Ariel CROITORU
🇺🇸 USA · University Of Notre Dame NCAA · Right-handed
Men’s Sabre, 2010–2017
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About this fencer
FIE 36629 · USA 100099719
USA Fencing rating: Sabre A2016
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
- 123
- Podiums
- 41
- Competitions won
- 17
- FIE ranking
- 260th Junior Sabre · 2014–15
- Best finish
- 1st of 36, SFSFL May Melee, May 2012
Winner1stTop quarter¼Halfway½LastLast 47th of 180, Junior Men’s Sabre, January NAC (DV1, JR, Senior Team & WCH, 2017-01-06 46th of 99, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, December NAC #1 (DV1 Epee, DV1 Sabre, D1A, VET Open/VET Age), 2016-12-02 15th of 210, Junior Men’s Sabre, November NAC (JR, CDT, Y14 & CDT Team), 2016-11-11 39th of 185, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, October NAC (DV1, DV2, CDT & WCH), 2016-10-07 8th of 104, Senior Division IA Men’s Sabre, 2016 USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, 2016-06-29 16th of 185, Junior Men’s Sabre, 2016 USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, 2016-06-29 75th of 96, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, 2016 USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, 2016-06-29 3rd of 23, Senior Men’s Sabre, SON DuelLIFE Sabre ROC - Fort Lauderdale (w/ RJCC), 2016-04-02 3rd of 23, Senior Division IA Men’s Sabre, Cabin Fever Saber ROC/RJCC (Reg 6), 2016-04-01 1st of 15, Junior Men’s Sabre, SON DuelLIFE Sabre RJCC - Fort Lauderdale (w/ ROC), 2016-04-01 41st of 150, Junior Men’s Sabre, January NAC (DV1, JR, CHR, STM), January 2016, 2016-01-08 31st of 167, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, January NAC (DV1, JR, CHR, STM), January 2016, 2016-01-08 55th of 112, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, December NAC (DV1, DV2, VET), December 2015, 2015-12-04 45th of 191, Junior Men’s Sabre, November NAC (JR, CDT, Y14), November 2015, 2015-11-13 54th of 146, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, October NAC (DV1, DV2, CDT, STM), October 2015, 2015-10-09 24th of 188, Junior Men’s Sabre, 2015 Junior Olympic Fencing Championships, 2015-02-13 9th of 181, Cadet Men’s Sabre, 2015 Junior Olympic Fencing Championships, 2015-02-13 53rd of 76, Junior Men’s Sabre, FIE Junior World Cup, Phoenix 2015, 2015-01-24 73rd of 141, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, January NAC (DV1, JR, CHR, STM), January 2015, 2015-01-09 71st of 126, Junior Men’s Sabre, January NAC (DV1, JR, CHR, STM), January 2015, 2015-01-09 1st of 20, Junior Mixed Sabre, South Florida SABRE Fencing League IC & JOC, November 2014, 2014-11-15 3rd of 15, Senior Mixed Sabre, South Florida SABRE Fencing League IC & JOC, November 2014, 2014-11-15 19th of 203, Junior Men’s Sabre, November NAC (JR, CDT, Y14), November 2014, 2014-11-07 26th of 213, Cadet Men’s Sabre, November NAC (JR, CDT, Y14), November 2014, 2014-11-07 2nd of 16, Senior Mixed Sabre, South Florida SABRE Fencing League IC & JOC, October 2014, 2014-10-25 2nd of 18, Junior Mixed Sabre, South Florida SABRE Fencing League IC & JOC, October 2014, 2014-10-25 35th of 138, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, October NAC (DV1, DV2, CDT, STM), October 2014, 2014-10-10 9th of 140, Cadet Men’s Sabre, October NAC (DV1, DV2, CDT, STM), October 2014, 2014-10-10 1st of 21, Junior Mixed Sabre, South Florida SABRE Fencing League JOC, 2014-09-14 1st of 19, Senior Mixed Sabre, South Florida SABRE Fencing League JOC, 2014-09-14 30th of 165, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, 