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City of Manchester

Grade 3B · 2025 season
Contests
6 in 2025
Major titles
0
Podium finishes
2 of 6
Season form
216154

Across the seasons (each year is its own published partition — tap a year to open it)

YearGradeContestsBestMajors wonBand CoCDrumming CoC
2025Grade 3B6 contests1st best— majors won13th10th
2024Grade 3B5 contests1st best— majors won18th18th

2025 season · most recent first

Chatsworth

31 Aug 2025 Full field ›
Result 4th of 5
Piping 1P1
6
Piping 2P2
7
DrummingD
4
EnsembleE
5
TotalTot
22
Full result — 5 bands
1 Nottinghamshire Pipes & Drums4B 9 pts
2 Reading Scottish4B 9 pts
3 Ratae Pipe Band4A 22 pts
4 City of Manchester 22 pts
23 Essex Caledonian4B 87 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

16 Aug 2025 Full field ›
Qualifier 8th of 12 did not qualify
Piping 1P1
6
Piping 2P2
7
DrummingD
9
EnsembleE
7
TotalTot
29
Qualifier heat — 12 bands
1 Syerla and District 7 pts
2 Drumlough 7 pts
3 Aven & District - France 19 pts
4 Kilbarchan 20 pts
5 Upper Crossgare 23 pts
6 William Kerr Memorial 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

European

9 Aug 2025 Full field ›
Result 15th of 15
Piping 1P1
13
Piping 2P2
12
DrummingD
12
EnsembleE
14
TotalTot
51
Full result — 15 bands
1 Elgin and District 10 pts
2 Carnegie Mellon University Pipes & Drums 10 pts
3 Wallacestone & District 16 pts
4 Scottish Borders 19 pts
5 Prince Charles 21 pts
6 Lower Clyde Pipes & Drums 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

Scottish

26 Jul 2025 Full field ›
Result 6th of 13
Piping 1P1
5
Piping 2P2
8
DrummingD
4
EnsembleE
5
TotalTot
22
Full result — 13 bands
1 Scottish Borders 8 pts
2 Wallacestone & District 13 pts
3 Elgin and District 17 pts
4 Kilbarchan 20 pts
5 Lower Clyde Pipes & Drums 21 pts
6 City of Manchester 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.

Corby

13 Jul 2025 Full field ›
Result 1st of 4
Piping 1P1
1
Piping 2P2
0
DrummingD
1
EnsembleE
0
TotalTot
3
Full result — 4 bands
1 City of Manchester 3 pts
2 Ratae Pipe Band4A 6 pts
3 Reading Scottish4B 9 pts
4 Nottinghamshire Pipes & Drums4B 12 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.

Annan

5 Jul 2025 Full field ›
Result 2nd of 7
Piping 1P1
2
Piping 2P2
0
DrummingD
2
EnsembleE
0
TotalTot
6
Full result — 7 bands
1 City of Newcastle3A 3 pts
2 City of Manchester 6 pts
3 Tweedvale 9 pts
4 Mid Argyll 13 pts
5 Ayr Pipe Band Society 16 pts
6 Troon Blackrock4A 16 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 3B Champion of Champions form · 2025 majors (major placings — tap a band to open their season)

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

#BandEuropeanScottishThe WorldsUnited KingdomPts
1 Elgin and District 1312 21
2 Scottish Borders 4141 18
3 Wallacestone & District 32—3 13
4 Carnegie Mellon University Pipes & Drums 2—5— 7
5 Syerla and District ——2— 5
6 Drumlough ——3— 4
7 Kilbarchan 1046— 4
8 The J1225 Pipe Band ———4 3
9 Lower Clyde Pipes & Drums 6510— 3
10 Stockbridge 138—5 2
11 Prince Charles 5—8— 2
12 Mid Argyll 1413—6 1
13 City of Manchester 156—— 1
14 Tweedvale 97—7 0
15 Fraserburgh Royal British Legion 79—— 0
16 Ballyboley ——7— 0
17 Rothesay and District 812—— 0
18 Ayr Pipe Band Society ———8 0
19 Camelon and District 1111—9 0
20 Upper Crossgare ——9— 0
21 Royal Army of Oman - Oman 1210—— 0
22 Aven & District - France ——11— 0
23 William Kerr Memorial ——12— 0