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Summer 2021 Official Results

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Overall Winners

• Overall Champion in All Categories
• P/M Alasdair Gillies Memorial 2/4 March Champions
• Champion Country with Most Points Overall
• Champion Pipe Band or Team with Most Points Overall
• Champion Association with Most Points Overall
• Overall Champion in Each Category

Overall Champion in All Categories
The top 25 overall individual winners across all categories.

1. Joseph Biggs 🇨🇦 Canada (528 points)
2. Hollie Chalmers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland (496 points)
3. Emily Pentz 🇿🇦 South Africa (304 points)
4. Abby Long 🇺🇸 USA (302 points)
5. Christopher Murray 🇨🇦 Canada (289 points)
6. Connor S J Higgs 🇳🇿 New Zealand (282 points)
7. Rita Haddad 🇦🇺 Australia (280 points)
8. Katherine Gekas 🇦🇺 Australia (270 points)
8. Campbell Wilson 🇦🇺 Australia (270 points)
10. Christopher Johnson 🇺🇸 USA (268 points)
11. Jean-Sébastien Gamache 🇨🇦 Canada (250 points)
12. Adi Moss-Sheth 🇺🇸 USA (232 points)
13. Ray Cai 🇺🇸 USA (224 points)
13. Heather Nicasio 🇺🇸 USA (224 points)
15. Arla DeField 🇺🇸 USA (220 points)
16. Stevie Hyde 🇺🇸 USA (214 points)
16. Dean Wallis 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland (214 points)
18. Carter Green 🇨🇦 Canada (192 points)
19. William McLeod 🇦🇺 Australia (182 points)
19. Michelle Haysom 🇦🇺 Australia (182 points)
21. Brieuc Colleter 🇫🇷 France (180 points)
22. Janet Bouwmeester 🇦🇺 Australia (176 points)
22. Jack Matthews 🇦🇺 Australia (176 points)
22. Helen Flood 🇦🇺 Australia (176 points)
22. Andrea Jackson 🇨🇦 Canada (176 points)

P/M Alasdair Gillies Memorial 2/4 March Champions
The first place winner in each age group category.

Abby Long 🇺🇸 USA (age 12 years or younger) — Dr E.G. MacKinnon
Craig Mitchell 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland (age 13 to 14 years) — Mrs MacDonald of Dunach
Eala Niamh McElhinney 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland (age 15 to 17 years) — Major Manson's Farewell to Clachantrushal
Nicholas Mathis 🇺🇸 USA (age 18 to 20 years) — Alasdair Gillies
Joseph Biggs 🇨🇦 Canada (21 and older) — Parker's Welcome to Perthshire

Overall Champion and Winner of the P/M Alasdair Gillies Memorial 2/4 March Scholarship:
Craig Mitchell 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland

Champion Country with Most Points Overall
The countries with the most combined points from all events.

1. USA 🇺🇸 (5174 points, 267 entries)
2. Australia 🇦🇺 (3844 points, 170 entries)
3. Canada 🇨🇦 (3072 points, 113 entries)
4. Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (1805 points, 60 entries)
5. New Zealand 🇳🇿 (645 points, 25 entries)
6. South Africa 🇿🇦 (383 points, 12 entries)
7. Northern Ireland (261 points, 6 entries)
8. France 🇫🇷 (180 points, 5 entries)
9. Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 (54 points, 2 entries)
10. Mexico 🇲🇽 (50 points, 3 entries)
11. Ireland 🇮🇪 (45 points, 5 entries)
12. Belarus 🇧🇾 (25 points, 7 entries)
13. Spain 🇪🇸 (20 points, 4 entries)
14. Switzerland 🇨🇭 (16 points, 1 entries)
15. United Kingdom 🇬🇧 (10 points, 2 entries)

Champion Association with Most Points Overall
The top 20 piping or pipe band associations with the most combined points from all events.

