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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 · 2022/23

Divisions · 2022/23
18
9 competitions
Entries · 2022/23
233
up from 37 in 2020/21
Average field
12.9
entries per division
Top club
Durban Surf
112 pts · 4 golds

Leaders · Open

Flagline RatingMost golds

Open MenFull list (124) →

8 settled · 116 provisional

  1. 1Samuel BooysenCliftonRating 665
  2. 2Bulumko NtuthuKings BeachRating 602
  3. 3Siyanda MthethwaDurban SurfRating 575
  4. 4Bandile NcananaDurban SurfRating 564
  5. 5Nicholas Peter KingstonSummerstrandRating 535
  6. 6Ayanda MthimkhuluScottburghRating 502
  7. 7Tristan Ian JonasSummerstrandRating 485
  8. 8Gene PratoPiratesRating 370
  9. Provisional: under 10 rated heatsKeanu AsheneHobie BeachRating 829±72
  10. Provisional: under 10 rated heatsBuntu MdyeshaneCliftonRating 727±61

Open WomenFull list (88) →

5 settled · 83 provisional

  1. 1Chelsey CookeKings BeachRating 606
  2. 2Celina IsaacsMilnertonRating 583
  3. 3Ayanda MhlunguDurban SurfRating 483
  4. 4Christy GilmourDurban SurfRating 461
  5. 5Lara EdwardPiratesRating 318
  6. Provisional: under 10 rated heatsMandi A.SummerstrandRating 716±82
  7. Provisional: under 10 rated heatsRylee-Kai C.Umhlanga RocksRating 656±43
  8. Provisional: under 10 rated heatsNicolette ChallenorUmhlanga RocksRating 643±35
  9. Provisional: under 10 rated heatsJade B.Umhlanga RocksRating 620±23
  10. Provisional: under 10 rated heatsZoë B.CliftonRating 614±32

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 · 11 medals · 31 entries11235%
2Your club: Following: Umhlanga Rocks3 gold · 10 medals · 26 entries9838%
3Your club: Following: Clifton2 gold · 4 medals · 32 entries5813%
4Your club: Following: Kings Beach1 gold · 3 medals · 20 entries4115%
5Your club: Following: Summerstrand1 gold · 3 medals · 13 entries3223%
6Your club: Following: Milnerton1 gold · 2 medals · 12 entries2717%
7Your club: Following: Fish Hoek1 gold · 2 medals · 12 entries2217%
8Your club: Following: Marine0 gold · 2 medals · 8 entries2125%
9Your club: Following: Warnadoone1 gold · 1 medals · 4 entries1725%
10Your club: Following: Alpha0 gold · 2 medals · 3 entries1767%

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 · 2022/23

All records →

Most golds

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

  1. 1Siyanda MthethwaDurban Surf · from 6 divisions · 2022/234golds
  2. 2Jade B.Umhlanga Rocks · from 4 divisions · 2022/232golds

And 12 more athletes on 1 gold.

Strongest fields · Open

  1. Open Men · SA Inter-Provincials27 May 2023 · 3 of 8 entrants ratedField strength 574

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