William LIM
🇺🇸 USA · Globus Fencing Academy · Right-handed
Men’s Sabre, 2017–2026
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About this fencer
FIE 61616 · USA 100216725
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
Counts cover published results recorded here. Verified source copies count once; other source records remain separate.
- Results
- 139
- Podiums
- 19
- Competitions won
- 6
- FIE ranking
- 681st Senior Sabre · 2026–27
- Best FIE ranking
- 267th 2024–25
- Best finish
- 1st of 88, BladeRunner ROC/RJC, September 2025
Winner1stTop quarter¼Halfway½LastLast 33rd of 254, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, October NAC, 2026-10-09 38th of 164, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, Summer Nationals and July Challenge, Portland, OR, 2026-06-27 2nd of 375, Junior Men’s Sabre, Summer Nationals and July Challenge, Portland, OR, 2026-06-27 25th of 229, Junior Men’s Sabre, February NAC, 2026-02-12 34th of 248, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, February NAC, 2026-02-12 171st of 212, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE World Cup, Salt Lake City 2026, 2026-01-23 41st of 133, Junior Men’s Sabre, FIE Junior World Cup, Boston 2026, 2026-01-16 80th of 231, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, November NAC, Fort Worth, TX, 2025-11-14 19th of 330, Junior Men’s Sabre, October NAC, Salt Lake City, UT, 2025-10-03 30th of 219, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, October NAC, Salt Lake City, UT, 2025-10-03 1st of 88, Senior Division IA Men’s Sabre, BladeRunner ROC/RJC, September 2025, 2025-09-20 8th of 189, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals), Milwaukee, WI, 2025-06-28 27th of 379, Junior Men’s Sabre, National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals), Milwaukee, WI, 2025-06-28 7th of 249, Junior Men’s Sabre, Division 1/Para Championships + April NAC, 2025-04-11 51st of 186, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, Division 1/Para Championships + April NAC, 2025-04-11 42nd of 256, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, Junior Olympics & Div 1 NAC, 2025-02-14 29th of 376, Junior Men’s Sabre, Junior Olympics & Div 1 NAC, 2025-02-14 7th of 98, Junior Men’s Sabre, FIE Junior World Cup, Boston 2025, 2025-01-18 77th of 154, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE Grand Prix, Tunis 2025, 2025-01-10 52nd of 264, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, January NAC, January 2025, 2025-01-03 73rd of 160, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE World Cup, Oran 2024, 2024-11-08 9th of 338, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, October NAC, Atlantic City, NJ, 2024-10-04 68th of 363, Junior Men’s Sabre, October NAC, Atlantic City, NJ, 2024-10-04 2nd of 99, Senior Division IA Men’s Sabre, BladeRunner ROC/RJC, September 2024, 2024-09-14 30th of 182, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals), Columbus, OH, 2024-06-29 24th of 367, Junior Men’s Sabre, National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals), Columbus, OH, 2024-06-29 43rd of 219, Junior Men’s Sabre, Division 1/Parafencing National Championships + April NAC, 2024-04-25 13th of 169, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, Division 1/Parafencing