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Benjamin MARCUS

🇺🇸 USA · The Ohio State University NCAA · Right-handed

Men’s Sabre, 2008–2019

About this fencer

FIE 32634 · USA 100093001

USA Fencing rating: Sabre A2017

USA Fencing classifications run from A to E; U means unrated. A year after the letter is the year that classification was earned.

Record and rankings

Counts cover published results recorded here. Verified source copies count once; other source records remain separate.

Results
83
Podiums
21
Competitions won
11
FIE ranking
541st Senior Sabre · 2016–17
Best FIE ranking
417th 2013–14
Best finish
1st of 36, The 2017 Battle in Seattle
Where they finished in each field, over time A result A podium
Winner1stTop quarter¼Halfway½LastLast 37th of 311, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, January NAC, January 2019, 2019-01-04 27th of 183, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, December NAC, December 2018, 2018-12-14 158th of 177, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE World Cup, Warsaw 2017, 2017-02-24 1st of 36, Senior Division IA Men’s Sabre, The 2017 Battle in Seattle, 2017-01-28 124th of 177, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, January NAC (DV1, JR, Senior Team & WCH, 2017-01-06 34th of 99, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, December NAC #1 (DV1 Epee, DV1 Sabre, D1A, VET Open/VET Age), 2016-12-02 75th of 185, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, October NAC (DV1, DV2, CDT & WCH), 2016-10-07 7th of 46, Senior Division IA Men’s Sabre, Remenyik RJCC & ROC, 2016-10-01 1st of 15, Senior Division IA Men’s Sabre, Daugherty Region 2 Challenge, 2016-08-26 42nd of 96, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, 2016 USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, 2016-06-29 2nd of 29, Senior Mixed Sabre, Cory Stauble Open, 2016-03-19 34th of 211, Junior Men’s Sabre, 2016 Junior Olympic Fencing Championships, 2016-02-12 17th of 150, Junior Men’s Sabre, January NAC (DV1, JR, CHR, STM), January 2016, 2016-01-08 15th of 167, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, January NAC (DV1, JR, CHR, STM), January 2016, 2016-01-08 34th of 112, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, December NAC (DV1, DV2, VET), December 2015, 2015-12-04 35th of 191, Junior Men’s Sabre, November NAC (JR, CDT, Y14), November 2015, 2015-11-13 1st of 18, Senior Division IA Men’s Sabre, 2015 Bourbon Open ROC, 2015-11-07 51st of 146, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, October NAC (DV1, DV2, CDT, STM), October 2015, 2015-10-09 1st of 9, Senior Division IA Men’s Sabre, The Daugherty Cup DV1A, DV2 ROC & RJCC (Reg 2), 2015-08-28 1st of 17, Junior Men’s Sabre, The Daugherty Cup DV1A, DV2 ROC & RJCC (Reg 2), 2015-08-28 44th of 55, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, 2015 DVI Natl CHM & March NAC (CHR, DV3, VET, VTM), 2015-02-27 43rd of 188, Junior Men’s Sabre, 2015 Junior Olympic Fencing Championships, 2015-02-13 43rd of 76, Junior Men’s Sabre, FIE Junior World Cup, Phoenix 2015, 2015-01-24 85th of 126, Junior Men’s Sabre, January NAC (DV1, JR, CHR, STM), January 2015, 2015-01-09 13th of 84, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, December NAC (DV1, DV2, VET), December 2014, 2014-12-05 1st of 21, Senior Division IA Men’s Sabre, ROC 9 Bourbon Open, 2014-11-15 33rd of 203, Junior Men’s Sabre, November NAC (JR, CDT, Y14), November 2014, 2014-11-07 51st of 138, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, October NAC (DV1, DV2, CDT, STM), October 2014, 2014-10-10 75th of 165, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, 2014 USFA National Championships & July NAC, 2014-06-22 48th of 262, Junior Men’s Sabre, 2014 USFA National Championships & July NAC, 2014-06-22 9th of 67, Senior Division IA Men’s Sabre, 2014 USFA National Championships & July NAC, 2014-06-22 117th of 29, Senior Men’s Sabre, Senior Men's Sabre, Chicago IL USA, 2014-05-02 117th of 169, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE World Cup, Chicago 2014, 2014-05-02 38th of 137, Junior Men’s Sabre, 2014 Junior Olympic Fencing Championships, 