KOKUBO Mao
🇯🇵 JPN · Right-handed
Men’s Sabre, 2017–2026
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About this fencer
FIE 46425
- Club
- Hosei University: Tokyo
- Coach
- Jerome Guth (national)
Record and rankings
Counts cover published results recorded here. Verified source copies count once; other source records remain separate.
- Results
- 63
- Podiums
- 7
- Competitions won
- 0
- FIE ranking
- 12th Senior Sabre · 2026–27
- Best finish
- 2nd of 212, FIE World Cup, Salt Lake City 2026
Winner1stTop quarter¼Halfway½LastLast 3rd of 173, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE World Cup, Oran 2026, 2026-10-15 22nd of 165, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE World Championships, Hong Kong 2026, 2026-07-23 5th of 69, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE Zonal Championships, Delhi 2026, 2026-06-20 34th of 223, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE World Cup, Cairo 2026, 2026-05-22 10th of 177, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE Grand Prix, Incheon 2026, 2026-05-02 21st of 247, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE World Cup, Padua 2026, 2026-04-17 35th of 240, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE World Cup, Budapest 2026, 2026-03-27 2nd of 212, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE World Cup, Salt Lake City 2026, 2026-01-23 13th of 179, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE Grand Prix, Tunis 2026, 2026-01-10 12th of 219, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE Grand Prix, Orléans 2025, 2025-12-04 13th of 204, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE World Cup, Algiers 2025, 2025-11-07 31st of 149, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE World Championships, Tbilisi 2025, 2025-07-26 3rd of 77, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE Zonal Championships, Bali 2025, 2025-06-19 52nd of 261, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE World Cup, Madrid 2025, 2025-05-23 26th of 198, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE Grand Prix, Seoul 2025, 2025-05-03 78th of 268, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE World Cup, Budapest 2025, 2025-03-28 8th of 261, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE World Cup, Padua 2025, 2025-03-06 30th of 239, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE World Cup, Plovdiv 2025, 2025-01-24 61st of 154, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE Grand Prix, Tunis 2025, 2025-01-10 26th of 226, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE Grand Prix, Orléans 2024, 2024-12-06 58th of 160, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE World Cup, Oran 2024, 2024-11-08 10th of 63, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE Zonal Championships, Kuwait City 2024, 2024-06-24 15th of 212, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE World Cup, Madrid 2024, 2024-05-17 22nd of 149, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE Grand Prix, Seoul 2024, 2024-05-05 21st of 268, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE World Cup, Budapest 2024, 2024-03-22 89th of 240, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE World Cup, Padua 2024, 2024-03-01 167th of 198, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE World Cup, Tbilisi, February 2024, 2024-02-09 30th of 212, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE Grand Prix, Orléans 2023, 2023-12-08 12th of 184, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE World Cup, Algiers 2023, 2023-11-09 73rd of 172, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE World Championships, Milan 2023, 2023-07-24 47th of 79, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE Zonal Championships, Wuxi 2023, 2023-06-19 41st of 240, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE World Cup, Madrid 2023, 2023-05-12 22nd of 163, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE Grand Prix, Seoul 2023, 2023-04-28 2nd of 167, Junior Men’s Sabre, FIE Junior and Cadet World Championships, Plovdiv 2023, 2023-04-02 44th of 212, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE World Cup, Budapest 2023, 2023-03-24 68th of 205, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE World Cup, Padua 2023, 2023-03-02 5th of 112, Junior Men’s Sabre, FIE Junior World Cup, Dourdan 2023, 2023-02-18 59th of 206, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE World Cup, Warsaw 2023, 2023-02-10 83rd of 143, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE Grand Prix, Tunis 2023, 2023-01-14 114th of 205, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE Grand Prix, Orléans 2022, 2022-12-09 3rd of 182, Junior Men’s Sabre, FIE Junior World Cup, Sosnowiec 2022, 2022-12-03 68th of 177, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE World Cup, Algiers 2022, 2022-11-10 68th of 149, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE World Championships, Cairo 2022, 2022-07-17 7th of 62, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE Zonal Championships, Seoul 2022, 2022-06-12 130th of 198, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE Grand Prix, Padua 2022, 2022-05-20 39th of 233, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE World Cup, Madrid 2022, 2022-05-06 38th of 154, Junior Men’s Sabre, FIE Junior and Cadet World Championships, Dubai 2022, 2022-04-09 33rd of 206, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE World Cup, Budapest 2022, 2022-03-18 58th of 189, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE World Cup, Tbilisi, January 2022, 2022-01-15 30th of 170, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE Grand Prix, Orléans 2021, 2021-11-12 91st of 208, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE World Cup, Budapest 2021, 2021-03-12 2nd of 154, Junior Men’s Sabre, FIE Junior World Cup, Dormagen 2020, 2020-02-01 85th of 150, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE Grand Prix, Montreal 2020, 2020-01-10 73rd of 194, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE World Cup, Cairo, November 2019, 2019-11-22 30th of 108, Cadet Men’s Sabre, FIE Junior and Cadet World Championships, Torun 2019, 2019-04-13 48th of 147, Junior Men’s Sabre, FIE Junior and Cadet World Championships, Torun 2019, 2019-04-13 5th of 60, Junior Men’s Sabre, FIE Junior Zonal Championships, Amman 2019, 2019-03-05 25th of 84, Junior Men’s Sabre, FIE Junior World Cup, Phoenix 2019, 2019-01-19 49th of 161, Junior Men’s Sabre, FIE Junior World Cup, Dormagen 2018, 2018-12-15 3rd of 230, Cadet Men’s Sabre, EFC Cadet Circuit 2018, 2018-10-06 33rd of 122, Cadet Men’s Sabre, FIE Junior and Cadet World Championships, Verona 2018, 2018-04-08 99th of 192, Cadet Men’s Sabre, EFC Cadet Circuit Godollo 2017, 2017-09-30
Results
Results: 63
| When | Competition | Event | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov 2024 | FIE World Cup, Oran 2024FIE | Senior Men’s Sabre | 58th of 160 |
| 24 Jun 2024 | FIE Zonal Championships, Kuwait City 2024FIE | Senior Men’s Sabre | 10th of 63 |
| 17 May 2024 | FIE World Cup, Madrid 2024FIE | Senior Men’s Sabre | 15th of 212 |
| 5 May 2024 | FIE Grand Prix, Seoul 2024FIE | Senior Men’s Sabre | 22nd of 149 |
| 22 Mar 2024 | FIE World Cup, Budapest 2024FIE | Senior Men’s Sabre | 21st of 268 |
| 1 Mar 2024 | FIE World Cup, Padua 2024FIE | Senior Men’s Sabre | 89th of 240 |
| 9 Feb 2024 | FIE World Cup, Tbilisi, February 2024FIE | Senior Men’s Sabre | 167th of 198 |
| 13 Jan 2024 | FIE Grand Prix, Tunis 2024FIE | Senior Men’s Sabre | Not classified |
| 8 Dec 2023 | FIE Grand Prix, Orléans 2023FIE | Senior Men’s Sabre | 30th of 212 |
| 9 Nov 2023 | FIE World Cup, Algiers 2023FIE | Senior Men’s Sabre | 12th of 184 |
| 24 Jul 2023 | FIE World Championships, Milan 2023FIE | Senior Men’s Sabre | 73rd of 172 |
