Format:	Test Piece Contest
Test Piece:	A Road Less Travelled By 2020
Adjudicators:	Ray Farr , Alan Morrison , Rob Wiffin
Venue:	Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England, UK

Position	Band	Conductor	Draw
1	Cory	Philip Harper	18
2	Aldbourne	Glyn Williams	9
3	Fodens	Russell Gray	19
4	Black Dyke	Nicholas Childs	10
5	Desford Colliery	David Morton	6
6	Flowers	Paul Holland	13
7	the cooperation Band	Katrina Marzella-Wheeler	1
8	Zone One Brass	Richard Ward	17
9	Grimethorpe Colliery	Allan Withington	5
10	GUS	Christopher Bond	15
11	KNDS Fairey	Philip Chalk	8
12	Whitburn	Chris Shanks	16
13	Tredegar	Ian Porthouse	11
14	Derwent Brass	Jack Capstaff	14
15	NASUWT Riverside	Richard Marshall	20
16	Hepworth	Ryan Watkins	3
17	Sandhurst Silver	Joshua Ruck	12
18	Verwood Concert Brass	Kevin Smith	7
19	EverReady	Stephen Roberts	2
20	Kirkintilloch	Christopher Binns	4

Desford Colliery, Black Dyke, Flowers and Whitburn: pre-qualified as the top four placed bands at the 2025 competition.

Best Instrumentalist: James Fountain, (Solo Cornet, Zone One Brass)
James Shepherd Memorial Award (for the Principal Cornet of the winning band): Kyle Lawson, Cory
Winning Conductor: Philip Harper, Cory

Cory, Aldbourne, Fodens and Black Dyke pre-qualify for the 2027 final.