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David Ball
Inactive 12m
Weapons & Rank/ratings
Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre
Regional
Current
1085
#1,806
Peak
1094
September 2025
Record
6W · 18L · 2D
Last
September 2025
Mixed & Men's Steel Single Sidesword
Regional
Current
993
#629
Peak
1002
September 2025
Record
11W · 18L · 1D
Last
September 2025
Mixed & Men's Steel Single Rapier
Regional
Current
964
#1,524
Peak
968
September 2025
Record
1W · 3L · 1D
Last
September 2025
Scout analysis
Sidesword
11W · 18L · 2D (35%)
Sidesword
11W · 18L · 2D (35%)
Form
Steady
Recent 33% vs older 40%
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Form
Steady
Recent 33% vs older 40%
Record: 11W · 18L · 2D (35%)
Recent half (15 fights): 33%
Older half (15 fights): 40%
Delta: -7%
Current streak: 1 Win
Based on 31 recorded sidesword fights.
Schedule
Punching up
-0.5 vs expectation
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Schedule
Punching up
-0.5 vs expectation
Quality wins (won as clear underdog): 2
Over/under vs expectation:
-0.5
(5 actual / 5.5 expected, n=13)
Expectation stats compare each result with the win chance implied by both fighters' ratings in that division.
Style
Fast starter
8 exchange-coded matches
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Style
Fast starter
8 exchange-coded matches
Exchanges per point: 1.39
Avg exchanges / match: 7.1
Doubles / match: 1.63
First scorer rate: 100%
Dominant wins (shut-out): 25%
Comeback wins (was behind): 50%
Stage
Pool data only
Pool 38%
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Stage
Pool data only
Pool 38%
Pool stage: 9W · 15L (38%)
Elimination: needs 3+ coded fights.
Stage tagging depends on upstream division labels - some fights may be uncategorised.
Peak
At peak
Near career best
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Peak
At peak
Near career best
Current rating: 993
Peak rating: 1002 (September 2025)
Gap to peak: -9
Peak is relative to an isolated regional scene - see the "How to read this profile" note below.
By division
Mixed Steel Single Sidesword
8W · 15L · 1D
(33%)
-0.5 vs expectation
(n=13)
avg opponent 984
+7 fights in 1 thinner division
Sabre
6W · 18L · 2D (23%)
Sabre
6W · 18L · 2D (23%)
Form
Rising
Recent 38% vs older 8%
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Form
Rising
Recent 38% vs older 8%
Record: 6W · 18L · 2D (23%)
Recent half (13 fights): 38%
Older half (13 fights): 8%
Delta: +30%
Current streak: 2 Wins
Based on 26 recorded sabre fights.
Schedule
Punching up
-1.9 vs expectation
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Schedule
Punching up
-1.9 vs expectation
Quality wins (won as clear underdog): 1
Over/under vs expectation:
-1.9
(2 actual / 3.9 expected, n=11)
Expectation stats compare each result with the win chance implied by both fighters' ratings in that division.
Style
Fast starter
13 exchange-coded matches
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Style
Fast starter
13 exchange-coded matches
Exchanges per point: 2.48
Avg exchanges / match: 7.6
Doubles / match: 1.15
First scorer rate: 77%
Dominant wins (shut-out): 0%
Comeback wins (was behind): 25%
Stage
Pool data only
Pool 24%
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Stage
Pool data only
Pool 24%
Pool stage: 5W · 16L (24%)
Elimination: needs 3+ coded fights.
Stage tagging depends on upstream division labels - some fights may be uncategorised.
Peak
At peak
Near career best
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Peak
At peak
Near career best
Current rating: 1085
Peak rating: 1094 (September 2025)
Gap to peak: -9
Peak is relative to an isolated regional scene - see the "How to read this profile" note below.
Rapier
1W · 3L · 1D (20%)
Rapier
1W · 3L · 1D (20%)
Form
Building
20% win rate · 5 fights
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Form
Building
20% win rate · 5 fights
Record: 1W · 3L · 1D (20%)
Trajectory needs 8+ fights - will sharpen as more data lands.
Current streak: 1 Win
Based on 5 recorded rapier fights.
Schedule
Schedule forming
Expectation data pending
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Schedule
Schedule forming
Expectation data pending
Over/under needs 5+ rated fights - calculating as more data lands.
Expectation stats compare each result with the win chance implied by both fighters' ratings in that division.
Style
Building signal
Needs more exchange data
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Style
Building signal
Needs more exchange data
Style signal needs per-exchange match data. Once enough of this fighter's
exchanges are recorded, this card will sharpen into scoring tempo, doubles rate,
comeback wins, early vs late scoring, and more.
Stage
Pool data only
Pool 25%
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Stage
Pool data only
Pool 25%
Pool stage: 1W · 3L (25%)
Elimination: needs 3+ coded fights.
Stage tagging depends on upstream division labels - some fights may be uncategorised.
Peak
At peak
Near career best
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Peak
At peak
Near career best
Current rating: 964
Peak rating: 968 (September 2025)
Gap to peak: -4
Peak is relative to an isolated regional scene - see the "How to read this profile" note below.
Reach
4 events · nz · 1.4 yrs active
3 rated weapons
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Reach
4 events · nz · 1.4 yrs active
3 rated weapons
Tournaments: 4
Countries fought in: 1 (nz)
Months active: 17
Fights / year: 43.8
Rated weapons: 3
Clubmates
·
Whakatane Sword School●
(2)
Events & fights
(4)
Steve Hodgson Memorial Tournament 2025●
September 2025 · nz
15 fights
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September 2025 · nz
Rating outcome
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 1465 ▲121 · 1,094.6
- Mixed & Men's Steel Single Rapier Rank 1364 · 968.7
- Mixed & Men's Steel Single Sidesword Rank 547 ▲47 · 1,002.8
LOSS
1609 10%
WIN
852 51%
The Auckland Autumn Affair 2025●
April 2025 · nz
17 fights
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April 2025 · nz
Rating outcome
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 1373 ▲185 · 1,065.1
- Mixed & Men's Steel Single Sidesword Rank 586 ▲113 · 987.8
LOSS
Liam Shaw●
·
Whangarei Medieval Combat Club●
Sabre
· Bronze Medal Match
Score 5-2 · 3 doubles
Review →
1167 39%
LOSS
LOSS
Christian Whyte●
·
Auckland Longsword●
Sidesword
· Bronze Medal Match
Score 4-5 · 2 doubles
Review →
942 45%
WIN
899 42%
WIN
1195 26%
LOSS
942 45%
Steve Hodgson Memorial Tournament 2024●
October 2024 · nz
12 fights
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October 2024 · nz
Rating outcome
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 1279 ▼90 · 998.6
- Mixed & Men's Steel Single Sidesword Rank 689 ▲6 · 855.1
The Auckland Autumn Affair 2024●
April 2024 · nz
18 fights
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April 2024 · nz
Rating outcome
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 1025 · 994.5
- Mixed & Men's Steel Single Sidesword Rank 665 · 847.6
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.