Australian Championships Results

After a full day and with events continuing into the evening, Pipe Bands Australia is pleased announce the results for the 2025 Australian Solo Championships.

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A Grade Piping (Friday, 3 October)

• Overall A Grade Light Music: William Sincock
• Overall A Grade Piobaireachd: Ainsley Hart

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Graded Solos (Saturday, 4 October)

Tenor Drumming

• Novice Simple Time March Under 13
  • 1st Elaine Boniface
  • 2nd William Skipwith
    
• Novice Sime Time March Under 16
  • 1st Oliver Lee
    
• Novice Simple Time March Under 18
  • 1st Ben Keywood
    
• D Grade 2/4 March Under 13
  • 1st Lokai Freeman
    
• D Grade 2/4 March Under 16
  • 1st William Rugless
  • 2nd Hugo Pang
  • 3rd Xavier Chun
    
• D Grade 2/4 March Under 18
  • 1st Ed Chen
    
• D Grade 6/8 March Under 13
  • 1st Lokai Freeman
    
• D Grade 6/8 March Under 16
  • 1st Xavier Chun
  • 2nd William Rugless
  • 3rd Stellan Chang
    
• D Grade 6/8 March Under 18
  • 1st Rhiannon Watts
    
• C Grade Hornpipe & Jig Under 16
  • 1st Noah Stamoulis
  • 2nd Joshuan Huh
  • 3rd Alan Guan
    
• C Grade Hornpipe & Jig Under 18
  • 1st Justin Wong
  • 2nd Brian Kwong
  • 3rd Matthew Tirta
    
• C Grade MSR Under 16
  • 1st Noah Stamoulis
  • 2nd Alan Guan
  • 3rd Caleb Kwok
    
• C Grade MSR Under 18
  • 1st Matthew Tirta
  • 2nd Fergus Spinks
  • 3rd Justin Wong

Bass Drumming

• Novice Simple Time March Under 16
  • 1st Darrell SUN
    
• D Grade 2/4 March
  • 1st Henry Boniface
  • 2nd Cooper Ceeney
    
• D Grade 6/8 March Under 13
  • 1st Cooper Ceencey
  • 2nd Henry Boniface
    
• D Grade 6/8 March Under 16
  • 1st Alex Knell
    
• C Grade MSR Under 16
  • 1st Jarek Zheng
    
• C Grade Hornpipe & Jig Under 16
  • 1st Jarek Zheng
    

Snare Drumming

• Novice Simple Time March Under 13
  • 1st Theo McDonnell
  • 2nd Saasha Staley
  • 3rd Harry Allen
    
• D Grade 2/4 March Under 13
  • 1st Madison Steadma
  • 2nd Louis Irvine
  • 3rd Jack Tonkin
    
• D Grade 2/4 March Under 16
  • 1st Angus Murray
  • 2nd Campbell Kleiss
  • 3rd Edward Butko
    
• D Grade 2/4 March Under 18
  • 1st Jonathan Hughes
  • 2nd Daniel Dean
  • 3rd Korben Pitman
    
• D Grade 2/4 March Unrestricted
  • 1st Lachlan Watts
  • 2nd Di Stewart
    
• D Grade 6/8 March Under 13
  • 1st Jack Tonkin
  • 2nd James Jaski
  • 3rd Louis Irvine
    
• D Grade 6/8 March Under 16
  • 1st Edward Butko
  • 2nd Campbell Kleiss
  • 3rd Angus Murray
    
• D Grade 6/8 March Under 18
  • 1st Korben Pitman
  • 2nd Daniel Dean
  • 3rd Jonathan Hughes
    
• D Grade 6/8 March Unrestricted
  • 1st Di Stewart
  • 2nd Lachlan Watts
    
• C Grade MSR Under 16
  • 1st Ewan Douglas
  • 2nd Shanaaya Chowdhry
  • 3rd Dylan King
    
• C Grade Hornpipe & Jig Under 16
  • 1st Christopher Gower
  • 2nd Shanaaya Chowdhry
  • 3rd Dylan King
    
• C Grade Hornpipe & Jig Under 18
  • 1st Henry Tainton
  • 2nd Charlie Perry
  • 3rd Richie Swan
    
• C Grade Hornpipe and Jig Unrestricted
  • 1st Lewis Hayward
  • 2nd Jacob Luttrell
    
• C Grade MSR Under 18
  • 1st Henry Tainton
  • 2nd Richie Swan
  • 3rd Max Tucker
    
• C Grade MSR Unrestricted
  • 1st Lewis Hayward
  • 2nd Jacob Luttrell
    

Piping

• Novice Piobaireachd Under 13
  • 1st Weston Carey
    
• Novice Piobaireachd Under 16
  • 1st Hugh Bridges
  • 2nd Pheenyx McPake
    
• Novice Piobaireachd Open
  • 1st Lee Pule-Leech
  • 2nd Karen Mann
    
• Novice March Under 13
  • 1st Weston Carey
  • 2nd Abigail Tickell Francis
    
• Novice March Under 16 (A)
  • 1st Victor Zhang
    
• Novice March Under 16 (B)
  • 1st Rahul Appu
  • 2nd Hugh Bridges
  • 3rd Thomas Park
    
• Novice March Under 18
  • 1st Hunter Cook
  • 2nd Luke Swemmer
    
• Novice March Open
  • 1st Lee Pule-Leech
  • 2nd Karen Mann
    
• Novice Slow Air Under 13
  • 1st Abigail Tickell Francis
  • 2ns Weston Carey
    
• Novice Slow Air Under 16 (A)
  • 1st Victor Zhang
  • 2nd Luke Sweemmer
  • 3rd Hunter Cook
    
