Results from the World Pipe Band Championship 2024 – Bagpipe News

Inveraray & District Pipe Band became Grade 1 World Champions for the third time on August 17, 2024, with St Laurence O’Toole winning the Grade 1 Drumming. Today’s Grade 1 result also crowns Inveraray & District Champion of Champions for drumming and overall for 2024.

Until the Worlds, the four majors in 2024 had been won by St Laurence O’Toole (UK Champs), Peoples Ford Boghall & Bathgate (British), Inveraray & District (Scottish) and Field Marshal Montgomery (Europeans), and these four bands almost dominated the top four positions at the Worlds across the two events on Friday and the two on Saturday. But the inclusion of Simon Fraser University spoiled the top four’s domination, as SFU had strong results on Friday and finished in third place overall. The other band to challenge the top four was Police Scotland Fife, led by Pipe Major David Wilton, as they finished in fourth place in both the MSR and Medley on Saturday, giving them a sixth place finish overall. The full results are below.

Grade 1

1. Inveraray & District
2. Field Marshal Montgomery
3. Simon Fraser University
4. St Laurence O’Toole
5. Peoples Ford Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia
6. Police Scotland Fife
7. Shotts & Dykehead Caledonia
8. Scottish Power
9. Police Scotland Federation
10. 78th Fraser Highlanders
11. St.Thomas Alumni
12. Johnstone
13. Closkelt
14. City of Dunedin
    Drumming: St. Laurence O’Toole

Grade 2

1. Ravara
2. North Stratton
3. Pipe Band Club
4. Glasgow Skye
5. Uddingston
6. Ulster Scottish
7. Manorcunningham
8. Buchan Peterson
9. MacMillan
10. Royal Burgh of Annan
11. Portlethen & District
12. Los Angeles Scots
13. City of Edinburgh
14. Peel Regional Police
15. Tullylagan
16. St. Joseph’s
17. Kilchoman Distillery Isle of Islay
18. Coalburn IOR
19. Greater Midwest
    Drumming: North Stratton

Grade 3A

1. Oban
2. Dartmouth & District
3. Vale of Atholl
4. Guelph
5. Denny & Dunipace
6. Greighland Crossing
   Drumming: Greighlan Crossing

Grade 3B

1. Uddingston Strathclyde (Scotland)
2. Burntisland & District (Scotland)
3. Cross Borders (Spain)
4. Methel & District
5. Cloughfin (Northern Ireland)
6. Arbroath (Scotland)
   Drumming: Syerla & District

Grade 4A

1. Irvine Memorial
2. Ballyboley
3. William Kerr Memorial
4. Upper Crossgare
5. City of Dunedin
6. Cullen
   Drumming: Upper Crossgare

Grade 4B

1. Black Raven
2. 2 Scots
3. Altnaveigh
4. Moneygore
5. Govan Community
6. Letterkenny & District
   Drumming: Black Raven

Juvenile

1. George Watson’s College
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Novice A

1. George Watson’s College
2. West Lothian Schools
3. Scots College No.1
4. Brisbane Boys’ College
5. Dollar Academy
6. Renfrewshire Schools
   Drumming: George Watson’s College

Novice B

1. Lochgelly High School Junior
2. Capital District Youth
3. High School of Dundee
4. Burntisland & District
5. Balerno District Schools
6. Scots College No.2
   Drumming: Capital District