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Brian KO

🇺🇸 USA · Elite International Fencers Club · Right-handed

Men’s Foil, 2014–2023

About this fencer

FIE 51971 · USA 100177531

USA Fencing rating: Épée D2018 · Foil A2022

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
153
Podiums
36
Competitions won
8
FIE ranking
232nd Junior Foil · 2020–21
Best finish
1st of 68, AFM Super Regional SYC/RJCC/ROC (D1A/VET)
Where they finished in each field, over time A result A podium
Winner1stTop quarter¼Halfway½LastLast 134th of 386, Junior Men’s Foil, Junior Olympics, February 2023, 2023-02-17 142nd of 275, Senior Division I Men’s Foil, January NAC, January 2023, 2023-01-06 87th of 299, Junior Men’s Foil, January NAC, January 2023, 2023-01-06 81st of 355, Junior Men’s Foil, December NAC, December 2022, 2022-12-09 106th of 222, Senior Division I Men’s Foil, December NAC, December 2022, 2022-12-09 1st of 68, Senior Division IA Men’s Foil, AFM Super Regional SYC/RJCC/ROC (D1A/VET), 2022-11-04 15th of 95, Junior Men’s Foil, BladeRunner ROC/RJC, October 2022, 2022-10-29 1st of 39, Open Mixed Foil, Cal Tournament, 2022-10-22 1st of 10, Junior Men’s Foil, Elite Jr Foil Series #1 (Sanctioned), 2022-10-15 38th of 201, Senior Division I Men’s Foil, USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, July 2022, 2022-07-02 136th of 385, Junior Men’s Foil, USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, July 2022, 2022-07-02 73rd of 138, Senior Division I Men’s Foil, Division I and Parafencing Nat'l Championships & April NAC, 2022-04-21 93rd of 288, Junior Men’s Foil, Division I and Parafencing Nat'l Championships & April NAC, 2022-04-21 30th of 265, Junior Men’s Foil, Junior Olympic Championships, February 2022, 2022-02-18 67th of 314, Junior Men’s Foil, January NAC, January 2022, 2022-01-07 44th of 315, Senior Division I Men’s Foil, January NAC, January 2022, 2022-01-07 107th of 359, Junior Men’s Foil, December NAC, December 2021, 2021-12-09 77th of 296, Senior Division I Men’s Foil, December NAC, December 2021, 2021-12-09 29th of 97, Senior Division IA Men’s Foil, BladeRunner ROC RJC Reg, 2021-11-06 3rd of 90, Junior Men’s Foil, BladeRunner ROC RJC Reg, 2021-11-06 73rd of 312, Senior Division I Men’s Foil, October NAC, October 2021, 2021-10-29 3rd of 99, Junior Men’s Foil, 3rd Annual Socal Clash RYC and RJC, 2021-10-16 18th of 77, Senior Division IA Men’s Foil, Fortune Fencing ROC/VET/RJCC, 2021-09-04 2nd of 107, Junior Men’s Foil, Fortune Fencing ROC/VET/RJCC, 2021-09-04 19th of 216, Junior Men’s Foil, July Challenge & Parafencing Nat'l Championships, 2021-07-22 92nd of 320, Junior Men’s Foil, National Championships, Junior Olympic Championships & July NAC, 2021-07-03 49th of 278, Senior Division I Men’s Foil, National Championships, Junior Olympic Championships & July NAC, 2021-07-03 10th of 167, Senior Division IA Men’s Foil, National Championships, Junior Olympic Championships & July NAC, 2021-07-03 68th of 236, Junior Men’s Foil, June NAC, 2021-06-04 108th of 244, Senior Division I Men’s Foil, June NAC, 2021-06-04 22nd of 92, Senior Division IA Men’s Foil, Fortune Fencing ROC, VET & RJCC Reg Opens 2/1, 2021-05-29 26th of 99, Junior Men’s Foil, Fortune Fencing ROC, VET & RJCC Reg Opens 2/1, 2021-05-29 40th of 170, Junior Men’s Foil, May NAC, 2021-05-06 82nd of 167, Senior Division I Men’s Foil, May