CLASP Grade 1 and 2 solo piping results from Piping Live!

The World Amateur Solo Piping Competitions have taken place on Tuesday and Wednesday at Piping Live! 2023, held in the NPC’s Otago Street Venue.

Jean-Sébastien Gamache from Canada was the overall winner of Grade 1, which earns him a place in the CLASP Champion of Champions competition in 2024. Sarah Bergen was first in the Piobaireachd and Marc Warnock first in the MSR.

Grade 2 was held on Tuesday August 15, and the overall winner was John Nevans. There was also a presentation on Tuesday to John Todd, who was the winner of the CLASP Grade 3 league for the 22/23 season. The full results were as follows:

Piobaireachd – Grade 1

1. Sarah Bergen
2. Jean-Sébastien Gamache
3. Colin Innes
4. Kayleigh Johnstone
5. Ian Kirkwood
6. Con Houlihan

MSR – Grade 1

1. Marc Warnock
2. Jean-Sébastien Gamache
3. Colin Innes
4. Gillian Blaney
5. Keiran Walker
6. Kayleigh Johnstone

Hornpipe & Jig – Grade 1

1. Jean-Sébastien Gamache
2. Gillian Blaney
3. Marc Warnock
4. Thomas Cangelosi
5. Adam Blaine
6. William Shropshire

Piobaireachd – Grade 2 

1. John Bertino
2. James Acheson
3. Laura McEwan
4. William Wardrope
5. Stephen Whitton
6. Luke Ashton

2/4 March – Grade 2

1. John Nevans
2. John Hughes
3. David Richardson
4. Luke Ashton
5. Colin Bathgate
6. John Bertino

Strathspey & Reel – Grade 2

1. John Nevans
2. John Hughes
3. David Richardson
4. John Bertino
5. Colin Bathgate
6. Luke Ashton

Jig – Grade 2

1. John Nevans
2. Bill Saul
3. Colin Bathgate
4. James Acheson
5. John Hughes
6. David Richardson