2014 USFA National Championships & July NAC, 2014-06-22 35th of 197, Cadet Men’s Sabre, 2014 USFA National Championships & July NAC, 2014-06-22 58th of 262, Junior Men’s Sabre, 2014 USFA National Championships & July NAC, 2014-06-22 43rd of 137, Junior Men’s Sabre, 2014 Junior Olympic Fencing Championships, 2014-02-14 47th of 153, Cadet Men’s Sabre, 2014 Junior Olympic Fencing Championships, 2014-02-14 1st of 15, Junior Mixed Sabre, Junior Olympic Qual Gold Coast & DLOFC JNR/OPEN, 2014-01-05 1st of 15, Senior Mixed Sabre, Junior Olympic Qual Gold Coast & DLOFC JNR/OPEN, 2014-01-05 1st of 8, Junior Men’s Sabre, Junior Olympic Qual Gold Coast & DLOFC JNR/OPEN, 2014-01-05 75th of 115, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, December NAC (DV1, CDT, VET), 2013-12-13 22nd of 122, Cadet Men’s Sabre, December NAC (DV1, CDT, VET), 2013-12-13 77th of 143, Junior Men’s Sabre, November NAC (DV1, JR, STM), 2013-11-08 156th of 177, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, November NAC (DV1, JR, STM), 2013-11-08 3rd of 17, Junior Mixed Sabre, DLOFC Junior & Open Circuit 3/10, 2013-11-03 1st of 18, Senior Mixed Sabre, DLOFC Junior & Open Circuit 3/10, 2013-11-03 1st of 16, Cadet Mixed Sabre, SFSFL Kick-Off Indivdual Challenge Circuit, 2013-10-20 55th of 183, Cadet Men’s Sabre, October NAC (CDT, Y14, DV2, CHR), 2013-10-11 1st of 12, Junior Mixed Sabre, DLOFC Junior & Open Circuit 2/10, 2013-10-06 1st of 21, Senior Mixed Sabre, DLOFC Junior & Open Circuit 2/10, 2013-10-06 1st of 11, U19 Mixed Sabre, DLOFC Junior & Open Circuit 1/10, 2013-09-15 2nd of 15, Senior Mixed Sabre, DLOFC Junior & Open Circuit 1/10, 2013-09-15 149th of 215, Junior Men’s Sabre, 2013 USFA National Championships & July NAC, 2013-06-28 7th of 148, Senior Division II (C and under) Men’s Sabre, 2013 USFA National Championships & July NAC, 2013-06-28 3rd of 170, Y14 Men’s Sabre, 2013 USFA National Championships & July NAC, 2013-06-28 48th of 140, Cadet Men’s Sabre, 2013 USFA National Championships & July NAC, 2013-06-28 17th of 111, Y14 Men’s Sabre, 2013 DVI/CHR National Championships & April NAC (Youth), 2013-04-12 14th of 50, Cadet Men’s Sabre, 2013 Capitol Clash (Cadet), 2013-02-02 14th of 53, Cadet Men’s Sabre, Capitol Clash SYC and Cadet 2013, 2013-02-01 15th of 108, Y14 Men’s Sabre, Capitol Clash SYC and Cadet 2013, 2013-02-01 124th of 191, Junior Men’s Sabre, January NAC (U20, U17, Y14), 2013-01-18 104th of 210, Cadet Men’s Sabre, January NAC (U20, U17, Y14), 2013-01-18 27th of 122, Y14 Men’s Sabre, January NAC (U20, U17, Y14), 2013-01-18 1st of 9, Cadet Men’s Sabre, Gold Coast - J.O. Qualifiers & DLOFC Open Curcuit, 2013-01-05 10th of 17, Senior Mixed Sabre, Gold Coast - J.O. Qualifiers & DLOFC Open Curcuit, 2013-01-05 2nd of 11, Junior Men’s Sabre, Gold Coast - J.O. Qualifiers & DLOFC Open Curcuit, 2013-01-05 2nd of 20, Cadet Mixed Sabre, SFSFL Holiday Challenge, 2012-12-16 13th of 55, Y14 Men’s Sabre, SYC 4 AZ Bernie Stein Memorial, 2012-11-30 13th of 55, Y14 Men’s Sabre, Bernie Stein Memorial 2012: Super Youth Circuit, 2012-11-30 2nd of 13, Junior Men’s Sabre, DuelLIFE Open Circuit 2/9, 2012-11-25 3rd of 20, Senior Mixed Sabre, DuelLIFE Open Circuit 2/9, 2012-11-25 2nd of 13, Cadet Mixed Sabre, SFSFL Turkey Stab, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 2012-11-18 18th of 54, Y14 Men’s Sabre, The Fencers Academy SYC, October 2012, 2012-10-20 18th of 54, Y14 Men’s Sabre, SYC 2 Fencer's Academy, 2012-10-20 2nd of 21, Cadet Mixed Sabre, SFSFL