Pool Bout Score Distribution

Weapon: foil · 10 categories · 81,157 total bouts analyzed

2025/2026 Y10 Women Foil

63 events 4,370 bouts Most common: 5-0

5-0

25.6% (1,118)

5-1

23.9% (1,046)

5-2

17.6% (768)

5-3

14.7% (644)

5-4

11.2% (489)

TIME EXPIRED

4-3

1.9% (84)

4-2

1.1% (48)

3-2

0.9% (41)

Other

3.0% (132) 4-1:29, 2-1:25, 3-1:22, 4-0:19, 3-0:14, 1-0:11, 2-0:8, 4-4:2, 2-2:1, 3-3:1

2025/2026 Y10 Men Foil

63 events 5,414 bouts Most common: 5-0

5-0

25.9% (1,401)

5-1

24.3% (1,316)

5-2

18.1% (981)

5-3

14.1% (762)

5-4

10.9% (592)

TIME EXPIRED

4-3

1.6% (86)

3-2

1.4% (76)

4-2

0.9% (50)

Other

2.8% (150) 2-1:33, 4-1:31, 3-1:31, 3-0:18, 4-0:15, 1-0:8, 2-0:8, 3-3:2, 4-4:2, 2-2:1, 1-1:1

2025/2026 Y12 Women Foil

65 events 7,403 bouts Most common: 5-0

5-0

25.5% (1,887)

5-1

23.7% (1,753)

5-2

18.9% (1,402)

5-3

13.5% (996)

5-4

10.5% (781)

TIME EXPIRED

4-3

2.5% (188)

3-2

1.7% (125)

4-2

1.1% (79)

Other

2.6% (192) 4-1:59, 3-1:33, 2-1:33, 3-0:27, 4-0:19, 2-0:11, 1-0:7, 3-3:2, 4-4:1

2025/2026 Y12 Men Foil

68 events 10,002 bouts Most common: 5-1

5-0

23.8% (2,382)

5-1

24.9% (2,493)

5-2

19.6% (1,963)

5-3

15.5% (1,549)

5-4

11.3% (1,131)

TIME EXPIRED

4-3

1.8% (178)

3-2

0.9% (87)

4-2

0.7% (68)

Other

1.5% (151) 4-1:37, 3-1:34, 2-1:29, 4-0:21, 1-0:10, 3-0:10, 2-0:5, 3-3:2, 2-2:1, 1-1:1, 4-4:1

2025/2026 Y14 Women Foil

67 events 10,030 bouts Most common: 5-1

5-0

20.2% (2,030)

5-1

23.6% (2,372)

5-2

20.6% (2,063)

5-3

15.9% (1,595)

5-4

12.3% (1,230)

TIME EXPIRED

4-3

2.4% (240)

3-2

1.6% (159)

4-2

1.0% (104)

Other

2.4% (237) 4-1:71, 2-1:58, 3-1:41, 4-0:27, 3-0:12, 2-0:11, 1-0:10, 4-4:3, 3-3:3, 1-1:1

2025/2026 Y14 Men Foil

68 events 11,862 bouts Most common: 5-1

5-0

20.5% (2,426)

5-1

24.7% (2,928)

5-2

21.3% (2,521)

5-3

16.5% (1,960)

5-4

13.7% (1,620)

TIME EXPIRED

4-3

1.4% (164)

3-2

0.6% (77)

4-2

0.4% (51)

Other

1.0% (115) 4-1:49, 2-1:21, 4-0:15, 3-1:14, 3-0:6, 2-0:5, 1-0:2, 2-2:1, 1-1:1, 3-3:1

2025/2026 Cadet Women Foil

69 events 8,563 bouts Most common: 5-1

5-0

18.8% (1,610)

5-1

24.4% (2,086)

5-2

20.2% (1,734)

5-3

17.2% (1,472)

5-4

13.6% (1,162)

TIME EXPIRED

4-3

2.1% (184)

3-2

1.1% (90)

4-2

0.8% (66)

Other

1.9% (159) 4-1:48, 2-1:33, 3-1:28, 4-0:17, 3-0:15, 2-0:7, 1-0:7, 3-3:3, 2-2:1

2025/2026 Cadet Men Foil

69 events 9,576 bouts Most common: 5-1

5-0

19.1% (1,833)

5-1

23.5% (2,252)

5-2

22.6% (2,165)

5-3

18.1% (1,733)

5-4

14.4% (1,380)

TIME EXPIRED

4-3

1.0% (93)

3-2

0.4% (35)

4-2

0.3% (30)

Other

0.6% (55) 4-1:25, 2-1:11, 4-0:6, 3-1:6, 4-4:3, 3-3:2, 3-0:1, 1-0:1

2025/2026 Junior Women Foil

65 events 5,637 bouts Most common: 5-1

5-0

17.3% (976)