1. Pipe Bands Australia (2905 points, 141 entries)
2. PPBSO (1913 points, 62 entries)
3. RSPBA (1352 points, 43 entries)
4. EUSPBA (1177 points, 88 entries)
5. WUSPBA (1025 points, 53 entries)
6. MWPBA (785 points, 39 entries)
7. British Columbia Piper's Association (772 points, 36 entries)
8. Royal New Zealand Pipe Band Association (653 points, 21 entries)
9. Atlantic Canada Pipe Band Association (649 points, 13 entries)
10. North of Scotland Pipe Band Association (358 points, 5 entries)
11. Pipe Bands' Association of South Africa (320 points, 9 entries)
12. Competing Piper's Association (290 points, 7 entries)
13. Prairie Pipe Band Association of Manitoba (186 points, 12 entries)
14. CLASP (95 points, 23 entries)
15. NSWPBA (66 points, 2 entries)
16. Scottish Piping Society of Southern Africa & Pipe Bands Association of Southern Africa (63 points, 3 entries)
16. Saskatchewan Pipe Band Assocation (63 points, 3 entries)
18. Victorian Piper's Association (56 points, 1 entries)
19. Bagpipe Association of Germany (16 points, 1 entries)
20. Irish Pipe band association (10 points, 3 entries)

Champion Pipe Band or Team with Most Points Overall
The top 25 pipe bands or teams with the most combined points from all events.

1. City of Melbourne Highland Pipe Band (2487 points, 100 entries)
2. Team Dojo (1232 points, 125 entries)
3. Turriff & District Pipe Band (496 points, 6 entries)
4. St. Thomas Episcopal Pipe Band (452 points, 7 entries)
5. Northwest Junior Pipe Band (449 points, 10 entries)
6. Salt Lake Scots (421 points, 11 entries)
7. Alaska Celtic Pipes & Drums (388 points, 21 entries)
8. St. Andrews College Pipe Band (387 points, 14 entries)
9. Fredericton Society of St. Andrew Pipe Band (360 points, 6 entries)
10. Sydney School of Piping and Drumming (305 points, 9 entries)
11. Pietermaritzburg Calendonian Pipe Band (304 points, 5 entries)
12. Dartmouth and District (289 points, 5 entries)
13. Governor Macquarie Memorial Pipe Band (286 points, 12 entries)
14. RCAF Pipes and Drums (250 points, 5 entries)
15. Kilmarnock Schools (230 points, 4 entries)
16. Peel Regional Police (214 points, 3 entries)
16. Alma College Pipe Band (214 points, 4 entries)
18. Wellington Red Hackle (182 points, 6 entries)
19. Bagad Sonerien An Oriant (Lorient) (180 points, 5 entries)
20. Robert Malcolm Memorial (169 points, 3 entries)
21. Brantford Pipes and Drums (168 points, 7 entries)
22. Niagara Regional Police (164 points, 4 entries)
23. Glengarry Pipe Band (150 points, 3 entries)
24. MacMillan (144 points, 2 entries)
24. Kevin R. Blandford Memorial Pipe Band (144 points, 2 entries)

Overall Champion in Each Category
The top ten competitors with the most combined points from all events in a single category.

Open/Professional Piping
1. Dr. Brendon Eade - New Zealand 🇳🇿 (138 points)
2. John Dew - Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (136 points)
3. Ian K. MacDonald - Canada 🇨🇦 (112 points)
4. Bobby Durning - USA 🇺🇸 (88 points)
5. Scott Armstrong - New Zealand 🇳🇿 (66 points)
6. Joshua Hogg - South Africa 🇿🇦 (63 points)
7. Jack Williamson - USA 🇺🇸 (54 points)
8. David Stulpner - Australia 🇦🇺 (26 points)
9. Alastair Murray - USA 🇺🇸 (16 points)

Grade 1 Piping
1. Joseph Biggs - Canada 🇨🇦 (440 points)
2. Trevor DeMass - USA 🇺🇸 (153 points)
3. Brieuc Colleter - France 🇫🇷 (92 points)
4. Tam McGirr - Australia 🇦🇺 (81 points)
5. Tristan Mitchell - Australia 🇦🇺 (72 points)
6. Gord Wallace - Canada 🇨🇦 (63 points)
7. Charlie Martin - USA 🇺🇸 (58 points)
8. Martha Hall - USA 🇺🇸 (56 points)
9. Stephen Ross - Australia 🇦🇺 (38 points)
10. Eddie Boland - Ireland 🇮🇪 (35 points)

