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Major Sinclair Memorial

Grade 3A · 2026 season
Contests
9 in 2026
Major titles
0
Podium finishes
5 of 9
Season form
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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 3A9 contests1st best— majors won4th4th
2025Grade 3A9 contests1st best— majors won8th9th
2024Grade 3A8 contests2nd best— majors won9th10th
2023Grade 3A7 contests2nd best— majors won12th11th
2022Grade 3B7 contests1st best1× major won3rd7th

2026 season · most recent first

Major

The Worlds

15 Aug 2026 Full field ›
Result 3rd of 12
Piping 1P1
5
Piping 2P2
2
DrummingD
4
EnsembleE
3
TotalTot
14
Full result — 12 bands
1 Macanta 5 pts
2 Matt Boyd Memorial 13 pts
3 Major Sinclair Memorial 14 pts
4 Livingston Caledonia 23 pts
5 Elgin and District 23 pts
6 Greighlan Crossing 27 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 2nd of 7
Aggregate 18 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 2nd overall was built — placings across the disciplines are combined
Medley 3rd of 7
Piping 1P1
2
Piping 2P2
3
DrummingD
1
EnsembleE
4
TotalTot
10
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 2nd of 7
Piping 1P1
3
Piping 2P2
2
DrummingD
2
EnsembleE
1
TotalTot
8
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 4th of 8
Aggregate 34 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 4th overall was built — placings across the disciplines are combined
Medley 6th of 8
Piping 1P1
7
Piping 2P2
6
DrummingD
2
EnsembleE
7
TotalTot
22
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 3rd of 8
Piping 1P1
5
Piping 2P2
3
DrummingD
1
EnsembleE
3
TotalTot
12
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.
Major

Scottish

25 Jul 2026 Full field ›
Result 4th of 14
Piping 1P1
5
Piping 2P2
5
DrummingD
5
EnsembleE
2
TotalTot
17
Full result — 14 bands
1 Burntisland & District 6 pts
2 Livingston Caledonia 10 pts
3 City of London 13 pts
4 Major Sinclair Memorial 17 pts
5 Macanta 20 pts
6 City of Stirling Pipe Band 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

UK

13 Jun 2026 Full field ›
Result 3rd of 10
Piping 1P1
3
Piping 2P2
3
DrummingD
1
EnsembleE
3
TotalTot
10
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 2nd of 12
Piping 1P1
2
Piping 2P2
1
DrummingD
2
EnsembleE
2
TotalTot
7
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.
Major

British

30 May 2026 Full field ›
Result 5th of 18
Piping 1P1
3
Piping 2P2
3
DrummingD
9
EnsembleE
5
TotalTot
20
Full result — 18 bands
1 Burntisland & District 6 pts
2 Macanta 8 pts
3 Livingston Caledonia 16 pts
4 Dunbar Royal British Legion 19 pts
5 Major Sinclair Memorial 20 pts
6 Elgin and District 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.

Irvinestown

23 May 2026 Full field ›
Result 4th of 9
Piping 1P1
6
Piping 2P2
4
DrummingD
2
EnsembleE
5
TotalTot
17
Full result — 9 bands
1 Matt Boyd Memorial 6 pts
2 Cloughfin 11 pts
3 Kildoag 15 pts
4 Major Sinclair Memorial 17 pts
5 Irvine Memorial 19 pts
6 Syerla and District 19 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.

Co Down Indoors

25 Apr 2026 Full field ›
Result 1st of 3
Piping 1P1
1
Piping 2P2
1
DrummingD
1
EnsembleE
2
TotalTot
5
Full result — 3 bands
1 Major Sinclair Memorial 5 pts
2 Irvine Memorial 9 pts
3 Ballyboley3B 10 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.

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