907 116.3 36%
T16
D 6:15 FRENCH Drake 4 - U 5 Mustang Fencing Club / Round Rock Fencing Club, LLC 1579 2500 976.6 82%