Grade 2 Piping
1. Campbell Wilson - Australia 🇦🇺 (270 points)
2. Christopher Johnson - USA 🇺🇸 (230 points)
3. Jean-Sébastien Gamache - Canada 🇨🇦 (225 points)
4. Imogen Akers - Australia 🇦🇺 (88 points)
5. Eala Niamh McElhinney - Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (63 points)
6. Craig McKenzie - Australia 🇦🇺 (56 points)
7. Arnold Edwards - USA 🇺🇸 (54 points)
8. Ron J. Graham - Canada 🇨🇦 (26 points)
8. Lauren McMillan - USA 🇺🇸 (26 points)
10. Reece Doherty - Northern Ireland (25 points)
10. Matthew Bouwmeester - Australia 🇦🇺 (25 points)
10. Mary Thrasher - USA 🇺🇸 (25 points)

Grade 3 Piping
1. Ray Cai - USA 🇺🇸 (224 points)
2. Stevie Hyde - USA 🇺🇸 (214 points)
3. Matthew Fleek - USA 🇺🇸 (144 points)
4. Kevin Carothers - USA 🇺🇸 (139 points)
5. Lee McLeod - USA 🇺🇸 (114 points)
6. Noah Mittwer - USA 🇺🇸 (88 points)
6. Fin Parsons - Australia 🇦🇺 (88 points)
8. Chris Bouwmeester - Australia 🇦🇺 (73 points)
9. Diego Barquet - Mexico 🇲🇽 (50 points)
10. Sarah Keir - Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (38 points)
10. Ray Morrison - USA 🇺🇸 (38 points)
10. Edon Abbot - Australia 🇦🇺 (38 points)

Grade 4 Piping
1. Emily Pentz - South Africa 🇿🇦 (304 points)
2. Abby Long - USA 🇺🇸 (214 points)
3. Alec Macdonald - Canada 🇨🇦 (164 points)
4. Aiken Madan - USA 🇺🇸 (160 points)
5. Kyle Wallis - Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (154 points)
6. Poppy Middleton - Australia 🇦🇺 (126 points)
7. Ian MacPhail - Canada 🇨🇦 (113 points)
8. Jodie Warren - USA 🇺🇸 (94 points)
9. Sheila Stewart - Canada 🇨🇦 (70 points)
10. Heather Dunn - USA 🇺🇸 (63 points)

Grade 5 Piping
1. Adi Moss-Sheth - USA 🇺🇸 (232 points)
2. Heather Nicasio - USA 🇺🇸 (224 points)
3. Stephanie Scott - Australia 🇦🇺 (119 points)
4. Travis Robbins - USA 🇺🇸 (94 points)
4. Jeremy Suggett - Australia 🇦🇺 (94 points)
6. Dylan McMaster - USA 🇺🇸 (91 points)
7. Sue Kennedy - USA 🇺🇸 (88 points)
7. Sean Stewart - Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (88 points)
9. James Morris - Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (56 points)
10. Lisa Martin - New Zealand 🇳🇿 (54 points)
10. Brian Creel - USA 🇺🇸 (54 points)

Beginner Piping
1. Rita Haddad - Australia 🇦🇺 (280 points)
2. Arla DeField - USA 🇺🇸 (220 points)
3. Glen Fletcher - Canada 🇨🇦 (98 points)
4. Storm Masters - Australia 🇦🇺 (66 points)
5. Callum Fisher - Australia 🇦🇺 (56 points)
6. William Cavanough - Australia 🇦🇺 (50 points)
7. Joshua Loving - USA 🇺🇸 (38 points)
8. Raymond Haddad - Australia 🇦🇺 (25 points)
9. Rhonda Impey - Australia 🇦🇺 (16 points)
9. David Blewitt - Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 (16 points)

Open/Professional Side
1. Alex Kuldell - USA 🇺🇸 (144 points)
2. Harvey Dawson - Canada 🇨🇦 (126 points)
3. Adam McCollum - Northern Ireland (94 points)
4. Colin Humphrey - USA 🇺🇸 (25 points)
5. William Laird - Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (16 points)

