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World Rankings: June update

No change at the top but significant movement elsewhere in the World of Brass — 4barsrest.com World Rankings.

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The Latest World of Brass – 4barsrest.com Rankings see no changes at the top following the recent round of contests, but the results at the Spring Festival and the All-England Masters International see significant movements for Tredegar and Co-operative FuneralCare following their respective victories.

Top 10 Bands 1. Cory 2. Foden's 3. Black Dyke 4. Grimethorpe Colliery 5. Eikanger-Bjørsvik 6. Brighouse and Rastrick 7. Tredegar 8. Leyland 9. Rothwell Temperance 10. Co-operative FuneralCare

The next noteworthy contest on the horizon is the English National Championship at Preston, at which Foden’s will be looking to consolidate its second position in the rankings against last year’s winner of the event, Black Dyke.

The next update will follow that battle, the winner of which will go on to represent England at next year’s European Championships.

The other contests held since the last update are:

Senior Trophy – won by Woodfalls
Senior Cup – won by Beaumaris
German National Championship – won by 3BA Brass
East Anglia BBA – won by Ipswich And Norwich Co-op
SCABA Entertainment – won by Friary Guildford
Weston-super-Mare – won by Rogerstone
Northern Counties BBA – won by Kirkintilloch Kelvin
Ebbw Vale – won by BTM
German National Entertainment – won by Soli Brass

To view all the ranked bands, go to:

www.4barsrest.com/rankings/default.asp

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