This week
Week by week: the upsets, breakthroughs, rating risers and milestones from each week's competitions, in full. Only good news: nobody is listed for losing.
What counts: upset, breakthrough, rating riser and milestone.
5–11 Jan 2026
Competitions · 1
Competition results
1Upsets and beating the odds
3- Yours: Beat the oddsLuthando X. finished 6th in U13/14 Girls Beach Flags, ranked 10th by rating going inRating 175 · Nipper Carnival 3 · South Beach+276 rating gap
- Yours: Beat the oddsAmber M. finished 5th in U13/14 Girls Beach Sprint, ranked 9th by rating going inRating 280 · Nipper Carnival 3 · South Beach+222 rating gap
- Yours: Beat the oddsHayden I. finished 7th in U13/14 Boys Beach Sprint, ranked 9th by rating going inRating 372 · Nipper Carnival 3 · South Beach+171 rating gap
Breakthroughs
10- Yours: First winAngela L. won U11 Mixed Surf SwimAfter 9 earlier races · Nipper Carnival 3 · South Beach1st
- Yours: First winCoco B. won U10 Girls Beach FlagsAfter 10 earlier races · Nipper Carnival 3 · South Beach1st
- Yours: First winCyrus H. won U9 Boys Beach FlagsAfter 7 earlier races · Nipper Carnival 3 · South Beach1st
- Yours: First winHutton C. won U9 Mixed BodyboardAfter 7 earlier races · Nipper Carnival 3 · South Beach1st
- Yours: First winJesse J. won U11 Mixed Board RaceAfter 4 earlier races · Nipper Carnival 3 · South Beach1st
- Yours: First winRyan W. won U9 Mixed Surf SwimAfter 1 earlier race · Nipper Carnival 3 · South Beach1st
- Yours: First medalJed F. 3rd in U11 Mixed BodyboardAfter 37 earlier races · Nipper Carnival 3 · South Beach3rd
- Yours: First medalSienna G. 3rd in U9 Girls Beach FlagsAfter 4 earlier races · Nipper Carnival 3 · South Beach3rd
- Yours: Best everCamill M. 2nd in U13/14 Boys Beach SprintUp from 3rd · Nipper Carnival 3 · South Beach2nd
- Yours: Best everAriella H. 4th in U11 Girls Beach SprintUp from 5th · Nipper Carnival 3 · South Beach4th
Rating risers
10- Yours: RatingLethiwe Z. rose to 259Nippers overall rating, from 205 · Nipper Carnival 3 · South Beach+54to 259
- Yours: RatingCamill M. rose to 492Nippers overall rating, from 444 · Nipper Carnival 3 · South Beach+48to 492
- Yours: RatingAbigail P. rose to 457Nippers overall rating, from 434 · Nipper Carnival 3 · South Beach+23to 457
- Yours: RatingCoco B. rose to 508Nippers overall rating, from 486 · Nipper Carnival 3 · South Beach+22to 508
- Yours: RatingJake K. rose to 488Nippers overall rating, from 466 · Nipper Carnival 3 · South Beach+22to 488
- Yours: RatingHolly J. rose to 361Nippers overall rating, from 340 · Nipper Carnival 3 · South Beach+21to 361
- Yours: RatingLuthando X. rose to 283Nippers overall rating, from 264 · Nipper Carnival 3 · South Beach+19to 283
- Yours: RatingZenkosi C. rose to 386Nippers overall rating, from 367 · Nipper Carnival 3 · South Beach+19to 386
- Yours: RatingDaniel D. rose to 414Nippers overall rating, from 397 · Nipper Carnival 3 · South Beach+17to 414
- Yours: RatingDax F. rose to 560Nippers overall rating, from 543 · Nipper Carnival 3 · South Beach+17to 560
Milestones
6Yours: Milestone29 athletes reached 10 heatsHarvey S., Angela L., Sebastian P. +26
Yours: Milestone11 athletes reached 25 heatsShreyhaan S., Mackensie C., Amber M. +8
Yours: Milestone9 athletes reached 5 competitionsEvangeline S., Coco B., Carter T. +6
Juniors are shown as first name and initial; a beaten junior is never named.