National Championships + April NAC, 2024-04-25 43rd of 324, Cadet Men’s Sabre, Junior Olympics, February 2024, 2024-02-16 10th of 319, Junior Men’s Sabre, Junior Olympics, February 2024, 2024-02-16 18th of 269, Junior Men’s Sabre, January NAC, January 2024, 2024-01-05 40th of 253, Cadet Men’s Sabre, EFC Cadet Circuit Eislingen 2023, 2023-12-09 17th of 236, Junior Men’s Sabre, December SJCC + Division 1 NAC, 2023-12-01 47th of 216, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, December SJCC + Division 1 NAC, 2023-12-01 52nd of 242, Cadet Men’s Sabre, EFC Cadet Circuit Sofia 2023, 2023-11-18 2nd of 334, Cadet Men’s Sabre, November NAC, November 2023, 2023-11-10 13th of 311, Junior Men’s Sabre, November NAC, November 2023, 2023-11-10 12th of 238, Cadet Men’s Sabre, October NAC, October 2023, 2023-10-26 71st of 261, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, October NAC, October 2023, 2023-10-26 35th of 282, Cadet Men’s Sabre, EFC Cadet Circuit Godollo 2023, 2023-10-14 33rd of 71, Junior Men’s Sabre, BladeRunner ROC / RJC, 2023-09-16 65th of 83, Senior Division IA Men’s Sabre, BladeRunner ROC / RJC, 2023-09-16 3rd of 280, Cadet Men’s Sabre, National Championships & July Challenge (Summer Nationals), 2023-06-30 61st of 183, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, National Championships & July Challenge (Summer Nationals), 2023-06-30 146th of 386, Junior Men’s Sabre, National Championships & July Challenge (Summer Nationals), 2023-06-30 152nd of 249, Junior Men’s Sabre, Division 1 Championships/April NAC, 2023-04-21 107th of 146, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, Division 1 Championships/April NAC, 2023-04-21 17th of 207, Cadet Men’s Sabre, March NAC and Parafencing National Championships, 2023-03-03 38th of 301, Cadet Men’s Sabre, Junior Olympics, February 2023, 2023-02-17 33rd of 302, Junior Men’s Sabre, Junior Olympics, February 2023, 2023-02-17 125th of 274, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, January NAC, January 2023, 2023-01-06 66th of 248, Junior Men’s Sabre, January NAC, January 2023, 2023-01-06 100th of 209, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, December NAC, December 2022, 2022-12-09 94th of 345, Junior Men’s Sabre, December NAC, December 2022, 2022-12-09 68th of 248, Cadet Men’s Sabre, December NAC, December 2022, 2022-12-09 1st of 65, Cadet Men’s Sabre, AFM Super Regional SYC/RJCC/ROC (D1A/VET), 2022-11-04 1st of 53, Senior Division IA Men’s Sabre, AFM Super Regional SYC/RJCC/ROC (D1A/VET), 2022-11-04 6th of 51, Junior Men’s Sabre, AFM Super Regional SYC/RJCC/ROC (D1A/VET), 2022-11-04 3rd of 83, Junior Men’s Sabre, BladeRunner ROC/RJC, October 2022, 2022-10-29 26th of 246, Cadet Men’s Sabre, October NAC, October 2022, 2022-10-07 129th of 253, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, October NAC, October 2022, 2022-10-07 18th of 73, Junior Men’s Sabre, South Coast RJCC/ROC, 2022-09-23 1st of 83, Cadet Men’s Sabre, South Coast RJCC/ROC, 2022-09-23 17th of 60, Cadet Men’s Sabre, Fortune Fencing Summer RYC/RJCC & Y8 (Non-Regional), 2022-08-27 3rd of 49, Junior Men’s Sabre, Fortune Fencing Summer RYC/RJCC & Y8 (Non-Regional), 2022-08-27 11th of 250, Y14 Men’s Sabre, USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, July 2022, 2022-07-02 121st of 344, Junior