Banchory
Playing up. Culter and District, Elgin and District, R.A.F. Lossiemouth entered the Grade 3A section from a lower grade. They contest the result here but aren't Grade 3A bands, so they don't appear in the Grade 3A roster or Champion of Champions.
Best piping
TEXO Deeside Caledonia
Best drumming
TEXO Deeside Caledonia
Best ensemble
TEXO Deeside Caledonia
AdjudicatorsPipingPeter Snaddon & D Wilton·DrummingPaul Turner·EnsemblePaul Brown
| #▲ | Band | Piping 1 | Piping 2 | Drumming | Ensemble | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEXO Deeside Caledonia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | City of Discovery | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 3 | Elgin and District3B | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| 4 | Buchan Peterson | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
| 5 | Arbroath | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 |
| 6 | Culter and District4A | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 22 |
| 7 | Fraserburgh Royal British Legion3B | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 26 |
| 8 | R.A.F. Lossiemouth4A | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 32 |
Every cell is a placing from one adjudicator's sheet — lower is better, deeper blue = higher placing. Piping, drumming and ensemble are judged independently, so a band can win a discipline and lose the contest.