MATSUMOTO Ryu
🇯🇵 JPN · Right-handed
Men’s Épée, 2017–2026
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About this fencer
FIE 46541
- Club
- Nihon University: Tokyo
- Coach
- Shigeki Yamazaki (club), JPN; Oleksandr Gorbachuk (national)
- World Championships team
- 0 Gold0 Silver1 Bronze
Record and rankings
Counts cover published results recorded here. Verified source copies count once; other source records remain separate.
- Results
- 53
- Podiums
- 1
- Competitions won
- 1
- FIE ranking
- 30th Senior Épée · 2026–27
- Best FIE ranking
- 23rd 2024–25
- Best finish
- 1st of 44, FIE Junior World Cup, Tokyo, December 2019
Winner1stTop quarter¼Halfway½LastLast 102nd of 328, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Casablanca 2026, 2026-10-15 7th of 231, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Championships, Hong Kong 2026, 2026-07-23 20th of 86, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Zonal Championships, Delhi 2026, 2026-06-20 70th of 366, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Bern 2026, 2026-05-22 55th of 210, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Medellín 2026, 2026-05-09 120th of 352, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Budapest 2026, 2026-04-17 101st of 272, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Astana 2026, 2026-03-27 43rd of 373, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Heidenheim 2026, 2026-02-05 45th of 253, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Doha 2026, 2026-01-24 107th of 278, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Fujairah 2026, 2026-01-09 45th of 276, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Vancouver, December 2025, 2025-12-05 15th of 215, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Championships, Tbilisi 2025, 2025-07-26 14th of 78, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Zonal Championships, Bali 2025, 2025-06-19 136th of 359, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Saint-Maur 2025, 2025-05-23 69th of 191, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Bogota 2025, 2025-05-10 11th of 394, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Budapest 2025, 2025-03-15 194th of 345, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Heidenheim 2025, 2025-02-06 80th of 216, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Vancouver 2024, 2024-11-22 7th of 324, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Bern 2024, 2024-11-08 8th of 310, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Saint-Maur 2024, 2024-05-17 66th of 163, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Cali 2024, 2024-05-04 44th of 285, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Tbilisi, March 2024, 2024-03-22 106th of 394, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Budapest 2024, 2024-03-09 15th of 351, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Heidenheim 2024, 2024-02-22 105th of 276, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Doha 2024, 2024-01-30 16th of 245, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Vancouver 2023, 2023-12-08 106th of 331, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Bern 2023, 2023-11-10 23rd of 249, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Championships, Milan 2023, 2023-07-24 114th of 352, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Istanbul, May 2023, 2023-05-19 66th of 212, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Cali 2023, 2023-05-06 119th of 194, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Buenos Aires 2023, 2023-03-24 147th of 345, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Budapest 2023, 2023-03-10 47th of 345, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Heidenheim 2023, 2023-02-23 7th of 240, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Doha 2023, 2023-01-28 122nd of 191, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Vancouver 2022, 2022-12-09 146th of 302, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Bern 2022, 2022-11-11 