Top three corps within one point after Semi Finals

Fans gathered at Rose Bowl Stadium last nnight for the Drum Corps International World Championship Semifinals. The top 17 corps in the world took to the field tonight, giving fans and each other some of the greatest performances of the year so far.

The Blue Devils (97.300) won tonight's World Championship competition, barely placing ahead of the Cadets (97.250) and the Cavaliers (96.775). Blue Devils will now look for a sweep of the championships competition and hope to finish strong for their home-state crowd.

The Cadets and Cavaliers put on powerful performances as well and are excited for an undoubtedly strong finish to their competitive seasons tomorrow night, as less than six tenths of a point now separates the top three corps.

Phantom Regiment (95.400) secured the fourth place position again tonight while the Santa Clara Vanguard (94.050) had their strongest performance of the season. The corps jumped up two positions to fifth place, finishing ahead of Carolina Crown (93.875) and the Bluecoats (93.750).


The Blue Knights (90.450) held their lead ahead of the Boston Crusaders (89.450), and the Glassmen (87.025) again edged ahead of the Colts (87.000) while the Spirit from JSU (85.500) earned the final spot in this year's elite top 12.

The Academy (84.500), Blue Stars (84.350), Madison Scouts (81.850), Crossmen (81.600) and Pacific Crest (79.525) had their final performances of the season tonight and will now retire each of their programs to the history books.

The 2007 Drum Corps International World Championships will come to a close tonight at Rose Bowl Stadium, after more than 130 exciting events from this year's Summer Music Games Tour. In less than 24 hours, the 2007 World Championship corps will be named, but the competitive season is not over yet. (Text: dci.org)

Results
1 â?¢ 97.300 â?¢ Blue Devils
2 â?¢ 97.250 â?¢ The Cadets
3 â?¢ 96.775 â?¢ The Cavaliers
4 â?¢ 95.400 â?¢ Phantom Regiment
5 â?¢ 94.050 â?¢ Santa Clara Vanguard
6 â?¢ 93.875 â?¢ Carolina Crown
7 â?¢ 93.750 â?¢ Bluecoats
8 â?¢ 90.450 â?¢ Blue Knights
9 â?¢ 89.450 â?¢ Boston Crusaders
10 â?¢ 87.025 â?¢ Glassmen
11 â?¢ 87.000 â?¢ Colts
12 â?¢ 85.500 â?¢ Spirit from JSU
13 â?¢ 84.500 â?¢ The Academy
14 â?¢ 84.350 â?¢ Blue Stars
15 â?¢ 81.850 â?¢ Madison Scouts
16 â?¢ 81.600 â?¢ Crossmen
17 â?¢ 79.525 â?¢ Pacific Crest