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Cullybackey

Grade 3A · 2026 season
Contests
7 in 2026
Major titles
0
Podium finishes
2 of 7
Season form
693651

Across the seasons (each year is its own published partition — this band has changed grade — tap a year to open it)

YearGradeContestsBestMajors wonBand CoCDrumming CoC
2026Grade 3A7 contests1st best— majors won19th11th
2025Grade 3A7 contests2nd best— majors won——
2024Grade 3A7 contests2nd best— majors won18th17th
2023Grade 3B7 contests1st best1× major won4th4th
2022Grade 3B7 contests1st best— majors won12th8th

2026 season · most recent first

Newcastle

22 Aug 2026 Full field ›
Result 1st of 6
Piping 1P1
1
Piping 2P2
1
DrummingD
1
EnsembleE
2
TotalTot
5
Full result — 6 bands
1 Cullybackey 5 pts
2 McNeillstown 9 pts
3 Syerla and District 11 pts
4 Drumlough3B 16 pts
5 Down Pipes and Drums3B 21 pts
6 Ballyboley3B 22 pts
How to read it: lower is better. Two piping judges, one drumming, one ensemble — placings sum to the total, lowest total wins. EP/CEP = (combined) ensemble preference, used to break ties.
Major

The Worlds

15 Aug 2026 Full field ›
Qualifier 10th of 12 did not qualify
Piping 1P1
9
Piping 2P2
8
DrummingD
8
EnsembleE
10
TotalTot
35
Qualifier heat — 12 bands
1 Burntisland & District 7 pts
2 Greighlan Crossing 9 pts
3 Livingston Caledonia 12 pts
4 Matt Boyd Memorial 17 pts
5 Cloughfin 24 pts
6 Elgin and District 25 pts
How to read it: lower is better. Two piping judges, one drumming, one ensemble — placings sum to the total, lowest total wins. EP/CEP = (combined) ensemble preference, used to break ties.

Lurgan

8 Aug 2026 Full field ›
Overall 5th of 7
Aggregate 41 pts across the disciplines below.
Full result — 7 bands
1 Cloughfin 17 pts
2 Major Sinclair Memorial 18 pts
3 McNeillstown 25 pts
4 Matt Boyd Memorial 29 pts
5 Cullybackey 41 pts
6 Irvine Memorial 44 pts
How 5th overall was built — placings across the disciplines are combined
Medley 5th of 7
Piping 1P1
4
Piping 2P2
6
DrummingD
6
EnsembleE
5
TotalTot
21
Full result — 7 bands
1 Matt Boyd Memorial 8 pts
2 Cloughfin 10 pts
3 Major Sinclair Memorial 10 pts
4 McNeillstown 16 pts
5 Cullybackey 21 pts
6 Irvine Memorial 21 pts
MSR 4th of 7
Piping 1P1
4
Piping 2P2
5
DrummingD
6
EnsembleE
5
TotalTot
20
Full result — 7 bands
1 Cloughfin 7 pts
2 Major Sinclair Memorial 8 pts
3 McNeillstown 9 pts
4 Cullybackey 20 pts
5 Matt Boyd Memorial 21 pts
6 Irvine Memorial 23 pts
How to read it: lower is better. Two piping judges, one drumming, one ensemble — placings sum to the total, lowest total wins. EP/CEP = (combined) ensemble preference, used to break ties.

