James Handley
Rating
1405
Rank
#361
(top 18%)
Record
17W · 19L · 3D
(39 fights)
Weapons
Mixed & Men's Steel Single Rapier
Current
1405
#361
Peak
1500
March 2018
Record
0W · 0L
Last
November 2025
Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword
Inactive
Current
1223
Peak
1318
August 2018
Record
0W · 0L
Last
August 2018
Mixed & Men's Steel Single Sidesword
Inactive
Current
1223
Peak
1275
February 2020
Record
0W · 0L
Last
February 2020
Mixed & Men's Steel Sword and Buckler
Inactive
Current
1186
Peak
1275
September 2017
Record
0W · 0L
Last
March 2018
Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre
Regional
Current
1126
#1,590
Peak
1129
November 2025
Record
0W · 0L
Last
November 2025
Mixed & Men's Steel Rapier and Dagger
Inactive
Current
1081
Peak
1137
January 2018
Record
0W · 0L
Last
January 2018
Scout analysis
Form
Rising
Recent 53% vs older 37%
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Form
Rising
Recent 53% vs older 37%
Record: 17W · 19L · 3D (44%)
Recent half (19 fights): 53%
Older half (19 fights): 37%
Delta: +16%
Current streak: 5 Wins
Based on 39 recorded longsword fights.
Schedule
Getting ambushed
Avg opponent 1283
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Schedule
Getting ambushed
Avg opponent 1283
Avg opponent rating: 1283
Avg rating of fighters beaten: 917
Avg rating of fighters who beat them: 1367
Upset losses (to lower-rated by 50+): 4
Over/under vs expectation:
-4.7
(3 actual / 7.7 expected, n=17)
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 57%
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Stage
Pool data only
Pool 57%
Pool stage: 4W · 3L (57%)
Elimination: needs 3+ coded fights.
Stage tagging depends on upstream division labels - some fights may be uncategorised.
Reach
5 events · au · 1.9 yrs active
6 rated weapons
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Reach
5 events · au · 1.9 yrs active
6 rated weapons
Tournaments: 5
Countries fought in: 1 (au)
Months active: 23
Fights / year: 20.3
Rated weapons: 6
Peak
94 pts off peak
Currently below peak
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Peak
94 pts off peak
Currently below peak
Current rating: 1223
Peak rating: 1318 (August 2018)
Gap to peak: -94
Peak is relative to an isolated regional scene - see the "How to read this profile" note below.
Events & fights (11)
14 fights
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8 fights
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Swordplay Australia 2016○
September 2016
ⓘ Not linked to HEMA Scorecard yet
15 fights
▾
September 2016
ⓘ Not linked to HEMA Scorecard yet
World Broadsword Championship 2019○
October 2019
ⓘ Not linked to HEMA Scorecard yet
7 fights
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October 2019
ⓘ Not linked to HEMA Scorecard yet
Riddle of Steel 2025●
November 2025 · au
10 fights
▾
November 2025 · au
Rating outcome
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 1435 ▲1200 · 1,129.8
- Mixed & Men's Steel Single Rapier Rank 338 ▲297 · 1,410.0
17 fights
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Rating outcome
- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 883 ▼30 · 1,225.4
- Mixed & Men's Steel Single Rapier Rank 34 · 1,500.2
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sword and Buckler Rank 158 ▼10 · 1,268.2
- Mixed & Men's Steel Single Sidesword Rank 73 · 1,112.9
9 fights
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Rating outcome
- Mixed & Men's Steel Rapier and Dagger Rank 228 · 1,137.3
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sword and Buckler Rank 141 ▼5 · 1,273.1
Australia Day Tournament 2018○
January 2018
ⓘ Not linked to HEMA Scorecard yet
7 fights
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January 2018
ⓘ Not linked to HEMA Scorecard yet
Summer Sword Clash 2020●
February 2020 · au
6 fights
▾
February 2020 · au
Rating outcome
- Mixed & Men's Steel Single Sidesword Rank 85 ▲75 · 1,275.3
1st HERA Event 2018●
August 2018 · au
11 fights
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August 2018 · au
Rating outcome
- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 709 ▲327 · 1,318.0
- Mixed & Men's Steel Single Rapier Rank 133 ▼91 · 1,321.5
20 fights
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Clubmates · Adelaide Sword Academy● (78)
- Mark Holgate●
- Rhys Kinlough●
- Jack Jones●
- Eric Nesbitt●
- Glyn Haines●
- Xander McConnell●
- Benjamin Keiller●
- Kai Wen Li●
- Matthew Simpson●
- Kimito Wynn●
- Jack Wyrill●
- Peter Stevens●
- Noah Sarunic●
- Dimitri Blake●
- Joseph Sarunic●
- Datian Li●
- Denis Antipov●
- Jiacheng Richard Zou●
- Khiya Barrett●
- Adam Gilkes●
- Sarah Carey●
- Cassie Clark●
- Tara Smale●
- Michael Burford●
- Ryan Glynn●
- Athena Dawe●
- Jonas Wong●
- Scott Prideaux●
- Owen Prideaux●
- Mat Gebhardt●
- Edward Carey●
- Yang Bai●
- Thomas Winston Crump-Seen●
- Claire Christian●
- David Cole●
- Martin Blanchard●
- Daniel Withey●
- Hamish Lines●
- Ivan Cheng●
- Chris Blanchard●
- Ben Gordon-Edwards●
- Suzanne Elliott●
- Victmond Leung●
- Bevan Coleman●
- Corey Siles●
- James Smeeth●
- Liam Harris●
- Alec Luke●
- Ashlee Leach●
- Catch Tilly●
- Christian Lippis●
- Dalton Stedall●
- Fay Daly●
- Fay McFarlane●
- Jack Byrne●
- Kaylee Short●
- Rebecca Alderson●
- Trent Fogarty●
- Mark Burns●
- Selena Eichinger●
- Lincoln Meznar●
- Shant Becker●
- Brandon Moorcraft●
- Constantine Li●
- Oliver Wegener●
- Rohan Lynch●
- Brydda Dignance●
- Derek Carter●
- Gabriel Soriano●
- Jack Mencel●
- Kaleb Munro●
- Liam Stephenson●
- Lyra Biro-Harrison●
- Patrick Saing●
- Raymond IrgenGioro●
- Sean Krauter●
- Zac Voynovic●
- Michael Scicluna●
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.