NAC, 2021-05-06 18th of 171, Senior Division I Men’s Foil, April NAC, 2021-04-16 40th of 106, Junior Men’s Foil, American Challenge RYC/RJCC Reg Opens 1/15, 2021-04-03 66th of 453, Cadet Men’s Foil, Junior Olympic Championships, February 2020, 2020-02-14 137th of 502, Junior Men’s Foil, Junior Olympic Championships, February 2020, 2020-02-14 1st of 34, Senior Mixed Foil, 2020 Linkmeyer Invitational, 2020-02-09 42nd of 60, Junior Men’s Foil, FIE Junior World Cup, San Jose 2020, 2020-01-26 3rd of 20, Senior Men’s Foil, San Diego Senior Cup #3 - 6W Open w/ UCSD Fencing, January 2020, 2020-01-19 70th of 379, Junior Men’s Foil, January NAC, January 2020, 2020-01-03 9th of 381, Cadet Men’s Foil, November NAC, November 2019, 2019-11-08 19th of 479, Junior Men’s Foil, November NAC, November 2019, 2019-11-08 9th of 44, Cadet Men’s Foil, Escondido RJCC, 2019-10-25 3rd of 35, Junior Men’s Foil, Escondido RJCC, 2019-10-25 28th of 271, Cadet Men’s Foil, October NAC, October 2019, 2019-10-18 61st of 377, Senior Division I Men’s Foil, October NAC, October 2019, 2019-10-18 1st of 25, Senior Men’s Foil, San Diego Senior Cup #2 - 6W Open w/ UCSD Fencing, October 2019, 2019-10-13 24th of 122, Junior Men’s Foil, 8th Annual Little Musketeers RYC & RJC, 2019-09-21 2nd of 43, Senior Mixed Foil, Orange Coast Division 3 Weapon Open, Fullerton, CA, September 2019, 2019-09-15 136th of 456, Junior Men’s Foil, USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, June 2019, 2019-06-28 15th of 422, Cadet Men’s Foil, USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, June 2019, 2019-06-28 11th of 209, Senior Division IA Men’s Foil, USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, June 2019, 2019-06-28 71st of 245, Senior Division I Men’s Foil, USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, June 2019, 2019-06-28 15th of 30, Open Men’s Foil, California State High School Fencing Championships, May 2019, 2019-05-19 9th of 35, Senior Mixed Foil, Jo Redmon 3 Weapon Open, Fullerton, CA, 2019-04-28 3rd of 89, Junior Men’s Foil, 1st Annual Precision Invitational RYC and RJC, 2019-04-20 73rd of 147, Senior Division I Men’s Foil, April Championship and NAC, 2019-04-12 1st of 27, Senior Mixed Foil, San Diego Senior Cup #5 w/ Vet Combined Foil, 2019-03-10 12th of 438, Cadet Men’s Foil, Junior Olympic National Championships, February 2019, 2019-02-15 131st of 468, Junior Men’s Foil, Junior Olympic National Championships, February 2019, 2019-02-15 2nd of 16, Senior Men’s Foil, San Diego Senior Cup #3 - 6W Open w/ UCSD Fencing, January 2019, 2019-01-20 3rd of 104, Junior Men’s Foil, South Coast Mary Rafanelli RYC/RJC, January 2019, 2019-01-19 74th of 370, Junior Men’s Foil, January NAC, January 2019, 2019-01-04 183rd of 426, Senior Division I Men’s Foil, January NAC, January 2019, 2019-01-04 94th of 159, Senior Division I Men’s Foil, December NAC, December 2018, 2018-12-14 27th of 69, Senior Division IA Men’s Foil, BladeRunner 2018 Div 1A ROC & RJC, 2018-11-03 6th of 17, Senior Men’s Foil, San Diego Senior Cup #2 - 6W Open w/ UCSD Fencing, October 2018, 2018-10-21 102nd of 298, Cadet Men’s Foil, October NAC, October 2018, 2018-10-12 120th of 344, Senior Division I Men’s Foil, October NAC, October 2018, 2018-10-12 2nd of 81, Open Men’s Foil, SoCal Scholastic Fencing League Individual Foil #1, Chatsworth, CA, October 2018, 