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Results: 2023 Belgian National Championships

Brassband Willebroek returns to title winning form in taking the Belgian Championship honours.

 

Results:

Championship Division:

Adjudicators: Isabelle Ruf-Weber; Joop van Dijk; Steven Mead
Set Work/Own Choice = Aggregate Total

1. Brassband Willebroek (Frans Violet): 98/99 = 98.5
2. Festival Brassband (Steven Verhaert): 96/96 = 96.0
3. Brassband Heist (Bert van Thienen): 94/91 = 92.5
4. Brassband Gent (Erik van der Kolk): 89/94 = 91.5
5. Brassband Buizingen (Tijl Verhaeghe): 92/90 = 91.0
6. Brassband Zele (Bart Van Der Strieckt): 90/89 = 89.5
7. Brassband Leieland (Allan Withington): 87/92 = 89.5
8. Kortrijk Brassband (Ward de Ketelaere): 88/88 = 88.0

Best Percussion: Brassband Heist
Best Soloist (Own-Choice): Kevin Van Giel (Brassband Willebroek)

First Division:

Adjudicators: Isabelle Ruf-Weber; Joop van Dijk; Steven Mead
Set Work/Own Choice = Total

1. Kon. BB de Grensbewoners Smeermaas (Danny Aerden): 93/93 = 186
2. Mercator Brass Band (Johan De Win): 89/94 = 183
3. Brassband Bacchus (Bart Van Neyghem): 90/89 = 179 *
4. Brassband Scaldis (Lorenz Havermans): 88/91 = 179
5. Braz'Art (Geert Verschaere): 86/88 = 174

*Set Work mark takes precedence

Second Division:

Adjudicators: Isabelle Ruf-Weber; Joop van Dijk; Steven Mead
Set Work/Own Choice = Total

1. Brassband Panta Rhei (Tim De Maeseneer): 89/85 = 174

Open Division:

Adjudicators: Isabelle Ruf-Weber; Joop van Dijk; Steven Mead
Own Choice

1. Brassband Zuid-Limburg (Jan De Maeseneer): 85
2. Academic Brass Band (Luc Van Gorp): 83

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