2024 DCI Imperialism Map Project - Week 1 Results

Welcome to Week 1 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.

The 2024 DCI season officially kicked off on June 26th and is already off to a hot start through the first week and a half. Through July 7th, there have been 21 shows including one that was rained out and two that were exhibition only events.

The season has already seen a lot of exciting competition. In the Midwest, Boston Crusaders kicked off the season with a victory at the season premiere, only to finish second place behind Carolina Crown two nights later. Bluecoats bested both corps in their season debut on July 9th in the only meetup of three corps until Broken Arrow next week. Meanwhile out west, Blue Devils handily won all five shows in California, extending their unbeaten streak to 1,795 days since they last came in second at the 2019 World Championship prelims.

Much like their older "siblings", Blue Devils B has controlled Open Class with four wins of their own. On the opposite coast, Spartans kicked off their title-defending season with a win over 7th Regiment in Connecticut. River City Rhythm, Colt Cadets, and Columbians have all notched wins of their own, though many of them coming as being the only Open Class representatives at a show.

Rounding out the competition, the first full season of DCI All Age class has seen an exciting start with nine corps already making their season debuts, six of them coming in Connecticut won by Reading Buccaneers. Cincinnati Tradition, Govenaires, and Rogues Hollow Regiment all won shows in the midwest while Atlanta CorpsVets' debut at NightBEAT was rained out, though they were still awarded the show's land on the map as being the only All Age corps at the competition.

Below is a break down of where the maps for each class stand after the first 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 1:

List of shows and winners from week 1:

• 7/7 - La Crosse, WI - Bluecoats

• 7/7 - Sacramento, CA - Blue Devils

• 7/6 - Lexington, SC - Carolina Crown

• 7/6 - Seattle, WA - Troopers

• 7/6 - Stanford, CA - Blue Devils

• 7/6 - Whitewater, WI - Bluecoats

• 7/5 - Clovis, CA - Blue Devils

• 7/5 - Conway, SC - Carolina Crown

• 7/5 - Portland, OR - Troopers

• 7/5 - Rockford, IL - Phantom Regiment

• 7/3 - Cedarburg, WI - The Cavaliers

• 7/2 - Mason, OH - Bluecoats

• 7/1 - Mesa, AZ - Santa Clara Vanguard

• 6/30 - Lisle, IL - Carolina Crown

• 6/30 - San Bernardino, CA - Blue Devils

• 6/29 - Madison, WI - Blue Stars

• 6/29 - Walnut, CA - Blue Devils

• 6/28 - Muncie, IN - Carolina Crown

• 6/26 - Rockford, MI - Boston Crusaders

* The Lexington, SC show was cancelled due to inclement weather while the Conway, SC and Mesa, AZ shows were exhibition-only events. For the purpose of awarding land, the winners for these shows were awarded per the rules explained in the introduction post. Santa Clara Vanguard was awarded land for the Mesa show for having the highest score to date of the season. Carolina Crown was awarded land for the Conway and Lexington shows for having the highest score in the 2023 season since there were multiple corps at both shows who had not yet made their 2024 debuts.

List of total shows won and counties controlled through week 1:

• Blue Devils - 5 shows won, 71 counties controlled

• Carolina Crown - 4 shows won, 187 counties controlled

• Bluecoats - 3 shows won, 99 counties controlled

• Troopers - 2 shows won, 46 counties controlled

• Blue Stars - 1 shows won, 9 counties controlled

• Boston Crusaders - 1 shows won, 71 counties controlled

• Phantom Regiment - 1 shows won, 6 counties controlled

• Santa Clara Vanguard - 1 shows won, 27 counties controlled

• The Cavaliers - 1 shows won, 29 counties controlled

Open Class

Map after Week 1:

List of shows and winners from week 1:

• 7/7 - La Crosse, WI - River City Rhythm

• 7/7 - Sacramento, CA - Blue Devils B

• 7/6 - Seattle, WA - Columbians

• 7/6 - Stanford, CA - Blue Devils B

• 7/6 - Whitewater, WI - Colt Cadets

• 7/5 - Clovis, CA - Blue Devils B*

• 7/5 - Portland, OR - Columbians*

• 7/5 - Rockford, IL - River City Rhythm

• 7/3 - Cedarburg, WI - Colt Cadets

• 7/1 - Mesa, AZ - Vessel*

• 6/30 - Lisle, IL - Colt Cadets

• 6/30 - San Bernardino, CA - Blue Devils B

• 6/29 - Madison, WI - Colt Cadets

• 6/29 - Shelton, CT - Spartans

• 6/29 - Walnut, CA - Blue Devils B

* The Mesa, AZ show was an exhibition-only event while Open Class corps did not perform at the Clovis, CA and Portland, OR shows due to extreme heat. For the purpose of awarding land, the winners for these shows were awarded per the rules explained in the introduction post.

List of total shows won and counties controlled through week 1:

• Blue Devils B - 5 shows won, 63 counties controlled

• Colt Cadets - 4 shows won, 104 counties controlled

• Columbians - 2 shows won, 47 counties controlled

• River City Rhythm - 2 shows won, 39 counties controlled

• Spartans - 1 shows won, 89 counties controlled

• Vessel - 1 shows won, 32 counties controlled

All Age Class

Map after Week 1:

List of shows and winners from week 1:

• 7/6 - Lexington, SC - Atlanta CV*

• 7/6 - Whitewater, WI - Rogues Hollow Regiment

• 7/2 - Mason, OH - Cincinnati Tradition

• 6/29 - Madison, WI - Govenaires

• 6/29 - Shelton, CT - Reading Buccaneers

* The Lexington, SC show was cancelled due to inclement weather. For the purpose of awarding land, the winners for this show was awarded per the rules explained in the introduction post.

List of total shows won and counties controlled through week 1:

• Atlanta CV - 1 shows won, 79 counties controlled

• Cincinnati Tradition - 1 shows won, 17 counties controlled

• Govenaires - 1 shows won, 45 counties controlled

• Reading Buccaneers - 1 shows won, 15 counties controlled

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

Looking Ahead to Week 2

As of publishing on Tuesday, July 9, we have 15 more shows this week through Sunday, July 15. This also doesn't include three shows that took place yesterday (one of which was cancelled due to a stadium power outage). By this time next week, much more of the map will be filled out as shows on the west coast wrap up and corps begin traveling east for Texas Tour. Be sure to check back next week as we continue our DCI Imperialism Map series!