Ziyuan CHEN
🇨🇳 CHN · Golden State Fencing Academy · Left-handed
Men’s Foil, 2015–2026
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About this fencer
FIE 51965 · USA 100164276
USA Fencing rating: Foil A2026
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
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- Results
- 143
- Podiums
- 24
- Competitions won
- 7
- FIE ranking
- 371st Senior Foil · 2026–27
- Best FIE ranking
- 212th 2023–24
- Best finish
- 1st of 111, South Coast RJCC
Winner1stTop quarter¼Halfway½LastLast 7th of 260, Senior Division I Men’s Foil, October NAC, 2026-10-09 7th of 118, Div I Elite Men’s Foil, October NAC, October Orlando, FL, USA 2026, 2026-10-09 2nd of 314, Senior Division I Men’s Foil, February NAC, 2026-02-12 75th of 331, Senior Men’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Paris 2026, 2026-01-09 72nd of 250, Senior Men’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Palma De Mallorca 2025, 2025-11-07 11th of 306, Senior Division I Men’s Foil, October NAC, Salt Lake City, UT, 2025-10-03 44th of 235, Senior Division I Men’s Foil, Junior Olympics & Div 1 NAC, 2025-02-14 74th of 265, Senior Division I Men’s Foil, January NAC, January 2025, 2025-01-03 84th of 242, Senior Men’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Tunis 2024, 2024-11-22 5th of 343, Senior Division I Men’s Foil, October NAC, Atlantic City, NJ, 2024-10-04 118th of 191, Senior Men’s Foil, FIE Grand Prix, Shanghai 2024, 2024-05-18 109th of 233, Senior Men’s Foil, FIE Grand Prix, Washington DC 2024, 2024-03-16 117th of 225, Senior Men’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Cairo 2024, 2024-02-23 148th of 247, Senior Men’s Foil, FIE Grand Prix, Turin 2024, 2024-02-10 24th of 210, Junior Men’s Foil, FIE Junior World Cup, Aix-en-Provence 2024, 2024-01-20 120th of 296, Senior Men’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Paris 2024, 2024-01-11 44th of 269, Senior Division I Men’s Foil, January NAC, January 2024, 2024-01-05 65th of 340, Junior Men’s Foil, January NAC, January 2024, 2024-01-05 95th of 219, Senior Men’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Tokoname 2023, 2023-12-08 2nd of 62, Junior Men’s Foil, FIE Junior World Cup, Lima, November 2023, 2023-11-18 64th of 249, Senior Division I Men’s Foil, October NAC, October 2023, 2023-10-26 5th of 410, Junior Men’s Foil, National Championships & July Challenge (Summer Nationals), 2023-06-30 34th of 202, Senior Division I Men’s Foil, National Championships & July Challenge (Summer Nationals), 2023-06-30 163rd of 184, Senior Men’s Foil, FIE Grand Prix, Shanghai 2023, 2023-05-20 17th of 210, Junior Men’s Foil, Division 1 Championships/April NAC, 2023-04-21 112th of 156, Senior Men’s Foil, FIE Grand Prix, Busan 2023, 2023-03-18 94th of 201, Senior Men’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Cairo 2023, 2023-02-24 19th of 210, Junior Men’s Foil, FIE Junior World Cup, Aix-en-Provence 2023, 2023-01-21 84th of 261, Senior