Melissa Hainsworth
Weapons
Scout analysis
Form
Steady
Recent 71% vs older 69%
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Schedule
Getting ambushed
Avg opponent 1180
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Style
Building signal
Needs more exchange data
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Stage
Balanced
Pool 74% · Elim 69%
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Reach
20 events · 2 countries · 6.8 yrs active
12 rated weapons
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Peak
At peak
Near career best
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Events & fights (25)
A Midsummer Fight's Dream 2024●
September 2024 · uk
6 fights
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- Underrepresented Genders & Women's Steel Longsword Rank 50 · 1,551.8
Suit of Swords 2025●
October 2025 · uk
7 fights
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- Underrepresented Genders & Women's Steel Longsword Rank 40 ▲1 · 1,638.6
9 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 2924 ▼265 · 1,182.2
- Underrepresented Genders & Women's Steel Longsword Rank 40 ▲1 · 1,638.6
Wessex League: Bristol 2024●
October 2024 · uk
21 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 1308 ▲629 · 1,318.9
- Underrepresented Genders & Women's Steel Longsword Rank 34 ▲16 · 1,586.2
- Underrepresented Genders & Women's Steel Sabre Rank 4 ▼1 · 1,637.2
Wessex League: Taunton 2023●
October 2023 · uk
24 fights
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- Women's Steel Longsword Rank 35 ▲2 · 1,535.3
- Women's Steel Sabre Rank 1 ▲2 · 1,732.6
- Underrepresented Genders & Women's Steel Longsword Rank 44 ▲3 · 1,535.3
- Underrepresented Genders & Women's Steel Sabre Rank 1 ▲2 · 1,732.6
Wessex League - Southampton 2022●
October 2022 · uk
24 fights
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- Women's Steel Longsword Rank 63 ▲24 · 1,336.3
- Women's Steel Sword and Buckler Rank 1 · 1,561.2
- Underrepresented Genders & Women's Steel Longsword Rank 68 ▲24 · 1,336.3
- Underrepresented Genders & Women's Steel Sword and Buckler Rank 1 · 1,561.2
Wessex League - Cardiff 2022●
October 2022 · uk
18 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 1416 ▲35 · 1,081.9
- Women's Steel Longsword Rank 63 ▲24 · 1,336.3
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sword and Buckler Rank 382 ▼4 · 989.1
- Underrepresented Genders & Women's Steel Longsword Rank 68 ▲24 · 1,336.3
Wessex League: Exeter 2024●
November 2024 · uk
18 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 1651 ▼343 · 1,276.0
- Underrepresented Genders & Women's Steel Longsword Rank 34 · 1,605.6
- Underrepresented Genders & Women's Steel Sword and Buckler Rank 1 ▲4 · 1,685.8
Wessex League: Swindon 2023●
November 2023 · uk
30 fights
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- Women's Steel Longsword Rank 33 ▲2 · 1,553.0
- Underrepresented Genders & Women's Steel Longsword Rank 42 ▲2 · 1,553.0
- Women's Steel Rapier and Dagger Rank 9 · 1,423.7
- Underrepresented Genders and Women's Steel Rapier and Dagger Rank 11 · 1,423.7
Wessex League: Oxford 2019●
November 2019 · uk
23 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 2144 ▼187 · 1,080.1
- Women's Steel Longsword Rank 274 · 1,006.5
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sword and Buckler Rank 686 · 987.7
- Underrepresented Genders & Women's Steel Longsword Rank 274 · 1,006.5
March Hares UK 2026●
March 2026 · uk
10 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 2623 ▲485 · 1,235.1
- Underrepresented Genders & Women's Steel Longsword Rank 36 ▲3 · 1,646.7
Herne's Cup : March 2025●
March 2025 · uk
6 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 2004 ▼267 · 1,253.5
