Ben Conway-Smith
Weapons & Rank/ratings
Scout analysis
Longsword
50W · 54L · 1D (48%)
Longsword
50W · 54L · 1D (48%)
Form
Rising
Recent 62% vs older 35%
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Schedule
Punching up
+6 vs expectation
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Style
Measured
17 exchange-coded matches
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Stage
Balanced
Pool 48% · Elim 29%
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Peak
At peak
Near career best
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Sabre
52W · 48L (52%)
Sabre
52W · 48L (52%)
Form
Rising
Recent 62% vs older 42%
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Schedule
Punching up
+12.3 vs expectation
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Style
Fast starter
9 exchange-coded matches
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Stage
Balanced
Pool 54% · Elim 38%
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Peak
At peak
Near career best
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Sword & Buckler
8W · 12L (40%)
Sword & Buckler
8W · 12L (40%)
Form
Cooling
Recent 20% vs older 60%
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Schedule
Getting ambushed
-3.9 vs expectation
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Style
Building signal
Needs more exchange data
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Stage
Pool data only
Pool 31%
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Peak
Peak data pending
Peak volatility low
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Rapier
1W · 7L (13%)
Rapier
1W · 7L (13%)
Form
Rising
Recent 25% vs older 0%
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Schedule
Schedule forming
Expectation data pending
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Style
Fast starter
4 exchange-coded matches
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Stage
Pool data only
Pool 13%
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Peak
Peak data pending
Peak volatility low
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Rapier & Dagger
3W · 3L (50%)
Rapier & Dagger
3W · 3L (50%)
Form
Building
50% win rate · 6 fights
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Schedule
Schedule forming
Expectation data pending
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Style
Building signal
Needs more exchange data
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Stage
Pool data only
Pool 67%
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Peak
Peak data pending
Peak volatility low
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Mixed Weapon
3W · 1L (75%)
Mixed Weapon
3W · 1L (75%)
Form
Building
75% win rate · 4 fights
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Schedule
Schedule forming
Expectation data pending
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Style
Building signal
Needs more exchange data
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Stage
Pool data only
Pool 75%
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Peak
Peak data pending
Peak volatility low
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Reach
20 events · uk · 3.2 yrs active
3 rated weapons
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Clubmates
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Cambridge HEMA●
(16)
Events & fights
(20)
London HEMA Open 2026●
May 2026 · uk
13 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 1835 ▼102 · 1,330.7
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 371 ▲55 · 1,480.3
Herne's Cup Open 2026●
April 2026 · uk
15 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 1716 ▲277 · 1,338.4
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 425 ▲21 · 1,448.5
Wessex Oxford 2025●
November 2025 · uk
10 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 1862 ▼77 · 1,305.0
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 396 ▲16 · 1,443.5
Wessex League Bracknell 2025●
October 2025 · uk
16 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 1785 ▲386 · 1,309.9
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 412 ▲206 · 1,429.2
Stramash 2025●
October 2025 · uk
6 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 412 ▲206 · 1,429.2
Wessex Colchester 2025●
September 2025 · uk
11 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 2163 ▲358 · 1,262.4
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 618 ▼15 · 1,338.5
Herne's Cup : July Open 2025●
July 2025 · uk
9 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 2467 ▲27 · 1,221.6
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 584 ▲4 · 1,342.9
Albion Cup 2025●
June 2025 · uk
14 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 2494 ▲15 · 1,215.5
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 588 ▲22 · 1,338.4
- Mixed & Men's Steel Single Rapier Rank 1502 ▲31 · 848.1
8 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 2390 ▲436 · 1,210.8
Herne's Cup : March 2025●
March 2025 · uk
20 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 2826 ▼5 · 1,150.3
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 546 ▲247 · 1,327.1
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sword and Buckler Rank 906 ▼160 · 1,033.4
Wessex League: Exeter 2024●
November 2024 · uk
11 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 2696 ▲21 · 1,136.2
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 717 ▲85 · 1,229.9
Wessex League: Bristol 2024●
October 2024 · uk
10 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 2717 ▼342 · 1,117.8
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 802 ▼82 · 1,181.4
Wessex League: Oxford 2024●
September 2024 · uk
15 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 2375 ▲363 · 1,153.5
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 720 ▲143 · 1,189.6
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sword and Buckler Rank 690 ▼232 · 1,098.5
Albion Cup 2024●
June 2024 · uk
13 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 2633 ▲94 · 1,101.7
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 852 ▲118 · 1,137.6
- Mixed & Men's Steel Single Rapier Rank 1109 · 812.9
12 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 2664 ▼177 · 1,075.4
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 903 ▲133 · 1,058.5
Wessex League: Swindon 2023●
November 2023 · uk
22 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 2271 ▲45 · 1,098.2
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 938 ▼40 · 974.5
- Mixed & Men's Steel Rapier and Dagger Rank 372 · 1,113.4
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sword and Buckler Rank 354 ▼106 · 1,241.7
Wessex League: Taunton 2023●
October 2023 · uk
9 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 2316 ▲92 · 1,078.9
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 898 ▲41 · 962.9
Wessex League: Winnersh 2023●
September 2023 · uk
13 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 2408 ▲66 · 1,050.4
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 939 ▼100 · 918.5
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sword and Buckler Rank 248 · 1,329.3
Albion Cup 2023●
June 2023 · uk
8 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 2368 ▼25 · 1,023.8
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 831 ▼33 · 954.6
8 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 2211 · 1,002.0
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 763 · 931.0
How to read this profile
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