Men’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Paris 2023, 2023-01-12 16th of 275, Senior Division I Men’s Foil, January NAC, January 2023, 2023-01-06 24th of 299, Junior Men’s Foil, January NAC, January 2023, 2023-01-06 31st of 237, Senior Division I Men’s Foil, October NAC, October 2022, 2022-10-07 15th of 201, Senior Division I Men’s Foil, USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, July 2022, 2022-07-02 135th of 385, Junior Men’s Foil, USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, July 2022, 2022-07-02 14th of 288, Junior Men’s Foil, Division I and Parafencing Nat'l Championships & April NAC, 2022-04-21 19th of 177, Junior Men’s Foil, FIE Junior World Cup, Sabadell 2022, 2022-02-19 13th of 188, Junior Men’s Foil, FIE Junior World Cup, Aix-en-Provence 2022, 2022-01-22 19th of 314, Junior Men’s Foil, January NAC, January 2022, 2022-01-07 27th of 315, Senior Division I Men’s Foil, January NAC, January 2022, 2022-01-07 6th of 359, Junior Men’s Foil, December NAC, December 2021, 2021-12-09 40th of 296, Senior Division I Men’s Foil, December NAC, December 2021, 2021-12-09 1st of 111, Junior Men’s Foil, South Coast RJCC, 2021-11-20 105th of 312, Senior Division I Men’s Foil, October NAC, October 2021, 2021-10-29 6th of 77, Senior Division IA Men’s Foil, Fortune Fencing ROC/VET/RJCC, 2021-09-04 1st of 107, Junior Men’s Foil, Fortune Fencing ROC/VET/RJCC, 2021-09-04 66th of 216, Junior Men’s Foil, July Challenge & Parafencing Nat'l Championships, 2021-07-22 41st of 236, Junior Men’s Foil, June NAC, 2021-06-04 64th of 244, Senior Division I Men’s Foil, June NAC, 2021-06-04 46th of 225, Cadet Men’s Foil, June NAC, 2021-06-04 3rd of 103, Senior Division IA Men’s Foil, Jeff Wolfe Long Island Challenge ROC Reg Opens 3/26, 2021-04-23 2nd of 27, Junior Men’s Foil, TFC SpringFest RJCC Reg Opens 3/15, 2021-04-03 1st of 22, Cadet Men’s Foil, TFC SpringFest RJCC Reg Opens 3/15, 2021-04-03 3rd of 46, Junior Men’s Foil, Fairfax Challenge Spring RJCC/RYC Reg Opens 12/1, 2021-03-27 15th of 55, Cadet Men’s Foil, Fairfax Challenge Spring RJCC/RYC Reg Opens 12/1, 2021-03-27 37th of 60, Junior Men’s Foil, FIE Junior World Cup, San Jose 2020, 2020-01-26 14th of 379, Junior Men’s Foil, January NAC, January 2020, 2020-01-03 48th of 434, Senior Division I Men’s Foil, January NAC, January 2020, 2020-01-03 14th of 381, Cadet Men’s Foil, November NAC, November 2019, 2019-11-08 41st of 479, Junior Men’s Foil, November NAC, November 2019, 2019-11-08 24th of 271, Cadet Men’s Foil, October NAC, October 2019, 2019-10-18 46th of 377, Senior Division I Men’s Foil, October NAC, October 2019, 2019-10-18 31st of 456, Junior Men’s Foil, USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, June 2019, 2019-06-28 33rd of 422, Cadet Men’s Foil, USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, June 2019, 2019-06-28 74th of 245, Senior Division I Men’s Foil, USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, June 2019, 2019-06-28 1st of 66, Y14 Men’s Foil, Rain City Super Youth Circuit, 2019-05-03 