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Robert Balchunas
Inactive 17m
Weapons & Rank/ratings
Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword
Current
1640
#238
Peak
1655
March 2025
Record
33W · 5L
Last
March 2025
Mixed & Men's Singlestick
Inactive
Current
1476
Peak
1571
August 2015
Record
15W · 3L
Last
August 2015
Scout analysis
Longsword
33W · 5L (87%)
Longsword
33W · 5L (87%)
Form
Rising
Recent 95% vs older 79%
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Form
Rising
Recent 95% vs older 79%
Record: 33W · 5L (87%)
Recent half (19 fights): 95%
Older half (19 fights): 79%
Delta: +16%
Current streak: 1 Win
Based on 38 recorded longsword fights.
Schedule
Punching up
+4.4 vs expectation
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Schedule
Punching up
+4.4 vs expectation
Quality wins (won as clear underdog): 1
Upset losses (lost as clear favourite): 1
Over/under vs expectation:
+4.4
(15 actual / 10.6 expected, n=17)
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
Balanced
Pool 88% · Elim 88%
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Stage
Balanced
Pool 88% · Elim 88%
Pool stage: 7W · 1L (88%)
Elimination: 7W · 1L (88%)
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: 1640
Peak rating: 1655 (March 2025)
Gap to peak: -15
Peak rating comes from the highest Glicko value recorded for this weapon.
By division
Mixed Steel Longsword
23W · 4L
(85%)
+4.4 vs expectation
(n=17)
avg opponent 1196
Mixed Synthetic Longsword
10W · 1L
(91%)
Messer
19W · 2L (90%)
Messer
19W · 2L (90%)
Form
Rising
Recent 100% vs older 80%
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Form
Rising
Recent 100% vs older 80%
Record: 19W · 2L (90%)
Recent half (10 fights): 100%
Older half (10 fights): 80%
Delta: +20%
Current streak: 15 Wins
Based on 21 recorded messer 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 specialist
Pool 100% · Elim 60%
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Stage
Pool specialist
Pool 100% · Elim 60%
Pool stage: 13W · 0L (100%)
Elimination: 3W · 2L (60%)
Stage tagging depends on upstream division labels - some fights may be uncategorised.
Peak
Peak data pending
Peak volatility low
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Peak
Peak data pending
Peak volatility low
Peak rating comes from the highest Glicko value recorded for this weapon.
Singlestick
15W · 3L (83%)
Singlestick
15W · 3L (83%)
Form
Cooling
Recent 78% vs older 89%
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Form
Cooling
Recent 78% vs older 89%
Record: 15W · 3L (83%)
Recent half (9 fights): 78%
Older half (9 fights): 89%
Delta: -11%
Current streak: 6 Wins
Based on 18 recorded singlestick fights.
Schedule
Getting ambushed
+1.3 vs expectation
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Schedule
Getting ambushed
+1.3 vs expectation
Upset losses (lost as clear favourite): 1
Over/under vs expectation:
+1.3
(6 actual / 4.7 expected, n=7)
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
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
Sample too small
Stage breakdown pending
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Stage
Sample too small
Stage breakdown pending
Pool stage: needs 3+ coded fights.
Elimination: needs 3+ coded fights.
Stage tagging depends on upstream division labels - some fights may be uncategorised.
Peak
94 pts off peak
Currently below peak
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Peak
94 pts off peak
Currently below peak
Current rating: 1476
Peak rating: 1571 (August 2015)
Gap to peak: -94
Peak rating comes from the highest Glicko value recorded for this weapon.
Reach
6 events · 2 countries · 11.8 yrs active
2 rated weapons
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Reach
6 events · 2 countries · 11.8 yrs active
2 rated weapons
Tournaments: 6
Countries fought in: 2 (us, ca)
Months active: 141
Fights / year: 6.6
Rated weapons: 2
Clubmates
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The Historical Combat Collective●
(73)
- Thomas Del Motte●
- Jesse Tucker●
- Andy Campbell●
- Alan Wakeford●
- Dan Nagtegaal●
- Naseeb Hussain●
- Tyler Janzen●
- Isaiah Harris●
- Ksenia Kozhevnikova●
- Derek Usher●
- Lianna Teeter●
- Griffin Wolf●
- Torben Schau●
- Amanda Clark●
- Noah Thrasher●
- James Taylor●
- Tyler Corston-Oliver●
- Aaron Schroeder●
- Roland Cooper●
- Derek Fadden●
- Danny Miller●
- Lastka Roesli●
- Matthew Knight●
- Christopher McGregor●
- Giancarlo Ranalli●
- Jonathan Schmuland●
- Chris Bruce●
- Vincent Rivard●
- Erwin Li●
- Oliver Hazard●
- Greg Ball●
- Rain Epp●
- Nicolas Kou●
- Ren Robb●
- Benno Friesen●
- Kevin Gibbard●
- Brenna Wiens●
- Scott Macgregor●
- Kris Hurd●
- Tyler Javier●
- Daniel Lincoln●
- Ian Harrison●
- Marc Feunekes●
- Madison Spak●
- Nickolas Mihilewicz●
- Amelia Reeves●
- Niklas Montonen●
- Amanda Tucker●
- Simon Shenstone●
- Mikita Lukashou●
- Sharon Strauss●
- Simon Perry●
- Austin Huang●
- Lily Bos●
- Oli Scott●
- Will Nagtegaal●
- Glen Bow●
- Hayden Scott●
- Kyle Johnston●
- Caleb Hall●
- Finnigan Papineau●
- Solomon Reeves-Tigunov●
- Abigayle Maxfield●
- Andrew Fraser●
- Peter Weisinger●
- Scarlett Crombie●
- Jun Tupas●
- Ryan Lewis●
- Kurtis Lindenfield●
- Mae Duncan●
- Max Roseman●
- Yu Hang Chau●
- Landen Kitsul●
Events & fights
(7)
PNW HEMA Gathering 2015●
August 2015 · us
11 fights
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August 2015 · us
Rating outcome
- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 206 · 1,131.1
- Mixed & Men's Singlestick Rank 1 ▲1 · 1,571.3
12 fights
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PNW HEMA Gathering 2014●
August 2014 · us
10 fights
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August 2014 · us
Rating outcome
- Mixed & Men's Singlestick Rank 2 ▲3 · 1,520.0
13 fights
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Rating outcome
- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 166 ▲79 · 1,655.7
8 fights
▾
Rating outcome
- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 181 ▲505 · 1,611.1
7 fights
▾
Rating outcome
- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 369 ▲770 · 1,429.5
Spooky Scary Messer Showdown○
October 2022
No match-level data
16 fights
▾
October 2022
No match-level data
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.