Grade 1 Side
1. Hollie Chalmers - Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (232 points)
2. Connor S J Higgs - New Zealand 🇳🇿 (150 points)
3. Gary Doherty - Northern Ireland (88 points)

Grade 2 Side
1. Hollie Chalmers - Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (264 points)
2. Aditya J. Vasudevan - USA 🇺🇸 (150 points)
3. Connor S J Higgs - New Zealand 🇳🇿 (132 points)
4. Hugh MacCallum - Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (57 points)
5. Ethan E M Higgs - New Zealand 🇳🇿 (51 points)

Grade 3 Side
1. Carter Green - Canada 🇨🇦 (192 points)
2. Ceana Fleury - Canada 🇨🇦 (168 points)
3. Jacob (Jake) Markus - USA 🇺🇸 (126 points)
4. Ethan E M Higgs - New Zealand 🇳🇿 (54 points)
5. Adam Stoneman - Australia 🇦🇺 (38 points)
6. Vivienca Luong - Australia 🇦🇺 (25 points)
6. Nathan Vander Leest - USA 🇺🇸 (25 points)
6. Christopher Murray - Canada 🇨🇦 (25 points)
9. Robert Perry - USA 🇺🇸 (20 points)
10. Liam Twamley - Australia 🇦🇺 (16 points)

Grade 4 Side
1. Christopher Murray - Canada 🇨🇦 (264 points)
2. Jim Calderwood - USA 🇺🇸 (94 points)
3. Eric Sennett - USA 🇺🇸 (56 points)
4. Dylan Buller - Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 (38 points)
5. Gabrialle Pereira - Australia 🇦🇺 (25 points)
6. Steve Rogers - Australia 🇦🇺 (16 points)
7. Jennifer Mak - Australia 🇦🇺 (10 points)

Grade 5 Side
1. Michelle Haysom - Australia 🇦🇺 (182 points)
2. Jack Matthews - Australia 🇦🇺 (176 points)
3. Christine Brewer - Canada 🇨🇦 (150 points)
4. Chris Fogarty - Australia 🇦🇺 (51 points)
5. Callum Mitchell - Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (50 points)
6. Dean Wallis - Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (38 points)
7. Owen Wood - Canada 🇨🇦 (16 points)

Beginner Side
1. William McLeod - Australia 🇦🇺 (182 points)
2. Dean Wallis - Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (176 points)
3. Madeleine Sherman - USA 🇺🇸 (56 points)

Grade 1 Tenor
1. Andrea Jackson - Canada 🇨🇦 (176 points)
2. Katherine Gekas - Australia 🇦🇺 (94 points)
2. Christine Christiansen - USA 🇺🇸 (94 points)

Grade 2 Tenor
1. Katherine Gekas - Australia 🇦🇺 (176 points)
2. Phoebeanca Luong - Australia 🇦🇺 (56 points)

Grade 3 Tenor
1. Janet Bouwmeester - Australia 🇦🇺 (176 points)
2. Andrea Sill - Australia 🇦🇺 (56 points)

Grade 4 Tenor
1. Helen Flood - Australia 🇦🇺 (176 points)
2. Felicia Lelli - USA 🇺🇸 (56 points)

Grade 5 Tenor
1. Violet Haysom - Australia 🇦🇺 (126 points)
2. Kyrianna Jorgensen - Canada 🇨🇦 (112 points)
3. Gale Walker - Canada 🇨🇦 (88 points)

Advanced Bass
1. David Zimmerman - USA 🇺🇸 (88 points)

Intermediate Bass
1. Janene Hall - Australia 🇦🇺 (88 points)
2. Gale Walker - Canada 🇨🇦 (56 points)

Novice Bass
1. Nick Haysom - Australia 🇦🇺 (88 points)
2. Terry Carter - Australia 🇦🇺 (56 points)

Band Events Overall
1. Kern County Pipe Band - USA 🇺🇸 (112 points)
2. Alaska Celtic Pipes & Drums - USA 🇺🇸 (104 points)
3. Kevin R. Blandford Memorial Pipe Band - USA 🇺🇸 (88 points)
4. Haysom Family Band - Australia 🇦🇺 (38 points)
5. South Park & District Pipe Band - USA 🇺🇸 (25 points)