10th of 259, Y14 Men’s Foil, March NAC, March 2019, 2019-03-01 175th of 370, Junior Men’s Foil, January NAC, January 2019, 2019-01-04 80th of 426, Senior Division I Men’s Foil, January NAC, January 2019, 2019-01-04 89th of 159, Senior Division I Men’s Foil, December NAC, December 2018, 2018-12-14 22nd of 468, Junior Men’s Foil, November NAC, November 2018, 2018-11-09 14th of 346, Cadet Men’s Foil, November NAC, November 2018, 2018-11-09 3rd of 185, Y14 Men’s Foil, November NAC, November 2018, 2018-11-09 31st of 298, Cadet Men’s Foil, October NAC, October 2018, 2018-10-12 104th of 344, Senior Division I Men’s Foil, October NAC, October 2018, 2018-10-12 1st of 68, Y14 Men’s Foil, AFM Start of Season RYC, 2018-09-28 42nd of 258, Cadet Men’s Foil, USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, 2018-06-28 123rd of 251, Junior Men’s Foil, USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, 2018-06-28 1st of 64, Y14 Men’s Foil, 2018 Rain City Super Youth Circuit (SYC), 2018-04-27 10th of 62, U16 Men’s Foil, TFC SpringFest RJCC, April 2018, 2018-04-14 15th of 50, U19 Men’s Foil, TFC SpringFest RJCC, April 2018, 2018-04-14 7th of 262, Y14 Men’s Foil, March NAC, March 2018, 2018-03-09 2nd of 95, Senior Division III (D and under) Men’s Foil, March NAC, March 2018, 2018-03-09 6th of 83, Y14 Men’s Foil, Gerrie Baumgart Rocky Mountain SYC/RCC, November 2017, 2017-11-18 15th of 41, Cadet Men’s Foil, 2017 Gerrie Baumgart SYC/RCC, 2017-11-18 6th of 83, Y14 Men’s Foil, 2017 Gerrie Baumgart SYC/RCC, 2017-11-18 131st of 283, Cadet Men’s Foil, November NAC, 2017-11-10 64th of 173, Y14 Men’s Foil, November NAC, 2017-11-10 15th of 39, Junior Men’s Foil, Bay Cup at HALB: JMF2, XF2, 2017-10-29 13th of 66, Y14 Men’s Foil, Daugherty Youth Cup - SYC/RCC, October 2017, 2017-10-07 7th of 40, Cadet Men’s Foil, Daugherty Youth Cup - SYC/RCC, October 2017, 2017-10-07 7th of 40, Cadet Men’s Foil, Daugherty Youth Cup SYC and RCC, 2017-10-06 13th of 66, Y14 Men’s Foil, Daugherty Youth Cup SYC and RCC, 2017-10-06 3rd of 9, Y14 Men’s Foil, Bay Cup at HALB: RY14MF1, DV3Y14MF1, JMF1, 2017-09-10 1st of 24, Y14 Division III (D and under) Men’s Foil, Bay Cup at HALB: RY14MF1, DV3Y14MF1, JMF1, 2017-09-10 7th of 53, Y14 Men’s Foil, Back to School RYC # 1 - Region 4, 2017-09-02 3rd of 64, Y12 Men’s Foil, Rain City SYC, 2017-04-28 16th of 65, Y14 Men’s Foil, 2017 Rain City Super Youth Circuit (SYC), 2017-04-28 3rd of 64, Y12 Men’s Foil, 2017 Rain City Super Youth Circuit (SYC), 2017-04-28 9th of 163, Y12 Men’s Foil, March NAC 2017 (DV2, YOUTH, 14TM), 2017-03-10 80th of 223, Y14 Men’s Foil, March NAC 2017 (DV2, YOUTH, 14TM), 2017-03-10 5th of 90, Y12 Men’s Foil, The Swords By The Bay SYC, 2017-03-03 5th of 90, Y12 Men’s Foil, Swords by the Bay, 2017-03-03 2nd of 55, Y12 Men’s Foil, Redwood Empire RYC, 2017-01-14 2nd of 55, Y12 Men’s Foil, Redwood Empire RYC, 2017-01-14 6th of 54, Y14 Men’s Foil, Redwood Empire RYC, 2017-01-14 23rd of 57, Y14 Men’s Foil, Gerrie Baumgart Rocky Mountain SYC/RCC (Reg 