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Statistics Profile

Elias Smothers (Eli)

2012
Cardinal Fencing Academy
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Win/loss statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories 10 - - - - 10
Losses 17 - - - - 17
Win ratio 37.0% - - - - 37.0%
Pool victories 9 - - - - 9
Pool losses 13 - - - - 13
Pool win ratio 40.9% - - - - 40.9%
DE victories 1 - - - - 1
DE losses 4 - - - - 4
DE win ratio 20.0% - - - - 20.0%

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† 3 - - - - 3
Easy wins % 30.0% - - - - 30.0%
Close wins‡ 4 - - - - 4
Close wins % 40.0% - - - - 40.0%
Close losses‡ 2 - - - - 2
Close losses % 11.8% - - - - 11.8%
Big losses† 5 - - - - 5
Big losses % 29.4% - - - - 29.4%

† 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.

Events

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Events 4 - - - - 4
Tournaments 4 - - - - 4

Competition history

4 competitions, 27 bouts

DCFC Youth Epee Challenge

Y-14 Mixed Épée C2, Y14 March 22, 2026

Place 23 of 41 Seed 16 Not ranked Rating U Cardinal Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:2 CARL-YODER Matthew 22 - U 31 Nova Fencing Club 649 1010 33.3 70%
Pool
D 1:5 KONG Ethan 7 - D25 12 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 1373 1043 34.2 30%
Pool
V 5:4 MILLER Xavier 21 - U 25 DC Fencers Club 833 1009 41.1 61%
Pool
D 3:5 PARY Jean Pierre 4 - D26 2 DC Fencers Club 1213 1050 39.5 40%
Pool
V 5:4 BICKLING Edison 28 - U 33 Guanyi Fencing Academy 774 1010 32.4 64%
Pool
D 4:5 WANG Jenny 34 - U 35 Fencing Sports Academy, Inc. 373 1043 85.4 85%
T32
D 8:15 SAAD Peter 5 - D26 7 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 1637 1177 94.8 26%

Fairfax Challenge ROC, RJCC, RYC

Y-14 Men's Épée B2, Y14 January 2, 2026

Place 38 of 59 Seed 51 Not ranked Rating U Cardinal Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 KELLY Blair 24 - D25 49 Apex Fencing Academy 1212 935 60.1 34%
Pool
D 3:5 SAAD Peter 53 - U 28 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 998 875 68.2 43%
Pool
V 5:4 CASH William Li 12 152 D25 7 Fencing Sports Academy, Inc. 1415 806 135.7 17%
Pool
D 2:5 WANG Eason 6 69 D25 12 1564 942 24.5 16%
Pool
V 5:3 PARY Jean Pierre 31 - E25 8 DC Fencers Club 1259 918 92.1 30%
T64
D 9:15 CHONG Eden 18 191 U 27 Virginia Apex Fencing Club 1037 1519 341.5 73%

The Sledgehammer 2025 RYC | RJCC

Cadet Men's Épée B2, CDT November 23, 2025

Place 43 of 59 Seed 56 Not ranked Rating U Cardinal Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 0:5 YU Jeremy 19 - C25 41 DC Fencers Club 1401 754 65.1 18%
Pool
D 0:5 LEE DoWon 2 83 B25 17 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 2025 689 11.8 3%
Pool
V 5:1 SACKETT Gavin 48 - U 52 Fencing Sports Academy, Inc. 848 677 168.6 40%
Pool
D 4:5 PERI Mourya 40 - U 27 Apex Fencing Academy 1254 846 69.0 27%
Pool
V 5:2 TSEN Mason 34 - E24 44 ASER International Fencing Academy 1354 777 192.7 19%
Pool
D 2:5 ZHU Yiming 17 - C25 6 Guanyi Fencing Academy 1604 970 35.1 17%
T64
D 6:15 MEDISETTI Arjun 26 - D25 25 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 1724 1862 343.6 57%

Cardinal Fencing Academy - The Cardinal Epee Circuit

Y-14 Mixed Épée U, Y14 September 20, 2025

Place 15 of 25 Seed 3 Not ranked Rating U Cardinal Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:0 ADLER Anneliese 17 - U 24 Cardinal Fencing Academy - - - -
Pool
D 2:5 KUYKENDALL Logan 10 - U 3 Cardinal Fencing Academy 856 2500 1375.7 95%
Pool
V 5:4 WANG Jenny 8 - U 18 Fencing Sports Academy, Inc. 319 1124 108.0 83%
Pool
D 2:5 KIM Daniel 25 - U 3 Virginia Apex Fencing Club 1082 1232 296.8 58%
Pool
D 2:5 CHUNG Daehyun Daniel 18 - U 6 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 1009 935 181.0 46%
T32
V 15:7 WANG Jenny 8 - U 18 Fencing Sports Academy, Inc. 1072 2500 117.4 91%
T16
D 11:15 BORAN Brooks 2 - E25 1 Cardinal Fencing Academy 1979 2617 755.1 75%