2018-10-07 3rd of 33, Junior Men’s Foil, SDFC RJCC 2018, 2018-09-14 39th of 70, Cadet Men’s Foil, SDFC RJCC 2018, 2018-09-14 57th of 258, Cadet Men’s Foil, USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, 2018-06-28 227th of 251, Junior Men’s Foil, USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, 2018-06-28 66th of 329, Y14 Men’s Foil, USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, 2018-06-28 20th of 45, Senior Mixed Foil, Okawa 3 Weapon Open and Women's Epee, 2018-06-03 3rd of 24, Senior Mixed Foil, San Diego Cup - 3W Open #6 + Women's Sabre, 2018-05-20 8th of 33, Senior Mixed Foil, 2018 SoCal Open, 2018-05-06 13th of 121, Senior Division II (C and under) Men’s Foil, April Championship & NAC, 2018-04-20 2nd of 90, Senior Division III (D and under) Men’s Foil, April Championship & NAC, 2018-04-20 7th of 43, Senior Mixed Foil, Jo Redmon 3 Weapon Open, Long Beach, CA, 2018-04-15 17th of 88, Y14 Men’s Foil, Escondido SYC, 2018-04-06 2nd of 15, Y14 Men’s Foil, San Diego Cup - Foil Youth # 5, March 2018, 2018-03-25 2nd of 21, U16 Men’s Foil, South Coast RYC/RJCC - Region 4, 2018-03-16 12th of 56, Y14 Men’s Foil, South Coast RYC/RJCC - Region 4, 2018-03-16 15th of 262, Y14 Men’s Foil, March NAC, March 2018, 2018-03-09 12th of 95, Senior Division III (D and under) Men’s Foil, March NAC, March 2018, 2018-03-09 3rd of 62, U16 Men’s Foil, LAIFC RJCC 2018 - Region 4, 2018-03-02 39th of 49, U19 Men’s Foil, LAIFC RJCC 2018 - Region 4, 2018-03-02 3rd of 19, Senior Mixed Foil, Orange Coast Division 3 Weapon Open, February 2018, 2018-02-25 1st of 20, Senior Division III (D and under) Mixed Épée, D&Under Epee, 2018-02-24 242nd of 282, Junior Men’s Foil, Junior Olympic National Championships, February 2018, 2018-02-16 127th of 266, Cadet Men’s Épée, Junior Olympic National Championships, February 2018, 2018-02-16 158th of 286, Cadet Men’s Foil, Junior Olympic National Championships, February 2018, 2018-02-16 18th of 48, Senior Mixed Foil, 2018 Linkmeyer Invitational, 2018-02-11 3rd of 35, Y14 Men’s Foil, Torrey Challenge RYC (San Diego-Region IV), February 2018, 2018-02-02 8th of 46, Senior Division III (D and under) Men’s Foil, Gryphon "D & Under" Men/Women Foil & Mixed Saber, January 2018, 2018-01-28 15th of 23, Senior Men’s Foil, San Diego Cup - 6W Open, 2018-01-21 17th of 58, Y14 Men’s Foil, South Coast Mary Rafanelli RYC/RJCC - Region 4, 2018-01-19 23rd of 30, Junior Men’s Foil, South Coast Mary Rafanelli RYC/RJCC - Region 4, 2018-01-19 1st of 5, Junior Men’s Épée, San Diego Junior Olympic Qualifiers, Escondido, CA, 2017-12-17 2nd of 9, Junior Men’s Foil, San Diego Junior Olympic Qualifiers, Escondido, CA, 2017-12-17 2nd of 11, Y14 Men’s Foil, San Diego Cup Foil Youth #4, 2017-12-10 2nd of 13, Y14 Men’s Foil, San Diego Cup - Foil Youth/Jr #3, 2017-11-26 40th of 59, Senior Men’s Foil, BladeRunner ROC & RJC at UCSD 2017 (Region 4 RJCC), 2017-11-04 40th of 59, Senior Division IA Men’s Foil, BladeRunner, November 2017, 2017-11-04 21st of 56, Junior Men’s Foil, BladeRunner ROC & RJC at UCSD 2017 (Region 4 RJCC), 2017-11-04 3rd of 30, Senior Mixed Foil, San Diego Cup - 3W Open #2 & Women's Epee, October 2017, 2017-10-22 166th of 215, Cadet Men’s Foil, October NAC, October 2017, 2017-10-13 71st of 183, Senior Division II (C and under) Men’s Foil, October NAC, October 2017, 2017-10-13 25th of 30, Senior