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Scottish Borders

Grade 3B · 2025 season
Contests
6 in 2025
Major titles
2 Scottish · United Kingdom
Podium finishes
3 of 6
Season form
211445

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 3A4 contests10th best— majors won20th19th
2025Grade 3B6 contests1st best2× majors won2nd1st
2024Grade 3B3 contests5th best— majors won13th20th
2023Grade 3B2 contests6th best— majors won10th11th
2022Grade 3B2 contests3rd best— majors won11th12th

2025 season · most recent first

Cowal

30 Aug 2025 Full field ›
Medley 5th of 6
Piping 1P1
7
Piping 2P2
4
DrummingD
4
EnsembleE
5
TotalTot
20
Full result — 6 bands
5 Scottish Borders 20 pts
6 City of Newcastle3A 24 pts
7 Fraserburgh Royal British Legion 29 pts
8 Mid Argyll 34 pts
9 Kilbarchan 34 pts
10 Milngavie3A 36 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 ›
Result 4th of 12
Piping 1P1
7
Piping 2P2
5
DrummingD
3
EnsembleE
3
TotalTot
18
Full result — 12 bands
1 Elgin and District 5 pts
2 Syerla and District 15 pts
3 Drumlough 16 pts
4 Scottish Borders 18 pts
5 Carnegie Mellon University Pipes & Drums 18 pts
6 Kilbarchan 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

European

9 Aug 2025 Full field ›
Result 4th of 15
Piping 1P1
4
Piping 2P2
10
DrummingD
3
EnsembleE
2
TotalTot
19
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 1st of 13
Piping 1P1
1
Piping 2P2
1
DrummingD
5
EnsembleE
1
TotalTot
8
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.
Major

United Kingdom

12 Jul 2025 Full field ›
Result 1st of 9
Piping 1P1
1
Piping 2P2
1
DrummingD
2
EnsembleE
2
TotalTot
6
Full result — 9 bands
1 Scottish Borders 6 pts
2 Elgin and District 13 pts
3 Wallacestone & District 13 pts
4 The J1225 Pipe Band 17 pts
5 Stockbridge 18 pts
6 Mid Argyll 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.

Gourock

11 May 2025 Full field ›
Result 2nd of 12
Piping 1P1
2
Piping 2P2
1
DrummingD
5
EnsembleE
2
TotalTot
10
Full result — 12 bands
1 Uddingston Strathclyde3A 8 pts
2 Scottish Borders 10 pts
3 Livingston Caledonia3A 10 pts
4 Govan Community4A 22 pts
5 Kilbarchan 23 pts
6 Camelon 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.

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