The six-time world champion Simon Fraser University Pipe Band has once again proven its world-class calibre, placing third in the World Pipe Band Championships in Glasgow, Scotland on Saturday.
The senior band is one of only four bands outside the UK to win a world championship.
The band has placed second nine times, finishing in the top two in the world in 15 of its 28 years of competing.
There were more than 35,000 people in attendance to watch the "Olympics of the piping world" this weekend, and the bands played under sunny skies on the fields.
The university's junior pipe bands also stood out this year, with the Grade 3 Robert Malcolm Memorial band taking first place in the Grade 3A category and the Grade 4 band placing third.
Emotions ran high after the announcement went out about the Grade 3 win.
The crowd of SFU band members on the field and supporters in the bleachers cheered, and some players cried and sang We Are The Champions.
"This is the best, it's just the best," said Grade 3 piper Brian Haddon.
The Grade 3 band has won four championships since the junior band began competing in 1997. They placed second in 2007 and fourth in 2009 - their last appearance at the Worlds.
The Grade 1 band came away disappointed, however, despite placing in the top three in their category.
"This is the best we've played all year," said Pipe Sergeant Jack Lee, in a recent release. "We're disappointed. We thought we played well, particularly in the medley and were hoping for better. But we're still happy to maintain our top-three status."
For the Grade 4 band, meanwhile, this was the group's first appearance at the Worlds, and the band celebrated a third-place finish.
Taking overall top spot at the Worlds was Irish band Field Marshal Montgomery, while second place went to Scottish band Scottish Power.
In all, 235 bands performed in various categories.
