Sophie LIU
🇺🇸 USA · Capital Fencing Academy · Right-handed
Women’s Sabre, 2019–2026
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About this fencer
FIE 58290 · USA 100264785
USA Fencing rating: Sabre 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
- 126
- Podiums
- 27
- Competitions won
- 11
- FIE ranking
- 29th Senior Sabre · 2026–27
- Best finish
- 1st of 262, November NAC, Louisville, KY
Winner1stTop quarter¼Halfway½LastLast 21st of 152, Senior Women’s Sabre, FIE World Cup, Oran 2026, 2026-10-15 6th of 206, Senior Division I Women’s Sabre, October NAC, 2026-10-09 16th of 140, Senior Women’s Sabre, FIE World Championships, Hong Kong 2026, 2026-07-23 2nd of 156, Senior Division I Women’s Sabre, Summer Nationals and July Challenge, Portland, OR, 2026-06-27 12th of 52, Senior Women’s Sabre, FIE Zonal Championships, Lima 2026, 2026-06-17 82nd of 169, Senior Women’s Sabre, FIE World Cup, Lima 2026, 2026-05-22 64th of 156, Senior Women’s Sabre, FIE Grand Prix, Incheon 2026, 2026-05-02 2nd of 155, Senior Division I Women’s Sabre, Division 1 & Para Championships / April NAC, 2026-04-24 34th of 139, Junior Women’s Sabre, FIE Junior and Cadet World Championships, Rio De Janeiro 2026, 2026-04-01 2nd of 192, Senior Division I Women’s Sabre, February NAC, 2026-02-12 13th of 184, Senior Women’s Sabre, FIE World Cup, Salt Lake City 2026, 2026-01-23 36th of 112, Junior Women’s Sabre, FIE Junior World Cup, Boston 2026, 2026-01-16 28th of 154, Senior Women’s Sabre, FIE Grand Prix, Tunis 2026, 2026-01-10 54th of 222, Junior Women’s Sabre, FIE Junior World Cup, Budapest 2025, 2025-12-13 1st of 159, Junior Women’s Sabre, FIE Junior World Cup, Hammamet 2025, 2025-11-28 15th of 243, Senior Division I Women’s Sabre, November NAC, Fort Worth, TX, 2025-11-14 24th of 243, Senior Division I Women’s Sabre, October NAC, Salt Lake City, UT, 2025-10-03 39th of 171, Senior Division I Women’s Sabre, National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals), Milwaukee, WI, 2025-06-28 5th of 290, Junior Women’s Sabre, National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals), Milwaukee, WI, 2025-06-28 70th of 143, Senior Women’s Sabre, FIE World Cup, Lima 2025, 2025-05-23 15th of 140, Junior Women’s Sabre, FIE Junior and Cadet World Championships, Wuxi 2025, 2025-04-14 51st of 157, Senior Division I Women’s Sabre, Division 1/Para Championships + April NAC, 2025-04-11 3rd of 211, Senior Division I Women’s Sabre, Junior Olympics & Div 1 NAC, 2025-02-14 60th of 176, Senior Women’s Sabre, FIE World Cup, Plovdiv 2025, 2025-01-24 2nd of 82, Junior Women’s Sabre, FIE Junior World Cup, Boston 2025, 2025-01-18 72nd of 139, Senior Women’s Sabre, FIE Grand Prix, Tunis 2025, 2025-01-10 27th of 225, Senior Division I Women’s Sabre, January NAC, January 2025, 2025-01-03 18th of 203, Junior Women’s Sabre, FIE Junior World Cup, Budapest, December 2024, 2024-12-14 145th of 176, Senior Women’s Sabre, FIE Grand Prix, Orléans 2024, 2024-12-06 75th of 144, Junior Women’s Sabre, FIE Junior World Cup, Hammamet, November 2024, 2024-11-30 1st of 262, Junior Women’s Sabre, November NAC, Louisville, KY, 2024-11-08 18th of 105, Junior Women’s Sabre, FIE Junior World Cup, Busan 2024, 2024-11-01 41st of 251, Senior Division I Women’s Sabre, October NAC, Atlantic City, NJ, 2024-10-04 3rd of 324, Junior Women’s Sabre, October NAC, Atlantic City, NJ, 2024-10-04 13th of 134, Senior Division I Women’s Sabre, National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals), Columbus, OH, 2024-06-29 8th of 281, Junior Women’s