18-05-05
Casey Wilkes wins Australasian piping qualifier for the MacCrimmon Trophy

The Malaysia Airlines' Australasian Piping Final was held over the weekend at the Irish Club in Brisbane. Seven competitors from Australia and New Zealand competed for the opportunity to travel to Lorient for the prestigious MacCrimmon (formerly Macallan) Trophy competition. The overall top three finalists from today's competition will represent Australasia when they travel to France this August. The results are as follows:

March, Strathspey & Reel
1st: Matthew Supranowicz (Qld)
2nd: Casey Wilkes (NZ)
3rd: Michael Redmond (Qld)

Irish Selection
1st: Casey Wilkes
2nd: Martin Frewen (NZ)
3rd: Matthew Supranowicz
 

Breton Selection
1st: Martin Frewen
2nd: Casey Wilkes
3rd: Matthew Supranowicz
 

Overall
1st: Casey Wilkes
2nd: Matthew Supranowicz
3rd: Martin Frewen
 

Judges: Rab Wallace (Scotland), Michel le Tenier (Brittany), Adrian Jeffries (Qld & Ireland)