Royal Flush Gong Shoot — 21 Feb 2026

1st · Winner

Andries de Beer

7 RSAUM

157

19 hits · Relay 1

2nd

Theo Botha

7 RSAUM

147

18 hits

3rd

Ruan du Plessis

6.5 PRC

141

18 hits

Shooters 51	Total Shots 1,020	Hit Rate 64%	Avg Score 99

400m

multiplier 4× · 5 gongs

168/255 · 66% hit rate

500m

multiplier 5× · 5 gongs

197/255 · 77% hit rate

600m

multiplier 6× · 5 gongs

158/255 · 62% hit rate

700m

multiplier 7× · 5 gongs

126/255 · 49% hit rate

■ MATCH REPORT Each row: 20 shots, 5 per distance · green = hit · red = miss

#	Shooter	Cartridge	400m · 4×					500m · 5×					600m · 6×					700m · 7×					Score	Rel.	Hit%
#	Shooter	Cartridge	10 1×	J 1.3×	Q 1.5×	K 1.8×	A 2×	10 1×	J 1.3×	Q 1.5×	K 1.8×	A 2×	10 1×	J 1.3×	Q 1.5×	K 1.8×	A 2×	10 1×	J 1.3×	Q 1.5×	K 1.8×	A 2×	Score	Rel.	Hit%
1	Andries de Beer	7 RSAUM																					157	100	95%
2	Theo Botha	7 RSAUM																					147	93	90%
3	Ruan du Plessis	6.5 PRC																					141	90	90%
4	Werner Bonthuys	6.5 Creedmoor																					141	90	90%
5	JD Els	300 WSM																					137	87	85%
6	Abdul Aziz Amod	6.5 Creedmoor																					137	87	80%
7	Simon Steyn	7 RSAUM																					136	86	85%
8	Steven Dyke	243 Win																					134	85	85%
9	Deon de Villiers	260 AI																					133	85	80%
10	Jeane van der Merwe	6.5 Creedmoor																					133	85	80%
11	Daniel Bonthuys	6.5 Creedmoor																					131	83	85%
12	Morne van der Merwe	7mm PRCW																					127	81	80%
13	DW de Klerk	7 RSAUM																					126	80	80%
14	Johan Steenkamp	7 RSAUM																					126	80	80%
15	Gerhardu Odendaal	300 WSM																					118	75	80%
16	Pieter Meyer	.243 Win																					116	74	75%
17	André du Toit	6.5 Creedmoor																					116	74	75%
18	Plank van der Merwe	7 RSAUM																					115	73	75%
19	Stephan van der Merwe	6.5 Creedmoor																					112	71	75%
20	Robert van der Merwe	6.5 Creedmoor																					112	71	70%
21	Shaun Snyman	300 WSM																					111	71	70%
22	Danie Koch	7 PRCW																					111	71	75%
23	Petrus Wassermann	6.5x55SM																					108	69	70%
24	Dries Bekker	6.5 Creedmoor																					106	67	70%
25	Philip Venter	.308 Winchester																					106	67	65%
26	Wilfred Robson	6.5 Creedmoor																					103	65	70%
27	Danie Viljoen	6mm																					100	64	65%
28	Steven Nel	6.5 PRC																					100	64	65%
29	Zander Swart	6.5 PRC																					100	64	65%
30	Braam Bester	6.5 Creedmoor																					99	63	65%
31	Louis Swart	6.5 Creedmoor																					99	63	55%
32	Paul Charsley	6.5 Creedmoor																					99	63	70%
33	Ronan Gamble	6.5 PRC																					97	62	55%
34	Julius Hartmann	308 Win																					96	61	65%
35	Brian Beeming	6.5 Creedmoor																					94	60	65%
36	Francois Davel	308 Win																					90	57	60%
37	Reinier Kuschke	308 Win																					90	57	60%
38	Jaco Venter	6.5 Creedmoor																					89	57	60%
39	Tiaan Gomes	6.5 PRC																					82	52	50%
40	Richard Meissner	300 PRC																					79	50	45%
41	Pieter Grobler	6mm Dasher																					74	47	45%
42	Brian Koen	7 PRC																					74	47	45%
43	Mike Nel	6.5 Creedmoor																					64	41	40%
44	Harry Wassermann	6.5 Creedmoor																					63	40	40%
45	De Wet Odendaal	6.5 PRC																					59	37	40%
46	Brendon Bieldt	6.5 PRC																					56	36	45%
47	Abri Potgieter	6.5 Creedmoor																					50	32	35%
48	Alan Searle	6.5 Creedmoor																					43	27	25%
49	Donovan Dauth	6.5 Creedmoor																					42	27	30%
50	Etienne Gouws	308 Win																					0	0	0%
51	Duan Viljoen	6.5 Creedmoor																					0	0	0%

Hit · Miss · No shot recorded · Royal Flush scorecard · 10 / J / Q / K / A across each distance

■ ROYAL FLUSHES BY DISTANCE Full-sweep = every gong at the distance · 39 total this match

400m

Flushes

Andries de Beer, Theo Botha, Werner Bonthuys, Ruan du Plessis, Simon Steyn, Steven Dyke, Daniel Bonthuys, Morne van der Merwe, DW de Klerk, Johan Steenkamp, Gerhardu Odendaal, Plank van der Merwe, Paul Charsley, Brendon Bieldt

500m

Flushes

Theo Botha, Werner Bonthuys, Ruan du Plessis, JD Els, Steven Dyke, Deon de Villiers, Jeane van der Merwe, Daniel Bonthuys, DW de Klerk, Johan Steenkamp, Gerhardu Odendaal, Pieter Meyer, André du Toit, Stephan van der Merwe, Danie Koch, Petrus Wassermann, Zander Swart, Danie Viljoen, Steven Nel

600m

Flushes

Andries de Beer, JD Els, Deon de Villiers, Jeane van der Merwe, Philip Venter

700m

Flush

Andries de Beer

■ MATCH FACTS Highlights & quirks from the day

MarginAndries de Beer took it by 10 points ahead of Theo Botha.

Flushes39 Royal Flushes shot across the match.

Toughest700m was the hardest distance (49% field hit rate); 500m was the most forgiving at 77%.

Field16 different calibres in the field — variety from 7 RSAUM, 6.5 PRC, 6.5 Creedmoor, ….

NemesisThe 700m G5 gong was the nemesis of the day — only 8% of attempts landed.