This is the first blog about the analysis of fencing data and its implications. My goal is to use statistics and data science to understand more about the sport of fencing and share insights with the broader fencing community.
Most of the time when someone gets top 8 at a NAC, they get an A! This is cool, however, how often are people upgrading their ratings rather than just renewing? I analyzed the number of fencers from each rating who got into the top 8, 16, 32, and 64,… Read More »How Often Can Low Rated Fencers Advance to the Later Rounds?
For my first post, I want to look at the win probability between certain ratings. Ratings are a bit strange in fencing because everybody cares about earning a higher rating, but at the same time people also say that they don’t matter. It’s also commonly known that there is a… Read More »Unveiling Fencing’s Winning Odds by Rating