Ulster

1 Aug 2026 Full field ›
Overall 6th of 8
Aggregate 44 pts across the disciplines below.
Full result — 8 bands
1 McNeillstown 13 pts
2 Matt Boyd Memorial 22 pts
3 Cloughfin 25 pts
4 Major Sinclair Memorial 34 pts
5 Kildoag 40 pts
6 Cullybackey 44 pts
How 6th overall was built — placings across the disciplines are combined
Medley 5th of 8
Piping 1P1
6
Piping 2P2
5
DrummingD
5
EnsembleE
5
TotalTot
21
Full result — 8 bands
1 McNeillstown 5 pts
2 Cloughfin 13 pts
3 Matt Boyd Memorial 13 pts
4 Kildoag 17 pts
5 Cullybackey 21 pts
6 Major Sinclair Memorial 22 pts
MSR 5th of 8
Piping 1P1
6
Piping 2P2
5
DrummingD
7
EnsembleE
5
TotalTot
23
Full result — 8 bands
1 McNeillstown 8 pts
2 Matt Boyd Memorial 9 pts
3 Major Sinclair Memorial 12 pts
4 Cloughfin 12 pts
5 Cullybackey 23 pts
6 Kildoag 23 pts
How to read it: lower is better. Two piping judges, one drumming, one ensemble — placings sum to the total, lowest total wins. EP/CEP = (combined) ensemble preference, used to break ties.

Moira

20 Jun 2026 Full field ›
Result 3rd of 8
Piping 1P1
3
Piping 2P2
3
DrummingD
3
EnsembleE
3
TotalTot
12
Full result — 8 bands
1 Matt Boyd Memorial 5 pts
2 McNeillstown 7 pts
3 Cullybackey 12 pts
4 Syerla and District 17 pts
5 Drumlough3B 20 pts
6 Down Pipes and Drums3B 26 pts
How to read it: lower is better. Two piping judges, one drumming, one ensemble — placings sum to the total, lowest total wins. EP/CEP = (combined) ensemble preference, used to break ties.
Major

UK

13 Jun 2026 Full field ›
Result 9th of 10
Piping 1P1
10
Piping 2P2
9
DrummingD
5
EnsembleE
10
TotalTot
34
Full result — 10 bands
1 Burntisland & District 8 pts
2 Cloughfin 10 pts
3 Major Sinclair Memorial 10 pts
4 McNeillstown 19 pts
5 Matt Boyd Memorial 19 pts
6 Kildoag 28 pts
How to read it: lower is better. Two piping judges, one drumming, one ensemble — placings sum to the total, lowest total wins. EP/CEP = (combined) ensemble preference, used to break ties.

Cookstown

6 Jun 2026 Full field ›
Result 6th of 12
Piping 1P1
7
Piping 2P2
7
DrummingD
3
EnsembleE
7
TotalTot
24
Full result — 12 bands
1 Matt Boyd Memorial 7 pts
2 Major Sinclair Memorial 7 pts
3 McNeillstown 13 pts
4 Cloughfin 15 pts
5 Kildoag 22 pts
6 Cullybackey 24 pts
How to read it: lower is better. Two piping judges, one drumming, one ensemble — placings sum to the total, lowest total wins. EP/CEP = (combined) ensemble preference, used to break ties.

Quartets & mini-bands · 2026

Grade 3A Champion of Champions form · 2026 majors (major placings — tap a band to open their season)

Overall standing shown. Rotate or widen the screen to see each major's placing.

#BandBritishUKEuropeanScottishThe WorldsPts
1 Burntisland & District 11117 24
2 Macanta 2—251 18
3 Livingston Caledonia 3—324 16
4 Major Sinclair Memorial 53—43 13
5 Matt Boyd Memorial —5——2 7
6 Elgin and District 6—485 6
7 Cloughfin 82——8 5
8 City of London 7—9312 4
9 Dunbar Royal British Legion 4—111011 3
10 McNeillstown —4——10 3
11 City of Discovery 11—57— 2
12 City of Stirling Pipe Band 12—76— 1
13 Methil and District 10—6—— 1
14 Greighlan Crossing ————6 1
14 Kildoag —6——— 1
16 Irvine Memorial —7——— 0
17 Arbroath 9—8129 0
18 Uddingston Strathclyde 158129— 0
19 Cullybackey —9——— 0
20 Scottish Borders 16—1013— 0
21 Syerla and District —10——— 0
22 City of Inverness 14—1411— 0
23 City of Newcastle 17—13—— 0
23 Concord - Netherlands 13———— 0
25 Edradour Pitlochry & Blair Atholl ———14— 0
25 German Thistle Pipes & Drums 18———— 0