2014-02-14 15th of 59, Junior Men’s Sabre, FIE Junior World Cup, Phoenix 2014, 2014-02-02 41st of 135, Junior Men’s Sabre, January NAC (DV1, JR, STM), 2014-01-17 101st of 166, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, January NAC (DV1, JR, STM), 2014-01-17 63rd of 115, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, December NAC (DV1, CDT, VET), 2013-12-13 101st of 143, Junior Men’s Sabre, November NAC (DV1, JR, STM), 2013-11-08 91st of 177, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, November NAC (DV1, JR, STM), 2013-11-08 59th of 215, Junior Men’s Sabre, 2013 USFA National Championships & July NAC, 2013-06-28 20th of 74, Senior Division IA Men’s Sabre, 2013 USFA National Championships & July NAC, 2013-06-28 149th of 160, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE World Cup, Chicago 2013, 2013-05-03 1st of 23, Senior Mixed Sabre, FAO Youth Open / Senior Open, February 2013, 2013-02-09 25th of 56, Junior Men’s Sabre, FIE Junior World Cup, Phoenix 2013, 2013-02-03 62nd of 191, Junior Men’s Sabre, January NAC (U20, U17, Y14), 2013-01-18 55th of 210, Cadet Men’s Sabre, January NAC (U20, U17, Y14), 2013-01-18 83rd of 100, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, December NAC (DV1, DV2, VET, CHR), December 2012, 2012-12-07 105th of 136, Junior Men’s Sabre, November NAC (DV1, U20, STM), 2012-11-09 111th of 148, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, November NAC (DV1, U20, STM), 2012-11-09 3rd of 47, Senior Division IA Men’s Sabre, ROC Remenyik Open, 2012-11-03 75th of 129, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, October NAC (DV1, DV2, U17), 2012-10-12 20th of 137, Cadet Men’s Sabre, October NAC (DV1, DV2, U17), 2012-10-12 3rd of 51, Senior Division IA Men’s Sabre, ROC The Kickoff Open, 2012-09-29 2nd of 8, Senior Division IA Men’s Sabre, ROC Fencers Academy (D1A/Vet), 2012-09-08 3rd of 19, Senior Men’s Sabre, GLS Championships, 2012-08-25 29th of 143, Cadet Men’s Sabre, 2012 USFA National Championships & July NAC, 2012-06-29 62nd of 71, Senior Division IA Men’s Sabre, 2012 USFA National Championships & July NAC, 2012-06-29 34th of 219, Junior Men’s Sabre, 2012 USFA National Championships & July NAC, 2012-06-29 6th of 119, Senior Division II (C and under) Men’s Sabre, March NAC (DV2, DV3, VET, CHR), March 2012, 2012-03-16 35th of 160, Cadet Men’s Sabre, Junior Olympic Fencing Championships, February 2012, 2012-02-17 5th of 60, Senior Division II (C and under) Men’s Sabre, ROC Cobra (DV2), 2012-02-11 128th of 141, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, January NAC (DV1, U20), 2012-01-13 98th of 113, Junior Men’s Sabre, January NAC (DV1, U20), 2012-01-13 25th of 59, Senior Division II (C and under) Men’s Sabre, December NAC (DV1, DV2, VET, CHR), December 2011, 2011-12-09 16th of 18, Senior Division III (D and under) Mixed Sabre, Div III Sabre @ CDE, 2010-01-31 2nd of 18, Y14 Mixed Sabre, Capitol City Youth Classic - RYC, May 2009, 2009-05-16 1st of 22, Y12 Mixed Sabre, Capitol City Youth Classic - RYC, May 2009, 2009-05-16 6th of 7, U19 Men’s Sabre, 2009 Rocky Mountain Sectionals, 2009-05-02 5th of 22, Y12 Men’s Sabre, Kentucky Division SYC - 2009, 2009-04-10 3rd of 32, Y14 Men’s Sabre, Kentucky Division SYC - 2009, 2009-04-10 18th of 31, Y14 Men’s Sabre, Super Youth Circuit- Houston '09, 2009-03-13 1st of 26, Y12 Men’s Sabre, Super Youth Circuit- Houston '09, 2009-03-13 3rd of 24, Y12 Men’s Sabre, Flower City Super Youth Circuit, 2008-11-21 8th of 42, Y14 Men’s Sabre, Flower City Super Youth Circuit, 2008-11-21 2nd of 22, Y14 Mixed Sabre, Crossroads Youth Classic (RYC), October 2008, 2008-10-18 1st of 7, Y12 Mixed Sabre, Second Annual Torrey Challenge, 2008-08-24 7th of 20, Y14 Mixed Sabre, Second Annual Torrey Challenge, 2008-08-24 7th of 16, Y14 Men’s Sabre, Capitol City Youth Classic - RYC, May 2008, 2008-05-03 1st of 8, Y12 Men’s Sabre, Capitol City Youth Classic - RYC, May 2008, 2008-05-03 3rd of 19, Y12 Men’s Sabre, Super Youth Circuit- Houston '08, 2008-03-14 15th of 20, Y14 Men’s Sabre, Super Youth Circuit- Houston '08, 2008-03-14 25th of 28, Y12 Men’s Sabre, Kentucky Division SYC - 2008, 2008-02-08