130th of 194, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Championships, Cairo 2022, 2022-07-17 67th of 183, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Tbilisi, May 2022, 2022-05-27 97th of 267, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Heidenheim 2022, 2022-05-12 101st of 182, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Cairo 2022, 2022-04-29 164th of 288, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Paris, April 2022, 2022-04-15 8th of 210, Junior Men’s Épée, FIE Junior and Cadet World Championships, Dubai 2022, 2022-04-09 115th of 274, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Budapest 2022, 2022-03-05 135th of 164, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Doha 2022, 2022-01-28 166th of 267, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Bern 2021, 2021-11-19 70th of 229, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Kazan 2021, 2021-03-20 1st of 44, Junior Men’s Épée, FIE Junior World Cup, Tokyo, December 2019, 2019-12-07 18th of 144, Cadet Men’s Épée, FIE Junior and Cadet World Championships, Torun 2019, 2019-04-13 7th of 44, Junior Men’s Épée, FIE Junior World Cup, Tokyo, January 2019, 2019-01-05 118th of 233, Junior Men’s Épée, FIE Junior World Cup, Riga 2018, 2018-11-17 24th of 122, Cadet Men’s Épée, EFC Cadet Circuit 2018, 2018-10-20 26th of 152, Cadet Men’s Épée, FIE Junior and Cadet World Championships, Verona 2018, 2018-04-08 25th of 210, Cadet Men’s Épée, EFC Cadet Circuit Klagenfurt 2017, 2017-10-28
Results
Results: 53
| When | Competition | Event | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 May 2024 | FIE Grand Prix, Cali 2024FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 66th of 163 |
| 22 Mar 2024 | FIE World Cup, Tbilisi, March 2024FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 44th of 285 |
| 9 Mar 2024 | FIE Grand Prix, Budapest 2024FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 106th of 394 |
| 22 Feb 2024 | FIE World Cup, Heidenheim 2024FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 15th of 351 |
| 30 Jan 2024 | FIE Grand Prix, Doha 2024FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 105th of 276 |
| 8 Dec 2023 | FIE World Cup, Vancouver 2023FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 16th of 245 |
| 10 Nov 2023 | FIE World Cup, Bern 2023FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 106th of 331 |
| 24 Jul 2023 | FIE World Championships, Milan 2023FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 23rd of 249 |
| 19 May 2023 | FIE World Cup, Istanbul, May 2023FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 114th of 352 |
| 6 May 2023 | FIE Grand Prix, Cali 2023FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 66th of 212 |
| 24 Mar 2023 | FIE World Cup, Buenos Aires 2023FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 119th of 194 |
| 10 Mar 2023 | FIE Grand Prix, Budapest 2023FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 147th of 345 |
| 23 Feb 2023 | FIE World Cup, Heidenheim 2023FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 47th of 345 |
| 28 Jan 2023 | FIE Grand Prix, Doha 2023FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 7th of 240 |
| 9 Dec 2022 | FIE World Cup, Vancouver 2022FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 122nd of 191 |
| 11 Nov 2022 | FIE World Cup, Bern 2022FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 146th of 302 |
| 17 Jul 2022 | FIE World Championships, Cairo 2022FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 130th of 194 |
| 27 May 2022 | FIE World Cup, Tbilisi, May 2022FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 67th of 183 |
| 12 May 2022 | FIE World Cup, Heidenheim 2022FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 97th of 267 |
| 29 Apr 2022 | FIE Grand Prix, Cairo 2022FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 101st of 182 |
Videos
Cyrus of Chaos
· Table of 16 Individual bout Xinkun ZHANG beat Ryu MATSUMOTO, 14–10 FIE Zonal Championships, Bali 2025 · Épée · 19 Jun 2025
