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Pipe bands aim for world title at world championships in Glasgow World Pipe Band championships in Glasgow watched by thousands
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Thousands of spectators are watching the final of this year's World Pipe Band Championships in Glasgow. Thousands of spectators have watched the final of this year's World Pipe Band Championships in Glasgow.
The event, known as The Worlds and staged at Glasgow Green, is the highlight of the city's week-long Piping Live festival. The event, known as The Worlds and staged at Glasgow Green, was won by Northern Ireland's Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band.
Saturday's competition programme features 300 performances, including the Championship Finals. The runners up were Inverary and District Pipe Band and third place went to the St Laurence O'Toole Pipe Band from the Republic of Ireland.
Last year, the Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band won the title for the third year in a row. The competition featured 300 performances and drew 30,000 people.
The band, based in Lisburn, County Antrim, have a total of nine world championships to their name. It is the fourth year in a row the Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band have won the title.