Cory takes third European title

Repeating last year's victory, Cory Band takes the European Championship title in Ostend

The full results were:

Championship Section
Test piece: From Ancient Times (Jan Van der Roost)
Adjudicators (test-piece): Jan Hadermann (Belguim), Garry Cutt (UK), Franz Cibulka (Austria). Own-choice: Blaise Heritier (Switzerland), Ray Farr (UK), Rob Goorhuis (Netherlands)

1. Cory (Wales) (Dr. R. Childs) (drawn 8 (test-piece) / 4, (own-choice)) 98+98=196
2. Treize Etoiles (Switzerland) (J. Gourlay) (1/3) 94+94=188
3. Eikanger-Bjørsvik Musikklag (Norway) (B. Engeset) (7/8) 97+90=187
4. Brass Band Rijnmond (Netherlands) (I. Meylemans) (10/2) 95+91=186
5. Grimethorpe Colliery (England) (A. Withington) (3/9) 90+96=186
6. Brass Band Oberösterreich (Austria) (H. Buchegger) (9/1) 96+89=185
7. Festival Brass Band (Belgium) (M. Mallaerts) (11/6) 91+93=184
8. Tredegar (Wales) (I. Porthouse) (4/11) 92+87=179
9. Lyngby-Taarbaek (Denmark) (C. Schmiedescamp) (5/10) 93+84=177
10. Whitburn (Scotland) (R. Gray) (6/5) 89+86=175
11. Brass Band Aeolus (France) (B. Stil) (2/7) 88+85=173
Best soloist: Michael Dodd, euphonium, Grimethorpe Colliery

B Section
Test piece: Catedrales (Bert Appermont) and own-choice Programme
Adjudicators: Jan Hadermann (Belguim), Garry Cutt (UK), Franz Cibulka (Austria)
1. 3ba-brass (Germany) (F. Matysiak) (6) 95
2. Brass Band Wipptal (Italy) (M. Gruber) (3) 93
3. Austrian Brass Band of the University of Music and Performing Arts, Graz (Austria) (U. Koell) (4) 90
Brass Band Senjorai (Lithuania) (P. Visser) (5)
Murley Silver Band (Northern Ireland) (W. Hill) (2)
Drogeheda Brass Band (Republic of Ireland) (M. Maher) 1