Kick-Off, 2012-10-07 8th of 19, Senior Mixed Sabre, DuelLIFE Open Circuit 1/9, 2012-09-23 8th of 22, Senior Mixed Sabre, Alex Jeffrey Memorial Tournament, 2012-08-19 125th of 143, Cadet Men’s Sabre, 2012 USFA National Championships & July NAC, 2012-06-29 70th of 170, Y14 Men’s Sabre, 2012 USFA National Championships & July NAC, 2012-06-29 145th of 219, Junior Men’s Sabre, 2012 USFA National Championships & July NAC, 2012-06-29 11th of 17, Senior Mixed Sabre, SON Open Pre Nationals Camp, 2012-06-17 8th of 26, Senior Mixed Sabre, SON Open, 2012-06-14 5th of 22, Junior Mixed Sabre, SFSFL June Championship Challenge/Vidosa Cup Team, 2012-06-09 11th of 30, Senior Mixed Sabre, SFSFL June Championship Challenge/Vidosa Cup Team, 2012-06-09 12th of 36, Senior Mixed Sabre, SFSFL May Melee, May 2012, 2012-05-20 1st of 36, Senior Mixed Sabre, SFSFL May Melee, May 2012, 2012-05-20 2nd of 18, Y14 Mixed Sabre, SFSFL May Melee, May 2012, 2012-05-20 2nd of 4, Y14 Men’s Sabre, Gold Coast 2012 National Qualifiers, 2012-04-28 7th of 15, Senior Mixed Sabre, SFSFL April Fool's Tournament, 2012-04-22 1st of 16, Junior Mixed Sabre, SFSFL April Fool's Tournament, 2012-04-22 36th of 114, Y14 Men’s Sabre, 2012 DVI/CHR National Championships & April NAC (Youth), 2012-04-13 70th of 103, Senior Division III (D and under) Men’s Sabre, March NAC (DV2, DV3, VET, CHR), March 2012, 2012-03-16 72nd of 119, Senior Division II (C and under) Men’s Sabre, March NAC (DV2, DV3, VET, CHR), March 2012, 2012-03-16 3rd of 13, Junior Mixed Sabre, SFSFL March Madness, 2012-03-11 3rd of 16, Senior Mixed Sabre, SFSFL March Madness, 2012-03-11 7th of 15, Senior Mixed Sabre, SFSFL Saint Valentine's Day Massacre, 2012-02-12 3rd of 16, Junior Mixed Sabre, SFSFL Saint Valentine's Day Massacre, 2012-02-12 11th of 15, Senior Mixed Sabre, SON's New Year Competition, 2012-01-08 7th of 16, Junior Mixed Sabre, SON's New Year Competition, 2012-01-08 13th of 28, Senior Mixed Sabre, SFSFL Holiday Individ. Challenge / Vidosa Cup Team, 2011-12-18 5th of 21, Junior Below Mixed Sabre, SFSFL Holiday Individ. Challenge / Vidosa Cup Team, 2011-12-18 3rd of 14, Junior Mixed Sabre, SFSFL Turkey Stab, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 2011-11-20 9th of 15, Senior Mixed Sabre, SFSFL Turkey Stab, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 2011-11-20 152nd of 154, Cadet Men’s Sabre, October NAC (CDT, DV2, DV3), 2011-10-21 92nd of 125, Senior Division III (D and under) Men’s Sabre, October NAC (CDT, DV2, DV3), 2011-10-21 111th of 123, Senior Division II (C and under) Men’s Sabre, October NAC (CDT, DV2, DV3), 2011-10-21 10th of 13, Senior Mixed Sabre, SFSFL KickOFF 2011-2012, 2011-10-16 2nd of 15, Junior Mixed Sabre, SFSFL KickOFF 2011-2012, 2011-10-16 120th of 160, Cadet Men’s Sabre, USFA National Championships & NAC F, 2011-07-01 40th of 130, Y12 Men’s Sabre, USFA National Championships & NAC F, 2011-07-01 3rd of 15, Youth Mixed Sabre, SFSFL May Melee, May 2011, 2011-05-14 6th of 13, Open Mixed Sabre, SFSFL May Melee, May 2011, 2011-05-14 9th of 14, Open Mixed Sabre, SFSFL Valetine Day Massacre (OPEN-USFA "B" RATED), 2011-02-05 3rd of 8, Youth Mixed Sabre, SFSFL Valetine Day Massacre (OPEN-USFA "B" RATED), 2011-02-05 6th of 10, U16 Mixed Sabre, Allez 2011, 2011-01-23 1st of 10, Y12 Mixed Sabre, Allez 2011, 2011-01-23 12th of 18, Open Mixed Sabre, SFSFL Holiday Challenge / Vidosa Cup Team, 2010-12-04 7th of 11, Youth Mixed Sabre, SFSFL Holiday Challenge / Vidosa Cup Team, 2010-12-04 3rd of 12, Youth Mixed Sabre, SFSFL Turkey Stab, 2010-11-13 9th of 14, Open Mixed Sabre, SFSFL Turkey Stab, 2010-11-13 16th of 23, Cadet Below Mixed Sabre, SFSFL Kickoff, 2010-10-23 5th of 17, Youth Mixed Sabre, SFSFL Kickoff, 2010-10-23 6th of 10, Y14 Mixed Sabre, Super Sabre Sunday & Youth Epee, 2010-10-10 1st of 8, Y12 Mixed Sabre, Super Sabre Sunday & Youth Epee, 2010-10-10 14th of 21, U16 Mixed Sabre, Superblades, 2010-09-18
