The Guards Club semi-finals and final took place yesterday, Sunday June 8. The first semi featured last year’s winner Cameron May v Brodie Watson-Massey, followed by the other semi featuring Craig Muirhead v Bobby Allan.Â
Brodie won the KO yesterday against Craig Muirhead, in a very good day of piping. The trophy was presented by Iain MacLellan.
The pipers were required to perform a set lasting 30 minutes. The set needs to contain one March, Strathspey and Reel and the ground of a piobaireachd. An audience vote decides the winner of each heat, though the final included judges.
It all took place at the Scots Guards Club in Clifton Terrace, Haymarket (opposite the railway station) in Edinburgh. The Knockout has been held for over a decade now and has become a feature of the piping scene in Scotland’s capital city.
The Scots Guards Club was formerly a military club but membership has for many years now been open to all.