A JUNIOR pipe band could lose their world title after the wrong winner was announced due to an “administrative error”.
Lochgelly High School were awarded the top prize in the novice juvenile grade B category at the World Pipe Band Championships by the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association (RSPBA) who ran the event last week.
The RSPBA said they have written to each of the bands who performed to invite them to a meeting to explain how the error will affect the final placings of the competition.
It said the “correct” results for the grade will be announced after having “full talks” with each of the bands which competed at the show.
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Organisers of the event said a late change to the playing order is to blame for the incident which they “deeply regret” and they have promised to “make good” of the error.
A statement on the RSPBA website, external from the organisation's board of directors said: “Following a review of the placings data, it became clear that the results were not accurately administered leading to a most regrettable situation where the incorrect results for this grade were announced.”
More than 200 bands from 13 countries gathered in Glasgow on Saturday and Sunday for the international competition.
The RSPBA said the cause of the error in the novice juvenile grade B category was due to a late notice change in the running order of play and also a failure to ensure that all documentation reflected the change.
It is understood the juvenile grade B category results were the only ones impacted by the administrative error.
Lochgelly High School junior band have been told their place has been affected, with band leaders asked to attend an online meeting on Thursday to discuss the results, according to The Courier.
Organisers of the World Pipe Band Championships said steps have been taken to ensure the error is not repeated in future years.
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