Open and World Class corps will compete head-to-head on Thursday, August 9, during the DCI World Championship Prelims presented by Gary P. Gilroy Publications at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
Performance order for the World Class portion of the following lineup was determined by the average scores from San Antonio (July 21) and Atlanta (July 28). The Open Class portion will be determined by the results of the DCI Open Class World Championship Finals on Tuesday, August 7, in Michigan City, Indiana.
The top-25 scoring corps from the Prelims will advance to the Semifinals on Friday, August 10.
DCI World Championship Prelims
Presented by Gary P. Gilroy Publications
Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN
Thursday, August 9, 2018
All times Eastern Time Zone and subject to change.
8:30 a.m. – Stadium gates open
8:50 a.m. – Welcome and National Anthem
9:00 a.m. – Heat Wave - Cape Coral, FL
9:17 a.m. – Raiders - Burlington, NJ
9:34 a.m. – Colt Cadets - Dubuque, IA
9:51 a.m. – Shadow - Oregon, WI
10:08 a.m. – Golden Empire - Bakersfield, CA
10:25 a.m. - Intermission (17 Min.)
10:42 a.m. – Jubal - Dordrecht, NL
10:59 a.m. – Southwind - Mobile, AL
11:16 a.m. – River City Rhythm - Anoka, MN
11:33 a.m. – Louisiana Stars - Lafayette, LA
11:50 a.m. – Guardians - Houston, TX
12:07 p.m. - Intermission (51 Min.) FREE Players Exhibition
12:58 p.m. – 7th Regiment - New London - CT
1:15 p.m. – Spartans - Nashua, NH
1:32 p.m. – Legends - Kalamazoo, MI
1:49 p.m. – Gold - Oceanside, CA
2:06 p.m. – Blue Devils B - Concord, CA
2:23 p.m. – Vanguard Cadets - Santa Clara, CA
2:40 p.m. - Intermission (17 Min.)
2:57 p.m. – Pioneer - Milwaukee, WI
3:14 p.m. – Jersey Surf - Camden County, NJ
3:31 p.m. – Seattle Cascades - Seattle, WA
3:48 p.m. – Genesis - Austin, TX
4:05 p.m. – Oregon Crusaders - Portland, OR
4:22 p.m. – Music City - Nashville, TN
4:39 p.m. – Pacific Crest - Diamond Bar, CA
4:56 p.m. – Troopers - Casper, WY
5:13 p.m. – Madison Scouts - Madison, WI
5:30 p.m. – Intermission (60 Min.)
6:20 p.m. – U.S. Army Old Guard Performance
6:30 p.m. – Big, Loud & Live 15 cinema broadcast begins
6:39 p.m. – Colts - Dubuque, IA
6:56 p.m. – The Academy - Tempe, AZ
7:13 p.m. – Spirit of Atlanta - Atlanta, GA
7:30 p.m. – Crossmen - San Antonio, TX
7:47 p.m. – Mandarins - Sacramento, CA
8:04 p.m. – Phantom Regiment - Rockford, IL
8:21 PM – Intermission (20 Min.)
8:42 p.m. – Blue Knights - Denver, CO
8:59 p.m. – Blue Stars - La Crosse, WI
9:16 p.m. – The Cadets - Allentown, PA
9:34 p.m. – Boston Crusaders - Boston, MA
9:53 p.m. – The Cavaliers - Rosemont, IL
10:10 p.m. – Carolina Crown - Ft. Mill, SC
10:28 p.m. – Bluecoats - Canton, OH
10:45 p.m. – Blue Devils - Concord, CA
10:58 p.m. – Santa Clara Vanguard - Santa Clara, CA
11:20 p.m. – Calgary Stampede Exhibition
11:30 PM – Last scores announced
View a complete schedule of 2018 DCI World Championship events