Men’s Sabre, USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, July 2022, 2022-07-02 48th of 186, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, July 2022, 2022-07-02 75th of 260, Cadet Men’s Sabre, USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, July 2022, 2022-07-02 12th of 27, Open Mixed Sabre, Globus Friday Challenge 2, 2022-06-24 2nd of 41, Cadet Men’s Sabre, Collegiate Cup RJCC, May 2022, 2022-05-21 5th of 58, Junior Men’s Sabre, Collegiate Cup RJCC, May 2022, 2022-05-21 83rd of 160, Senior Division II (C and under) Men’s Sabre, Division I and Parafencing Nat'l Championships & April NAC, 2022-04-21 17th of 160, Cadet Men’s Sabre, Division I and Parafencing Nat'l Championships & April NAC, 2022-04-21 43rd of 297, Junior Men’s Sabre, Division I and Parafencing Nat'l Championships & April NAC, 2022-04-21 3rd of 25, Cadet Men’s Sabre, Windy City SYC /RCC #7, 2022-04-01 7th of 43, Y14 Men’s Sabre, Windy City SYC /RCC #7, 2022-04-01 3rd of 48, Cadet Men’s Sabre, Fortune Fencing SYC/RCC & Local Y8, 2022-03-18 12th of 78, Y14 Men’s Sabre, Fortune Fencing SYC/RCC & Local Y8, 2022-03-18 27th of 198, Y14 Men’s Sabre, March NAC, March 2022, 2022-03-04 59th of 218, Cadet Men’s Sabre, Junior Olympic Championships, February 2022, 2022-02-18 158th of 228, Junior Men’s Sabre, Junior Olympic Championships, February 2022, 2022-02-18 8th of 40, Junior Men’s Sabre, 3rd Annual Precision Invitational RJCC, 2022-02-12 1st of 36, Cadet Men’s Sabre, 3rd Annual Precision Invitational RJCC, 2022-02-12 2nd of 29, Senior Division IA Men’s Sabre, Battle in Seattle, January 2022, 2022-01-29 6th of 37, Junior Men’s Sabre, 5th Annual Sword in the Stone RYC and RJCC, 2022-01-21 5th of 35, Junior Men’s Sabre, South Coast Mary Rafanelli RYC/RJC, January 2022, 2022-01-15 1st of 37, Y14 Men’s Sabre, South Coast Mary Rafanelli RYC/RJC, January 2022, 2022-01-15 133rd of 239, Junior Men’s Sabre, January NAC, January 2022, 2022-01-07 21st of 73, Y14 Men’s Sabre, The Austin Challenge SYC and RCC, 2021-12-18 7th of 55, Cadet Men’s Sabre, The Austin Challenge SYC and RCC, 2021-12-18 120th of 319, Junior Men’s Sabre, December NAC, December 2021, 2021-12-09 152nd of 216, Cadet Men’s Sabre, December NAC, December 2021, 2021-12-09 8th of 49, Cadet Men’s Sabre, South Coast RJCC, 2021-11-20 24th of 62, Junior Men’s Sabre, South Coast RJCC, 2021-11-20 15th of 38, Junior Men’s Sabre, 9th Annual Little Musketeers RYC and RJC, 2021-11-12 29th of 78, Senior Division IA Men’s Sabre, BladeRunner ROC RJC Reg, 2021-11-06 13th of 87, Junior Men’s Sabre, BladeRunner ROC RJC Reg, 2021-11-06 83rd of 228, Cadet Men’s Sabre, October NAC, October 2021, 2021-10-29 13th of 106, Y14 Men’s Sabre, October NAC, October 2021, 2021-10-29 13th of 62, Junior Men’s Sabre, 3rd Annual Socal Clash RYC and RJC, 2021-10-16 3rd of 48, Y14 Men’s Sabre, 3rd Annual Socal Clash RYC and RJC, 2021-10-16 18th of 39, Senior Division IA Men’s Sabre, Remenyik ROC and RJCC, October 2021, 2021-10-09 5th of 28, Junior Men’s Sabre, Remenyik ROC and RJCC, October 2021, 2021-10-09 9th of 18, Cadet Men’s Sabre, RJCC of the Rockies, September 2021, 2021-09-18 9th of 27, Junior Men’s Sabre, RJCC of the Rockies, September 2021, 2021-09-18 19th of 36, Senior Division II (C and under) Men’s Sabre, Fortune Fencing ROC/VET/RJCC, 