Benjamin Russ
Weapons & Rank/ratings
Scout analysis
Longsword
40W · 39L · 3D (49%)
Longsword
40W · 39L · 3D (49%)
Form
Steady
Recent 51% vs older 46%
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Schedule
Punching up
-1.1 vs expectation
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Style
Measured
6 exchange-coded matches
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Stage
Balanced
Pool 52% · Elim 56%
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Peak
At peak
Near career best
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Sabre
32W · 30L · 4D (48%)
Sabre
32W · 30L · 4D (48%)
Form
Cooling
Recent 36% vs older 61%
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Schedule
Getting ambushed
-6.2 vs expectation
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Style
Building signal
Needs more exchange data
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Stage
Balanced
Pool 54% · Elim 40%
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Peak
229 pts off peak
Currently below peak
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Rapier & Dagger
9W · 9L · 1D (47%)
Rapier & Dagger
9W · 9L · 1D (47%)
Form
Rising
Recent 67% vs older 33%
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Schedule
Getting ambushed
-0.9 vs expectation
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Style
Building signal
Needs more exchange data
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Stage
Pool data only
Pool 53%
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Peak
Peak data pending
Peak volatility low
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Rapier
5W · 5L (50%)
Rapier
5W · 5L (50%)
Form
Rising
Recent 60% vs older 40%
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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 63%
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Peak
At peak
Near career best
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Reach
14 events · 2 countries · 2.6 yrs active
3 rated weapons
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Events & fights
(14)
12 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 1367 ▲13 · 1,379.3
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 699 ▲13 · 1,354.4
Berlin HEMA Cup 2026●
March 2026 · de
29 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 1342 ▲33 · 1,381.2
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 688 ▲45 · 1,347.9
- Mixed & Men's Steel Rapier and Dagger Rank 517 ▲228 · 1,237.3
13th Dresdner Fechtschul 2025●
October 2025 · de
7 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 1282 ▲165 · 1,381.6
Flügelschlag Oßweil 2025 2025●
September 2025 · de
5 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 1447 ▼93 · 1,355.2
2. Dresdner Säbelschlag 2025●
June 2025 · de
11 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 1290 ▲439 · 1,368.8
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 593 ▼115 · 1,334.7
17 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 1290 ▲439 · 1,368.8
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 593 ▼115 · 1,334.7
- Mixed & Men's Steel Single Rapier Rank 708 ▲203 · 1,213.9
7 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 1729 ▲117 · 1,302.2
9 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 1795 ▲129 · 1,280.2
- Mixed & Men's Steel Single Rapier Rank 833 · 1,125.5
28 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 1795 ▲129 · 1,280.2
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 427 ▼19 · 1,386.8
- Mixed & Men's Steel Rapier and Dagger Rank 587 · 1,118.1
14 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 1737 ▲777 · 1,252.9
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 332 ▼74 · 1,395.9
12. Dresdner Fechtschul 2024●
October 2024 · de
6 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 1737 ▲777 · 1,252.9
13 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 2378 · 1,140.0
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 261 ▼167 · 1,438.1
12 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 94 ▲149 · 1,580.8
7 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 192 · 1,428.1
How to read this profile
Rating is Glicko-2: the number shown is score - 2*RD (97.5% confidence lower bound), not raw skill. Inactive fighters "drift down" as RD grows - not because they got worse.
Hemaratings ratings don't factor in match scores, exchange counts, or doubles. Scout's score-margin and style metrics describe HOW a fighter fights, not the rating tier their results earned.
Hemaratings recomputes in batches days-to-weeks after events. A fighter's most recent tournament may not yet be reflected.
Regional At least one of this fighter's ratings is "island" - their rank/percentile is relative to an isolated regional scene, not the global population. Cross-scene rating comparisons are unreliable.