The Boston Crusaders have claimed the title of 2025 DCI World Champion, taking the Founder's Trophy home for the first time in their 85-year history, becoming the first new corps to win the championship since 2016, when the Bluecoats won for the first time.

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After three days of tight competition, the winner was announced, with the Boston Crusaders barely edging out the defending champion Bluecoats, with less than one point separating the two corps. 

Here's how the final day of competition concluded.

Boston Crusaders Win 2025 DCI World Championship

The Boston Crusaders won with a score of 98.425 to claim the 2025 DCI World Championship, adding their name to the Founder's Trophy for the first time in their 85 year history. 

DCI World Championship Final Scores 

1. Boston Crusaders - 98.425
2. Bluecoats - 98.250
3. Santa Clara Vanguard - 96.700
4. Blue Devils - 95.788
5. Carolina Crown - 94.800
6. Phantom Reginment - 94.300
7. Mandarins - 92.825
8. Blue Stars - 91.175
9. The Cavaliers - 90.800
10. Troopers - 90.050
11. Colts - 88.050
12. Blue Knights - 87.450

Top 10 All-Time DCI Finals Scores

1. 99.650 — 2014 Blue Devils
2. 99.150 — 2005 Cadets & 2002 Cavaliers
3. 99.050 — 2009 Blue Devils
4. 98.975 — 2023 Blue Devils
5. 98.900 — 2010 Blue Devils
6. 98.800 — 2003 Blue Devils & 1989 Santa Clara Vanguard
7. 98.750 — 2022 Blue Devils & 2024 Bluecoats
8. 98.700 — 2012 Blue Devils & 2004 Cavaliers
9. 98.625 — 2018 Santa Clara Vanguard
10. 98.538 — 2017 Blue Devils

Caption Awards

Best Color Guard - Boston Crusaders

Best Visual Performance - Bluecoats

Best Brass - Boston Crusaders

Best Percussion - Boston Crusaders

Best Overall General Effect - Bluecoats

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DCI 2025 Streaming Schedule

Here's a list of all of the DCI 2025 events you can stream live on FloMarching this summer:

• June 27 | Santa Clara Vanguard Showcase
• June 27 | DCI Tour Preview
• June 28 | Bluecoats Opening Night Community Celebration
• June 28 | Drums Along the Rockies
• July 3 | Northwest Youth Music Games Portland
• July 5 | The Whitewater Classic
• July 6 | DCI West
• July 8 | The Kiwanis Thunder of Drums
• July 9 | Gold Showcase
• July 11 | Western Corps Connection
• July 12 | DCI Little Rock
• July 12 | Drum Corps Grand Prix
• July 13 | So Cal Classic: Open Class Pacific Championship Finals
• July 15 | DCI Broken Arrow
• July 17 | DCI Denton
• July 17 | DCI Waco
• July 18 | DCI Houston
• July 19 | DCI Southwestern Championship pres. by Fred J Miller
• July 21 | DCI McKinney
• July 23 | DCI Northern Ohio
• July 25 | DCI Nashville presented by Demoulin Bros. & Co.
• July 26 | DCI Southeastern Championship
• July 26 | Midwest Classic
• July 28 | Summer Music Games in Cincinnati
• July 29 | Soaring Sounds
• July 30 | Summer Music Games of Southwest Virginia
• August 1-2 | DCI Eastern Classic
• August 2 | DCI Williamsport
• August 4-5 | DCI Open Class Championship
• August 4 | Innovations in Brass
• August 7-9 | DCI World Championships
• August 8-9 | DCI All-Age World Championships
• August 9 | SoundSport International Music & Food Festival pres. by Jazz Wealth

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