• Novice Slow Air Under 16 (B)
  • 1st Hugh Bridges
  • 2nd Rahul Appu
  • 3rd Monty Peat
    
• Novice Slow Air Unrestricted
  • 1st Lee Pule-Leech
  • 2nd Karen Mann
    
• D Grade 2/4 March Under 16
  • 1st Saxon Coffey
  • 2nd Matthew Nicholson
  • 3rd Eden Johns
    
• D Grade 2/4 March Under 18
  • 1st Keehan Chisholm
  • 2nd Noah Piastri
  • 3rd Hugo Fletcher
    
• D Grade 2/4 March Open
  • 1st Cassandra Vizintin
  • 2nd James Brisolin
    
• D Grade Air Under 16
  • 1st Saxon COFFEY
  • 2nd Henry Hayward
  • 3rd Charlie Cullen
    
• D Grade Air Under 18
  • 1st Keehan Chisholm
  • 2nd Myles Mackenzie
  • 3rd James Peacock
    
• D Grade Air Open
  • 1st Jams Brisolin
  • 2nd Cassandra Vizintin
    
• D Grade Piobaireachd Under 16
  • 1st Keehan Chisholm
  • 2nd Saxon Coffey
    
• D Grade Piobaireachd Unrestricted
  • 1st Keehan Chisholm
  • 2nd Saxon Coffey
    
• C Grade 2/4 March Under 16
  • 1st Poppy Scarlet Middleton
  • 2nd Elijah Gesling
    
• C Grade 2/4 March Under 18
  • 1st Matthew Savundra
  • 2nd Oscar Jaski
  • 3rd Noah Hutching
    
• C Grade 2/4 March Unrestricted
  • 1st Zachary Murphy
  • 2nd Roger Sinclair
  • 3rd Michael Stewart
    
• C Grade Piobaireachd Under 16
  • 1st Poppy Scarlett Middleton
  • 2nd Elijah Gesling
    
• C Grade Piobaireachd Under 18
  • 1st Matthew Savundra
  • 2nd Avaneesh Siva
    
• C Grade Piobaireached Unrestricted
  • 1st Michael Stewart
  • 2nd Zachary Murphy
    
• C Grade Strathspey and Reel Under 16
  • 1st Elijah Gesling
  • 2nd Poppy Scarlett Middleton
    
• C Grade Strathspey & Reel Under 18
  • 1st Matthew Savundra
  • 2nd Fergus Cameron
  • 3rd Nick Leeton
    
• C Grade Strathspey & Reel Unrestricted
  • 1st Zachary Murphy
  • 2nd Michael Stewart
  • 3rd Roger Sinclair
    
• B Grade Hornpipe & Jig Under 18
  • 1st Avaneesh Siva
    
• B Grade Hornpipe & Jig Open
  • 1st Lachlan Stewart
  • 2nd Michele Davidge
  • 3rd Graham Durant-Law
    
• B Grade MSR Under 18
  • 1st Avaneesh Siva
    
• B Grade MSR Open
  • 1st Avaneesh Siva
  • 2nd Lachlan Stewart
    
• B Grade Piobaireachd Open
  • 1st Graham Durant Law
    
• B Grade 6/8 March Under 18
  • 1st Avaneesh Siva
    
• B Grade 6/8 March Unrestricted
  • 1st Michele Davidge
  • 2nd Avaneesh Siva
    
• Veterans March
  • 1st Ainsley Hart
  • 2nd Barry Gray
  • 3rd Michele Davidge
    
• Vetrans Piobaireachd
  • 1st Stephen Ross
  • 2nd Ainsley Hart
  • 3rd Barry Gray
    

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Aggregate Winners

• Piping D Grade – Under 13 No award
• Piping D Grade – Under 16 Saxon Coffeey
• Piping D Grade – Under 18 Keehan Chisholm
• Piping D Grade – Unrestricted James Brisolin
• Piping C Grade – Under 13 No award
• Piping C Grade – Under 16 Poppy Scarlet Middleton
• Piping C Grade – Under 18 Matthew Savundra
• Piping C Grade – Unrestricted Zachary Murphy
• Piping B Grade – Under 13 No Award
• Piping B Grade – Under 16 No award
• Piping B Grade – Under 18 Avaneesh Siva
• Piping B Grade – Unrestricted Avaneesh Siva
• Piping Veterans – Ainsley Hart

• Snare D Grade – Under 13 Jack Tonkin
• Snare D Grade – Under 16 Angus Murray
• Snare D Grade – Under 18 Jonathan Hughes
• Snare D Grade – Unrestricted Lachlan Watts
• Snare C Grade – Under 13 No award
• Snare C Grade – Under 16 Shanaaya Chowdhry
• Snare C Grade – Under 18 Henry Tainton
• Snare C Grade – Unrestricted Lewis Hayward

• Bass D Grade – Under 13 Cooper Ceeney
• Bass D Grade – Under 16 Henry Boniface
• Bass D Grade – Under 18 No award
• Bass D Grade – Unrestricted No award
• Bass C Grade – Under 13 No award
• Bass C Grade – Under 16 Jarek Zheng
• Bass C Grade – Under 18 No award
• Bass C Grade – Unrestricted No award

• Tenor D Grade – Under 13 Lokai Freeman
• Tenor D Grade – Under 16 William Rugless
• Tenor D Grade – Under 18 Rhiannon Watts
• Tenor D Grade – Unrestricted No award
• Tenor C Grade – Under 13 No award
• Tenor C Grade – Under 16 Noah Stamoulis
• Tenor C Grade – Under 18 Matthew Tirta
• Tenor C Grade – Unrestricted No award

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A Grade Drumming (Evening of Saturday, 4 October)

• Overall A Grade Snare Champion: Steven Shedden
• Overall B Grade Snare Champion: Brylee Walker