O.C. Standings 2017

[N.E. Brigand]

On 7/3/2017 at 1:22 AM, N.E. Brigand said:

Remember that there are risks inherent in comparing scores from different shows.

AS OF JULY 8

1.  73.500* The Company – Woking, SRY, UK 7/2 (+5.000 6/18)

2.  66.250 Blue Devils B -- Sacramento, CA 7/8 (+8.100 6/25)

3.  64.700 Vanguard Cadets -- Sacramento, CA 7/8 (+7.900 6/25)

4.  59.600 Music City -- Rockford, IL 7/7 (+0.200 7/3)

5.  57.675 Legends -- Minneapolis, MN 7/8 (-0.325 7/7)

6.  55.750 Golden Empire -- Shoreline, WA 7/8 (+0.750 7/7)

7.  55.500 Columbians -- Shoreline, WA 7/8 (+1.750 7/7)

8.  55.300 Watchmen -- Sacramento, CA 7/8 (+6.500 7/3)

9.  54.950 The Battalion -- Shoreline, WA 7/8 (+1.050 7/7)

10.  53.850 Gold -- Riverside, CA 7/2 (+0.500 7/1)

11.  53.400 Spartans -- Cranston, RI 7/3

12.  51.925 River City Rhythm -- Minneapolis, MN 7/8 (+1.225 7/3)

13.  51.600 7th Regiment -- Cranston, RI 7/3 (-1.300 7/2)

14.  50.600 Heat Wave -- Orlando, FL 7/8

15.  48.600 Incognito -- Sacramento, CA 7/8 (+5.950 7/2)

16.  48.150 Blue Devils C -- Sacramento, CA 7/8 (+4.050 6/25)

17.  47.575 Colt Cadets -- Minneapolis, MN 7/8 (-0.525 7/3)

18.  46.900 Raiders -- Clifton, NJ 7/2

19.  45.900 Shadow -- Minneapolis, MN 7/8 (+0.300 7/6)

20.  45.000 Impulse -- Riverside, CA 7/2 (+0.050 7/1)

*DCUK score

No Score Yet (showing first perf. date)

Guardians (7/20)

Louisiana Stars (7/15)

Southwind (7/15)

Les Stentors (7/17)

 

Next shows:  Middleton, Rochester, and Pleasant Hill on July 9

A whole bunch of scores on Saturday. As expected, BDB and SCVC move back to the top of the North American corps. I am skeptical that Watchmen, in Sacramento, really closed the five-point gap to Golden Empire, in Shoreline. But we'll know better when those corps meet again in a week.

Edited July 10, 2017 by N.E. Brigand

[Northern Thunder]

7 hours ago, N.E. Brigand said:

I am skeptical that Watchmen, in Sacramento, really closed the five-point gap to Golden Empire, in Shoreline. But we'll know better when those corps meet again in a week.

It does seem a bit suspect, doesn't it?

[N.E. Brigand]

2 hours ago, Northern Thunder said:

It does seem a bit suspect, doesn't it?

I think the problem is that judges aren't so good with getting large gaps right.

[N.E. Brigand]

On 7/3/2017 at 1:22 AM, N.E. Brigand said:

Remember that there are risks inherent in comparing scores from different shows.

AS OF JULY 9

1.  73.500* The Company – Woking, SRY, UK 7/2 (+5.000 6/18)

2.  65.750 Blue Devils B -- Pleasant Hill, CA 7/9 (-0.500 7/8)

3.  63.500 Vanguard Cadets -- Pleasant Hill, CA 7/9 (-1.200 7/8)

4.  57.950 Music City -- Madison, WI 7/9 (-1.650 7/7)

5.  57.850 Legends -- Madison, WI 7/9 (+0.175 7/8)

6.  55.750 Golden Empire -- Shoreline, WA 7/8 (+0.750 7/7)

7.  55.500 Columbians -- Shoreline, WA 7/8 (+1.750 7/7)

8.  54.950 The Battalion -- Shoreline, WA 7/8 (+1.050 7/7)

9.  53.850 Gold -- Riverside, CA 7/2 (+0.500 7/1)

10.  53.550 Watchmen -- Pleasant Hill, CA 7/9 (-1.750 7/8)

11.  53.400 Spartans -- Cranston, RI 7/3

12.  52.700 River City Rhythm -- Rochester, MN 7/9 (+0.775 7/8)

13.  51.600 7th Regiment -- Cranston, RI 7/3 (-1.300 7/2)

14.  50.600 Heat Wave -- Orlando, FL 7/8

15.  48.600 Incognito -- Sacramento, CA 7/8 (+5.950 7/2)

16.  48.450 Colt Cadets -- Rochester, MN 7/9 (+0.875 7/8)

17.  48.100 Shadow -- Madison, WI 7/9 (+2.200 7/8)

18.  46.900 Raiders -- Clifton, NJ 7/2

19.  45.050 Blue Devils C -- Pleasant Hill, CA 7/9 (-3.100 7/8)

20.  45.000 Impulse -- Riverside, CA 7/2 (+0.050 7/1)

*DCUK score

No Score Yet (showing first perf. date)

Guardians (7/20)

Louisiana Stars (7/15)

Southwind (7/15)

Les Stentors (7/17)

 

Next show:  Tri-Cities on July 10

All scores went down in Pleasant Hill, which I suspect will prove to be more accurate than the previous night's scores from Sacramento. In the midwest shows, scores went up for all corps except Music City, who beat Legends by just one-tenth of a point. A busy week lies ahead, with O.C. corps competing every day except Thursday (when for some reason there are no competitions at any level), with two southern shows featuring only Open Class and All Age corps on Friday and Saturday, and the California corps in three days of competition culminating in the SoCal championship on Sunday. Also on Sunday, The Company has their next competition, in Leicester (their last before coming to the U.S. later this month), so presumably we should expect them to hold onto first place a while longer yet.

