2024 DCI Imperialism Map Project - Week 3 Results

Welcome to Week 3 in our DCI Imperialism Map Project! If you are new to this series, we strongly encourage you to read the introduction first to get an understanding of the project and how it will be structured.

We've officially reached the midpoint of the 2024 DCI season. The first half of the season came to its apex as corps descended to the central south of the country, ultimately converging in Texas for the much anticipated Texas Tour. A number of key matchups saw their first meetings of the season this past week, including the high profile showdown between last year's top seven corps in Broken Arrow. The week concluded in even grander fashion at the Southwestern Championship in San Antonio for the first time (and only time until World Championships) that all 21 World Class corps performed under the same roof for the same judges and spectators.

By the end of the week, it was Bluecoats who had the most to celebrate after winning all four shows they performed in and continuing their undefeated streak. In terms of the Imperialism map, they extended their lead to 393 counties controlled. And despite it being a less busy week with only nine World Class shows and 12 shows total, the competition for the map was kept interesting by shows won by six different corps (including Blue Stars who claimed the land for the exhibition-only show in Hutchinson, KS).

Open Class had a relatively quiet week, dominated primarily by Guardians who swept the state of Texas as the only Open Class representation in the Lone Star state. The end of the week saw the start of the Open Class tour in Ohio where Spartans took two shows over River City Rhythm and The Battalion. Raiders also won land in the mid-Atlantic after making their 2024 debut in Landisville, PA.

All Age class continues to be dominated by Reading Buccaneers on the east coast who won their third show in as many weeks. Cincinnati Tradition claimed more land in their home state of Ohio, winning the same pair of shows won by Spartans.

Below is a break down of where the maps for each class stand after the third week, as well lists of each show and their show winners, and total number of shows and counties won by each corps.

World Class

Map after Week 3:

List of shows and winners from week 3:

• 7/20 - San Antonio, TX - Bluecoats

• 7/19 - Houston, TX - Bluecoats

• 7/18 - Denton, TX - Bluecoats

• 7/18 - Waco, TX - The Cavaliers

• 7/16 - Abilene, TX - Blue Knights

• 7/16 - Broken Arrow, OK - Bluecoats

• 7/16 - Hutchinson, KS - Blue Stars*

• 7/15 - Canyon, TX - Santa Clara Vanguard

• 7/15 - Olathe, KS - Phantom Regiment

* The Hutchinson, KS show was an exhibition-only event; for the purpose of awarding land, the winner for this show was awarded per the rules explained in the introduction post.

List of total shows won and counties controlled through week 3:

• Bluecoats - 9 shows won, 393 counties controlled

• Blue Devils - 7 shows won, 188 counties controlled

• Carolina Crown - 5 shows won, 255 counties controlled

• Boston Crusaders - 4 shows won, 341 counties controlled

• Phantom Regiment - 4 shows won, 330 counties controlled

• Troopers - 4 shows won, 189 counties controlled

• Blue Stars - 2 shows won, 107 counties controlled

• Santa Clara Vanguard - 2 shows won, 113 counties controlled

• The Cavaliers - 2 shows won, 53 counties controlled

• Blue Knights - 1 shows won, 57 counties controlled

• Jersey Surf - 1 shows won, 38 counties controlled

• Mandarins - 1 shows won, 48 counties controlled

Open Class

Map after Week 3:

List of shows and winners from week 3:

• 7/20 - Brunswick, OH - Spartans

• 7/20 - Landisville, PA - Raiders

• 7/20 - San Antonio, TX - Guardians

• 7/19 - Bellbrook, OH - Spartans

• 7/19 - Houston, TX - Guardians

• 7/16 - Abilene, TX - Guardians

• 7/16 - Hutchinson, KS - Colt Cadets*

• 7/15 - Olathe, KS - Colt Cadets

* The Hutchinson, KS show was an exhibition-only event; for the purpose of awarding land, the winner for this show was awarded per the rules explained in the introduction post.

List of total shows won and counties controlled through week 3:

• Blue Devils B - 9 shows won, 72 counties controlled

• Spartans - 7 shows won, 785 counties controlled

• Colt Cadets - 6 shows won, 379 counties controlled

• River City Rhythm - 5 shows won, 224 counties controlled

• Columbians - 3 shows won, 116 counties controlled

• Guardians - 3 shows won, 263 counties controlled

• The Battalion - 3 shows won, 247 counties controlled

• Raiders - 1 shows won, 46 counties controlled

• Vessel - 1 shows won, 32 counties controlled

All Age Class

Map after Week 3:

List of shows and winners from week 3:

• 7/20 - Brunswick, OH - Cincinnati Tradition

• 7/20 - Landisville, PA - Reading Buccaneers

• 7/19 - Bellbrook, OH - Cincinnati Tradition

List of total shows won and counties controlled through week 3:

• Cincinnati Tradition - 3 shows won, 61 counties controlled

• Govenaires - 3 shows won, 166 counties controlled

• Reading Buccaneers - 3 shows won, 54 counties controlled

• Atlanta CV - 2 shows won, 162 counties controlled

• Rogues Hollow Regiment - 1 shows won, 18 counties controlled

Looking Ahead to Week 4

Texas Tour wraps up after two shows in the Dallas-Fort Worth area tonight and tomorrow before corps head east for "Swamp Tour." Other key midweek events include stops in Hattiesburg, MS, Birmingham, AL, and the always popular Masters of the Summer Music Games in Murfreesboro, TN. On Saturday, the DCI tour returns to Center Parc Stadium for the Southeastern Championship in Atlanta for the third consecutive year, before swinging north to Winston-Salem, NC for CrownBEAT on Sunday night. Open Class tour also continues in Pennsylvania and New York, while All Age class sees another east coast showdown in Mt. Olive, NJ. Be sure to check back next week as we continue our DCI Imperialism Map series!