Drum Corps Associates Open Class World Champions information
During Labor Day Weekend, Drum Corps Associates (DCA) Open Class corps compete to earn the title of DCA Open Class World Champion. The championships consist of 2 rounds (Prelims and Finals) held on 2 consecutive nights (the Saturday and Sunday nights of Labor Day weekend). All corps compete at Prelims, with the top 10 Open Class and top 4 Class A corps competing at Finals. The champion is determined by the overall high score in the Finals competition. There are also a number of caption awards (high brass, high percussion, high visual, etc.), though the process of determination for those awards has changed from year to year.[1]
Only eleven corps have won at least one DCA title (including 2 ties):[2]
Reading Buccaneers – 17 titles
Hawthorne Caballeros – 10 titles
Bushwackers – 6 titles (1 tie)
Long Island Sunrisers – 6 titles (1 tie)
Empire Statesmen – 5 titles (1 tie)
Syracuse Brigadiers – 5 titles (1 tie)
Connecticut Hurricanes – 3 titles
Skyliners – 3 titles
Minnesota Brass – 1 title
Westshoremen – 1 title
Cadets2 – 1 title
As of the conclusion of the 2019 competitive season, the Buccaneers, Bushwackers, Caballeros, Hurricanes, Skyliners, and Sunrisers remain in active Open Class competition. The Cadets2, Minnesota Brass, Brigadiers, Empire Statesmen, and Westshoremen are inactive.
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