| 19 Jun 2023 | FIE Zonal Championships, Wuxi 2023FIE | Senior Men’s Sabre | 47th of 79 |
| 12 May 2023 | FIE World Cup, Madrid 2023FIE | Senior Men’s Sabre | 41st of 240 |
| 28 Apr 2023 | FIE Grand Prix, Seoul 2023FIE | Senior Men’s Sabre | 22nd of 163 |
| 2 Apr 2023 | FIE Junior and Cadet World Championships, Plovdiv 2023FIE | Junior Men’s Sabre | 2nd of 167 |
| 24 Mar 2023 | FIE World Cup, Budapest 2023FIE | Senior Men’s Sabre | 44th of 212 |
| 2 Mar 2023 | FIE World Cup, Padua 2023FIE | Senior Men’s Sabre | 68th of 205 |
| 18 Feb 2023 | FIE Junior World Cup, Dourdan 2023FIE | Junior Men’s Sabre | 5th of 112 |
| 10 Feb 2023 | FIE World Cup, Warsaw 2023FIE | Senior Men’s Sabre | 59th of 206 |
| 14 Jan 2023 | FIE Grand Prix, Tunis 2023FIE | Senior Men’s Sabre | 83rd of 143 |
Videos
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· Semi-finals Individual bout Sandro BAZADZE beat Mao KOKUBO, 15–10 FIE World Cup, Oran 2026 · Sabre · 15 Oct 2026 
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· Table of 16 Individual bout Mao KOKUBO beat Furkan YAMAN, 15–13 FIE World Cup, Oran 2026 · Sabre · 15 Oct 2026 
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· Table of 64 Individual bout Mao KOKUBO beat Radu NITU, 15–7 FIE World Cup, Oran 2026 · Sabre · 15 Oct 2026 
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· Table of 64 · part of it Individual bout Vlad COVALIU beat Mao KOKUBO, 15–8 FIE World Cup, Budapest 2026 · Sabre · 27 Mar 2026 
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· Table of 16 Individual bout Sanguk OH beat Mao KOKUBO, 15–12 FIE World Cup, Algiers 2025 · Sabre · 7 Nov 2025 
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· Table of 32 Individual bout Mao KOKUBO beat Sangwon PARK, 15–10 FIE World Cup, Algiers 2025 · Sabre · 7 Nov 2025 
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· Semi-finals Individual bout Gyeongdong DO beat Mao KOKUBO, 15–10 FIE Zonal Championships, Bali 2025 · Sabre · 19 Jun 2025 
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· Quarter-finals Individual bout Mao KOKUBO beat Jaeyoon LIM, 15–9 FIE Zonal Championships, Bali 2025 · Sabre · 19 Jun 2025
All their bouts on video (44 more)
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· Table of 16 Individual bout Mao KOKUBO beat Voragun SRINUALNAD, 15–9 FIE Zonal Championships, Bali 2025 · Sabre · 19 Jun 2025 
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· Table of 32 Individual bout Mao KOKUBO beat Ho Tin LOW, 15–10 FIE Zonal Championships, Bali 2025 · Sabre · 19 Jun 2025 
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· Table of 64 Individual bout Mao KOKUBO beat Daniel KO, 15–1 FIE Zonal Championships, Bali 2025 · Sabre · 19 Jun 2025 
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· Table of 64 Individual bout Adham MOATAZ beat Mao KOKUBO, 15–10 FIE World Cup, Madrid 2025 · Sabre · 23 May 2025 
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· Table of 32 Individual bout Sebastien PATRICE beat Mao KOKUBO, 15–9 FIE Grand Prix, Seoul 2025 · Sabre · 3 May 2025 Other recordings of this bout Fencing Vision
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· Table of 64 Individual bout Mao KOKUBO beat Enver YILDIRIM, 15–9 FIE Grand Prix, Seoul 2025 · Sabre · 3 May 2025 Other recordings of this bout Fencing Vision
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· Table of 16 Individual bout Mao KOKUBO beat Colin HEATHCOCK, 15–12 FIE World Cup, Padua 2025 · Sabre · 6 Mar 2025 Other recordings of this bout Cyrus of Chaos
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· Table of 32 Individual bout Mao KOKUBO beat Carlos FLOREZ, 15–10 FIE World Cup, Padua 2025 · Sabre · 6 Mar 2025 
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· Table of 64 Individual bout Mao KOKUBO beat Sandro BAZADZE, 15–14 FIE World Cup, Padua 2025 · Sabre · 6 Mar 2025 Other recordings of this bout Cyrus of Chaos