Mixed Foil, Orange Coast Division 3 Weapon Open, October 2017, 2017-10-08 3rd of 42, Senior E and under Men’s Foil, Gryphon "E & Under Men/Women Foil and Mixed Saber, September 2017, 2017-09-24 13th of 74, Y14 Men’s Foil, Little Musketeers RYC and RJC Epee ONLY, 2017-09-23 13th of 74, Y14 Men’s Foil, 6th Annual Socal Musketeers RYC & Epee RJC Reg 4, 2017-09-23 56th of 71, Junior Men’s Foil, 2017 SDFC RJCC Challenge (region IV), 2017-09-16 55th of 74, Cadet Men’s Foil, 2017 SDFC RJCC Challenge (region IV), 2017-09-16 15th of 42, Y14 Men’s Foil, 10th Annual Meade H. Anderson RYC, 2017-09-09 15th of 42, Y14 Men’s Foil, Meade H. Anderson Memorial 2017 RYC - Region 4, 2017-09-09 6th of 20, Y14 Mixed Foil, San Diego Cup - 3W Youth #8, 2017-06-18 2nd of 5, Junior Mixed Foil, San Diego Cup - 3W Junior # 6, 2017-06-04 16th of 30, Senior Mixed Foil, The Jo Redmon 3 Weapon Open, 2017-04-23 218th of 252, Cadet Men’s Foil, 2017 Junior Olympic Fencing Championship (JR, CDT & JR Team, 2017-02-17 9th of 33, Y14 Men’s Foil, Torrey Challenge RYC 2017, 2017-02-03 7th of 26, Open E and under Men’s Foil, Heart of The Lion "E and Under" Foil, 2017-01-21 36th of 61, Y14 Men’s Foil, South Coast Invitational, 2017-01-14 36th of 61, Y14 Men’s Foil, 2017 South Coast Invitational RYC/RJCC - Region 4, 2017-01-14 4th of 8, Junior Men’s Foil, San Diego Junior Olympic Qualifiers, San Diego, CA, December 2016, 2016-12-18 2nd of 4, Cadet Men’s Foil, San Diego Junior Olympic Qualifiers, San Diego, CA, December 2016, 2016-12-18 6th of 12, Y14 Mixed Foil, San Diego Cup - Youth Foil #4, 2016-12-10 6th of 20, Y14 Mixed Foil, San Diego Cup - Foil & Epee Youth #3 Y10, Y12, Y14, 2016-11-20 37th of 66, Y14 Men’s Foil, Bernie Stein Memorial SYC 2016, 2016-10-28 8th of 40, Y14 Men’s Foil, RYC SDFC Challenge, 2016-10-21 8th of 40, Y14 Men’s Foil, 2016 SDFC RYC Challenge (Region IV), 2016-10-21 3rd of 11, Junior Men’s Foil, San Diego Cup - 3W Junior #1, 2016-10-09 3rd of 13, Y14 Men’s Foil, San Diego Cup Foil Youth #1 - Bianchini Trophy, 2016-10-02 50th of 50, Junior Men’s Foil, 2016 SDFC RJCC Challenge (region IV), 2016-09-24 43rd of 43, Cadet Men’s Foil, RJCC SDFC Challenge, 2016-09-24 43rd of 43, Cadet Men’s Foil, 2016 SDFC RJCC Challenge (region IV), 2016-09-24 20th of 29, Senior Mixed Foil, Orange Coast Division 3 Weapon Open, September 2016, 2016-09-18 46th of 51, Y14 Men’s Foil, 5th Annual Socal Musketeers RYC, 2016-09-17 11th of 16, Senior Mixed Foil, San Diego Cup - 3W Open #1, September 2016, 2016-09-11 5th of 15, Y12 Mixed Foil, San Diego Youth Cup - 3 Weapon Y10, Y12, Y14, April 2016, 2016-04-03 27th of 34, Y12 Men’s Foil, Torrey Challenge RYC (San Diego-Region IV), February 2016, 2016-02-27 27th of 31, Y14 Men’s Foil, Torrey Challenge RYC (San Diego-Region IV), February 2016, 2016-02-27 27th of 34, Y12 Men’s Foil, Torrey Challenge RYC (Reg 4), 2016-02-26 27th of 31, Y14 Men’s Foil, Torrey Challenge RYC (Reg 4), 2016-02-26 30th of 32, Y12 Men’s Foil, RYC SDFC Challenge (Region IV), 2015-10-03 3rd of 10, Y12 Mixed Foil, San Diego Youth Cup "A"- 3 Weapon Y10, Y12, Y14, 2015-09-20 6th of 11, Y12 Mixed Foil, San Diego Cup - Y10, Y12, Y14 Foil and Epee, November 2014, 2014-11-09 20th of 23, Y12 Men’s Foil, RYC SDFC Challenge (Region IV), October 2014, 2014-10-18 8th of 11, Y12 Mixed Foil, San Diego Cup - Y10, Y12 & Y14 Foil + Epee, 2014-09-28

