Nico Benade Joins the 1400 Club At the Mpumalanga FITA Star Tournament held on Sunday 11 January 2009, Dr Nico Benade shot 1405 points in the Compound Men category. This makes him a member of the very exclusive FITA International 1400 Club and the first South African to break the 1400 barrier. Nico Benade has been a competitive archer for the past 10 years focusing on FITA, Field and Indoor archery.
He is currently one of South Africa’s top archers in FITA, Field and Indoor with numerous titles and records behind his name. He was the first archer in Africa to break the 550 mark in Field archery and the 1400 mark in FITA. His bow of choice for competition is the Mathews Apex 7. When Nico is not competing he enjoys wing shooting with his son. His advice to fellow archers is to learn, practice hard, relax and mostly just to have fun when competing.
Records & best achievements
Current SA record: FITA round (1405/1440)
Current SA record: FITA single 70m (354/360)
Current SA record: FITA single 50m (354/360)
Current SA record: FITA double 70m (698/720)
Current SA record: FITA double 50m (699/720)
Current SA record: FITA indoor elimination round (120/120)
World Cup 2009 men’s team event: Bronze medal
At the Claudette Shiers FITA Star Tournament held on Sunday 5 July 2009, Septimus Celliers shot 1407 points in the Compound Men category. This makes him a member of the very exclusive FITA International 1400 Club and the second South African Archer to break the 1400 barrier. He also set a new world record at 30m. Seppie now holds the African Continent record for the highest score shot in a FITA Tournament.
Barely a year after shooting his first 1400 at the Claudette Shiers FITA Star Tournament in July 2009, Septimus Celliers once again shattered all Continental and National records and shot a 1418, just one point short of the world record. Shooting under strict FITA International Conditions, in a tournament recognised by the International Archery Federation, it means that out of the 144 arrows shot at distances ranging from 90-30m, only 22 arrows were not a dead-centre "10". This is a remarkable achievement and puts Seppie in the top three archers in the world who have shot this score. In addition, at 50m he shot a score of 358, equalling the world record. Seppie who is a member of the very exclusive FITA International 1400 Club set the new records at the Claudette Shiers FITA Star Tournament in Durban on Saturday 10 July.
Seppie Cilliers joins Hoyt teammate and World Record Holder Peter Elzinga as the only other person ever to shoot a 1418 score in sanctioned FITA STAR competition. Seppie posted the huge 1418 FITA score in the Claudette Shiers Championship STAR FITA competition in Durban, South Africa this past weekend. Seppie’s choice of Hoyt bows is the Vantage Elite, equipped with Spiral-X cams. It’s the same bow he used to set his current FITA World Record of 360/33X at 30 meters. Seppie also tied Peter’s 50M World Record with his 358. Peter and Seppie are the only shooters ever to post an official 1418, and Peter still holds the FITA World Record of 1419. Seppie shot 90M 349, 70M 351, 50M 358 and 30M 360.
Sat 12 March 2011. Danelle Wentzel joins the 1400 Club at the Gauteng Championships and becomes the first woman on the African continent to join the exclusive club, and one of the few who have achieved this score in the world. Shooting in the CCW Category, Danelle (coached by 1400 archer and world record holder Seppie Cilliers) of club Magnum shot 1400 at the FITA sanctioned competition on Saturday 12 March, only two years after taking up the sport. SANAA congratulates her on her achievement.
Danielle Wentzel Shoots 1400+ Again and New World Record Joining the elite archers of the world for a second time is Danielle Wentzel of Magnum Archery Club who on Saturday 21 March 2011, shot a score of 1403 entering her into the national record books. Shooting in the Compound Cadet Women category at the FITA Sanctioned Konrad van Warmelo Championships held at the Marks Park Archery Club, Johannesburg, Danielle is one of the few women who have shot a score of 1400+ out of a possible 1440. At 60m she shot a score of 343, at 50m a score of 356, at 40m a score of 351 and at 30m a score of 353. Of a total of 144 arrows, 110 arrows were a "10" and 55 arrows were a perfect "X". She then went onto the 720 round and set a new world record at 50m of 675 points, beating the previous world record by 8 points. FITA have acknowledged the new world record and SANAA congratulates her on her achievement.
