The Metro Cup

02/16/2025

02/16/2025

RSPBA Intercontinental Adult Solo Snare Drumming Championship

In first place, winning the The Dave Armit Cup and The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association, Intercontinental Champion for 2025 is Derek Cooper ($500 cash prize)

In second place Blair Beaton ($400 cash prize)
In Third place Cameron Lawson ($300 cash prize)
In Fourth place Wesley Cole ($200 cash prize)
In Fifth place Michael O’Rourke ($100 cash prize)
In sixth Place Kyle Wardell

THESE TOP SIX PLACES NOW SECURE POINTS TOWARDS THE ROYAL SCOTTISH PIPE BAND ASSOCIATION, WORLD ADULT SOLO SNARE DRUMMING CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS 2025.

THE TOP FOUR PLACES ALSO NOW QUALIFY TO ENTER THE ROYAL SCOTTISH PIPE BAND ASSOCIATION ADULT WORLD SOLO SNARE DRUMMING SEMI-FINALS IN GLASGOW IN OCTOBER 2025.

Both events were sponsored by the following groups:
The Metro Cup
The EUSPBA
St. Columcille United Gaelic Pipe Band
Rory O’Moore School of pipes and drums

Thank all of our helpers:
Karen Reed, Paul Wood, Erin Wood, Joe Dooley and Joe McGoo

For the HPJ the winners are:

In 5th place taking home a prize of $100: Sophia McConnell
In 4th place taking home a prize of $200: Michael O’Rourke
In 3rd place taking home a prize of $300: Cameron Lawson
In 2nd place taking home a prize of $400: Blair Beaton
In 1st place taking home a prize of $500: Derek Cooper

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Submitted By: Matt Wood

02/05/2025

RSPBA Intercontinental Adult Snare Drumming Championship

February 15, 2025

The event will open at 6:30PM EST, and the MSR qualifier will start at 6:45 PM EST. HPJ to follow MSR qualifier.

Listed below are the competitors in order of play:

1 Kyle Wardell
2 Cameron Lawson
3 William Pastor
4 Sophia McConnell
5 Blair Beaton
6 Wesley Cole
7 Michael O'Rourke
8 Shane Stapleton
9 Derek Cooper

RSPBA Adjudicators:

Duncan Miller
Lee Innes

Please consider donating to help us continue this event.

02/19/2024

LIVESTREAM UPDATE!

Thank you to Kyle Dawson for his time setting up and running the livestream for the event this year.

If you watched the livestream donations are much appreciated. We need your support to keep this event going in the future.

Go to paypal.me/TheMetroCup and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.

02/18/2024

Adult snare drumming results:

The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association, Adult Solo Snare Drumming Intercontinental Championship 2024

1st place - Kerr McQuillan on an adjudicator preference, winning The Dave Armit Cup and $500
2nd place - Steven McWhirter, $400
3rd place - Blair Beaton, $300
4th place - Derek Cooper, $200
5th place - Eric MacNeill, $100
6th place - Scott Fletcher on highest placing

The Metro Cup Adult Solo Snare Hornpipe and Jig
1st place - Kerr McQuillan, $500
2nd place - Blair Beaton, $400
3rd place - Steven McWhirter, $300
4th place - Derek Cooper, $200
5th place - Eric MacNeill, $100
6th place - Scott Fletcher

All prize money is sponsored by The Metro Cup.

These top six places now secure points towards the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association Adult World Solo Snare Drumming Champion of Champions 2024.

The top four places also qualify for the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association Adult World Solo Snare Drumming Semi-Finals in Glasgow in October 2024.

02/18/2024

Amateur Drumming Results:

The Martin Duffy MSR:
3rd Elisha Jimenez, $100 scholarship
2nd Kenneth Lynch, $250 scholarship
1st Devin Brody, $500 scholarship

The John Murray March:
2nd Nico Mineo, $250 scholarship
1st Mattea Castillo, $500 scholarship

All scholarship funds were donated by the EUSPBA.

02/18/2024

Apologies on the delay. These have been shared elsewhere.

The Metro Cup is sponsored in part by RG Hardie & Co Bagpipes as well as private donors and band sponsorships:

Medley:
5th place - Andrew Hayes, $100
4th place - Nick Hudson, $200
3rd place - Alex Gandy, $400
2nd place - Bruce Gandy, $600
1st place - Cameron MacDougall, $1000

Piobaireachd
5th place - Glenn Brown, $100
4th place - Bruce Gandy, $200
3rd place - Andrew Donlon, $400
2nd place - Derek Midgley, $600
1st place - Alex Gandy, $1000

Alex Gandy was the overall winner taking home a cash prize of $1000 donated by Saffron United and a gold coin donated by Rory O'Moore School of Pipes and Drums.

Also competing Andrew Carlisle and Matt Pantaleoni

02/18/2024

Apologies on the delay. These have been shared elsewhere.

The George M. Bell Amateur Piping prizes were donated by R.G. Hardie, Hall Bagpipes, The CLASP and the North American Academy of Piping and Drumming:
MSR
3rd place - Ray Flanagan
2nd place - Joe Votta
1st place - Gillian Blaney winning a custom practice chanter made by Hall Bagpipes.
Piobaireachd
3rd place - Ray Flanagan
2nd place - Elizabeth Knox
1st Place - Alex Knox winning a blackwood chanter from RG Hardie & Co Bagpipes

Ray Flanagan was the overall winner. He receives a scholarship from the North American Academy of Piping and Drumming. He also qualifies for the Champion of Champions CLASP competition on April 27th.

Also competing Magnus Stone, Alistair Martin, Evan Burlew, Alex Burlew, Vince Janoski, Abby Long, Flora Stone, Liam Horne and Steve Knox.

02/18/2024

50/50 results

We sold 54 tickets, collecting $2700
The winners share of $1350 is as follows:
3rd Place (20%): Mary Houghton $270
2nd Place (30%): Mark O'Donnell $405
1st Place (50%): Peter Skae $675

Thank you for your support!