Results

Results: 153

WhenCompetitionEventPlace
18 Sept 2016Orange Coast Division 3 Weapon Open, September 2016AskFREDSenior Mixed Foil20th of 29
17 Sept 20165th Annual Socal Musketeers RYCAskFREDY14 Men’s Foil46th of 51
11 Sept 2016San Diego Cup - 3W Open #1, September 2016AskFREDSenior Mixed Foil11th of 16
3 Apr 2016San Diego Youth Cup - 3 Weapon Y10, Y12, Y14, April 2016AskFREDY12 Mixed Foil5th of 15
27 Feb 2016Torrey Challenge RYC (San Diego-Region IV), February 2016AskFREDY12 Men’s Foil27th of 34
27 Feb 2016Torrey Challenge RYC (San Diego-Region IV), February 2016AskFREDY14 Men’s Foil27th of 31
26 Feb 2016Torrey Challenge RYC (Reg 4)AskFREDY12 Men’s Foil27th of 34
26 Feb 2016Torrey Challenge RYC (Reg 4)AskFREDY14 Men’s Foil27th of 31
3 Oct 2015RYC SDFC Challenge (Region IV)AskFREDY12 Men’s Foil30th of 32
20 Sept 2015San Diego Youth Cup "A"- 3 Weapon Y10, Y12, Y14AskFREDY12 Mixed Foil3rd of 10
9 Nov 2014San Diego Cup - Y10, Y12, Y14 Foil and Epee, November 2014AskFREDY12 Mixed Foil6th of 11
18 Oct 2014RYC SDFC Challenge (Region IV), October 2014AskFREDY12 Men’s Foil20th of 23
28 Sept 2014San Diego Cup - Y10, Y12 & Y14 Foil + EpeeAskFREDY12 Mixed Foil8th of 11

Head to head

Against left-handers 0–3 · right-handers 2–2, 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
Diego CANO ACEVEDO1026 Jan 2020
Ethan GASSNER0126 Jan 2020
James CHEN0126 Jan 2020
Lawrence SONG0126 Jan 2020
Oliver HU0126 Jan 2020
Everyone they’ve met (2 more)
AgainstWonLostLast met
Ulises SOTO1026 Jan 2020
Ziyuan CHEN0126 Jan 2020

Figures

rating, ranking and how they fence

Over time

fency ELO each season Épée Foil
180016001400 Épée 1522, 2017–18 Foil 1474, 2014–15 Foil 1441, 2015–16 Foil 1527, 2016–17 Foil 1662, 2017–18 Foil 1717, 2018–19 Foil 1722, 2019–20 Foil 1742, 2020–21 Foil 1760, 2021–22 Foil 1763, 2022–23
Their FIE ranking each season, 1st at the top Junior Foil
1st10th100th Junior Foil 255th, 2019–20 Junior Foil 232nd, 2020–21
As a table
SeasonWeaponfency ELOFIE ranking
2022–23Foil1,763
2021–22Foil1,760
2020–21Foil1,742232nd Junior
2019–20Foil1,722255th Junior
2018–19Foil1,717
2017–18Foil1,662
2017–18Épée1,522
2016–17Foil1,527
2015–16Foil1,441
2014–15Foil1,474

How fency ELO works · the best now

How they fence

StageWon–lostAn average boutBy one touch
Pools2–4 33%3.2–3.80–0
Tables0–1 0%6–150–0