Sabre, National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals), Columbus, OH, 2024-06-29 40th of 148, Senior Division I Women’s Sabre, Division 1/Parafencing National Championships + April NAC, 2024-04-25 23rd of 91, Cadet Women’s Sabre, FIE Junior and Cadet World Championships, Riyadh 2024, 2024-04-18 3rd of 279, Junior Women’s Sabre, Junior Olympics, February 2024, 2024-02-16 18th of 155, Junior Women’s Sabre, FIE Junior World Cup, Plovdiv 2024, 2024-02-02 14th of 105, Junior Women’s Sabre, FIE Junior World Cup, Segovia 2024, 2024-01-20 17th of 185, Junior Women’s Sabre, January NAC, January 2024, 2024-01-05 36th of 211, Senior Division I Women’s Sabre, January NAC, January 2024, 2024-01-05 58th of 167, Junior Women’s Sabre, FIE Junior World Cup, Madrid 2023, 2023-12-16 5th of 215, Cadet Women’s Sabre, EFC Cadet Circuit Eislingen 2023, 2023-12-09 48th of 138, Junior Women’s Sabre, FIE Junior World Cup, Antalya 2023, 2023-12-02 10th of 176, Junior (2) Women’s Sabre, November NAC, November 2023, 2023-11-10 26th of 189, Senior Division I Women’s Sabre, October NAC, October 2023, 2023-10-26 1st of 232, Cadet Women’s Sabre, EFC Cadet Circuit Godollo 2023, 2023-10-14 27th of 238, Junior Women’s Sabre, National Championships & July Challenge (Summer Nationals), 2023-06-30 16th of 153, Senior Division I Women’s Sabre, National Championships & July Challenge (Summer Nationals), 2023-06-30 37th of 152, Junior Women’s Sabre, Division 1 Championships/April NAC, 2023-04-21 14th of 143, Senior Division I Women’s Sabre, Division 1 Championships/April NAC, 2023-04-21 6th of 91, Cadet Women’s Sabre, FIE Junior and Cadet World Championships, Plovdiv 2023, 2023-04-02 35th of 209, Junior Women’s Sabre, Junior Olympics, February 2023, 2023-02-17 1st of 210, Cadet Women’s Sabre, Junior Olympics, February 2023, 2023-02-17 29th of 123, Junior Women’s Sabre, FIE Junior World Cup, Plovdiv 2023, 2023-02-03 11th of 99, Junior Women’s Sabre, FIE Junior World Cup, Segovia 2023, 2023-01-21 5th of 203, Junior Women’s Sabre, January NAC, January 2023, 2023-01-06 84th of 216, Senior Division I Women’s Sabre, January NAC, January 2023, 2023-01-06 41st of 171, Senior Division I Women’s Sabre, December NAC, December 2022, 2022-12-09 65th of 230, Junior Women’s Sabre, December NAC, December 2022, 2022-12-09 26th of 174, Cadet Women’s Sabre, December NAC, December 2022, 2022-12-09 17th of 217, Cadet Women’s Sabre, EFC Cadet Circuit Sofia 2022, 2022-11-19 3rd of 190, Cadet Women’s Sabre, October NAC, October 2022, 2022-10-07 21st of 196, Senior Division I Women’s Sabre, October NAC, October 2022, 2022-10-07 13th of 46, Senior Mixed Sabre, Capital Fencing Academy Sabre Open-Czajkowski Cup, September 2022, 2022-09-24 19th of 192, Cadet Women’s Sabre, USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, July 2022, 2022-07-02 11th of 181, Y14 Women’s Sabre, USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, July 2022, 2022-07-02 6th of 229, Junior Women’s Sabre, USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, July 2022, 2022-07-02 92nd of 167, Senior Division I Women’s Sabre, USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, July 2022, 2022-07-02 2nd of 33, Senior Mixed Sabre, Capital Fencing Academy Sabre Open-Czajkowski Cup, June 2022, 2022-06-11 18th of 61, Y14 Women’s Sabre, Fairfax Challenge SYC/RJCC & Y8, 2022-05-13 82nd of 206, Junior Women’s Sabre, Division I and Parafencing Nat'l Championships & April NAC, 2022-04-21 92nd of 107, Senior Division I Women’s Sabre, Division I and Parafencing Nat'l Championships & April NAC, 2022-04-21 