Edited July 15, 2017 by N.E. Brigand

[mjyaub]

8 hours ago, N.E. Brigand said:

All scores went down in Pleasant Hill, which I suspect will prove to be more accurate than the previous night's scores from Sacramento. In the midwest shows, scores went up for all corps except Music City, who beat Legends by just one-tenth of a point. A busy week lies ahead, with O.C. corps competing every day except Thursday (when for some reason there are no competitions at any level), with two southern shows featuring only Open Class and All Age corps on Friday and Saturday, and the California corps in three days of competition culminating in the SoCal championship on Sunday. Also on Sunday, The Company has their next competition, in Leicester (their last before coming to the U.S. later this month), so presumably we should expect them to hold onto first place a while longer yet.

I think Southwind, Louisiana Stars and Heat Wave are doing an exhibition in Satsuma Alabama on Thursday before heading north to the Montgomery area for an all open class show on Friday.  

[RetiredMusTeach]

Re: The Company.  I found a YouTube video of one of their most recent competitions and man, they sound awesome!  Big brass sound like a WC corps.  I didn't pay much attention to the visual because I was just listening to their music while I was working.  But I think they truly may be a force to be reckoned with.  With all those fantastic brass ensembles they have in the UK, it isn't surprising that they have a great horn line.

[N.E. Brigand]

1 hour ago, RetiredMusTeach said:

Re: The Company.  I found a YouTube video of one of their most recent competitions and man, they sound awesome!  Big brass sound like a WC corps.  I didn't pay much attention to the visual because I was just listening to their music while I was working.  But I think they truly may be a force to be reckoned with.  With all those fantastic brass ensembles they have in the UK, it isn't surprising that they have a great horn line.

Are they shipping all their equipment to the U.S.? Or are they borrowing any instruments while they're here?

And are all their members traveling or will we see a reduced corps here? In the Woking performance, I count 34 horns, 15 pit, 13 battery (5/3/5), and 25 guard, for a total of 87. That's already on the small side for a top corps in DCI's Open Class. And I feel that their field coverage at any given time is noticeably less than the top O.C. corps. On the other hand, they sound great (could use less narration, though), and they're already very clean, musically and visually.

[N.E. Brigand]

On 7/3/2017 at 1:22 AM, N.E. Brigand said:

Remember that there are risks inherent in comparing scores from different shows.

AS OF JULY 10

1.  73.500* The Company – Woking, SRY, UK 7/2 (+5.000 6/18)

2.  65.750 Blue Devils B -- Pleasant Hill, CA 7/9 (-0.500 7/8)

3.  63.500 Vanguard Cadets -- Pleasant Hill, CA 7/9 (-1.200 7/8)

4.  57.950 Music City -- Madison, WI 7/9 (-1.650 7/7)

5.  57.850 Legends -- Madison, WI 7/9 (+0.175 7/8)

6.  56.800 Golden Empire -- Tri-Cities, WA 7/10 (+1.050 7/8)

7.  56.100 Columbians -- Tri-Cities, WA 7/10 (+0.600 7/8)

8.  55.900 The Battalion -- Tri-Cities, WA 7/10 (+0.950 7/8)

9.  53.850 Gold -- Riverside, CA 7/2 (+0.500 7/1)

10.  53.550 Watchmen -- Pleasant Hill, CA 7/9 (-1.750 7/8)

11.  53.400 Spartans -- Cranston, RI 7/3

12.  52.700 River City Rhythm -- Rochester, MN 7/9 (+0.775 7/8)

13.  51.600 7th Regiment -- Cranston, RI 7/3 (-1.300 7/2)

14.  50.600 Heat Wave -- Orlando, FL 7/8

15.  48.600 Incognito -- Sacramento, CA 7/8 (+5.950 7/2)

16.  48.450 Colt Cadets -- Rochester, MN 7/9 (+0.875 7/8)

17.  48.100 Shadow -- Madison, WI 7/9 (+2.200 7/8)

18.  46.900 Raiders -- Clifton, NJ 7/2

19.  45.050 Blue Devils C -- Pleasant Hill, CA 7/9 (-3.100 7/8)

20.  45.000 Impulse -- Riverside, CA 7/2 (+0.050 7/1)

*DCUK score

No Score Yet (showing first perf. date)

Guardians (7/20)

Louisiana Stars (7/14)

Southwind (7/14)

Les Stentors (7/17)

 

Next shows:  Waukee and Boise on July 11

Updated to show the Tri-Cities results. Note the spread between Golden State and the others at this, their last meeting, as it will help to give a sense of how Columbians and Battalion would stack up against the California corps when Golden State sees them again later this week.

Edited July 15, 2017 by N.E. Brigand

[HeWhoWaits]

4 hours ago, N.E. Brigand said:

Updated to show the Tri-Cities results. Note the spread between Golden State and the others at this, their last meeting, as it will help to give a sense of how Columbians and Battalion would stack up against the California corps when Golden State sees them again later this week.

Steph Curry and Kevin Durant are now marching DCI?

(You also missed changing the date to 7/10 for the Tri-Cities show.)

[N.E. Brigand]

3 hours ago, HeWhoWaits said:

Steph Curry and Kevin Durant are now marching DCI?

(You also missed changing the date to 7/10 for the Tri-Cities show.)

Fixed! Thank you.

(Must be my Cleveland bias against all things Golden that made me conflate the names!)