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Result: 2025 Besson Swiss Open

Valaisia lays down the marker for their Swiss National defence as they retain the Swiss Open title in Luzern.

Valaisia
  Celebrations for Valaisia as they retained the Swiss Open title

Report to follow

Result:

Set Work: Hypercube (Oliver Waespi)
Adjudicators: Carlo Balmelli; Pascal Eicher; Holger Bronner; Dr Robert Childs; Howard Lorriman
Set Test/Own-Choice = Total

1. Valaisia Brass Band (Arsene Duc): 178/170 = 348
2. Wallberg Band (Paul Holland): 172/175 = 347
3. Brassband Burgermusik Luzern (Michael Bach): 168/172 = 340
4. Ensemble de Cuivres Valaisan (Jean-Francois Bobillier): 171/165 = 336
5. Brass Band Berner Oberland (Veronique Gyger-Pitteloud): 164/172 = 336
6. Brass Band Luzern Land (Patrick Ottiger): 167/160 = 327
7. Liberty Brass Band Ostschweiz (Stefan Roth): 156/168 = 324
8. Oberaargauer Brass Band (Herve Grelat): 155/165 = 320
9. Five Lakes Silver Band (Christopher Ward): 163/154 = 317
10. Brass Band Fribourg (Adrian Schneider): 160/157 = 317

Special prize on set-test: Percussion section of Valaisia Brass Band

Highest points on Own-Choice work: Wallberg Band (Paul Holland)

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