10th of 124, Cadet Women’s Sabre, Division I and Parafencing Nat'l Championships & April NAC, 2022-04-21 7th of 30, Senior Mixed Sabre, Capital Fencing Academy Sabre Open-Czajkowski Cup, March 2022, 2022-03-12 1st of 147, Y14 Women’s Sabre, March NAC, March 2022, 2022-03-04 23rd of 152, Cadet Women’s Sabre, Junior Olympic Championships, February 2022, 2022-02-18 54th of 188, Junior Women’s Sabre, Junior Olympic Championships, February 2022, 2022-02-18 80th of 183, Junior Women’s Sabre, January NAC, January 2022, 2022-01-07 96th of 166, Senior Division I Women’s Sabre, December NAC, December 2021, 2021-12-09 13th of 140, Cadet Women’s Sabre, December NAC, December 2021, 2021-12-09 113th of 209, Junior Women’s Sabre, December NAC, December 2021, 2021-12-09 32nd of 150, Cadet Women’s Sabre, October NAC, October 2021, 2021-10-29 103rd of 175, Senior Division I Women’s Sabre, October NAC, October 2021, 2021-10-29 9th of 93, Y14 Women’s Sabre, October NAC, October 2021, 2021-10-29 8th of 64, Junior Women’s Sabre, Jersey Clash RYC/RJCC, Monroe Township, NJ, 2021-10-16 18th of 72, Cadet Women’s Sabre, Jersey Clash RYC/RJCC, Monroe Township, NJ, 2021-10-16 5th of 18, Senior Mixed Sabre, Capital Fencing Academy Sabre - B and Under, 2021-09-11 90th of 121, Junior Women’s Sabre, July Challenge & Parafencing Nat'l Championships, 2021-07-22 36th of 104, Cadet Women’s Sabre, July Challenge & Parafencing Nat'l Championships, 2021-07-22 90th of 121, Junior (2) Women’s Sabre, July Challenge & Parafencing Nat'l Championships, 2021-07-22 31st of 248, Cadet Women’s Sabre, National Championships, Junior Olympic Championships & July NAC, 2021-07-03 104th of 206, Junior Women’s Sabre, National Championships, Junior Olympic Championships & July NAC, 2021-07-03 34th of 150, Y14 Women’s Sabre, National Championships, Junior Olympic Championships & July NAC, 2021-07-03 29th of 148, Senior Division II (C and under) Women’s Sabre, National Championships, Junior Olympic Championships & July NAC, 2021-07-03 57th of 169, Cadet Women’s Sabre, June NAC, 2021-06-04 108th of 192, Junior Women’s Sabre, June NAC, 2021-06-04 27th of 85, Cadet Women’s Sabre, Cobra Challenge SYC/RCC Reg Open 4/10, 2021-05-29 1st of 87, Y14 Women’s Sabre, Cobra Challenge SYC/RCC Reg Open 4/10, 2021-05-29 2nd of 8, U19 Women’s Sabre, Capitol Division SN/JO Qualifiers - Sabre, 2021-05-23 3rd of 5, Senior Division II (C and under) Women’s Sabre, Capitol Division SN/JO Qualifiers - Sabre, 2021-05-23 46th of 92, Y14 Women’s Sabre, May NAC, 2021-05-06 39th of 163, Cadet Women’s Sabre, May NAC, 2021-05-06 16th of 48, Y14 Women’s Sabre, Mission SYC Reg Opens 3/26, 2021-04-30 32nd of 73, Y14 Women’s Sabre, April NAC, 2021-04-16 1st of 8, Y14 Women’s Sabre, Fairfax Challenge Spring RJCC/RYC Reg Opens 12/1, 2021-03-27 7th of 13, Cadet Women’s Sabre, Fairfax Challenge Spring RJCC/RYC Reg Opens 12/1, 2021-03-27 1st of 11, Y12 Mixed Sabre, Capital Fencing Academy Musketeer Circuit #3, March 2020, 2020-03-08 1st of 9, Y14 Mixed Sabre, Capital Fencing Academy Musketeer Circuit #3, March 2020, 2020-03-08 3rd of 4, Y14 Women’s Sabre, Capitol Division Summer National Qualifiers, February 2020, 2020-02-29 3rd of 14, Y14 Mixed Sabre, Capital Fencing Academy Musketeer Circuit #2, February 2020, 2020-02-02 1st of 24, Y12 Mixed Sabre, Capital Fencing Academy Musketeer Circuit #2, February 2020, 2020-02-02 50th of 119, Y14 Women’s Sabre, Capitol Clash SYC, RCC, Veteran ROC & Y8, 2020-01-18 3rd of 100, Y12 Women’s Sabre, Capitol Clash SYC, RCC, Veteran ROC & Y8, 2020-01-18 95th of 119, Y14 