5-1

24.4% (1,378)

5-2

21.4% (1,204)

5-3

18.3% (1,029)

5-4

14.4% (810)

TIME EXPIRED

4-3

1.6% (90)

3-2

0.9% (53)

4-2

0.5% (30)

Other

1.2% (67) 4-1:20, 3-1:14, 2-1:12, 4-0:12, 1-0:3, 2-0:2, 3-0:2, 3-3:1, 2-2:1

2025/2026 Junior Men Foil

62 events 8,300 bouts Most common: 5-1

5-0

17.7% (1,469)

5-1

22.9% (1,898)

5-2

22.8% (1,895)

5-3

19.5% (1,615)

5-4

16.0% (1,327)

TIME EXPIRED

4-3

0.5% (45)

4-2

0.2% (17)

3-2

0.2% (15)

Other

0.2% (19) 2-1:4, 3-1:4, 4-1:3, 4-0:3, 4-4:2, 3-0:2, 2-2:1

All Categories Combined

10 categories 81,157 total bouts Most common: 5-1

5-0

21.1% (17,132)

5-1

24.1% (19,522)

5-2

20.6% (16,696)

5-3

16.5% (13,355)

5-4

13.0% (10,522)

TIME EXPIRED

4-3

1.7% (1,352)

3-2

0.9% (758)

4-2

0.7% (543)

Other

1.6% (1,277) 4-1:372, 2-1:259, 3-1:227, 4-0:154, 3-0:107, 1-0:59, 2-0:57, 3-3:17, 4-4:14, 2-2:7, 1-1:4

Pool Bout Score Insights

2025/2026 Youth Foil Season · 81,000+ Pool Bouts Analyzed

Insight 1

1 in 4 Y10 foil bouts is a shutout — and that's normal

Category	Bouts	5-0 Count	5-0 Rate	1 in Every
Y10 Women Foil	4,370	1,118	25.6%	3.9 bouts
Y10 Men Foil	5,414	1,401	25.9%	3.9 bouts
Junior Women Foil	5,637	976	17.3%	5.8 bouts
Junior Men Foil	8,300	1,469	17.7%	5.7 bouts

Parents If your Y10 fencer loses 5-0, they're in the company of 26% of all bouts at that age. It happens to everyone. By Junior, the shutout rate drops to 17%. Getting 5-0'd at age 10 means they're 10 — not that they're bad.

Insight 2

Bouts get tighter with age — the data proves it

Percentage of bouts ending in blowouts (5-0 + 5-1) vs close bouts (5-3 + 5-4):

Score Type	Y10	Y12	Y14	Cadet	Junior
Blowouts (5-0 + 5-1)	50%	49%	44%	42%	40%
Close (5-3 + 5-4)	25%	26%	29%	31%	35%

Blowouts (5-0 + 5-1)

Close Bouts (5-3 + 5-4)

Parents Track your fencer's score distribution, not just W/L. If their 5-0 losses are becoming 5-2 and 5-3 losses, that's measurable improvement even when the win count hasn't changed yet.

Insight 3

Women's bouts expire 2-3x more than Men's

Age Group	Women Time-Expired	Men Time-Expired	Ratio
Y10	7.0%	6.7%	1.0x
Y12	7.9%	4.8%	1.6x
Y14	7.4%	3.4%	2.2x
Cadet	5.8%	2.2%	2.6x
Junior	4.3%	1.2%	3.6x

Time-expired = bouts where the clock ran out before either fencer reached 5 touches. 4-3 is the #1 expired score in every category.

Insight 4

At Junior level, every touch is razor thin

Age	5-3 + 5-4 Rate	What This Means
Y10	25%	1 in 4 bouts decided by 1-2 touches
Y12	26%	Similar to Y10
Y14	29%	Noticeable tightening
Cadet	31%	Nearly 1 in 3
Junior	35%	More than 1 in 3 bouts decided by 1-2 touches

Fencers At Junior, 35% of your bouts will be decided by 1-2 touches. That missed parry-riposte at 4-4? It's literally the bout. Train for the 4-4 moment.

Summary

Key Takeaways

FOR PARENTS

5-0 losses at Y10 are statistically normal — 26% of all bouts
Track score distribution over the season, not just W/L
5-0 losses becoming 5-2 losses = real, measurable progress
The gap between winning and losing narrows every year

FOR FENCERS

At Junior, 35% of bouts are decided by 1-2 touches
Your improvement shows in scores before it shows in wins
Train for the 4-4 moment — that's where bouts are won
The difference between winning and losing narrows every year