Results
Results: 123
| When | Competition | Event | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jan 2013 | January NAC (U20, U17, Y14)AskFRED | Y14 Men’s Sabre | 27th of 122 |
| 5 Jan 2013 | Gold Coast - J.O. Qualifiers & DLOFC Open CurcuitAskFRED | Cadet Men’s Sabre | 1st of 9 |
| 5 Jan 2013 | Gold Coast - J.O. Qualifiers & DLOFC Open CurcuitAskFRED | Senior Mixed Sabre | 10th of 17 |
| 5 Jan 2013 | Gold Coast - J.O. Qualifiers & DLOFC Open CurcuitAskFRED | Junior Men’s Sabre | 2nd of 11 |
| 16 Dec 2012 | SFSFL Holiday ChallengeAskFRED | Cadet Mixed Sabre | 2nd of 20 |
| 30 Nov 2012 | SYC 4 AZ Bernie Stein MemorialAskFRED | Y14 Men’s Sabre | 13th of 55 |
| 30 Nov 2012 | Bernie Stein Memorial 2012: Super Youth CircuitAskFRED | Y14 Men’s Sabre | 13th of 55 |
| 25 Nov 2012 | DuelLIFE Open Circuit 2/9AskFRED | Junior Men’s Sabre | 2nd of 13 |
| 25 Nov 2012 | DuelLIFE Open Circuit 2/9AskFRED | Senior Mixed Sabre | 3rd of 20 |
| 18 Nov 2012 | SFSFL Turkey Stab, Ft. Lauderdale, FLAskFRED | Cadet Mixed Sabre | 2nd of 13 |
| 20 Oct 2012 | The Fencers Academy SYC, October 2012AskFRED | Y14 Men’s Sabre | 18th of 54 |
| 20 Oct 2012 | SYC 2 Fencer's AcademyAskFRED | Y14 Men’s Sabre | 18th of 54 |
| 7 Oct 2012 | SFSFL Kick-OffAskFRED | Cadet Mixed Sabre | 2nd of 21 |
| 23 Sept 2012 | DuelLIFE Open Circuit 1/9AskFRED | Senior Mixed Sabre | 8th of 19 |
| 19 Aug 2012 | Alex Jeffrey Memorial TournamentAskFRED | Senior Mixed Sabre | 8th of 22 |
| 29 Jun 2012 | 2012 USFA National Championships & July NACAskFRED | Cadet Men’s Sabre | 125th of 143 |
| 29 Jun 2012 | 2012 USFA National Championships & July NACAskFRED | Y14 Men’s Sabre | 70th of 170 |
| 29 Jun 2012 | 2012 USFA National Championships & July NACAskFRED | Junior Men’s Sabre | 145th of 219 |
| 17 Jun 2012 | SON Open Pre Nationals CampAskFRED | Senior Mixed Sabre | 11th of 17 |
| 14 Jun 2012 | SON OpenAskFRED | Senior Mixed Sabre | 8th of 26 |
Head to head
Against left-handers 1–1 · right-handers 1–4, 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.
| Against | Won | Lost | Last met | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin LIANG | 0 | 1 | 24 Jan 2015 | |
| Daniel IBELING | 1 | 0 | 24 Jan 2015 | |
| Dario CAVALIERE | 0 | 1 | 24 Jan 2015 | |
| Kento HOSHINO | 0 | 1 | 24 Jan 2015 | |
| Kevin MADRID | 0 | 1 | 24 Jan 2015 |
Everyone they’ve met (2 more)
| Against | Won | Lost | Last met | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamed AMER | 0 | 1 | 24 Jan 2015 | |
| Royce WANG | 1 | 0 | 24 Jan 2015 |
Figures
rating, ranking and how they fence
Over time
1st10th100th Junior Sabre 260th, 2014–15
As a table
| Season | Weapon | fency ELO | FIE ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | Sabre | 1,742 | |
| 2015–16 | Sabre | 1,731 | |
| 2014–15 | Sabre | 1,696 | 260th Junior |
| 2013–14 | Sabre | 1,694 | |
| 2012–13 | Sabre | 1,624 | |
| 2011–12 | Sabre | 1,533 | |
| 2010–11 | Sabre | 1,495 |
How fency ELO works · the best now
How they fence
| Stage | Won–lost | An average bout | By one touch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pools | 2–4 33% | 3.3–3.8 | 0–1 |
| Tables | 0–1 0% | 10–15 | 0–0 |