Results

Results: 83

WhenCompetitionEventPlace
27 Feb 20152015 DVI Natl CHM & March NAC (CHR, DV3, VET, VTM)AskFREDSenior Division I Men’s Sabre44th of 55
13 Feb 20152015 Junior Olympic Fencing ChampionshipsAskFREDJunior Men’s Sabre43rd of 188
24 Jan 2015FIE Junior World Cup, Phoenix 2015FIEJunior Men’s Sabre43rd of 76
9 Jan 2015January NAC (DV1, JR, CHR, STM), January 2015AskFREDJunior Men’s Sabre85th of 126
5 Dec 2014December NAC (DV1, DV2, VET), December 2014AskFREDSenior Division I Men’s Sabre13th of 84
15 Nov 2014ROC 9 Bourbon OpenAskFREDSenior Division IA Men’s Sabre1st of 21
7 Nov 2014November NAC (JR, CDT, Y14), November 2014AskFREDJunior Men’s Sabre33rd of 203
10 Oct 2014October NAC (DV1, DV2, CDT, STM), October 2014AskFREDSenior Division I Men’s Sabre51st of 138
22 Jun 20142014 USFA National Championships & July NACAskFREDSenior Division I Men’s Sabre75th of 165
22 Jun 20142014 USFA National Championships & July NACAskFREDJunior Men’s Sabre48th of 262
22 Jun 20142014 USFA National Championships & July NACAskFREDSenior Division IA Men’s Sabre9th of 67
2 May 2014Senior Men's Sabre, Chicago IL USAAskFREDSenior Men’s Sabre117th of 29
2 May 2014FIE World Cup, Chicago 2014FIESenior Men’s Sabre117th of 169
14 Feb 20142014 Junior Olympic Fencing ChampionshipsAskFREDJunior Men’s Sabre38th of 137
2 Feb 2014FIE Junior World Cup, Phoenix 2014FIEJunior Men’s Sabre15th of 59
17 Jan 2014January NAC (DV1, JR, STM)AskFREDJunior Men’s Sabre41st of 135
17 Jan 2014January NAC (DV1, JR, STM)AskFREDSenior Division I Men’s Sabre101st of 166
13 Dec 2013December NAC (DV1, CDT, VET)AskFREDSenior Division I Men’s Sabre63rd of 115
8 Nov 2013November NAC (DV1, JR, STM)AskFREDJunior Men’s Sabre101st of 143
8 Nov 2013November NAC (DV1, JR, STM)AskFREDSenior Division I Men’s Sabre91st of 177

Head to head

Against left-handers 1–2 · right-handers 3–7, where the FIE says which hand they fence with. Left and right

Everyone they’ve met in events whose bouts are kept here, the most met first. Each goes to their bouts together.

AgainstWonLostLast met
Adam GREEN0124 Jan 2015
Adam SECZEK1024 Feb 2017
Alberto PELLEGRINI0124 Feb 2017
Byungyul HWANG0124 Feb 2017
Duncan DE CAIRE0124 Jan 2015
Everyone they’ve met (8 more)
AgainstWonLostLast met
Eduardo LARA0124 Jan 2015
Enver YILDIRIM0124 Feb 2017
Francesco DE ROBBIO1024 Jan 2015
Jan DOLEZAL0124 Feb 2017
Jose Emmanuel Rosendo RECINTO0124 Jan 2015
Mohab SAMER1024 Jan 2015
Ryo MIYAYAMA0124 Feb 2017
Ryosuke TAKAGI1024 Jan 2015

Figures

rating, ranking and how they fence

Over time

fency ELO each season Sabre
180016501500 Sabre 1517, 2007–08 Sabre 1625, 2008–09 Sabre 1601, 2009–10 Sabre 1633, 2011–12 Sabre 1679, 2012–13 Sabre 1682, 2013–14 Sabre 1667, 2014–15 Sabre 1725, 2015–16 Sabre 1679, 2016–17 Sabre 1691, 2018–19
Their FIE ranking each season, 1st at the top Senior Sabre
1st10th100th Senior Sabre 495th, 2012–13 Senior Sabre 417th, 2013–14 Senior Sabre 541st, 2016–17
As a table
SeasonWeaponfency ELOFIE ranking
2018–19Sabre1,691
2016–17Sabre1,679541st Senior
2015–16Sabre1,725
2014–15Sabre1,667
2013–14Sabre1,682417th Senior
2012–13Sabre1,679495th Senior
2011–12Sabre1,633
2009–10Sabre1,601
2008–09Sabre1,625
2007–08Sabre1,517

How fency ELO works · the best now

How they fence

StageWon–lostAn average boutBy one touch
Pools4–8 33%2.8–4.32–1
Tables0–1 0%7–150–0