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· Quarter-finals Individual bout Sanguk OH beat Mao KOKUBO, 15–9 FIE World Cup, Padua 2025 · Sabre · 6 Mar 2025 
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· Table of 32 Individual bout Jean-Philippe PATRICE beat Mao KOKUBO, 15–9 FIE World Cup, Plovdiv 2025 · Sabre · 24 Jan 2025 Other recordings of this bout Cyrus of Chaos
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· Table of 64 Individual bout Mao KOKUBO beat Xiao LIN, 15–9 FIE World Cup, Plovdiv 2025 · Sabre · 24 Jan 2025 Other recordings of this bout Cyrus of Chaos
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· Table of 64 Individual bout Sebastien PATRICE beat Mao KOKUBO, 15–14 FIE Grand Prix, Tunis 2025 · Sabre · 10 Jan 2025 Other recordings of this bout Fencing Vision
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· Table of 32 Individual bout Luca CURATOLI beat Mao KOKUBO, 15–7 FIE Grand Prix, Orléans 2024 · Sabre · 6 Dec 2024 
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· Table of 64 Individual bout Mao KOKUBO beat Mattia REA, 15–11 FIE Grand Prix, Orléans 2024 · Sabre · 6 Dec 2024 Other recordings of this bout Cyrus of Chaos
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· Table of 64 Individual bout Mao KOKUBO beat Hibiki KATO, 15–6 FIE World Cup, Oran 2024 · Sabre · 8 Nov 2024 
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· Table of 128 Individual bout Mao KOKUBO beat Thomas BILLOD, 15–5 FIE World Cup, Oran 2024 · Sabre · 8 Nov 2024 
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· Table of 16 Individual bout Fares FERJANI beat Mao KOKUBO, 15–5 FIE World Cup, Algiers 2023 · Sabre · 9 Nov 2023 
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· Table of 32 Individual bout Mao KOKUBO beat Matyas SZABO, 15–8 FIE World Cup, Algiers 2023 · Sabre · 9 Nov 2023 
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· Table of 64 Individual bout Mao KOKUBO beat Junghwan KIM, 15–10 FIE World Cup, Algiers 2023 · Sabre · 9 Nov 2023 
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· Table of 16 Individual bout Mohammad FOTOUHI beat Mao KOKUBO, 15–14 FIE Zonal Championships, Kuwait City 2024 · Sabre · 24 Jun 2024 
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· Table of 32 Individual bout Mao KOKUBO beat Nazarbay SATTARKHAN, 15–6 FIE Zonal Championships, Kuwait City 2024 · Sabre · 24 Jun 2024 
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· Table of 16 Individual bout Colin HEATHCOCK beat Mao KOKUBO, 15–6 FIE World Cup, Madrid 2024 · Sabre · 17 May 2024 Other recordings of this bout Cyrus of Chaos
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· Table of 32 Individual bout Mao KOKUBO beat Giacomo MIGNUZZI, 15–14 FIE World Cup, Madrid 2024 · Sabre · 17 May 2024 
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· Table of 64 Individual bout Mao KOKUBO beat Fares FERJANI, 15–10 FIE World Cup, Madrid 2024 · Sabre · 17 May 2024 Other recordings of this bout Cyrus of Chaos
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· Table of 32 Individual bout Maxime PIANFETTI beat Mao KOKUBO, 15–8 FIE Grand Prix, Seoul 2024 · Sabre · 5 May 2024 
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· Table of 64 Individual bout Mao KOKUBO beat Sangwon PARK, 15–8 FIE Grand Prix, Seoul 2024 · Sabre · 5 May 2024 
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· Table of 32 Individual bout Sebastien PATRICE beat Mao KOKUBO, 15–13 FIE World Cup, Budapest 2024 · Sabre · 22 Mar 2024 Other recordings of this bout Cyrus of Chaos
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· Table of 64 Individual bout Mao KOKUBO beat Shaul GORDON, 15–13 FIE World Cup, Budapest 2024 · Sabre · 22 Mar 2024 
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· Table of 32 Individual bout Shido TSUMORI beat Mao KOKUBO, 15–14 FIE Grand Prix, Orléans 2023 · Sabre · 8 Dec 2023 
