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Benjamin SHEPHERD

🇬🇧 GBR · Bristol Blades Fencing Club · Right-handed

Men’s Foil, 2013–2026

About this fencer

FIE 48402 · GBR 104322

Record and rankings

Counts cover published results recorded here. Verified source copies count once; other source records remain separate.

Results
72
Podiums
13
Competitions won
3
BF ranking
None Not in BF’s latest rankings
Fency Elo
1487 Foil, 1980th of 2,645 as of 6 Nov 2026 Standing among established Fency ratings in the same weapon and gender, active this season or last.
FIE ranking
590th Senior Foil · 2026–27
Best finish
1st of 19, Hampshire 2019
Where they finished in each field, over time A result A podium

Results

Results: 72

WhenCompetitionEventPlace
10 Oct 2026RAF OPEN 2026British FencingSenior Men’s Foil7th of 33
19 Sept 2026FIE Satellite, Samorin 2026FIESenior Men’s Foil150th of 154
12 Sept 2026FIE Satellite, Bari 2026FIESenior Men’s Foil81st of 87
4 Jul 2026British Open Senior Championships 2026British FencingSenior Men’s Foil39th of 120
13 Jun 2026FCL Senior Foil Open 2026British FencingSenior Men’s Foil14th of 56
25 Apr 2026British Senior Championships 2026British FencingSenior Men’s Foil37th of 62
4 Apr 2026Birmingham International Fencing Tournament 2026British FencingSenior Men’s Foil36th of 105
31 Jan 202612th Leon Paul Foil Open 2026British FencingSenior Men’s Foil32nd of 51
24 Jan 2026Warwick Open 2026British FencingSenior Men’s Foil2nd of 44
3 Jan 2026Cambridge Winter Tournament 2026British FencingSenior Men’s Foil6th of 55
8 Nov 2025Welsh Open 2025British FencingSenior Men’s Foil35th of 94
27 Sept 2025RAF OPEN 2025British FencingSenior Men’s Foil2nd of 46
21 Jun 2025FCL Foil Open 2025British FencingSenior Men’s Foil32nd of 61
14 Jun 2025Exeter Open 2025British FencingSenior Men’s Foil5th of 20
8 Feb 202511th Leon Paul Foil Open 2025British FencingSenior Men’s Foil35th of 48
4 Jan 2025Cambridge Winter Tournament 2025British FencingSenior Men’s Épée31st of 75
4 Jan 2025Cambridge Winter Tournament 2025British FencingSenior Men’s Foil14th of 48
9 Nov 2024Welsh Open 2024British FencingSenior Men’s Foil60th of 76
6 Apr 2024Bristol Open 2024British FencingSenior Men’s Foil14th of 54
6 Jan 2024Cambridge Winter Tournament 2024British FencingSenior Men’s Foil25th of 51

Head to head

Against left-handers 1–2 · right-handers 1–19, 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
Aidan WATKINS0114 Oct 2018
Alexander CULKIN018 Apr 2023
Alexander JONES018 Apr 2023
Alexander KAHL0119 Sept 2026
Alexander KNOWLES104 Apr 2026
Everyone they’ve met (35 more)
AgainstWonLostLast met
Archie BROUGHTON018 Apr 2023
Arthur O'DONNELL014 Apr 2026
Benjamin DEANS108 Apr 2023
Charles STIRLING014 Jul 2026
David WILLIAMS104 Apr 2026
Dominic WORGER104 Apr 2026
Ed CAMPION104 Apr 2026
Ethan LI014 Jul 2026
Federico GREGANTI0112 Sept 2026
George BODEN104 Apr 2026
Harry BIRD1014 Oct 2018
Hector BORTHWICK014 Apr 2026
Hong Yiu CHAN108 Apr 2023
Jaden NEMEC0119 Sept 2026
Jinmi ADESANYA104 Apr 2026
Jundong LIU108 Apr 2023
Leon GAUTIER-LOFTUS0112 Sept 2026
Leonardo RACAPE0119 Sept 2026
Lok YUN0114 Oct 2018
Lorenzo NISTA0114 Oct 2018
Magnus BRADBURY104 Jul 2026
Matthias OSSYRA0114 Oct 2018
Mattia GIANESE0112 Sept 2026
Mattia RUBIN0112 Sept 2026
Maxwell JONES018 Apr 2023
Olivier SPLIT0114 Oct 2018
Ostap DUCHAK0112 Sept 2026
Petr STEPANEK0119 Sept 2026
QIFAN WANG104 Jul 2026
Robert GHETU0119 Sept 2026
Sam COPE104 Jul 2026
Shoaib FAROOQ104 Jul 2026
Tamas LISZKAI0114 Oct 2018
Thibaut GAVEN MARY0112 Sept 2026
Yelyzar DYRDA0119 Sept 2026

Figures

rating, ranking and how they fence

Over time

Their rating each season Épée Foil
160015001400
Their FIE ranking each season, 1st at the top Senior Foil
1st10th100th
As a table
SeasonWeaponRatingFIE ranking
2026–27Foil1,487590th Senior
2025–26Foil1,575
2024–25Foil1,502
2024–25Épée1,523
2023–24Foil1,502
2023–24Épée1,521
2022–23Foil1,500
2022–23Épée1,520
2021–22Foil1,495
2021–22Épée1,505
2019–20Foil1,507
2018–19Foil1,476625th Senior
2017–18Foil1,527
2016–17Foil1,546
2015–16Foil1,528
2014–15Foil1,517
2013–14Foil1,487

How ratings work · the best now

How they fence

StageWon–lostAn average boutBy one touch
Pools1–17 6%1.7–4.71–2
Tables13–9 59%5.9–5.53–0