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· Table of 16 Individual bout Gergely SIKLOSI beat Ryu MATSUMOTO, 15–10 FIE Grand Prix, Budapest 2025 · Épée · 15 Mar 2025
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· Table of 32 Individual bout Ryu MATSUMOTO beat Houssam ELKORD, 15–11 FIE Grand Prix, Budapest 2025 · Épée · 15 Mar 2025
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· Table of 64 Individual bout Ryu MATSUMOTO beat Hadrien FAVRE, 12–11 FIE Grand Prix, Budapest 2025 · Épée · 15 Mar 2025
Cyrus of Chaos
· Quarter-finals Individual bout Mate Tamas KOCH beat Ryu MATSUMOTO, 15–7 FIE World Cup, Bern 2024 · Épée · 8 Nov 2024
Cyrus of Chaos
· Table of 16 Individual bout Ryu MATSUMOTO beat Paul FORTIN, 15–12 FIE World Cup, Bern 2024 · Épée · 8 Nov 2024
Cyrus of Chaos
· Quarter-finals Individual bout Masaru YAMADA beat Ryu MATSUMOTO, 15–9 FIE World Cup, Saint-Maur 2024 · Épée · 17 May 2024
Cyrus of Chaos
· Table of 16 Individual bout Ryu MATSUMOTO beat Alexandre BARDENET, 15–14 FIE World Cup, Saint-Maur 2024 · Épée · 17 May 2024
All their bouts on video (9 more)
Fencing Vision
· Table of 16 Individual bout Luidgi MIDELTON beat Ryu MATSUMOTO, 15–10 FIE World Cup, Heidenheim 2024 · Épée · 22 Feb 2024 Other recordings of this bout Cyrus of Chaos
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· Table of 32 Individual bout Ryu MATSUMOTO beat Vadim SHARLAIMOV, 15–7 FIE World Cup, Heidenheim 2024 · Épée · 22 Feb 2024
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· Table of 64 Individual bout Ryu MATSUMOTO beat Balint BAKOS, 14–9 FIE World Cup, Heidenheim 2024 · Épée · 22 Feb 2024
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· Table of 64 Individual bout Sangyoung PARK beat Ryu MATSUMOTO, 15–11 FIE World Cup, Heidenheim 2023 · Épée · 23 Feb 2023
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· Quarter-finals Individual bout Akira KOMATA beat Ryu MATSUMOTO, 15–11 FIE Grand Prix, Doha 2023 · Épée · 28 Jan 2023
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· Table of 16 Individual bout Ryu MATSUMOTO beat Koki KANO, 10–9 FIE Grand Prix, Doha 2023 · Épée · 28 Jan 2023
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· Table of 32 Individual bout Ryu MATSUMOTO beat Lilian NGUEFACK, 15–14 FIE Grand Prix, Doha 2023 · Épée · 28 Jan 2023
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· Table of 64 Individual bout Ryu MATSUMOTO beat Davide DI VEROLI, 12–11 FIE Grand Prix, Doha 2023 · Épée · 28 Jan 2023
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· Table of 32 Individual bout Xinkun ZHANG beat Ryu MATSUMOTO, 15–11 FIE Junior and Cadet World Championships, Torun 2019 · Épée · 13 Apr 2019
Head to head
Against left-handers 67–26 · right-handers 217–100, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David VAN NUNEN | 1 | 3 | 22 May 2026 | |
| Akseli HEINAMAA | 3 | 0 | 5 Feb 2026 | |
| Hadrien FAVRE | 2 | 1 | 15 Mar 2025 | ▶ Watch |
| Jan SCHUHMANN | 2 | 1 | 23 Jul 2026 | |
| Jonathan FUHRIMANN | 2 | 1 | 22 Nov 2024 |
Everyone they’ve met (316 more)
Figures
rating, ranking and how they fence
Over time
1st10th100th Senior Épée 367th, 2020–21 Senior Épée 246th, 2021–22 Senior Épée 51st, 2022–23 Senior Épée 49th, 2023–24 Senior Épée 23rd, 2024–25 Senior Épée 30th, 2025–26 Senior Épée 30th, 2026–27
As a table
| Season | Weapon | fency ELO | FIE ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 | Épée | 1,904 | 30th Senior |
| 2025–26 | Épée | 1,915 | 30th Senior |
| 2024–25 | Épée | 1,875 | 23rd Senior |
| 2023–24 | Épée | 1,921 | 49th Senior |
| 2022–23 | Épée | 1,808 | 51st Senior |
| 2021–22 | Épée | 1,735 | 246th Senior |
| 2020–21 | Épée | 1,706 | 367th Senior |
| 2019–20 | Épée | 1,661 | |
| 2018–19 | Épée | 1,626 | |
| 2017–18 | Épée | 1,545 |
How fency ELO works · the best now
How they fence
| Stage | Won–lost | An average bout | By one touch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pools | 217–77 74% | 4.1–2.9 | 70–42 |
| Tables | 69–49 58% | 13.1–11.9 | 12–17 |