Day: 3 November 2016

Glenfiddich Result Revised – Bruce Gandy Placed Second

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Following today’s story on the error in the final placings at the Glenfiddich Championship the organiser, Mrs Liz Maxwell, has issued the following statement: ‘This year’s Glenfiddich Piping Championship generated a unique situation whereby three pipers tied on merit points for the overall awards. Two of those had been placed 1st in a major element of the Championship viz, the Piobaireachd and March, Strathspey & Reel sections whilst the third…

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When is piobaireachd preference not piobaireachd preference? Last Saturday’s showpiece Glenfiddich Championship at Blair Castle produced a three-way tie in points between three pipers Roderick MacLeod, William McCallum and Bruce Gandy.  The results were: Ceol Mor – 1 R MacLeod 2 S Liddell 3 I Speirs 4 J Lee 5 B Gandy Ceol Beag – 1 W McCallum 2 B Gandy 3 A MacColl 4 F Johnston  5 I Speirs Points were allocated on a 5,4,3,2,1, basis and…

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