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Grade 4A · 2026 season
Contests
9 in 2026
Major titles
0
Podium finishes
2 of 9
Season form
2437647411

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

YearGradeContestsBestMajors wonBand CoCDrumming CoC
2026Grade 4A9 contests2nd best— majors won15th19th
2025Grade 4A7 contests2nd best— majors won16th18th
2024Grade 4A3 contests6th best— majors won22nd21st
2023Grade 4A1 contest12th best— majors won——

2026 season · most recent first

Major

The Worlds

15 Aug 2026 Full field ›
Result 11th of 12
Piping 1P1
10
Piping 2P2
11
DrummingD
9
EnsembleE
11
TotalTot
41
Full result — 12 bands
1 Carrigaline 6 pts
2 City of St. Andrews 10 pts
3 Cullen 14 pts
4 Altnaveigh Memorial 21 pts
5 Heidelberg & District Pipes & Drums - Germany 21 pts
6 Moneygore 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 ›
Result 4th of 7
Piping 1P1
3
Piping 2P2
4
DrummingD
4
EnsembleE
4
TotalTot
15
Full result — 7 bands
1 Moneygore 4 pts
2 Ballybriest 11 pts
3 Gransha 13 pts
4 Cottown 15 pts
5 Altnaveigh Memorial 19 pts
6 Marlacoo 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 ›
Result 7th of 7
Piping 1P1
6
Piping 2P2
7
DrummingD
6
EnsembleE
7
TotalTot
26
Full result — 7 bands
1 Moneygore 4 pts
2 Gransha 8 pts
3 Ballybriest 13 pts
4 Altnaveigh Memorial 17 pts
5 Marlacoo 20 pts
6 Queen Elizabeth 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.

Antrim

18 Jul 2026 Full field ›
Result 4th of 4
Piping 1P1
4
Piping 2P2
4
DrummingD
3
EnsembleE
4
TotalTot
15
Full result — 4 bands
1 Ballybriest 6 pts
2 Gransha 9 pts
3 Letterkenny & District 10 pts
4 Cottown 15 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 6th of 8
Piping 1P1
5
Piping 2P2
6
DrummingD
7
EnsembleE
6
TotalTot
24
Full result — 8 bands
1 Gransha 7 pts
2 Moneygore 8 pts
3 Altnaveigh Memorial 11 pts
4 Ballybriest 17 pts
5 Marlacoo 22 pts
6 Cottown 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

UK

13 Jun 2026 Full field ›
Result 7th of 10
Piping 1P1
6
Piping 2P2
8
DrummingD
8
EnsembleE
4
TotalTot
26
Full result — 10 bands
1 Carrigaline 4 pts
2 Gransha 14 pts
3 Altnaveigh Memorial 14 pts
4 Moneygore 15 pts
5 Cullen 20 pts
6 Ballybriest 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.

Cookstown

6 Jun 2026 Full field ›
Result 3rd of 9
Piping 1P1
5
Piping 2P2
3
DrummingD
2
EnsembleE
4
TotalTot
14
Full result — 9 bands
1 Moneygore 4 pts
2 Ballybriest 11 pts
3 Cottown 14 pts
4 Letterkenny & District 18 pts
5 Altnaveigh Memorial 19 pts
6 Marlacoo 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.

Irvinestown

23 May 2026 Full field ›
Result 4th of 8
Piping 1P1
4
Piping 2P2
3
DrummingD
5
EnsembleE
3
TotalTot
15
Full result — 8 bands
1 Moneygore 6 pts
2 Gransha 13 pts
3 Ballybriest 14 pts
4 Cottown 15 pts
5 Queen Elizabeth 21 pts
6 Marlacoo 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.

Co Down Indoors

25 Apr 2026 Full field ›
Result 2nd of 4
Piping 1P1
2
Piping 2P2
2
DrummingD
2
EnsembleE
2
TotalTot
8
Full result — 4 bands
1 Moneygore 4 pts
2 Cottown 8 pts
3 Graham Memorial Clontibret 14 pts
4 Hollymount4B 14 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 4A 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 City of St. Andrews 3—112 21
2 Ratae Pipe Band 2—229 15
3 Moneygore 14—46 13
4 Carrigaline —1——1 12
5 Altnaveigh Memorial —3—34 11
6 City of Discovery 5—35— 8
7 Kirkcaldy and District 4—46— 7
8 Cullen —5——3 6
9 Gransha —2—78 5
10 Perth and District 12—59— 2
11 Heidelberg & District Pipes & Drums - Germany ————5 2
12 Strathendrick 6—610— 2
13 Ballybriest —6——— 1
14 Denny & Dunipace Association 7—1111— 0
15 Barrhead and District 11—7—— 0
15 Cottown —7——11 0
17 Sri Dasmesh - Malaysia ————7 0
18 Mid Argyll 10—98— 0
19 City of Plymouth 8———— 0
19 Kinross and District 14—8—— 0
19 Queen Elizabeth —8——— 0
22 Letterkenny & District —9——— 0
22 R.A.F. Lossiemouth 9———— 0
24 Penicuik and District 13—1012— 0
25 Marlacoo —10——— 0
25 Stuart Highlanders Pipe Band ————10 0
27 Loch Norman Pipe Band ————12 0
28 Chicago Stock Yard Kiltie ———13— 0