Sensation is the new CGN Open Class champion

Publish Date: 24 Mar 2016 - 2846 views

Sensation is Color Guard Netherlands Open Class champion of 2016. The group from Amersfoort peaked at exactly the right time in Almere - the Netherlands, on Saturday. They won by the smallest possible margin, beating The Pride of the Netherlands.

The Open Class Finals were promising to be a real thriller, with only 0.5 points between the number one, The Pride of the Netherlands, and number two, Sensation Performance Ensemble. In the evening, Sensation caught up on its deficit, and scored 83.60 points. Their show 'Angels of Hope' received the highest score from the judges. The Pride of the Netherlands came second by a margin of 0.1 points with its show 'M.C. Escher: Images of Mathematics'. Third place went to Beatrix, their show 'The Queen’s Unsound Mind' was set to the music of Queen and received a score of 71.55.

In the top of the A-Class, the differences were also minor. The coveted champions flag went to The Pride A. The show 'The Bucket List' received 78.745 points from the double judging panel and they finished in first place. Second place went to Avant Courir A. The show about two worlds was awarded 76.205 points. The French guard Red Light became champion in both the Regional A Class and the Cadet Class. The 2Xtreme Kids won the Kids Class.

The Pride won the Junior Class. The performance of heir show 'A Day in the Park' obtained a monster score, the highest ever in Color Guard Netherlands: 99.64 points. Second place went to Passie Junior.