2022 DCI World Championships

2022 DCI Semifinals Comes To A Dramatic Close

2022 DCI Semifinals Comes To A Dramatic Close

If tonight's Semifinals competition was any indication of what tomorrow's Finals show will be like... we're in for a treat. Here's a recap of the night.

Aug 13, 2022 by Natalie Shelton
2022 DCI Semifinals Comes To A Dramatic Close

If tonight's 2022 DCI World Championship Semifinals competition was any indication of what tomorrow's Finals show will be like... we're in for a treat, folks. Here are some key takeaways from the night's action at Lucas Oil Stadium:

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1. Colts & Troopers In, Crossmen & Blue Knights Out

This year marks DCI's 50th anniversary, but it also marks the first time that Colts and Troopers have advanced to Finals in a number of years. Audiences haven't seen either corps take the field at finals since the late 2000s.

2. Bluecoats & Boston Tie for Second Place

To make things even more dramatic, Bluecoats and Boston Crusaders managed to tie for 2nd place after the two corps both managed to earn a 96.975. Boston bested Bluecoats in the GE and Guard captions, while Bluecoats beat out Boston in the Music caption. Stay tuned to see how this showdown shakes out!

3. Caption Clean Sweep for Blue Devils

Not only are the Blue Devils still undefeated in the 2022 season, but they also managed to get straight 1s in every caption, including Color Guard. BD managed to edge out Boston Crusaders to finish first in Color Guard by a margin of 0.3 points. To see a full breakdown of the Semis scores, click here.

4. Who's Taking the Field On Saturday?

Here are the 12 corps you'll see in tomorrow's 2022 DCI World Championship Finals competition:

  • Blue Devils
  • Bluecoats
  • Boston Crusaders
  • Carolina Crown
  • Santa Clara Vanguard
  • The Cadets
  • Blue Stars
  • The Cavaliers
  • Phantom Regiment
  • Mandarins
  • Colts
  • Troopers

2022 Finals Schedule - Saturday, August 13

* Note that all times are ET and subject to change

Performance Time
Corps
5:30pm
Welcome
5:40pm
INpact Band
6:00pm
U.S. Marine Drum & Bugle Corps
6:20pm
National Anthem
6:30pm
Troopers
6:47pm
Colts
7:04pm
Mandarins
7:21pm
Phantom Regiment
7:38pm
The Cavaliers
7:55pm
Blue Stars
8:12pm
Intermission
8:32pm
The Cadets
8:49pm
Santa Clara Vanguard
9:06pm
Carolina Crown
9:23pm
Bluecoats
9:40pm
Boston Crusaders
9:57pm
Blue Devils
10:22pm
Retreat

5. The Bluecoats Alumni Corps Was AWESOME

If you weren't able to catch the Bluecoats Alumni Corps performance at the end of the Semifinals competition, you're going to want to check out the Semis Rebroadcast tomorrow because there truly wasn't a dry eye in the building at the end of their 15-minute set.