Nick Kester

1996

Win/Loss Statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All Time
Victories 11 - - - - 11
Losses 16 - - - - 16
Win Ratio 40.7% - - - - 40.7%
Pool Victories 8 - - - - 8
Pool Losses 13 - - - - 13
Pool Win Ratio 38.1% - - - - 38.1%
DE Victories 3 - - - - 3
DE Losses 3 - - - - 3
DE Win Ratio 50.0% - - - - 50.0%

Note: Seasons start on August 1st and end on July 31st.

Scores

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All Time
Easy wins† 6 - - - - 6
Easy wins as % of wins 54.5% - - - - 54.5%
Close wins‡ 2 - - - - 2
Close wins as % of all wins 18.2% - - - - 18.2%
Close losses‡ 4 - - - - 4
Close losses as % of all losses 25.0% - - - - 25.0%
Big losses† 4 - - - - 4
Big losses as % of all losses 25.0% - - - - 25.0%

† 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.

Events

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All Time
Events 4 - - - - 4
Tournaments 3 - - - - 3

Competition History

Skyward Fencing April Competition

Unrated Mixed Épée (E1, U), April 12, 2026
Place 1 of 6, Seed 6, Not ranked, Rating U, Windy City Fencing-Chicago
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:0 MARIN aliena 5 U 3 Skyward Fencing
Pool V 5:2 CHEEVER Katie 3 U 2 Skyward Fencing
Pool D 2:5 MESHENBERG Zoe 2 U 6 Skyward Fencing
Pool D 1:5 ABERA Ruth 4 U 3 Skyward Fencing
Pool D 2:5 ALI Geoffrey A. 1 U 5 Skyward Fencing / Ataba Fencing Club 1307 1532 86.4 63%
T8 V 15:6 MESHENBERG Zoe 2 U 6 Skyward Fencing
T4 V 15:7 ABERA Ruth 4 U 3 Skyward Fencing
T2 V 15:5 CHEEVER Katie 3 U 2 Skyward Fencing

Skyward Fencing April Competition

Div II Mixed Épée (E1, DV2), April 12, 2026
Place 10 of 13, Seed 11, Not ranked, Rating U, Windy City Fencing-Chicago
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 4:5 MAGIERA Isabell 8 E25 3 Illinois Fencing Academy
Pool D 4:5 FUJIMURA Hiro 1 D26 2 Illinois Fencing Academy 988 1785 173.7 88%
Pool V 5:0 ONO Melisa 5 E25 8 Skyward Fencing / Ataba Fencing Club
Pool D 3:5 HONERMEIER Max 4 E26 3 Skyward Fencing / Rockford Fencing Club 1582 1612 79.2 52%
Pool V 5:4 ABERA Ruth 12 U 11 Skyward Fencing
Pool V 5:1 MESHENBERG Zoe 9 U 12 Skyward Fencing
T16 D 12:15 FUJIMURA Hiro 1 D26 2 Illinois Fencing Academy 1227 1705 384.6 70%

Windy City Fencing Open Epee

Senior Mixed Épée (A1, SNR), February 22, 2026
Place 14 of 17, Seed 17, Not ranked, Rating U
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 3:5 ZIEGLER John 2 A26 1 Windy City Fencing 2398 1881 77.2 23%
Pool V 5:3 BORISENKO Samuel 5 A25 7 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 2464 1804 259.9 17%
Pool D 2:5 SHAFFER Tyler 11 D25 11 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 1490 2064 201.8 80%
Pool D 4:5 ESWARAPU Anmol 14 E26 12 Badger Fencing Club 2014 1862 76.7 41%
Pool D 1:5 IYER Ishana 9 B25 6 Fencing Center of Chicago
T16 D 2:15 GRAVES Lawson 8 A24 3 Windy City Fencing 2598 1856 150.9 19%

Windy City Fencing Open Epee

Senior Mixed Épée (A1, SNR), September 7, 2025
Place 18 of 24, Seed 21, Not ranked, Rating U
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 2:5 WILLIAMS Logan 9 A24 6 Fencing Center Of Chicago 2098 2500 721.2 65%
Pool V 5:4 DHAL Leon 8 A24 9 Windy City Fencing-Chicago / University of Chicago Laboratory High School Fencing Club 2336 1779 542.6 26%
Pool V 5:3 VARAN Kateryna 16 C23 23 Windy City Fencing-Chicago
Pool D 3:5 CANCELO Jose 18 D24 17 Windy City Fencing 1957 2321 331.5 68%
Pool D 2:5 CONKLIN Jim 1 A25 13 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 2389 1990 108.6 29%
T32 D 3:15 ROSADO Balthazar Francisco 7 A25 8 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 2265 2500 643.8 59%