Ross Miller and Christopher McCartan contested the Guards Club Knockout final on Sunday, June 28, 2026. Christopher won the trophy with 20 votes to 17.
The contestants reached the final with Christopher beating Scott McCaskill in the April semi-final, and Ross beating Arran Green in May.
Organiser Jimmy Banks was delighted with the event which drew and audience around 50 spectators. The prizes were presented by Pipe Major John Mitchell Scots Guards.
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.