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Beach Flags in South Africa since 2020/21: leaders by Flagline Rating (the beach group rating) and golds, the clubs that win it, how fields are growing and the championship winners. From every result on LiveHeats. Squad bands follow the age groups.

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Beach Flags · Open · 2021/22

Divisions · 2021/22
11
6 competitions
Entries · 2021/22
85
up from 37 in 2020/21
Average field
7.7
entries per division
Top club
Durban Surf
53 pts · 4 golds

Leaders · Open

Flagline RatingMost golds

Open MenFull list (59) →

0 settled · 59 provisional

  1. Provisional: under 10 rated heatsRyle De MornyFalse BayRating 561±51
  2. Provisional: under 10 rated heatsChevan ClarkeDurban SurfRating 522±52
  3. Provisional: under 10 rated heatsBulumko NtuthuKings BeachRating 518±52
  4. Provisional: under 10 rated heatsSamuel BooysenCliftonRating 510±54
  5. Provisional: under 10 rated heatsBandile NcananaDurban SurfRating 505±49
  6. Provisional: under 10 rated heatsTristan Ian JonasSummerstrandRating 495±42
  7. Provisional: under 10 rated heatsBrad PearsonUmhlanga RocksRating 494±54
  8. Provisional: under 10 rated heatsAyanda MthimkhuluScottburghRating 492±44
  9. Provisional: under 10 rated heatsNhlanhla MsaniDurban SurfRating 488±55
  10. Provisional: under 10 rated heatsErnest PhungulaDurban SurfRating 466±55

Open WomenFull list (30) →

3 settled · 27 provisional

  1. 1Ayanda MhlunguDurban SurfRating 489
  2. 2Keli ReynoldsMarineRating 357
  3. 3Lara EdwardPiratesRating 332
  4. Provisional: under 10 rated heatsNicolette ChallenorUmhlanga RocksRating 544±48
  5. Provisional: under 10 rated heatsMelissa C.Durban SurfRating 512±60
  6. Provisional: under 10 rated heatsChelsey CookeKings BeachRating 495±49
  7. Provisional: under 10 rated heatsChristy GilmourDurban SurfRating 485±45
  8. Provisional: under 10 rated heatsEllen KleinsmidtPlettRating 472±60
  9. Provisional: under 10 rated heatsEmma S.PiratesRating 471±48
  10. Provisional: under 10 rated heatsCelina IsaacsMilnertonRating 464±56

Ranked by the beach group rating. Settled ratings, then provisional ones (P) where fewer than 10 are settled.

Top clubs · Open

Place
1Your club: Following: Durban Surf4 gold · 6 medals · 9 entries5367%
2Your club: Following: Summerstrand2 gold · 4 medals · 11 entries4036%
3Your club: Following: Pirates1 gold · 4 medals · 5 entries3380%
4Your club: Following: Marine0 gold · 3 medals · 5 entries2560%
5Your club: Following: Kings Beach0 gold · 2 medals · 8 entries2125%
6Your club: Following: Umhlanga Rocks0 gold · 1 medals · 3 entries1233%
7Your club: Following: Seagulls0 gold · 0 medals · 4 entries120%
8Your club: Following: Clifton0 gold · 1 medals · 6 entries817%
9Your club: Following: Plett0 gold · 1 medals · 1 entries7100%
10Your club: Following: Llandudno0 gold · 0 medals · 5 entries70%

Podium rate = medals ÷ entries.

Field sizes by season · Open

  • 2020/21378 divisions · average field 4.6 · 4 competitions
  • 2021/228511 divisions · average field 7.7 · 6 competitions
  • 2022/2323318 divisions · average field 12.9 · 9 competitions
  • 2023/2431625 divisions · average field 12.6 · 13 competitions
  • 2024/2518916 divisions · average field 11.8 · 8 competitions
  • 2025/2627916 divisions · average field 17.4 · 8 competitions
  • 2026/27122 divisions · average field 6 · 1 competition

Entries in every Open Beach Flags division each season (September to August), whatever season is picked above.

Records · Open · 2021/22

All records →

Most golds

Individual divisions won (1st in the final ranking). Relays not included.

  1. 1Christy GilmourDurban Surf · from 4 divisions · 2021/222golds
  2. 2Ayanda MhlunguDurban Surf · from 2 divisions · 2021/221gold
  3. 2Brad PearsonUmhlanga Rocks · from 2 divisions · 2021/221gold
  4. 2Hannah NelsonSummerstrand · from 1 division · 2021/221gold
  5. 2Keli ReynoldsMarine · from 4 divisions · 2021/221gold
  6. 2Melissa C.Durban Surf · from 1 division · 2021/221gold
  7. 2Ryle De MornyFalse Bay · from 1 division · 2021/221gold
  8. 2Siyanda MnguniDurban Surf · from 1 division · 2021/221gold
  9. 2Travis MisdorpPirates · from 2 divisions · 2021/221gold
  10. 2Tristan Ian JonasSummerstrand · from 2 divisions · 2021/221gold

Strongest fields · Open

No division here has 3 rated entrants yet.

Field strength: the average settled Flagline Rating entrants carried into the division, from 3 rated entrants.

Championship winners · Open

Division winners at SA Champs, the Inter-Provincials and provincial championships, newest first.

Juniors are shown as first name and initial. All disciplines · How beach flags works