2021-09-04 13th of 43, Cadet Men’s Sabre, Fortune Fencing ROC/VET/RJCC, 2021-09-04 17th of 43, Senior Division IA Men’s Sabre, Fortune Fencing ROC/VET/RJCC, 2021-09-04 20th of 54, Junior Men’s Sabre, Fortune Fencing ROC/VET/RJCC, 2021-09-04 44th of 116, Y14 Men’s Sabre, April NAC, 2021-04-16 12th of 23, Y14 Men’s Sabre, Daugherty Youth Cup SYC, RJCC, ROC & VET - Reg Opens 1/4, 2021-04-09 14th of 26, Cadet Men’s Sabre, Daugherty Youth Cup SYC, RJCC, ROC & VET - Reg Opens 1/4, 2021-04-09 21st of 22, Junior Men’s Sabre, Daugherty Youth Cup SYC, RJCC, ROC & VET - Reg Opens 1/4, 2021-04-09 18th of 25, Cadet Men’s Sabre, The Austin Challenge SYC & RCC - Reg Re-Open 1/18, 2021-04-03 14th of 39, Y14 Men’s Sabre, The Austin Challenge SYC & RCC - Reg Re-Open 1/18, 2021-04-03 10th of 32, Y12 Men’s Sabre, 4th Annual Sword in the Stone RYC & RJCC, 2020-02-21 6th of 33, Y14 Men’s Sabre, 4th Annual Sword in the Stone RYC & RJCC, 2020-02-21 165th of 226, Y14 Men’s Sabre, Capitol Clash SYC, RCC, Veteran ROC & Y8, 2020-01-18 87th of 159, Y12 Men’s Sabre, Capitol Clash SYC, RCC, Veteran ROC & Y8, 2020-01-18 8th of 26, Y12 Men’s Sabre, 2nd Annual SoCal Clash RYC & RJC, 2019-12-07 23rd of 33, Y12 Men’s Sabre, 1st Annual SoCal Clash RYC & RJC, 2018-11-17 19th of 30, Y12 Men’s Sabre, 2018 Gerrie Baumgart SYC/RCC, 2018-10-19 20th of 30, Y12 Men’s Sabre, La Jolla RYC Sabre ONLY, 2018-10-06 20th of 26, Y12 Men’s Sabre, 7th Annual SoCal Little Musketeers RYC, 2018-09-22 7th of 12, Y12 Men’s Sabre, Avant-Garde Saber RYC 2018, 2018-08-25 43rd of 100, Y10 Men’s Sabre, USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, 2018-06-28 3rd of 16, Y10 Men’s Sabre, Laguna - Sabre Cup - Y10, 12, 14 & Junior, June 2018, 2018-06-10 14th of 23, Y12 Men’s Sabre, Laguna - Sabre Cup - Y10, 12, 14 & Junior, June 2018, 2018-06-10 15th of 18, Y10 Men’s Sabre, Escondido SYC, 2018-04-06 48th of 50, Y12 Men’s Sabre, Escondido SYC, 2018-04-06 6th of 15, Y10 Men’s Sabre, South Coast Mary Rafanelli RYC/RJCC - Region 4, 2018-01-19 21st of 25, Y12 Men’s Sabre, 6th Annual Socal Musketeers RYC & Epee RJC Reg 4, 2017-09-23 3rd of 11, Y10 Men’s Sabre, 6th Annual Socal Musketeers RYC & Epee RJC Reg 4, 2017-09-23 21st of 30, Y12 Men’s Sabre, Meade H. Anderson Memorial 2017 RYC - Region 4, 2017-09-09 12th of 18, Y10 Men’s Sabre, Laguna - Sabre Cup #2 - Y10, 12, 14 & Junior, 2017-05-07 5th of 7, Y10 Men’s Sabre, RYC of the Rockies #2 (Region 4), 2017-04-08 7th of 12, Y10 Men’s Sabre, Laguna - Sabre Cup #1 - Y10, 12, 14 & Junior, 2017-04-02
Results
Results: 139
| When | Competition | Event | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jan 2025 | January NAC, January 2025AskFRED | Senior Division I Men’s Sabre | 52nd of 264 |
| 8 Nov 2024 | FIE World Cup, Oran 2024FIE | Senior Men’s Sabre | 73rd of 160 |
| 4 Oct 2024 | October NAC, Atlantic City, NJAskFRED | Senior Division I Men’s Sabre | 9th of 338 |
| 4 Oct 2024 | October NAC, Atlantic City, NJAskFRED | Junior Men’s Sabre | 68th of 363 |
| 14 Sept 2024 | BladeRunner ROC/RJC, September 2024AskFRED | Senior Division IA Men’s Sabre | 2nd of 99 |
| 29 Jun 2024 | National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals), Columbus, OHAskFRED | Senior Division I Men’s Sabre | 30th of 182 |