Women’s Sabre, Cobra Challenge SYC/RCC/Y8, November 2019, 2019-11-29 27th of 85, Y12 Women’s Sabre, Cobra Challenge SYC/RCC/Y8, November 2019, 2019-11-29 6th of 17, Y14 Women’s Sabre, The Bull City Saber RYC, 2019-11-02 2nd of 16, Y12 Women’s Sabre, The Bull City Saber RYC, 2019-11-02 7th of 13, Y14 Mixed Sabre, Capital Fencing Academy Musketeer Circuit #1, October 2019, 2019-10-27 1st of 16, Y12 Mixed Sabre, Capital Fencing Academy Musketeer Circuit #1, October 2019, 2019-10-27 3rd of 22, Y12 Mixed Sabre, Capital Fencing Academy Sabre Youth Season Warm-Up, September 2019, 2019-09-29 15th of 35, Y12 Women’s Sabre, Fairfax Challenge SYC/RCC & Y8, 2019-09-20 12th of 18, Y12 Mixed Sabre, Capital Fencing Academy Musketeer Circuit #4, May 2019, 2019-05-19 17th of 19, Y12 Mixed Sabre, Capital Fencing Academy Musketeer Circuit #3, March 2019, 2019-03-10
Results
Results: 126
| When | Competition | Event | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 2025 | FIE Junior and Cadet World Championships, Wuxi 2025FIE | Junior Women’s Sabre | 15th of 140 |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Division 1/Para Championships + April NACAskFRED | Senior Division I Women’s Sabre | 51st of 157 |
| 14 Feb 2025 | Junior Olympics & Div 1 NACAskFRED | Senior Division I Women’s Sabre | 3rd of 211 |
| 24 Jan 2025 | FIE World Cup, Plovdiv 2025FIE | Senior Women’s Sabre | 60th of 176 |
| 18 Jan 2025 | FIE Junior World Cup, Boston 2025FIE | Junior Women’s Sabre | 2nd of 82 |
| 10 Jan 2025 | FIE Grand Prix, Tunis 2025FIE | Senior Women’s Sabre | 72nd of 139 |
| 3 Jan 2025 | January NAC, January 2025AskFRED | Senior Division I Women’s Sabre | 27th of 225 |
| 14 Dec 2024 | FIE Junior World Cup, Budapest, December 2024FIE | Junior Women’s Sabre | 18th of 203 |
| 6 Dec 2024 | FIE Grand Prix, Orléans 2024FIE | Senior Women’s Sabre | 145th of 176 |
| 30 Nov 2024 | FIE Junior World Cup, Hammamet, November 2024FIE | Junior Women’s Sabre | 75th of 144 |
| 8 Nov 2024 | November NAC, Louisville, KYAskFRED | Junior Women’s Sabre | 1st of 262 |
| 1 Nov 2024 | FIE Junior World Cup, Busan 2024FIE | Junior Women’s Sabre | 18th of 105 |
| 4 Oct 2024 | October NAC, Atlantic City, NJAskFRED | Senior Division I Women’s Sabre | 41st of 251 |
| 4 Oct 2024 | October NAC, Atlantic City, NJAskFRED | Junior Women’s Sabre | 3rd of 324 |
| 29 Jun 2024 | National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals), Columbus, OHAskFRED | Senior Division I Women’s Sabre | 13th of 134 |
| 29 Jun 2024 | National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals), Columbus, OHAskFRED | Junior Women’s Sabre | 8th of 281 |
| 25 Apr 2024 | Division 1/Parafencing National Championships + April NACAskFRED | Senior Division I Women’s Sabre | 40th of 148 |
| 18 Apr 2024 | FIE Junior and Cadet World Championships, Riyadh 2024FIE | Cadet Women’s Sabre | 23rd of 91 |
| 16 Feb 2024 | Junior Olympics, February 2024AskFRED | Junior Women’s Sabre | 3rd of 279 |
| 2 Feb 2024 | FIE Junior World Cup, Plovdiv 2024FIE | Junior Women’s Sabre | 18th of 155 |
Videos
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· Table of 64 · part of it Individual bout Flavia ASTOLFI beat Sophie LIU, 15–14 FIE Junior World Cup, Budapest 2025 · Sabre · 13 Dec 2025
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· Final Individual bout Sophie LIU beat Vittoria MOCCI, 15–14 FIE Junior World Cup, Hammamet 2025 · Sabre · 28 Nov 2025
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· Semi-finals Individual bout Sophie LIU beat Alla AIDAROVA, 15–4 FIE Junior World Cup, Hammamet 2025 · Sabre · 28 Nov 2025
