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Craig Hambling

Wivenhoe HEMA● · United Kingdom
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Weapons & Rank/ratings
Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword
Current
1153 #3,457
Peak
1158 September 2025
Record
4W · 2L
Last
September 2025
Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre
Current
786 #2,966
Peak
791 September 2025
Record
1W · 4L
Last
September 2025
Mixed & Men's Steel Single Sidesword Regional
Current
948 #683
Peak
953 August 2025
Record
1W · 5L
Last
August 2025

Scout analysis

Longsword

4W · 2L (67%)
Form
Building
67% win rate · 6 fights
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Record: 4W · 2L (67%)
Trajectory needs 8+ fights - will sharpen as more data lands.
Current streak: 1 Loss
Based on 6 recorded longsword fights.
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
Fast starter
5 exchange-coded matches
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Exchanges per point: 1.02
Avg exchanges / match: 9
Doubles / match: 0
First scorer rate: 80%
Dominant wins (shut-out): 25%
Comeback wins (was behind): 25%
Stage
Pool data only
Pool 80%
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Pool stage: 4W · 1L (80%)
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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Current rating: 1153
Peak rating: 1158 (September 2025)
Gap to peak: -5
Peak is relative to an isolated regional scene - see the "How to read this profile" note below.

Sidesword

1W · 5L (17%)
Form
Building
17% win rate · 6 fights
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Record: 1W · 5L (17%)
Trajectory needs 8+ fights - will sharpen as more data lands.
Current streak: 2 Losses
Based on 6 recorded sidesword fights.
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 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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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
▾
Current rating: 948
Peak rating: 953 (August 2025)
Gap to peak: -5
Peak is relative to an isolated regional scene - see the "How to read this profile" note below.

Sabre

1W · 4L (20%)
Form
Building
20% win rate · 5 fights
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Record: 1W · 4L (20%)
Trajectory needs 8+ fights - will sharpen as more data lands.
Current streak: 3 Losses
Based on 5 recorded sabre fights.
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
▾
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 20%
▾
Pool stage: 1W · 4L (20%)
Elimination: needs 3+ coded fights.
Stage tagging depends on upstream division labels - some fights may be uncategorised.
Peak
At peak
Near career best
▾
Current rating: 786
Peak rating: 791 (September 2025)
Gap to peak: -4
Peak is relative to an isolated regional scene - see the "How to read this profile" note below.
Reach
2 events · uk · 1 mo active
3 rated weapons
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Tournaments: 2
Countries fought in: 1 (uk)
Months active: 1
Fights / year: 204
Rated weapons: 3

Clubmates · Wivenhoe HEMA● (9)

Events & fights (2)

Wessex Colchester 2025●
September 2025 · uk
11 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 3097 · 1,158.6
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 2452 · 791.3
WIN
Sam Browse● · London Historical Fencing Club● Longsword · Pools Score 10-5 Review →
1197
LOSS
Elizabeth Scott● · Art of Arms at Historic Equitation● Longsword · Pools Score 6-10 Review →
1241
WIN
Giles Clark● · Coventry Longpoint● Longsword · Pools Score 7-6 Review →
938
WIN
Bryan Cole● · Cambridge HEMA● Longsword · Pools Score 10-0 Review →
917
WIN
Zak Connor● · Mercian Medieval Fight Club● Longsword · Pools Score 11-3 Review →
LOSS
Arthur Trickett● · London Historical Fencing Club● Longsword · Top 16
1254
LOSS
John Farrelly● · Mercian Medieval Fight Club● Sabre · Pools
757
WIN
Lee Kempton● · Exeter Sparring Group● Sabre · Pools
1116
LOSS
Adam Akhtar● · Queen Mary HEMA● Sabre · Pools
LOSS
Krzysztof Maminski● · Oxford Sword and Staff● Sabre · Pools
1111
LOSS
Zbigniew Wisniewski● · The School of the Sword● Sabre · Pools
887
Super Single Sidesword Showdown 2025●
August 2025 · uk
No match-level data
6 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Single Sidesword Rank 621 · 953.8
LOSS
Peter Castle● · Wivenhoe HEMA● Sidesword · Lower Bracket R1
LOSS
Jonathan Middleton● · Wivenhoe HEMA● Sidesword · Pool 3
LOSS
Sam Browse● · London Historical Fencing Club● Sidesword · Pool 3
WIN
Adam Tennant● · London Historical Fencing Club● Sidesword · Pool 3
LOSS
Alexander Makarov● · Tempus Fugitives● Sidesword · Pool 3
LOSS
Dan Powell● · London Historical Fencing Club● Sidesword · Upper Bracket R1
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.