By the Sword 2019○
March 2019
ⓘ Not linked to HEMA Scorecard yet
5 fights
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Albion Cup 2023●
June 2023 · uk
38 fights
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- Women's Steel Longsword Rank 45 ▲27 · 1,458.4
- Women's Steel Sabre Rank 2 · 1,589.6
- Underrepresented Genders & Women's Steel Longsword Rank 62 ▲33 · 1,458.4
- Underrepresented Genders & Women's Steel Sabre Rank 2 · 1,589.6
- Women's Steel Single Rapier Rank 5 · 1,382.4
- Underrepresented Genders and Women's Steel Single Rapier Rank 5 · 1,382.4
Broadwater Bucklerthon 2019○
June 2019
ⓘ Not linked to HEMA Scorecard yet
8 fights
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Herne's Cup : July Open 2025●
July 2025 · uk
27 fights
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- Underrepresented Genders & Women's Steel Longsword Rank 42 ▲4 · 1,608.2
- Underrepresented Genders & Women's Steel Sabre Rank 14 ▼2 · 1,608.9
- Underrepresented Genders and Women's Steel Rapier and Dagger Rank 6 ▲11 · 1,671.4
- Underrepresented Genders & Women's Steel Sword and Buckler Rank 2 · 1,720.1
A Midsummer Fight's Dream 2023●
July 2023 · uk
17 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 1370 ▲727 · 1,228.5
- Women's Steel Longsword Rank 32 ▲13 · 1,515.8
- Underrepresented Genders & Women's Steel Longsword Rank 43 ▲19 · 1,515.8
Rebellion 2025○
December 2025
ⓘ Not linked to HEMA Scorecard yet
12 fights
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Wessex League - London 2022●
December 2022 · uk
16 fights
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- Women's Steel Longsword Rank 64 ▲2 · 1,355.2
- Underrepresented Genders & Women's Steel Longsword Rank 72 · 1,355.2
A Midsummer Fight's Dream 2022●
August 2022 · uk
12 fights
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- Women's Steel Longsword Rank 78 ▲42 · 1,216.0
- Underrepresented Genders & Women's Steel Longsword Rank 84 ▲46 · 1,216.0
A Midsummer Fight's Dream 2022○
August 2022
ⓘ Not linked to HEMA Scorecard yet
4 fights
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4 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 1878 · 1,109.8
Northumbrian League 2026●
April 2026 · uk
25 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 2553 ▲66 · 1,244.8
- Underrepresented Genders & Women's Steel Longsword Rank 36 · 1,665.4
- Underrepresented Genders and Women's Steel Single Rapier Rank 21 ▲11 · 1,450.5
- Underrepresented Genders & Women's Steel Sword and Buckler Rank 1 ▲1 · 1,776.4
16 fights
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- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 2335 ▼331 · 1,216.6
- Women's Steel Longsword Rank 34 ▲3 · 1,545.0
- Underrepresented Genders & Women's Steel Longsword Rank 45 ▼2 · 1,604.9
By The Sword 2022○
April 2022
ⓘ Not linked to HEMA Scorecard yet
6 fights
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Clubmates · Academy of Steel● (37)
- Jordan Mock●
- Rhys Howells●
- Sheldon Thorne●
- Pawel Rogowski●
- Cian Jukes●
- Lani Thabit Jones●
- Claire Hodges●
- Giu Williamson●
- Emily King●
- Gabriel Sekutowski●
- Lucy Collard●
- Simon Grant●
- Benjamin Blackburn●
- LLoyd Bowen●
- Deedee Davies●
- Matthew Smiles●
- Rhian Hellings●
- Daniel Russell●
- Helena Veryard●
- Inbar Vernia●
- Lee Valentine●
- Michel Capaldo●
- Berni Robst●
- Bryan Jones●
- Chris Evans●
- Guy Reynolds●
- Allan Jenkins●
- Ben Halbert●
- Catrin Edwards●
- Cezary Daniluk●
- Mieszko Kwatek●
- Morgan Rickards●
- Stephen Court●
- Angharad Berrow●
- Carmen Kelsall●
- Mark Gittins●
- Jack Gethin●
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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