| 29 Jun 2024 | National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals), Columbus, OHAskFRED | Junior Men’s Sabre | 24th of 367 |
| 25 Apr 2024 | Division 1/Parafencing National Championships + April NACAskFRED | Junior Men’s Sabre | 43rd of 219 |
| 25 Apr 2024 | Division 1/Parafencing National Championships + April NACAskFRED | Senior Division I Men’s Sabre | 13th of 169 |
| 16 Feb 2024 | Junior Olympics, February 2024AskFRED | Cadet Men’s Sabre | 43rd of 324 |
| 16 Feb 2024 | Junior Olympics, February 2024AskFRED | Junior Men’s Sabre | 10th of 319 |
| 5 Jan 2024 | January NAC, January 2024AskFRED | Junior Men’s Sabre | 18th of 269 |
| 9 Dec 2023 | EFC Cadet Circuit Eislingen 2023EFC | Cadet Men’s Sabre | 40th of 253 |
| 1 Dec 2023 | December SJCC + Division 1 NACAskFRED | Junior Men’s Sabre | 17th of 236 |
| 1 Dec 2023 | December SJCC + Division 1 NACAskFRED | Senior Division I Men’s Sabre | 47th of 216 |
| 18 Nov 2023 | EFC Cadet Circuit Sofia 2023EFC | Cadet Men’s Sabre | 52nd of 242 |
| 10 Nov 2023 | November NAC, November 2023AskFRED | Cadet Men’s Sabre | 2nd of 334 |
| 10 Nov 2023 | November NAC, November 2023AskFRED | Junior Men’s Sabre | 13th of 311 |
| 26 Oct 2023 | October NAC, October 2023AskFRED | Cadet Men’s Sabre | 12th of 238 |
| 26 Oct 2023 | October NAC, October 2023AskFRED | Senior Division I Men’s Sabre | 71st of 261 |
Videos
Cyrus of Chaos
· part of it Individual bout William Lim v Jaesun Yun
Cyrus of Chaos
· Table of 32 Individual bout William LIM beat Cody Walter JI, 15–12 FIE Junior World Cup, Boston 2025 · Sabre · 18 Jan 2025
Cyrus of Chaos
· part of it Individual bout William Lim v Zachary Shoman
Cyrus of Chaos
Individual bout Sofia EFC 2023 CMS - L64 - Jason Bae USA v William Lim USA EFC Cadet Circuit Sofia 2023 · Sabre · 18 Nov 2023
Cyrus of Chaos
Individual bout Emilio Gonzalez v William Lim November NAC, November 2023 · Sabre · 10 Nov 2023
Cyrus of Chaos
Individual bout Emilio Gonzalez v William Lim November NAC, November 2023 · Sabre · 10 Nov 2023
Cyrus of Chaos
· part of it Individual bout Ethan Huang v William Lim
Cyrus of Chaos
Individual bout Minneapolis NAC 2022 CMS - L32 - William Lim v Taylor Chon
Head to head
Against left-handers 2–5 · right-handers 20–15, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar FERNANDEZ BLANCO | 0 | 2 | 10 Jan 2025 | |
| Alfred BELL | 0 | 1 | 16 Jan 2026 | |
| Alpamis URAKBAEV | 1 | 0 | 13 Dec 2025 | |
| Andrej Vit HORAK | 1 | 0 | 13 Dec 2025 | |
| Andrii SLASTIN | 1 | 0 | 18 Jan 2025 |
Everyone they’ve met (37 more)
Figures
rating, ranking and how they fence
Over time
1st10th100th Senior Sabre 267th, 2024–25 Senior Sabre 743rd, 2025–26 Senior Sabre 681st, 2026–27
As a table
| Season | Weapon | fency ELO | FIE ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 | Sabre | 1,716 | 681st Senior |
| 2025–26 | Sabre | 1,715 | 743rd Senior |
| 2024–25 | Sabre | 1,785 | 267th Senior |
| 2023–24 | Sabre | 1,730 | |
| 2022–23 | Sabre | 1,671 | |
| 2021–22 | Sabre | 1,634 | |
| 2020–21 | Sabre | 1,475 | |
| 2019–20 | Sabre | 1,467 | |
| 2018–19 | Sabre | 1,441 | |
| 2017–18 | Sabre | 1,467 | |
| 2016–17 | Sabre | 1,483 |
How fency ELO works · the best now
How they fence
| Stage | Won–lost | An average bout | By one touch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pools | 19–16 54% | 3.3–2.7 | 0–3 |
| Tables | 4–4 50% | 11.6–14 | 1–0 |