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· Quarter-finals Individual bout Sophie LIU beat Gaia Karola CARAFA, 15–13 FIE Junior World Cup, Hammamet 2025 · Sabre · 28 Nov 2025
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· Table of 16 · part of it Individual bout Sophie LIU beat Benedetta STANGONI, 15–8 FIE Junior World Cup, Hammamet 2025 · Sabre · 28 Nov 2025
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· Table of 16 Individual bout Magda SKARBONKIEWICZ beat Sophie LIU, 15–9 FIE Junior and Cadet World Championships, Wuxi 2025 · Sabre · 14 Apr 2025
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· Table of 32 · part of it Individual bout Sophie LIU beat Zsanett KOVACS, 15–6 FIE Junior and Cadet World Championships, Wuxi 2025 · Sabre · 14 Apr 2025
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Individual bout Sophie Liu v Veronika Mika
All their bouts on video (9 more)
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Individual bout Sophie Liu v Elizabeth Kondev
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· Table of 64 Individual bout Theodora GKOUNTOURA beat Sophie LIU, 15–6 FIE World Cup, Plovdiv 2025 · Sabre · 24 Jan 2025
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· Final Individual bout Brynnley MCKEE beat Sophie LIU, 15–10 FIE Junior World Cup, Boston 2025 · Sabre · 18 Jan 2025
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· Semi-finals Individual bout Sophie LIU beat Alexandra LEE, 15–12 FIE Junior World Cup, Boston 2025 · Sabre · 18 Jan 2025
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· Quarter-finals · part of it Individual bout Sophie LIU beat Lila PAUL, 15–6 FIE Junior World Cup, Boston 2025 · Sabre · 18 Jan 2025
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· Table of 16 Individual bout Sophie LIU beat Gabriela Maria Lin HWANG, 15–13 FIE Junior World Cup, Boston 2025 · Sabre · 18 Jan 2025
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· Table of 32 Individual bout Qimiao PAN beat Sophie LIU, 15–6 FIE Junior and Cadet World Championships, Riyadh 2024 · Sabre · 18 Apr 2024
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· Table of 64 Individual bout Carlotta FUSETTI beat Sophie LIU, 15–8 FIE Junior World Cup, Antalya 2023 · Sabre · 2 Dec 2023
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Individual bout Sophie Liu v Natalie Shearer
Head to head
Against left-handers 23–12 · right-handers 142–58, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vittoria MOCCI | 3 | 1 | 15 Oct 2026 | ▶ Watch |
| Amalia COVALIU | 2 | 1 | 14 Dec 2024 | |
| Carlotta FUSETTI | 1 | 2 | 15 Oct 2026 | ▶ Watch |
| Cisanne HERBON | 3 | 0 | 2 May 2026 | |
| Juliet Jie Min HENG | 1 | 2 | 23 Jul 2026 |
Everyone they’ve met (192 more)
Figures
rating, ranking and how they fence
Over time
1st10th100th Senior Sabre 195th, 2024–25 Senior Sabre 35th, 2025–26 Senior Sabre 29th, 2026–27
As a table
| Season | Weapon | fency ELO | FIE ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 | Sabre | 1,899 | 29th Senior |
| 2025–26 | Sabre | 1,869 | 35th Senior |
| 2024–25 | Sabre | 1,795 | 195th Senior |
| 2023–24 | Sabre | 1,762 | |
| 2022–23 | Sabre | 1,760 | |
| 2021–22 | Sabre | 1,639 | |
| 2020–21 | Sabre | 1,589 | |
| 2019–20 | Sabre | 1,571 | |
| 2018–19 | Sabre | 1,474 |
How fency ELO works · the best now
How they fence
| Stage | Won–lost | An average bout | By one touch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pools | 121–45 73% | 4.3–3 | 26–12 |
| Tables | 47–26 64% | 13.2–11.7 | 5–2 |