4)2016, 2016-11-19 3rd of 41, Y12 Men’s Foil, Gerrie Baumgart Rocky Mountain SYC/RCC (Reg 4)2016, 2016-11-19 6th of 58, Y12 Men’s Foil, Bernie Stein Memorial SYC 2016, 2016-10-28 6th of 58, Y12 Men’s Foil, Bernie Stein Memorial SYC, 2016-10-28 13th of 66, Y14 Men’s Foil, Bernie Stein Memorial SYC 2016, 2016-10-28 14th of 56, Y12 Men’s Foil, Bay Cup at MFA: Y12MF1, 2016-10-09 13th of 64, Y12 Men’s Foil, October Fest - NorCal RYC # 1 - Region 4 (Foil), 2016-09-24 17th of 67, Y14 Men’s Foil, Coastside October Fest RYC, 2016-09-24 13th of 64, Y12 Men’s Foil, Coastside October Fest RYC, 2016-09-24 17th of 67, Y14 Men’s Foil, October Fest - NorCal RYC # 1 - Region 4 (Foil), 2016-09-24 7th of 73, Y12 Men’s Foil, Bay Cup at TFC: Y12MF3, 2016-05-22 26th of 69, Y14 Men’s Foil, Rain City SYC (Reg 1), 2016-04-22 26th of 70, Y14 Men’s Foil, 2016 Rain City Super Youth Circuit (SYC), 2016-04-22 8th of 68, Y12 Men’s Foil, 2016 Rain City Super Youth Circuit (SYC), 2016-04-22 22nd of 131, Y12 Men’s Foil, March NAC (DV2, YOUTH, 14TM), 2016-03-11 109th of 163, Y14 Men’s Foil, March NAC (DV2, YOUTH, 14TM), 2016-03-11 17th of 80, Y12 Men’s Foil, Carl Borack SYC (So Cal), 2016-01-29 17th of 80, Y12 Men’s Foil, Carl Borack SYC, 2016-01-29 49th of 89, Y14 Men’s Foil, Carl Borack SYC, 2016-01-29 49th of 89, Y14 Men’s Foil, Carl Borack SYC (So Cal), 2016-01-29 52nd of 60, Y14 Men’s Foil, Bernie Stein Memorial SYC 2015, 2015-10-30 7th of 45, Y12 Men’s Foil, Bernie Stein Memorial SYC 2015, 2015-10-30 52nd of 59, Y14 Men’s Foil, Bernie Stein Memorial SYC (Reg 4), 2015-10-30 7th of 44, Y12 Men’s Foil, Bernie Stein Memorial SYC (Reg 4), 2015-10-30 3rd of 40, Y12 Men’s Foil, Chayevsky Atlanta Fencing Classic SYC & Reg. Cadet, 2015-10-02 12th of 44, Y14 Men’s Foil, Chayevsky Atlanta Fencing Classic SYC & Reg. Cadet, 2015-10-02 31st of 83, Y14 Men’s Foil, Northern California RYC #1, 2015-09-19 31st of 84, Y14 Men’s Foil, Northern California RYC # 1 - Region 4 (Foil), 2015-09-19 6th of 48, Y10 Men’s Foil, Bay Cup at PEN: Y10MF5, 2015-05-24 70th of 123, Y12 Men’s Foil, 2015 CHR Natl CHM & April NAC (DV2, YOUTH, 14TM), 2015-04-17 12th of 60, Y10 Men’s Foil, 2015 CHR Natl CHM & April NAC (DV2, YOUTH, 14TM), 2015-04-17 23rd of 57, Y12 Men’s Foil, Coastside RYC # 4 - Region 4, 2015-04-11 3rd of 56, Y10 Men’s Foil, Coastside RYC # 4 - Region 4, 2015-04-11 3rd of 56, Y10 Men’s Foil, Coastside RYC (Reg 4), 2015-04-11 17th of 72, Y12 Men’s Foil, Region 4 RYC #3 at The Fencing Center San Jose, CA, 2015-02-21 3rd of 59, Y10 Men’s Foil, Region 4 RYC #3 at The Fencing Center San Jose, CA, 2015-02-21
Results
Results: 143
| When | Competition | Event | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Nov 2023 | FIE Junior World Cup, Lima, November 2023FIE | Junior Men’s Foil | 2nd of 62 |
| 26 Oct 2023 | October NAC, October 2023AskFRED | Senior Division I Men’s Foil | 64th of 249 |
| 30 Jun 2023 | National Championships & July Challenge (Summer Nationals)AskFRED | Junior Men’s Foil | 5th of 410 |