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· Table of 64 Individual bout Mao KOKUBO beat Ahmed FERJANI, 15–13 FIE Grand Prix, Orléans 2023 · Sabre · 8 Dec 2023 
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· Table of 64 Individual bout Sangwon PARK beat Mao KOKUBO, 15–9 FIE World Cup, Madrid 2023 · Sabre · 12 May 2023 Other recordings of this bout Cyrus of Chaos
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· Table of 32 Individual bout Iulian TEODOSIU beat Mao KOKUBO, 15–14 FIE Grand Prix, Seoul 2023 · Sabre · 28 Apr 2023 
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· Table of 64 Individual bout Mao KOKUBO beat Enrico BERRE', 15–7 FIE Grand Prix, Seoul 2023 · Sabre · 28 Apr 2023 
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· Final Individual bout Colin HEATHCOCK beat Mao KOKUBO, 15–12 FIE Junior and Cadet World Championships, Plovdiv 2023 · Sabre · 2 Apr 2023 
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· Semi-finals Individual bout Mao KOKUBO beat Shido TSUMORI, 15–13 FIE Junior and Cadet World Championships, Plovdiv 2023 · Sabre · 2 Apr 2023 
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· Table of 64 Individual bout Artyom SARKISSYAN beat Mao KOKUBO, 15–12 FIE World Cup, Budapest 2023 · Sabre · 24 Mar 2023 
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· Quarter-finals Individual bout Colin HEATHCOCK beat Mao KOKUBO, 15–13 FIE Junior World Cup, Dourdan 2023 · Sabre · 18 Feb 2023 
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· Table of 64 Individual bout Iulian TEODOSIU beat Mao KOKUBO, 15–14 FIE World Cup, Warsaw 2023 · Sabre · 10 Feb 2023 
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Individual bout Kokubo Mao v Todor Stoychev 
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· Table of 64 Individual bout Bongil GU beat Mao KOKUBO, 15–8 FIE World Cup, Tbilisi, January 2022 · Sabre · 15 Jan 2022 
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· Table of 32 Individual bout Gyeongdong DO beat Mao KOKUBO, 15–7 FIE Grand Prix, Orléans 2021 · Sabre · 12 Nov 2021 Other recordings of this bout Fencing Vision
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· Table of 64 Individual bout Mao KOKUBO beat Fares FERJANI, 15–14 FIE Grand Prix, Orléans 2021 · Sabre · 12 Nov 2021 
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· Table of 32 Individual bout Sherzod MAMUTOV beat Mao KOKUBO, 15–13 FIE Junior and Cadet World Championships, Torun 2019 · Sabre · 13 Apr 2019
Head to head
Against left-handers 38–19 · right-handers 295–118, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin HEATHCOCK | 2 | 4 | 26 Jul 2025 | ▶ Watch |
| Sangwon PARK | 4 | 2 | 7 Nov 2025 | ▶ Watch |
| Artyom SARKISSYAN | 2 | 3 | 9 Feb 2024 | ▶ Watch |
| Gyeongdong DO | 1 | 4 | 2 May 2026 | ▶ Watch |
| Jean-Philippe PATRICE | 1 | 4 | 10 Jan 2026 | ▶ Watch |
Everyone they’ve met (331 more)
Figures
rating, ranking and how they fence
Over time
1st10th100th Senior Sabre 234th, 2019–20 Senior Sabre 203rd, 2020–21 Senior Sabre 42nd, 2021–22 Senior Sabre 85th, 2022–23 Senior Sabre 35th, 2023–24 Senior Sabre 23rd, 2024–25 Senior Sabre 15th, 2025–26 Senior Sabre 12th, 2026–27
As a table
| Season | Weapon | fency ELO | FIE ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 | Sabre | 2,044 | 12th Senior |
| 2025–26 | Sabre | 2,020 | 15th Senior |
| 2024–25 | Sabre | 1,941 | 23rd Senior |
| 2023–24 | Sabre | 1,894 | 35th Senior |
| 2022–23 | Sabre | 1,837 | 85th Senior |
| 2021–22 | Sabre | 1,790 | 42nd Senior |
| 2020–21 | Sabre | 1,746 | 203rd Senior |
| 2019–20 | Sabre | 1,742 | 234th Senior |
| 2018–19 | Sabre | 1,633 | |
| 2017–18 | Sabre | 1,558 |
How fency ELO works · the best now
How they fence
| Stage | Won–lost | An average bout | By one touch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pools | 227–78 74% | 4.4–2.7 | 41–25 |
| Tables | 106–59 64% | 13.6–11.3 | 11–16 |