Nelson McGuigan
Weapons
Scout analysis
Form
Rising
Recent 78% vs older 59%
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Schedule
Getting ambushed
Avg opponent 1351
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Style
Building signal
Needs more exchange data
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Stage
Balanced
Pool 77% · Elim 58%
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Reach
23 events · 2 countries · 7.9 yrs active
6 rated weapons
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Peak
At peak
Near career best
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Events & fights (49)
Swordplay 2023●
September 2023 · au
34 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 177 ▲10 · 1,596.7
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 46 ▲4 · 1,639.2
- Mixed & Men's Steel Single Rapier Rank 48 ▲34 · 1,556.0
Swordplay 2022●
September 2022 · au
13 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 160 ▲71 · 1,553.4
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 39 ▼14 · 1,592.9
Swordplay Australia 2022○
September 2022
ⓘ Not linked to HEMA Scorecard yet
14 fights
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8 fights
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10 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Single Sidesword Rank 11 ▲7 · 1,739.6
Oktoberfecht 2024●
October 2024 · au
10 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 138 ▲19 · 1,652.1
Oktoberfecht 2023●
October 2023 · au
26 fights
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Oktoberfecht 2022●
October 2022 · au
11 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 148 ▲12 · 1,572.6
- Mixed & Men's Steel Single Sidesword Rank 80 ▼18 · 1,216.0
Oktoberfecht 2022○
October 2022
ⓘ Not linked to HEMA Scorecard yet
11 fights
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Oktoberfecht 2019●
October 2019 · au
10 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 714 ▼16 · 1,392.2
- Mixed & Men's Steel Single Sidesword Rank 114 · 1,185.1
Oktoberfecht 2019○
October 2019
ⓘ Not linked to HEMA Scorecard yet
1 fight
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Lion's Cup 2024●
November 2024 · au
9 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Single Rapier Rank 59 ▲12 · 1,624.6
400 Year Tournament 2018●
November 2018 · au
15 fights
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The 400 Years Tournament○
November 2018
ⓘ Not linked to HEMA Scorecard yet
5 fights
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9 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 29 ▲6 · 1,791.8
Unicorn Fight Club 2025●
May 2025 · nz
28 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 174 ▼36 · 1,658.6
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 32 ▲24 · 1,738.3
- Mixed & Men's Steel Rapier and Dagger Rank 249 ▲181 · 1,369.0
- Mixed & Men's Steel Single Sidesword Rank 27 ▲32 · 1,631.7
TOSC MAYhem 2025●
May 2025 · au
8 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 32 ▲24 · 1,738.3
Unicorn Fight Club 2025○
May 2025
ⓘ Not linked to HEMA Scorecard yet
5 fights
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War in the West 2024●
May 2024 · au
27 fights
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War in the West 2024○
May 2024
ⓘ Not linked to HEMA Scorecard yet
5 fights
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11 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 637 ▼160 · 1,393.7
- Mixed & Men's Steel Single Rapier Rank 197 ▲76 · 1,305.3
5 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Single Rapier Rank 276 · 1,071.8
Ides of March 2026●
March 2026 · au
11 fights
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Ides of March 2024●
March 2024 · au
9 fights
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Ides of March 2024○
March 2024
ⓘ Not linked to HEMA Scorecard yet
13 fights
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Ides of March 2023●
March 2023 · au
6 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 42 ▲4 · 1,613.6
Ides of March 2022●
March 2022 · au
11 fights
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8 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 84 ▲81 · 1,503.7
8 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 192 ▲135 · 1,398.8
45 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 177 ▲1 · 1,592.0
- Mixed & Men's Steel Rapier and Dagger Rank 215 · 1,234.4
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sword and Buckler Rank 138 ▲83 · 1,444.1
- Mixed & Men's Steel Single Sidesword Rank 41 ▲89 · 1,463.0
The Marozzo Cup 2023○
June 2023
ⓘ Not linked to HEMA Scorecard yet
9 fights
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SA HEMA Triathlon 2022●
June 2022 · au
13 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 212 ▲16 · 1,510.1
- Mixed & Men's Steel Single Rapier Rank 43 ▲18 · 1,519.3
SA HEMA Triathlon 2022○
June 2022
ⓘ Not linked to HEMA Scorecard yet
8 fights
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Sidesword Open 2018○
June 2018
ⓘ Not linked to HEMA Scorecard yet
5 fights
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36 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 129 ▲53 · 1,692.9
- Mixed & Men's Steel Rapier and Dagger Rank 138 ▲123 · 1,466.2
- Mixed & Men's Steel Single Rapier Rank 45 ▲27 · 1,683.7
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sword and Buckler Rank 114 ▲88 · 1,574.2
- Mixed & Men's Steel Single Sidesword Rank 16 ▲12 · 1,709.3
Sword Fight VII 2025●
July 2025 · au
43 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 129 ▲53 · 1,692.9
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 27 ▲7 · 1,759.5
- Mixed & Men's Steel Single Rapier Rank 45 ▲27 · 1,683.7
- Mixed & Men's Steel Single Sidesword Rank 16 ▲12 · 1,709.3
Woody and David Host a Rapier Comp 2023●
July 2023 · au
8 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Single Rapier Rank 79 ▲14 · 1,502.7
Winter Open 2021●
July 2021 · au
11 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 473 ▲94 · 1,395.2
400 Years Tournament○
July 2017
ⓘ Not linked to HEMA Scorecard yet
5 fights
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CapoFiore 2025●
January 2025 · au
16 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 116 ▲43 · 1,680.8
- Mixed & Men's Steel Single Rapier Rank 48 ▲13 · 1,640.4
CapoFiore Comp 2024●
January 2024 · au
21 fights
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CapoFiore 2024○
January 2024
ⓘ Not linked to HEMA Scorecard yet
4 fights
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CapoFiore Comp 2023●
January 2023 · au
23 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 147 ▲18 · 1,593.5
- Mixed & Men's Steel Single Rapier Rank 67 ▼9 · 1,484.8
Capoferro Comp 2021●
February 2021 · au
7 fights
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Alfieri Open 2019○
February 2019
ⓘ Not linked to HEMA Scorecard yet
11 fights
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Winter Open Tournaments 2019●
August 2019 · au
10 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Single Rapier Rank 172 ▲39 · 1,357.5
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sword and Buckler Rank 213 ▲154 · 1,352.6
Sydney Super Series 2022●
April 2022 · au
14 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 208 ▼6 · 1,488.2
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 20 ▲14 · 1,602.7
Festival of the Sword 2019●
April 2019 · au
26 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 477 ▼6 · 1,438.8
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 250 ▲60 · 1,297.2
- Mixed & Men's Steel Single Rapier Rank 273 ▼16 · 1,212.3
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sword and Buckler Rank 330 · 1,210.1
5 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 825 ▲56 · 1,257.3
Clubmates · Melbourne Messer Club● (11)
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.
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