| 30 Jun 2023 | National Championships & July Challenge (Summer Nationals)AskFRED | Senior Division I Men’s Foil | 34th of 202 |
| 20 May 2023 | FIE Grand Prix, Shanghai 2023FIE | Senior Men’s Foil | 163rd of 184 |
| 21 Apr 2023 | Division 1 Championships/April NACAskFRED | Junior Men’s Foil | 17th of 210 |
| 18 Mar 2023 | FIE Grand Prix, Busan 2023FIE | Senior Men’s Foil | 112th of 156 |
| 24 Feb 2023 | FIE World Cup, Cairo 2023FIE | Senior Men’s Foil | 94th of 201 |
| 21 Jan 2023 | FIE Junior World Cup, Aix-en-Provence 2023FIE | Junior Men’s Foil | 19th of 210 |
| 12 Jan 2023 | FIE World Cup, Paris 2023FIE | Senior Men’s Foil | 84th of 261 |
| 6 Jan 2023 | January NAC, January 2023AskFRED | Senior Division I Men’s Foil | 16th of 275 |
| 6 Jan 2023 | January NAC, January 2023AskFRED | Junior Men’s Foil | 24th of 299 |
| 4 Nov 2022 | FIE Junior World Cup, London 2022FIE | Junior Men’s Foil | Not classified |
| 7 Oct 2022 | October NAC, October 2022AskFRED | Senior Division I Men’s Foil | 31st of 237 |
| 2 Jul 2022 | USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, July 2022AskFRED | Senior Division I Men’s Foil | 15th of 201 |
| 2 Jul 2022 | USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, July 2022AskFRED | Junior Men’s Foil | 135th of 385 |
| 21 Apr 2022 | Division I and Parafencing Nat'l Championships & April NACAskFRED | Junior Men’s Foil | 14th of 288 |
| 19 Feb 2022 | FIE Junior World Cup, Sabadell 2022FIE | Junior Men’s Foil | 19th of 177 |
| 22 Jan 2022 | FIE Junior World Cup, Aix-en-Provence 2022FIE | Junior Men’s Foil | 13th of 188 |
| 7 Jan 2022 | January NAC, January 2022AskFRED | Junior Men’s Foil | 19th of 314 |
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Head to head
Against left-handers 19–15 · right-handers 70–45, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andor Istvan MIHALYI | 2 | 1 | 9 Jan 2026 | |
| Ethan GASSNER | 1 | 2 | 7 Nov 2025 | |
| Alexandre SIDO | 0 | 2 | 23 Feb 2024 | |
| Bryce LOUIE | 1 | 1 | 20 May 2023 | |
| Chase EMMER | 1 | 1 | 23 Feb 2024 |
Everyone they’ve met (130 more)
Figures
rating, ranking and how they fence
Over time
1st10th100th Senior Foil 247th, 2022–23 Senior Foil 212th, 2023–24 Senior Foil 341st, 2024–25 Senior Foil 297th, 2025–26 Senior Foil 371st, 2026–27
As a table
| Season | Weapon | fency ELO | FIE ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 | Foil | 1,823 | 371st Senior |
| 2025–26 | Foil | 1,807 | 297th Senior |
| 2024–25 | Foil | 1,766 | 341st Senior |
| 2023–24 | Foil | 1,744 | 212th Senior |
| 2022–23 | Foil | 1,781 | 247th Senior |
| 2021–22 | Foil | 1,848 | |
| 2020–21 | Foil | 1,792 | |
| 2019–20 | Foil | 1,770 | |
| 2018–19 | Foil | 1,779 | |
| 2017–18 | Foil | 1,740 | |
| 2016–17 | Foil | 1,705 | |
| 2015–16 | Foil | 1,633 | |
| 2014–15 | Foil | 1,584 |
How fency ELO works · the best now
How they fence
| Stage | Won–lost | An average bout | By one touch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pools | 69–42 62% | 3.9–2.9 | 11–12 |
| Tables | 20–18 53% | 12.4–12.4 | 2–0 |